It was raining in the human world as the Lightening and Thunder gods danced in the heavens. The twins, Ryou and Atsushi, moved gracefully as their lithe bodies twisted to a melody that only they could hear. Ryou was a step ahead, light flashing down with a sweep of his arms. Atsushi mimicked, sound crashing down with a tilt of his head.

Nearby, Yukimura sat delicately on a bed of cornflower blossoms, silent as he watched them. He was an ever-present observer to this dance. In the past he had nearly died due to their neglect. Now he was aware that no matter how hard they danced, how quick they moved to the rythm, the twins could not rain their blessings on every spot of dry land. On every dying flower.

A small crystal bowl was next to Yukimura, filled to the brim with water. When it's calm surface rippled suddenly, dark eyes turned to gaze at it's surface, transfixed as he watched color bleed into the bowl. The image of a young man's face appeared. There was a gentle upturn of lips as Yukimura smiled, reaching out to touch the furrow on the man's brow, fingers sinking into the cool water.

Sanada. The one to whom Yukimura owed a life debt. A lifetime ago, his precious vivid memory of a human girl with gentle cool fingers. Kindness as she gave a dying cornflower water to drink when others would have trampled a life so small. Sanada turned his face as if to gaze straight at him, a frown weighing down that handsome face. Then the image slowly dissapated, color bleeding away as suddenly as it came.

Yukimura lay back, unsettling the flowers and strewing petals into the wind. Several floated back down to rest on his bare arms and face, dabs of blue on a white canvas of skin. Soon, he promised Sanada, soon I will be able to repay your kindness.

Until that time, please wait with patience.

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Kyaaa Karla wrote me a fanfic for the PoT AU idea I had. *w*!!! I think the Yukimura god picture inspired her. X3~