Flashbacks

Shin POV

        I flew down to earth whenever I feel like it. It’s not that I don’t like staying in heaven. It’s so beautiful in there, but I like to be down here too. I like to be alone and enjoy what God has created. The world for human being called home. I usually take my place on a big tree while staring as far as I can. There’s always one tree I always sit on whenever I flew down to earth. It’s near to the cliff; human rarely passing by that place since it’s in a forest. 

        “It feels good….” I stretched my arms and my big wings. I leaned on the tree while staring at the sky. Then, I closed my eyes. Before I got my rest properly, I heard a sound. - A small sound that I don’t ever hear it before. It gets a little louder before I glanced over to see where that sound coming from. 

        There’s a human kid; wandering alone passing the tree near to my usual place. The sound comes from that human kid. I really certain about it….

        “Mama…. Papa…” 

        I tilted my head and continue watching that kid in awe. - A human; a human kid. I’ve never seen one in this close. At that size, though…. I'm not allowed to be close to human. My works as an angel don’t involve with any of them. So, I never know about them except a few little things that I’ve heard and learned. They don’t have wings and they have feelings. I wonder what kind of feelings they have….

        “Help me!” That kid shouted.

        I started to chuckle. The voice that comes out from a kid sounds so small…

        I came down from the tree and flew closer to the kid. It’s a girl. At least, I can know the difference…. 

        “Are you lost, little one?” I asked her. When she heard my voice, she turned around to look at me. - Cute. A human kid is cute…. 

        “Who are you? What is that on your back?” She asked me back while pointing on my wings. I forgot to hide my wings when I came to her. I suppose to hide it from the humans. Trouble…  

        “Are you a fairy godmother?!” She excitedly blinked her eyes while staring at me.

        I put my hand on my ears. God, her shouts is hurting my ear. How come that voice came out from a little kid? And what is the fairy godmother anyway? 

        “But you are a man. And you don’t wear a shirt.” She pointed again at me; this time, on my body. I bend down to look at her. She's starting to wipe her eyes for a couple times. 

        “Are you lost? Are your eyes hurts? Your eyes seem watery…” 

        “That’s because I’m crying.” 

        “What is that?” I asked her. Crying? Is that the one who hurts this human kid? 

        “I’m crying because I’m sad. I’m… lost.” 

        I don’t get any words that she said. But, I know she said that she’s lost. Do human eyes always poured out water when they lost? Interesting…

        “Do you know where you came from?” 

        She shook her head. “My father and my mother moved to this new house. It’s a big but ugly house. I can’t find it anywhere.” 

        “How did you end up in this forest?” 

        “I've followed a bug! A ladybug!” 

        I took a long sigh. How can I help this human kid? I don’t even know there’s a house near with this forest. I’ve never been far from my usual tree. 

        “Let’s find your house,” I said to her. I hide my wings and walking passed the human kid. It’s easy for me to fly and carrying her while looking her house from above. But, I can’t take the risk. I prefer to walk with her. 

        “Wait for me!” The kid screamed at me. I looked back and saw her struggling to walk. - Stumbled a couple times because the grass is quite high for her. Why is human have to grow in this size? 

        “Take my hand.” I extended my hand to her. She immediately grabs it and holds my hand tightly. Her body temperature feels warm. Her hand is quite small….

        “Who are you, mister?” She swung my hands together with her while we were walking.

        “I can’t tell you, little one.” 

        “Do you have a name?” She keeps asking. 

        “No.” 

        “Why not?” 

        “I don’t know. I'm not given one.”

        She stopped walking and makes me glanced over her.

        “Are you sad? Do you want to cry?” She kept asking me, again. 

        I furrowed my eyebrows. “Why should my eyes watery like you?”

        “Because you don’t have a name. You must be sad.” 

        “I don’t feel sad. Keep walking, little one.” I said. We continue to walk again. I do wonder about her question, though... Is it important to have a name? Is it important to cry over a name?

        “Oh… I can see my house.” She jumped a little when we saw a big house. It looks old. Is this where this human kid lives? I thought a place for a human called home is something beautiful than this. 

        “So, I sent you until here, little one.” I let go of her warm hands. I don’t want anybody else to see me. It makes more trouble than I already am….

        “Where are you going?” 

        “I’m going back,” I muttered. 

        “Are you going back to the tree? Can I meet you again?” She asked me.

        “You supposed to stay away from me, little one.” 

        She tilted her head. “Why? Do you have a virus?”

        “What is a virus?” I cleared my throat. “Anyway, I always hang around on that big tree. I guess we can meet again if you can find me; which I doubt it very much.” 

        “Okay… I'll meet you, later!” She jumped again. 

        “Do you even hear what I've said?” I sighed. I can’t believe this human kid don’t understand about staying away from me. Whatever... I turned around and take my steps.

        “Mister!” She called me. I instantly look back at her. 

        “My name is Hinamura Y/n. Don’t forget!” She swings her hands to the air. I nodded and kept walking. I don’t know why my mind starts to remember her name. I believe I will forget about her name or even her image sooner or later…

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The next day... 
                                          
        I flew down to earth again, even though I already did yesterday. I’m not hoping to see that human kid… But I do have slightly curious about her; whether she’s coming or not. So, I ended up flew down to earth and sat on my usual tree. - Broke the rules again, just to get over my curiosity over that human kid. 

        “Maybe she’s not coming….” I said to myself after I waited for quite a while. I stand on the tree; ready to fly back to my place. 

        “Humans are really interesting. They broke their own promise with-”

        “Who are you talking to, mister?!” 

        I quickly glanced over that human kid. Where is she coming from? Did she have any abilities? I don’t notice her coming at all….

        “You’ve come, little one,” I said. I thought I would never see her again. 

        “Of course! I’m quite a fast learner, you know. I can find this tree so easily.” 

        I flew down from the tree, looked at her bright eyes. She did remember all the way to this tree. Her eyes are not lying to me…

        “I forgot to thank you for helping me, Mister. I've brought you something.” She put down something on her back that she brought together with her. It’s colorful.  

        “What is that you're carrying?” I curiously asked her. 

        “This is a bag. Do you have one?” 

        “No.” 

        She took out something from her bag. “This is my father’s shirt. You can use it.”

        “A-A shirt?” I raised the shirt and observed it. This is what I got from her gratitude? Her father’s shirt? Goods owned by others? Isn’t this what human called stolen?

        “Do you steal this shirt, little one?” 

        “No, I am not! I've asked my father to take it. He said he doesn’t use it anyway.” 

        “Why are you giving me a shirt?” I asked.

        “I’m afraid you will get cold. So, you should wear that.” 

        I nodded my head slowly. Accept it without any more questions. I’ve never worn a shirt before. Besides, I’ve never felt cold. And I can’t bring back anything from earth. When can I use this? 

        “Oh, I remember! Do you want a name, Mister?” 

        “Name?” I hide my wings and put on the shirt to my body. 

        “Yeah. It’s easy for me to call you. You supposed to have one.” 

        “Sure.”

        “Your name is Shin. From now on, I'll call you… Shin-kun.” I just nodded again. I don’t mind any name she gave me. 

        “Where do you get that name from?” I asked her. 

        “From a man in town. My mother bumped into him this morning and he helped my mother. He is so kind like you. So, I asked his name. His name is Shin.” 

        “Then, what should I call you?” I kept asking. She touches her own chin.

        “Y/n!” 

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Y/n opened her eyelids slowly as her view met with a beautiful light blue sky. Along with white clouds that look like a cotton candy from far away. It feels so calmed to lying on the grass while mesmerizing the sky that looks so… Grass? Y/n puts both of her hands on the ground that’s been lying on her stomach before. It is… grass. Where the hell is she right at this moment? Doesn’t she supposed to be at Shin’s mansion? 

        Y/n slowly gets up and stands up. - Looking around her as she took steps to walk forward. She can’t help but feel anxious right now. There a few questions lingering in her mind. Wonder whether she supposed to move or not… Or confused where she’s at… Or even curious how she’s ended at here…

        As she swung her hands to walks passed the grass, there someone running passed her. - A little girl. She can’t really see the girl’s face as the girl passing by, but she knows for sure that is a little girl.

        “Wait…” Y/n trying to catch up with the girl until her feet stopped a few meters away from a big tree. - A tree that located near to the cliff. Isn’t that the same cliff she fell off with Shin last night? How come she doesn’t notice that big tree? Well… she’s too busy to run away from Shin. That’s for sure. 

        “Wait, kid!” Y/n shouted, calling the girl. The girl that she tries to run into already stands near the tree while looking up to see someone on the tree branch. A guy... With white wings….      

        “Isn’t that…” Y/n fixed her gaze. She wants to take a better look, but her feet can’t move even an inch; like it’s been glued to the ground. What is happening? She can’t move at all. She can walk perfectly fine before she stopped following that girl. Why can’t she move forward?

        “I can’t move!!” Y/n screamed. Perhaps… That girl or that guy can hear her not so delicate voice. Weirdly, the guy on the tree branch or the girl cannot hear her. Impossible! What is this? Is she invisible to people? Can’t be…

        “Shin-kun! Shin-kun! Look at this… Look, look.” The girl jumped a little, showing something on her hands to the guy. - Totally ignored Y/n that screams for help a few seconds before. 

        “Shin?” Y/n muttered. His name, Shin. She’s confident that she heard the name correctly. Is that Isozaki Shin? He looks like the same as Shin that she knows, though…

        “You're late, little one. As usual…” 

        Y/n blinked her eyes. His voice sounded the same too. That’s definitely him. But… If that really the same Shin that she knows, how come Shin has white wings? Did his wings grow overnight? Without a doubt, Y/n still remembers that Shin only had one wing last night. And his wing is pure black. 

        “I’m sorry, I’m late. Are you mad at me, Shin-kun?” The girl asked. 

        Y/n can’t see her face. Just her back figure. She looked familiar….

        “No. I don’t mad at you, little one.” 

        “Good. But you have to stop calling me little one, Shin-kun. I’ve told you my name, right?” The little girl puts her both hands on her waist. Her head keeps looking up to the tree branch, where Shin took his seat. 

        “Are you mad? Is that what you look like when you’re mad?” 

        The little girl raised her both hands and curled up her tiny fingers. “No. Mad should look like this… Grrr…” 

        “You look cute, though…” Shin smiles.

        The girl started to giggle. “I am not.”

        Y/n froze while watching the conversation in front of her. All of sudden, her heart feels like tightening with an incredible force and it feels so hurt right now. Her eyes… she feels like she wants to cry. She can’t control her sad feeling that flows inside her. In a blink, tears beginning to well in her eyes. Y/n shut her eyes. Letting her tears fall down to her cheek. 

        “I shouldn’t say you’re cute, though.” 

        Y/n opened her wet eyes when she heard Shin’s voice at once. The little girl is already gone. Where is she going? That’s pretty quick… Y/n saw that girl standing while giggling before she closes her eyes. Now, only that guy is still there swinging his feet as he sat on the tree branch. The guy that the little girl call as Shin-kun.

        “What…”

        “I shouldn’t say you cute, am I?” Shin turned his head and look at Y/n. That’s weird. On minutes ago, Y/n looks like invisible to them. To Shin. How come Shin looks at her now? 

        Shin flew towards Y/n and standing exactly in front of her. Yes. He is Isozaki Shin. There’s no doubt about it. The only difference is… His wings. It’s big and white. Fluffy like a feather. He can fly with it…

        “Shin… what happens? Who is that girl? How can I be at here?” Y/n asked. She feels like she doesn’t understand a thing that happens. 

        “What happens to your wings?” Y/n continues to ask. Don’t mind to wait for answers from Shin or even care that she’s been staring at right now.

        Shin caresses her both cheeks. “You’ve grown up to a fine lady, Y/n. Too beautiful to my eyes. So, I should say you’re beautiful instead of cute, right?” 

        “Shin, you do not answer my questions. What are you talki-” Y/n in shock when she sees Shin started to disappear. His feet are gone…

        “S-Sh-Shin... Wa-wait! Your…” Y/n began to stammer.

        Shin formed a smile as his hands still cupping on her cheek; wiped her wet tears that fall as he lands a chaste kiss on her left cheek.

        “I’ll always love you, Y/n. You’re my angel.” Shin said before he fully disappears. Y/n still can’t move. There was no one she can reach for help. There was no one in that place. The view around her swiftly turned into black. Y/n started to panic when she can’t see anything at all. Darkness is scary…. 

        “S-Shin?...  H-Help!!!” 

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