44. Astonished
"Leeeeen. Why are you dragging me out into the middle of nowhere?"
"Shh. You'll see."
It's nearly midnight. Usually, Rin would be really into her newest game, but for some odd reason, her best friend decided that tonight he felt like running around with her in an open field. She groans.
"Can I go home?" Rin pleads.
Len pulls her toward a small bridge over a creek. "Not yet, Rin! Come on!"
They stop in the middle of the wooden structure, and Rin glares at Len sourly. "So? What is this amazing thing you're trying to show me?"
His eyes glint strangely in the moonlight. "Hold on, it'll be any minute now." He says mysteriously.
Before Rin can further inquire about his mental state, the loudest crack she's ever heard echoes through the night. She gasps, as she takes in thousands of glittering, colorful sparks in the sky.
"You said you'd never seen fireworks, right?" Len says, as more of the loud, beautiful explosions flare throughout the navy sky. "So I brought you to see them."
Never in her life has Rin seen anything like it. It's magnificent, and colorful, and breathtaking. Her heart swells in her chest as she watches the awesome scene. "Len… it's so… pretty…!" Her previous wishes for departure vanish.
Len chuckles and throws an arm around his best friend, glancing over. She's so absorbed, she doesn't think to move him off.
He brushes back a lock of her hair, and smiles.
"Yeah. It really is."