Chapter 2
Mirah awoke the next morning, and walked around to see if anyone was awake. It seemed that she was the only one awake. She walked outside and decided to explore a bit. She came upon a mountain, "I think a morning hike would do me some good. Besides I don't think many people would be up this early." When she reached the mountain top she saw of what seemed to be a training area. She walked around the training area and saw little patches of water. She walked up a small slope to find a small pond. She walked up closer to it, "Could it be? It is! Lotus flowers! I didn't think they would grow here." She reached out to a purple lotus.
"So you like lotus flowers?" A voice came from behind her. "Huh?!" Mirah quickly turned around and behind her was Terra. "I'm sorry. Did I scare you again?" "No you just startled me a little. Don't worry about it… In answer to your question, yes I do like lotus flowers. They're not like most flowers just like I'm not normal." "What do you mean?" "I'm not like most people and most people don't like me for it." "Just be yourself. It doesn't matter what people think. You are you and nobody else." Mirah stood up and turned to look at him. Their eyes met and it was as if they didn't want to look away.
When Terra and Mirah noticed that they were looking at each other they turned their heads away quickly. Mirah could feel her faces turning red and she started to walk away. She felt a hand around her wrist. Mirah looked back at Terra and immediately she felt her heart begin to race. 'Why does my heart feel like it's going to jump out of my chest?' She thought to herself. "I-Is there something you need Terra?"
Terra hadn't noticed that he grabbed Mirah's wrist, "Huh?" He looked at his hand around her wrist. Terra let go of her, "I'm sorry. It's nothing." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"O-okay." Mirah turned back around and walked down the small hill. As she was about to leave, Mirah looked back at Terra who was facing the opposite direction, 'I wonder what he wanted.' She turned her head back around and left.
Once Terra couldn't hear her footsteps he put a hand on his head, "What was I doing? Why did I grab her wrist? ... And what this weird feeling I get whenever I'm around her? Am I just catching a cold or something?" Terra sighed. He looked at the lotus flower Mirah was looking at earlier. Her voice rang through his head like a bell, 'They're not like most flowers just like I'm not normal… I'm not like most people…'