Episode 4: Relying On The Hopeful Promise
" We have decided on a name for you! " Gon exclaimed vibrantly.
My eyes were filled with anticipation as I nodded eagerly.
" What is my name? " I asked him, hardly unable to contain my excitement.
Gon smiled at me with amusement when he detected the excitement in my voice.
" You certainly are very happy now, " Leorio remarked friendly.
I nodded my head again as I waited impatiently.
" Your name is Haru. It means spring. Since we met you in the spring, your name should be something cherished like gaining new friends. Thus, the name Haru, " Gon explained.
" Haru… " I repeated, almost tasting the name.
A subtle smile played on my lips.
It was sweet, yet prefect…
" So, how do you like your new name? " Gon continued, this time looking slightly apprehensive.
I laughed, " Yes, of course. It's perfect! "
Gon laughed as well.
" Great! Then, I'll address you as Haru, my newest friend! "
At last, we parted ways since it was getting dark soon and Gon had to get back home.
" We'll come back here tomorrow if you like to meet up again, " Gon spoke up.
I nodded.
" Please do. I'll be waiting. "
" It's a promise! " Gon called back as I watched them go.
All I did was smile at him and waved goodbye.
Until then…
He made a promise with me…
A promise…
What does a promise mean…?
A promise is something in which something must be fulfilled…
In my case…
He promised me that we will meet up again tomorrow…
But, the trouble is…
Will he fulfil that promise…?
In the past…
Many people had made promises with me…
People claiming to be my friends…
I believed them all…
I was such a naïve person back then…
They made all kinds of promises…
But, in the end, never fulfilling them at all…
Saying that they forgot…
And I…
I was too stupid…
Too stupid, to believe them…
But…
Somehow, I trust him…
The way he spoke to me…
It was all genuine and full of warmth and innocence…
And then…
There is also the name which he gave to me…
To call my own…
Now, I have an identity…
And it's Haru…
I will trust this people…
I still have hope…
That they won't disappoint me…
At least, that is one thing that I haven't lost…
After all these years…
I will always hope…
That night, Gon lay awake thinking of his new friend that he had made earlier today.
Haru…
Is that his real name…?
That boy was a little bizarre, not knowing who he was and all. Gon have not met anyone who did not know themselves much less forget their own names.
However, he felt that his new friend was hiding something from him.
" Nee, Killua, Kurapica? " he called out for his friends in the dark.
(Leorio was in the guest room.)
It seems that they were not asleep either.
" What is it? " Kurapica responded immediately.
" What? " Killua answered, in his typical way, to his call as well.
Gon smiled as he shifted his position on his mattress.
" You
know, Haru does seem to be hiding something from us, " Gon voiced
out his thoughts.
" Yes, I've noticed, " Kurapica answered.
" Really, Gon! Didn't you notice?! He's hiding his face all day, that's what the something is! " Killua said.
" I tried to get a glimpse of his face when I caught him when he fell but I could not. All I did see was a pair blue eyes peering back at me and that was it, " Kurapica replied.
" Haru has blue eyes, like you, Kurapica? " Gon demanded. " I didn't see that! "
Kurapica did not answer him.
Like me…?
That boy has blue eyes like mine…?
Could it be…?
" Kurapica? " Gon prodded.
" Huh? "
" Kurapica, were you even listening to what Gon was saying? " Killua asked him.
"…Uh, sorry about that, Gon but I wasn't listening but I am now, " Kurapica told him, sheepishly.
" Nah, it's okay. I was asking you whether you saw that his eyes were the same colour as
yours? "
" The same colour as mine? " Kurapica began thoughtfully. " I'm not to sure about that because I only got a very quick glimpse of it but I did see that they were blue, that I'm quite sure of. "
" Maybe, tomorrow we should ask him to take off his hood to check them out again, " Killua suggested mischievously.
" Hmm…maybe, " was all Kurapica said.