Once it really started to rain the streets filled up with people. When this sort of thing happened everyone was family – drinks were shared all around, snacks were passed from one end of the street to the other, everyone sang and danced with their neighbours, with strangers – when it rained, all of Suna was in love.
Aki was no exception. She spun around with anyone who asked, and would grab a passerby herself and do a little jig with them. When it rained, everyone laughed all night. She laughed too, and drank and sang as loudly as anyone else.
She was a little surprised when she found herself suddenly dancing with her boss. "Temari! You're out here?" Aki asked, yelling to be heard over the crowd. Temari nodded and grinned. She looked different, with her hair all wet and plastered to her head.
"Of course I am! Who isn't?" Temari yelled back.
Aki smiled and nodded and they danced in the mud, in the downpour. Aki felt her happiness bubbling over, spilling out into the streets with everyone else's.
She reached up and pulled Temari's face down and kissed her. A little voice at the back of her head was yelling at her, telling her to stop immediately, but there was another voice there too, surprised that Temari hadn't pushed her away.
Temari laughed when Aki let go. "I never realized you're such a loving drunk!" Temari said.
Aki laughed. "Sorry; I should have warned you."
Temari patted her on the back. "No worries! I've never had such a pretty molester before; it's rather flattering!"
Aki turned to smile at the sky. Of course. It was raining. When it rained, everyone in Suna was in love.