Disclaimer: the world would be a much happier little cosmic blueberry if I owned furuba as it is I make due without that ownership.
It was difficult not to smile. Her name washed about in his mind like the melody from a music box. Megumi had always enjoyed his walks home. The bustling of the city never seemed to touch him. It sort of hushed when he walked by and he could observe things at a distance. Today he could hardly hear anything at all. Except for a the faint notes of some jazzy trumpet solo trickling out of a nearby window the only thing in his thoughts was Kisa. Those simple two syllables weaved around him in a cloud of delight.
"You look to be in a good mood." Hana's cool voice floated amid the spring breeze. Although it was slight Megumi always knew the difference between her doting tone and her foreboding one. And he could only remember one instance in his life where she had spoken to him in the latter. He loved hearing a smile in that resonating whisper of hers.
He stopped and she drifted up to his right side. "I suppose I am." He smiled softly, "Ziku is listening to his jazz again."
She cocked her head to the side and breathed "Sounds like Blue Shades." Hana closed her eyes for a moment and listened. Eyes still closed she asked "Did your day go well?"
Before deciding not to explain, Megumi hesitated.
"Yes."
He had long sense learned to be honest with his sister. She would always find out eventually. But, by having such an "emotionally tuned sibling" he had also learned to restrain his emotive tension. Adults had often called him unfeeling or cold. To his memory he had never cried and there were few (other than his dentist) that had seen his teeth. This "apathy" could be explained by the simple absence of the need for physical expression. And though she seldom talked about it, Hana had always known how her brother was feeling.
"Hm." Hana opened her eyes and smiled gently.
K yeah I know this is a short chapter but I'm sorry senior year and so much stuff to do. Wait till summer I'll be writing up the heehaw!