Always Protected

33

The weeks slowly passed, Rain and Chifuyu had grown closer but neither of them putting more then a friend's label on them. Neither knew how to tell the others what was really happening. Rain slowly gotten back to her normal life even though the guys didn't stop by as much and Chifuyu mainly having to sneak away during the night to visit her.

She sat on her couch reading a book one day and a knock came from the door making her head perk up.

Looking at the time she saw it was a little after noon and wondered on who it could be. She hadn't heard anything from the guys about stopping by, which weirdly enough they warn her they are coming, and it was still day time so it's wasn't the time for Chifuyu's nightly visit.

Marking her place in her book and sat it on the arm of the chair she stood and walked towards the door. She tried looking through the peephole in the door but soon found out who ever stood on the other side covered it up.

Confused she carefully opened the door to see Draken standing there with a cheeky smirk. "Come on." He held his hand out to her.

"Where are we going?" She giggled lightly as she slipped on her shoes and grabbing a hold of her new black bag she had bought with her last check.

"It's a surprise." He answered shutting the door behind her as she walked out.

She just nodded and followed him down the steps knowing she wouldn't be able to get anything else out of him.

They reached the ground and the two got onto his bike. Draken handing her the new helmet to protect her. The placed it on her head the clipped the strap under her chin making sure its not to tight. Onec they was situated she wrapped her arms around drakens waist and held tightly as the bike took off.

She missed the feeling of everything when she rode bikes with the guys. After the accident she was basically forbidden from riding them for a while as the guys didn't want her getting hurt more. She would admit it is a slight fear she has that it may happen again but as long as the had the boys she believed she could survive it.

Having the guys and gang there filled a deep void she ignored sense her mother passed. She ignored the void as it was a reminder that her mother was dead and her father neglected and abused her. She never quite understood why he was like that. Why he had choose to do what he did. He never would give her a answer. Even when her mother was alive the three was happy. They was a family but something changed the day her mother died.

Being lost in the thoughts she never noticed Draken had parked the bike and cut the engine, it wasn't untill he spoke that made her come back, "Am I going to have to carry you?"

Quickly shaking her head to bring her back to earth she smiled, "No I can walk." Rain stood from the bike and took off the black helmet and sat it on the seat of the bike. Making sure her clothes was straightened she turned and looked back at Draken, "I'm ready."

The two started to walk and Rain quickly noticed it as the park where her and the guy had when to and the memories of them chasing Baji forced a small giggle from her lips. She wondered why they were there but soon her question was answered as she noticed under the gazebo sat multiple tables and all of the gang stood there. All at once they screamed "Happy Birthday!"

Her hands shot up and covered her shocked expression as small beads of tears leaked from her eyes. Before when it was her, her mother, and her father they would do small parties but nothing to crazy. After her mother passed nothing was celebrated anymore. No holidays or birthdays. She had grown use to that life and never expected a life with parties again.

"Come one they are waiting." Draken placed a hand on her lower back. She nodded as he guided her to everyone.

"Thoes better not be tears." Baji came up to her and pulled her into a hug.

"Happy tears." She answered hugging him back.

One by one she was greeted and hugged by everyone. Chifuyu held her a little longer then what most did as he whispered a happy birthday in her ear and placed a gentle kiss to her ear that most didn't notice.

"So we all got together and got you a few things." Mikey smiled after Chifuyu let her go.

"What?" She asked now curious about what it could be.

Gifts were given to her one by one and she opened each. One was a gang jacket made by Mitsuya. Then a card that had the signature of everyone in the gang. One a box that held a silver necklace with the Toman charm on it. And the last was given to her by Mikey. It was a small box that held a small bracelet with a rose on it.

She smiled and put on the necklace and bracelet, Baji helped, and then slid the jacket over her arms. She loved them all. She instantly put into card in her bag making a mental note to put it up when she got home.

"Time for food!" Mikey cheered. She turned to look at the table that held a bunch of different snacks and food on it. In the center sat a cake and around it was cupcakes. The cake was covered in black frosting and in gold icing read Happy Birthday Rain.

Another tear escaped her eye and she was fast to wipe it away. This was a life she dreamed of and now she gets to have it. She gets the life back that she never wanted to lose with her original family bit now she gets to share it with her new family.