Rain
Title: Rain
Pairing: Ohno Satoshi / Sakurai Sho
Disclaimer: pure imagination
Note: for devil29bich sequel of As the Rain Falls
There's a rainbow always after the rain.
At least that's what I've been told.
Maybe that's only if you can keep on doing your best.
Maybe, not everyone gets to see it.
It's a privilege for those who are strong.
If that's so, then I'm not really sure how to feel about things.
For sometimes, things truly just don't work out.
...no matter how hard you try.
-
It wasn't my intention to weep like this, much less in front of a complete stranger.
Normally, I'm not really this emotional..
..but somehow, seeing the rain on this particular day..
..the tears just couldn't stop flowing.
*
"I'll be waiting for you at our usual place. I hope you're ready to give me an answer."
The confident smile and excited gleam in his eyes told me everything.
*
I have no idea why I'm sitting here together with this stranger; a beer in hand.
There were no prior thoughts when I agreed to have this man console me.
It's just that.. this man looked at me with such an intense gaze..
..like the kind he used to direct at me.
*
Shallow breaths, accelerating heartbeats, and those eyes that constantly tell me I am loved.
Once again, our lips touched and fanned the flames of passion.
*
"Let me take you home. Where do you live?"
I vaguely remember hearing him say.
But I was too drunk to properly answer.
-
When I woke up the next morning, my surroundings were unfamiliar.
I was in bed somewhere I don't know, wearing clothes that were a bit tight to be mine.
"Ah. You're awake."
He came in through the door, two steaming mugs in hand.
"Where am I?"
I tried asking, my voice hoarse.
"Hmm.. This is my place."
He answered nonchalantly, then he seemed to have realized his answer needed explaining.
"I tried to bring you to your home but I couldn't find your housekeys anywhere."
"I see."
Setting the mugs on the side table, he sat beside me on the bed, laughing and nodding at my clothing.
"You puked at me last night."
My eyes widened and I could feel the heat of embarrassment rushing to my face.
"I'm really sorry about that."
He shook his head, chuckled and told me not to worry about it.
The way he smiled at me made my heart warm.
It has been so long since I felt comfortable with another person like this.
*
Laying on the couch with my head resting on his lap as I read a book and he watched the television..
That was my very definition of ease.
*
The days went by and the two of us started meeting up with each other regularly to drink.
He never asked me why I was crying on that day. But from time to time, he would ask me how I'm doing.
That was his way of caring.
But I've never once thought about telling him the reason.
-
We have been friends for a few months when he confessed to me.
"I know you have a lot on your plate right now.. and this would probably trouble you.. but Sho, I'm in love with you."
Those were his words.
And with shaking hands, he said,
"I'm not hoping for anything. I just wanted you to know how I feel."
The gentleness in his tone, and his consideration for my feelings was incredibly heartwarming.
Sadly, I couldn't bring myself to say anything else but an "I understand." to him that day.
Still, he smiled at me and said "Thank you."
*
"Sho-san, is it okay for me to fall in love with you?"
With a nervous stance and shaky voice, he poured out his feelings.
And I agreed without any hesitation.
We decided to enter into a relationship.
*
"Ah. It's raining again."
Reaching out his hand to pull me back inside the building, he continued,
"Come to think of it, it was raining when we first met, wasn't it? Wait, wasn't that a year ago? Time flies fast."
He said so naturally.. clueless as to how seeing the rain today makes me feel..
"Yeah.."
"Sho? Why.. are you crying?"
I didn't realize until he said it.
"Are you okay? I'll take you home."
*
"Move in with me, Sho-san."
His cheeky grin then was unforgettable.
He absolutely knew I would agree right away.
Even so, he pretended to give me a chance to think about it.
"I'll be waiting for you at our usual place. I hope you're ready to give me an answer."
The confident smile and excited gleam in his eyes told me everything.
*
Handing a glass of lukewarm water to me with his brows furrowed, I knew how worried he was about me.
"Are you okay now? Have you calmed down?"
The way he held my hand as I nodded my answer was comforting.
It gave me the feeling that he was here, that he wasn't going to leave me on my own.
Somehow, I wanted him to know.
"An accident."
I began, and he seemed to be confused at first but he nodded as a sign that he was listening.
"Three years ago.. Jun died in an accident.."
He kept his hand on mine, his thumb tracing circles on my skin to comfort me.
"Jun.. was my boyfriend."
"He was sitting at the bench, shielding himself from the rain as he waited for me at the bus stop where we first met.. when a truck went out of control and crashed to where he was."
As I continued my story, the tears fell once again.
He didn't say anything, didn't try to comfort me with words.
Instead, he held me in his arms..
..and let me cry until I had no more tears left to cry.
-
From time to time, the rain would still make me feel melancholic.
But everytime it happened, he was always there, holding my hand.
"Ah. Sho, look! It's a rainbow."
I was always focusing on the rain, drowning myself in sadness.
Looking up right now and seeing the rainbow for the first time since Jun died, I realized, I've moved forward.
"Satoshi.. is it okay for me to fall in love with you?"
He gave me a surprised look, and when he smiled, I could feel myself smiling as well.
I guess, it's true what they say,
That there's a rainbow always after the rain.
Pairing: Ohno Satoshi / Sakurai Sho
Disclaimer: pure imagination
Note: for devil29bich sequel of As the Rain Falls
There's a rainbow always after the rain.
At least that's what I've been told.
Maybe that's only if you can keep on doing your best.
Maybe, not everyone gets to see it.
It's a privilege for those who are strong.
If that's so, then I'm not really sure how to feel about things.
For sometimes, things truly just don't work out.
...no matter how hard you try.
-
It wasn't my intention to weep like this, much less in front of a complete stranger.
Normally, I'm not really this emotional..
..but somehow, seeing the rain on this particular day..
..the tears just couldn't stop flowing.
*
"I'll be waiting for you at our usual place. I hope you're ready to give me an answer."
The confident smile and excited gleam in his eyes told me everything.
*
I have no idea why I'm sitting here together with this stranger; a beer in hand.
There were no prior thoughts when I agreed to have this man console me.
It's just that.. this man looked at me with such an intense gaze..
..like the kind he used to direct at me.
*
Shallow breaths, accelerating heartbeats, and those eyes that constantly tell me I am loved.
Once again, our lips touched and fanned the flames of passion.
*
"Let me take you home. Where do you live?"
I vaguely remember hearing him say.
But I was too drunk to properly answer.
-
When I woke up the next morning, my surroundings were unfamiliar.
I was in bed somewhere I don't know, wearing clothes that were a bit tight to be mine.
"Ah. You're awake."
He came in through the door, two steaming mugs in hand.
"Where am I?"
I tried asking, my voice hoarse.
"Hmm.. This is my place."
He answered nonchalantly, then he seemed to have realized his answer needed explaining.
"I tried to bring you to your home but I couldn't find your housekeys anywhere."
"I see."
Setting the mugs on the side table, he sat beside me on the bed, laughing and nodding at my clothing.
"You puked at me last night."
My eyes widened and I could feel the heat of embarrassment rushing to my face.
"I'm really sorry about that."
He shook his head, chuckled and told me not to worry about it.
The way he smiled at me made my heart warm.
It has been so long since I felt comfortable with another person like this.
*
Laying on the couch with my head resting on his lap as I read a book and he watched the television..
That was my very definition of ease.
*
The days went by and the two of us started meeting up with each other regularly to drink.
He never asked me why I was crying on that day. But from time to time, he would ask me how I'm doing.
That was his way of caring.
But I've never once thought about telling him the reason.
-
We have been friends for a few months when he confessed to me.
"I know you have a lot on your plate right now.. and this would probably trouble you.. but Sho, I'm in love with you."
Those were his words.
And with shaking hands, he said,
"I'm not hoping for anything. I just wanted you to know how I feel."
The gentleness in his tone, and his consideration for my feelings was incredibly heartwarming.
Sadly, I couldn't bring myself to say anything else but an "I understand." to him that day.
Still, he smiled at me and said "Thank you."
*
"Sho-san, is it okay for me to fall in love with you?"
With a nervous stance and shaky voice, he poured out his feelings.
And I agreed without any hesitation.
We decided to enter into a relationship.
*
"Ah. It's raining again."
Reaching out his hand to pull me back inside the building, he continued,
"Come to think of it, it was raining when we first met, wasn't it? Wait, wasn't that a year ago? Time flies fast."
He said so naturally.. clueless as to how seeing the rain today makes me feel..
"Yeah.."
"Sho? Why.. are you crying?"
I didn't realize until he said it.
"Are you okay? I'll take you home."
*
"Move in with me, Sho-san."
His cheeky grin then was unforgettable.
He absolutely knew I would agree right away.
Even so, he pretended to give me a chance to think about it.
"I'll be waiting for you at our usual place. I hope you're ready to give me an answer."
The confident smile and excited gleam in his eyes told me everything.
*
Handing a glass of lukewarm water to me with his brows furrowed, I knew how worried he was about me.
"Are you okay now? Have you calmed down?"
The way he held my hand as I nodded my answer was comforting.
It gave me the feeling that he was here, that he wasn't going to leave me on my own.
Somehow, I wanted him to know.
"An accident."
I began, and he seemed to be confused at first but he nodded as a sign that he was listening.
"Three years ago.. Jun died in an accident.."
He kept his hand on mine, his thumb tracing circles on my skin to comfort me.
"Jun.. was my boyfriend."
"He was sitting at the bench, shielding himself from the rain as he waited for me at the bus stop where we first met.. when a truck went out of control and crashed to where he was."
As I continued my story, the tears fell once again.
He didn't say anything, didn't try to comfort me with words.
Instead, he held me in his arms..
..and let me cry until I had no more tears left to cry.
-
From time to time, the rain would still make me feel melancholic.
But everytime it happened, he was always there, holding my hand.
"Ah. Sho, look! It's a rainbow."
I was always focusing on the rain, drowning myself in sadness.
Looking up right now and seeing the rainbow for the first time since Jun died, I realized, I've moved forward.
"Satoshi.. is it okay for me to fall in love with you?"
He gave me a surprised look, and when he smiled, I could feel myself smiling as well.
I guess, it's true what they say,
That there's a rainbow always after the rain.