Eternal Melody Chapter 194 - Like Dancing In The Rain

April 26th 2014

Just when she thought the weather would be fine today. Sumire ended up taking shelter at a nearby bakery. Why does that hospital have to be so far away? Sumire looked at the ssage on her phone. Maybe she should call Yuhi. When he saw the rain he ssaged her asking where she was.

Sumire sends a pouty emoji and Yuhi sent a laughing one back.

Should I co fetch you?

The offer was tempting. She wanted nothing more than to wrap her arms around his back and burry her face there as they rode on his bike. But it is raining heavily today. It would be better to get a car. Yuhi probably has one but she does not want to disturb him.

Just as Sumire debated about this, she hears the sound of a car beeping, A car slid right in front of her. The windows opened. "Need a ride?"

"Sano."

Sano sighs and opened the door of the car as he stood up, with an umbrella. He strolled over and extended it toward her. "My driver is inside too, we wont be alone."

Sumire managed to nod.

"Where to?"

"Actually, I wanted to see you."

….

"Get yourself dried up. I will run the bath for you."

Sumire stood stiff as a board when he said those words. Sano however didnt notice anything unusual.

"You ca to see ?"

"Well, I didnt have much of an option." Sumire mumbled.

Sano sighed. "Kusaji Atsuro? You want to avoid him that much."

"Like the plague."

"Even though you hate more?"

Sumire didn't say anything. "Is the hospital really closed today?" This is the first ti she is hearing sothing like this. A hospital closing."

Sano sighed deeply. "Do you think that little of ? Do you genuinely think I would trick you over sothing like this?"

"Well…"

"Co here."

Sumire hesitantly followed him into one of the rooms. To her surprise the entire place reminded her of a typical hospital room, except here there were rows and rows of dical bottles. Drawers and cabinets most likely filled with equipnt. For sobody who claims to have no interest in this side of his family business, he sure seems serious here. Then again, he always seed serious whenever it ca to work.

She took a deep breath and sat down on the chair.

"Terashima allowed you to co to ?" Sano asked as he rummaged through the cabinets.

"We argued."

"Ah." Sano nodded. "Now that would make sense."

Even though he said he would respect her decision, Sumire noticed how bothered he was by it. She understood the reason why. Sano isn't exactly a trust worthy person. But even then it is better than going to Atsuro who if she may add will most-likely push so boundaries that he shouldn't do. Yuhi has never seen Atsuro when he gives her treatnts, thats why he doesnt know. Kusaji Atsuro prefers using very physical ans to treat her.

"So you two argue?"

"It is human nature to argue."

"It is also human nature to stay away from vile n like myself, no?"

Sumire sighed. "What are you trying to say?"

"For sobody who claims she hates , you ca here willingly."

"Don't talk like that, empty threats dont work on ."

But they did in the past. She knew Sano wanted to say that but he stopped in mid-sentence. She watched as he continued to rummage through the cabinets. For a mont nobody spoke. "Say, when did you beco a doctor?"

"It was a few months after we broke up, I think around two. My fathers brother died and so nobody from the main branch was running the dical business properly. As you know the dical business consists mainly of the branch families. But usually we slip in soone from the main branch. With the death of my father's brother, they decided to bring in."

"Maybe they realized you were failing with your investnts that year."

Sano almost dropped the bottle in his hands. "—and how do you know that?"

"When I stayed over I saw your work reports. It's not like you hid them from ."

"Indeed. Well I suppose so, I wasn't doing that well that year but my studies for dicine was going well. I could finish up that year too. Normally it takes six years of dical school, but due to my family I graduated that year."

"Was it difficult?" Sumire still found it hard to picture him as a doctor. If she didn't see it for herself, she would not have believed him. Besides back then he was always complaining about his dical studies.

"You seem strangely talkative today." Sano picked up a few more bottles before he walked over to her. He placed the bottles onto the table in front of her and pulled up a stool.

"Maybe its the weather."

"You always hated rainy days."

Sumire blinked when she heard those words. "How co you—" She had to stop mid-sentence. How co he knew? How co he knew about sothing she kept to herself this entire ti.

"It was obvious from looking at you. Moreover you always stayed over when it rained. Those were the only tis you ca looking for on your own.Most of the ti it was —" Sano sighed. "Well no use saying it now."

Sumire however was curious. What was he about to say? Or rather he must have a sharp mory. Indeed he is right, she only ca to look for him whenever it rained. During those tis she felt the most vulnerable and weak, thats why she went to him. Even if it was to engage in actions she did not understand. It was better than being alone. She recalled how she allowed him to do whatever he wanted then. No matter how strange it was, it was better than being alone.

After such intimacy Sumire cleary recalled how different Sano behaved.