Title: Perpendicular
Genre: General
Rating: K(G)
Word Count: 117
At one, almost two, Souta still believes in monsters.
Rin hopes the monsters don't believe in her.
At three, almost four, Souta thinks his father was stolen by a monster called disease.
Rin knows the only real monsters are those called humans.
At five, almost six, Souta is too warm in his coat and too cold in his shirtsleeves.
Rin wishes she had the luxury of either.
At seven, almost eight, Souta meets a boy in the form of a monster.
Rin meets a monster in the form of a boy.
At nine, nearing forever, Souta gains a hero and loses a sister.
Rin loses her life and gains a family.
For the first time, she feels lucky.
