Before you read the story. This is short and confusing. Unfortunately I couldn't think of anyway to end this little drabble thing effectively, so if it seems cut off please forgive it. Also, there is implied Ingus/Arc, though obviously nothing has happened between them... yet... Yes, that does mean that these little stories will eventually be offically Ingus/Arc. if you don't like it then don't read it. Also, this part is a kind of Luneth pov, kind of...
Review please, even just a one worded one, I don't mind, just please reveiw.
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"Hey Arc, whatcha thinking about?" Luneth asked, seeing the slight smile on his friends face. He grinned when Arc blinked at him and blushed slightly. Arc was always so much fun to tease; he blushed so prettily after all. "Well?" he pestered, aware that Ingus and Refia had turned to watch, he knew this would further fluster his shy friend, but he was genuinely curious as to what would make that tiny smile appear on Arc's lip's; for it was a rare sight all told.
"Uh… well… nothing really." Arc said quietly, valiantly trying to stop blushing, but having no luck.
"Come one Arc, you were smiling, so what was it?" Luneth asked. "Please, I'm curious." he knew that would make Arc tell him, his friend knew him well enough to know that when he was curious he did not let things go.
"I was… uh…" Arc blushed again. "I was just thinking that you remind me of the elements." he rushed out after a deep breath.
Luneth blinked. "Huh?"
Arc bit his lip worriedly; most likely afraid he'd said the wrong thing. "It's just… Well… you make me think of the element of fire… because you're passionate, energetic, you help people, like a fire does, you keep them safe, like a fire keeps them warm and protected. You just…" he trailed off, his blush becoming deeper. "And Refia, she's like Wind, it can be calm, soothing, healing, just like she can, but then it can also whip into a great destructive force, like Refia if she's angry enough. And Ingus, you're like water, all calm and collected, always there, until someone stir's up the water, then it can become as deadly and as ferious as the fire and the wind in battle. You're all just like the elements." Arc shrugged lightly, winching a little at his terrible explanation, it had sounded much nicer, much more poetic in his head.
"And you?" Ingus questioned.
Luneth looked back at the older boy to find him studying Arc, and he found himself wondering at that look.
"Me?" Arc sputtered for a moment, drawing Luneth's attention back to him. "Me?" he repeated, quieter. "I… I guess I would be earth. Plain, boring and brown."
Luneth scowled, he hated that Arc always put himself down, after everything, they had done so far, that he could still think like that… it was just wrong. "You are not plain, or boring, I'll give you brown, because that at least is true. You know your not. You're a warrior of Light!" Luneth said, crossing his arms and looking like his words were everything and nothing more was required.
And perhaps there really wasn't, but that hardly stopped Arc thinking that way, and Luneth knew this. But he didn't know how to make his friend see it. His brows creased as he tried to think of something, anything, that could make Arc more confident in himself. His friend had done any number of brave things, things he probably didn't even realise he'd really done.
"There is a lot more to earth than you seem to think."
Luneth blinked from his thoughts and looked at Ingus. The older boy had not moved from his spot, and was still looking at Arc with that same intensity as earlier. Luneth wasn't entirely sure he liked it. He looked back over to Arc who was looking to Ingus, confused.
"Earth is solid, dependable, and no matter what happens to it, whether it be burnt by fire, drowned by water, or whipped up by wind, it will always remain. Nothing can destroy earth. It can also be one of the most powerful of all the elements, just think of earthquakes. Earth is also the basis of the other elements. Without Earth, there would be no forests, therefore nothing to burn, thus no fire. Without Earth, the wind could not be seen, and thus its beauty could not be acknowledged. And without Earth what would be the point in water, there would be nothing to contain it and hold it, it wouldn't exist." Ingus fell silent for a moment. "I think we must conclude that yes, earth is definitely your element."
Luneth blinked at the words, and cast his gaze back to Arc, in time to see the slightly shell shocked expression before he lowered his head, blushing terribly. Luneth looked at Reifa, hoping she shared his own confusion at what had just happened, she on the other hand was looking at Ingus, a slight smirk hovering on her lips.