Ryan Flame - The Library Window

The Perfect Moment to Change

Light danced along Ryan's messy chocolate hair. His eyes slowly fluttered open to be greeted by the warmth of the sun coming through the window. It was a beautiful sight to behold. Ryan smiled as he slowly pushed himself off his stomach to a more comfortable position.

Ryan watched as light filled the room. Casting its golden shadow over every surface of the room. He welcomed the hopeful glow. Looking through the window to watch the sun paint the clouds pink and orange hues. It was once again beautiful. He could never get over how pretty the sun could be. No one would ever convince him otherwise.

After another moment of looking at the sun through the small window, Ryan decided to go to the observatory. He made his way to the hallway again. Going past his parents' room he went further to the dead end of the hallway. Making sure to keep his noise level down to not wake anyone in the still-sleeping house. After grabbing the wooden pole to help pull down the observatory stairs, Ryan made his ascend.

The observatory was currently closed, but that was going to change. Ryan let his hands rest with determination on his hips. This was indeed his favorite room. He quickly made his way to the pulley system beside the left wall. He quickly pulled on the ropes. Moving the large star map aside.

Light quickly flooded through the opening Ryan was making. Demanding the shadows to be gone. Once Ryan had finished he could finally see the full sky. It was more astounding than Ryan had originally thought it would be.

The sky was coated in hues of Orange and pink yes, but a storm had just gone by. The gray-ashen clouds still clung around the sky here and there. The prettiest part though was seeing the purple and deep blues of the stormy night fade into the rich gold of the day.

Ryan let out a sigh as he took in the moment. This was a rare morning. It was times like these that he woke up early. Just to be able to take in the glory of a sunrise. Most would stay up, wanting to see the sunset, but Ryan thought that was so hopeless. Watching the day suddenly disappear. You had to sleep with what you did that day, but mornings were always full of chances. It was a new day. A new start.

Ryan knew he had sat up here for hours due to the sound of his family waking up below him, but he didn't stop watching as a few stray birds started to hunt right above him. He hoped that they were taking out those nasty bugs so that he could go explore the forest later that day. His moment was ruined by his mother though.

"Hey, it's time for breakfast. Come eat." Viper was not a morning person, unlike Austin and Ryan. She much preferred evenings and starlight.

"Coming Mother!" Ryan said quickly getting to his feet and moving to head out.

Once he reached the bottom step into the main floor he saw a very disappointed and disapproving Austin, "I told you to leave him be. It's not every day you get a sunrise like that."

Ryan took note of the tension between his parents. Usually, it was worked out by now, but apparently, Viper was very intent on making him a king. "He didn't eat dinner, he needs to eat breakfast."

"Actually!" Luke spoke up happily, "He could go an entire day without food and still be very healthy and able to do all his work. It might be good for him to do that once in a long while too!" He had been reading a lot of books about the body of a Retrici, and even now he had his head buried in a biology book.

"Oh shut it, Luke!" Viper snapped. Eyes going dark with irrigation. Luke looked confused as he set his book down. Austin froze. This was new.

"Mother, relax. He was not questioning your authority. He wanted to point out what he was learning. You asked him to do it this way, remember?" Ryan chimed in. Smiling at his mother as he pulled an already-made bowl of cereal next to him.