" Boku wa kimi no hitomi ni naru.[ I'll be your eyes.]" he promised, and let go of my hands, leaving me behind, going away with his parents.

" Will you come back?" I asked.

" I will. I promise you. I love you." he said.

They met in high school. One week before their graduation ceremony. The top scorer, Itsuki Kyouya was asked up to deliver his speech, representing the cohort, along with the first runner up of the scores, Yagiri Ayumi. One special thing was that, Ayumi was blind.

She was blind since young, due to difficulty in birth, which affected her eyes and after birth, her mother died. Ever since she was born, her family treated her like a vermin and father remarried.

As soon as she got to high school, she was asked to leave the house as father said that they had too many mouths to feed and not enough money. Since Ayumi was old enough for a job, she could support herself. Ayumi left the house, and entered the boarding section of her high school.

It was just after the exams and the results just came out. Ayumi was the second best scorer of her cohort. Many of her classmates were calling their parents, informing them of the good results. As for Ayumi, she walked back slowly to the dorms.

Before she could even put down her books, someone knocked on her door. She hurriedly put them down and pulled the door inwards.

" Yes?" she asked.

" Umm... Hi, I'm Itsuki Kyouya." she heard.

" Anything?" she asked.

" Err... the teachers said that we were supposed to make a speech in front of the whole school during the graduation ceremony. So I need you to make some time so that we can meet up and think about what to say." he said.

" How about now? I'm free right now." she said.

" Then, how about coming to my house?" he asked.

" Sure. Err... do you mind waiting for a while? Let me get a few things." she said.

" Sure." he said and went downstairs to wait for her.

Ayumi got her stick and made her way down the stairs with her sling bag slung over her shoulders. She walked up to him and he led her out of the school, to the gates.

" Are you sure you're alright walking like that?" he asked.

" Yea. Sure." she replied and walked beside him, with a constant pace.

They walked all the way to him home, and upon entering, she asked, " Isn't anyone at home?"

" Nope. Both my parent are divorcees and have their own families. They are supporting me through high school is because I was once their son." he said.

She could sense he was smiling. She could not understand.

" Don't you hate your parents for throwing you away?" she asked politely.

" I did. But that was before. Before I realised that they were not meant for each other." he was still smiling.

" Well, I shouldn't asked some more right?" she said.

" Anything. If you want me to talk about it, I can. But we have something more important before that. Our speech." he replied.

" Right."

At night fall, they finished the speech, and Ayumi said she would make a move. Kyouya held her back, and told her, " It's late. You shouldn't be going out anymore. But if you insist on going back, I can walk you."

" Can I stay for the night?" she asked.

" Sure. Wait a moment, I'll get you a towel and some clothes for a bath." he said and showed her the way to the toilet, then went away to get her some clothes.

Ayumi felt her way around the toilet, and had a warm bath. When she was done, she pushed the door slightly open, and immediately felt a soft towel at the small gap. Grateful, she took it and dried herself, took the T-shirt, presumably Kyouya's together with the long pants, and wore it.

" Itsuki-kun?" she asked.

" I'm here, in the kitchen. Err... please don't come in, I was making some food and the floor is rather oily. I don't want you falling." he said.

She followed his voice and got to the door of the kitchen. She could sense that he was having some fun cooking, and cleaning up the mess he made. Then, they ate together, and discussed many things.

" How do you study?" he asked.

" I listen to the teacher and type on the special computer I was given, by the charity." she said.

" Do you like our school? He asked.

" Yea. I like it a lot in fact. Just the part about the bullies." she said.

" Do they do anything to you?" he asked.

" Not much. They would get into deep trouble if they did. The principal himself would go after them." she laughed.

" Really? I wish the principal would do the same to me..." he whined.

" Do you get bullied?" she asked.

" Kinda. They threaten me, and call me names. But the worst is that they use the photo editor and edit me into all sorts of disgusting picture and showing it off to everyone." he sighed.

" Well, can't help it. We're graduating soon." she said.

" Right. Let's have a good night rest. You take my room. I'll sleep in the living room." he said and showed her the way to the bed room.

" Thank you. I've never felt so welcomed before." she said.

" Really?" he asked.

" Since my mother died while giving birth to me, my whole family despised me, and when my father remarried, I was sent to a boarding middle school. Finally, at the end of my middle school life, I went home to stay with my family, and my step mother told me, that my father said that there were too many mouths to feed and too little money. So she hoped that I could leave the house and go out to survive by myself. That was when I met the high school principal who took me in." she said and a shining drop of tear rolled down her rosy cheeks.

" I'm sorry." Kyouya said and went up to hug her.

Finally, the graduation night was in an hour. Ayumi was in her dorm, trying to ask for someone to help her with her make up. But, all the girls were busy preening their feathers in front of the mirror for one last time and ignored her.

Ayumi sighed, and went out of the dorms, in her white evening gown, as said by her dorm mates.

" What are you sighing for, pretty lady?" she heard a familiar voice.

" Itsuki-kun!" she exclaimed.

" Kyouya's fine. How's the speech practice going?" he asked.

" Good. But the problem now, is that I have no one to help me with the make-up. And it's not like I can see." she said.

" I'll help you." Kyouya said and took the make-up kit from her hands.

Immediately, she felt the light brushes of the make-up brush on her face, and the glossy feeling of the lip color on her lips. Finally, Kyouya said, " Done. But I have a present for you." he whispered into her ears.

" What?" she asked.

He touched her ear lobes and found the ear holes. Then, he put a pair of earring on her and said, " There, let's go to the hall and meet up with the teachers."

The two of them made their speech, and enjoyed the party, hand in hand with the excuse that Kyouya was bringing her around. After everyone left, Kyouya told Ayumi, " We're going to a place with the most moonlight in this room."

"Why?" she asked but he did not answer.

He led her to the largest glass window, and brought her under the moon light. He kneeled down, and said, Boku wa kimi no hitomi ni naru. [ I'll become your eyes.] So, will you accept my second button?"

" Me ni narakanute, [ Without my eyes] I'll still accept your button." she replied, and he stood up and hugged her.

" I love you." he said.

" I've heard that somewhere before." she said.

" Right. We met when we were in elementary school, and I was going away. I came back, and found you in the same school as me." he said.

" Kyou-chan?" she asked.

" Correct. Your Kyou-chan is back, and he wants to be your boyfriend." he said.

Author's note: The second button from a boy's uniform is very important in Japan, as it means that they want to be with the person they give it to. So, whenever there is a graduating cohort, the boys will look out for the girl they like and give it to her. But the girls, sometimes will actually ask the boy for it if she likes the boy. But most of the time, it's the guys who give it themselves to the girl, instead of the girl asking for it.

Enjoy!