Note : Heyyo! First of all, I'm SORRY that this chapter was so late! I took SO SO LONGG to figure out how to begin the chapter! :/ Phew! Finally it's done! I would also like to say THANK YOU for reviewing my previous chapter and I REALLY REALLY HOPE you will like this chapter!
Childhood Friends
Riko took a bus to her sister's grave - the more peaceful side of Tokyo.
As the bus was heading to a remoted area, it was quite empty and there were only a few passengers.
Before she sat down, Riko caught a glimpse of a familiar face. The same hair... The same face.. The same glasses...
Riko sighed...
... The same annoying face she's been seeing since she was born...
Riko chuckled and grinned at the person.
Hyuga-kun... I guess he's going to see onee-chan too... She was his first love after all...
Riko took the empty seat beside Hyuga as she held the flowers.
Hyuga brought flowers too...Dandelions...
Riko chuckled to herself... Hyuga looked at her curiously and asked her, "What's so funny?".
Riko's expression immediately became serious as she tried to suppress her laughter.
Hyuga kept asking Riko what was so funny, until Riko couldn't withstand her laughter any longer and bursted out laughing.
"Hahahhaha! I was j-just thinking, ho-how you used to chase after onee-chan, pestering her to accept your dandelions! Hahahaha! An-And, she kept running around screaming, as if she was being chased by a swarm of bees! Hhahahaha!" exclaimed Riko, while laughing.
Hyuga's face immediately turned red and said, while re-adjusting his glasses, " I was still in middle school! And it's different now, okay!".
Hyuga's words made a big impact on Riko, as if a huge weight had dropped onto her heart...
Riko's expression immediately change, as if time had stopped there...
It's different now... It is... I guess... since...onee-chan isn't here... any longer...
Hyuga realised that he had used the wrong word and immediately felt the dreading silence, between them...
Hyuga thought how stupid he was to mention about the difference! As well as Niji being Riko's strength, she was also her weakness... Nobody knew Riko better then him, and he should've known better not to mention that...
Riko's heart was filled with sadness and grief... or were these emotions actually already buried in the depths of her heart as she was locking them away?...
"I-I don't want this...".
Riko's voice sounded hoarse and unclear...
"Hyuga-kun... I want onee-chan back with us," Riko cried, in a soft whisper as a drop of tear slid down her face.
Tears swelled in Riko's eyes and her chest tightened... Words cloaked in her throat as she hid her face with her delicate hands...
Hyuga knew that Riko would never cry in front of anyone... After Niji died, Riko never showed her tears...
She didn't cry on her sister's funeral nor did she cry when her mother tried to commmit suicide - after Niji's death...
Even when she broke her arm, not a single tear slipped from her eyes...
But now..., Hyuga thought, she let herself down in front o-of me...
Hyuga wrapped his arms around Riko and said, " Niji's here... She's always been with us, hasn't she...".
Warmth swelled in Riko's heart, from Hyuga's words...
"Look up," Hyuga said.
Riko slowly lifted her head as she wiped her drenched eyes...
The sun outside the old, dirty, bus window, blinded her eyes for a moment.. But after that very 'moment'... a rainbow broke through...
Riko's eyes widen as she stared at the rainbow...
How long has she been there?!... Riko thought as she felt regret and disappointment in herself...
Onee-chan has always been...'there'... an-and her I am... crying away... self-pitying...Onee-chan... sorry... Sorry, onee-chan...I love you...
Hyuga-kun smiled warmly at Riko as he patted her back...
Riko felt embarassment slowly seeping through her heart as she realised she had cried in front of Hyuga...
She blushed as Hyuga laughed and said sarcasticly, in a soft whisper, with a finger at his lips, "Dont worry, I won't tell anyone,".
With that, Riko jokingly punched Hyuga and fell asleep on his strong but warm shoulders...
Author's note : I hope you like this chapter! Was it too DRAMATIC?Hahahah! I tried to put in more descriptions and less conversations and if you didn't get the rainbow part, Niji (Riko's elder sister) means rainbow. I mentioned it in the first chapter, if you didn't noticed :) Anyways, thank you for reading and look forward to the next chapter! :D