Five Hundred Miles

0.6: Edelweiss

Chapter 0.6: Edelweiss.

[Still, it was a sad state of the world that people judged others not by the best that they could be but by the worst thoughts in their own hearts. -Elizabeth Hoyt]

-2005 Santa fe, New Mexico-

Time travels.

As I know, I'm already able to teach smaller children and go out of the houses by myself, since I'm already fifteen.

I glance into the mirror where two green eyes bore into me. I see a petite woman with curly brown hair and a decent fringe glancing back at me. She is more confident than the one she was, and she sure does look beautiful. I smile back at myself when I decide that I'm qualified.

After adjusting my collar, I'm headed to Walmart for some groceries, with Joshua. We stock up the kitchen as we are told to, and bought some stationeries. It is a fun time having him with me.

After the long day we lay upon the meadow in the yard, giggling at stupid jokes we make up. We are supposed to be collecting the flowers before they wilt. It's fall after all.

I get up and continue doing my job when Joshua spoons his huge frame in the grass, facing me. I laugh at him for having a funny look in his face.

I notice him wearing the necklace I gave him in his birthday, and I smirk. "I thought you told me it's embarrassing to wear that?"

"It's a gift, and I kind of love the way it looks. Reminds me of you. I feel guilty for not wearing what's mine too."

I smile at him, knowing what he means.

"Come on, princess, it's freezing out here. Let's go in or you'll get sick, it's a long day." he says, bracing himself.

"Why don't you help me out? It's better than sitting around muttering things, because it's kind of stupid." I shoot. Joshua grunts and rolls to a sitting position. Then he starts helping me impatiently. At least he agrees to help.

I gesture at the basket to tell him it's where the flowers should be in. Instead, he tugs the flowers at my left ear. I scowl at the sudden gesture of his and smack his hand away while he just stares in admiration.

"Don't!" He stops me when I reach to take it off. "The flower looks good on you."

I squint at him as a smirk comes across my face. "Oh is it? And I'm sure it does look good on you too."

I grab a bunch of flowers, not caring that I'm wasting my effort, and smash them into his face. Joshua allows the flowers to attack him, and I'm quite surprised because he doesn't fight back like he usually did. How peculiar.

He spits a petal from his lips, blinking in awe. "Not a wise thing to do, princess, but still, good throw."

I grin at him before I stifle a giggle. I only allow myself to lose it when his lips twitch into an angelic smile. How I wish I can capture this moment with something, so when he is mad at me I'll show him his smile.

"Now don't look at me that way." He teases.

"What way?"

"Like I'm a sculpture from the museum, though it's not like I actually care." His words force me to nudge him. "What? You look kind of astounding!"

I shoot him a look. "Astounding good or astounding bad?"

"Depends." he says, thoughtfully.

I sigh and land myself back into the meadow, feeling the cool breeze working it's way to by face. That is the best thing I can have, for now, at least. It makes me forget about everything I am, and yearn for everything I am not. I'm in nowhere, just with Joshua and Joshua alone. There is no orphanage, no trouble, no life. It's just us, and the surroundings that is pretty much a Black Hole.