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II. Colours
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Roxas and Sora were truly happy.
Their plan to play on the beach together with Ven had almost been spoiled by the rain. The inclement weather had come unexpectedly; the morning had been sunny, but moments later the wind picked up and dark clouds came about to unleash their force.
Fortunately, it hadn't lasted long. As soon as the rain subsided and the waves calmed down, Roxas and Sora immediately they took off their clothes and made their way to the beach which in fact was their backyard—such was one of the perks of having a seaside house. Once there, they entered the water to have a blast.
However, upon noticing that Ven was only sitting on the shore, Sora took Roxas by the hand, got out from the water, and approached him. "Ven! Why don't you play with us?" he asked.
"Me? I was looking at that," replied the blonde, his finger pointing at something behind them.
When Roxas and Sora turned around, they saw a feast for their eyes. There, standing majestically before them, was a band of seven distinct, saturated colours. Since it reached to the heavens above, only one end was visible, but it didn't stop the little kids from being awestruck.
"Whoa… that's awesome," Sora marvelled, his eyes wide in amazement. "Right, Rox? I've never seen a rainbow this intense!"
Roxas nodded in agreement. Then, thanks to his inquisitive mind that hungered for knowledge, he came up with a question. "Where do rainbows come from, Ven?"
This question was a test for Ven. It wasn't that he didn't know how a rainbow came to be. Instead, it was that he had to keep his explanations simple so as not to confuse Roxas and Sora with technical terms unfamiliar to children their age.
Hoping his words would suffice, he began. "You see, sunlight is made up of all kinds of colours. When it passes through a raindrop, it gets separated into each of them and forms a rainbow."
"But why are there only seven colours? You said there were all kinds," asked Roxas again.
"Hmm… actually there are lots of colours in there, but our eyes can only perceive some of them."
"So that's why we can only see seven?"
"I guess so, yeah… but anyway!" Ven said as he stood up and raised his camera to eye level. "Why don't you stand over there? This'll make a great picture!"
With shouts of excitement, the children complied with Ven's suggestion. They positioned themselves such that through the lens, they were standing just beside the end of the rainbow. When they had decided on a pose, they signalled at Ven to immortalise the moment.
"Okay! One, two, and… three!"
Thus, the picture of Roxas and Sora overarched by the rainbow, grinning innocently, was taken. This would be a picture Ven would never trade with anything in this world, not even with his life.
