Epilogue
[You Take My Breath Away, by Sarah Brightman]
We saw the holy men come in from Sanchi
We touched their souls and heard the martyrs crying
Along the fields of red we took the strange brew
The windless sky diwali moon were calling to me
The deeper I go, the higher I fly with you
You take my breath away
The sky was a rich, blue-violet color and the last traces of stars in the night's sky were smeared like dull, blemished pearls. The color reflected and blended in Rikku's green eyes and Auron could almost see a new poem, a new love saying, or a new song, being written in them. As the Celsius rolled into motion, they watched as streaks of peach, then nectarine orange colors shone through clouds that were by this time the color of bruises and veins. It felt like it was not silent up in the morning sky, but that the whole world had turned mute while this was happening. The sun, glowing neon, began to emerge gradually, so brightly that its colors were indistinguishable. Their faces lightened-Auron's looking rosier and hers looking more golden.
Sunbeams were orange liquid, poured against rocky-pearl clouds that rushed past them, and it washed over the Celsius deck, deepening the blood red and nullifying the mysterious blue flames. The rush of air whipped at Rikku's braids, a sloppy mess supported by that blue headband. Auron reached for her hand, squinting underneath his sunglasses at the excitement in her face.
"Higher, Brother!!!!" Rikku yelled, jumping up and down.
"Ah--ah--ah--Roger!!!!!!" Brother's voice, muffled in static, sounded through the intercom after a loud, obnoxious yawn.
Auron's heart tugged in anxiousness as Rikku ran up to the front of the Celsius, its nose pointed up higher, and it felt like the earth and sky, too, had begun to raise up.
Blinding laser-orange streaked through them and they could hear Brother's groan about the strong light. Rikku insisted, and it felt that only she and Auron were flying away into the sun. Auron came up behind her and took him against her inside his coat. Rikku blinked back tears and gripped his arms underneath the heavy red overcoat, and felt one of those thick, muscular arms cross over her bare stomach. They rushed together into the new day together as one, and kissed in celebration of each other when Auron did not, and wouldn't ever, disappear.
[You Take My Breath Away, by Sarah Brightman]
We saw the holy men come in from Sanchi
We touched their souls and heard the martyrs crying
Along the fields of red we took the strange brew
The windless sky diwali moon were calling to me
The deeper I go, the higher I fly with you
You take my breath away
The sky was a rich, blue-violet color and the last traces of stars in the night's sky were smeared like dull, blemished pearls. The color reflected and blended in Rikku's green eyes and Auron could almost see a new poem, a new love saying, or a new song, being written in them. As the Celsius rolled into motion, they watched as streaks of peach, then nectarine orange colors shone through clouds that were by this time the color of bruises and veins. It felt like it was not silent up in the morning sky, but that the whole world had turned mute while this was happening. The sun, glowing neon, began to emerge gradually, so brightly that its colors were indistinguishable. Their faces lightened-Auron's looking rosier and hers looking more golden.
Sunbeams were orange liquid, poured against rocky-pearl clouds that rushed past them, and it washed over the Celsius deck, deepening the blood red and nullifying the mysterious blue flames. The rush of air whipped at Rikku's braids, a sloppy mess supported by that blue headband. Auron reached for her hand, squinting underneath his sunglasses at the excitement in her face.
"Higher, Brother!!!!" Rikku yelled, jumping up and down.
"Ah--ah--ah--Roger!!!!!!" Brother's voice, muffled in static, sounded through the intercom after a loud, obnoxious yawn.
Auron's heart tugged in anxiousness as Rikku ran up to the front of the Celsius, its nose pointed up higher, and it felt like the earth and sky, too, had begun to raise up.
Blinding laser-orange streaked through them and they could hear Brother's groan about the strong light. Rikku insisted, and it felt that only she and Auron were flying away into the sun. Auron came up behind her and took him against her inside his coat. Rikku blinked back tears and gripped his arms underneath the heavy red overcoat, and felt one of those thick, muscular arms cross over her bare stomach. They rushed together into the new day together as one, and kissed in celebration of each other when Auron did not, and wouldn't ever, disappear.