all reviewers: i love you guys so much! yur so awesome! wipes tears from her eyes

kyo-osessedru2: your review made me so happy! i know my writing isn't the best, this isn't going to my head, but it really made me feel better! cringe is a terribly negative word...

BoomKat: well, they seem pretty close in the show, and they just seem to fit really well together to me. and i think i'm gonna keep akito as a boy, that's just too weird. have you seen the show yet?

duckzrkewl: nope, not gonna be a couple. i think. pretty sure.

"I don't remember ever seeing such aweful weather."

Shigure remarked, taking a look out the window at the rain. It had been pouring all morning. However, he had failed to notice that there was no longer anyone in the room with him. He sighed as he looked around and saw no one.

"Fine, fine. Don't stay and talk to me..."

He mumbled to himself.

'I hope he's finally gotten it together enough to talk to her...'

"Shigure's been complaining all day about the weather."

Haru said to Kisa. They were sitting on the bed in her room next to the window.

"I like it."

She continued staring at the rain.

Haru smiled a little.

"I do too. It's very..."

"Steady."

"That's the word. It's good."

"Mmmhmm."

They were both silent as they listened to it pound gently on the roof. After a few minutes, Haru took a deep breath.

"Kisa...Do you want to talk about...what happened?"

He asked softly.

"Not really."

"But you're going to."

"Uh huh."

She paused.

"...Why? Why did he do it?"

She turned her head from the window to face Haru.

It took all he had not to break. Her eyes were full of confusion, and sadness. And pain. Lots of pain.

"I don't know. It wasn't because of anything you did...He just...I don't know..."

When Kisa tried to speak again, she choked on her tears and started crying.

Haru moved forward quickly and pulled her against him, his tears falling onto her head.

"I was so afraid. Haru, it was so scary. I thought I was going to die,and I didn't know why. I was so scared, it hurt so much. I was so afraid,"

She choked out as she cried.

Haru held her tighter.

"I know. I know."

He whispered into her hair and began rocking slowly back and forth.

"But you're here now. You're safe. He can't hurt you here. He can't..."

His voice was just as broken as her's.

They stayed that way for some time until they each stopped crying. Haru smiled sadly as he wiped Kisa tears from her face.

"It'll be ok. Everything is gonna be ok."

She sat up and put her arms around Haru's neck.

"I'm sorry Haru,"

She said sadly.

"Why?"

"...For making you cry...I'm sorry..."

Haru felt his heart breaking all over again as he put his arms back around her tiny body.

"Kisa, don't be sorry. Please don't be sorry. None of this is your fault, and crying isn't so bad. Honestly, there's no where else I'd rather be than here crying with you. Don't be sorry. Ok?"

They broke apart and she gave him a small smile.

"Ok."

"Ok."

Silence. It was still raining, and each of them found it comforting.

"Do you want to go back downstairs?"

Haru asked her.

"No."

"Me neither."

He put his hands behind his head, laid down, and closed his eyes.

After a few minutes, Kisa had curled up next to him and fallen asleep. He smiled, and soon fell asleep as well.

ok, i know i'm making them seem like a couple, but they aren't. just like, best. best friends. haru cares about her a lot, possibly more than a brother(or maybe he just shows it more cuz he isn't her brother). so, do any of you listen to Day of Fire? it's christian rock band(don't judge me by this, some of my other favs are slipnot and eminem) but if you do, listen to Adrianne while either reading this or just picturing this scene. it's so sad! these two are really sad people...