--Puddles--

Her rubber boots scraped along the cobblestone sidewalk, kicking up water to soak the hem of her jeans. Beside her, hands tucked into the pockets of his raincoat, walked Miroku. As they reached an uneven place in the paving, he held her hand as he guided her around the long, narrow puddle, rain dripping off the ends of their noses.

After they got around, she broke away from his grasp, walking a little further ahead. Running up to the next puddle, she glanced back at him over her shoulder before jumping in with both feet, bright blue eyes gleaming. Miroku shied out of the way of her splash, laughing into his sleeve.

"You're a kid at heart, my dear." She smiled back at him, and he grabbed her hand. The walked on, stepping in every puddle on the way.