I approached Tsukasa, his face emotionless as he starred into the spring, letting the wisps of magic and moisture caress his face. I find a stone next to him and sit. I watch his expression slip into a slight sad curve of his eyebrows. I leaned in close, if he needed to say something I didn't want to miss it. "So, what did Mimiru want?" his eyes narrowed slowly as his concentrated on the water below.
"They asked me if I was a girl in the real world," I tilted my head slightly in confusion, "Why would they need to know that? What made them think that? It's none of their business." he hugged his knees and buried his head. I began to think as well. Why do they want to know that? As far as I know, Tsukasa is a boy. I wanted to ask myself, but he might shrink away from me again if I asked, so I kept my mouth shut. I'm sure Mimiru had her reasons to ask him, but its hard to tell what. I shifted myself closer to him. "I just wish they'd leave me alone." he said quietly, slightly muffled by the bottom half of his wavemaster's robe. He picked up his head for a moment and eyed me. I didn't know what to say, so I just shrugged.
"So what are you going to do now?" I asked, a bit concerned. He did not look well. His eyes looked dull and sheen-less in his trance-like gaze as his eyes shifted back to look at the small body of water. His shoulders rose and fell in a shrug, tightening his grip on his knees. "Are you going to disappear to that place you told me about?" this brought a slight smile to his face, but it slipped away and he returned to his usual self.
"Most likely…" he mumbled, seeming to daydream about it. He has described it to me briefly once, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. He told me… 'she might not like it' what ever that means… he told me of a girl who sleeps perpetually floating above a white bed, could this be the "she" he was referring to? Some how I doubt it. He also told me how the scenery changes an awful lot. Not even he knows why I guess. His eyes closed as he drew in a breath. "Silver Water… is it alright for you to be up past this hour?" he asked. I realized that night was coming on fast.
I stood. I thought about going back to the root town to save my progress, which I should have done after my encounter with Sora. I turned to Tsukasa, who remained motionless and emotionless. "Do you ever sleep?" I asked. Honestly I didn't know if he did. With a slight shrug of the shoulder he simply replied, "Somewhat. I think I go into a sleep-like state, but its different in a way… like blacking out I guess." I nodded in affirmation before I began on my way.
"see you tomorrow alright?"
"Sure." and he vanished. I turned to look over my shoulder. I stopped to think about the place he goes off to. In a way it sounds wonderful. At least he has a place to stay while he remains trapped here.
I was ready to leave the field, but before I could bring up my game menu, "BATTLE MODE ON" flashed through my screen. I turned to the monster to see a 'Thousand Trees' shifting its way toward me. Why not? I guess I can pick a few Exp points while I'm here… I took my sword out of its sheath on my back and lunged forward.
I hacked at the creature's trunk, and sliced at its branches as it crashed after me. Its large wooden eyes never looked away. I felt on top of the world, chopping away at the lower level monster. It let out a roar when I finally defeated it. It crumbled into a black and white mass upon the ground as I waited for the Exp to come, for "BATTLE MODE OFF" to flash across the screen.
Nothing happened. What was going on? I turned around in all directions to make sure no other monsters were around. Nothing. Hesitating slightly, I approached the grayscale mass, looking it over in wonder of why it didn't vanish yet…
A/N: more game reffing. hey guys, I'm glad you like this story :D it excites me that people actually like my writing 3 thank you! I'm trying to keep Silver Water from becoming a Mary-Sue, warn me if she begins to irritate you! thanks!