Counting Stars

by Dessert Maniac

Sometimes she sneaks out after everyone's asleep. She finds her way to her favorite tree easily enough, and from there it's just a matter of counting. Sometimes she goes on 'til she goes so high she loses track of her place. [How Elfnein got adopted by Tsubasa and Maria; a story told in bits and pieces and from three points of view.]

60. 1 59: Elfnein

FIFTY-NINE

The fluorescence on the hands of Papa's watch tell her that it is:

11:59

There's just a minute left until midnight.

She shivers; it's colder now than it was just last week, which makes sense, since autumn's turning into winter, soon.

She can see her breath in the air.

Just a few hours from now….

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a/n: Super short chapter because I felt it is appropriate. And on that note, I retire for the night.

The last chapter of Arc 1 will be posted tomorrow.

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