Chapter Fourteen: Kayako and Lucifer:

She was isolated from her village. There were reasons for that, reasons I will get into later. But, I had to meet her at the time. I didn’t think any of this out. I just went down there to see her because I had to. I remember that day so well too.

It started to rain by the time she had finished washing clothes. A drop hit her cheek. She looked up at the sky.

“Oh,” she said. The rain started pouring down. I watched she grabbed the laundry and start running for shelter. I stood under the entrance of a ruined temple. She ran straight towards me. I stepped forward and waved at her.

“Good morning,” I said. “Lovely day isn’t it?” She frowned at me for such a remark.

“Is there any room?” she asked.

“Of course,” I said. I stepped aside and she jogged up next to me. This beautiful woman stood next to me. She gave me a strange look.

“What?” I asked.

“You’re not from here, are you?” she asked.

“How can you tell?”

This woman smiled as she flipped back her long black hair. “Everyone knows in the village that you aren’t supposed to talk to me.”

“And why is that?” I asked.

“I am a cursed woman.”

“Cursed?”

“Yes. That is what they say.”

“Who are they?”

“The people of the village.”

“Why are you cursed?”

“Born that way.”

I gave her an odd look. “That doesn’t make any sense.”

“That’s just how it is.”

I frowned and rubbed my forehead. “That just doesn’t sound right.”

“What can I tell you?” She and I looked at the rain pouring down in front of us. So this is what rain looks close up. I fell in love with the way it sounds. I reached out and touched the heavy drops falling in front of us.

“Think it’s going to last long?” I asked.

“I hope not,” the woman said.

“I kind of hope it does,” I said. She turned her head with an odd look on her face.

“Why?” she asked. I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.

“Because I get to talk with you a little bit longer,” I said. The woman blinked at him.

“But you don’t even know me,” she said. “You don’t even know my name.” I smiled and held out my hand.

“My name is Lucifer,” I said. “What is your name?” The woman stared at my hand and me before laughing. I cocked my head.

“What’s so funny?” I asked.

“What kind of a name is that?” she asked.

“What? What’s wrong with my name? It means Morning Star.”

“It’s still weird.”

I raised my eyebrow. “And what is your name?”

The woman broke into a little smile. “Kayako.”

“What kind of name is that?”

“It’s not like ‘Lucifer’ at least.” She broke into a laughter that had me following suit. I didn’t know humans could make such a lovely sound. When was the last time I laughed like that? I thought of Bayu for a quick second before I asked the next thing of Kayako.

“Could you spare me a meal with you?” I asked. Kayako cocked her head, blinking.

“Are you saying that you want food?” she asked.

“Yeah,” I said. “With you.”

“Is that right?” she asked. I nodded once. I could tell that she was stunned to have someone talking to her for Father knows how long.

“I guess,” she muttered. “I might, I mean as well. You let me stand under this shelter with you out of the rain.”

“Thank you,” I said, bowing.

“Yes, yes,” Kayako muttered. We stared at the rain falling in front of us. Such a beautiful thing. I wished I could show this to Bayu.