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028: SUNLIGHT
They were leaning against a tree in the park because the bus would not come for another two hours. Miharu had said that they might as well be comfortable while they waited so they wound up tucked under the shade of the tree, the weak year-end sun filtering through the leafless holes of the branches, with their legs stretched out in front of them and eyelids heavy from a long day of traveling. Just waiting. Logically, Yoite knew that every moment he spent keeping still was a moment wasted; he could feel his ki trickling away, drop after drop like water dripping from a faucet.
But sitting here like this with a weak sunbeam settled against his temple and Miharu just inches away didn't seem like a waste at all.
Another leaf slipped from the tree and landed on Miharu's arm. He brushed it off idly. "This is nice."
Yoite didn't really know what this was or what it meant, but it was nice. So he nodded, too sleepy to think of anything to say.
"We should take a nap." Miharu slumped down the tree's trunk a little further, then pulled his cell phone out of his pocket. "I can set an alarm. The ringtone Yukimi-san put on is really annoying, so it should definitely wake us up."
Yoite nodded again, head tilting to one side to rest on his shoulder. He closed his eyes as Miharu pressed some buttons, the phone responding with soft chirps Yoite could barely hear. "We can just stay here a while," he murmured, setting the phone aside and scooting over a bit to lean lightly against Yoite. Yoite let him, thinking that it would be nice to stay here a very long time- if only they could.