A tree was standing before me, alone. Besides itself it had no other companions that lived together with him. It stood strong and might. It seemed as if it was protecting the place.
My clothes were all wet and my skin was damp. It felt good for me, at least.
The rain continued to pour, and the sky was still dark. From time to time, the thunder would roar but it wasn't enough to scare me to the bone. It just reminded me that my mother was not around. Shion, it's time to be independent now.
Even though I liked the rain that much, I still kept cover under the tree. I stood next to it and sighed as I watched the raindrops fall to the ground. I sighed once again.
"I never thought that you'd be here."
I heard a deep voice, familiar yet unfamiliar at the same time. I didn't know what to do.
"Don't you want to face me or something?" the voice said again.
This time I had chills down my spine, but my heart told me something that I didn't realize at all for the first five seconds of hearing it. "N...Nezumi?"
I turned around. His dark hair was tied neatly at the back of his head and wore a cloth behind him like a cape. "I surpassed your height this time, huh," he smirked.
My heart skipped a beat. Along with the rain, my tears fell down even though I didn't intend to cry. No, these tears are tears of joy. This person I've been yearning to see again for years. The reason why I stood strong and accepted all the punishments.
"I haven't seen you in a long time, Shion," he walked towards me and patted my head. "Never expected to see you in a rainy day again."
I didn't speak and wrapped my arms around him instead. I didn't care if he surpassed my height, not even if he already experienced things that I haven't before, not even if he never returned my first aid kit. I just missed him. That's it. That's all I know.
But the way he replied to my actions was not through words.
He hugged me back, and placed the cloth around him over my shoulders. "That's superfiber cloth. Better hold on to it."
"Yes sir," I nodded.
Author's Note:
That was pretty short, wasn't it? I don't know, I just typed in my thoughts and I realized that the event I was thinking of was just short. Sorry! Don't worry, it's still ongoing. HAHAHA :