Fly Until You See The Light

Passage - Chapter 12

«You'll go away tomorrow morning?» Ojtaro asks her in a melancholy way.

They are alone, on the snowy mountains of the Hermit Valley. The sunset is slowly coming on the realm.

«Yeah, but I'll come back!» she says, gently stroking his hair. «Don't look at me that way, come on».

Beautiful snow flakes fall down everywhere, even on their hair.

«I'll miss you. You are amazing» he adds. He doesn't even try to hide his sadness, and Sentinekka feels bad for not telling the truth. Oh goodness, she'll never forget that lie that came out of her mouth... But what if Judylia is really in danger? What if she's waiting for help?

That sentence makes her blush. A lot of people told her this kind of things, and it's strange how she always reacted differently from that situation. She never blushed like that, and she knows pretty well the reason. Uff.

«Thank you, you are too» she says, staring at him. He's not reciprocating, he's looking at the clouds that stand in front of them. They are similar to cotton candy, and she's sure that, if he only could, he would eat them. She chuckles. That would be pretty funny.

«What?» he asks, confused. «I'm doing nothing».

«I was thinking about something».

«And what?».

«The clouds of the Valley always look like cotton candies».

Ojtaro smiles. «Are they edible?».

«What a coincidence! I actually knew you wanted to eat them!».

«I am a predictable Child of Light, huh?».

«You are! And it's adorable!».

«Well, I'm happy you find that nice».

She can see something in his black eyes, with their sparkling white pupils. Is it hope? Is it just happiness?

The silence falls between them as it always does when the wonderful view that stands with them takes their minds into different thoughts.

Sentinekka has to travel through the Golden Wastelands and Vault of Knowledge to get to the Eye of Eden, a realm that she never saw... She could just use the Eden door in the Homespace, but her instinct is telling her that she must see... See something. Oh, come on! There's always some stuff that influences her choices? How? She literally has to go in a dangerous realm that might kill her, and why? Because an Elder chose her! And Lamed couldn't chose anyone else.

But, really, she has to do that for three reasons... First: she must save Judylia; second: an Elder begged her to save a Ruler who deserves justice; three: Ojtaro has to be free. He's an angel and he deserves some freedom, for Megabird's sake!

«If I'll be somebody, I'll never let my skin decide it for me».

«Huh?» Sentinekka asks him. What is he singing? A familiar song... Oh. «What are you doing? I thought you didn't like to...» she shakes her head after realizing what she just said. «That's typical». The girl concludes, giggling.

He gestures for her to continue the song with his head and an amused smile.

«I never had the world, so why change for it?».

Sentinekka sings, then they both continue as their gazes meet.

«I never had the world, so why change for it?!».

The two friends begin to duet together, knowing that nobody could ever notice their small show. One takes the hand of the another, and their synchronized and totally improvised movements are quite funny and stunning.

Sentinekka would love to know what's the part of the song that should come next, but she doesn't. Why doesn't she try with the ending then?

«La-da, la-da-da-da-da!».

Ojtaro stares at his friend, amazed. He's got a joyful smile on his face, he actually knew that was going to happen, but her voice is just too beautiful! Everytime someone hears it, they cannot stop! And he is included, to be honest.

Every little word and sound that comes from her mouth, hidden by her pretty mask of her Village of birth, is full of grace and pride.

«La-da-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da!».

So that moment ends: Sentinekka makes a slight turn and finds herself facing her friend, smiling.