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Chapter 14: Beautiful
Alex was still holding my hand as he led me along the cliff face.
Suddenly we were surrounded by trees. The healthiest looking trees I'd seen since I had been in to the hydroponics lab. But there was something strange about the leaves.
They seemed to glow.
Alex ignored the trees for the most part and led me through them with ease. Then he stopped when we entered a wide clearing.
I heard myself gasp.
All around us little entities of a bluish light threaded their way through the trees and all around the clearing.
Alex reached out, cupped one in his hands, and brought it close for me to see.
Seeing it close up was a surprise. It looked like a little blue fairy, "What are they?" I asked.
"I call them tree spirits, they are unique to our solar system, I think that when this planet uses to support life that were trillions of them, but when the planet died so did they, it was after I created this place that they began to appear." His blue eyes were accentuated by the light of the little blue fairy, seeing this my breath caught in my throat as I stared at him.
Suddenly I was seeing him in a new light, literally, this man was a caring compassionate person. He cared for all life. Even me.
Wait. I looked him in the eye again, "You created this place? How. This had to have taken years to grow."
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you Rem, but I did grow this."
I nodded, understanding that he didn't want to talk about it, and looked around the clearing again.
I stepped out into the middle of it, let out a long sigh, and stared up at the two tiny moons. I watched him out of the corner of my eye and felt a small tinge in my chest. My throat was refusing to work right, it felt like someone was squeezing it.
Could this be what it was like to fall in love? I shook my head and stared around at the trees. No. I could possibly be falling in love. Not with him, of all people.
"This place is beautiful." I finally said to him, and looked his way.
He was staring at me and had to oddest look on his face, like he'd just seen the most amazing thing, and couldn't quite believe it.
"Not as beautiful as you." He whispered so low I could barely hear him.
I blinked, "What?"
He jerked his head back like he had just realized something, "We better get back before Abby gets worried," Before he had a chance to move, though, I grabbed his arm, "What did you just say? What did you mean?" My voice sounded desperate, even to me.
Alex looked down at the ground and seemed to consider something, then he looked up and placed both hands on my shoulders.
He looked me straight in the face, "Tell me Rem... Have you ever been in love?"
I blinked again at the unexpected question, "What do you mean?"
"Answer the question Rem."
Not wanting to look in his eyes I looked to the other side of the clearing, "No."
I caught his nod as he let go of my shoulders, "Ah, so then you don't know what it feels like."
I watched his receding back, and narrowed my eyes at it. The more and more I thought about it the more and more I was convinced that he was reading my mind.
"C'mon, Rem! We don't want Abby to worry!" He called over his shoulder.
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Chapter 14: Beautiful
Alex was still holding my hand as he led me along the cliff face.
Suddenly we were surrounded by trees. The healthiest looking trees I'd seen since I had been in to the hydroponics lab. But there was something strange about the leaves.
They seemed to glow.
Alex ignored the trees for the most part and led me through them with ease. Then he stopped when we entered a wide clearing.
I heard myself gasp.
All around us little entities of a bluish light threaded their way through the trees and all around the clearing.
Alex reached out, cupped one in his hands, and brought it close for me to see.
Seeing it close up was a surprise. It looked like a little blue fairy, "What are they?" I asked.
"I call them tree spirits, they are unique to our solar system, I think that when this planet uses to support life that were trillions of them, but when the planet died so did they, it was after I created this place that they began to appear." His blue eyes were accentuated by the light of the little blue fairy, seeing this my breath caught in my throat as I stared at him.
Suddenly I was seeing him in a new light, literally, this man was a caring compassionate person. He cared for all life. Even me.
Wait. I looked him in the eye again, "You created this place? How. This had to have taken years to grow."
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you Rem, but I did grow this."
I nodded, understanding that he didn't want to talk about it, and looked around the clearing again.
I stepped out into the middle of it, let out a long sigh, and stared up at the two tiny moons. I watched him out of the corner of my eye and felt a small tinge in my chest. My throat was refusing to work right, it felt like someone was squeezing it.
Could this be what it was like to fall in love? I shook my head and stared around at the trees. No. I could possibly be falling in love. Not with him, of all people.
"This place is beautiful." I finally said to him, and looked his way.
He was staring at me and had to oddest look on his face, like he'd just seen the most amazing thing, and couldn't quite believe it.
"Not as beautiful as you." He whispered so low I could barely hear him.
I blinked, "What?"
He jerked his head back like he had just realized something, "We better get back before Abby gets worried," Before he had a chance to move, though, I grabbed his arm, "What did you just say? What did you mean?" My voice sounded desperate, even to me.
Alex looked down at the ground and seemed to consider something, then he looked up and placed both hands on my shoulders.
He looked me straight in the face, "Tell me Rem... Have you ever been in love?"
I blinked again at the unexpected question, "What do you mean?"
"Answer the question Rem."
Not wanting to look in his eyes I looked to the other side of the clearing, "No."
I caught his nod as he let go of my shoulders, "Ah, so then you don't know what it feels like."
I watched his receding back, and narrowed my eyes at it. The more and more I thought about it the more and more I was convinced that he was reading my mind.
"C'mon, Rem! We don't want Abby to worry!" He called over his shoulder.
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