It had been close to twenty years....almost twenty years since their lives were completely turned upside down--and for the worse at that.ย
Their entire village was attacked, they seemed to be the only survivors. Hanamiโs parents, their other two children, everyone had perished. Well...almost everyone.ย
Their baby boy. Their Haru, their little light. Heโd been stolen from them that night. Theyโd spent all these years trying to find him, and it had led them to Kouโs capital city, Rakushou.ย
โWeโve been all over this end of the market Hana---itโs been a long day. If anyone knows anything about Haru, they arenโt telling.โ Masaru cooed, wrapping an arm around his wife.ย โWe should rest...pick this up in the morning.โย
She sighed, resting her arm atop her husbands.ย โBut---Masaru I can /feel it/. We have to be close! We just...we have to be! Itโs been almost twenty years and he must be all grown up now....without us. We lost Yuka and Kiko....weโve just got to find Haru.ย โ
Masaru sighed softly and looked down at Hanami, brushing hair back from her face and kissing her head.ย โOkay...lets keep going. Still a couple hours of daylight. We can look closer to the palace, since we havenโt had any luck down this way, alright?โย
The woman nodded, taking her husbandโs hand. Leading the way closer to the palace end of the market, giving their sonโs description to anyone they could as they searched.ย
A teenager, with black hair and red eyes.