05/05/2002, Sunday, Afternoon, Cephiro

Umi-san was awfully quiet since this morning. Usually, she should be gossiping with Caldina-san or making shopping plans with Presea-san at the breakfast table. But she didn't say a word. Even when Ascot-san ask her if she is okay, she only smile and nodded, and no words come out.

After breakfast, we all shattered to do our own things. I saw Umi-san went to the direction of a certain someone's room. And Hikaru-san was with Lantis-san as usual. I went to the garden again with Ferio. Somehow, it become our special meeting place. I wonder why?

We sat under the tree and talked about stuff like usual. He seemed like he's hurt when I told him our coming exam and we can't come to Cephiro as frequent as before. Also we talked about Umi-san strange behavior. Ferio was quite worried about her too, despite he's quite afraid of her words.

Then some sound from the tree above, which had startled me greatly. Then I saw some birds flying out from several trees and flying around us. I'm surprised that these birds were not afraid of people. I reached out my hand, trying to get one of them to land on my fingers. But it's like they didn't trust me--girl from the other world-- even they were still flying around us.

Then I felt someone was pulling me from behind. And the only one who was behind was Ferio. Now, like yesterday, I was sitting on his lap again. I tensed a bit, then I heard him said, "here, let me help a bit." I saw him raised his hand as well. The birds seemed to like him a lot. I think it was because he spent a lot of time in the forest and hiding in the trees. A little yellow bird was flying closer and closer. He moved his hand a bit closer to mine. Then it finally landed on my fingers. I smiled and leaned back, enjoying the sensation of his warmth, also his arm now wrapped around my waist. I let go of the bird a moment later, and let my mind concentrate on my prince again.

Suddenly, some lyrics appeared in my mind...

Moshimo kiseki wo Hitotsu okoseru to yuu nara
Kono isshun wo E no naka ni tojikome
Kawaru jidai no Sawagashisa nante shirazu ni
Tada anata dake Mitsumetai		 If one miracle can be made to happen
To lock this instant in a picture
Without knowing any of the troubles of the changing times
I want to be gazing only at you

...which fitted my feelings at that moment very well.