Prologue

I lay in my bed, listening to the rain lightly patter against my window in the breeze. It’s almost late spring. Darkness fills the room, only a small crack of light coming from under my door and a bright green digital clock illuminates the outline of the main items in my room. My room had been completely sound proofed; everyone can sleep through my night terrors without being awoken. I look over to my bedside where my clock sat. 11:11, maybe I should make a wish, just for luck. So I wished to have a dreamless night for a change. I cuddled at my blankets and sheets. My bed felt so big and empty. I pictured Kasumi sleeping sweetly next to me. Those were the only nights I’d sleep in peace; the ones with him at my side. I knew that it was nearly Friday, which meant I would be able to hold him while we slept. That settled me. Rin had urged me to not take a sleeping pill tonight for I didn’t need one. She told me that if I take them too often they’d slowly begin not to work, so I should only take them when I needed to. I took the note that Kasumi had written for me to read whenever I couldn’t sleep. It read “Dear Arashi, where ever you are. I want you to know I’m thinking of you. You are the first thing I think of when I awake and the last thing I think of when I go to rest. I love you, and goodnight - Kasumi.” He had kissed it after he had written it. So I pecked it lightly, sort of saying I love you back. I closed my eyes and slowly plunged into unconsciousness.