A Warm Feeling~ chapter 6
NiGHTS sighed and leaned against the wall. He hated confinments of any sort, even though the kind he normally tolerated was emotional. Trapping most of his feelings in because for a nightmaren, such things weren't permitted. The Ideya Palaces were a bore of a punishment. There was nothing for NiGHTS to do. So he leaned on the wall, with his arms crossed over his chest, staring at the dark oblivion that was intended to be a room around him. Well, he certainly had enough to think about. If he'd escaped from Reala on the way here, he'd look like a coward, and he wasn't a coward.
It was hard to believe that only hours before, he and Reala had actually been PLAYING with each other. Laughing, and teasing one another...mocking things they'd done before...and it had only lasted a minute. Then Wizeman's voice in Reala's mind via that damn annoying telepathy had told him to get moving. He'd remembered that he was a cold hearted nightmaren, and that he and NiGHTS rivaled, argued and fought only. Friendship was behind him. A thing of the past he apparently had no intent on retrieving.
"Ah, Reala," NiGHTS thought. "Make up your mind...just decide if you want the stupid friendship or not." He could tell that inside, Reala had a bit of a heart. It had tugged at him to say yes to NiGHTS' question, but the real answer he wanted to voice was covered by the 'NO' he'd blurted out. NiGHTS shook his head. "Let the stupid feelings out, you idiot," he muttered. He smiled to himself, thinking that Reala was probably more afraid of the feelings in his heart than he was of Wizeman. It was a little bit humorous to think of, and the more NiGHTS thought of it, the more he chuckled to himself.
And another strange thing..Wizeman always told NiGHTS to get out of his sight..."That's a little hard," NiGHTS said aloud to nothing in particular. "..Considering you watch me all the time..." He was becoming ammused with the little things he was thinking about. Remembering when he and Reala were friends did hurt a little bit, but they were fun memories. A little bit cruel, but fun. NiGHTS forgot that he was being punished after awhile. He was a little bit happier remebering some things, and thinking about little thoughts he found rather ammusing. All the same, it made him smile to himself, and that ruby on his chest glowed softly. Happiness was an irreplacable feeling. He knew he'd always been able to feel it, even when his heart was once nothing but cold thoughts and useless drive, as if it were actually frosted over in ice. He'd been sort of numb to it before; numb to feel happiness. But he could feel it now, and the memories brought happiness he'd disregarded before.
Being locked up like this wasn't so bad...He was free to think...free to feel...
NiGHTS sighed and leaned against the wall. He hated confinments of any sort, even though the kind he normally tolerated was emotional. Trapping most of his feelings in because for a nightmaren, such things weren't permitted. The Ideya Palaces were a bore of a punishment. There was nothing for NiGHTS to do. So he leaned on the wall, with his arms crossed over his chest, staring at the dark oblivion that was intended to be a room around him. Well, he certainly had enough to think about. If he'd escaped from Reala on the way here, he'd look like a coward, and he wasn't a coward.
It was hard to believe that only hours before, he and Reala had actually been PLAYING with each other. Laughing, and teasing one another...mocking things they'd done before...and it had only lasted a minute. Then Wizeman's voice in Reala's mind via that damn annoying telepathy had told him to get moving. He'd remembered that he was a cold hearted nightmaren, and that he and NiGHTS rivaled, argued and fought only. Friendship was behind him. A thing of the past he apparently had no intent on retrieving.
"Ah, Reala," NiGHTS thought. "Make up your mind...just decide if you want the stupid friendship or not." He could tell that inside, Reala had a bit of a heart. It had tugged at him to say yes to NiGHTS' question, but the real answer he wanted to voice was covered by the 'NO' he'd blurted out. NiGHTS shook his head. "Let the stupid feelings out, you idiot," he muttered. He smiled to himself, thinking that Reala was probably more afraid of the feelings in his heart than he was of Wizeman. It was a little bit humorous to think of, and the more NiGHTS thought of it, the more he chuckled to himself.
And another strange thing..Wizeman always told NiGHTS to get out of his sight..."That's a little hard," NiGHTS said aloud to nothing in particular. "..Considering you watch me all the time..." He was becoming ammused with the little things he was thinking about. Remembering when he and Reala were friends did hurt a little bit, but they were fun memories. A little bit cruel, but fun. NiGHTS forgot that he was being punished after awhile. He was a little bit happier remebering some things, and thinking about little thoughts he found rather ammusing. All the same, it made him smile to himself, and that ruby on his chest glowed softly. Happiness was an irreplacable feeling. He knew he'd always been able to feel it, even when his heart was once nothing but cold thoughts and useless drive, as if it were actually frosted over in ice. He'd been sort of numb to it before; numb to feel happiness. But he could feel it now, and the memories brought happiness he'd disregarded before.
Being locked up like this wasn't so bad...He was free to think...free to feel...