Ten Years Later: A Fleeting Moment
It was a wonderful day to be at the beach. The waves were huge, the sun shone brightly, and the sand was just cool enough for walking comfort.
Hei and Yin walked down the boardwalk holding hands, with Bai running up and down the boardwalk. "Mommy, Daddy, can I get this, or this, how bout this?" she would say as she pointed at all the things for sale.
Her parents just smiled as she would run around the area looking into shops and staring at stands, normally she had Hei's calm attitude in public, this was about the only place you would find her acting like this.
Suddenly, Hei felt his muscles tense and his adrenalin begin to pump.
Something was wrong. No, that wasn't it. Something was… out of place? No, not that either. Something was triggering his senses though.
He scanned the area, looking at each individual that passed through his field of vision before his eyes froze on one individual. He couldn't believe his eyes.
The person he was looking at had red hair with emerald eyes and was under the arm of her husband with two small children with them. Even though it had been a decade, he recognized her almost instantly.
"Suou." The name flew quietly from his lips.
He watched as the man kissed her on the cheek, the way she smiled when he did it, and the way she looked at her children with such love.
He smiled quietly to himself, and taking Yin's hand, continued walking down the boardwalk, happy for his old partner… no. Happy for his old friend.
As they walked away Suou turned her head and noticed them. She didn't notice Hei looking at her a few moments ago, she was just looking through the crown and her eyes fell on them.
When she did she felt her heart start to pump rapidly and body start to shake. She didn't know why, she had never seen that man before, but somehow, she felt she did.
"Suou?" July asked. "Huh?" she said startled, as if snapping out of a trance. "Are you ok? You looked like something's wrong."
"I'm fine, do you mind watching Jack and Tanya for a sec? I need to walk around for a bit."
"Sure" July replied, not convinced that something wasn't up, but knowing that if she wasn't ready to tell him now she probably would later.