"Yeah! This is the life!" Iris sighed, lying on the soft fluffy bed in the grand room. "Iris, we're not staying here forever…" Fenris said quietly, calmly folding clothes into the drawer. "Hey Fenris…" The perky girl suddenly sounded down, looking at Fenris with solemn eyes. "What is it?" The older girl asked. "Tell me a secret." Iris said, but she sounded dead serious, not vibrant or excited.
"Why did you suddenly bring that up? Fenris asked worriedly. "Because… I have something secret to tell you, and yopu have to promise not to tell A SOUL. The only way I can assure myself is that you tell me your BIGGEST secret." Iris said.
Fenris felt a terrible feeling, then a thought occurred. Iris trusts me so much. How can I keep away from her what she so truly deserves? "Ok, but let's both swear an oath, that no matter what you or I say, it won't change the way we think about each other." Fenris said. "Okay!" Iris agreed.
"Fenris, I want you to know… I want you to be my big sister. Officially, I mean. I want you to promise that you'll be my very best big sister!" Iris said innocently, hugging Fenris. The older girl nearly cried, but laughed and said, "I promise, Iris!" "Yaaaaay!!!" The next few minutes was made up of a succession of hugging. Then…
"Fenris, being my sis, now tell me what you're thinking." Fenris looked down and shook her head, mumbling, "You'll hate me…" "No! I could never hate you! Dad made me promise never to hate my sister… So no matter what, I'll always think of you as the best!" Iris said strongly.
Fenris' eyes clouded over with sorrow as she said, "I love somebody, but he doesn't love me back." "What?! Who's the jerk? I'll pulverize him!!!" Iris said, jumping on the bed in a lively way.
"No, Iris, just… I've got to go." Fenris said, walking to the door. "But who-" Iris started, but Fenris answered in a whisper almost instantly. "Chaos…" As soon as she said it, she shut the door, leaving Iris with a confused look on her face.
This castle has such a beautiful view, especially at night. Fenris thought. How can I face Iris again? I don't know anymore… "Hey, what are you doing out here? The castle will be closing the entrances in a while, so you'd better get back to your room." Fenris turned to find Loki standing right behind her, and she struggled to conceal the fact that she had been silently crying to herself.
"Sorry…" She started. "What is it that's bothering you?" The assassin asked. "I- I can't face Iris, sorry…" "What, did you fight?" "No. I just-" Fenris cut herself off and started walking back silently to the direction of the rooms.
"There aren't any more open guestrooms in the castle, so if you're not up to seeing Iris, where will you go?" Loki queried, walking after her.
"Dunno…" Fenris said dully, shaking her head. "You can come and stay with me, since at the moment, Chaos had to run an errand with the high leader and won't be back until noon tomorrow." The assassin said, no emotion showing on his face.
"What, why didn't he tell us?" Fenris demanded, her brows knit with worry. Loki merely shrugged.
After moments of silence, Loki asked, "What else are you planning to do tonight, if not sleep. As I said before, you can come along."
"I don't know… I'd be intruding, wouldn't I?" Fenris doubted that it would be so simple, and most of her thoughts were on how to face Iris. "Trust me, you can't be as bad as Chaos." Loki muttered.
Fenris couldn't help but giggle, but then tilted her head in wonder. What is it that I'm doing? I am acting like a child, being so immature by avoiding Iris. But then…what can I do? Loki is being so-unusually- kind. This is getting to be a strange night.
Fenris said that she loves Chaos… but how can that be? And now I feel like a big jerk for forcing her to tell me. Even if I like Chaos… the one who deserves him most is Fenris. But then… "Aaargh! This is frustrating! Where is Fenris anyway? I know! I've got to tell her that I'm sorry, and that it's all okay!!! I don't want her to think that I'm angry!" Iris whined.
If only Fenris wasn't in love with Chaos… Oh I'm so selfish! But still. Iris frowned heavily, but tired out from all the thinking she did, fell asleep as soon as she lay on the bed. If only Fenris' troubles were that simple to sleep on.
Turns out that they were. Fenris was just as tired, even more maybe, as Iris was. But unfortunately for her, sleeping in Chaos' bed seemed to have a strange effect, as she started having dreams.
He was ALWAYS there to protect her. Never letting her be hurt. But one day, he was just gone. No longer there for her. GONE. And it was because… because…
Fenris awoke with a start, beads of sweat streaming down her brow. Looking around, wondering what time it was, when she saw Loki asleep.
It seemed a strange sight for her, for she had never seen the assassin sleep, as though he were inhuman, (He almost was, of course) but seeing him now made her realize that he was more human than they all believed.
He seems so strangely… sweet when he slumbers. He doesn't have the same tense face he always wears. It's so much more tranquil.
Fenris found that she didn't have to be bothered the rest of the night, for her sleep was as tranquil as Loki's.