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Aplos Riverside
Moladion’s powerful, winding river...
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| Ailith
I'll stop the whole world from turning into a monster, eating us alive. |
| The bond I shared with Natu and with Eric was all I had in this life. They were my whole world and yet it was still crumbling around me. Eric had gone off with Seline, and I was so happy for him that he had found the one that made his heart whole, something I would probably never do for another. And Natu had her Sven and her rank, I had even seen her with two males, Fenrir and Sleekwing. I could see they held a special place in her heart, and whichever decision she made, if any at all, I would always be there for her. I had saved her and accepted him, I would give everything up for them, if I had anything to give.
As I bury my face into Natu, she wraps her neck around me in an embrace that is calming. "My friend, my sister," she murmurs into my fur. Her words cause my breathe to catch into my throat, because she is my sister, even if not blood related. She was the closest thing I had to family, not even those blood related to me could compare. "I would never abandon you Ailith. Not my kingdom or my heart could stop me from coming to your aid in whatever you need." there is a fire in her voice, a loyalty no one had ever, ever shown for me in my entire nine years of life. You belong with me and I with you, sister. Together we shall find your purpose. You are welcome at my side too - I will share with you the title I hold if you should wish it. I will find a way to bring back your purpose and happiness." Her finishing words cause my heart to clench so painfully in my chest. She was offering a share of her title, offering to help me find someway to put light back in the darkness inside me. The tears, they just streamed down even harder, because I didn't deserve a friend, no a sister, such as her. Yes I had saved her life, but anyone with a good enough heart would have done that, I would never allow an innocent like her to die like that. "Nobody has ever been so kind to her as Natu has. She has lived her life surrounded by others, but still completely alone. She doesn't understand where she belongs, but maybe.....maybe with help she might find it." I say, in a hushed pained voice, trying to stop myself from crying, but its hard to stop whats been held in for so long. Something feels funny inside of me, like a flame that was simply holding on started to burn more and more. I recognized the burn, something so familiar that I have not felt for some time: my soul. I look up from Natu's fur in time to see him. He moves to me slowly, head lowering, and I can see that shared pain in his blue eyes, something that breaks my heart because I made him feel this way. It is my Eric, well not mine, but the one who's soul I was responsible for and yes I had only seemed to cause him misery. Maybe it would have been for the better if fate had given him someone else, but he got me and I simply wasn't what he needed. "Ailith...please, don't cry." he whispers, his words making me want to rip my heart from my chest so I didn't have to feel the pain. "Eric" I whispered, my soul following his request and stopping the tears that flowed down my cheeks, though they still threatened to spill again any second. I gently reach out and touch my nose to his cheek, my soul craving even the smallest bit of contact from him. The touch of both combined, it is soothing. "It seems that each time they see each other, it is not under good circumstances," I whisper to him, the smallest amount of pained humor there. The last time we had been in each others presence, I had been injured after a fight in the grotto, and now he comes and happens upon me in my weakest state. "He deserves a better imprint....one who doesn't cause him such pain," I say, gently pulling my head away and letting my eyes drop to the floor, ears still pulled so tightly back. |