Glacier in Japan

(Chapter 2)

by glacier

Waking up with a start, Rukawa wondered where the sound of flowing water was coming from. His heart leaped in his chest,

*Hana!*

Then reality came crashing down. “Oh, I almost forgot, G-chan is here.” He said loudly to one in particular. He got dressed and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Humming silently to himself, he took the eggs and bacon from the fridge and started cooking. The sight of the bacon frying in the pan brought back bittersweet memories.

          ~Flashback~

          The red-haired boy was singing loudly as he cooked a typical breakfast of bacon and eggs. When he was done, he put them on a plate with some bread and put that onto a tray. He also arranged a small vase, containing a small rose, a glass of orange juice and some jam onto the tray. Still singing, he carried the tray towards the bedroom.

          Setting the tray down on the bedside table, the red-haired boy gently leaned over the sleeping figure and whispered, “Kaede, wake up.” When the figure only stirred but did not wake up, he started nibbling on an earlobe until the figure moaned and turned towards him, and said “Good morning, Hana.” Rukawa sat up and smiled when he saw the tray on the table. “You shouldn’t have cooked breakfast for me again Hana.” “Oh, that’s nothing. I woke up early and had nothing to do so I just cooked,” replied Hanamichi.

          ~End of Flashback~

*Why, Hana? Why did you do that to me?*

Rukawa clenched his fist on the counter and bowed his head, completely forgetting about the cooking bacon. “Anou, Kaede, I think there’s something burning,” said a voice from the doorway. Glacier sweatdropped when Rukawa suddenly snapped out of his reverie and immediately shouted, “K’so!” He quickly grabbed the pan but promptly dropped it into the sink. “Itai!” he shouted again and cradled his right hand with his left. “Very smooth, Kaede,” she teased. Glacier quickly went to his side and inspected his hand. “Kaede, this looks bad. Come on, I’ll take you to the hospital.”

~*~*~*~

On their way back home from the hospital, Glacier stole glances towards her cousin who was looking out the window.

“Kaede, are you sure you’re okay?”

“Huh? Oh yeah. Daijobu. Don’t worry about me G-chan. The doctor said the burn on my hand is minor.”

“I’m not worried about your hand, baka. I’m talking about your sudden change in attitude. What happened to you? You used to be so cheerful all the time.”

Hanamichi happened, that’s what.

“Iya, nandemonai G-chan. You must be imagining things.”

“But…”

“I don’t really feel like talking right now.” He turned towards the window, signaling the end of the conversation.

Glacier sighed.

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