Gray And Blue

Act 5 - Rhapsody of Love

As Kenta opened his eyes, he was welcomed by sheer darkness. It felt as though he woke up in nothingness—all by himself. He stood up and walked aimlessly, groping for his way out of this horrid place. After walking for quite some time, which seemed like eternity, a blinding light at the end of the path flashed before his eyes. The light was so bright that he narrowed his eyes and blocked the light with his hand. He squinted until his eyes became tiny slits, then craned his head to make out what was at the end of the path. To his surprise, he saw a person's silhouette, of which appeared to be headed toward him.

Kenta absentmindedly headed for the blinding light, as if he was gravitating toward that silhouette. When they were only a few feet apart, he saw them extend both of their arms, then Kenta immediately felt like something or someone was tugging his little finger. He looked at his right hand and saw a red thread that was tied around his little finger. His gaze followed the thread to see what it was connected to.

As he continuously followed the thread, he realized that it was entangled with another one, making it difficult for him to see which one was the right thread. In the end, he gave up and looked back again at the person before him. His eyes opened wide when he noticed another silhouette appear out of nowhere beside the first one—and now, both of them were extending their hands toward him.

In unison, he heard them both gently utter his name "Kenta" and a blue butterfly suddenly flew toward him.

"Kenta? Kenta, are you awake?" Kenta immediately opened his eyes upon hearing this familiar and gentle voice. He felt a bit groggy, so he could only groan in response.

While he was rubbing his eyes, he asked, "What time is it?"

The other person paused for a few seconds then gently responded, "It's a quarter past ten."

Kenta's eyes opened wide. "Shish! I'm late for work," he exclaimed. Finally, wide awake, he looked around and was shocked by what he saw. "Where are we?"

"We're in your old farmhouse, silly," the other person responded. "Can't you recognize your own room?"

Kenta could not believe what he heard. He could see those several lines that were made by him and his mother on the door's frame in the past to measure his height as years went on. He also saw the familiar window on the right side where he used to sit and gaze into the distance, as he waited for his father's return from work. Everything looked exactly like it was before they vacated this place. This place where time seems to have frozen, it made him feel like he went back in time. However, what made him feel more surprised was seeing the person who woke him up from his sleep. "Yuu?"

"Good morning, Kenta," Yuu greeted. His blue hair was a bit lighter now as compared to when they met for the first time again in Shinjuku. The sunlight that shone from outside the window made the room glimmer, the light in Yuu's dark brown eyes made them sparkle like the morning star, and his smile was as bright as this pleasant morning.

Kenta could not help but be awestruck. He shook his head and touched his chest. When he realized he was not wearing anything, he immediately responded, "Morning. Wait. Wait. What am I doing here? What are you doing here? Why are we here!? Why am I naked?!"

"Whoa...wait, one question at a time. Don't you remember what happened last night?" Yuu gently smiled and looked like he was teasing the other. He sat down beside Kenta's futon.

"What do you mean?" Kenta asked, puzzled.

Yuu sighed then answered nonchalantly, "I brought you back to this house, which I am now the owner of, oh, and we slept together."

Kenta could not digest this information that he heard from Yuu. He mulled over it for a bit then sluggishly responded, "You mean...you mean we actually did it?"