Helios reached up and touched the fingers. He smiled, and uncovered his
eyes. "Hi, Small Lady," he told her softly.
Rini giggled, and stood in front of him, swirling as a few drops hit the ground. "I love the rain," she whispered. "The only problem, is I can't get my stupid hair to go up when it does."
"I think it's pretty when it's down," the guardian replied.
"You do?" Rini asked, somewhat softly.
"I couldn't lie to you, Minx," Helios told her.
"So.should we exchange gifts?" Rini asked, gently fingering her square package.
"Sure. I want to give you yours someplace special, so lets go."
Helios had to smile. The girl he loved was sitting almost squirmish under his gaze. He remembered earlier that morning and grabbed her hand, leading her somewhere.
"Where are we going, Helios?" She asked.
He led her to a beautiful Sakura tree with blossoms so full they were pulling the branches down to the ground. He moved some of the branches and pulled her in.
"Wow," she breathed. "It's so beautiful."
"Nothing compares to your beauty, love," he told her.
Rini blushed and turned toward him. He handed her the earrings.
She opened the velvet box, and the opal's sparkled, even though there was no light.
"Oh my," she whispered.
"I know what you're thinking. Why would a friend give another one such a beautiful gift."
Rini felt her eyes fill with tears. "No. That's not what I'm thinking."
He walked up to her and looked down into her eyes. "Then what are you thinking?" he whispered.
"I'm not sure," she replied honestly. "I. I wish I could have gotten you something better, she finished.
Rini handed him her package, and he opened the paper slowly. A book was what lay beneath the paper. Helios opened the book, and an old musical's song played. Its name was "On my Own" from Les Miserables. The first lyrics "And now I'm all alone again, no where to turn no one to go to," was heard as he saw a picture of Rini sitting on her bed crying. Helios heart wrenched as the next lyrics placed with the picture of her reaching toward the globe where Pegasus was sitting talking to her. "But now the night is near, and I can make believe he's here."
The lyrics interacted with the pictures, sometime subtly, sometimes exactly like the pictures.
There were three pictures that stuck out in his mind, each with the lyrics "I love him" beside them. There was one, from the first time she met Pegasus. She was lying in her pajamas on the floor and reaching up to touch his nose. Helios's smile diminished, in the next picture, was them each wrapped in that spider web substance, being pulled away from each other, with their arms outstretched reaching for each other. A tear escaped and slided down his cheek and the next picture warmed his heart. "I love him, but only on my own." It was a picture of their first kiss inside her dream.
"How did you get these?" He asked, not trusting his voice.
"Luna P," she replied guiltily. He smiled.
She took a deep breath. "It's like the song," she told him.
He looked up from the picture book in his hands. "What is?" he asked her.
"The lyrics. That's how I feel."
He swallowed, not trusting his voice for the second time that evening.
He lay the book on the ground, and opened it, so the song would replay. He gathered her into her arms and they started dancing to the song.
Rini sang along with the song, her voice beautiful to his ears. "And now I'm all alone again, no where to turn, no one to turn to."
Helios rested his cheek against her hair, as they danced in small circles. "Without him, I feel his arms around me. And when I lose my way, I close my eyes and he has found me."
"In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight. And all I see is him and me forever and forever. And I know, it's only in my mind. That I'm talking to myself and not to him. And although I know that he is blind, still I say, there's a way for us. I love him, but when the night is over. He is gone; a river is just a river. Without him, the world around me changes, the trees are bare, and everywhere the streets are full of strangers. I love him, but every day I'm learning. All my life, I've only been pretending. Without me, this world would go on turning. The world is full of happiness that I have never known! I love him. I love him. I love you," she looked at him. "But only on my own." Helios stopped dancing and pulled away. He couldn't breathe.
"You do?"
"Yeah, I do. I know you'll never love me back, but. I just though. you should know," she whispered, a tear slipping down her cheek.
He cut her off. "I love you too."
Hope sparked in her tear full eyes. "You do?"
"I think I just asked you that," he told her, grinning. That grin took her breath away.
She ran to him, and wrapped her arm around his neck.
"My minx," he whispered. "My angel."
The end
Authors note: I suck at endings. This will probably have an epilogue. I know.. I know, you guys all hate me for taking so long to get it out. Wait. none of you will probably remember this story.... *sigh* well, I hope you review. I know there are a lot of stupid messy typos in the other chapters and I hope this one doesn't have as many. Please review!!! I know its short.. But yeah.. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Rini giggled, and stood in front of him, swirling as a few drops hit the ground. "I love the rain," she whispered. "The only problem, is I can't get my stupid hair to go up when it does."
"I think it's pretty when it's down," the guardian replied.
"You do?" Rini asked, somewhat softly.
"I couldn't lie to you, Minx," Helios told her.
"So.should we exchange gifts?" Rini asked, gently fingering her square package.
"Sure. I want to give you yours someplace special, so lets go."
Helios had to smile. The girl he loved was sitting almost squirmish under his gaze. He remembered earlier that morning and grabbed her hand, leading her somewhere.
"Where are we going, Helios?" She asked.
He led her to a beautiful Sakura tree with blossoms so full they were pulling the branches down to the ground. He moved some of the branches and pulled her in.
"Wow," she breathed. "It's so beautiful."
"Nothing compares to your beauty, love," he told her.
Rini blushed and turned toward him. He handed her the earrings.
She opened the velvet box, and the opal's sparkled, even though there was no light.
"Oh my," she whispered.
"I know what you're thinking. Why would a friend give another one such a beautiful gift."
Rini felt her eyes fill with tears. "No. That's not what I'm thinking."
He walked up to her and looked down into her eyes. "Then what are you thinking?" he whispered.
"I'm not sure," she replied honestly. "I. I wish I could have gotten you something better, she finished.
Rini handed him her package, and he opened the paper slowly. A book was what lay beneath the paper. Helios opened the book, and an old musical's song played. Its name was "On my Own" from Les Miserables. The first lyrics "And now I'm all alone again, no where to turn no one to go to," was heard as he saw a picture of Rini sitting on her bed crying. Helios heart wrenched as the next lyrics placed with the picture of her reaching toward the globe where Pegasus was sitting talking to her. "But now the night is near, and I can make believe he's here."
The lyrics interacted with the pictures, sometime subtly, sometimes exactly like the pictures.
There were three pictures that stuck out in his mind, each with the lyrics "I love him" beside them. There was one, from the first time she met Pegasus. She was lying in her pajamas on the floor and reaching up to touch his nose. Helios's smile diminished, in the next picture, was them each wrapped in that spider web substance, being pulled away from each other, with their arms outstretched reaching for each other. A tear escaped and slided down his cheek and the next picture warmed his heart. "I love him, but only on my own." It was a picture of their first kiss inside her dream.
"How did you get these?" He asked, not trusting his voice.
"Luna P," she replied guiltily. He smiled.
She took a deep breath. "It's like the song," she told him.
He looked up from the picture book in his hands. "What is?" he asked her.
"The lyrics. That's how I feel."
He swallowed, not trusting his voice for the second time that evening.
He lay the book on the ground, and opened it, so the song would replay. He gathered her into her arms and they started dancing to the song.
Rini sang along with the song, her voice beautiful to his ears. "And now I'm all alone again, no where to turn, no one to turn to."
Helios rested his cheek against her hair, as they danced in small circles. "Without him, I feel his arms around me. And when I lose my way, I close my eyes and he has found me."
"In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight. And all I see is him and me forever and forever. And I know, it's only in my mind. That I'm talking to myself and not to him. And although I know that he is blind, still I say, there's a way for us. I love him, but when the night is over. He is gone; a river is just a river. Without him, the world around me changes, the trees are bare, and everywhere the streets are full of strangers. I love him, but every day I'm learning. All my life, I've only been pretending. Without me, this world would go on turning. The world is full of happiness that I have never known! I love him. I love him. I love you," she looked at him. "But only on my own." Helios stopped dancing and pulled away. He couldn't breathe.
"You do?"
"Yeah, I do. I know you'll never love me back, but. I just though. you should know," she whispered, a tear slipping down her cheek.
He cut her off. "I love you too."
Hope sparked in her tear full eyes. "You do?"
"I think I just asked you that," he told her, grinning. That grin took her breath away.
She ran to him, and wrapped her arm around his neck.
"My minx," he whispered. "My angel."
The end
Authors note: I suck at endings. This will probably have an epilogue. I know.. I know, you guys all hate me for taking so long to get it out. Wait. none of you will probably remember this story.... *sigh* well, I hope you review. I know there are a lot of stupid messy typos in the other chapters and I hope this one doesn't have as many. Please review!!! I know its short.. But yeah.. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.