Learning to fly-by Antidaeophobia
I fumbled with the key to my house, no one ever locked there houses but I did, I knew people didn t care for my inventions and experiments but thought them foolish. I merely locked my door to prevent any harm from coming to my work.
Kino was looking at the surroundings, seeming to take it all in and memorizing all the details, she caught my eyes and I blushed a little.
It s a mess right now but there will be plenty of room for you and your motorad, you can stay as long as you like.
Don t worry, I wont be staying long, just three days, I ll leave the day after tomorrow.
I smiled but secretly, just from the amount of time I d met Kino, I wish she would stay longer; 3 days didn t seem nearly enough time.
This is great!
"Thank you
We walked into the house, I flipped the switch turning the fans on and cooling the stuff house. The warm summer air outside made me wonder how Kino could keep her heavy trench coat on in such weather.
I walked over to a few switches nearby I wanted to move the statue to make room for this pulling a lever nearby making a rope pull and lift the giant sheet off of my invention.
Everything was silent for a moment and I could distinctly here the clicking of my grandfather clock nearby.
It s amazing what is it? Kino said softly staring in awe at my machine.
I haven t though of a name for it yet, but I m going to use it to fly with the birds I smiled, glad to see some sort of appreciation for my invention, even if Kino had no idea what is was, or the concept.
In the air, to fly with the birds, how does it work? Kino said somewhat breathless still amazed.
I talked for the longest time to Kino about the history of the statue, science and building of my flying machine and my dream of flying with the birds, my envy of there flight and my wish that others would understand my invention as much as me and how it could change the world.
I don t know how long I talked, but Kino smiled the whole time as I rambled on and on, unsure of whether Kino had understood a word of it. I talked for hours and by the time I came to a close, dark had fallen outside.
I m sorry, I ve been chatting your ear off, please forgive me, I just get so excited about this
Don t be, the whole concept has been fascinating. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing Kino smiled kindly at me.
I didn t know whether she was just being nice or truthful but it was nice that she humored me. It was nice to be able to finally talk to someone about my fly machine and Kino lent me a kind, and pathient ear.
I m impressed actually, that s why you wanted to move the statue, so you ll have a straight away she replied softly
I smiled broadly, happy that I had found someone who understood perfectly what I wanted to accomplish.
Tell me, have you seen anything like this anywhere else. Are there other flying machines out there? Is it even feasible?
Kino thought for a moment We have been to many places with very advanced technology but never anything like this
I frowned feeling my heart break a little, wondering if I had indeed wasted most of my life on something that was a foolish endeavor.
at least, not yet, there maybe one somewhere but I ve never seen it
I felt a little more devastated
but maybe, you ll just have to be the first person to fly in the sky Nimya
Kino smiled softly, as was her common expression, kind and serene. My heart went out to her, and even though I didn t believe in love at first sight, I knew she was something special and would never find someone like her again .
I m sorry, I don t have a bed, I usually sleep on the couch, but it s comfortable, you can have it I said and smiled tying my blonde hair back and getting a couple of blankets out of the closet.
Kino nodded pulling her trench coat off and laying it over Hermes back, the motorad was fast asleep.
I watched her out the corner of my eye as she started to remove her second, green jacket and lay it with her first coat and then removing her white shirt leaving her in a white tank top, obviously not seeming to care about undressing in front of me, although I couldn t say much about myself feeling comfortable with being undressed in front of someone.
Kino s gaze met mine and I immediately looked away, she smirked a little in a soft way.
I set her bed up for her even though she said she could do it, but I insisted, she was a guest after all. I hardly made it to my counch most of the time and I usually I preferred to sleep leaned sitting up anyway, call me weird, but I guess it comes from all those nights falling asleep at my work table. I looked over at Kino sleeping curled up sweetly and sound asleep, wrapped up like she was in a cocoon.
I smiled. I will admit I ve always found an attraction to girls, especially Kino. The marriage to my fianc was completely planned, and I could never live the life I wanted anyway, unless Kino stayed which I highly doubted. Even though I had just met her, I already knew it would be easy for myself to fall in love with her and see myself being with her. We were alike, we both wanted more out of our existance then normality. Our curiousity and sense of wonder was what fed us and kept us alive. Without it, we would die.
I d realized through the day that Kino was an amazing individual, she seemed so calm and wise, completely serene and one with her world. She smiled all the time but each one different, showing a different kind of happiness, love, acceptance, that seemed to be her policy for everything, perhaps it was impossible to anger her.
She shifted a little pulling the covers tighter to her, I unwrapped the blanket from around myself and lay it over her and got up to get another for myself, I never seem to get cold, I was use to the chilliness of the house.
I sat down in a chair nearby and looked over at her still seemingly sound asleep but suddenly her soft voice broke the silence.
Can you not sleep Nenya? she said calmly, not opening her eyes to look at me through the darkness.
I m sorry, I m anxious I replied quietly, deciding that I should cease my staring and try to sleep, even if it was feigned.
Don t worry, everything will work out, I promise. She stated matter a factly and sighed a little tiredly.
I smiled of course and shut my eyes
It was by complete chance that we came to visit your country
I poured some more tea for Kino as she took another pastry and nodded her thanks.
True true, we just dropped a stick and it pointed this way A child like voice sounded from the small moterad.
I laughed, Oh so that s how you decided where to go, I love it
Kino laughed, We ll I wouldn t say that s necessarily the procedure we use all the time per sea
A knock interrupted us followed by a stream of yelling and pounding on the door. Kino looked at me surprised, I stood an went to the door.
I m coming I m coming! I shouted in irritation that someone would interrupt me and my company in such a rude manner.
The chief, a few of his guards and my fianc stood at the door.
I m here because of this the chief handed be a small stack of papers
I have been receiving so many complaints about that contraption of yours I can no longer ignore them, we are here to dismantle that machine of yours and burn it
I wrinkled my nose in disgust knowing exactly who filed these complaints then I felt anger fill me.
BUT YOU CAN T!
I can and I will, my power is bestowed upon me by the majority, I will be back tomorrow morning
BUT WAIT YOU CAN T! I yelled desperately but they left me on my doorstep, a handful of complaint papers in my grasp. I didn t understand that, my machine hadn t even been outside yet, what was there to disturb the people.
My fianc stood nearby, his head lowered in shame as I looked at him with hurt in my eyes.
You did this
Nimya, I just want you to be a normal wife. You ve already spent the majority of your parent s inheritance on that silly machine, think about them and what they d want.
Tears started to burn my eyes but I held them back, I spent so long working on my invention I couldn t bear to have it destroyed now.
Nimya, we need to talk, may I please stay here with you? he asked
No, I have a lot to do tonight I sighed sadly, also I didn t want to have him here while Kino was too, beside I knew why he wanted to be here, he knew of my affliction as he called it, he probably thought we were doing obscene things together while working on my weird machine.
Please just let me stay the night he pleaded but I shushed him with a peck on the lips but it was stiff and cold.
Just go home, I ll talk to you later
Nimya he called but I shut the door and turned around, Kino stood there with a cup of tea watching me silently with curious brown eyes.
I m sorry, I must see about a few things I replied frowning, and still trying to hold back tears. I quickly disposed of my apron and hurried off to my work room