What We've Missed Without You

chapter 10

*sorry for mistakes*

Yui collected her tip from her last table and started to wipe it down, looking up she sighed as she saw the pouring rain. The last time she looked, which was an hour ago, it was still pouring outside. Momoi and Airi have been gone for a while now and it's starting to worry her, Yui brushed off the worry bubbling inside of her an hour ago because Takeru told her that it was natural kids wanted to stay out late and maybe play in the rain some more. Besides, Airi had Momoi by her side, so there was nothing really to worry about...Right? It was only then Yui was swamped with lunch rush to distract her from her thoughts, but now that it was barely thriving with people in the diner, Yui started to worry again. Momoi and Airi have been gone for hours now and it was still pouring rain outside, maybe they were stuck somewhere and couldn't move because of how much rain was preventing them to do so.

"  The typhoon will be starting from the southern tip of Japan and slowly go across the country, causing strong winds and heavy rain all over Japan for the rest of the week until the first half of next week. Please take precautions to keep your family dry and safe during the meantime, and please do not drive out in this sort of weather if you do not find it safe to do so.  " The weather girl on the TV said blandly, gesturing to the map behind her that was most likely a green screen on her side. An old man clicked his tongue before taking a sip of his coffee, "It's not even typhoon season. If this covers the rest of Japan for the rest of the week and the following one after, the whole country is going to be in a famine!"

Worry boiled in Yui to the point where she left the damp rag on the table she was cleaning and immediately headed upstairs for the apartment, after a few moments she came back down wearing a raincoat, rain boots and held a pastel pink umbrella in her hands. Misa looked up from her magazine and blinked her brown eyes questioningly, "Where ya going, Yui-chan?"

"I'm going to find Momoi and Airi." That statement alone made the dark-haired woman choke on her spit and immediately dropped her magazine onto the counter, "Are you crazy?! It's pouring like crazy out there and you know what happens if you stay out in the rain for too long!"

"I know, but they're my children! It's a mother duty to always protect her children no matter the situation!"

"Yui-chan, you're going to end up in the hospital again if you're not careful!"

"Misa-chan, you'd understand how I feel if it was Yamato-kun out there!" Yui blurted out, making the dark-haired woman freeze up. The pale blonde clasp her hand over her mouth with a gasp, "I-I didn't mean to  "

"No...No. You're right...I would be searching for Yamato till the moment I drop." Misa sighed with a sad smile, she looked up at the younger woman with a defeated expression. "At least...Take Tomohisa-kun with you, he'll be able to carry you if needed."

Mazuna Tomohisa, the young storage worker who was pretty much Takeru's right-hand man. He always had a goofy smile on his face and knew how to cheer up anyone with his humor and overall happiness, yet he was a reliable young man who knew when to take responsibility. Embarrassingly enough, he has carried Yui to the hospital plenty of times when she passed out from exhaustion to sickness, blood-loss, and other such problems Yui's body had in store for her at the moment. She remembered the first time she had to go to the hospital and Misa told her that Tomohisa dropped everything just to bridal carry her to the local hospital, staying by her side every moment of the way until she woke up teary-eyed and hugging her (the nurse had to drag him away because she was fragile at the moment). It still made Yui laugh every time he was worried about her, it felt nice to be worried over...And Tomohisa was such a sweet twenty-five-year-old, god only knew why he was always hanging around an old woman like her. At least he was really good with kids! He's usually the last minute backup-babysitter because Yuuta always fell asleep while watching everyone and Yui was grateful for how kind Tomohisa was. Misa disappeared into the employee's break room and returned with a rushed Tomohisa struggling to get his coat on.