Suddenly, a
low noise from below him pulled him out of his daydreams.
Leaning
farther out of the window, he tried to make out the source the noise came from,
trying to get his eyes used to the dark.
As soon as
he was finally able to see the various shapes, he could make out a small figure
sitting near the town's exit on a log.
Frowning,
he took a closer look, and, recognizing wings spread from the back, knew whom
he was watching.
Nina, the
black winged princess from Windia.
Ryu frowned
again.
But why was
she up that late? Everybody had gone to bed already and was sleeping soundly.
Determined
to find out what was on her mind, Ryu shut the window quietly and sneaked out
of the house.
Though it
was the season of summer, the night was chilly and Ryu started to shiver a bit.
Yet it could not stop him.
Silently,
he walked over to his friend and sat down next to her.
Nina did
nothing to show him she was aware of his presence. Her gaze was still directed
at the bright stars, eyeing birds who gently flew by on invisible currents.
Ryu
followed her gaze, trying to imagine what she might think.
"Life is
not fair, is it?" she asked suddenly, her voice a mere whisper in the nocturne
atmosphere.
Thrown off
guard for not having expected such a question, Ryu turned around to face her.
The Windian
had not moved. She was still staring at the starlit sky.
"I don't
think that's what it's about." He made a slight pause to consider his words.
"I think it
just depends on what you make of it."
Finally,
Nina showed a reaction: she turned over to Ryu and looked him deep into the
eyes, like she was trying to make out his soul.
"Do you
really think so? No matter what you do, fate always turns against you,
preventing happiness…"
She lowered
her gaze and stared at her hands entwined in each other.
Ryu frowned
once again and looked into her eyes, recognizing how hard she was trying not to
start crying.
"I there is
anything that troubles you, you can tell any of us." He offered and, after a
long pause he added "you can tell me."
She gazed
over at him again, just to turn away once more, trying to hide her inner
feelings.
A/n: sorry
for writing such a short chapter, but somehow I couldn't force myself to go on.
Sorry. I'll post more next time, I promise.
