As Ashton lay in his room in L'Aqua, soft crying noises could be heard from the neighbouring room.
Ashton lay on his stomach with his two copmanions snuggled up next to each other on his back. Thanks to them, he could not sleep on his back. He stared at the wall, lost deep in thought. Still the crying noises could be head.
Ashton thought about Eleanor, the little girl he and Rena had saved in Herlie with some help from the doctor. He had a strong love for her but something else crossed the warrior's mind. Another girl, another small happy-go-lucky girl. The swordsman thought of these two who he loved most. One was on another world, God knows if she still lived. And the other, right next door.
Now the crying noises were fading and footsteps could be heard and a door being carefully shut. Ashton thought some more about the two. Finally he spoke to his dragons.
"Gyoro, Ururun, wake up," he whispered.
"Awwrk"
"Awroo"
The two reptiles whined because Ashton had woken them from their peaceful sleep.
"Come on, we have to go," Ashton whispered again, rising from his bed and reaching for his robe.
He took his robe and put it on carefully, so he didn't hurt the dragons. He didn't always show that he cared for them, but deep inside he loved them too. Now the dragons were awake, still sleepy, but awake.
Ashton headed for the door while Gyoro and Ururun wondered what had happened. Ashton head out of the building and down to the beach. He knew he would find his true love there. He had made his decision. Although he loved Eleanor, he had to choose. So he chose. He chose the one who was closest to him and who knew him best. And the one he loved most.
When he reached the shore, in a short distance he saw a little crouching figure sitting by the sea. She watched the waves and had tiny tear drops running down her face.
Ashton approached her silently, and sat next to her. She turned around and looked away again when she saw Ashton's face.
"Why are you sad?" Ashton asked, not knowing what else to say.
"Just some problems I've had latley," she replied.
"Look, I know why you're sad. And that's why I came to find you," Ashton said.
"Well, what is it? Why am I sad?" She asked, she sounded quite pissed off.
"It's that whole thing with Eleanor isn't it? But, I've made my choice," Ashton explained.
"What's your choice then?" She asked again.
"I've decidid to love you Precis. You mean the world to me. I loved Eleanor but now I know that I love you more and that we were meant to be," Ashton said taking hold of Precis' hand.
"W-what?" Precis looked at Ashton in surprise "Do you mean that?"
"Yes of cause I do," Ashton said looking back at Precis "I love you more than anything and Eleanor could never take your place now."
"I-I ... I love you too," Precis said putting on a big smile.
Ashton put his hands around Precis and held her close. She did the same and they just stayed like that.
Then Precis held Ashton at arms length and brought her face closer to his and both of them had just shared their first kiss and after that, they never let go.
Ashton lay on his stomach with his two copmanions snuggled up next to each other on his back. Thanks to them, he could not sleep on his back. He stared at the wall, lost deep in thought. Still the crying noises could be head.
Ashton thought about Eleanor, the little girl he and Rena had saved in Herlie with some help from the doctor. He had a strong love for her but something else crossed the warrior's mind. Another girl, another small happy-go-lucky girl. The swordsman thought of these two who he loved most. One was on another world, God knows if she still lived. And the other, right next door.
Now the crying noises were fading and footsteps could be heard and a door being carefully shut. Ashton thought some more about the two. Finally he spoke to his dragons.
"Gyoro, Ururun, wake up," he whispered.
"Awwrk"
"Awroo"
The two reptiles whined because Ashton had woken them from their peaceful sleep.
"Come on, we have to go," Ashton whispered again, rising from his bed and reaching for his robe.
He took his robe and put it on carefully, so he didn't hurt the dragons. He didn't always show that he cared for them, but deep inside he loved them too. Now the dragons were awake, still sleepy, but awake.
Ashton headed for the door while Gyoro and Ururun wondered what had happened. Ashton head out of the building and down to the beach. He knew he would find his true love there. He had made his decision. Although he loved Eleanor, he had to choose. So he chose. He chose the one who was closest to him and who knew him best. And the one he loved most.
When he reached the shore, in a short distance he saw a little crouching figure sitting by the sea. She watched the waves and had tiny tear drops running down her face.
Ashton approached her silently, and sat next to her. She turned around and looked away again when she saw Ashton's face.
"Why are you sad?" Ashton asked, not knowing what else to say.
"Just some problems I've had latley," she replied.
"Look, I know why you're sad. And that's why I came to find you," Ashton said.
"Well, what is it? Why am I sad?" She asked, she sounded quite pissed off.
"It's that whole thing with Eleanor isn't it? But, I've made my choice," Ashton explained.
"What's your choice then?" She asked again.
"I've decidid to love you Precis. You mean the world to me. I loved Eleanor but now I know that I love you more and that we were meant to be," Ashton said taking hold of Precis' hand.
"W-what?" Precis looked at Ashton in surprise "Do you mean that?"
"Yes of cause I do," Ashton said looking back at Precis "I love you more than anything and Eleanor could never take your place now."
"I-I ... I love you too," Precis said putting on a big smile.
Ashton put his hands around Precis and held her close. She did the same and they just stayed like that.
Then Precis held Ashton at arms length and brought her face closer to his and both of them had just shared their first kiss and after that, they never let go.