He always looked so peaceful when he was napping. I reached over to brush some of his hair away from his face and he murmured something and smiled, still deep in sleep. I did my best to wiggle out of his grip without waking him and checked out the window.
The cloudburst from before had passed, most of the rain already dried up off the ground, leaving the sea looking remarkably calm out over the horizon. Spring rain was always so nice for the flowers, not always so nice when it catches you by surprise, though. But at least it gave us a fun little excuse to come snuggle in here for a while until we dried off.
I searched the sky, hoping to see any signs of a rainbow. I'm glad my parents finally came around to accepting our new reality. Despite my dad having very clear...preferences, I think even he's slowly started to realize that my little goofball might actually be much more special than he lets on most of the time.
I suppose we should get going though, it's getting a bit late and I did promise to meet up with Namine and Riku soon to get all the new pictures hung up in the clubhouse. I'm still shocked that we actually got a picture of Vanitas laughing. But his mood has improved since we were able to set up that nice cat sanctuary in the back garden.
Ah! There it is! A rainbow! I smiled up at it, hoping that the others could see it wherever they were now. Even as the rain comes down, there will always be that bright splash of color to follow. You just have to look a bit harder to spot it sometimes, right Sora?
I glanced at his sleeping form as he snoozed lightly through the afternoon and I sighed happily. So much has changed, but yet so little is different. The best part about rainbows is they also never seem to have a clear end or beginning; they just are. Because while there are many things that must end, not everything always meets that fate. I saw the twists of color stretching out far beyond the sea and once more felt so drawn into that indistinguishable distance of the horizon. But it really wasn't that far away at all, was it? That horizon, that connecting space to bring together both the ocean and the sky…I smiled to myself and leaned over to gently give Sora a kiss awake.
The comforting thing about that horizon, I suppose...is that it will always be there. Connected, forever.
A/N: While this concludes the narration, it isn't really an "end"...right? After all, life goes on. I hope all of you are always able to find a little piece of light to carry you through your troubled times.
While I know there is a lot I have yet to improve on, I enjoyed writing this journey a lot. I hope to see you again in the future.
Take care!
-A. Moth