Author: Hey guys, riolulover 97-

*looks at the deserted landscape around him*

Author: Uh...where did everyone go?

In all seriousness, I am SORRY I have not been on this site for a while. I don't even know how I got THIS much sidetracked with everything between my real life, my schoolwork, and my friends.

Really I just wish I could have been there with update left right and center, but I'm STILL strapped for time as I write this. But I didn't just want to leave you guys with nothing for two straight weeks so...what do?

Well, for now, I've cooked up this little short story that I had to write in under an hour that I think can tide you guys over before I get things back under control and start REALLY writing again.

As you can tell, this is also a part of my special project that I've been waiting for the right time to work on. It's not a whole lot to chew on, but its really all I got for now. (And yes, I know that earlier I said I wasn't going to update it for a while but that page was really more of a way for me to tease the story, and not the actual story itself.)

So anyway, this was riolulover97 and GOD I need to start drinking coffee and doing night hours.

(P.S I wrote this whole story while listening to an arrangement of beneath the mask by someone who goes by Samuel A. If you want, you can listen to it while you read this.


I looked out into the distance...the rain pouring out on the land washing away all of the days worries ...it was beautiful. ...In the distance, I could see strangers hurrying to and fro, trying to complete whatever agenda it was they had to finish. ..the clouds above me just floated there, pouring down a stream of water..i listened to the sound of it hitting the ground...

I took a sip of my tea I brought with me...honey, of course, soaking in all the atmosphere…I sighed...why couldn't I always be this content...why couldn't all days just be like this? Rainy and peaceful…

"Hey there." said a friend of mine. "You gonna stay all alone here by yourself?"

I smiled "well that WAS the plan...but I should have expected no less from you."

She sat down with me, looking out into the distance…

"Beautiful, isn't it?" I asked her.

"Huh?" she responded.

I looked out there again. "...The sound of the rain hitting the ground, washing away the troubles of the peresent...the people scurrying about, making sure tomorrow can be like this to...the clouds hovering above us, without a care in the world as they soar to an unknowable destination...you could paint a picture from this."

She looked at the scenes I described...she smiled. "...Yeah...you really could."

"...You remember the day we first...talked like this?" I asked her.

She nodded "…Yeah...you were alone and confused in a place you could never understand...desperately seeking answers to find your way back...and you found nothing..."

I could feel her paw touch mine. "And then... I told you I'd be there with you...to make you feel like you weren't alone...and soon after that you told me you'd do the same...we were together almost always after that point..."

She seemed to notice that her paw was on mine at that moment and embarrassed, retracted it quickly.

"UH-I-uh-you didn't-well-uh-i"

She eventually just clamped her mouth shut with the two of her paws before she could say anything else...*sigh* even when she outgoing, she's still a little shy underneath...

I smiled and in a swift maneuver, pulled her to my side and flipped her around so she was laying on my arms, her face looking at mine. Before she could say anything I said the magic words. "You know that stuff doesn't bother me anymore...right?"

She just stared at me, amazed she was swept off her feet so seamlessly…

I decided to be bold.

Using my own paw, I gently moved her face to the side and placed a soft kiss on her cheek...her fur tasted like caramel to me. I wasn't sure why, but I loved it.

She let out a soft gasp as I did this and when I parted, she looked at me...stars in her eyes.

"...I'm not gonna pretend like I can run away from age...or that I can run away from my emotions...I love you...and you love me...and its time I start respecting that."

The two of us stared at each other for a bit...before she wrapped her arms around me for a hug...

"...I'm just so relieved I don't have to hide it anymore." she breathed out.

"I know." I said to her.

We spent a few moments in each-others embrace…

"But no matter what happens...you'll always be…"

She leaned back to look at my face.

"My greatest treasure."

She looked at me for a bit before a smile grew on her face...she then did that little giggle only girls could do right. "..You sure know how to flatter someone at least!"

I gave her a smile of my own. "It comes with experience."

We then both took a moment to just look at the scenery before us…

Rainy days…

Truly, a gift from God.