Emergence Delight

Clair De Lune

  Time felt still for those few hours we spent together, running throw the fields filled with laughter and joy. The estate was large and vast, but our world felt small. There's days I ask if this is just a nightmare made up to keep me in check. To let me know that I am not allowed to escape this hell without a unforgivable lost. I remember her and  that goofy smile that would just irk me, but even though it did it would also fill my heart and keep me on my toes. Yumi was a girl that looked at life with a lot of bright colors. She was the first girl and actually the only person at the time who made me feel like I was apart of something better than just being the son of a Yakuza boss. I met her along with Naomi and Shin when I was 6. I was nervous to meet them due to the fact that many others of this Clan's families weren't all to happy with my father's numbers and popularity with the higher ups. At the time the Yamada, Aoki, Kishinuma, and Nishki families were all mid tier at best, but as a unit they made even some of the top contending families look like embarrassments. All in all I learned that our fathers were old high school pals back in the day and when they met again for the first time at the first mid tier meeting, all 4 of them spearheaded to be the best. Yumi told me the stories and we all laughed as she told us how stupidly drunk they were. Singing karaoke and dancing all night along.

" Man I wish I was there to see that, my dad is always too serious when he's home," I said as I looked at the others.

   Shin and Naomi nodded in agreement. They told us that they had a play date with there moms at the amusement park that day and rode on all the rides. I told them that I went to the movies, but in reality I was reading books and playing with my kid brother who was 3 years old at the time. I always tried to be so cool when I was younger that I never realized I became such an ice cube later in life. All in all I could never get Yumi out of my mind. While Shin and Naomi were pretty much meant to be, I always waited patiently for the days to play with Yumi. She always brought happiness to my life even though her dad was always mean to her. Like I said before, my life revolved around being alone primarily because I never really fit in with all the other kids. Being the son of a Yakuza has its perks, but the extent of it ends when it comes to making friends. Much to my luck, my friends were categorized as 'losers' due to fact that most kids were high maintenance. Parties everyday and buying out parks, restaurants, etc made it even worse to fit in. Even though I knew that I never had a chance, I always tried to make conversation with the other kids only to be over shadowed by their amazing expenses.

  " Hey you know what would be cool, if we all go to Yumi's and play at her secret park! " said Naomi as she stared at us all with glimmer in her eyes.

" That's a great idea I think we should tell our moms and leave this stupid party honestly all these guys are bunch of drags. " said Shin as Naomi looked at him starstruck. 

 We all rushed towards our moms with the idea of going to Yumi's place. At first they all disagreed, but our dads stepped in and realized we weren't having much fun. Our dads told us to wait as they went to put their "KANY" charm on our moms. A part of me to this day still wishes that I could relive the utter fail moment. It was as if they mixed every bad anime pervert into one. Regardless after they're sad attempts to woo our moms, our moms actually agreed to take us to Yumi's place. We all got inside the limo as our moms gave their goodbye kisses to our dads, and of course we raided the mini fridge for snacks. On our way to he Aoki estate I couldn't help but think of Yumi's park and what kind of rides it had. Yumi grabbed my hand and smiled,

" Don't worry the rides are not all that scary, but there is one that I would love for us to get on together. " after realizing what she said, Yumi quickly let go of my hand and began to blush. 

    In the mist of what she said I felt warmth inside as my face started to burn bright red. From that moment on that hour long car ride felt like an eternity, all attempts of conversation felt like every comedy anime I watched with rambling and misunderstandings one leading after another. As we made our approach to the estate, We were greeted by Yumi's maids and butlers who I would admit made mine look like pushovers. Out of the four Yumi's dad was the richest, but still kept his friendships with our dads. We were in awe to the welcoming and gifts they gave us as we entered the estate. The maids and butlers guided our moms to the fashion area, while we were guided towards the park. If legit was ever a consideration at the time for Yumi's dad I think the fame of the Yakuza would have never gotten to his head. The size of the park made me wonder more and more if this was actually a secret, with the amount of rides, stands, and events it had I was just dumbstruck. We went on almost every roller coaster I could remember from that place, but the ride that I remember the most was the one that made my night unforgettable.

 " Okay guys we're going in pairs, you and Shin go first, Izuki and I will get on after. " said Yumi as she tried to hide her flustered face.

" Yay I can't wait to get alone time with Shin, " said Naomi as she grabbed Shin and headed towards the the Ferris wheel cart.

 Out of all the rides, this one was by far the biggest and of course my favorite one of them all. We got on the the cart that was two carts length away from Naomi and Shin, we then got seated and headed upward. As it escalated I began to feel more and more nervous feeling ever beat to the point that I could hear it in my ears ringing its natural jingle. As I became focused on the beauty of the full moon and bright stars, Yumi grabbed my hand,

" It's sure is beautiful right, my dad and I would always get on together but is even more fun with you. " said Yumi smiling.

I felt the blood rush to my face to her comments, I went from nervous to out of this world. Despite her holding my hand, I turned my face away and then as if on sync she used her other hand to turn my face towards hers and.....

" I love you," said Yumi as she kissed me

At that very moment fireworks shot up in the sky and my mind fade to black. As I lose consciousness Yumi kept on calling name,

" Izuki..... Izuki..... Izuki.......   IZUKI, " said Saki as I woke up from my slumber.

" Hey break time is over silly, we have to head back to class Shin and Naomi is waiting for us, " said Saki as she pulled me towards the exit.

" H.. HEY." I said as I tried to return to reality.