A memory trickled in
as he laid down the flowers
before the old destroyed building,
feeling her presence prick at his whole being for a moment
"I miss you"
"You'd be happy to know that No. 6 has changed"
"I love you like a sister; I'm sorry if that wasn't ever enough"
Tears pooled in his eyes
and he wondered if he'd said too much
though he still looked up some days
and only saw what he'd missed
Safu wasn't alive anymore
and Nezumi had left,
but Shion wasn't one to be bleak or hopeless
He just knew that he'd see them both again
someday,
that he'll look up
and Nezumi will be home
to see how No. 6 was
or he'll leave this life,
exhausted from these long years
and he'll see Safu waiting there
to welcome him into warm arms
and be a part of his family that he'd longed to see again for so long
He had to focus on what he did have of his family,
his mother ran the bakery
and Inukashi wrote letters to him,
telling him about her son,
and Shion worked long hours
for everyone in No. 6,
for their futures
He couldn't help though
that he had to seek Safu out,
It was the anniversary of her death after all,
and he missed his best friend
so much more than he'd ever felt sorrow,
and he hoped that she was near
to see him,
paying his respects
and longing to just talk to her
like he used to.
