(Nathan)
I headed back, a lump in my throat. I neared the hangar and saw Nakuru at the large metal doors, almost glowing in the nightfall. She disappeared inside and I followed. After stumbling from the cockpit, she stood before me, head down, her hair floating over her shoulders and face, creating a kind of veil of silky strands of moonlight. Her hands drifted up weakly and she hugged me, nuzzling her head against the middle of my chest while on tiptoe. I hugged her back feebly, resting my cheek on the top of her head.
~* Come, Rhiannon whishes to see you…*~ She told me in a soft, whispery voice only I could hear, that almost tickled.
I trudged lifelessly after her, my hand held tightly within hers. The door drifted open with a wave of Nakuru's free hand. Rhiannon looked to me, and I turned my head so my eyes rested on Samantha, who waved.
Who waved ?
My head shot up and Sam smiled weakly.
"Chill out, you look like you've seen a ghost." She said softly.
(third person)
Nate slumped, giving a relieved sigh. "Rhiannon…how did you…?" He asked as she smiled meagerly.
"I didn't do it alone, that's for sure." His icy-blue eyes drifted to the ashen haired beauty who stood by the window, staring out at the stars.
"Nakuru? Did you…?"
She looked to him then turned back, blushing slightly. "I….ah…well…a-a little." She fumbled shyly, looking down at her bare feet,
He stepped to her and gave her hand a squeeze. "Thank you, both of you…"
((Naomi Hunter note: I want to say something about Nakuru and her character, give a little bio almost. She's very quiet and shy. She'd rather talk to animals/elements than people and when she does, she likes to use thought channels (~* *~'s) it's a comfort thing for her. Looks: She's very petite, Elfin almost. She's got white hair with lavender highlights (natural for complimenting the tone), she's also got white skin. Now I don't mean Caucasian as opposed to African American, I mean white as in albino, almost. Her eyes are pure crimson red with no pupils. Tend to be large, giving her a timid look. ^^; Now, I could have and probably should have written the last bit in first person but I didn't, oh well. Nakuru is someone who talks to herself a lot, too. So / italics / means thought, Okey? Oh! And Nakuru Aimee Luna Saixare (Korin to be added) is just her full name. ^^ Oh and in case you're wondering, she hates wearing shoes and socks, so she's generally always barefoot.))
Nakuru Aimee Luna Saixare sat out in the field of wildflowers all by herself, save for the whispers of the wind and the humming of the insects and the soft, sleepily lullabies of the flowers, so in essence, she wasn't really alone. She picked only a few and twisted them into wreathes and garlands, twining them around her ankles and wrists. She uprooted a few lilies of the valley and took in their sweet scent. With the sounds of soft tinkling she looked up to see a pretty pale purple faery hovering overhead, no bigger than her index finger. She smiled and plucked off a single bell shaped bud and offered it to her. She listened to the soft chatterings in her bell-like language as she smiled. /They sound like little chimes here too!/ The flower faery fluttered gratefully and accepted her boon and flew off into the nearby tree.
She sighed happily and picked more flowers and began weaving them into more chains. She almost jumped out of her skin at the sound of a soft human voice.
"May I join you?" She blinked a few times and calmed down. Towering, almost, over her, Nathan stood, smiling gently. "I'm sorry did I startle you?"
"J-just a little…" she admitted, gesturing for him to sit. She drew her knees up to her chest, pulling the eyelet-lace lined hem of the dress over them. Nakuru continued plaiting the blooms. /Why is he out here? I mean … he hasn't left Samantha's side since she recovered, why would he come here?/
He smiled shyly and tugged at the blades of grass. "I wanted to thank you for helping Rhiannon heal Sam."
"I…I told you it was nothing." She felt her cheeks growing warm.
"Still, I give you my utmost appreciation. " He smiled again. The ashen haired girl managed a crooked smile back and timidly dug her toes into the dirt.
"So….o" He stretched out the words and unfolded his long legs. "What have you been doing out here? I guess I haven't been paying much attention, right?"
She shrugged slightly, "Nothing much, I suppose, or nothing important."
"Really?"
"There was a faery before!" She divulged merrily, then blushed and went quiet again.
"A faery?" He queried as she smiled.
"Uh huh."
"I think you've been out in the sun too long."
She pouted slightly. "No, you have to believe in them."
He grinned. "Okay, so I now believe in faeries, show me."
"Well, she's gone now." She laughed as he joined in.
Nathan took a deep breath of the fragrant air. "Shall we go inside and get something to eat, it's way past lunchtime."
"O-okay." she said apprehensively, as Nathan stood up. She got to her feet shakily and clumsily stumbled forward into the tall brunette's arms. "S-sorry!" she said quickly turning bright red. His hands rested lightly on her arms.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah…" She smiled, absolutely mortified.
He grinned. "I think I was right, you have been out in the sun too long. Look, you're sunburned." She looked to her shoulders which were bright pink. "The sun here on Zi is a lot stronger than back home…" they both fell silent at the mention of their homeland.
"I'm sorry…" She said again as he shook his head.
"Stop apologizing, it's all right." Nathan told her as she nodded.
"Sor--I mean, okay."
They walked back in, hand in hand, Nakuru blushing bright red. Dawson and Brontie bounded up to greet them, jumping up to get their heads scratched. She grinned at the sight of the dogs and patted, scratched and belly rubbed to their hearts content, Nathan laughing softly as he watched.
"All right, you two, you've had enough. C'mon Kuru, I'm hungry." He said walking a few feet.
"Coming." she caught up the few steps and he smiled, draping an arm over her shoulder.
[end? To Be continued? To be made into a sequel?]
Hola, Naomi Hunter, here! This ficcie is comin to a close. Aki and I are in negotiation of a sequel but who knows. Only one more chap left. Sorry about the delay. School's been a PITA
*hugs for all*
~Naomi Hunter
