p class="MsoNormal"I decided to attend the grimoire ceremony. I'll watch from the sidelines and be there for Asta. It always made my heart ache when his did. Everything happened like I remembered reading before. Grimoires going everywhere. Yuno got the four leaf grimoire and Asta didn't get one yet. I wanted to stand to the side. But as Yuno said no, seemingly like he didn't see Asta as worthy of being a rival at all, I found myself moving toward Asta. I wrapped my arms around him and told him, "Don't give up. You've come this far." I pulled away and looked him in the eyes with a smile./p
p class="MsoNormal"This is the second time his face looks feverish. I hope he is okay./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"strong /strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"I let Asta walk off to think because of how I know the story goes. I did want to go with him though. I walked back to the orphanage quickly to try to catch up with Yuno. He doesn't say much to me, but I still don't want him to get hurt or anything. I want to help as much as I can for as long as I can./p
p class="MsoNormal"emI hear chains./em/p
p class="MsoNormal"I see the wall that surrounds the orphanage and start running. I know he'll be okay, but…why is it so far?/p
p class="MsoNormal"I hear Asta. Great! He made it!/p
p class="MsoNormal"I run past the wall just in time to see that creepy chain jerk get hit like a ball with a bat straight into the wall by Asta's new sword! This scene looks so much cooler when you are actually here to see it!/p
p class="MsoNormal"I run to Asta and give him a big hug. Without thinking, I pulled away and hugged Yuno as well. I was so happy, I forgot…/p
p class="MsoNormal""I'm so sorry!" I squeaked out. I yanked my arms away trying to desperately recover from this pained awkwardness taking over me. "I wasn't thinking. I promise I wasn't trying to be.."/p
p class="MsoNormal"emWarmth. Yuno is hugging me back./em/p
p class="MsoNormal"He awkwardly pulled away before saying, "Thanks for worrying about us."/p
p class="MsoNormal"All I could do was stand and stare at him./p
p class="MsoNormal"While Asta yelled at Yuno, "Hey you tall lady killing jerk! You broke her!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"As I watched them bicker, I couldn't help but laugh. I must have sounded so crazy for laughing. They're staring at me with wide eyes./p
p class="MsoNormal""Y/n! You have such a pretty smile and laugh!" I nearly choked. I'm stuttering a little. I can get back from this. I took a deep breath to calm down and looked at Yuno. He's actually smiling./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'm kind of late for dinner and everything so if you don't mind I GOTTA GO." I bolted past them and into the orphanage./p
p class="MsoNormal"emWhy/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"emAm/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"emI/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"emSO AWKWARD!?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong /strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"I knew it was always Asta and Yuno's plan to go to the capital. I wish I could go. I listened to the excitement with a sad smile before deciding to go for a walk. I walked for so long, that by the time I thought to check, I realized that the sun was almost completely down and I had no idea where I even was./p
p class="MsoNormal"As if that's not bad enough, it looks like it's about to start raining./p
p class="MsoNormal"I sat down under a tree and listened to the wind pick up. I thought to sit and wait for it to pass, but something is odd./p
p class="MsoNormal"As if in slow motion, the drops of rain begin to fall. It sounds like voices. With every drop. More voices with more rain. I'm covered by the tree branches, but I had this strange feeling to reach out to catch a raindrop./p
p class="MsoNormal"It sounds so childish, I thought as I reached out. So why…/p
p class="MsoNormal"When one drop hit the palm of my hand, I felt something. Like a jolt. I stood up and with my hand still reaching out to the rain in an attempt to catch more. I'm completely soaked, but I'm not the least bit cold./p
p class="MsoNormal"I hear the rumble of thunder and didn't hear Asta and Yuno calling me./p
p class="MsoNormal"I only heard the storm and a voice?/p
p class="MsoNormal"I raised my hands straight to the sky./p
p class="MsoNormal"emu"Y/n!" Asta and Yuno called. They didn't understand why she wasn't answering them. "She could get sick, Asta." Yuno took a step forward to grab until a sudden bright light snaked in front of them. Right where their friend was./u/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"emuThe crack was so loud, it was deafening. They closed their eyes for moment out of shock. They didn't see what they thought they would see. Their friend with the pretty smile and laugh was still there. But she looked different./u/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"The rain stopped almost as suddenly as it started. Did I just get hit by lightning?/p
p class="MsoNormal""Y/n?" Yuno is here? I turn to face him and Asta is there too. But they are just staring at me as they come closer./p
p class="MsoNormal""What? Oh, right I forgot I'm soaking we….wet?" I looked down at my clothes. Not only are they completely dry, but different. I had been stuck with jeans and a blouse when I got here. Now I'm wearing a long white dress frayed at the ends like it's dipped in red paint./p
p class="MsoNormal""Your hair.." Asta started, but stopped./p
p class="MsoNormal"emMy hair?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"I quickly looked around for a anything I could see myself style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanrain puddle. Perfect. That'll work. As I looked into my reflection, all I could do was stare./p
p class="MsoNormal"My hair was longer, but the tips were red like the dress. Even my eye color changed. Or maybe not. They looked different too for a second./p
p class="MsoNormal"Even still, the most different thing about me…/p
p class="MsoNormal""I have wings?"/p