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Azure Dreams: Monsbaiyan Tales

Mia

Written by Estrelita Farr

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A black bird. Always perched on the same branch, on the same tree right outside the same window. It would always gaze inside with quiet black eyes, as though searching for something. It would stay there for a moment, another moment, then – in a burst of wind – take off to the air, its black feathers dark against the light of the blazing desert sun.

Alone. Alone in this world. Just like her, Mia thought as she watched a black feather slowly floating down.

But it was all right. She wasn't lonely. Sitting alone at the library with only silence to accompany her – that suited her just fine. No, she wasn't lonely, and she was sure that black bird wasn't either.

The library, a dim, silent place, was one of the newest buildings in Monsbaiya. When it first opened, there was a great flurry of visitors to the point there were no seats left, though eventually the numbers dwindled down to a handful per day. But Mia liked it all the more then – less people meant more peace, and she could sit at her favourite corner by the window with books without interruption.

But, every few days, that silence would shatter like glass. An adolescent boy about Mia's age would always burst through the library doors, scarlet hair gleaming in the desert sun streaming in, scarlet eyes shining like that of a child's with a new toy as he waved a book in the air.

"Dr. Hal!" he cried. "Dr. Hal!"

The library owner – the old wrinkly prune of a man – scowled as he yelled, "Koh! Be quiet! Don't you know you're supposed to whisper in a library?! Shame on you!"

Koh grinned. "But you're yelling too, Dr. Hal!"

"Oh, for the love of– see what you made me do!"

With a laugh, he slapped him on the back. "Never mind that, old man! Look, the merchant finally came with a copy of Monsters Weekly!"

The old man's eyes shone, then like two excited children they huddled together and slowly flip through the book, occasionally making others jump with loud exclamations.

Mia always frowned at Koh, from the moment he entered to the moment he left. Boys, always so loud and rowdy; why couldn't they just sit still and read, like what they were supposed to do at a library? They were mean and violent too, the way a group of them always teased her thick glasses, the way they pulled at her pigtails… why couldn't they be quiet and gentlemanly, like the storybook princes?

The noise went on and on, growing louder and louder, to the point Koh was shouting at the top of his lungs, to the point the other people would start leaving with a frown. Mia covered her ears, trying to drown out the noise with words from the book before her… until finally, she couldn't take it anymore. She rose from her chair and grabbed her books from the table, but her hand caught a tall book stack and–

Crash!

Silence. All eyes turned in her direction.

Her face burned. Readjusting her lopsided glasses on her nose, she focused her gaze on the floor and started picking up the fallen books. Her heart raced, her back burned with the stares from the other people. Oh, how she wished she could just melt right out of sight now…

"Hey, are you okay? Here, I'll help you."

The adolescent boy, Koh, with scarlet hair gleaming in the sunrays from the window, with scarlet eyes narrowed with concern. He knelt beside her, reaching out for the fallen books.

Mia gasped.

Too close. Too close.

Eyes wide, she quickly moved away from him, until there was at least five feet of space between them. Koh looked up at her, eyes equally wide.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I-I'm sorry… I hate it when a guy approaches me like that."

A pause.

"A-ah, I see, okay. No problem." With that, he got up and went away.

A pause.

Feeling other people's eyes burning into her back, Mia quickly gathered up the books, tossed them back to their rightful places, then fled from the library. Her heart raced at the thought of being so close to another boy, her hands trembling.

Nothing good ever came from being with a boy, never ever… she hoped she would never run into him again.

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-o-o-o-o-o-

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Time passed, turning into days. Mia stayed away from the library, the memory of being so close to a boy burning in her mind. At first she was fine with the silence, the stillness at home. Then she grew restless, with nothing to do but to pace her room up and down, with nothing to read but the same three books she owned as a child.

Finally, just as the silence became deafening to her ears, she made up her mind and returned to the library.

The place was quiet today – almost eerily quiet. There were even less people today than usual – Mia could see only three – and the owner had even disappeared off somewhere, perhaps to get something to eat? With slow, hesitant steps, with a wary glance around her, she wandered among the bookshelves.

SLAM!

She jumped. Her eyes shot towards the library entrance, the door still trembling from the slam, where someone was entering with loud steps. Another adolescent boy about her age, with sleek golden hair, with a gleaming suit made of silk. An air of superiority wrapped around him as he strode around the bookshelves with narrowed eyes.

"So this is a library." He sneered. "Well, it's of no use to me, with my knowledge and intelligence."

He continued to stride around, with loud footsteps, drawing frowns from other people. He sneered at the books once more, then turned towards the exit.

And slammed right into Mia.

Books flew all around her, spreading papers around. She gasped as she fell, landing painfully on her behind, and when she blinked her eyes open… all she could see was a blur of colours.

Her glasses. It fell together with the books.

"Oh, I didn't see you." The boy's voice was loud, without a hint of guilt. "You've got to make yourself more visible." A chuckle. "I'm on the side of all women worldwide, but only those who are beautiful will receive my love. Hah, now get outta my way!"

The loud footsteps sounded past her, then faded away into the distance.

Silence.

Seeing nothing but a blur of colours, Mia searched the area round her with her hands, but all she felt were dusty papers and hard book covers. Seeing nothing but a blur of colours, tears welled in her eyes. Already the heavy, suffocating feeling of helplessness filled her heart, threatening to swallow her.

Glasses. She had to have her glasses.

Then, she heard footsteps. Soft at first, then growing louder.

A pause. A few more footsteps, then another pause.

Suddenly, she felt something pushed into her hands. She gasped.

Her glasses.

She quickly put it on, allowing the blur of colours to sharpen into the view of a bookshelf before her. And the view of Koh waving a hand at her.

Her eyes widened.

Koh, sitting on the floor just five feet away in front of her. With scarlet hair gleaming in the sunrays through the windows, with scarlet eyes as warm as the grin on his face. In his hand was a sheathed sword.

Then, she realised.

He had pushed her glasses towards her… with the sheath of his sword.

"Hey there," he greeted. "What happened here?"

Instantly the memory of that blond adolescent boy rushed into her mind. Instantly her heart burned. Instantly energy rushed through her as though a valve had exploded.

"Ohmygosh!" she cried. "That guy! Who does he think he is?! Coming in here like he owns the place, and he said only beautiful women will receive his love! Ugh! I can't stand people like that!" Clenched fists. "Next time we meet, I'm going to put tacks in his shoes! Or maybe hide his shoes! Or even better, I'll call in fifty orders of deluxe sushi to be paid and delivered in his name! Or… or…"

Koh burst out laughing. Laughing and laughing, slapping his knee as though he had heard the greatest joke in the world. "That's a good one! I'd like to see you do all that to Ghosh Rhode!" And he continued laughing and laughing.

Mia stared at him. This was the first time anyone had listened to her, without giving her that strange look as though she was speaking a foreign language. He had listened to her and even responded by laughing. She wasn't dreaming… was she?

"You… don't find me boring?" Her voice was soft, hesitant.

He wiped the tears from his eyes. "How could that be boring? Heck, if you're really going to do all that, I might even join you!"

As she gazed at him, her heart rose. A light, floating feeling.

Perhaps being with a boy like Koh… wasn't so bad after all.

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-o-o-o-o-o-

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Days passed. Koh continued to visit the library every few days, loud and rowdy as usual, though ever since their brief encounter, he would always take a moment to glance in Mia's direction, grin and wave from at least five feet away from her. She would give a small smile and a hesitant wave back, but then quickly turn her gaze back to the book. For some reason, her face would always burn, her heart racing, and she would turn away as though she couldn't bear to look at him… she couldn't quite understand why.

Sometimes, Koh would even sit two tables away from her, always making sure there was five feet of space between them, and started chatting with her. He was a monster tamer, he said, every few days he would enter the Monster Tower at the edge of Monsbaiya with a tamed monster familiar.

The stories he told! Stories of battling monsters, stories of evading traps, stories of finding treasure beyond one's wildest dream… all his stories of adventure were exciting, even more exciting than those she had read from books so far. His excitement was so contagious, there were so many times she slipped and started talking, going on and on and on before she finally caught herself and held her tongue.

But Koh said, "Why the sudden stop? Go on!"

A pause. "Um… don't you find me kind of boring? I've been often told much of what I say doesn't make any sense…"

He grinned. "What, really? You didn't have the right audience, then. It's pretty interesting!"

She stared at him. He had never met someone like him before, someone who actually listened to what she said, someone who even wanted to hear more. It felt as though she was dreaming, dreaming of being in a windy flower field with a shining prince on a white horse. A shining scarlet-haired prince.

Days passed. They continued to meet every few days and exchange stories. Koh seemed to sparkle each time Mia saw him, a warm feeling spreading from within her fluttering heart. The sight often made her stop and stare, breathless and unable to speak.

"What?" Koh said. "Something on my face?"

She jumped. "N-no! It's just… um, I just can't think of anything else to talk about." Which was true – she did run out of stories to tell him.

But he just smiled. "Well, I'm not forcing you to speak. You can just talk about anything you want to."

A gasp escaped her lips. The warm feeling spread through her entire fluttering heart, soft and touching. Her eyes stung.

She had never met anyone like this before. Never. Every person she had talked to thought had always stared at her as though she was speaking a foreign language, had always given her a look of pity before turning away. That was why she was always alone, but she wasn't lonely.

As she gazed at Koh, the one person who listened to her… she wished there weren't five feet between them.

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-o-o-o-o-o-

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Days passed. Mia grew more and more restless on the days between Koh's visits, unable to focus on reading for long; even when she brought out her favourite books, her heart remained unsatisfied, her mind floating elsewhere. The same image would always appear in her mind, the image of a certain shining scarlet-haired prince.

Then, her face would burn. Her heart would race. She would bury her face in the book, trying to focus her mind on the words, waiting for the story to captivate her… but the image of the prince would always appear once again. Again and again.

Why? She couldn't understand it.

Days passed, and Koh continued to visit every few days, chattering away as he usually did. One day, as Mia sat waiting for him, he suddenly barged right into the library and cried, "Hey, Mia, the pool's finally open again!"

She jumped, looking up with wide eyes. "W-what?"

"The pool's finally open again! I've been wanting to go for so long, but everyone's suddenly busy! Why don't you come with me?"

She stopped.

The… pool? But she didn't like the place very much. She would have to take out her glasses, forcing everything to mesh together in a blur of colours, forcing the heavy feeling of helplessness into her heart. She would have to join the crowd, where there were always boys to tease her and laugh at her, girls to call her names and pull at her hair. No, there was no way she would–

"YES!" she cried, then clamped her hand over her mouth. "Y-yes," she whispered. "I'll be delighted to."

He grinned. "Great! I'll meet you at the pool entrance in twenty minutes, okay?"

And there he went, like a scarlet whirlwind.

Mia's heart raced, eyes wide. Did she… did she just agreed to go to the pool? A crowded place that was always a bad experience for her?

But she would be with Koh. That thought alone filled her racing heart with warmth, with that light, floating feeling as though she was on a cloud.

They met again later in the far northeast building, a white and brightly lit place that house the great swimming pool, blue and shining. Shining just like Koh, Mia thought. Then they parted ways into the respective changing rooms.

It took ages for Mia to change – or rather, it took ages for her to gather enough courage to step out of her changing room. What if Koh hated her plain blue swimsuit? What if he hated her look without her glasses? The list went on and on… but, eventually, she did step out.

Even without her glasses, she could feel Koh staring at her. Her face burned. "Um… how do you like my swimsuit?"

A pause. A long pause. "It's… cute."

Her face burned even more. "T-thank you."

Her heart raced, her sight a blur of colours. A light, floating feeling, as though a mere breath would blow her away. She had always hated any guy saying anything like that to her, preferring to smack him in the face with a book… but, with Koh – shining, scarlet-haired Koh – it felt completely different. A light, floating feeling.

She opened her mouth to speak, then–

"Hey, carrot-top! Who's that cute girl you're with?"

Silence.

Mia whirled around, then scowled. She could see nothing but a blur of colours, but she still recognised that voice – the voice of that other boy who made her so angry the other day. What did Koh call him? Ghosh Rhode?

"What do you want?" Koh's voice was low, annoyed.

"Well, if I don't know her, she must have just moved to this city recently," Ghosh said, then cleared his throat. "My lady, a little bit of advice – that barbarian you're with is the most hated person in Monsbaiya; hanging out with guys like that is like walking the backstreets of life. Why not come with me to discuss love?"

Mia's blurry sight turned red. Her heart burned, her blood burning, she took a step forward towards Ghosh. "Well, even if Koh is the most hated person, he is the person I like most in this world! The person I hate most in this city"–she shoved a finger at him–"is YOU!"

Gasp. "Me? The one and only Mr. Ghosh Rhode, ally of all beautiful women?" A pause, then a chuckle. "I find that hard to believe. Why, this is the first time we've ever met!"

"No, I met you at the library!"

A pause. "At the library? The only person I met there was a gloomy girl wearing glasses…"

Silence.

A strangled gasp. "It was YOU?! No! You've never told me you were so cute without your glasses! Oh no, what have I doooooone?!"

He ran away screaming. And, a moment later, a loud splash.

Silence.

Mia felt like screaming herself. This was supposed to be a wonderful moment with Koh, yet that… that idiot went and spoiled it. Her eyes stinging, her heart aching, she just wanted to crawl home and sleep.

"I'm sorry, Koh," she said. "I… I think we should come again another day."

"Sure, no problem." Koh suddenly laughed. "But man, I wish you could've seen his face! The moment he realised his mistake!"

And he continued laughing and laughing.

Even among the blur of colours, Mia could see it clearly – Koh, shining brightly. Bright and shining, obscuring everything else.

Perhaps next time, she would be the one to invite him to the pool.

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Days passed. Suddenly Time seemed to slow down, each minute crawling by so slowly that it never seemed to pass, that Mia thought Koh's visit would never come. Each time he came and sat before her, she could see nothing but him – bright and shining, obscuring everything else. But when he left, the brightness left with him… leaving her in darkness.

Darkness. Enveloping her sight, enveloping her heart.

With each passing day, the darkness grew and grew, pressing heavily on her heart. Sapping her energy, her enthusiasm. To the point she no longer looked for books at the library, preferring to sit at her corner, eyes focused through the window. Even the black bird – the one that was always on the same branch of the same tree – seemed tired, listless, staying on the branch longer than usual before taking off.

Why was she even at the library?

Days passed. The moment Mia caught sight of Koh – brightly shining Koh – suddenly the darkness disappeared away, as though it was never there. Her entire sight could only see him, bright and shining.

But the moment he waved goodbye and disappeared around the corner… the darkness returned. Larger, heavier each time. And she burst into tears.

As though she had not seen Koh at all.

Days passed, and the cycle continued. Days of darkness. An hour of light. Then tears, and days of darkness once again. Mia's eyes constantly stung in the darkness, her heart constantly ached.

Finally, one day, Mia could not handle it anymore. She could not handle the darkness anymore. She had to see him… she had to see Koh.

The moment she stepped out of the library, the afternoon desert sun blazed down onto her head, but her heart still felt cold, heavy. Dark. Feeling as though her body was weighted down with stone, she started heading in one direction.

Houses. Wooden houses. Stone houses. More houses. Then a shop. Another shop. The desert town of Monsbaiya was large, much larger than she had thought, had more people than she had thought. How many people had she passed by already? Fifty? Hundred?

Yet, there was no sign of Koh.

The blue sky turned a blazing orange, then a great blanket of darkness that rivalled that darkness in Mia's heart. No, she had to see him, she had to see Koh… but she had to give up when a chilling wind blew, when she no longer saw anyone on the streets.

She had to see him tomorrow. She had to.

Days passed. But as much as she tried, Mia could not find Koh. She constantly returned to the library in case he arrived and was waiting for her, but always, their usual corner would be empty. She combed every part of the town, but she still could not find him.

The darkness in her heart grew and grew. Cold, heavy. Draining her energy, to the point it was difficult to get up in the morning. But she had to, she had to see Koh.

Days passed… then, finally, she met him.

Koh. With scarlet hair gleaming in the sunlight streaming in through the library windows, with scarlet eyes as warm as the grin on his face. Shining brightly, obscuring everything else in sight.

Immediately the darkness in her heart disappeared. Immediately a light, floating feeling filled her, as though she was on a cloud. As though the past few days were just a bad dream.

"Hey, Mia," he greeted with a grin. "Why are you smiling so much? Did something good happen?"

She shook her head. "Oh, no, not really, just another boring week."

They spent the hour as they always did, telling each other stories and chatting about anything that came to mind. But when Koh turned to leave, Mia's eyes stung once again, the darkness creeping back into her heart.

But this time she made up her mind. Rather than to watch him leave… she would follow him.

Koh left the library, whistling to himself. Mia hid around the corner as she watched him stride down the street. Waiting and waiting, then tiptoeing to another corner. Waiting and waiting, then diving behind a fence, flattening herself against the wall, crawling underneath a cart. Waiting and moving, all the while keeping Koh within her sight, the shining aura obscuring everything else from sight.

Her heart raced, but it felt light. Floating. Without even a trace of the darkness. She continued to follow him, constantly keeping the same distance between them, until Koh entered a cute stone cottage and closed the door behind him.

Her heart leapt, filling her with a rush of energy.

She had just found Koh's home.

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Days passed, and Mia settled into a new routine. Unlike before, she would sleep better at night. Unlike before, she would find it easy to get out of bed, without that cold, heavy feeling weighing her down. Instead of trudging through breakfast, she would eat with gusto as she constantly glanced at the clock. And, as soon as she was done, she would grab her shawl and rush out the door.

Then, she would down again among the pots outside the cute stone cottage, keeping an ear out for people. Waiting and waiting, then she would slowly peek into the window.

Koh. Shining brightly even as he slept. The very sight would make her heart race, made her heart light and floating. She would continue to watch him, ducking out of sight as soon as she heard any sound. As soon as he woke up and left the house after a good breakfast, she would follow him again, allowing his shining aura to fill her sight.

Every day, she would learn something new about Koh. He had a cute female friend who woke him up almost every day with a loud cry, as though she was about kick him. He always visited the Life Enrichment Store, even though he usually bought something small like a yellow toy duck. He always visited the bar, talking at the top of his lungs with the rowdy treasure hunters, listening to the bar owner's stories. Kind. Friendly. Cheery. Those were the words Mia would describe him, though she didn't need to follow him to know that.

All day long she would follow him, hiding outside when he entered a building, stopping only when he returned home and when the night chilling wind started to blow. That was when the darkness would return to her heart… but she would will it away, with thoughts of seeing Koh the next day.

But, eventually, Koh seemed to realise. When Mia followed him around town, every so often he would stop and turn around, the scarlet eyes seemingly searching. By now she was so adept that she could hide within a blink of an eye – behind a fence, against a wall, under a cart – and he would never catch her. And there she would remain until he turned and continued on his way.

Today, the same thing happened. Midway across the street, Koh stopped and turned. Mia dived behind a cluster of pots. A moment passed. Another moment passed. Then he turned once again, and turned around the corner. She sprang to her feet, eyes focused at the corner, heart racing at the thought of losing sight of him.

And losing sight of him was what happened. As soon as she turned the corner, she could not find him. As though he had vanished into thin air. But how could he had gone so quickly–

"Mia."

Her heart stopped. Her body froze. Eyes wide, breath stuck in her throat, she slowly turned around.

Koh. Shining brightly, but his face was grim. Dark, like the darkness that was creeping back into Mia's heart.

"O-oh, hello, such a c-coincidence to meet at a place like this…"

"Why are you following me?" His voice was soft. Chilling.

Her mind scrambled for something – anything – to convince him otherwise… but as she gazed at his face – his grim face, his dark face – her courage failed.

"I…you caught me. Um… is it okay?"

"No."

The answer struck right through her heart, cold, chilling. The darkness pulsated in her heart, deep and endless. Tears welled up in her eyes.

"I… I understand…"

She turned and ran. Ran and ran. She knew she was wrong to follow him, she knew she shouldn't have… but Koh – kind, shining Koh – he would understand if she just explained to him. Shoulders heaving, she slowed to a stop and turned around, hoping that he was still there, hoping he would greet her with a smile…

But he was gone. Gone, like a fleeting dream… and the image of the shining scarlet-haired prince shattered.

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Days passed, a great blanket of darkness like a permanent night. The desert sun blazed outside, streaming in through the window, but Mia could see only darkness, the darkness that manifested in her very soul. She could only lay on her bed, unable to get up, the cold, heavy weight on her heart draining all her energy. But why would she want to go outside? She had no more reason to.

Outside her window, the black bird perched on a branch, seemingly gazing at her. She mustered a small smile. Even if she no longer had Koh – dear, shining Koh – she still had the black bird to accompany her, just as it did every day at the library.

But, as it turned out, the black bird seemed to have other plans. It stayed on the branch only for a short moment, then took to the air, the falling black feathers dark against the sky.

Mia's eyes widened. "N-no! Come back! COME BACK!"

She scrambled off the bed, scrambled to the window with one hand outstretched as though to catch the black bird… but all that fell through her fingers were two black feathers.

"Don't leave me alone… please…"

But all that answered her was silence.

She was alone. Alone in this world.

As she sank to her knees, the tears streaming down her cheeks, she realised. She finally realised.

She had always insisted she wasn't lonely. She had always insisted books were enough to occupy her, rather than to be with other people who stared at her, who teased her. But, deep in her heart… she had been lonely. Terribly lonely. Unlike the lone black bird that always took to the air with confidence, she escaped by hiding in the quiet corner of the library, escaped into the world of fiction, as loneliness slowly consumed her unaware heart.

The moment Koh came and gave her a little attention… her heart latched onto him. Hanging on for life, refusing to let go.

She knew. Following him was wrong. Eavesdropping on him was wrong. Yet she had never tried to stop herself, allowing her heart to revel in what little attention he gave her…

And now, all that was gone. She was once again alone. Alone, with a lonely heart aching for attention. And it was all no one's fault but her own.

She sobbed and sobbed, with no one to hear her, to console her.

Then, at that moment, a light. A shining aura, obscuring everything in sight, forcing the darkness to release its clenching hold on Mia's heart. As she slowly raised her tear-streaked face, she saw.

Koh. Shining Koh. Standing outside her window, with scarlet hair gleaming in the rays of the desert sun, with scarlet eyes just as warm as she remembered. Shining brightly, obscuring everything else in sight.

She blinked and rubbed her eyes, but it wasn't a dream — he was still there.

"Hey, Mia, I haven't seen you at the library for quite a while," he started as he rubbed his head. "So I came to check up on you. I knocked on the door, but I guess you didn't hear me."

"I-I guess I didn't," was all she could say.

Silence.

"Mia… why did you follow me?"

The question pierced right through Mia's heart. Tears flowed down her face once more as she turned away. "I… I'm sorry. I missed you so much that I really wanted to see you, but I guess I took it too far." She closed her eyes. "But you don't have to worry anymore… I will disappear from your sight from now on."

Silence.

Koh scratched his head. "Eh, I'm not so good with all this deep stuff. Do you really need to disappear?"

Mia whirled around, eyes wide. "D-don't you want me to? I thought… I thought you hate me."

His eyes softened. "No, it's not that. I don't like being followed, but I don't hate you either." He smiled. "I like our chats at the library, so what do you say to continuing that?"

Bright. Koh was shining bright, obscuring everything else in sight. One could almost see a silhouette of a scarlet-haired young man behind him, with a smile just as gentle as his. Mia's heart soared, a light, floating feeling. Warm, touching. But this time she knew; she wouldn't let herself fall into the same cycle of light and darkness again. No, this time she would claim control of the darkness. The darkness growled, but relented.

She gave a smile, her first smile in ages. "Yes, Koh… I'd like that."

And Koh grinned, a grin as bright as the shining aura around him.

A black bird. Always perched on the same branch, on the same tree right outside the same window. But this time, its quiet black eyes no longer gazed inside in search of something. No, this time its quiet black eyes gazed at the other black bird beside it. It gave a little croon, shuffled closer, and leaned its head on its new partner.

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End of Azure Dreams: Monsbaiyan Tales – Mia.


Author's Note:

Of the seven girls, I purposely left Mia's for last because hers was the one I scratched my head at the most, and her mind was the one I couldn't understand the most. I mean, she's the one who stalks Koh, for heaven's sake!

In my quest to understand Mia, I tried reading some "understanding a stalker's mind" kind of articles, and those are quite… disturbing. Thankfully I've never been stalked before. Eventually I gave up the "real stalker" approach, since I'm highly doubtful I can write this kind of PoV. :(

So, this one-shot was the closest I could get to a stalker's mind… but I'm not exactly a hundred percent happy with it. Still, hopefully it worked well. xP


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To Duncan0Idaho:

Great that you liked Patty's development! I had a hard time with it and keep getting stuck, so I'm just glad it's done and over with. xD

Thanks for the review!