The setting sun cast a scarlet light over the fairy council, tinting the many windows with the same shade and illuminating everything in the passionate colour.
Just outside, along a broken up path above a reflective sea of reds and pinks, a small figure sat. Limbless, blonde haired and patient, the creature gazed up at the beautiful building that was the council.
The wind around him was blowing lightly, as if gently encouraging him to come closer, and even though he was dying to inside, he knew that he couldn't go through with his plans.
Valentines day, a festival of lovers old and new, had fallen gracefully across the valley and he had been quick to put his plan into action. The flowers picked from the top of the musical mountain swayed lightly in the breeze as if they too were egging him on and somehow he found himself rising to his feet.
He sighed and looked at the pretty silver flowers in his hand, twinkling with crimson light. They seemed small and frail but yet so hopeful. Was it like the feelings that were burning in his chest even now?
"Ray?"
The sound of this familiar nickname made him jump and he spun around to face the speaker. Slightly taller than him, curvatious and smiling stood Ly the fairy. Even her green eyes seemed to be smiling at him,
"What are you doing out here all by yourself?" she asked, pushing back the long purple hair that teased at her face in the wind.
"N-nothing," he said looking away, hiding the flowers shyly and drawing circles with his feet in the dancing grass.
She peered around him, the star patterns on her outfit catching the red light and shining it on his face, though the cheeks there were already starting to pink,
"Come on Ray, what are you hiding?"
Smiling playfully, she began to slowly walk around him, his footwork matching hers so they were walking around in small circles.
Now blushing profusely, Rayman closed his eyes,
"I'm sorry…I've gotta go!"
Turning away from her briefly he sped off away from the council, the wind tugging at him urgently, telling him to go back.
Standing alone Ly sighed sadly,
"Ray…"
And around her the wind seemed to calm.