Rui held your hand firmly, he was guiding you out of the Japanese themed villa. You two were visiting Kyoto with other second graders. Your teacher expected everyone to be asleep, but not you guys.

It was a bit cold but your yukata warmed you up. It was midnight too. You didn’t know where he was guiding you to but you trusted him to sneak out with you while you hear fireworks.

“It’s so dark..”