-- "But it was you that wanted to meet her! You had been almost half an hour seeing her!"

-- "¡Pero tú querías conocerla! ¡Llevabas media hora viendo hacia acá!"

A soft blush spread trough his cheeks. He was the one that was holding the umbrella that now was protecting her. The little girl had her own one….

Un leve rubor cruzó por sus mejillas. Era él el que estaba sosteniendo la sombrilla que ahora la estaba protegiendo. La pequeña niña llevaba su propia sombrilla...

-- "I… wanted to know if you were okay… you seemed lost."

-- "… In some way… I was…" she said smiling for the first time in a long time, the feeling had been almost forgotten for her mind.

-- "Yo... quería saber si estabas bien... te veías perdida"

-- "....En cierta manera.... lo estaba" dijo sonriendo por primera vez en mucho tiempo, la sensación casi había sido olvidada para su mente.

Emeraude smiled and applauded, pleased as she looked the pretty lady.

Esmeralda sonrió y aplaudió complacida mientras veía a la linda chica.

-- "You look very pretty smiling!!"

-- "Although it means to agree with my sister… she’s right."

-- "¡Te ves muy linda sonriendo!"

-- "Aunque signifique estar de acuerdo con mi hermana... tiene razón"

Now it was her turn to blush, but the warmth made easy to feel her already soaked clothing, she sneezed slowly, worrying Emeraude and her brother.

Un leve sonrojo surgió a sus mejillas, pero el calor hizo que pudiera sentir su ropa ya empapada, y estornudó levemente, preocupando a Esmeralda y a su hermano.

-- "Your soaked!"

-- "Mmmhhh… if you don’t change quickly, you’re going to get a cold. Our home is near hear, if you want, you can come with us."

-- "¡Estas empapada!"

-- "Mmmm... si no te cambias pronto, te resfriarás. Nuestra casa queda cerca, si quieres puedes ir allí"

While talking, and with a little bit of difficulty because he was still holding the umbrella, the young man took his coat, and passed it by the shaking shoulders of the girl.

Mientras hablaba, con un poco de dificultad por estar sosteniendo la sombrilla, el joven se quitó su abrigo, y se lo pasó por los hombros tiritantes de la chica.

Even the scent was the same.

Incluso su olor era el mismo.

-- "I don’t want to be a bother."

-- "You won’t. Come on."

-- "No quiero ser una molestia."

-- "No lo serás. Vamos"

He extender his hand to help her, and she, blushing again, took it slowly for getting up.

Él extendió su mano para ayudarla, y ella, ruborizándose de nuevo, la tomó suavemente para levantarse.

So the two of them could be covered under the umbrella, they had to walk very close from each other, and she noticed that she felt the same warmth that before, she felt while walking close to Zagato. She felt warmth and peace… When had it been the last time she had felt like that? She couldn’t even remember. And the presence of little Emeraude… made her feel in peace.

Para caminar bajo la sombrilla tenían que ir demasiado juntos, y ella notó que sentía la misma calidez que antes, al estar junto a Zagato. Sentía paz y calor.. .¿Cuándo había sido la última vez que se había sentido así? No podía ni recordarlo. Y la presencia de la pequeña Esmeralda... la hacia sentirse en paz.

Just little Emeraude noticed that her brother and the cute girl were still holding hands; and smiling, she slowed her pace a few steps so they could have a little bit of privacy, although she was surely going to question her brother.

Sólo la pequeña Esmeralda notó que tanto su hermano como la linda chica seguían tomados de la mano, y sonriendo se atrasó unos cuantos pasos para darles algo de privacía, aunque interrogaría a su hermano seriamente.

-- "Do you like the rain?"

-- "Excuse me?"

-- "As you were very still, I imagined that you liked it."

-- "It reminds me of someone…"

-- "A boyfriend?"

-- "I have no boyfriend… he was someone I deeply cared for."

-- "Oh I see."

-- "¿Te gusta la lluvia?"

-- "¿Perdón?"

-- "Cómo estabas tan quieta, me imaginé que te gustaba."

-- "Me recuerda a alguien..."

-- "¿A un novio?"

-- "No tengo novio... era a alguien a quien quería mucho"

-- "Ya veo"

A small smile was formed in his perfect lips, and she watched him curious.

Una leve sonrisa se formo en sus labios perfectos, y ella lo miró curiosa.

-- "What?"

-- "Nothing. That’s right, I haven’t told you my name. I’m Yanagizawa Zagato, but just call me Zagato."

-- "¿Qué pasa?"

-- "Nada. Por cierto, no te he dicho mi nombre. Soy Yanagizawa Zagato, pero solo dime Zagato"

Maybe, after all it really was her redemption… maybe she had been forgiven, and this was her second chance.

Quizás después de todo si era su redención... quizás si había sido perdonada, y esta era su segunda oportunidad.

-- "And what’s your name?"

-- "Touu… Alcyone Touu."

-- "It’s a pretty name Touu."

-- "Call me Alcyone… Zagato."

-- "Alright Alcyone. ^^ You know, since today, I’m always gonna like the rain."

-- "Why do you say so?"

-- "‘Cause is going to remember me of you. ^^"

-- "¿Y cómo te llamas?"

-- "Touu... Alanis Touu"

-- "Es un lindo nombre Touu"

-- "Dime Alanis... Zagato"

-- "De acuerdo Alanis. ^^ Sabes, a partir de ahora, siempre me gustará la lluvia"

-- "¿Por qué lo dices?"

-- "Por que me recordará a ti ^^"

She lowered her sight blushing, but her hand tightened her grip on Zagato’s hand just a little bit more.

Bajó la mirada sonrojada, pero su mano apretó la de Zagato un poco más fuerte.

Maybe… this new chance was both things… maybe it was her redemption, because now she was beside him and Emeraude, and now she could emend her mistakes and improve the past things.

Quizás... quizás esta nueva oportunidad era ambas cosas... quizás era su redención, por que estaba junto a él, y también junto a Esmeralda, y ahora podría rectificar sus errores, y mejorar lo que había hecho antes.

But at the same time, it was her punishment, because she would always remember her past mistakes.

Pero al mismo tiempo era su castigo, por que siempre recordaría los errores que cometió antes.

This new chance, was both.

Esta nueva oportunidad, era las dos.

Author’s note:

Konichi wa minna-san ^^

Hope you have liked this fic, since it’s a little different fic.

One that has a happy ending for Alcyone.

I really like Alcyone’s character, and I have a little of pity. She gave everything for him, her life, and her end, dead. (Yeah, I LOVE Emeraude-Zagato, but I also think that Alcyone deserved a chance)

And something else. I have always liked Zagato-Alcyone couple, but have NEVER read a fic of the two of them. (And I have read fics of the most bizarre couples EVER [Hikaru-Clef??? Ascot-Sierra??? Sakura-Kero??? You get the idea, right?]) If you don’t like Alcyone-Zagato couple, at least I hope you had like this fic.

And again, I’m not an English talker, nor writer. Usually I translate my fics from Spanish to English, so if I have any grammatical or spelling mistakes, please, let me know, and I will try to improve.

For bad words, killers, Barney’s movies, bad criticism, you can keep them. Thank you very much, but no thanks.

^^ Thank you very much for your attention.

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