Yearning Courage (Tales of Xillia)

Unwilling Love

[1.] : Unwilling Love

Can I believe my ears? Had I heard it right?....or.... Is it true?......

-"I will take role as the new Maxwell and return peace to spirits and humans...."-

We have been through it all and more....would she possibly leave us?...... Leave me?.... Though I'd known her mission to eliminate the lance of kresnik and to dispel the schism...yet I followed her through in and out fully unknowing the effect it leave on life. I'd grown from our experiences..Milla taught me to follow your own path...to make your own path if there is none to follow. Not only that but...if I had not met her then I would not have been the person I am now....she had expanded my world and everything in it. I am grateful....

-"I could even say that....I love her..."-

Tears well up in my eyes and I sob loudly, tears slide down my cheeks and fall to the
ground.

"Jude?!" Milla says surprised as she looks at me with worry in her eyes.

-"She is the excitement in my life...my inspiration...."-

-"I...i...I love her..."-

"What's wrong?...." She says.

I can't let see how weak I am....my tears show my weakness I mustn't cry, at least not now.....not for all including Milla to see.....

I wipe my tears and stand front roll, strong and determined for what I must tell her...

"I.....i....." I silently speak

Her eyes lay over me tracing my face, confused. She worries for spirits and humans...her worry for me. I am a Mir human who sees the world to be fit, yet I am Naive. My path, a crossroad with many branching roads that lead to different outcomes and or futures. This path I've chosen...these things I've experienced....the places I've been, this would have never had happened...if it weren't for milla...I want to fight for her, with her, stay by her side....

(Milla...)

"I....i....i"

(Milla!....)

"...I....."

(Milla!!)

"I...i love you....." I say flustered

She stands there motionless with a serious face, keeping her gaze to mine. as if it had not surprised her....

Then her face forms a smile, her eyes reflecting the light that beams for above. She paces closer and closer, until she is at arms length with me. The love she holds for humans and spirits resides in her hear...though could I honestly think that she would feel the same as I do......(But I love her....I really...do...)

"So this is what the feeling to humans refer as "love"...." She says with a finger to her chin.

"Jude...though I strive to become the protecter for spirits and humans alike....you have taught me things I could never have realized alone....but my mission remains..." She says

Her mission of which she strived to complete, lies only arms length away. I helped her on this journey, her will was unbreakable, surpassed of that of even as something as Mir courage. But even so I want to be by her side, fight with her, experience with her.....

"I'm ready..." She says

Her form begins to disappear and ascend into the atmosphere, leaving behind bits of color embers at its trails. As her form almost completely disappears I reach for her hand and lie it over mine.

"Maxwell....I will never forget you..." I whisper were her ear had been.

A noise begins to resonate in my ear, it's milla....

"And I you...Jude Mathis..." I faintly hear her say.

The rest of what is left of her descends into the heavens, bunched up and forming in the sky. I now lie the place she stood, staring into the foggy heavens, she will come back....we will meet again someday and I will be ready....for that day....

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