Far From Comfort

22. Forgotten Past

~Juvia's PoV~

A million images flashed before my eyes and I suddenly remembered... everything.

~Year X767~
~Narrator's PoV~

The quiet town of Avala, located West of Alakitasia, later to be known as Ishgar's rivaling continent.

Avala was a small town that not many knew about, separated from the world because of its uniqueness.

The town had been cursed with none-stop snowfall for the past 6 years, and residents started leaving after a while.

Very few families still inhabited the cursed town, including the family that caused the curse in the first place.

In a small cottage just by the outskirts of the town lived a small family of three, soon to be four.

"Just one last push dear. You're doing great!" Jemu assured his wife.

He was a humble worker making little money for himself, his wife Rue and his son Invel.

Rue grunted loudly and finally felt relieved. She sighed and sounds of crying filled the room.

All of a sudden the snow outside stopped for the first time in years, and rain filled the old town.

The two looked at each other in shock.

Jemu took the baby in his hands and placed his hands on her cheeks. "It's a girl..." A few years escaped his eyes and he handed their baby over to his wife.

She took her in her arms and looked in her zaphire blue eyes.

"What do you want to name her?" Her husband asked as he looked as his new born daughter.

Rue looked out the window to the pouring rain. "How about Juvia?"

Jemu nodded in agreement. "I like it..."

The door to the room suddenly opened and in walked a little boy, soaked from the rain. "Mom! Dad! The snow stopped!"

His eyes wondered around the room until they landed on his newly born sister.

"Invel." Rue started. "Meet Juvia. She's your little sister."

Invel walked closer to his mother and looked at his crying sister. "Why is she crying?"

Jemu walked behind him and placed his hand on his shoulder. "It's what newborns do. You also cried when you were born."

Invel looked closely at Juvia. But she looks so... sad...

Three years after Juvia was born, the town had experienced some days of constant snow and other days of constant rain. Snow and rain kept switching around but the precipitation never stopped.

"Invel~Chan! Invel~Chan! Look what I made!" Three year old Juvia called for her brother from outside of the house.

Invel, who was nine at the time, went outside to find Juvia sitting on their snowy backyard. "What's up?"

"I made a snowman!" Juvia yelled excitedly.

Invel slightly laughed. "Is that your first snowman?"

Juvia nodded enthusiastically. "Imma show Mama!"

She ran inside, leaving her brother outside alone. She ran through the small cottage and stopped in front of her parents door.