Scared to post this, but here we go. A short excerpt from a fic I’m working on. Poor shark boys. Who wants to draw me this? :P
Samekichi could hear Sal’s childish voice calling his name – a name he hadn’t thought of in years – as he recalled the night they both found that white stone on the beach. To this day, Samekichi could recollect the cold yet warm air of that night as the salty spray of the beach blew on the two brothers on the beach. They had crouched around that stone, admiring its glow. It shined as bright as the moon.
“Do you think it came from there, Shiro?” Samekichi asked, pointing upwards towards the moon that hung over the dark blue ocean waves of the night.
Sal laughed, his eyes shining bright as he gazed up at the moon. “No, that’d be silly.” He then turned his gaze to his brother’s, seeing a bit of disappointment on Samekichi’s face. “But who knows? Stranger things have happened. Maybe this really is a moon rock.”
Samekichi beamed at his older brother, hearing those words of confirmation. “So it really did come from the moon! I knew that’s why it’s so shiny!”
Sal laughed as he sat back in the sand, happy to be off his feet from crouching next to that stone. The sand was still slightly warm from that day’s sunshine. He positioned himself to lie back against the sand, perpendicular to the stone. He put his hands behind his head to relax as he gazed up at the starlit sky. Samekichi found himself following his brother’s suit. The two gazed up at the bright night sky, silently listening to the wind and waves, the breeze ruffling their matching robes.
It stayed like this for minutes on end, though Samekichi lost track of time staring up at the vast night sky. Sal’s voice brought him back to reality.
Samekichi rolled over to his side to see Sal had turned to face him, too. The shining of that white stone in between them illuminated Sal’s face and blue eyes. Samekichi could see he had something on his mind from just the way Sal stared at him.
“Hmm? What’s wrong, Shironami? Are you not feeling well?” Samekichi reached out his small hand to Sal, who clasped it back with ease.
“Mmm mmm” Sal denied, shaking his head back and forth a bit, his cheek rubbing against the sand. “No, it’s nothing like that.” Sal paused a moment as he gazed down at the sand, then back at the stone, then back into Samekichi’s blue-gray eyes. “I was just wondering….If something so beautiful like this exists, do you think it could cheer mother up?”