The Day Ame Cried (Sequel to The Rain-Dancer's Last Dance)

The day Ame cried
Was when Tsuchi flied
Kaze yelled my name
And Hinote stilled his flames

The day Ame cried
I would never regret standing in the twilight
We had such a coincidental crossing
I could see the waves of turmoil tossing

The day Ame cried
I saw in my mind that lie
I knew you were gone
But you continued to treat me like another one of your pawns

"Ningyō, don't be sad..."

The day Ame cried
I saw the face of my fears
Fall down on his knees
And I saw him wail

The day Ame cried
While in the darkness I hide
I was appalled
What happened to the man I feared so much?

The day Ame cried
The monster that I feared
Became a beautiful, unloved man
And my fear disappeared

The day Ame cried
I watched this lonesome creature yell to the skies
I watched him curse the heavens
For taking his beloved light

The day Ame cried
I saw another man
Broken, eaten by guilt
He didn't the know the truth yet

The day Ame cried
When he learned of the tragedy
He sat frozen, until he was all alone
Then sat there and cursed the night

The day Ame cried
Another man's red eyes flashed
He just sat there
Incapable of producing tears

The day Ame cried
Was all my fault
For I could no longer stand
And so all I could do was fall

The day Ame cried
Was when Tsuchi flied
Kaze yelled my name
And Hinote stilled his flames

The day Ame cried
Was the day I took my last breath
Life too long to bear
Love too short to last

The day Ame cried
Was the day I died
My scars as a reminder
Lifeless eyes look to the sky
Nothing left to love
Our Rain-Dancer has died

The day Ame cried
Was the day Kori danced
For her spirits
For her loved ones
For the baby that she would never be able raise
The one lay asleep at her home with the Rain

The day Ame cried
Kori never got to say her goodbyes
So through her movements
She said 'Farewell'
Blood mixing with rain that fell

The day Ame cried
The five shinobi watched
As the girl danced in the rain
Amazed at her strength & will
To dance at least one more time

The day Ame cried
Bright blue eyes watched
Blonde hair soaked from the rain
His orange jacket began to shake
And this leaf shinobi cried

The day Ame cried
The teacher remembered
The girl who showed him to his teammates body
All at once he realized
The girl from then
And the girl from now
Were the both the same

The day Ame cried
The medic ninja ached to help the girl
But a sad voice in her head said no
Sometimes they are ready to go
Sometimes they know it's already too late to go on

The day Ame cried
The wood-style user watched
Pity in his eyes
For he and the blonde
Both understood the sad, lonely smile
That was graced upon her face

The day Ame cried
The emotionless teammate watched
And drew the beautiful wonder he was witnessing
His pencil drew on the wet parchment
Capturing every detail of the dance
To be remembered forevermore

The day that Ame cried
A pair of men sat in a teahouse
As they sat there
They heard a loud snap
Both men's teacup's were cracked
And they both felt a wave of dread

The day Ame cried
I witnessed two men hear the news
One of the men stood still
Then ran out
Deep in the forest
You could hear him scream
"Why couldn't it have been me, un? Why couldn't it have been me?!"
The forest was silent
Then as the man left
He said one word
"Katsu."
The forest was no more

The day Ame cried
The masked man was silent
For he never thought my story would end
Being sad and all alone
The masked man left to a secluded place
And only then
Did he allow himself to show his broken face

The day Ame cried
The origami fell from its place in the sky
The purple-haired woman froze
And paled
For another friend of hers was no more

The day Ame cried
Was when Tsuchi flied
Kaze yelled my name
And Hinote stilled his flames

The day Ame cried
I flew to the sky

The day Ame cried