Bring On the Rain

I, Dan Kuso, was sitting in my gym class waiting for the coach called Madam Histake, also the Head Mistress of Bayview High School for the Talented Kids of the World, to arrive and start our lesson for the week because we had just finished doing soccer for our class work. I was daydreaming about my girlfriend Runo Misaki, who lived in Japan and I have not seen her in two years now. She finally arrived four minutes later with Runo (bow in hand) coming in behind her.

"Your attention please, class." Madam Histake said to the class and got everyone's eyes on her. "It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to this school most prized pupil, Runo Misaki. I will expecting everyone to make her feel welcome here." She told us with excitement clear in her voice. I thought that it was weird for her to have excitement in her voice because she usually did not emotions very much around us.

We were told to get out the archery equipment out, to take it down to the practice soccer field, and sat it up for us to shoot with today.

"Okay, class. You need to choose a partner and stand next to them. You will shoot three arrows a turn and collect them afterwards. One rule: No trying to hit anyone in the head with the arrows." Madam Histake told us calmly and coolly. I walked over to Runo because I wanted her to be my partner for this week. I had shoot two bull's-eyes and one almost bull's-eye.

"You did great for a first time, Dan." Runo told me calmly and sweetly, but I could sense that she was gloating about it.

"Let us see you shoot some arrows then, Runo" I tell her thinking that she was going to miss every one of them.

"I am thinking that I am a little rusty with a bow and arrows after all these years, Dan." She told me with a small smile on her face. She pick her bow that I had seen her come in with earlier, load an arrow on to it, and take her shoot. She had amazed me by shooting three bull's-eyes in a row.

"You told me that you were rusty with a bow and arrows, Runo." I tell her calmly and sweetly, but I was a little mad about it.

"No, I told you that I thought that I am a little rusty with a bow and arrows after all these years, Dan. I am just surprised at it as you are surprised about it, Dan." She told me hitting the back of my head for my words to her. "You just got three bull's-eyes in a row, Runo." I tell her trying to make sense of it for goodness sake's and my mind. She was about to reply to me, but she passed out then instead of saying something to me. I caught her gently so she did not hurt herself falling on the ground. Madam Histake came over to us, checked all her vital signs, and stood up shaking her head because Runo was having one of her headaches again.

"I think that it would be wise to take Runo home for the rest of today, Mr. Kuso." She tells me in a soft voice and I pick her up gently trying not to wake her up.

"I will take her home and stay with her for the rest of today, Madam Histake." I told her calmly standing up and walking to the office to sign us out of school for the day.

"I will drive you to Runo's house. I have a feeling that Runo is hiding something very important and I need to find out what it is." Madam Histake told me after I had signed both us out of school for the rest of the day. She led the way to her car, put Runo in the back seat, told me to get in the front seat, and drove Runo's house. We reached it five minutes later and took Runo upstairs to rest for a little while. I tucked her into bed and stayed by her side. Runo woke up about two hours later looking at me a little confused about her being home.

"How did I get home, Dan? The last thing that I can remember is we were shooting arrows at school." She told me in a soft voice. "You passed out after making three bull's-eyes in a row, Runo. Madam Histake and I brought you home to rest for the rest of the day." I tell her calmly and sweetly.

"I know that you are hiding some very important information, Runo. I need to know it to help you, Runo." Madam Histake tells her and waits for her to answer her.

We sit in a quiet mist for a little while until I decide to break it.

"I know that you do not want to talk about it, but you should talk about it because it will make you feel a lot better, Runo." I tell her calmly and coolly so she will not kill me for asking her about it. Runo throw her arms around me and begins to cry very hard.

"My parents were killed a month ago and their killer is after me now. I came back here to start over again and live in safety. I cannot stand to be alone now, Dan." She told me while she was still crying her heart out. Madam Histake tells her that everything will be alright now and leaves us to go back to school.

"You are safe now, my dear. I will not let that horrible man hurt you as long as I have a breathe in my body, Runo." I tell her calmly and quietly pushing her gently to lay back down to get some more rest now. I had to stay with her for a week so she was not alone any time. I was happy to have my Kid back in her real home after all these years away from it. I love you, Runo.