Heaven Life

9 - Monochrome Rain

It's been a long time since she's last checked on him. How long has it been? 2 months? In between those times, she still goes on regular check-ups on him: the boy who descended from Earth into Heaven, the one who cried a thousand lakes upon his arrival, and the one whose past still haunts him at occasional times. In those times as well, has she been busy with her own life: helping her mother, attending to her daily practices of fencing and sparring, and lots of chattering among her friends – a lovely time.

It's been more or less 2 months since her last check-up. She has been wondering how the boy is doing. Is he alright? Is he still crying over his past? Probably, but hopefully not, her feelings comfort her. She has decided to go visit him overmorrow, she'd like to give herself more private time and rest, and mentally prepare to meet him again.

"I hope he's doing better now." She thought to herself.

Two short days have passed. After a lovely mother-made sandwich and a glass of milk – already donning her white hoodie and light blue jeans plus a pair of white sneakers – Flora sets off to see Yuuki.

The weather is nice with a decent amount of fluffy clouds. Perfect day for a walk in the city, however, the news predicts that the weather will soon turn into rain. So Flora has made sure that none of her plans require an outdoor place. For a sporty person like her, walking to Yuuki's home is just a regular walk; it's at the very outskirts of the city and you'd usually be in a vehicle to get there. There is a lone bus stop there for some reason.

After some nice walking, Flora follows the path to Yuuki's wide front yard and rings the doorbell. The door knob twists and then opens to reveal a tall handsome man in a fancy black outfit. He's the servant of the house – or rather mansion from the looks of it. Yeah, it's definitely a mansion,  but 'house' sounds more homey and simple, so we'll stick to that – Charles Anderson.

"Oh, lovely afternoon, Miss Flora." Charles greets her with a warm gesture. "What  business has brought you here?"

"Oh, fancy talking, Mr. Anderson." Flora responds. "I'm doing alright. I'm here to visit Yuuki, I wonder how he is doing."

There is a slight tone of worry under those words.

"Oh, he's doing…" Charles pauses for a moment, "Alright, I suppose? Allow me to take you inside."

So Flora enters Yuuki's house and sits on the sofa near the entrance. There's an aquarium that fits well and nicely accompanies anyone who sits there. Taking a look inside the house, the color seems to be taking on a modern scheme, and while there are some brown and other colors here and there – if one squints enough, they'd find that it's rather monochrome-y. Seems to fit Yuuki's current personality but at least it does provide comfort for him.

Going back with the two, Charles has notified Yuuki of Flora's arrival and he soon heads down there. The two meet each other in sight: their eyes locked into their appearance, particularly their hair. Flora's is light blue still and is clear that it has been well-cared, while Yuuki's is surprisingly still the same from those times ago. Has he ever taken a shower? PLEASE do.

"Hi…" Yuuki greets Flora with a gesture but awkwardly stops because he forgot her name. Poor guy. "I - it's you!"

He does, however, remember who she is by appearance and a sense of familiarity.

"Hey~" Flora greets back pleasantly. "Remember me?"

"Of course I do!" Yuuki says as he walks to Flora before sitting on a sofa perpendicular to hers. At least those clothes look new and fresh.

"How have you been doing?"

"Pretty well. Erm… not so much going on."

"I see. What have you been doing the past few months?"