꒰ From One Moon To Another.•🌙

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Chang'es pov..

It was another peaceful evening on the moon for me. Just me,Bun-Bun,and a nutritious dinner I beautifully displayed myself.  Just something small,but can still fill me up; noodles,rice,dumplings,and of course,moon cakes!  Since today was rather slow,I decided to romanticize my dinner tonight and add floral adornments around the bowls and plates.

I sat down at my small table,releasing a air bucket of relief I never realized a was holding in. Bun-Bun jumped into my lap to join me;well,mostly to take a nap until I'm finished.. I pick up my chopsticks and went for a dumpling first;as I chewed a smile grew on my face "Delicious as always! Well done,Chang'e!" I exclaimed to myself,patting my back.

As I ate,my mind wondered off on random things. Some of those things include whether or not I watered some of the plants in my garden or not,but I'm sure I did earlier before cooking.. these types of  thought went on for a bit until one specific thought stood out to me..

I haven't heard from Macaque for some time now....

This thought stuck with me for a while,and the longer it did,the more anxious I became.  I never realized how long it's been since Macaque last visited,but it feels like It might be a few years since.. which is very much unlikely of him to be gone this long...
He promised that he would find ways to make time to visit me thus knowing that I've never had visitors,nor have I experienced talking to anyone besides Bun-Bun. It was rather a hopeful though,but despite his sugar-coated words,I didn't believe it too much.. just because I didn't think he could actually keep his word.  But as it seems,I've been proven wrong..

The last few times I saw him were when he truly was at his lowest point in time;every time he seemed to be more distressed and blue then the last.... like he was slowly drowning in waves of melancholy,and it worried me to a state of deep concern.. what ever happened to him must have been something terrible... I've tried comforting him the best I could and with anything I could think of that would help,words of reassurance,soft lullabies, the list goes on,and it did take his mind off it somewhat,but not for very long....  it hurt to see Macaque that way,the gentle,quiescent creature I knew being consumed by sorrow just hurt to see..   as these thoughts flew down their long track,my mind stop at the one that stood out once again..

Whenever I asked what his troubles were,he would never fully say what it was...
All he would say was that he was going through some difficulties with a "friend".
I wish I could believe it,but I didn't think something simple would cause Macaque to look so depressed;unless Macaque and  his friend got into a something major...

" *sigh* ...I'm thinking too much.. I'm sure that he's just taking time to himself hopefully..." I sat up with the plates and bowls in my hands,some of the food still remained inside due to me losing my appetite. Hopefully I can finish them sometime tomorrow;hate to be wasteful...

I walked through the celestial themed hallway that was decorated with a variety of lanterns lighting the path towards the kitchen. These specific ones were made by me and Macaque on one of our meetings;he figured it would be a fun little activity to try,and by the results,I happily participated. They turned out beautifully;Macaque's were a beautiful  twilight,a spider-lily scarlet,and a night light sapphire that,to me,resembles him very much.. that's probably why I hung them up...

My mind must want to spiral more then usual today,I can't stop thinking about were he may be or if he's doing better. It might just be buried worry finding its way to manifest,but it's a bit more intense than most times... almost like somethings trying to warn me.. and Macaque has to be involved in it?

I quietly wrapped the dishes with some shear fabric and letting some of my magic fall on them just to add extra protection.

Even though I haven't done much,a wave of tiredness takes form and I let out light yet noticeable yawn. It seems to be a bit early to head to bed now,but it's better than sleeping late again now is it?