Jessica's Point of View
Today was the day I had been dreading the most. Even more then Xigbar's day. My day with Xaldin. Why did I ever agree to this? He'll try to put useless facts in my head. I have decided that I am never going to be a scientist like my father. But today when I saw him, I didn't see his usual thoughtful look. Instead, it was one filled with pity. I approached him until he pulled me into a hug. I suddenly realized how much I needed one. I clung to him, desprate to stay in his arms. I could feel myself falling apart. All of the strength that I had gained through the time faded away. Tears spilled out of my eyes.
"You're not alone Jessica. We all are familiar with loss, and we'll do what we can to help you." Xaldin reassured me. I finally wiped the tears from my eyes. I felt a lot better after crying.
"Is there anywhere you would like to go? I'll take you anywhere." He offered. "There is one place, but I don't think you would be willing to take me there." I sniffed. "Radiant Gardens." He sighed, knowing exactly where I was talking about. He was still really upset about it. I nodded. He stood there thinking.
"Alright. We can go to Radiant Gardens if that's what you want to do today." He agreed. "Really? You don't have to you know." I reminded him. "I know. But besides, Xemnas would kill me if I didn't obey a command from his princess." He joked. "He doesn't care about me like that anymore. He hardly ever came to see me when I had been in my room even though he almost never leaves the castle." I sighed. "Is that what you think?" He chuckled. "What do you mean?" I wondered. "He still cares about you as though you were his own. He's just been extremely busy. He thinks of you often, but he hardly ever has time to come to see you." Xaldin explained. "How do you know?" I grumbled. "Because I watch him carefully. I observe him. You can learn a lot from observation. If you don't remember anything else I taught you, remember that." Xaldin insisted. "I will." I said, managing a small smile. He smiled back at me and opened a dark corridor. We walked through. As soon as we got to Radiant Gardens, I started looking through the ruins for anything of interest. I saw something shimmering on the ground. Whatever it was, it was half burried in the ground. I picked it up and uncovered it. It was a silver necklace with a pink gem.
"What did you find?" Xaldin asked. I held up the necklace.
"It's a necklace with a pink gem." I said. He took it from me.
"The gem is called kunzite." He mentioned. "Kunzite? Do you know who might have worn it?" I asked. Though there's probably no connection to the person, Kunzite, who I knew so long ago, you can never be too sure.
"This was... the last present I gave to my wife." Xaldin sighed. "You were married?" I asked. Instead of answering my question, he opened a dark corridor.
"Come. Let's go home." He decided. I followed him through the dark corridor.
Author's Note:
Thank you Samantha for your review.