Title:Simple Words
Word: Firefly
Request by: StainedGlassCuts
He sat quietly by himself on the park bench watching the people go by. He often liked to do this and wonder what the people were like by just looking at them. Maybe the woman who carried her two month old baby in her arms was a painter. She looked like she could have some artistic talent. Maybe the man who kept staring at some thing in his wallet was missing someone right now, his girlfriend, wife or maybe a daughter. Maybe just a lover? We see so many people every day and yet we don't know who they are or what kind of life they may lead. The young lady with the over stuffed bag, maybe she was a runaway or just an over worked student.
Kaoru smiled as he watched the the woman with the baby start rocking him gently and sing to him. Maybe she sang at clubs or was a dancer. The sun soon began to go down, the last few rays reflecting off the water in the fountain. Little by little the fireflies began to appear with their lighted ends. This was another reason he loved to come to the park, to see the fireflies. He loved how they seemed like they were dancing when they flew around the fountain, stopping here and there to talk to a fellow firefly friend.
Two in particular seemed to fly close to each other, perhaps they were married? Kaoru chuckled to himself and continued to watch the people who remained in ther park. Then he felt a hand on his shoulder and looked into large brown eyes.
"Hi Haruhi," He said smiling at her.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, setting a brown grocery bag on the bench. "Where's Hikaru?"
"I'm not sure. He said he was going out so I decided to take a walk and ended up here."
Kaoru looked back at the fireflies and stretched out his hand. The married fireflies landed on the tip of his index finger. With his other hand he patted the empty spot next to him, motioning for Haruhi to sit down.
"It's beautiful this time of day," Haruhi commented as they watched the little couple fly away.
"Yeah it is," Kaoru smiled to himself as Haruhi relaxed and put her head on his shoulder. He leaned his head on hers and the two sat there together watching the people and the fireflies in comfortable silence.