'It's such a beautiful day outside…' Thought a lonely girl.

She was leaning on the railing of her porch balcony, gazing out at the scenery before her. It was a lovely day outside, with the sky bright a blue, accompanied by a few white clouds here and there. Having the sun beat down against her skin while cool winds flew through the air made the lonely girl feel rather pleased. She smiled down at the sight of her village, hidden within the multiple trees in the surrounding forest.

The landscape of the village worked like this: the village was surrounded by hills and mountains, along with multiple trees, and a few streams. It was in the shape of a type of dome with the village right in the center. It was rather hidden, but there was still multiple ways to get in and out of the place. There was multiple paths through the mountains and hills. Even though they were rather narrowed, it was still passable. But even though her village was "hidden," it was rather popularly know by travelers. After all, her village was made for these types of things.

The village was rather small to the girl. Everyone knew everybody, even though multiple people come and go. Everyday was basically the same for the village. But, that was okay. It made sense to why it was never changing. The place was known, but not well known. New things do come to the village, but it was easy to adapt to the new changes and surprises. Travelers and Merchants visit often, which made some days busy and other days slow and boring. To her, it was average.

Releasing a sigh, she pushed herself off of the railing so she was standing upright. She turned and entered into the gigantic home that was hers. Her home was rather special to the village, being the only house that was away from the town, and on one of their many hills. Plus, if that wasn't enough to stand out between the standard wooden houses, the gigantic, dark stone mansion that the girl lived in might as well been it.

The lonely girl walked through her large house towards the lower floor so she could exit the building. Passing a few mirrors once in awhile, she couldn't help but glance at every reflection made. It was a habit she had that she didn't know why she did it. She just assumed it was a human instinct by now.

With a bit of a hop in her step, she grabbed a wooden basket off of the table before exiting the building. Once she went through the exit, she gazed up at the sky again and smiled. The cool breeze flew by again, moving her hair and dress with it, making her feel a bit of chills. With a smile on her face, she treaded down the path to her village.

The path that takes her to her town is, on average, a twenty minute walk. When she made it to her village, the smile held on her face. A few folks waved at her, and of course she waved back out of politeness. A few kids ran pass her, causing her to giggle at their loud conversation about toys. She found that today seemed to be busy with people. Whenever she accidentally bumped into someone, which happened every now and then, she immediately apologized and made sure the person was alright. This was an everyday occasion for her in all honesty.

And, just like her everyday occasion, she was stopped by a very familiar face. A small boy called her name, causing her to halt her walking and turn in that direction. She smiled when she saw him running towards her. They skidded to a stop, huffing slightly, as they gazed up at her and spoke up in a soft tone.

"Hey," the boy in blue greeted in between breaths. "I think… I think I got that invention down, finally."

The boy was four years younger than her. He wore a blue shirt that had large sleeves, accented with a dark shade of blue. His pants were beige while his shoes being his usual brown boots. He was a skinny thing, so his clothes looked like bags on his body. His hair was a messy shade of dark brown, which so happened to be the same color of his eyes. His pale skin told anybody that he doesn't spend much time outside, which was a regular thing for him. Drives his father off of the walls all the time...

"That's great!" Beamed the girl as her eyes light up. "You've been hidden away in your barracks for, what, three days now? It must've been real hard if it took you of all that long, haha!"

"Tell me about it…" Muttered the boy as he finally gained his breath.

"So, what does it do again?" Asked the girl as she gazed at the creation in his hands.

"Well, the short version of it is that it's a generator." The boy stated. The girl began walking again, causing him to follow her as he continued to talk. "It took a lot of time to make… I've been trying to work on a way that machines can function without a super big power source like the ones we use. You know, so we don't recreate the Human Nosad War, and drain the El all over again…"

"Clever as always," the girl commented and ruffled his hair, giggling when he gave her a playful glare. "So, you gonna tell me how it works?"

"Well…" He twisted a few part on the small contraption.

The two stopped and gazed down at the machinery in his hands. It began to glow a faint light as a humming noise came from it. But, sudden smoke came from the object and it began rattling. A small part of the machine flew off, flying right past them, and embedding itself right into the wall of a nearby house. The boy turned it off quickly and watched it die down. He waved the smoke away as the girl stepped back, noticing the small bit of attention it gained.

"...There's still a few kinks I need to fix." Muttered the boy in a disappointed undertone.

"Yeah," agreed the girl as she waved the smoke away from her face. "Knowing you, you can probably fix it in moments. But, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine…" The boy muttered before waving his other hand towards her face. "Gloves, see? There my dad's smithing gloves, so I'm fine."

"Of course," chuckled the girl as she patted his shoulder. "Well, good luck to your invention. It'll definitely change the world some day."

"Hnn…" The boy nodded and began tampering with his invention again while walking away.

"Oh! Jacob!" The girl called out to him before he escaped her sights. He stopped and lifted his head up towards her in confusion. "Tell your mom and dad I said hi! And to be wary about cats! We don't want another incident about that."

The boy, who was named Jacob, smiled lighted as amusement at the memory she was referring to. He waved to her before turning back around and heading through an alleyway between houses. The girl turned and continued walking. As she did so, she entered into the more bustling part of the village and made her usual rounds. Many merchants set up around that area, so she decided it was time to see what things they had.

She snatched a few pieces of food, like tomatoes, potatoes, onions and celery. Of course she paid for each item. If she didn't then the town would drive her out of there with pitchforks and torches. After her basket filled up quite a bit, she weaved her way out of the crowd and towards the more "quieter" parts of town. More of the older residence lives in that area, and maybe a family or two, but that's what makes it the girl's favorite area. She passed by a few elders and greeted them back when they acknowledged her walking by. They were the more politer part of town, if anything.

Making her way through, she spotted the familiar face of her favorite person. That person being a little old lady. She was a good foot shorter than the girl, being the age of 62, with a hump in her back slowly forming. Her dark black hair was tied into a loose bun with a few strands of gray showing. She was wearing her regular dark purple dress that practically hid her feet. The older woman was doing her usual routine of sweeping her porch of any leaves or dirt that might have gotten on it. When she lifted her head, her chestnut eyes shined as she spotted the girl walking towards her.

"I was wondering when you were going to visit," teased the woman as the girl walked through her open gate. "You're late by twenty minutes."

"Sorry, Halmoni Eleousa." The girl apologized and gave an awkward smile. She held her arms out and gave the woman and hug. "I just wanted to buy you some vegetables before I arrived." She released her and lifted the basket as evidence. "See? All your favorites. And I was also hoping you'd show me how to make that soup again…"

"Hehehe," laughed the older woman named Eleousa. She flashed the girl a sly grin and patted her head. "Alright, alright. Though, I fear you're a bit late for lunch."

"Leftovers are always an option," the girl suggestion with a light laugh.

They entered the small house the older woman owned. The house had a second floor, but it wasn't all that grande. Not that it mattered to the girl. She found it comfortable no matter what. The simple smell of vanilla always brought calmness to the girl whenever she stepped through that door. It always smelled like that thanks to the baking goods Eleousa always made. The girl went to the kitchen to place her basket on the table. She looked back to the woman and kept smiling. There was never a time the girl had where she didn't smile around the elderly woman.

She traveled to the living room and took a seat next to her. They began talking, just having a normal conversation with each other. They giggled and laughed at a few jokes they told and had their usual gossip. They always did this, everyday, on the dot. If one was late, then they would stay at least half an hour longer than usual to make up for time.

It was just an average day for the lonely girl.

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