pluviophile.

PROLOGUE.

"Father, —" The boy tried to bond with his father, but the father just pushed him with a light push of his hands.

" Can't you see I'm busy right now? Go play somewhere else! " This made the boy frown. He did as his father said and went out. He wanted someone to love him, someone to care for him, someone to —

" Hey, are you okay? " It was another boy. He .. looked like an owl to Kumi. He blinked for a moment before nodding and standing up.

" I'm .. fine. " Kumi said, dusting himself off.

" What's your name? I'm Koutarou! " Koutarou smirked, pointing to himself with his thumb.

" Kou .. ta .. rou. I'm Kumi. " He said, a smile forming on his face.

" If it's hard for you to pronounce, just call me Kou! Now, why don't we play? "
Koutarou took the boy's hand and ran to a nearby playground. Kumi looked rushed and giggled. His new friend was so energetic, it was so fun.

And that was the day they met. It was an extremely memorable day for Kumi, since Koutarou was his first ever friend. They were practically inseparable.

Although, Kumi had to deal with Koutarou's occasional mood swings.

But it was this one day that made Koutarou sad. He hated this day. The day where Kumi had to move out. They met when they were 6 and now they 12. 6 years of friendship, all gone. Koutarou just hoped a miracle could happen and he could see his best friend. Someplace. Wherever.

" Hey, Kou. Listen. I have two promises, okay? " Kumi had a bag over his shoulder as he stood in front of the male.

" Mhm? What is it? " Koutarou was interested, he cocked his head to the side.

" My first promise is that we'll definitely meet again. My second promise is that we'll stay together forever until we both die. " Kumi smirked, chuckling to himself.

" And what if you break your promise? "

" Mm .. You figure that out yourself. I need to go now. Bye, Kou. " Kumi giggled and waved goodbye to Koutarou as he went inside of the truck, still waving while he was in the car.

Promises. They were beautiful in terms of friendship.

But what if one fails to keep their promise?