Disclaimer: I don't own ATLA
BUTTERFLY
A young boy of 17 sat crossed-legged on top of a hill, with a girl in front of him, of the same age.
The girl felt that everything around her had come alive. It was the first time she truly felt a place. She felt the vibrations of the ground, as the grass swayed to the wind, its thin stems still firmly rooted. She also felt the sun's heat on top of her head, indicating it was noon. All elements of the place blended in perfect harmony; it began that the hill was the center of her universe. It calmed her. She was at peace.
The girl closed her eyes, and breathed in the freshness of the countryside, her bangs playfully dancing with the flowing air.
"Give me you hand" The girl did as she was told, and frowned, a little afraid of what was going to happen.
The boy took out something from his back, and had his hands in a loose ball, he then opened it revealing a small butterfly. It was a tiny thing, a yellow-winged one, with an orange interior.
"Here…easy now…" The boy carefully placed his hand beside hers, and allowed the creature to walk up to her.
"What is it?" The girl asked.
"It's a butterfly" The boy smiled at her, and held her hands as the tiny thing walked around her palms.
"Hey! It tickles!" she said playfully. The tiny creature began to circle on her palm.
"Its a butterfly"
"You know I can't see it." The girl said irritated.
"I know. But I also know you can feel it."
Hearing this, the girl quickly looked to where the boy was and smiled softly.
The butterfly quickly felt the girl's hands and flew with the wind.
"Hey…" The boy laughed and looked up the sky, the butterfly's home. "It went away…"
He then felt a hand on his knee and looked at the girl. She had one hand on her heart.
"It never left."
StitchED016: I kept listening to "Life is like a Boat"-BLEACH closing theme. I had it on playback! Those two seem a little OOC to me, but I thought they would be (a little bit...wink)mature and intimate by age 17, Oh well...by the way, the butterfly is just a Metaphore-like insect.
