Brother and Sister

I stood there, leaning against the ridge of the ship. My eyes followed the gentle movements of the waves. There were many times when I would get out at twilight and gaze into the beauty of every living thing. Everything was so wonderful, as though I had just walked inside a giant painting.

I felt a soft hand on my shoulder, I was so deep inside my thoughts that it had made me jump.

"Felix..." My younger sister had said my name in a quiet whisper so that only I could hear her voice.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you...I'll just go..."

I hadn't turned around. I reached for her arm, motioning her to stay with me. She leaned on the ridge as I did, nothing came out of her. She finaly turned around to face me, there were tears falling down her face. I didn't understand, Jenna was usually strong. I had only seen her cry in my childhood. Whenever she was hurt, she wouldn't even tell me. But yet I felt responsible to calm her down. I held her close to me, I felt as though she had been keeping these tears for a long time.

"I don't want to fight him..." she said in between sobs. I knew who she was talking about. I was always a bit opposed to her relationship with him, but I could tell it was strong.

"Please...don't cry." I told her. Though only more tears slipped from her eyes.

"He's been my only hope eversince you left. I don't want to turn my flames on him." I made a hushing sound.

"You won't have to," I said.

Dusk became night but we remained on the deck for a while. Not speaking but enjoying each other's presence. When I looked back at my tear stained shirt, I knew why she was my only sister.

Miyu