Title: Four Seasons - Of Ice Cream and Sandcastle

Pairing: Aizawa/Shiraishi

Summary: In which a 8-year old Shiraishi Megumi met a fascinating boy who built an entire sandcastle on his own.

Notes: I suddenly have this plot bunny about child!AU Code Blue. I hope this would be adequate. I have never written so much for a fandom, seriously.

Summer

8-year old Shiraishi Megumi loved summer. The breeze of the summer heat, the smell of the salty ocean that tickled her nostrils, the feeling of beach sand against her skin she could particularly enjoy in the season, the overwhelming sight of beautiful fireworks displayed on the nights, the heavenly food festival (which she would usually be prohibited by her parents to even be near the vicinity of it, but once in awhile in summer she could get lucky and her mother would secretly bought her some of her favorites street-stall foods), the vacation days, of course, in which her father would very occasionally took time off from the hospital and spend some of that time with her.

This time around, her father managed to empty his schedule on a weekend so they decided on going to the nearest beach to enjoy the season. When Megumi heard all about it, she could not help but be excited and she bugged her mother to start packing right that instant, even when the trip was still 5 days away. Her mother could only looked at her daughter fondly and complied with her wishes.

The day of the trip arrived and Megumi was already up at 4 am, too excited for her own good. She helped her mother who prepared their lunch with utmost enthusiasm. Or so it looked like it when actually she just stood next to her mother and handed her what she was asked while stealing a piece of rice balls every now and then.

Not so long after they headed out to the beach. The drive was a pleasant one, as Megumi fall asleep right the moment she hit the seat and she woke up as the sun began to show. The sight through the journey was another blessing of summer for her. The light blue skyline that met the darker hues of ocean blue and the green scenery surrounding her made her heart skipped a beat.

As soon as her father finished parking the car near the beach, the eight-year old jumped out of the vehicle, and her parents could only smile amusedly as she tried to open the car's baggage animatedly.

"Megumi, slow down would you!" her mother half-shouted as she put on her hat and she showed her a radiant smile, assuring her, "It's alright mother, I'm a big girl now!" She declared proudly.

The family walked hand in hand towards the beach with Megumi's father carrying their picnic basket and mat, her mother carried her bucket of sand toys. They found a nice spot to sit in and set the picnic mat under a provided beach umbrella. The beach was still relatively peaceful as there were not yet too many people around. Megumi felt like the sound of the wave called her soul and she ran quickly towards the sea after she left her slippers under the umbrella.

The feeling of the wave hitting her bare feet was very refreshing. She would be very glad to soak herself under the water but well it was still too dangerous for her, as her father told her. Even when she's excellent in swimming, she knew better than to go to the deeper part of the sea by herself. After the first wave, her father caught up to her, he caught her hand and handed her the bucket of toys. He led her away from the immediate clash of waves to an area where she could play with the sand to her heart's content.

She started to play with the sand and she found enjoyment in burying her father's legs in it. Shiraishi Hirofumi complied, as he could never win over the look his daughter gave him. He decided it would be a nice rest to have after all the work he went through and he laid down on the sand took a deep breath and relaxed.

"Father, look! There's this small crab near your feet!" was one of the many foundings Megumi told her father. All in all, it was a very tranquilizing experience for both of them who has limited time to spend together. Such moments were as precious as a diamond in their family and they wouldn't be trifled away.

Halfway through the activity, Megumi noticed a boy nearby. He was building a sandcastle, and he did a very good job at it, even when it seemed like he was alone. Intrigued, she suddenly stopped her small hands that was cramming the sand on her father's legs to marvel at the sight. The castle was halfway built, and it looked so promising and so pretty Megumi really wanted to see it in close proximity, but she didn't have the courage as the boy was a stranger. She was properly taught not to talk to strangers, but the sandcastle….

Noticing her daughter stopped what she was doing, Hirofumi called her out, "Megumi, why did you stop?"

A little bit startled, Megumi shook her head a little bit too hard, "Ah, nothing, Father, it's just that there's someone building a sandcastle right there!" and she continued compressing the sand.

"Do you want to take a look?" he asked gently.

She hesitated and once again shook her head albeit a little slower this time, "Maybe later, when it's finished?" and she flashed one of his favorite smile.

"Alright, if you say so," and Hirofumi settled back on the sand.

Her mother brought them some drinks as she wondered where the father and daughter went. "Why are you guys spending good times without me?" she teased as she found them with Hirofumi's body was all covered with the sand except for his neck and head. They could only laugh and felt the warmth spreading all over their hearts.

"Kosaku, here, drink this," his grandmother offered him a cold orange juice to devour as it was very humid.

"Ah," he nodded, smiled faintly, and took the drink gratefully from his grandmother's hands.

"The sandcastle you're building would be a very good one, I just knew it," her grandmother said proudly, with glimmers in her eyes. She looked at the 8-year old in front of her with fondness and compassion and somehow a little sadness reflected.

Kosaku continued building the sandcastle in silence, truly immersed in what he was doing. He didn't know why but the heat of the surrounding and the sound of the ocean wave colliding with the sand and rocks kept him moving.

His sandcastle was so terrific that it attracted few onlookers as he entered the final stage of completing it. It was more appaling as people saw that a boy built it alone, they could not help but wonder about how he could manage to do it.

Megumi and her parents were on their way to their picnic umbrella when they walked past Kosaku and his unfinished sandcastle. Unknowingly, she stopped her tracks, and it was as if her feet was glued unto the sand, she wanted to observe every little detail of this magnificent sandcastle that was built by this boy whom she presumed to be the same age as her.

Noticing her trance, her father decided to let her stay longer there, "Megumi, you could stay here for a while, I'll buy you some ice cream, wait for me here, okay?" at that Megumi nodded her head vigorously and her father and mother left her there with an understanding look.

Megumi found herself getting closer towards the sandcastle and the boy, basking in the might of the breath-taking sight in front of her. "Hey, this is so awesome!" she surprised herself as she let out the compliment unexpectedly. She tried to look at the boy's expression and she was surprised that their eyes met. She heard him replying with a curt "ah," and as soon as it was said he averted his gaze and then he just continued doing what he was doing.

The sight astonished her so she didn't even realized her father had came back and she needed to be nudged slightly to be aware of her father's presence. He handed her a cone of vanilla-ice cream that looked very perfect for the weather. She took it almost immediately and she was about to lick it but a sound of something thrown near her distracted her and before she know it, a ball dazed through the wind and crushed the finished sandcastle in front of her.

Dumbstruck, it took more than a second to get the realization sink in her brain that the awesome sandcastle was destroyed and it made her heart hurt somehow, and she could only gape at the sight in front of her.

"I'm so sorry! Oh no, really, I'm sorry!" she heard a voice apologizing in a frantic way towards the boy who built the sandcastle. Apparently the one who shattered the magnificent sandcastle was a shorter boy with glasses before his eyes. The boy who built the sandcastle merely looked at him with a cold stare and his face give nothing away,he didn't give any indication if he forgave the other boy or not.

"Kazuo….oh my!" a voice of a woman startled the three of them. The woman gaped at the sight, looking at what her son did, and she felt very apologetic, albeit not knowing what to do. She could only lower her son and her head together in apology, hoping the message would came across to the boy who created the sandcastle.

Kosaku decided to just nodded at the two people in front of him who was apologizing to not cause any other disarray. After the mother and son left the scene in embarrassment, he could only look at the supposed sandcastle he built that day in agony.

The sight in front of Megumi awed her. The boy in front of her has surprisingly prominent features, add to it the glistening sweat and droplets of sand on his face, it made him more remarkable in her memory. She wanted to console him in a way or another so she did what she could only do at that moment, that is to offer her ice cream for him.

"Here, you can have this," she extended her hand to him, and he enlarged his eyes, showing signs that he was puzzled. Nonetheless he was tempted, so he accepted the ice cream even with an amount of hesitance.

"Don't be too heartbroken, alright?" Megumi gave him a small smile and she skipped towards her father, entwined his hand in her own, and walked away from Kosaku and his wrecked sandcastle.

Notes: The first chapter's finished! I hope you guys enjoyed it! So basically this fic would consist of 4 chapters and each chapter representing the meeting of kid!ShiraishixAizawa in every season. If you guys have any certain prompt or scenarios in your head please do tell me! Have a great day!