Clouds Apart

Isn't Scary

“Can we please stop Kiel, I can’t. I can’t walk anymore..”

“Come on, cant you see we are nearly there. See, the mountain gets vanished in the clouds up above. It’s hardly 15 minutes more before we reach it.”

“I can’t walk anymore, please…”

“Okay, but just 10 minutes.”

“Yay, thanks, Kiel.”

Just a few more times and then we will again be on our separate ways. What am I gonna do after that? I am not even welcomed in the village, and there’s a chance that those humans may find me again, maybe this is it for me. I can’t see my future any darker than it already is.

“Hey Kiel, tell me about your parents.”

“Parents? I don’t have them. I was abandoned since birth. I was raised by some thieves in the slums who abandoned me as soon as I got 5.”

“Sorry, I should have never asked. Compared to mine your life has always been difficult.”

“It's not that dark, there have been few moments in my life where i was happy that I am alive.”

“oh .. that’s good to hear.”

“Its time lets leave Ciel,”

And before we knew it we were this close that our hands could already touch the clouds up above. Now, we just have to show some courage and walk above into the cloudy path, who knows what's waiting beyond this.

“Are you scared, Ciel?”

“No.. I want to say that I am excited. I will finally be able to reach home.”

Guess she is excited, I am not surprised. Anybody would be excited after being away from home all this time.

Walking into the clouds we finally reached our destination. An endless ocean of white clouds was waiting for us at the other end. And in the middle of that a giant castle on a floating island stood still. That’s probably the place she came from.

I looked at her with the intentioned of asking her if that’s the place she came from but as soon as I saw her eyes glimmer with happiness, I got answer. She was finally home. 

Guess this is the end. I should now return and think of what to do with this worthless life of mine.

“Where do you think you are going?”

“I am returning to where I came from.”

“What do you mean, did you forget about our deal. I am gonna take you to my kingdom.”

“Did you forget that the angels hates demons?”

“I will convince all of them, don’t worry about that.”

“And they will just agree to you? Don’t make me laugh.”

“They will don’t forget that I am a princess.”

“That doesn’t matter, peoples’ behavior can’t be driven but their emotions, in may case that would be hatred towards demons.”

“Oh come on, believe in me. Let me show you what I can do.”

Within a mere seconds her wings appeared out of nowhere…

“Surprised? Didn’t I told you our wings are made out of light.”

It was not that I forgot about that, its just that those beautiful golden wings of her mesmerized me the moment they appeared. They made her even more beautiful. And i got somewhat envious of those wings. Guess I can't tell her that.

She started flying with just a little movements of those wings and then came and grabbed me from behind.

“Hehe got ya.”

“Don’t be stupid Ceil, no matter what they will never accept me.”

“Keil, just believe in me for once. I know my people will accept you.”

This idiot, she just doesn’t understand, hatred isn't something that can be dealt with just words. History is the proof that hatred has always been the reason for just loss and destruction. Maybe she would understand if she were to ever lose something.

“Hey Keil.. can you see the guards they are coming to greet us.”

Greet? 

“Princess. Where have you been? And…Guards! protect the princess that’s a demon.”

“Wait, he is.. ” Ciel tried clear the confusion but before she could finish her sentence I was pulled out of her hands and in the process guards also lost hold of me. 

Maybe this is the end that I was always fated to get. As I passed the layer of cloud and entered these words popped into my head.

Life was never easy for me, being abandoned, abused and then things which were most precious to me, my wings I lost them too. Maybe this life of mine was always cursed. But then again, I got to meet her. The time I spent with her was probably the best moments that I had. Maybe I was not that much cursed. 

As these words left my mind i noticed the light which was coming towards me. I clearly know what that light is, after all I have seen it before.

That idiot her feathers have scattered again now, she wont be able to fly. Why the hell she jumped down too, I am not worth saving. 

My tears left my eyes but somehow got to her face as she kept on getting closer to me... and as soon as she got the hold of me. She hugged me closely. 

Even with that embrace, its not gonna change the fact that maybe this is it for us. As I looked down all I saw was ground getting close to us. But this time its different. This time the only words that come to my mind is..

“Maybe falling to your death isn’t that scary at all.."