lls; Setting the Sun

02 ; 信じて待っていた, 心は閉まっていた,

✧
We've believed and waited,
but the doors to our hearts
was tightly slammed, —

— ❈ —

⠀"Land, ho! Land, ho!" the brown-eyed Chinese excitedly said, in fluent english, like he was the captain of a pirate ship

⠀"Ruby-chan, you gotta see the sun! It's so bright, zura!" Hanamaru nags the mentioned girl

⠀The emerald-eyed friend just stays curled in her bed. Hanamaru then proceeds to try drag her out. She knew that she's been locking herself in this room ever since they threw Dia's corpse into the ocean, but the honey-eyed girl suggested that bathing in the sunlight would help her recovery.

⠀"I rather stay..." Ruby answers shortly

⠀"Anjō-san said he sees land! We're arriving at Japan soon!"

⠀She just stays there, didn't budge to get up. Hanamaru then proceeds to take off the blanket that is covering her emerald-eyed friend. Well, Hanamaru isn't that good when it comes to tug-of-war stuffs, literally anything that it comes to strength.

⠀"Zuurraaaaa—!!" Hanamaru shrieks

⠀The cabin door once again opens. This time by someone else. Mitsuki, to be exact.

⠀"Hanamaru-san? What are you doing?" he asked

⠀"I wanna drag Ruby-chan out of her bed, zuuraaa—!"

⠀Mitsuki then reaches for his trousers' pocket, and in his hands were candies. He hands it to Hanamaru, as he opens one for himself. The honey-eyed young girl lures one candy to the blanket pile, and soon the candy disappears.

⠀"C-Can I have more?" Ruby then slids out from the blanket

⠀Mitsuki grins. "You better let the sunlight heals you. The natural medicine!"

⠀"Heals me?"

⠀Mitsuki said, "Yes. My father said the natural medicine for any kinds of disease, is to let the sunlight in."

⠀"Pops also said that to me, zura!" Hanamaru agrees

⠀Ruby's eyes glances to the golden rays piercing through the window, thinking that coming out from her room would be a nice of change, since she no longer has an older sister to tells her things.

⠀Because soon she has to decide things on her own.

⠀"Mmm... L-Let's go..."

⠀The three then descends up to the upper deck, where sunbathing chairs were putted. Ones who relaxed on it were Nozomi and Aikako, with Tsugumi slept under the sunshine.

⠀"Wow, the breeze is so crisp!" Kanan said from behind, as she arrives at the upper deck

⠀"Ruby-chan! You finally came out! Did Mitsuki used magic to lure her out?" Kanan asks playfully

⠀Mitsuki laughs. "Just a couple of candies."

⠀Like Kanan said, the breeze is so fresh, and the sunlight was not piercing bright today, just the right amount. Ruby finally can relax, it's soothing her.

⠀"Hanamaru-chan is right... It does feel nice up here..."

⠀For her, it's consolation of her heart's regret of living, losing the one who is supposed to pave the path in front of her. But, she felt the same as everyone, they also have lost anyone they love.

⠀"Aikako-san, can I sit here with you?" Ruby asks, as she approaches the woman

⠀"Oh, Ruby-chan! Yes, you may. Come, sit here."