Daylight | Kairi & Yuto
Clear skies darkened, dimming the light cast upon the streets below. Peaceful, and colorful clouds swirled into violent masses that loomed heavily over the area without any other warning. Soft droplets were quick to increase in speed, and volume, as they began to smack against the earth, managing to completely drench the ground within a matter of seconds. Creating a thick curtain of water beneath which one could barely make out their hand if they held it before their face. And over the sound of the rain, the banging of thunder seemed slightly muted, but the flashes that stormed through the sky were hardly dulled by the dark sheets of water.
It had come on suddenly, extremely so, especially considering the fact that the weather was supposed to be rather ‘nice’ today. But ‘nice’ was the last word anyone would use to describe the sudden downpour, the force of which shook the old, beaten signs of the district, and were most certainly not far off from ripping them out of the cement. The older buildings swayed slightly under the pressure with low moans of brick and wood caving in against the rain. Windows banging heavily, and turning inward, as they rattled loudly, threatened to be ripped out if they weren’t barricaded.
Which is exactly what Yuto found himself stuck doing, being the only one in the shop due to it being during some of their slower hours. Shoving various leftover stands, and heavy boxes against them to keep the chance of any shattered glass from entering the store in the event that the strength of the wind managed to carry something straight through them. Something he hardly doubted given the storm, and their overall poor construction. Everything on the block had begun to shut down at the first sign of the storm, but even then he could still vaguely make out the shadowy forms of strangers tying down their doors, and windows. He supposed he was slightly lucky, as no one had been in the store, and locking it up had taken only a few seconds.
Yanking the rope tight around the objects pressing against the trembling glass, he watched as the few figures outside, of which he could only barely make out vanished into, he assumed, their stores. But one remained in the street long after the other buildings had closed down. As the figure made its way closer, he could see her stop near the window, and a sigh slipped past his lips. Knotting the rope, he left the window, fumbling with his keys, as he walked towards the door. Shoving the door open rather ungraceful against the force of the wind. “Hey, hurry up, and get in!” He shouted.
Kairi thought that today was supposed to be nice. She thought that she could spend all of her time outdoors finally and not stay cooped up in an empty house. At least that’s what the weathermen told Kairi before she left that day.
Now here she was, in the middle of the street in what felt like a hurricane. All the shops were frantically closing and she had no idea what to do. She supposed she could just walk home, or fly since the wind was threatening to blow her over. Well she was drenched to the bone now, no point in being afraid of some more water.
Walking down the street Kairi looked pathetically into each store window. It was probably so warm, so dry, feelings that she no longer remembered as her clothes stuck to her and her hair was plastered to her face. Nearly falling over again Kairi looked up to see someone fumbling with the door.
Kairi watched in surprise as he called her over and didn’t take long at all. Nearly getting knocked over again she rushed into the shop, teeth chattering now from how cold she was. She looked like a drowned rat, and she felt like one too. “T-Thank y-you,” she managed to say through chattered teeth as she wrapped her arms around herself. A nice little puddle already forming at her feet.
“A-Are you s-s-still s-selling s-stuff?” she asked hoping that she could get a hot drink or something to warm her up. Kairi had money, although it was probably as wet as she was right now.
