A/N: Please read…..the song that inspired this chapter was Shinjitsu no tamashi, please play the song as you read this chapter, on repeat :) If you can…
December had begun, which meant there were only a few more weeks left until the twins started school. There were also Christmas presents to buy and the children's birthdays to plan. Jellal had been out all morning, ticking off items from the list Erza had given him.
"Mummy, I want this bag for school. It's pink and it locks itself, and you can speak to it so no one else can open it! Mummy?" Ayoko tapped her mother's arm.
"Yes, sweetheart, draw a big circle around it so Daddy and I can see which one you would like," Erza answered without turning.
"Can I also have the wizard lunchbox and the drinks bottle? Oh, and can I have the happy pencil case, mummy?" Ayoko tapped her arm again.
"Ayoko, I am trying to fit your brother's uniform. Please circle the things you would like for school and I will look at them later, okay sweetheart?" Erza turned back around to face her son, who was standing in his over-sized school jumper. His little hands hid in the sleeves and the collar exposed half of his chest.
"I think Daddy has brought you the wrong size, sweetheart." Erza sighed, knowing it would be something else she'd have to adjust. She had already exchanged the twins' shoes, sewn the school logo onto everything they would need and made countless trips into town for their books.
"Can I go and play outside now?" Kiyoshi brushed his hair from his eyes with the sleeves of the jumper.
"Of course you can. Let's put your coat on," his mother said with a smile.
"I want to go outside, too!" Ayoko jumped from the sofa.
"Don't go too far," Erza warned as she zipped up Kiyoshi's blue fur-lined coat.
"Okay, Mum." Ayoko smiled as she wiggled her fingers into her gloves.
"Be careful and stay together," Erza called out as the twins rushed off into the snow.
Ayoko raced ahead as tiny snowflakes fell gracefully to the earth, adding to the fluffy white sheet that lay over the soft soil. "Come on!" she called out to her little brother. He was slowly walking towards her, kicking the snow with his boots. She smiled as she ran back to walk by his side. "Hey Kiyoshi, look what I can do!" Ayoko fell backwards into the snow, where she brushed her arms and legs together before standing up. "A snow angel!" she exclaimed with a smile. "You try." She pushed him back, and he laughed as he copied her actions.
"Angel," he said with a smile.
"You have to stand up to see it." She shook her head before taking his hand, heaving him back up to his feet. The twins paused as they looked at the beautiful markings in the snow. "They're a pair, just like you and me." She smiled as she brushed the white flakes from his hair.
"Do you think angels are real?" he questioned in a whisper.
"Of course they are. If gods are real, then why not angels, too?" She smiled.
"I wish I could fly," he admitted as they began to walk again.
"Why?"
"If I could fly, then I could reach the stars. When I was with Natsu and Happy, I heard their words, but I still couldn't understand them."
"Maybe you have to listen a little harder."
"What if I never understand them?"
Ayoko turned and paused. She laid her hands upon her brother's shoulders. "In time, you will understand. The stars have something to do with your magic, and you just need to try your very best every day." She kissed his forehead.
"Where are we?" he questioned as he noticed they had stumbled into a bare wooded forest.
"Oh, this is where Hera took me. There's this cool cave I wanted to show you." She began jogging into the silent woodland. Kiyoshi stood still as he looked over the creepy-looking nature trail. "Come on, it will be fun." Ayoko laughed and took his hand.
"I'm back!" Jellal walked in, shaking his head, allowing the remaining snowflakes to fall from his thick blue hair.
"Welcome home. Did you get everything?" Erza placed a small kiss on his cheek as she took some of the bags from his frozen hands.
"Yeah, I think so. Where are the twins?" he asked as he followed her into the kitchen.
"They're outside playing together. We should get them in soon, as the sun has almost set," she noticed.
"Wait for me!" Ayoko called out to her brother, who was speeding ahead.
"If I waited for you, the game wouldn't be called chase!" He laughed as he stuck out his tongue at her.
"I will get you!" Ayoko laughed along as she sped up.
"Wow!" Kiyoshi suddenly lost his footing as he slid across the ground. The young boy flew backwards as he glided across the frozen ice.
"You're too fast!" Ayoko puffed as she caught up to him.
The young boy sat up at the sound of his sister's voice. The back of his head was sore, and he pressed the palm of his hand to his hair. When he took it away, dark red liquid dripped from his tiny hand.
"Are you alright?" Ayoko began to run towards him.
"No, stop!" he screamed.
The young girl did as she was told, pausing at the water's edge. "You're…you're on a lake!" She began to panic.
Kiyoshi remained siting down, gently placing his palms on either side of him so as to balance his weight.
"Don't worry, everything will be okay…." She tried to sound in control of her emotions, though her voice was shaking and her whole body was trembling with fear. "Hera!" the young wizard cried out into the darkening sky.
"Ayoko," her brother called to her. She could barely see him. The sun was setting fast, so she needed to hurry.
"Kiyoshi, I want you to listen to the sound of my voice and do everything I tell you, okay?"
The little boy nodded and began to feel dizzy, his head pounding from his wound.
"You need to slowly stand up, but try not to place too much pressure on your hands."
Kiyoshi listened to her words, and he slowly pushed himself up, using his hands and his feet so the pressure on the ice was almost equal.
Crack…c…rack.
Kiyoshi looked down at his hands and the small cracks beginning to form in the fragile ice. His heart began to race as he realized he couldn't swim. He had never learned how; after the pool incident, his mum had refused to ever let him try again.
"Ayoko, the ice is cracking!"
"It's alright. Don't look at the ice, Kiyoshi. Look at me."
The young boy began to cry as fear took over his tiny body. He slowly looked up at his sister. He could just about make out her bright pink coat, and he knew he would be alright as long as she was with him. She would never allow anything to happen to him.
"Slowly move your body away from the cracks," she ordered. He did as he was told, taking his time. "Carefully and slowly stand up. Don't rush!"
"I'm scared," he admitted.
"It's alright, I'm here. I promise that nothing will happen. You trust me, right?"
"Yes…yes, I trust you," he whispered as he slowly pulled himself up.
"Well done, now slowly—very, very slowly—walk towards me." Ayoko held her arms out to him, and Kiyoshi began moving his feet forward.
Crack…crack...cracccccckkkk.
The ice suddenly began to crack around the young boy. "Ayoko!" he cried while holding his hand out to her.
"Stay still, stay still!" she repeated as she ran across the ice towards him. Her feet slid from left to right as she raced across the breaking ice.
"Ayokooooooooooooooo…." The young boy suddenly vanished from sight as he was pulled under into the cold water.
"Kiyoshi!" she screamed. She jumped towards the hole in the lake, but she couldn't see him. Where was he?
"Kiyoshi…Kiyoshi…Kiyoshi!" The young girl crawled over the frozen water, and she franticly rubbed the ice as she screamed his name. "KIYOSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII …!"
A/N: Dom dom dom….cliff-hanger…!
Now everyone breathe slowly, count to ten…..count to ten and compose…..you all ok now…? No you want more…? Alright :D If I get 15 more reviews by next week I will post a double chapter ^.^
If you listened to the song I quoted at the top of the page, then you will all understand how I felt when I wrote this chapter :(
Teaser will be posted on Tuesday 25th June 2013 (almost the end of the month :O where has time gone….!)
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