For the Future of Two, Part 2
As promised, Himura Sahomi brought her son to Green Drugstore to meet the store proprietor. Kakei had always had a strange sense of purpose about him for such a young man. He had experienced a vision when he was only 15 that brought him to where he is now. It always seemed like such a strange goal and he resolutely refused to provide any explanation, but now, seeing the shop, standing with him at the back of the store, Sahomi thought she was beginning to understand.
"So, that is Rikuou-kun."
Her children were currently picking out a candy bar from the display by the register. It was oddly nice of Kakei to have offered them something for free.
She couldn't help but notice that smile on Kakei's lips. It was the smile he always got when he knew something. He hadn't even started his reading yet, but he was smiling. She wasn't quite sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Kakei could be hard to read sometimes.
"Himura-san. I will promise you this. If anything is to happen, I will take care of Rikuou. And I have no doubt, he will do his best to take care of his sister."
This was the kind of thing Kakei did, seemingly without reason. It was mystifying most of the time. It sparked a curiosity that would never be fulfilled. The man would never tell more than he deemed appropriate, and that was usually precious little. Why would Kakei offer something like that? To take care of someone else's children… Maybe he knew it would never be necessary. Maybe he knew it would only be a small obligation. Whatever the reason, it took a great weight off her mind. Her children would be looked after, cared for. It was more than she had ever hoped to receive.
Himura had no need to worry. Nothing was going to happen that she would be able to do anything about. By the time that everything he had been planning for came to fruition, she would be years dead. It was a cold way of looking at it perhaps, but realistic. Despite the somber thoughts, he couldn't help but smile. Saiga. Rikuou. Two names down, only one to go. And the final boy, he would not arrive for years yet.
According to Himura, her son was ten years old. If Rikuou was the same age as the boy with the light hair, it would likely be another six to eight years before they would meet. It would be plenty of time. Enough time to plan, to prepare. Enough time even, to spend a good deal of it taking care of more personal matters.
Author's Note: Can you believe it? That's the official end of the story. Only the bonus chapter left to go. I'm so close to being finished! Ah, this makes me wonderfully happy.