I DO NOT OWN LUCKY STAR. IT'S KAGAMI YOSHIMIZU'S PROPERTY. THIS IS A FANFICTION.
Small drops of water fell on the Iwasaki Residence's windows as the rain kept growing worse and worse. Minami Iwasaki was silently reading a book on her room, with her windows closed because of the wind. She hated to admit it, but since she was little she had a terrible fear of storms. The wind, the rain and the worst of them all, the thunders, made her shiver until today.
Minami hoped that the storm would pass in a bit, so she sat on her bed to read, going along with the theory that if you're entertained enough, the noise outside wouldn't bother you. But this theory was proving to be a failure until now.
Another thunder made a big noise outside, and Minami flinched. She trembled from head to toe, burying her face on her book even more. The letters were already unreadable in the eyes of Minami, but as long as she had something to hold onto, she thought it would be fine.
"M-maybe I should c-call Yutaka…" She murmured to herself. She'd always imagined her friend being as scared of storms as her, so maybe they could share the fear.
Slowly, Minami got out of her bed, placing the book on her pillow. Her body refused to move, but she forced herself to reach the door. The phone was downstairs and her mother wasn't home to bring it to her. She would have to go by herself.
"I can do this…"
Breathing deeply, Minami began to make her way to the living room, one step at a time. The wind made ghostly noises that were amplified by the hallway, and Minami almost stopped right there.
No, Yutaka is scared. I must comfort her.
That was her made-up excuse to reach the phone as soon as possible. And somehow it seemed to work. Her legs moved and she finally reached the stairs.
At this exact moment, though, Minami spotted an extremely brilliant light from one of the windows. She didn't have time to register that the noise would be enormous, so when the thunder finally decided to burst, she wasn't prepared. The noise was deafening. With a yelp, Minami ran downstairs as fast as she could, with her hands on her ears.
When she arrived at the living room, Minami stumbled on something big and fluffy that made her fall and roll on the floor. The thunder's noise was still lingering in the air, and when Minami looked up, she spotted Cherry laid down in front of the stairs, sleeping. The dog slowly raised her head and looked lazily over at Minami.
"Cherry!" The girl ran to her dog and hugged it. "It's okay now. Don't worry, that w-was only a thunder. It can't hurt you, you know? D-did you know that when the noise happens, the thunder a-already fell? So it's fine, you don't need to be scared, okay?"
Cherry cocked her head to the side, not understanding a single thing. But as long as Minami had some excuse to pretend to be brave, it didn't matter.
REAL FACT: Today was raining like crazy. I'm not a particular fan of storms, especially not thunders. But I also don't want to be taken as the little kid who's still afraid of the rain, you know? So when this huge thunder crashed near my house, I ran to the living room and hugged my cat, saying that it would be ok, and explaining to her why the rain couldn't hurt her. She didn't even move, but I felt better about myself, so there.