Lunarian - Time to further along our little journey into the future of Hiro and Ruby's lives. Please read and review!

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--Eternal Blue Memories--

-Chapter Two-

Present Day

Back on the green earthen land of Lunar, the people of the world live thier lives and toil away as they always have. Here on Lunar the people continue away with no knowledge of how close they came to utter destruction, and unaware of two of thier saviors going away to the Blue Star. All unaware, that is, except for a select few, those in the know. Among those who knew Hiro and Lucia and miss them now that they are gone are all the close friends they made during thier travels. Perhaps none, however, miss Hiro as much as a patricular one.

She has lived her life always with Hiro, always spending time together and exploring. They were the closest of friends and got along spectacularly. She had always felt that she would be with him always, and there had never been any evidence to dispute that belief. That is, untill two months ago, when everything changed and Hiro left with Lucia to the Blue Star, leaving her behind. Her Hiro had left her, Ruby, behind.

It is the early hours of the morning when you can see the rising sun casting it's first rays of light on the slumbering land, and Ruby is lying down on the grass stretching luxuriously basking in the warm golden glow being bestowed upon all. At the top of Taben's Peak overlooking the port town of Meribia is where Ruby lay contemplating things. The now matured RedDragon was still in her original form of a flying pink cat-like creature, feeling most comfortable in her birth form, especially the best form to sunbathe in.

Now that she was a mature dragon she had found out, much to her surprise, that she could take on the form of a human as well, just like Nall.

[Flashback]

A few days have passed since Hiro left her behind to go on to follow Lucia into the stars. For the first day she had been an absolute wreck when the full impact of the situation hit her. Hiro was gone, just like that. With no where to go she took up Nall's offer of staying with him as long as wanted at Taben's Peak with the Dragon Kids. For the first day Ruby just flew off to be alone hiding from everyone else as she cried her heart out. A few times Nall would try to cheer her up but she was unconsolable.

"H- Hiro why did you have to gooo?" She would whimper piteously in her solitude. When her tears were dry and no more would come she would fall into a restless sleep with tracts of tears down her eyes.

Luckily for her sanity and well-being her depression began to lift after a couple of days. She started to feel more like her old self, and Nall finally offered something of great interest to her.

Ruby was flying around with Nall in thier full dragon forms, playing a game of chase. Soaring over the mountains and oceans, and sweeping through the low grassy plains. Finding a secluded spot in a forest Nall glided his great white body down to a rock and morphed into his human form. Ruby followed him and morphed into her smaller self, sitting on the same rock next to him.

"H'ah you'll never be able to catch up to me Ruby, I have too much experience," boasted the ancient dragon boy, running a hand through his white and brown striped hair.

Sourly reflecting that it was a bit of a stretch to challenge Nall and expect to win, with his years on years of experience, Ruby bit out, "Ah shut up, bighead." Gaining a glint of amusement she further said, "Little wonder, with how old you are, ya fuddy duddy." Flapping her wings in his face as she got in the air.

Nall being who he was, has kept his personality from when he journeyed with Alex those oh so many years ago. Even though he has been living for many many years and should for all intents and purposes be a wise old man, he remains ever the teenager who can exude his maturity when truly a crucial moment arises. This, is not such a time.

Quickly getting angry he started swiping at Ruby as she flew around his head. "You little bugger! [swipe] Come here you. [swipex30]."

Exhausted for the moment they both lay back and calm down. As Ruby's thoughts turned once more toward Hiro and what will happen now, Nall's thoughts were actually benevolent mostly.

She still greatly misses Hiro, anyone can see it. He left her so suddenly it's not too strange that she is taking it so hard. Alex was my best friend ever, but I still had many years with him even after I matured. It must be worse for her, no extra time and she has feelings for him too. I know she is hurting... she needs something to distract her thoughts, thought Nall to himself.

Ruby was trying to think of something to do now. What can I do? I more or less live in Taben Peak now with the Dragon Kids, but what is there that I can do. I'm no longer a little child, but on the otherhand I don't want to act like an adult all the time. I couldn't possibly act as a surrogate mother to the orphans like they viewed Lucia as. Just playing kids games all the time will get old... I need to stay adventurous, but now I don't have Hiro to go with. Maybe someone else from the gang will want to...

I wanted to put this off longer, but I think she needs a new perspective to view things in. She's lucky, shes got me to help her and show the ropes of being a dragon, I had to learn as I went... took forever. Thought Nall as he worked through an internal struggle. Originally he had hoped Ruby would be busy enough on her own for a long time yet, maybe even living out her days with Hiro's family. Now though with Hiro gone and Ruby becoming depressed... it seemed that it was time to teach her how to morph into human form. Maybe I can make her get over Hiro then... and now that he has left to live on the Blue Star I don't have to worry about Ruby and Hiro being together if I teach her morphing skills.

"Hey Ruby, you are still upset that Hiro left aren't you?" Asked Nall nonchalantly as he lead in to the topic he wanted.

"Of course I am you idiot, now I'm stuck here with you." She argued half-heartedly, more in joking then animosity. What kind of a stupid question is that, really. That kid is so dumb he probably heard christmas is around the corner and went looking for it.

Restraining his impulse to insult her right back and enter into no doubt one hell of a name-calling contest, the White Dragon in teenage form said, "Hey now I didn't mean it like that. What I mean is that you need something to take off your mind from him." I'll be that something, heh heh.

"And, what precisely would you suggest?," Ruby hissed to Nall with narrowing slits. Clearly telling him that this conversation was beginning to be on thin ice, and if he wasn't careful he would have a date with a couple of gallons of bacatine. If Nall dares to try and flirt with me again... I swear, I will put him into intensive care for a year. I will scratch his face so bad a pin cushion will have fewer rips, she thought dangerously.

Having enough sense to notice the warning signs screaming DANGER!, Nall didn't tease the voracious female anymore, he much rather prefered keeping his face in one piece. "Whoa, nothing like that. How would you like to learn how to assume a human form,?" he asked before you got any angrier. Ruby is such a firebrand, she'll bring some real life to the Dragon Kids once she gets over Hiro and moves on, thought Nall in admiration.

"Really, you'll show me how?" Ruby asked eagerly, and smiling a very cute smile up at her fellow dragon involuntarily. If I can take on a human form then I can train and learn to fight myself and explore on my own! Or, maybe I can find another group to join up with someday. Ooh I can even play with the rest of the kids as one of them. With so many thoughts chasing around themselves within her head Ruby had, for the moment, found something else to concentrate on and heal the hurt. Still deep down however she had a secret selfish wish, that someday Hiro would come back or she could go to him... and then...

Nall's plan to offer to teach Ruby a new skill that would open up many others in turn did indeed serve one of his goals. It helped her to overcome her depression and try to see things in a psitive light again. Truly, she was very excited to take on human form, just not all for the reasons the White Dragon had hoped. He had no way of knowing that it would cement the hope in her head of a real future for her and Hiro, he underestimated her devotion to the scarred hero. This decision would one day come back to bite him in the ass, but he had no idea it would.

End....so far.

Reviews

Luna Chic779: Thanks again for reviewing. Next chapter here and at least 1 more are dealing with Ruby's side of things now. Please tell me what you think.

JoJo10: Thank you, here's that update.

GeneralDragon: I see where you are coming from seeing Hiro's anger coming on too fast... I just picked 2 months as the set mark and determined increments between. All I can say is I am having Hiro having been on like a constant high during all that adventure, made everything seem better then was, such as Lucia, and now its wearing off and he feels cheated of what he had hoped might have been. It was the best I could come up with to set up for Hiro/Ruby later.
I apoligize if I seem to be giving Lucia the short stick, but well someone has to be cast as the 'villian'. Villian in the sense that what they want is not what hero wants. I'm also making emphasizing Lucia's more unsavory traits, such as not really understanding others and obsessed devotion to the Blue Star. It's not that I dont like her too, just hafta do it this way. Thank you for reviewing.

Story Weaver1: Thnx for the review.

BlackLiGurl: Thank you. I find I have to be original since I'm determined to have the first Hiro/Ruby story. Yeah Nall's gonna be alone... and maybe a lil ansgt for him, not sure. but, maybe he'll get someone... maybe Lucia LoL :P. Thanks for the support, I'll try to keep it coming good. If you feel something is lacking from making this 'good' please feel free to give criticism. :)