"Mine??!!"
"Yes. Yours." she said, calmly.
"But I've nothing to do with that! Aeya, please, i wanna go home." I pleaded her.
"You will. Not until you accept this." She gave the sword to me, and I tried to carry the big thing, but it's too heavy I dropped it.
"It's too heavy .." I said.
"Be careful of handling it. Try it one more time. You can bring this." She lifted the sword up and gave it to me.
I tried for one more time, but it's really too heavy for me.
I was seven. I just turned seven. I can't carry weights like that.
I tried it one more time. It dropped. I tried again. Dropped. I tried, and tried, and tried, until I can't hardly breathe. It's just too, too heavy.
What is this all about anyway?
I lifted the sword again. Aeia was just looking at me, smiling. I used all my remaining strength, before I realized I was holding the sword by my right hand.
I was exhausted.
"Listen to me carefully, kate. This sword is yours, remember that. Just obey me this time and you can go home." She touched my right cheek and smiled.
"What is this for?" I asked.
"For your sake. For your world's and my world's sake."
I was now holding the sword. I can't really understand everything.
Maybe I was dreaming. Maybe I fell asleep under the tree. This is a dream.
I heard Aeya calle the boy. The boy got out of the other door and faced me. He was still holding his sword. I was about to say Hi when he attacked me.
I was shocked. It's like a big wave of cold wind came out of the sword when he pointed it to me. I felt my back hurt.
"W--h....y........" I looked at him and he took a step closer. He was trying to lift his sword again, then, wooooshhh !!!! It's a two-strike. I'm losing my energy. I can't move my body. It's hard.... I'm too tired to move my hand.... With the heavy sword....
I looked at Aeya. She was just watching us. She's just watching me die. With no expression on her face.
"Why... why... why are you dooiing ... this ..."
I tried to stand up but I really can't. I'm hopeless. If this is a dream or not, I would really die. I can't breathe...
"Mom....." I remembered my mom. She's definitely worried. She's finding me at this time. I miss her already.. It's been hours...
I felt another attack. My back hit the wall too hard. My whole body's aching. I would definitely die.
"Is this the girl, Aeya? She's too weak.. She can't even stand by herself.." I heard the boy's voice.
I tried to stand with the help of my left hand. I held the sword. If his has the power, then maybe this bigger sword has more power.
I held it tightly. This time with my two hands. I closed my eyes. And heard a voice.
"Concentrate Kate. Think of the wind. Think of the strength of the wind that could defeat your enemy. Think. Concentrate."
I followed the voice, the suddenly, I felt the force running from the sword through my hand. Then the strong wave of wind was released. But the boy did something with the sword. Then it's like the sword created a shield before him, that blocked the wind I created,
Another attack from him. My body hit the floor. I felt bruises on my legs. Scratches. I closed my eyes because of the pain.
I stood up again, the gave another wind, another, another. Stronger, stronger, stronger wave of wind. I learned to make the shield too. then this thing happened, as I assume, in 3 days.
My body's full of scratches and bruises. I felt the pain and ache all around my body.
I felt something on my cheek. I touched it. It was blood. There's a scratch on my face. I felt hopeless.
I still can't understand all of this.
Why am I doing this? Who is this boy? Where is this place? When will I get home? Who's Aeya? What's this sword? What will I do with this?
Not only because of the thinking, but also with the pain, body ache, and tiredness, I closed my eyes.
And I fell asleep.
I woke up with bandages on my wounds. I can still feel the pain. But I have the energy to stand up.
I was in a room, with only a bed and a cabinet. I went outside. I saw Aeya. The boy was, again, in the corner, with his sword, and his eyes closed.
"You're awake, kate. How are you feeling?" Aeya asked.
How could she asked this things to me?? She was just watching me die !!!
I gave her a weird look. With questions in my mind. She just smiled and said,
"I'll take you home."
I forgot all those things when she said those words. I forgot about the sword, the boy, this place, and the fight. I just followed her.
We went back to the tree where I fell. She held my right hand and put it in the tree, with my palm touching it.
"Close your eyes."
I closed my eyes, but I still want to ask questions to her. I was about to open my eyes again, and asked her, when I realized I was now behind our house !
Without hesitating, I ran to the house, and get inside. I saw mom, cooking. She doesn't looked worried.
"MOM ! MOM ! MOM ! I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW !" I started to cry and hugged her, still saying sorry.
"What's wrong Kate?What happened."
"I really don't know what happened ! I just followed the bird then climbed up the tree then fell then there's Aeia and the boy and the sword-- I missed you mom! I missed you !!!"
" You just got out 10 minutes ago and you already missed me ? Oh Kate you're such a sweet little girl." She kissed my left cheek.
Weird.
I looked at the clock.
It's 8:40. April 10.
10 minutes before I went outside the house to play.
