I looked up at the ever lightening purple sky. The ground was black and smelled of rain. As I walked to my locker I felt the cool mist sprinkle onto my face. I pulled my math book from it's place and began walking to class. This time I didn't see José until after class.
When algebra let out, the ground was still dark as before but now rain poured. José ran to me as I was at my locker once again and pulled me out of the sheltered hallway. "What are you doing?"
"Come soak up the rain with me," José smiled.
"You're crazy!"
"No, I'm not crazy, I'm brilliant!"
"Right," I smiled. I let him pulled me into the rain and time seemed to stand still. I could no longer feel the rain as drops fell all around me. He kissed my lips and smiled, no he was not smiling, he was laughing. I began to laugh, too, though I wasn't sure why. We were standing in the rain, laughing, as he held me.
The bell rang and he asked me to stay, and that no one would let us into a classroom like this anyway. But I told him no and that I had PE next so it wasn't my problem because I was gonna change anyway. I kissed him goodbye and walked to class.
Everyone knew I was with José by now and if they didn't, they were idiots.
Xiaoyu asked me about him a few times during various classes. Asuka asked me once or twice as well.
I wasn't quite as close to Asuka Kazama as to Ling Xiaoyu but I still answered her questions.
Miharu laughed as I told her and Ling that we had stood in the rain.
"You guys are crazy!" Miharu was now overcome with uncontrollable laughter. Ling and I didn't much understand what was so funny. Miharu walked along side Xiao and nearly tripped a few times. She hit Julia's arm once or twice as well, until she decided it was no longer safe to walk in front of us.
I was glad the rain had stopped. We were warmer in our sweats. We walked laps on the rain covered blacktop.
I saw Jin and he still looked cute just not as much anymore. it was probably because I was with José. But when I looked into Jin's Kazama's eyes I saw pain and grief. Why I saw this in him and nothing in anyone else I had no idea. That night I half expected my phone to go off at three in the morning; not because of José but because of Jin. I knew that at night or early in the morning, he would call me if he felt the need. He's done it before. He knew he could trust me and he knew of the love I once felt for him. But that wasn't the reason he called. His pain was not the reason…….