A Sunrise
The next morning, Brook woke up at the crack of dawn. She yawned and headed over to a nearby cliff and sat down at the edge to watch the sunrise. She had down this plenty of times before, but she wondered how it would look in the village.
With a new surge of happiness she headed back inside her house. She went into Aziz's bedroom, where he was still fast asleep. She went over to the side of his bed and nudged him a few times.
"Father? Would it be alright if I went down to the village to watch the sunrise?" She asked patiently.
Aziz didn't even look at her. "Yes... Just don't go alone."
Brook smiled and tried her hardest not to jump with excitement. "I'll ask Flora to come with me. Thank you father!"
She skipped out of the room and went inside the bedroom she shared with her sister. "Flora? Flora!"
Flora mumbled as she rolled over in her bed and blinked open her eyes. "Yes?"
Brook grinned. "Do you want to come with me to the village to watch the sunrise?"
Flora sat up slowly. "Alright. Give me a minute to get ready."
Brook left the room and went outside to wait for her sister. It was still dark, but slowly lighting up. A couple of minutes later, Flora came outside, dressed and ready to go.
It took the two sisters thirty minutes to reach the village. They found a bridge on the edge of the village and sat on the wooden railing so they could watch the sun rising.
They didn't take notice of the man that was walking alongside the river until their was a loud splash and the two girls spun around to see the man flailing around in the water.
The man was yelling for help as he splashed around, trying to stay above the surface. Brook ran along side the river and stopped when she was parallel with the man.
Flora gasped as she realized what her older sister was doing. "Brook, no! You know what father said!"
Brook turned her cerulean blue eyes to her sister's leaf green. "I know what he said! But I can't just let this man drown!"
Right after she said that, the man almost seemed to be pushed out of the river by a large torrent of water. The man landed on the ground next to the two girls.
The man coughed up water and Brook crouched next to him. "Are you alright?"
The man took one look at Brook and began to back away. "You... you're a witch!"
Brook looked hurt. "No. I'm not a witch... I just have this weird ability to control water. Please, believe me."
The man blinked a few times as he took this in. "You can control water... but can't do anything else?"
Brook nodded. "I don't know why, but I was born this way."
Flora looked nervous as she looked from side to side. "Brook... we should get out of here..."
Brook nodded and stood up, as the man stood up too. The man gave her a small smile. "My name's Paolo."
Brook grinned. "I'm Brook and this is my sister Flora." She indicated to her younger sibling.
Paolo had a curious look on his face. "Do you have powers too?"
Flora nodded, and Paolo looked impressed. "Let me guess. You're name is Flora, which, if I'm not mistaken means flower. Do you control nature?"
Flora nodded again and Paolo grinned and turned back to Brook. "Is it alright if I meet you again?"
Brook nodded shyly. "I'd love to. How about tomorrow morning?"
Paolo nodded. "See you then." He turned and walked away.
Brook smiled and turned to Flora, who was giving her an annoyed look. "You idiot! How are you going to explain this to father?!"
Brook rolled her eyes. "We just won't tell him."
Flora growled and turned her head away. "I'm not keeping secrets!"
Brook looked hurt. "Please Flora. Paolo's nice and means no harm. Besides, what's wrong with making friends in the village?"
Flora rolled her eyes. "Fine, I'll keep it for now, but it father finds out, you're on your own."
Brook hugged her sister as the two started to head home. "Thank you. And don't worry, he'll never find out."
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"No!" Was the first thing Gust, Blaze and Flash yelled when Brook and Flora told them about the incident earlier that morning. They were sitting in a circle in a valley.
Brook was confused. "What's wrong with meeting Paolo?"
Blaze looked panicked. "It's a trap! Don't you see? It's like father warned. You said he was scared of you at first, so tomorrow when you meet him, you'll be attacked by angry villagers and killed! Don't you see?"
Brook was annoyed. "Paolo's not like that. He means no harm, I swear."
Flash sighed. "Even if that's not true, you shouldn't have been using your powers. We promised father."
Brook turned on him. "But I couldn't just let him drown!"
"Well then, you should have thought of a different way to save him!" Gust snapped.
Brook clenched her jaw as she found no way to argue with that.
Just then, Aziz strode over to his children. "What are you doing? Not getting into mischief I hope?" He grinned.
All five children grinned. "No father!"
Aziz walked away from his children, still grinning.
Blaze turned to Brook. "We won't tell father about your encounter."
Brook brightened up. "Do you mean you're going to let me see Paolo tomorrow?"
Flash kept a neutral face. "I'm going to come with you. That way if it is an ambush, I can create a distraction to get us out of there safely."
Brook gave them a strange look. "And what if it's not a trap?"
"Well I hope you have a good time with Paolo!" Blaze huffed. "We'll distract father tomorrow so he doesn't find out."
Brook nodded, happy with what her brother was saying so far. "And what if Paolo wants to see me again?"
Gust shook his head. "You're going to have to decline seeing him. We can't keep covering up for you. Besides, what if father finds out?"
Flora and Brook shouted at the same time. "He won't find out!"
Flash sighed and rolled his eyes. "We can't keep secrets from father forever."
Brook and Flora shared a quick look, before Brook gave them a sly smile. "If we play it right, we actually might be able to."
A/N: Alright... I think the story is liked so far, so I'll keep writing it. XP