Ai No Koe's

Chapter 4's

Kaito

3 Years ago ...

     This afternoon, the smell of summer pierced the nose. The sound of the insects seemed to scream because of the heat today. I who still wear this Junior High uniform stepped on the way home bringing a sense of fatigue in my heart.

     My heart feels like it's falling apart. Today was the announcement of the novel writing competition, and I was at the bottom of the rankings.

"Kaito! You're not talented at writing novels!"

Only my father's screams ring in my head.

Bruk ...

"Ouch!"

The sound of the girl I hit rattled me from my daydream. When I saw her familiar face I asked.

"Sorry .. Have we met?"

"Hmm ... oh the sister in the novel race is also right?", replied the girl while holding her chin.

"Oh yes ... Did you get a high rating?", I asked curiously.

"His dearest sister", the girl's smile slowly disappeared as she answered my question

    

"Sorry not polite .. ano .. My name is Kaito second grade Junior High" I said as I lowered my head slightly.

"Oh yes .. introduce my name Ame .. greet senpai", said the girl with her sweet smile. -senpai(senior)-

"Senpai? what class are you in?", I asked while scratching my head.

"Oh I'm only in first grade kok senpai" explained Ame.

     It was my first encounter with the rain that struck my heart. Since then we have met often in the city library to practice writing stories together.

     This afternoon, I met her again at the city library. As usual we sat side by side on that long library bench. As my eyes focused on the novel I was reading, Ame patted me on the shoulder.

"Senpai .. let's take part in this race" Ame said as she put a poster in my face.

"Hey?! it was only one week ago that we had a race .. I lost anyway", I answered with a lazy face.

"This is her race can be a senpai couple .. c'mon ayoo", she asked as she pulled my uniform arm many times.

"If you lose?", ask me.

"Senpai know what color my hair is?", asked Ame while showing the tip of his shoulder-length hair.

"Eh .. kok not connect", I asked while scratching my head.

"Just answer me" said Ame with an angry face.

"Why is the golden light?", asked me with a confused face.

"Gold is the color of the first champion medal right? just believe the color of my hair" Ame said with a sweet smile.

"Hahaha .. where is possible ... You think your hair is amulet ..", I said as I covered my face with the novel I was carrying.

"Laugh .. I hit the tablets" said Ame preparing to hit me.

"Eh, kok .. instead na .. ma" said Ame with a red hue radiating across her cheek.

"Ame .. means rain, right? the novel is like a tree. We need rain to make the tree big and bear fruit well."

     From that moment on we wrote a novel together. Day after day I just pass by writing a novel with him. I no longer care about school. Every afternoon we look for inspiration and devote it to our novel in a city library filled with memories.

     I don't think it's half the novel we've written. This afternoon I was back with her at the library. When I wrote the sentence in the script of our novel, Ame suddenly fell and was unconscious. Library guards called an ambulance and Ame was taken to hospital.

     The next day I saw him in the hospital. When I entered the room, I saw Ame sitting on her bed looking out the window.

"You see what Ame is?", I asked as I stepped closer to her bed.

"Senpai yes .. I see the sky .. The color is good yes Senpai?" said Ame without changing his direction of view.

     I just kept quiet without a word. I could only see the golden color radiating from her hair starting to fade. His face was deathly pale, he who used to be as if eaten by time.

"Snapai ..."

His voice roused me from my daydream. I also answered

"Why?"

"The novel I resigned to senpai aja... I might recover after the announcement of the winner next week" said Ame looking at me with a smile.

"But if ..."

"Don't! Nay! Don't lose!"

His words interrupted me firmly.

Ame's eyes began to look glassy and said.

"I ... I will surely shower you with the spirit of winning ... Senpai .. Don't lose!"

     I don't know why I just want time to stop there. But time still goes on. I continued the novel alone. Although Ame is not on my side, but I feel it. The rain drops of spirit he gave me. I felt him give his whole life to shower me with vigor.

     I finished the novel well. I also registered the novel for the race. The rest are waiting for the announcement. I told Mina and Raku about everything I've been through this month. The two of them were planning to go with me to see the announcement of the winner.

     The day we were waiting for arrived. I also invited Mina and Raku to visit Ame first. When I arrived at the hospital my heart was pounding. When I opened the door to Ame's room, it was empty. There was only a nurse who cleaned the bed that Ame had occupied.

"Excuse me sus... Temen me who is treated here where is it?", I asked the nurse.

"Hah .. sorry your deck doesn't know?", replied the nurse with a worried face.

My heart was pounding, sweat started to come out of my skin. I also answered

"Do you know what sus?"

"Ame was dead yesterday" the nurse said.

      A lie! I must have been in the wrong room. He said he would be healed today. Ame never lied to me. I felt the spirit that rained down on me instantly stop. The tree I grew in my heart seemed to wither.

     I could only fall down and shed my tears. I could only realize that the one who gave me the rain of spirit was gone. I no longer intend to see the announcement of the novel race again.

     I went home and locked myself in my room. Mina and Raku told me that I won the novel race from outside the room. I just mute and cover my ears with a pillow. My tears washed my bed. Why I won the race without him.

     After all, from the beginning, my goal was to help her. The gift is not mine. This novel is not mine either. It's all just gone. I decided not to write any more novels. So that nothing else needs to disappear from my life.