Two Hearts
ch. 2
Scarlette stood at the bowe of the ship as they landed on the water. The water soaked her to the bone, but she loved it. she loved the feel of water on her skin. She could hear the ship members yell out that they had landed. She breathed in the salt water smell, it smelled fresh, it overwhelmed her. "This is beautiful." Scarlette smiled as Tristan walked up behind her. "It is. I never saw all these things when I was in Wall." He said as he rested his hand on the ship. Scarlette looked at him in curiousity, "But don't you miss your own town?" Tristan pressed his fingers on the wood, "I do,
but now that I have left, I am enjoying discovering new things." He looked at Scarlette and smiled
Yvaine watched them talk with confusion, she thought her little moment with Tristan last night chan-
ged things. She wiped yet another tear from her eye, and approached the two."Tristan!" She flung her arms around his neck and smiled, she felt content with him. Tristan turnedaround to look at her,
"Yvaine, you look...beautiful." He smiled. She shyly smiled back at him and rested her head on his back. "I never want to go back to the sky." She looked up at the sky and then back at Tristan. Scarlette stared at Tristan and then at Yvaine, "I miss my home, as much as this world entertains me, i want to go back." Tristan looked at Scarlette, in awe of what she had said, "I..got the impression that you wanted to stay..." Scarlette whipped her head around and looked at Tristan, she could not believe what she had just said, why did she say it? Why?!?! "Tristan...I want to stay...I just meant.."
Scarlette started to cry, she didn't know how to explain herself. Tristan ignored the hands around his neck and walked away.
Yvaine put her hand on Scarlettes shoulder and spoke to her, "Scarlette, everything will be fine.
He knows we have to go back, don't cry..." Scarlette looked at Yvaine, tears blurring her vision,
"I don't know if I want to go back." She tore away from her companion, and ran. Yvaine watched herbut she didn't know what to say, she watched Scarlette dissappear and then looked at the captain,
as he steered the ship to safety. She smiled at him, and self-consciously shone. It was almost as if he could feel her eyes and his back, and he turned around, "Yvaine!! Come here!!" He yelled across the deck. Yvaine went over to him and looked into his face. "Yvaine, I want to teach you how to steer the ship." Yvaine shyly pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and nodded a yes. He grabbed her hand, excited to have a student, and pressed it on the wheel. She could feel the warmth in his hand, and she could concentrate on nothing else, but his hand on hers. She looked up into his face and ignored his direction. She just stared, unable to speak, or to move, just to stare up at him.