Whispers in the Shadows: A Secret Romance

"Sylvia?" Someone called her name from behind, "Are you okay?" Sylvia turned around to come face-to-face with Reiki, who walked up to her. "Yeah, I'm just getting some fresh air," she replied, looking back into the water and reflecting on the night sky. "Did you lose something?" Reiki asked, also looking down, "No." She shook her head The two stood/sat next to each other in comfortable silence before the young watermage sneezed, then shivered a little. "you'll catch a cold." The redhead placed his coat around her shoulders and sat down next to her on the balcony ledge "Thanks," she said, sparing the boy a smile.

Sylvia lay in her bed wide awake; sleep didn't come to her despite it being 1 in the morning She was too busy thinking about the whereabouts of her boyfriend, but her thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of her phone "Hello?" she answered despite not recognising the number. "who's this?" They didn't answer all, "Hello? Who are you?" No answer. "Okay, I'm hanging up." She hung up instantly, thinking it was some creep, but her phone rang again. "Who are you? Why are you calling me you creep?" the person took a deep breath. The girl furrowed her brows, debating whether to call her dad or one of her brothers "Sylvia?" A familiar voice finally said, "Reiki." She breathed a sigh of relief hearing his voice "Where are you?" Sylvia sat up in her bed. "In Fiore," he whispered. "Really? Because you told me you were going on a mission 2 weeks ago." Sylvia huffed, whereas Reiki smiled as his girlfriend began bombarding him with questions "I'm safe, Sylvia," he reassured her. "Are you sure?" He could almost see her face twisting in concern. "Yeah," he answered, "did something happen?" Sylvia asked, worried that his mission had gone wrong somehow.

Sylvia felt a presence behind her so she turned to face whoever it was. "Reiki!" she almost screamed but caught herself, jumping out of bed and running towards the man, wrapping her arms around him. "I was so worried," she sniffled as he stroked the back of her head. "I know I'm sorry," he said, placing a kiss on her hair. "But I'm going to go somewhere." She pulled away, opening her mouth. "Don't ask where I'm going or when I'll be back because I can't tell you." He pulled something out of his pocket, slipping it onto her finger. "Rei..." She looked at the ring before looking back up at him.

Juvia opened the door to Sylvia's room to check up on Sylvia, only for a smile to bloom on her face at the sight of Reiki cuddling up to her daughter with Sylvia's bundle of blue hair poking out from under the blanket before she closed the door.

A girl with chest-long blue hair stared up at the starry night sky, and he watched her skin glow under the moonlight while her hair danced with the wind. She turned her head, catching him staring at her, but the girl just smiled at him.

"Reiki." A soft voice called his name and he groaned but the person continued calling his name "Reiki." This time, he felt a soft hand on his face, rubbing his cheek. "wake up," he hummed, a smile curving his lips and opening his eyes slowly to his bedside lamp Then he sat up in bed. "Same dream..." he sighed, rubbing his face, but his dreams didn't feel like that—they felt like a distant memory filled with the same woman with long blue hair and captivating sky-blue eyes with a smile as bright as the sun.

Sylvia, on the other hand, stared at the ring on her hand I'll come back soon, I promise. His promise from a couple of months ago played in her mind, and as if she could remember that night like it was yesterday, I miss you. She smiled sadly, laying her head on the table, but Nash placed his head on her lap. "Don't puke on my shirt!" she yelled, slapping the blonde. "absolutely disgusting!" Rin made a disgusted face. "Shut up; at least your clothes are fine!" Sylvia glared at her brother.

Reiki stopped looking away from his teammates when he spotted a familiar tuft of blue hair. The woman also paused, looking back at him, a smile slowly curving her lips as she waved at him, running over to him. "Rei!" she said, wrapping her arms around him. "I missed you." Reiki stood there, arms in midair, trying to process who this woman was and if she possessed any danger to him but he felt his heart skip a beat when she looked up at him with a smile.