Tender Touches

Before

A small boy with a large brown coat on walked slowly on the snow covered grass in the play ground trying urgently to follow the footsteps of his mother she had left him here in the park to get something from the car. The snow falling from the sky harder the footprints disappearing completely. The boys golden eyes filled with warm tears than streamed down his face he was alone without his mother. The tears blurring the boys vision he tripped he gave up and lied in the cold snow. The boy fell asleep in the snow the large coat warming his small body.

Morning came and there had been Two feet and six inches of snow on the ground and it was still lightly snowing the white haired child was almost buried under the snow when he had woken up outside he couldn't help but cry at the sudden realization that his mother did not come back for him last night. He was incredibly uncomfortable with the snow in his boots so his socks were getting wet and his brown coat didn't hold the same warmth anymore like when his mother had put it on him. The coat now had snow and ice in it and the fur of the hood was matted down with dirt and water. Stand up out of the snow.

The little boy only wanted to find people he didn't want to be alone in the snowy park anymore. Running towards the street he was starting to panic again no one was there the street was covered in snow and no one was walking around but then there was a siren noise. Running into the street towards the speeding police vehicle tears running down his face. The police car had stopped seeing a child in the middle of the street. The little boy ran up to the officer that got out of the car "Have you seen my mommy" the boy asks tears swelling back into his eyes the officer was taken aback this child had an usual hair color white and his eyes were golden it was peculiar but the child was in the cold without his mother. The officer didn't know what he should do if the mother was found he could arrest her but then again this child would be without his mother again. "I'll help you find your mother" the officer smiled at the boy picking him up and putting him in the back seat of the cop car then getting in himself.

Turning the heat on and pushing his foot down on the gas the officer looked into the mirror at the odd looking boy. " Kid whats your name and how old are you" the air was tense as the small boy thought about answering " My name is Nishioka Mikio but mommy called me Mi-Chan and I'm almost 7" Mikio said his eyes wandering around trying not to make contact with the officers.

The officer had taken the boy to the station walking in while holding the child's hand his coworkers were confused "Got yourself a kid today what he do steal some candy" a man with brown hair and stubble joked patting the there officers back. " No his mother is currently missing he says I found him at the old park in J town" The officer says to his coworker. "okay man just sit him over there next to the black haired kid" the other officer pointed to the empty seat next to the black haired kid and ushered Mikio over towards the chair. The black hared boy looked to be only a couple years older than himself so Mikio tried to start a conversation. " What's your name I'm Nishioka Mikio but my mommy calls me Mi-chan" Mikio asked his golden orbs staring up at the slightly taller and older boy. the boy scoffed his dark and murky blue eyes filled with amusement and he leaned over and whispered in the younger boys ear "I'm Nakamura Momiji and my dad is a yakuza boss in Z city Im just waiting for him to pick me up" Nakamura says a small grin on his face proud of his father job "Hey boys what are you over there whispering about" the officer watching them asks suspiciously Mikio answered " Momi-kun and I were talking about candy" Momiji was taken aback by the lie the younger boy had told there was no reason to lie but he still did. A limo drove up to the door the station you could see out the glass doors that someone with alot of money was coming in but before anyone could step out of the car Nakamura jumped out of his seat and ran out the door without leaving a good bye to his new friend thus ruining the slightly happy mood that Mikio had created for himself, Now all he could do was wait for his mother