Chapter 2: I'll Always Beside You

I walked alone on the way to home. When I walked along the bridge, I saw a reflection on the river. It was my reflection.

I thought about it. My smiling face, which actually tried to cover up my sadness. My face, which is always looked sad. My face, which is easy to cry. I still thought about it.

Yagami Residence, my room…

I added the word in my poem. It said:

Sadness and passion

Like the falling leaves

They fill my life

Then, I put off my harmonica and played it into a melody. I didn't know why I cried. The matter I knew, my tears flowed from my eyes. I put my harmonica on my desk, and then I went to my bed. Why I must get this? As I thought, tears flowing freely on my cheek.

I took my harmonica which was on my desk. I played it and now I felt the tears flowing freely on my cheek.

I took my poem and my pen, then I added something. It said:

My tears flow

Like a merely river

Wiping up my sadness

Showing my softness

Yagami Residence, 07:05 PM…

Because my mother was late to go home, I should to cook my dinner alone. Well, actually I couldn't cook well, but I'll try as I can. When I was cooking, somebody knocked the door.

"Wer…? Wer ist das…?" I asked (the German sentence from 'Who is it?') when I pressed the interphone in front of me. "This is Miyako." The voice answered. Then, I opened the door.

"Miyako-san…" I said slowly. "What's going on…?" I asked again. "I want to visit you and accompany you in your house. You're lonely, aren't you?" Miyako answered. "Yes…because my mother is late to go home, I feel lonely…luckily, you come." I said. "I'm cooking now, after you." I added and asked Miyako to get in.

"What do you want to cook, Hikari?" Miyako asked. "Mmmh…omelette noodle…you know if I can't cook well…Maybe the flavor won't be delicious…, so please don't angry…" I answered slowly. "Who said I'll angry? I'll help you." Miyako said. Then she helped me to cook. "Faster! More faster! The seasonings…Good. The oil is too little! Manage the using of the seasonings!" Miyako said and said it to me. "OMG!"

My eyes liked rotated anymore!

"Finish! Ikutteba yo!" we exclamated. Then we ate together.

"Hikari, from your poem…do you have any desire?" Miyako asked. "Mmh…seems not…You know, I'm weak…" I said slowly. "Maybe I can guess…You'll be a…princess…an queen…a shinobi…a next Hokage(OMG! I borrow it from NARUTO series)." I shocked from my mind and a slice of the omelette released from my chopsticks.

"Actually…actually…" I tried to speak, but I couldn't. My mouth seemed locked. "I know. You feel afraid to say your desire. But why you don't try it? Maybe I can give a suggestion." Miyako suggested. "Actually…I want to be a useful person…but…seem I won't be able to do that…" I said nervously. "Ja, let's go to the balcony." Miyako said as she held my hand and sledged me to the balcony.

"Look at the stars on the sky." Miyako said, looking the stars with her pocket telescope. "There're many stars on the sky. Each star gathered and they form a star track. The star track is same as your path to your desire. If you want to make your star shines, you must run along the path." Miyako explained. "So…I'm a star…I must make myself shine…" I thought. At that moment, the telephone rang.

"Moshi-moshi. Hikari Yagami desu. Dare desuka…?" I asked with a telephone. "This is mother. Maybe I cannot go home now, because there's an important job that I must finish. Bye!" my mother answered me and I heard the telephone banged. I put off the telephone and I felt little depressed.

"From who?" Miyako asked. "My mother…seems she wouldn't be back…" I answered slowly. "Why not? Maybe I can stay a while in your house." Miyako said calmly. "But, how with your parents…? They'll be worry about you…" I said worrily. Seems I couldn't accept this reality. "Don't worry. They, with my three siblings, are going to Hokkaido, and I had been ordered my security officer with his guardian dog to guard my house and my minimarket too, so I won't be worry if my house will be stolen because his dog will chase him." Miyako answered.

I felt little calm when hear her explanation. "I see…Well, because I'm lonely, I'll let you to stay a while in my house…" I said. I walked to my room. "Wait a second; I'll prepare the bed for you…" I said as I entered to my room. "What is she doing?" Miyako asked to herself. "Actually I want to sleep with her on her bed, but, that is also good." she thought. "It finish, Miyako-san…You can get in…" I said.

When Miyako entered my room, she found me who was continuing my poem. "What are you doing?" Miyako asked. "I continued my poem…At that time, I carried my poem to a melody with my harmonica…I don't know why I cried…I felt, my tears flowed much…" I answered. "Do you want to hear it…?" I asked. "Yes, I want. If you cry because you feel sad, I'll entertain you…because we're best friend." Miyako answered as I took my harmonica on my desk.

"Be strong." Miyako said softly to me. I played my poem into a melody with my harmonica. I tried to don't cry when it reached the sad part of my poem. But I couldn't. When it reached a sad part, I felt the tears flowing from my eyes, because of my sadness.

"Doushite?" Miyako asked. "I…I…I'm really lonely…even I'm a Chosen Children…I feel I can't make friends with anyone…and I really need you to cure my sadness…Ukh…" I said weakly and with the watery closed eyes.

"Don't cry…" Miyako said softly as she held my face with her hand. "Since your parents divorced seven years ago, you felt lonely. Because it happened when you was four years old, it left the deep sadness in your heart, and you couldn't make friends because it. But, I'm different…you can say anything and I will help you…even we once fought, finally you understand, if your real ability is at your heart and feelings. You can use your heart and feelings to help the others." Miyako said.

I felt calm. "Thank you, Miyako-san…" I said softly and hugged her. "I don't want to lose you…If you gone…, I'll be sad forever…We had been promised to always together…" I spoke this word as I cried softly.

To be Continued