The sound of the bird and the sound of the leaf it means the spring is coming soon, so this will be like a rain of pink over white, the weather will be warmer soon but I don't want to leave the blanket. I know I have to practice to get up early to go to Narukoten Shrine to pray for a new year with health and happiness with my guild. Well, at least checking for the wardrobe I never check should be great to prepare for the clothing in new year. I guess I will wear kimono for this year but I take me about 30 miniutes to put this on but I look really great even with a fat kid like me. Don't start with the question how can I able to use rapier. The weather is really cold even Christmas was a few days ago during my thought I heard a knock, even I wake up and just drink a cup of coffee it still 5 a.m so who could stay in front of my door in such a cold day like this.

"Raku, are you awake ? It's me, Moritaka."

"I'm here. Why are you wake up so soon, please come inside you look so misery."

Who could even stand in this cold weather so I pull Moritaka inside and throw him on my bed of course grab some more blankets for him is necessary. 

"So can you tell me the reason you are here so soon and drink the ginger tea and make sure the blanket is fully covering you."

"Thank you Raku-dono..."

"How many do I have to tell you, call me Raku is enough. But what is your purpose ? After today is cold and it is in school holiday, you can go to the guild."

"I have been thinking about you Raku-dono. Please let's me call you like that, my lord."

".... You still have time to consider that, you are still young Moritaka, you still have a life before you and this is Tokyo, this is not the land of Wa so there is no need to be worry about such matter."

"No please Raku-dono, I don't carry this as a responsibility but this is my feeling for you, after a lot of battles with you, the time in the guild. I have some feeling to you, after you win a battle you not provoke your foe but show respect to them. You help the Stray Transient so they can find a place and during the battles with you I found passion, a blaze burn in you to fight with everything to use all of the wisdom. I... I... I love you."

I have to say both of our face is burning his face and my face is brighter than a tomato, Moritaka is the same but I have to tell him that.

"Moritaka, I felt the same, your passion in the battle, your spirit and your personality. You are really cute when you are shy or you are sincere with all you heart when you talk to me. The weather is cold so stay in the blanket."

"As a samurai I bow you as my lord, Raku-dono."

"You can call me as Raku-dono if you want but don't call it at school, it is really embarrassing but if you want us to be your lord then we will agree. But for an proper introduction, I will tell you my last name, my full name is Rakugo Uranaishi. I can't tell my last name and the full of my first name because only the one who love me the one I love can know it. Tokyo is dangerous, will you be my blade Moritaka."

"My lord wherever you go I will go with you and I will serve you with my all my power and my life."

"And I make sure you won't fall, I will make sure you stay alive with me."

"My lord may I spar with you."

"I grant you the wish you want. As for my command I command our duel in the spring when pink rain over white, our duel will begin. I love you, Moritaka."

But even how calm and collected I am I can't help to reach out for Moritaka and finally I share a kiss with him, the lips are tender and we share our kiss really long, I can't help myself to stop it. The wind is stop, the snow stop falling this moment, all the cold is gone and we embrace ourselves in our warmth. 

"Moritaka, is the spring come yet ?"

"No my lord but soon, if you feel this is warm we can stay like this forever. Uwaaa... My lord."

"You say we can stay like this forever if I want to. Don't worry, I won't ruin your clothes, they will stay just fine. For a Transient you are really cute."

"Uwaa..."

Actually Moritaka really a dog but he is really cute, I hope this moment could last forever but I know time will be the greatest foe. 

"Moritaka, my second order, during the end of the year you will wear kimono and go to Narukoten Shrine with me."

"Yes my lord."

In the final day of the year more precisely is 31st of December everyone is happy and carry a new hope, of course I must decorate my empty room which look larger than the other room in the dorm. A little illusion magic to bring everyone to a river bank with sakura petal slowly descend to the ground, the grass is slightly green with the sound of the river should be great. And another thing should go along with it is the sound of the bird, a lot of jobs need to be done before New Year and I almost forgot, the kimono as well. 

"Hey Raku, I see you are decorating your room."

"Mr Mononobe, yes I am decorating my room. Are you going home ?"

"Yes, you can come along if you want to."

"No I think this year I will stay in the dorm, after all I made a promise. To see the firework with my friends."

"Well have fun, Mr Jinn and Mr Triton will stay in the dorm but there won't be a curfew so don't worry."

"Thank you and Mr Mononobe."

"Anything you need ?"

"No I just want to say this early, Happy New Year."

"The same come to you."

Then after Mr Mononobe are Shiro, Kengo and Sousuke. We decided to stay in the dorm to celebrate new year and tonight we will watch firework ( I made it by illusion magic ). But after 3 hours the decoration is finish and now to the hardest part, the kimono. It is a male kimono but it has no family symbol, maybe when I have free time I should design my family symbol.

"(Maybe we should when we have free time.)"

"(It should be great.)"

"(Seeing you like this make me feel relieve.)"

"(Glad you are happy about something simple like that.)"

"(Now let's wear this annoying thing)"

"(Lend me a hand)"

"(My pleasure)"

Even for two people, this is annoying, the clothes now I know the pain every women have to suffer every occasion like this.

"(Watch your hand)"

"(Really. Watch your hand)"

"(Hey tie that)"

"(Tie that first)"

"This is so annoying. There is no one in this Academy can help me with this annoying thing."

"(Great now the whole world can hear you... Ok I will shut my mouth right now)"

Now this should be the final touch, it should take well um... half an hour.

"(Stop lying, we try to dress this thing for 2 hours already so by the schedule we need to meet up with the others in front the dorm.)"

"(Why don't you remind me earlier)"

"(Hey you make me shut up remember. Well just go there but slow, you don't want to do all of that process again.)"

So I decide I should walk only to the dorm gate I think Myoshoji should be a great place to watch the firework. 

"You guy dress the same, I look really fit for the subject."

"Let's go we will see the firework at Myoshoji river."

"I don't remember the about any firework schedule."

"Don't worry this will be my problem to handle. After this we will go to Narukoten Shrine."

We walk for a while, Moritaka choose to walk behind me but I don't like that so I grab his hand and make him walk by my side. I know Moritaka want to respect me but I don't want such distant between him and me.

"Alright so everyone, I will do this so don't be surprise."

The firework shoot up the sky, red, blue, yellow, purple and indigo is the color I choose. It is fake to me but all the time it seem so real and it just seem more than the color or the sound, this more like my feeling, everything like happiness and joy all blooming on the sky.

"I know what I want for this new year already."

"What is it Raku ?"

"To live really long."

"Raku..."

"Well let's go to the shrine, it's almost midnight, the first one who ring the bell will get blessing in the new year so let's go."

We keep moving on our way to the Shrine, I hope my wish can come true and maybe something good will happen. After all, it is a new year and Tokyo will never be the same again, a new year full with hope and wishes, a new year with full of new possibility. The Tokyo Wanderer have revealed themselves as their power in front of everyone in this Tokyo, a new storm started to blow and the wind of chaos started to blown in this Tokyo. How should be in my next move, which chestpiece will go first, who will be my be the pawn and who should be the queen. But in the end my fate is to face the Tokyo Wanderer alone it is my best decision, the battle with the one who stand above the system.

"Hey Raku, do you have anything in your mind or you have something in your mind ?"

"Anything we do, we will do it together so don't go alone."

"My lord, I will fight for you."

"So don't you dare go alone, we are the Summoner."

"Alright, thanks everyone. ( But I must lie to you all, I am sorry. )"

After the bell ring, I watch the sky in the new year night, the sky is so clear even this is Tokyo or this is my heart, have my rule gone out of my control but it is alright after all, me and the Tokyo Wanderer don't have the right to remain in this world, we are just the visitor, the one who came then go really quick. All of the people's memories about us will gone, our legacy because our rule isn't real, there is no record for our rule, there is no other option, I have to try my best to enjoy the time when I am still here but after the story end I will be gone.

"My Lord I know my wish, I wish to fight with you forever, to serve you forever. Then let's live really long together forever."

"How about before that we watch this firework first."

After all, there is no promise to keep forever, there is nothing stay as eternal so for now I must lie to everyone but for this moment a harmless lie is better than a painful truth. But just for this moment, I guess I am happy I am happy because of my friend always stay by my side, I promise before I gone I will give you all a peaceful life. 

"I hope in this year things gonna go well."

"I just hope we do our best and maybe lighten the burden Raku carry."

So they still worried about me but there is no need for that, after all, if you don't know me how can you know about my burden. 

"Put away that face of sadness will ya. It is new year after all. You have to wear a new emotion and on top of that, whatever trouble you have to face, we will do it together. You and us all together."

It is a new year, a new beginning after all and beside, I have my friend right on my side so in this pseudo firework even hope is something so vague I will cling to that hope, I will hold on to it and dream about a better future.