Reliving Memories

The ocean breeze felt wonderful on Ryuu's face. He cracked a small smile and gazed out at the ocean. It seemed like only yesterday he and Aya spoke here. Talking about the future. Talking about their dreams. Ryuu never opened up to someone like that before or since. But there were certain things that were expected of him. Certain things he had to sacrifice for the good of the family. That's just how things were. His smile was instantly gone. There it was again, that feeling of sadness and dread.

"Just how things are..." He mumbled to himself. Ryuu stood up, digging his toes into the sand. He looked over at his clothes, still neatly folded on a towel. He tugged at his swimwear. Still too tight... That was when he decided to do his acting exercises. "The tip of the tongue, the lips and the teeth." He said slowly. He nodded. So far so good. He began to speed up, saying the sentence over and over, cursing to himself when he slipped up, saying "and the" as if it was one word. He started over. "The tip of the tongue, the lips, and the teeth..."