AN: Ok, I might like this story way more than I thought I would. Tell me what you guys think.
The boardwalk was full of people today. Many kids made their way, slaloming between groups of people. I was quite surprised; it was cloudy and windy and they still wanted to be here. Every so often I would see Emerald running around with them, playing games and such. Morganite had taken to meditation, under the pier. I had taken a seat on one of the supporting pillars, waiting for Coal to arrive. My eyes searched for Emerald again but they couldn't find her. I lowered myself to the sand below, finding Morganite in deep concentration and Emerald curled up in a ball next to her.
"Don't worry about her, worry about Coal. I promise I'll keep her safe." Morganite said, remaining focused on her meditation.
I let out a sigh of relief, I had grown to trust Morgan very quickly; she was a good addition to the team. "Thank you." I replied, trying to sound as appreciative as I could. She simply nodded in answer.
I prepared to leap back on to the platform. Just as I was ready, I saw Morganite open her eyes, breaking her trance. She seemed to look through me, which she was. I slowly turned, already knowing what she was looking at.
"Why are you here, Coal?" I rubbed my eyes… for no reason, now that I think about it.
She grunted, "Did you not tell Schorl?" She said to Morganite, she returned to me, "I told her to tell you!" Morganite didn't react.
"She told me…"
"Then you know why I'm here Schorl. The second I found out about your most recent form, I knew you would have problems." She frowned, not quite focused on the conversation.
"What is it with you and me? I know we used to be close but this is why we're not any more. You have to pick on everything I do, it used to be funny but you're just annoying now." I sighed, I really didn't want to have to deal with this right now.
Morganite was a little shocked, "Coal…" she said, trying to defuse the coversation.
"Look, Schorl, all I want to do is talk to Drav and Elbaite and I'll be done here. You can come with me if you want. If you don't though, I'll have to take Emerald."
As I looked back to Morganite, petting Emerald's hair absent-mindedly, I could practically see her eyes begging me not to. I didn't want Emerald to have to know about any of this but I really didn't want to have to go with Coal. "Fine, I'll go but don't expect me to be happy about it." I said, slightly annoyed that she had convinced me so easily.
"The Twins," as most of us called them, were enjoying the gusty winds on top of the Harbour Bridge, practicing their swordsmanship, if that's what you want to call it. Causing echoing creaks, they manoeuvred through the maze of pylons with diligence, using each beam as both a form of mobility and defense. They must have noticed us struggling up the hulking arch, as they each took balanced positions atop a flagpole, staring us down.
"A boy comes to face us, sister." One of them said, mockingly.
"But he needs a girl to protect him." The other replied in the same tone.
Coal looked over to me, she had that look on her face that screamed, "I told you so," but she didn't say anything.
The wind had calmed down, clearing the fading of the Twins' voices. We reached the structures at the top, completely covering us from the wind.
In unison, they took a place to face us. Coal was the first to say something, "Let's cut straight too it, why are you here?" It sounded like she wanted this to be finished quickly.
They both giggled like little children, looking at Coal. They turned to me and Elbaite said, "We can't tell you; Homeworld won't let us. If we were allowed to, we would…" She said, not betraying any nervousness.
Dravite then added, "Happily." Finishing the other's sentence. She couldn't stop giggling, whereas Elbaite had calmed down. Elbaite shot her partner a look; Dravite stopped immediately.
Coal looked back to me, confused. "I don't know," I mouthed, "They're crazy." Coal furrowed her brow, frowning, and faced the twins again.
Dravite started whispering something to Elbaite, I couldn't quite hear what they were saying. I could see Elbaite's eyes light up. She stared right at me and smiled, "Dravite says she'll tell you if you can beat her in a fight." Dravite was hopping around precariously on the beams.
Coal sighed, "Fine. If that's what it takes."
Coal began to form her weapon. Dravite hopped towards Coal and put her hand on Coal's arm, pushing it down. The formation stopped. They stood like that for a few seconds, an awkward silence hung over us. The bridge cried out an agonizing scream, piercing through the air. It slowly died down.
Elbaite's smile quickly changed to emptiness, as she said in a monotone voice, "Not you," she stuck her finger out to me, "Him."
AN: Yep. That's it for now. Until next time, this is Mossman, have an amazing day.