After ten minutes of wondering where they went, Starr and Lucky walked back
into the room. Starr looked even paler then before. Lucky was almost as
pale. Her hair was now curled beside her face, and a little below her
shoulders. Wufei, sitting across the table from her, noted her new beauty
immediately. Trowa, sitting next to her, had fallen asleep while they were
gone. Quatre had gotten up to get some tea and returned carrying four
cups, almost dropping them when he saw the two girls. Heero yawned and
rested back in his chair. Misty leaned on one arm, trying to stay awake.
The next few hours passed in silence, and soon the sky became light blue and purple hues, the sun was rising. Starr had been staring at the table the entire time, and only now did she look up, the light starting to stream though the windows. Her chair toppled backward as she stared at the light, blinding to her now. She knew the legends about the light, when it touched her skin, she would burn to a crisp. The only one who stood up was Quatre, who pushed her into the empty hall, into a closed room, followed by Duo and Lucky. Tears streamed down her face when he looked at her, red tears, blood tears.
"We'll figure this out and get you back to normal, I promise." Quatre smiled sweetly at her. She hugged him tight, making him cough for air. She laughed at him and poked his nose like she had always done.
"Stay here, you'll be safe from the light." He sounded so sure of himself, but Starr picked up the quiver in his voice. He was afraid of her. Her eyes followed him to the door. She collapsed to her knees, tears streaming down her cheeks leaving a red trail behind. Duo held her up with his arms, letting her lean against him. He buried his face into her hair, Lucky could hear him whimpering quietly.
She shivered, not from cold, but from loneliness. She felt alone in the world, she needed someone to hold her as well, someone who loved her.
The next few hours passed in silence, and soon the sky became light blue and purple hues, the sun was rising. Starr had been staring at the table the entire time, and only now did she look up, the light starting to stream though the windows. Her chair toppled backward as she stared at the light, blinding to her now. She knew the legends about the light, when it touched her skin, she would burn to a crisp. The only one who stood up was Quatre, who pushed her into the empty hall, into a closed room, followed by Duo and Lucky. Tears streamed down her face when he looked at her, red tears, blood tears.
"We'll figure this out and get you back to normal, I promise." Quatre smiled sweetly at her. She hugged him tight, making him cough for air. She laughed at him and poked his nose like she had always done.
"Stay here, you'll be safe from the light." He sounded so sure of himself, but Starr picked up the quiver in his voice. He was afraid of her. Her eyes followed him to the door. She collapsed to her knees, tears streaming down her cheeks leaving a red trail behind. Duo held her up with his arms, letting her lean against him. He buried his face into her hair, Lucky could hear him whimpering quietly.
She shivered, not from cold, but from loneliness. She felt alone in the world, she needed someone to hold her as well, someone who loved her.
