Track 10: Airplanes -Sana Kurata & Akito Hayama
"Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
'Cause I could really use a wish right now"
-Airplanes by B.o.B. feat Hayley Williams of Paramore
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Sana stared out the window at the dark clouds and watched as a few sprinkles hit the glass. The lack of emotion in her eyes mirrored the emptiness in her heart. She felt nothing--not an ounce of happiness or even sadness. She only felt empty. Even when she heard the crack of lightning in the distance, she never flinched. She opened the window and stuck her hand out to feel the now pouring rain.
"You too, huh? Well, I guess that makes two of us having a bad day," she spoke to the clouds. Sana rested her arms on the windowsill and laid her head in the palm of her hand.
Regret plagued her day in and day out. She wished she could go back in time to a few days ago, her high school graduation. She wanted to change how it all ended, but it was too late for that. By now Akito would be well on his way to America.
Akito stood with Sana on the high school roof for the last time. Neither spoke for the longest time. They just pondered their own thoughts and watched the clouds pass by. Akito finally gathered up the courage to say something.
"After graduation... I'm going to America," he said while looking away from her. "I got accepted into a martial arts training academy, one of the best in the world."
Sana's face faltered, but she forced a small smile. "When do you leave?" she said quietly.
"The day after graduation."
"Oh, all right," she said, slightly taken aback. That was only a couple days away. Sana cursed herself mentally. 'Tell him already,' she thought. 'You'll only regret it if you don't.'
"Akito, I..."
"You what?"
She changed her mind, "I hope you have fun. You'll like it there."
Akito flashed her one of his rare smiles, the kind that only he let her see. "Thanks. I have to go. I'll see you at graduation practice tomorrow." He patted her head and left her to herself.
'Way to go, Sana. You just lost your chance to tell him,' she thought.
Akito rested his head against the plane window. 'I'm an idiot. I should have told her,' he thought. He watched the clouds below them with the same empty gaze as Sana. Back on the roof, he meant to say something completely different from what he said, but he told her what he thought was more important. As he packed his bags, he realized it was the least important thing to tell her.
'Just one wish... That's all I need.'
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Depressing, I know.... My writing tends to be affected when I'm in crummy moods. =\ I'd already finished the challenge like 3 months ago, but one of my entries was an original story. Bonus oneshots may follow after this one.
~Kai