BON VOYAGE!
Random Word Generated: Pin
Muse Selected: Child!Ace
One could hear a pin drop in the forest, and that's just how Ace liked it. His life had been forged from the solitude of these trees, from the loneliness. He belonged here, the only human among breathing plant life.
Sometimes, he just came here to think. The denseness of the forest seemed to clog out any intruding thoughts, made him momentarily forget about the day. The long grass that tickled at his calves reminded him at least here, he was safe. Pipe in hand, he continued to plunged deeper into the undergrowth, wanting desperately to just run, but unsure what he was even running from. The answers stuck like dew on the leaves he brushed, so close, within reach, but never to be learned.
The pin of loneliness sometimes settled inside the cushion of his heart when he went on these expeditions. He chalked it up to another thing he deserved; but it still hurt.
"Oi! Ace!"
Whipping around, his first response was anger—but internally, it was relief. "Sabo! What the heck are you following me for?!"
The grin that appeared when Sabo rounded a tree made every negative thing inside Ace melt away.
"I wanted to see where you always went!" He replied, "Mind if I tag along?"
It felt as if Sabo had reached in and pulled that pin out himself; something that made Ace smile from ear to ear.
"Sure, if you can keep up!"
The forest was quiet no longer.
-Soul Spirit-