Last Thoughts

In that moment,
In the dwelling place of eternity,
hearts and souls...
Became clear to me...
It was as if I understood everything that has happened in my life all these years...
And... the time which was to come
I became unbearably sad...

Akari's warmth, her spirit,
How should I treat them,
where should I bring them?
That was something I did not know.

That we could not be together forever after this.
Was a fact I clearly grasped...
The vast lives we had ahead of us,
the boundless amount of time that laid unavoidably stretched out in front of us.

But...
The anxieties which I had caught sight of,
soon melted away.

And after that, only Akari's tender lips remained.

That night,
we stayed in a small barn beside a field.
Sharing an old blanket,
we talked long into the night.
And before we knew it,
we had fallen asleep.

In the morning,
I watched the sun chase away the stars.
I can feel her warmth overcoming the coldness in my heart.

I boarded the train which had started again.

Akari and I parted.

Akari...
Akari, you too, be well!
We'll write letters... and telephone too!
I did not tell Akari...
That I had lost the letter which I had written to her.
From before to after that kiss...
It seemed as though everything in the world has changed.
I strongly wished for the strength to protect her.
Just thinking that, as always...
I continued watching the scenery outside the window.