"Huh! Where is this place? Ow yes the sea shore. I came here with Tachibana. Right."
Looking at my left I find the big wide sea and a boat that we used to come to the island. Why can't I remember anything about the trip. It's like it never happened.
"Oye! Dense-kun! What are you doing there? Come here let's find some food", says Tachibana while she smiles.
I notice she looks a bit scared. Did we get lost on the sea or something. Maybe I'm just seeing stuffs. I walk beside her as she keeps smiling for some reason. It's almost as if she is faking it. But she is not that type to fake feelings. I rather not wrap my head around it.
"You just stay here and work on making a shelter of some sort, I'll go get some food." ,said she.
"Isn't that the work for a man to do? Why don't I go look for food instead?"
"Yeah, right. If I let you do that I don't know what amount of poison you'll bring home. I'm more suited to this job as I'm related to the sea life."
When did she become an expert in sea life? I don't remember.
I'm almost done with setting up the tent. Strange, how did we bring a tent on a boat like that?
"I'm back!"
"Great. What did you bring?"
" Crabs, shell fish, and some coconut."
I wonder how she managed to get all these. Is she really that strong. And when did ahe make that harpoon?
"Wow, you made some fire! Nice!"
"When did I...", Look at the fire place I say, "Nevermind."
"Won't you eat some too?"
"Nah, you eat first. You are a growing man. You need it more than me. I'll have some later"
"Suit yourself."
She can be pretty mean sometimes. But she is really concerned about my well-being. I wonder which one is the true form of her though.
After we both finished our dinner, we were looking at the night sky, it's so beautiful. Like a sea full of glowing pearls, trying to outshine everyone but mischievous moon won't let them. She wants to shine more than anyone can among the stars. Suddenly, I feel something on my left hand.
"Vulnerable, yet strong, scary, yet scared.", she says while looking up.
"What?"
"You. And the nature."
"How am I scary?"
"I don't know."
"You are hard to understand sometimes."
"I know, right?"
Our eyes meet. She looks so beautiful. Celestial light of moon touching her face gently, wind from the west keeping her hair floating, it's like she is one with the nature itself. As it follows her order. Suddenly, all the crickets stop making sounds. The sea stops the wind, moon starts giving all her light to Tachibana and she says....
"Oye! Densetsu!! Come down you li'l brat. It's school time."
I look at the clock it's about 7:30. Crap! School starts in half an hour. That probably was Kaigara, coming to pick me up. I get myself freashened up prepare my bag and leave as soon as I can. Kaigara gives me a lift to school and back home each day on his dad's car. It's quite generous of him actually, waking me up each morning and taking me to school.
"Have you eaten breakfast?"
"No, I woke up late."
"Jeez, you should stop sleeping so much! Alright, I'll buy you something from the canteen."
"You don't have to, i have my walle.... I forgot to bring it too!?"
"See, you knuckle head!"
"Just shut up."