The rain was quite unexpected.

It seemed like heaven itself was crying, damning all of us soldiers that were following orders that were never supposed to have been uttered. Tâi Vinh Village was destroyed. And amid it all, I saw her. Quiet – not a single tear on her eyes – and staring right at me. Beside her, an old woman and a little boy cried for a bloodied dead man, but she just stared with her dark, dark eyes.

The sad thing about war is that it changes people. A man who was considered very brave on his homeland may be rendered a coward on the battlefield, while someone who was thought of as cheater turns himself into a great soldier. And while war changes all of the people who participate in it, I can’t really see how exactly it changed me.

But maybe that is because I’m always so worried looking out for Kai.

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This story joined Preordained Writing Contest and won FIRST PLACE. This contest was a real challenge for me, so I'm really glad about how the story turned out. I decided to do something very different and tried to write a war story - Hopefully it will be worthwhile. 

The prompts asked will be shown at the end of the fic so it doesn't ruin the plot.

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As always thanks to my dear friend callmephantom who did this wonderful poster and is the beta for this fic. She was the one who had to listen to all my ideas and she helped me a lot with the main ones for the plot. This story exists pretty much because of her.

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War is a very difficult subject to write, but please bear in mind that I meant no disrespect to anyone. I did my best to make my characters believable and I hope to have succeeded. Please forgive any mistakes or offense this fic may cause.

All my reserch material for this fic will be listed at the end of the oneshot if you get curious to know more about how South Korea participated in the Vietnam War.

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Finally, the title of this fic comes from the book "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. The plot, however, is completly mine.