Densetsu is tired of beating me up. My body hurts. I can't move. He broke his a few of his fingers too.
"Why won't you tell me? You never talk about your past. I want to heal your pains just like you heal mine!", He starts crying.
"You need not know. You know my present. That's enough to soothe me."
He hugs me and starts crying like a little baby.
Aiko starts crying too. Yet, no tear wets my cheek. Have I used it all, perhaps?
The whole of that day we spend in our rooms. Aiko didn't make lunch. Tachibana didn't help her out. Densetsu didn't watch anime on the TV. I didn't argue with Aiko or Densetsu. I thought of heading to the balcony. That is the only place I can take a breathe and forget about the world.
As I go to the balcony a gust of wind blowes by me. Looks like now the nature is being angry with me. Although moments later it calms down. As I keep standing there, my heart suddenly starts hurting. I feel tears rolling down my cheek. I remember all the memories I had of them. My birthdays, my first time going in a school, getting scolded by mom yet I couldn't remember when it all started. I remember Dense saying, "this is probably the last time I'm hearing from you". He was right about it. That was the last time. I wonder if they thought of me before passing away. I wish they didn't. I was too much of a burden to them. I suddenly feel a hand on my shoulder. I mop my tears fast and look back. It's Tachibana.
"Heyo! Didn't expect you to be here, Tachibana."
"Were you expecting someone else?"
"Making me eat my own words, are we?"
She smiles.
"So, why are you here?"
"Came to enjoy the view. But it looks like it's being interrupted by a big ass bull."
"Ouch!"
"What about you?"
"Same. Came to enjoy the view but it got interrupted by a witch."
"Hey!!"
"Auu! That hurt!"
"It should."
We both smiled.
She says, "you know, I realized something today."
"Aha?"
"People.. they are not forever. They are there to cherish that moment with you, teach you something and learn something from you. So that when they leave, you'll remember them. So you could feel the feelings you felt when you were with them. Whether it's hatred or love. It's a way to know if you are human or not. The fact that you cried just now is the proof that they taught you something important."
"Aha? And what would that be?"
"That no matter how strong and smart you are, it's ok to cry."
"I guess so."
"Kai and Tachibana? You two are friends already?", Densetsu comes out as well.
"When were we not friends?", Tachibana asks.
"Oh that's right. You didn't slap Kaigara."
"That was... something.", Tachibana looks a bit shy.
"C'mon Dense, don't tease her like that.", I start laughing, "Are you thinking of teasing her to bed."
"Of course not!!"
"Um.. why are boys so pervert?", Tachibana looks kinda angry.
"I'm not pervert. He is the one who's saying pervy things."
"What's all the ruckus about.", here comes the spank queen.
"Oye Aiko!" Tachibana and Densetsu looks angry.
"Where is our lunch?!", Why do they sound so cold.
"Ow, I'm sorry I forgot.", Aiko is gonna get it today.
"Uhuh!? Well there's a special punishment for you then!", Tachibana says.
"Eh!?"
A few minutes later we find our one and only spanky the spanker tied up top to bottom. Boy she looks kinda..... I shouldn't think these things. Keep it together Kai!!
"Now then!! Hey, you two!!", Tachibana points at us.
"Yes ma'am?"
"Look the other way. When you hear a spank you are gonna count out loud."
"Right!"
We both look back. We hear clothes frictioning with body.
"What are you doing ma'am Tachibana?! Don't take that off!! What if they look?!", Aiko sounds a li'l scared.
"If they does they'll have the same fate."
Ok, roger that. No peeping. Wait, is she doing what I think she is doing? She is interested in girls!? No way!!
We hear a spank. And Aiko screams, "Oh yeaah!"
Ok definitely not what I was expecting. But, is Aiko really enjoying it? Who in the right mimd enjoys getting spanked.
"I thought I told you to count, you morons!"
"Yes, ma'am. One."
Tachibana keeps spanking and we keep counting. About an hour later she stops. It felt like ages. We counted to about two hundred. Looks like Aiko is in heaven now. Such a pervert. Atleast she won't be making dinner for sure.
It's kind of ironic. We cry yet we laugh at the same day.