"Come on, Lumise!" I laughed as Glycer dragged me up the ramp to the Ferris Wheel. He smiled as he gave the tickets to the attendant, who nodded and let us on. He pulled me close to me, holding my hand as we ascended into the air. I was terrified of flying, but having him next to me made me feel-not so scared.

I noticed people gawking at us, and I wasn't surprised. They'd been doing that all day. We defied the laws of troll logic-a landweller at a carnival, a lowblood no less, sitting next to nobility on a Ferris Wheel..

But he didn't care-we didn't care. I leaned in, smiling, and kissed him.

Life was perfect.

For now.

I sighed, letting my legs dangle over my chair. Regardless to what everyone told me, being Glycer Captia was not easy.

And racing through the atmosphere wasn't easy either. Light speed was efficient, but it was kind of painful to get used to. I was used to making the adjustments, but some of my crew members, frankly, were not.

"Doing well, Captain?"

I looked down at Aves, my "first mate" and obvious flush crusher. Ugh, he acted as if it wasn't obvious how much he was in love with me. I looked down into those stupid golden eyes, shining with want for satisfaction, and nodded.

"Fine."

He looked away, and I knew what he was thinking about, even though he tried to hide it. He was always thinking about her.

"I-Is she doing alright sir? I mean, not that I care or anything, but we'vebeeninlightspeedforawhileandIjust-"

I waved my hand as a dismissive gesture-both a relief to him and an answer to his question, that he could go check, but I honestly really couldn't care less.

Couldn't I?

I closed the door behind me and turned around, finding myself face to face with my brother's disapproving stare.

"Lumise-"

"Shut up, Malhiv." I cut him off, not wanting to hear another lecture about me and Glycer. I didn't care what anyone thought, I was in love. I knew I was in love, I had just gotten offered a JOB, at a much younger age then he was when he got his first one. I was accepting it tomorrow, without telling Malhiv-he'd just stop me. I knew this was where I belonged.

But that was all so very long ago. I wish I had listened to him when I had the chance.

And now, I was hearing footsteps on the stairs. Glycer, I assumed, come down to taunt me some more. It was, of course, his ever cruel style.

But it wasn't Glycer at all.

I was relieved to see Aves. Light speed killed.

My Moirail was ever timid. I felt bad for him, auspisticing between his moirail and his flush crush must be hard. I knew his heart lay with Glycer, which was sad, because his morals were good. I could see it in his didn't need to ask a question, his eyes said it all. I had become better at reading eyes since Glycer's morals became shadowed. Me and Aves communicated mostly in silence.

He turned his back to me and walked over the panel, pretending to be busy. I almost laughed at his timid aversion.

"Why don't you just go away if you're so scared?"

The words were soft with weakness, but I knew he heard them.

"Because you're my moirail, Lumise."

"Some Moirail you are. You're not even trying."

"I am, Lumise. You know him, his heart is cold. I wish he still flushed for you."

I could tell he didn't mean that.

"Things would be so much easier."

"A pilot." I said, under my breath, looking our the window of the Ferris Wheel cart. I knew the second it took for Lumise to comprehend that would be enough to formulate how I was going to break it to her.

"What?"

"A-a pilot. I need a pilot." I wasn't phrasing that correctly at all, but Lumise was young, she was innocent, and she believed in me. I hoped my words were enough of a veil of deceit to fool her.

"I have...no idea what you're talking about."

This wasn't working. Time to sell it to her.

"Do you like being up here, Lumise? In the air? Because I love it."

"Of course I do. I love it, this is our third trip today. I told you-it feels like we're flying. I love the feeling."

She was perfect. Everything I wanted and more.

"I hoped you would answer that way. Because...I got a job as a captain, Lumise."

She jumped straight up to hug me, making the cart rock a little. Part of me wished I was still flushed for her, but business is business.

It was good so far, but things were about to get a lot harder.

"Lumise, I can't do this alone. I need a pilot. A psiioniic. Like you." If I was her, I wouldn't buy it, but she wasn't the history buff here.

"Of course." She said, without hesitation.

I couldn't believe how well that worked.