,, - Return to me ; Ruinene

A promise ; chapt.5

*5 years ago, March 21st,few month's before Nene's disappearance*

"Nene? Are you alright?", Rui asked his precious friend. He noticed she recently seemed a bit more silent than the usual. She wouldn't scold him or the others as much as she used to, as if she became a Nene he didn't know. Her eyes met his as she replied:

"Yeah, I'm alright".

Nene looked anxious, they had performed a great amount of plays before and she felt less scared yet something bothered her. Being around Rui made her feel safe and loved, yet deep down she felt a feeling for him that she never had felt. A feeling she knew was unremovable from her heart. Rui was her childhood friend, so being herself, Nene questioned if she should even be feeling this way.

Would their friendship break apart if she told him?

Or would he feel the same way?

"Let's make a promise to see this same scenery again one day, Nene.", the way he said her name made Nene go a faint pink yet she gave a smile and replied:

"Promise.", as the two friends gazed into the night.

*Back to the present,5 years after*

*Rui pov*

Life isn't normal anymore, is it? Losing someone precious to you and end up feeling like your whole world is broken makes life sad, depressive, boring, repetitive, or is just a change that happens. Unexpectedly. Now that seems how life goes, smooth to rough. Smiles to tears. She'll come back...She'll come back....I can't convince myself at this point.

What if she's dead?

No. That can't be. She's alive isn't she? Nene's alive, wanting to come back.