~~Let's say... I forgot yesterday was Kaito's birthday... Happy late birthday, Nii-san "orz

This is random but ever heard of Yume no Katachi by FuwariP? That song is lovely~ And it's on Nico now → sm16999365

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...is this not good enough? But enjoy the next chapter (sigh).

Chapter 5

"Today's weather is going to be cloudy. I recommend everyone to bring an umbrella, considering there's a huge chance to rain."

As the weather forecaster says that, I look around my room to find the folding umbrella. After I find it, I throw it into my bag.

"Today the project's going to be done in Miku-chan's house..." I say to myself, then I smile.

"I'm smiling now, why can't the others smile too? Happiness is what every single human being should have."

Dark, thick clouds are already hanging above our head, like it's going to pour down the rain down to the earth anytime soon.

I hurried my walking pace, not wanting to get wet at all. The main goal is: Reach the house before it rains.

Miku's house. I'm not 'reaching' my house, but Miku's to finish the project. I am walking alone by myself because Miku had left the school at lunchtime, saying that she had an errand to do. The good thing is she still kept the promise to work in her house, and she even mailed me to confirm it.

Then, I don't really realize it that I've stood right in front of her house as I think about that. I look on my phone to check whether I'm standing in front of the right house or not. The email she sent before confirms that it is her house.

Before I step my foot in, I go take a look of the house first. Her house doesn't seem to be small, and it's not that big either. The size is probably the same as mine. Other than that, everything seems to be 'normal'.

I search for a bell, then press it after I found it. Miku reveals herself not so long after I ring the bell.

"Hurry get in, it's going to rain soon." She says as she steps away from the door, giving me a permission to enter the house.

As I step a foot in, suddenly a loud crash of thunder heard from behind me. Then it followed by a sound of a heavy rain.

I laugh nervously. "Almost there. Guess I arrive in time, Miku-chan."

"It's a good thing that you're still dry." Miku says with no expression on her face. "Come in and have a seat in the guest room."

I follow her silently to the dark guest room and sit on the comfortable couch. I let out a sigh and look at the window, I really was almost going to be soaked by the rain…

The light suddenly turned on, and with that I can see everything better, including Miku who is standing near the door and she has her hand on the switch. "The weather's bad, eh?"

"You're right." I agree with her statement. "I'm glad being able to arrive in your house in time, though."

"Actually I was just arrived here as well." She says, apparently she had gone somewhere… The errand? "Now, shall we start to finish the project?"

"Sure, we shall." I say with a smile.

Actually everything really is easier if it's done together… I think as I take a look of the finished project.

"It finished in no time." I say. "And it's nicely done. Actually you have a great artistic skill, Miku-chan. I won't be able to draw something that good."

"W-well, thank you..." She says with a slight blush on her face as she turns her gaze to the floor.

"Now we're finished..." I say and I plop down to the carpeted floor. "At least there's no more burden."

I take a glance at her, and I can see her looking back at me with a look I cannot describe.

"It was nice to do the project with you, Rin-chan." She says. "I'm glad… That the teacher paired the two of us up so we can have some time together…"

"Me too." I simply say, but I'm feeling happy. Miku is enjoying these times, why won't I be happy?

But I'm still too lazy to get up from the already comfortable floor, so I stay there for 5 minutes in silence. I start to count, how many seconds get wasted by doing this? There are a bunch of other things that can be done in a simple 5 minutes, right?

I decide to get up and do something more 'productive'. Right when I'm going to sit, something under the couch attracts my eyes. I raise one of my eyebrow and look closer to the foreign item.

"Miku-chan, I think there's something under the couch…" I say without moving. Then I reach my hand out to the object to pull it out. My hand manages to grab the thing and bring it out from under the couch.

It appears to be a book. A sketch book to be more specific. I sit up quickly and clean all the dust by blowing the book softly.

"Ah!" Miku exclaims from behind me. "Thank you so much for finding this! I thought it had gone somewhere… Or got accidentally thrown away to the garbage."

"If you searched it well, actually you can find it easily—items love to hide under the table and such things." I explain.

"Never get the chance to look around for this thing, always get busied by another thing." She says as she looks at the book and examines the cover. "House chores—cooking, washing clothes never seem to has an end. And school tasks just make me busier."

I bink in awe hearing her saying that. "You do all of that by yourself?"

"Right. Since my parents had died since I was just 7 or around that age. I'm used to do things by myself." She explains calmly.

Is that what makes her becomes an anti-social? But my mind says no, it's something else. Besides, she doesn't seem to be lying about this one thing that she has used to live without her parents. But still, I make her talk about people she had lost.

Feeling guilt, I look away. "Sorry for bringing it up, Miku-chan. I didn't mean it…"

"It's okay though, I need no pity." She smiles. "I didn't live alone, actually. But with my friend."

"Really?" I ask. I really didn't expect her to be living just with her friend, and I think it's pretty fascinating.

"Right, that book you're holding is his." She says. "He loves drawing very much."

She lives with a boy? Now it's a real surprise for me. But somehow I think asking her about that to confirm the truth is somehow improper, so I just keep silent.

"Maybe I got my artistic skill from him—he tended to teach me a lot about drawing." She lets out a small laugh. "But it seemed like he would be happy if he could do something other than drawing, but he couldn't."

I ask her, "Why?"

"He got sick a lot, caused by his weak body. That's why he preferred drawing than anything else, it doesn't take much energy." She says. "I used to take care of him whenever he's sick—and it was almost everytime—and I never get bothered by it. I feel like it had become my responsibility to take care of him."

Never, I never think about it before. She holds so many responsibilities in her life and she still can living on. To be honest, I might not be able to be like her.

"Then, may I see the inside?" I ask, referring to the sketch book.

"Sure, just open it."

I open the book, looking at the pages. I stop flipping to stare at the picture a lot to take a better look of it. It's just simply amazing, the pictures Miku's friend had drawn… I sit here speechless, not knowing what word should I use to express my opinion for the drawings.

"But about him." She suddenly says, breaking the silent moment. "Fate says differently. He…"

She trailed off, enough suspense for me to break my gaze off from the book and directs it to Miku.

She stares blankly at the book with tears trickling down her cheeks.

~~Anyone, point out the mistakes, please!