Chapter 2
Rain
Her fairy tale was interrupted by a drop of water falling on her head. She looked up and saw that the sky had darkened. The rain was slowly getting heavier. She quickly packed up her stuff. She decided since she was sweating and it was only misting now, she would just walk the rest of the way. A bolt of lightning and some thunder changed her mind. She began running home. Her shoes splashed in the puddles getting her shoes, socks, and feet very wet. She finally could make out her house in the distance. Sakuno looked at her driveway. There was no car in it. "Oh no!! Don't tell me she's not home!!! Of all the days!!!" she ran up to her door. She turned the handle and hoped to Kami-sama the door was open. Unfortunately it wasn't. "Kisso!!!!!" She pounded the door with her fists. She ran down the steps back towards...well she didn't really know why or where she was running to. She had been running for a while till she realized she heard footsteps behind her. She began running faster. The footsteps were still behind her. She found her way to the park and ran. A firm hand grabbed her arm. "Let me go!!!!" she pulled away from her captor. She fell forward and landed on the ground. She whimpered a little. She landed on her side. The rain pounded against her. She felt like she was being flattened to the ground with a huge hammer. "Sakuno!!!" 'Wait...' she thought. 'I know that voice!' "Ryoma?" "Sakuno! Are you alright?" 'Is he actually worried about me?' Ryoma ran over to the girl. He picked her up and brought her under a tree. Sakuno was in a little pain but she knew she could handle it without Ryoma knowing. "I'm fine. I've just been locked out of my house because my Oba-san isn't home. She left without even telling anyone. I'm soaking wet, I haven't mastered that technique you taught me and...And..." the tears were starting to come. They fell down her cheeks. "And why are yousob stillsob holding me?" she burst out in tears. She buried her head in Ryoma's chest. It was the really warm. When she finally calmed down he said "Come stay at my house."No...I couldn't." "And why not?" Ryoma was a little annoyed. Sakuno couldn't think of a single reason. She had no where to go anyway. "Fine." "Alright then. We better hurry before it starts raining again."