Prologue Part 3: Sun Set

Fujin's POV

A few weeks had passed since I first came to the orphanage. I had moved out of my old room and I was now staying with the girls in one big bedroom. I was sitting on my own bed staring out of the window, looking at the blood red sunset sink slowly into the sea. Everyone else was outside playing in the fading sunlight.

I didn't know why I was still inside. Everyone had welcomed me in the family, but something wasn't right. Not one of them had asked about my eye. Not that I wanted them to…

The deep red of the sky was unusual this evening. Every night I had watched the sun set over the horizon, and never had I seen it so dark and bright…Something maybe happening, or might happen soon…

I knew I was just over reacting, but I liked to imagine something would happen. Everything was beginning to become a little boring here. I didn't know why, but everything, everyday was always the same. There was nothing to do except to play with the others…

"What're you doing?" a voice sounded behind me. I jumped unexpected at the sudden intrusion of my room. I turned round to see Seifer staring at me.

"Nothing…What are you doing here?" He stayed silent for a while as he walked over to my side. He sat down beside me and looked at the sunset.

"Looking for you." He said unemotionally. I turned my head towards him. His combed back blonde hair seemed orange in the reflecting sunlight. He was wearing his trademark colours of white and black again, which had slight stains on them from the grass. Seifer's skin was slightly tanned from playing outside all day, whereas I was as pale as a sheet.

"Why?" I was confused at why he had come looking for me. He never seemed to pay me much attention since I came here, but now…

"You looked lonely staring out of your window all day."

To say the least I was shocked that he took such notice of me! My window didn't even look out onto the beach! He…must have been watching me all day! He spent all day watching me, away from everyone else! Why? Why did he spend such effort doing that? I didn't know what to say back to him. I felt flattered that he'd paid me any heed.

"You should come down with us more often. It's a waste for you to be here if you're not going to come down with us." He still wasn't looking at me. He kept his eyes fixed on the setting sun tat was slowly departing this side of the planet. Everything that I could see out of my window was bathed in an orange red. Even the calm ocean had a gentle reflection of orange added to it's blue green.

A long pause overcame us as we both watched the bleeding sun disappear over the horizon. At times I could feel his eyes watching me. I felt slightly frightened at the thought, but I didn't think too much of it. Neither of us spoke. Neither of us moved. We only gazed out of the window.

"You know, your eye looks like its on fire." He said smiling towards me. I looked away once I met his gaze and mumbled a thank you. "What happened? To your eye I mean…" he continued.

'This is it…' I thought, 'but, I can't remember anything that happened…'

"I don't remember." I said quietly.

He said nothing as I answered his question. I looked back at him to find he was once again looking out the window.

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Seifer's POV

She was a total mystery. I couldn't figure her out. She says so little and is so shy…She definitely is the strangest girl I've ever come across. I mean to start there's her hair and eyes…Silver and red! How weird is that? Then there's the way where she deliberately separates herself from us, and how she sits up here all alone.

Maybe she had it rough as a kid. I don't know…but that the only thing I can think of. I saw vaguely what had happened to her eye a few weeks ago, not that I could remember what I saw since then. That day was one of the strangest I've ever lived. This girl just suddenly appears out of nowhere and frightens me half to death as she faints just behind me. Then there was that thing with her eye. I mean I had to carry her all the way her while having her eye to stare at! It made me feel sick! I was worried about her, but it was so sickening to think what must have happened.

She was…pretty. Unusual, but pretty. She wasn't scary either. Most girls just freaked me out entirely. They were all far too happy and carefree. But Fujin was different. She was by far more reserved and sad than the rest.

I looked at her again. Blue suited her well. It brought out her eye a lot, or was that just the sun set? I don't know, but it was very noticeable. I smiled as I watched her innocent face gaze at the almost invisible sun. She didn't seem as though anything had tainted her spirit. I could see in her eyes that she was strong, and she had also been through a lot, but she had come out pure and unspoiled.

I could still hear my friends playing around the corner, but I knew that they would be called in soon. If I were found in here, I would never hear the end of it. I got up and felt Fujin's eyes watch me rise away from her.

"Come with me…you're…too…" I paused. I couldn't say it. "Lonely in here." I finished. I almost smacked myself for even trying to say what I wanted. I should have just stuck with 'Come with me'…

For some reason unknown to myself, I held out my hand to her. She took it gladly and smiled. I felt myself go slightly light headed for a moment. She looked even more beautiful when she smiled. 'Snap out of it you idiot!'

I led her out of her room and back outside. I loosened my grip on her hand and tried to remain unseen by the others.

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Fujin's POV

I could feel my cheeks turn a hint of red as he held my hand. Nobody had done that since I could ever remember. But a child's hand felt so different to an adult's hand. It was so much smaller and familiar to your own. Papa used to hold my hand, but that was a long time ago.

We reached a tree and he sat down against the trunk. I sat down beside him and took in the fresh sea filled air. Silence once again overcame us as we sat comfortable in each other's company. The wind was silent around us, blowing very softly against my skin. I felt around me for the passage of air, and concentrated on bringing out a little more strength in the wind. I closed my eyes and let my soul become one with the air around me. I caught the air in my fingers as if it were something visible and felt it flow gently inside me. I opened my eyes again, to find Seifer looking at me.

"What are you doing?" he asked confused. I laughed and showed him what I was doing. I reached out towards him and spread out my hand. The wind passed out of my hand as if it were invisible. I brought my hand away along with the passage of wind. I curved my hand as if a ball were clasped in my fingers, and formed a ball of visible air. The light greys swirled around in my hand, seeping back into the atmosphere. I let my concentration go on purpose and watched my zephyr burst back into the air, disappearing from sight.

I looked back at my friend to see his face totally shocked. His mouth hung open and his eyes were wide. I waved my hand in front of his face to bring him back to reality. He shook his head and blinked once or twice.

"You didn't just do that did you?" I smiled and nodded. "Wooow." He said awe struck. "How old are you?"

"Seven." I said smiling. He looked at me in disbelief.

"How'd you do that?" I was just about to answer him, but Matron called us in just as I opened my mouth. I shrugged instead because I honestly didn't know how I knew how to do that. I just could!