[Black Basket] Winter Cherry Blossoms

Saya doesn’t hate rain. Since she was a child, the rainy season from June to July is a part of life in Kyoto. People often say that the rainy season will make her feel depressed, but she never felt this way until she met Akashi. , fell into an emotional quagmire that she couldn't extricate herself from, and this year's rainy season made her experience that inexplicable sense of depression for the first time.

What exactly is this place?Holding an umbrella and walking slowly in the rain, Saya looked around restlessly. There were no familiar streets, no one on the dark road, and only the sound of rain hitting objects in the air, which was so quiet that it made people feel hairy.

There was no one to ask on the road, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier. Even though Saya was holding a big umbrella in her hand, she could still feel the impact of the torrential rain. She continued walking along the dark path and came to a place In the open area, she took a closer look and found that it was a small fountain square. Similarly, there was no one there. She walked to the fountain in reluctance to search for any living people. I saw a figure beside the chair.

"Sorry, may I ask..." Someone could ask the way, Sha Ye hurriedly ran over, but only halfway through, the figure who heard her voice had turned around slowly, and he approached her with an umbrella, but After a while, a familiar face appeared in front of her.

"Seijuro?" Never thought that he would meet someone he was familiar with in a strange place, Saya's heart settled down, but a strange feeling also followed, Akashi in front of her didn't have any reaction The only reaction was to walk in front of her with a slight frown.

"Miss, are you lost?" Although Akashi felt displeased when he was called by his name suddenly, he didn't show his anger on his face. Instead, he asked gently: "It's strange, you and I have never met before. , why do you know my name?"

Never met?Akashi's words exploded a huge hole in Saya's heart like a bomb. She dropped the umbrella in her hand after being hit, walked up to Akashi, and carefully observed his eyes. As she expected, those rose-colored eyes The pupil color of the eyes is normal, and there are no abnormal pupils. Who is he...?

"Miss, please respect yourself." Akashi felt very uncomfortable at Saya's being too close, and his displeasure gradually increased. He subconsciously took a step back, put a short distance away from her, and softly persuaded : "If you want to ask for directions, please use another way. I don't think getting too close to strangers is a good way to ask for directions."

"Stranger? Seijuro, I'm Saya, Oikawa Saya, you don't know me?" Saya grabbed Akashi's hand, hoping he could tell her that what he said just now was all a joke, however, Akashi in front of him used that gentle The voice gave her a cruel answer.

"Sorry, maybe you know me, but I really don't know you, and I already have a girlfriend, please don't pester me."

"Why... Could it be that what you said to me before were all lies? You said that you would always be by my side, and that we could be together on the appointed day. How dare you say those words were all lies?" Saya stepped forward and pulled Live in Akashi who is about to leave.

"Please let go. I don't remember ever saying those words to you, let alone giving you any promises. You will only trouble my girlfriend by pestering me like this."

"Why do you forget me? Just because you seem to be another person, you forget me completely? No, that's just a fear in my heart that I don't want to face. It won't come true. You hurry up Tell me that's all fake, right?"

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm the real me now, and you're not the one I like." Shaking off Saya's hand vigorously, Akashi turned and left without looking back.

"Seijuro, wait a minute..." Saya didn't want Akashi to leave, but unexpectedly there was someone waiting for him in the distance. She couldn't see the person's appearance clearly, so she could only vaguely judge that it was a young girl, and Akashi was there After seeing that girl, there was a warm smile on his face. Saya knew that it was the expression only a lover would have, but it was a pity that the person he was looking at was not her.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, let's go."

Watching Akashi and the girl leaving holding hands intimately, Saya's feet were immobile as if they were filled with lead, and she sat powerlessly on the ground until the figures of the two disappeared in the rain.The merciless rain washed over her body, and she touched her cheek, but she couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain that flowed on her face. She looked up at the sky, and a bitter smile bloomed on her face.

"Hahaha, God, is this your joke? My father disliked me, and my mother passed away early. Now it's hard for me to really like someone, but this time it's his turn to leave me. The so-called flower in the mirror, the moon in the water is you A gift for me?"

Uncontrollably yelling at the injustice of God to him, Saya knew very well that if everything that happened just now was true, even if he scolded him thousands of times, it would not help. .

"Akashi Seijuro, if this is your wish, I will grant you, whether it is death or falling in love with someone else, I will forget you, forget you forever, until I no longer have any nostalgia for you..."

Heart was empty, tears flowed, Saya fell to the ground, letting the darkness swallow her consciousness, her body became cold, and her consciousness dissipated, but just when she gave up her last persistence and closed her eyes, there was a faint voice in her ear Calling her, who is that?Is it God's prank again?

"Saya, wake up!"

"Who... are you?" The surrounding scenery quickly collapsed, replaced by the hazy yellow light and the face that made her heart ache.

"Saya, are you having a nightmare? Why are you crying so hard?" Akashi originally wanted to see if Saya was sleeping soundly, so he came to the room half an hour after she fell asleep, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw her sleeping While weeping, he was still talking in his sleep, saying that whether he died or fell in love with someone else, he would be forgotten, which made him furious.

"Don't come here!" Everything that happened in the dream was too real, even if Saya woke up from the dream, it was still hard for him to believe that he had returned to the real world for a while.

"Idiot, wake me up!" Akashi grabbed Saya's hand, forcibly pulled her to his side, pinched her cheeks with both hands, and said angrily: "Does it hurt? If you feel pain, give it to me." wake up!"

"Seijuro? Is it really you?" Saya looked at Akashi with tears in her eyes. What stared at her was not the strange eyes in the dream, but the familiar eyes of different colors. This time she woke up completely from the dream.

"Who else but me?" Wiping Saya's tears with his sleeves, Akashi couldn't help admonishing her, "You, you can't sleep well, if I don't worry about you, you really have to sleep this night. Want to cry till dawn?"

"But... the you in the dream were really too much..." Thinking of the scene in the dream, Saya's heart still ached.

"It seems that something strange has slipped into your dream. Do you feel cold? I will stay here with you tonight." Lying on the bed with Saya in his arms, Akashi let her fall asleep in his arms.

"Can you? You still have training tomorrow." The distance between the two of them on the bed was beyond the safe range, but this time Saya didn't want to resist, even if it was only for 1 minute, she still wanted to stay with him.

"Something dares to enter your dream to harass you, do you think I'll let him go?" Akashi's anger obviously didn't subside, "Your dream is my private domain, those men don't want to occupy it."

"Hmm... Seijuro is very warm..." Leaning in Akashi's arms, Saya absorbed the body temperature of his body, closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully, and that heartbreaking dream never appeared again.

Seeing her sleeping so peacefully, Akashi let her use him as a pillow. She can rely on him to prove that the relationship between the two has taken a step forward. This is a good thing. As for the price of being a pillow, he will pay for it on the agreed date Doubly ask her back.

*****

The rainy weather for several consecutive days ended, and the long-lost sunshine occasionally appeared on Sunday. Since Hashimoto and his wife had to wait for the mare to give birth in the stable, they had no time to buy some daily necessities, so they handed over this task to Saya. After lunch, she went to the department store in the business district to make big purchases.

Pressing the road, making big purchases, these are women's favorites, but they are nightmares for Saya. She survived last night with great difficulty, and she will have to go through it again when she returns to the real world, especially the super long hair that her aunt gave her. The list, to buy all the above items, she not only has to run through the entire department store, but also has to fight to the death with the aunts in the special store to complete the task.

It lasted two hours, most of the stamina replenished last night was consumed in the panic buying, and what was even more tragic was that the rest place of the shopping mall was located on the third floor. On the first floor, those big and small shopping bags took up both of her hands, and when the shopping mall held a [-]% off sale, the escalators to and from each floor were full of people, and it was hard for her to walk up the escalator .

There are too many people, and it is very unlucky for Saya. When she finally came to the third floor, she suddenly found that the bag in her hand was missing. Oh my god, that bag was what my aunt told me to buy It's a limited product, if it's lost now, how should she explain it when she goes back?

Naturally distraught when she lost something important, Saya decided to go back the same way to look for it, but at this moment, her lost item fell into the hands of others and was sent back safe and sound.

"Miss, may I ask if this is something you lost?" A boy with short black hair and casual clothes handed the paper bag he picked up to Saya.

"Thank you so much for helping me find it, I have caused you trouble." After receiving the bag handed over by the black-haired boy, Saya finally breathed a sigh of relief, at least her aunt's expectations would not be disappointed.

"You're welcome, next time you pass here, be careful. The design of the stairs is flawed. Many people have tripped over there. Later, you can go to the information desk on the third floor and borrow a small car from the staff there." Pushing a cart, it is more convenient to go shopping that way, don't let your hands get tired." The black-haired boy thoughtfully provided Saya with practical information.

"Thank you for your advice. I will pay attention to it next time." Looking at the face of the black-haired boy, Saya always had a strange feeling for some reason. It was obviously the first time the two met, let alone his appearance. Akashi was similar, her tone of voice and smile on her face reminded her of someone familiar.

"Excuse me... is there something on my face?" Sensing that Saya was staring at him, the black-haired boy was not angry, and started talking to her with a smile on his face.

"Sorry, I was rude. In order to thank you for your help, I will give it to you as a thank you gift. I hope you don't dislike it." Taking out a beautifully packaged small paper box from the paper bag, Saya gave it to Hei Fat boy.

"Where are the exquisite wagashi, do you really want to give it to me?" The black-haired boy felt a little surprised when he received the gift suddenly.

"Because there is no decent gift, please forgive me."

"Then I will accept it without hesitation. Thank you for your return." After receiving Saya's gift, the black-haired boy was about to take the escalator to leave. Before leaving, he reminded her, "If you want to make a big purchase next time, remember to bring Messenger of Flowers."

After the black-haired boy finished speaking, he quickly disappeared into the crowd. At the same time, Saya also thought of someone similar to him——Akashi from Teiko Middle School. Could this be the illusion caused by her not sleeping well last night?