Ryu's POV

Rai is such a drama queen.

He did all that mess because I broke a promise.

It's not like he hasn't!

"Ryu, are you sure he is ready?"

"Yes, my dad needs to know that you exist, for that we are going to his bedroom, to show you to him"

I hide Rai in my pocket; I want this as a surprise.

"Hey dad"

"What is up Ryu~"

He prolonged his syllable, almost like singing; he is anxious for some reason.

"Dad, I want to show you something"

"What is it~?"

"Don't be afraid..."

I pull Rai out of my pocket.

"Ryu... thank you"

What?!

"It is nice to finally talk to you face to face, Rai"

"You knew about me?"

"Of course! And I have been waiting for this day for around 10 years"

"B-But, how?"

"Give him the explanation already, Sho"

I look to where that voice is coming from.

It is a borrower.

And he looks just like my dad.

"Who is that borrower?"

"Oh, you never met him? Well, he is Shawn, Rai's father"

"You knew about borrowers all along?!"

"Yes. I am pretty much considered an expert on the borrower topic"

"Wait, I thought borrowers were a secret to humans"

"Oh, they are, the public doesn't know about them"

"The public? What do you mean?"

"Hmmm, this is really hard to explain"

"Just tell them the story already Sho"

"Calm down Shawn, but it is indeed a good idea"

They remind of me and Rai.

How does he know about borrowers?

I don't get anything.

"So, yeah. In 2014, when I was 12, I visited my grandmother's house. I had some heart problems at the time, and since my mom was busy with work, she put me there while I waited for the day I was going to be operated. The day I got there I saw something strange in the grass, but it wasn't until a night that knew what it was. It was borrower, the diminutive people my family always talked about. I wanted to talk with her, but I couldn't; however, I noticed she left a sugar cube in the floor, so I took it and moved to the place I thought she was, leaving a small note with it. She then went to my bedroom and talked to me, while I couldn't saw her, now I knew her name. I tried to do something good for her, so I could talk with her face to face, so I decided to remodel her kitchen, using the beautiful one from a doll house my family had. Then I she came with me again, this time while I was lying on the grass. From my perspective, I couldn't saw her, but I wanted to, so I asked her if she could let me see her, and she accepted. She was beautiful, like no other person I have ever met; but the time I spent with her there wasn't. After some talk, she left me. I got back to my bedroom, and started reading a book there. But then, she appeared, and she was desperate, she told me that her mom was kidnapped, so I decided to help her. After risking my life by putting my heart to its limit, we were able to safe her mother. The next day, it was even before the sunrise, my cat awoke me and made me follow her to some place. This place was at the side of the river, with a beautiful view to the city, and some kind of railing blocking people from falling to the river. And there she was, like waiting for me. She was moving to a new home, leaving all she knew, and it was all my fault. After talking with her, she gave me her hair clip, and then she left me while I saw the sun rising"

What a beautiful story ;-;

You could make a really good movie out of it!

Dad pulls out his chain. He has a pink hair clip on it.

"I always kept her clip to never forget her, just like I promised. When I look back, if I were older back then, maybe I would said that I felt in love with her"

"But, who was her? And where is she now?"

"Who was that borrower? She is named Arrietty"

It all makes sense now.

"That was a really good story"

"Yeah... but, that is just the beginning of the story"