Chapter Seven: Fake Wings
When Kratos awoke, Aura was asleep in her new usual spot in the windowsill, sitting as she had been when Kratos had first discovered her awake, head resting on her knees. Kratos stood up and walked over to her. As he watched her, she sighed and put her right hand beside her. The light blue glove on her hand was halfway down to her fingers, revealing a small round scar in the middle of her hand. Kratos pulled the glove all the way back up to her wrist, then after hesitating for a moment, picked her up and carried her over to her bed. He gently put her down and left the room.
About an hour later, Kratos was climbing the stairs after speaking with Lloyd. He was about to open the door, when he heard a soft sweet song.
Shine, bright morning light,
now in the air the spring is coming.
Opening the door quietly, he went in. In her perch in the windowsill, Aura was gazing out at the bright blue sky, singing in a soft gentle voice,
Sweet, blowing wind,
singing down the hills and valleys.
Keep your eyes on me,
now we're on the edge of hell.
Dear my love, sweet morning light,
wait for me, you've gone much farther...too far...
As she sang the last line of the song, Aura sighed and pulled her knees closer to her chest. Suddenly, as if she could feel him watching her, Aura turned and looked up at Kratos, who was staring at her. She simply looked at him for a moment, then said,
"Hey...I didn't hear you come in." Kratos said nothing, but returned to his chair by her bed. "So...I suppose you heard my song...?" Kratos nodded, then said,
"You...have a beautiful voice." Aura looked at her knees.
"Th-thank you." her face was a bit pink, and perhaps she realized this, for she quickly looked back out the window. "I...remember this song from my past...I don't know why I rememeber it, but I do...It's called...Fake Wings."
"Fake Wings..." Kratos muttered. "Anna used to sing that..." Aura said nothing. After a few minutes of silence, she said,
"I-I'd like to meet everyone." she said, as if she had been thinking about it for a long time. Kratos nodded, then stood up. Aura went over to her bed and grabbed her staff which was leaning against the wall and then followed Kratos out the door and began to go downstairs.