~*Improviso Vir*~
Unexpected Hero
Life, Lucas thought, was like a great cliff ledge.
This idea had come from his journey with Duster, Boney, and Kumatora. They were walking over the mountains, and it dropped heavily to the left of them while a sheer wall rose to the right. Kumatora was leading the way now, carefully testing each step. Boney brought up the rear and Lucas was behind Duster, whom was after the leading Princess. The sky was so close, and the clouds so near, that the boy swore he could jump out and grab them.
He grimaced, thinking of the sunflower field, but said nothing as they crossed the treacherous mountain path.
Life was a cliff ledge, very much so indeed, due to the simple reason that many people seemed to hurl themselves off it without a second thought. They say that if everyone jumped off a bridge, would you do it? Well, with life, it seemed that not enough people jumped the bridge.
Lucas looked down at the great drop, a single pebble clattering noisily downward. Some people had lives worth jumping for. It wasn't a question whether or not you would survive the fall, but whether it was worth it to jump the cliff ledge at all. People often just peeked over the edges, but whether or not they deemed it worthy to hurl themselves from the safety-and reclusiveness-of the ledge and into the world below made all the difference.
Lucas understood that now, and as he walked, he wondered if someone had been waiting for him to jump his own cliff ledge. And failing to do so, someone had simply shoved him instead.
He felt like he was looking a great destiny in the eyes, eyes like changing rainbows, and that someone was waiting for him to fall.
Or maybe to fly.
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!This drabble is unique in the fact that the cliff ledge concept is by my friend, Tsukikitty. But it was just so awesome I had to do something on it.
In return of the shortness of this chapter, I'll upload another.