Mizos

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Hahaha here's hoping for one then. I'll have a bit more freedom after Wednesday so post when you're able. Thanks for the update.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Larel listened to Hotaru bringing a hand to his chin and nodding as she spoke of her previous experience at a festival, he served nobles before and some seemed to think lowly of the people under him. Not being able to eat the food at the festival had to be a new kind of torture he couldn't imagine the scent just restarted his hunger each time he got a good whiff.
He followed Hotaru when she went over to the game and watched her as she attempted the game, he was impressed she even got one match as the people that had tried before failed to even find one match.
When it was his turn he nodded as the vendor removed all the cards from the table, he set down new cards in the same way as before and Larel put his fish back on his head as he crossed his arms and looked at the cards.
He probably did so in case someone was watching which suited Larel as he looked through them, most of his concentration went into the cards so he ended up missing what Hotaru said about Mera which may not be a necessarily bad thing.
He flipped the first two cards and rubbed the side of his head as they weren't a match, he continued his turn and ended up getting one causing him to close his fist three attempts later he failed to get any matches, however on the last one he got a match to one from his first turn.
Larel grinned and pointed to a prize on the second shelf before taking it and grabbing his fish before turning to Hotaru. He heard the kid crying and watched as Hotaru lowered her mask, looking over at the kid he noticed he had skinned his knee as the parents comforted him. He remembered Hotaru mention urges earlier he was sure she meant her hunger but that kid probably made it harder to control.
Gripping his fish Larel took a deep breath and reaching down took Hotaru's hand before leading her away from the child, he kept walking keeping his attention forward as he spoke.
"Why don't we see what's over here."
Once he felt they were far enough away he released Hotaru's hand before looking at the few food stands around, he wondered if he wandered a bit too far as the crowd was thinner here.
"Are you alright Hotaru?" He said keeping his back to her.
He wasn't sure if she had removed her mask or not but he didn't feel he could look her in the eyes at the moment, he ended up just moving instead of thinking something he tried to avoid doing.
"If you are okay we should stay and see the fireworks, Alari mentioned it's something that shouldn't be missed. Much as I hate taking his advice I can't disagree with him out of curiosity, if not we can move away from everything until you feel better."
Larel turned towards Hotaru as he dug into his sleeve going quiet to make sure she was alright.

Alari looked back at Mera as she mentioned her tattoo deciding to hide his smile from her mention of crowds before lowering his hands as she explained the purpose of the rose. He adjusted his glasses his eyebrows raising as she told him about the purpose of it, he hadn't expected such a meaning behind it. Nero had tattoo's as well he assumed they were just a part of their culture. Though it may be true that's a part of it he was surprised to hear Mera speak so openly about it, even more so when she blushed causing him to smile a little. It seemed to be something she was proud of and put thought into, he nodded as she mentioned the purpose of the rose and seeing them all one day. Hearing Mera mention that there were some on her back his glasses covered in a glare for a moment as he made a very concentrated effort not to let her imagination run wild, the glare vanished as he regained control and continued listening intently to Mera words. She was sharing something very dear with him, he couldn't lessen this experience by letting his mind wander to unnecessary places.
When she stopped talking about her tattoo's Alari actually looked a little sad and shook his head as she apologized.
"There's no need to apologize Mera I'm happy you shared that with me. There's nothing cheesy about it either having a special meaning to something can be good. The fact its personal just makes it all the better."
Alari grinned and crossed his arms before speaking once more a little more energy in his voice.
"I'm ecstatic you're willing to add us as well, you'll have to tell me where you'd consider adding me and why those two would be on your hands."
Alari uncrossed his arms his wide smile shrinking to a small one as he gripped the wrist with his bracelet and stared at it for a moment.
"It's actually really beautiful to hold such meanings Mera. I'd love to learn more about you Mera so don't stop there."
Alari released his wrist and looked up at her before motioning towards the crowd.
"Shall we head towards the festival grounds where the fireworks will be Mera, I'm still more than willing to buy us something to eat as well. We could share something actually, it'd be pretty romantic though a little awkward."
Alari pulled out his book and pointed to a page.
"I believe one of us is supposed to go 'aaah' as one feeds the other....perhaps that's a bit too intimate."
Alari shrugged and put the book back into his sleeve deciding it wasn't the best reference.
"Let's just wing it and continue on then," Alari said. "If you don't like crowds you can hold my hand, it won't be so bad with someone familiar right?"
Alari grinned at this and waved his hand indicating he was just kidding but he did make a motion towards one of the food stands.
"We can get separate food as well Mera though that's not as fun. I was going to mention the dance but..."
Alari looked over at the people before he noticed Kaori dancing with everyone else, he seemed to be singing along with everyone as they circled the large shrine.
"I think it might be best we avoid going over there for the time being," he said smiling a little.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Oh no it's quite alright, I have midterms coming up so I'll be a little slower than I'd like to be.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Larel watched Hotaru play the game rubbing his chin as she did so happy she was participating in this battle fairly, however as he thought this Hotaru got the prize on the second try and Larel pouted seeing it. He ended up smiling in the end though as she spoke to him, he believed that they should just count it as a tie and settle it with the last game. When she mentioned all the items he nodded understanding as he also didn't have a spot to put his fish, he'd normally put anything he carried in his shadow but he didn't like the idea of putting a living thing in there and with Zenmaru sealed he wasn't sure if it would pass through all the way.
When he was pulled to the next stand he followed her with wide eyes caught off guard by the pull but smiled a little as they made their way to the food. The scent made his mouth water a little and Larel took the food thanking Hotaru before balancing the jar on his head as he went to eat his food taking note of what Hotaru said about the fish.
"I'm okay with fish, I developed a taste on the battlefield. Sometimes we'd be low on supplies and we had to eat whatever we could get our hands on, sadly that was fish. After months of it I started to hate it less."
Larel looked around for a game before his eyes landed on one a short distance away, there were decorated cards on the table and the vendor explained the game to someone else who was currently trying their hand at it.
It was a simple game with matching, there were twelve cards set up in a 4x3 setup, the person got six attempts to match as many as they could, on the first attempt two cards could be picked, after that only one could be picked. It wasn't possible to match all the cards so three or more guaranteed a top prize, two second, and one lowest.
"That one looks interesting, we'll consider it the finale," Larel said pointing at it. "If you get too much to Hotaru I can carry some for you, most of mine are small things well except this little guy," Larel said reaching up and taking the jar off his head. "Of course I intend on winning the last one so you won't have the worry about carrying any more."
Larel grinned brought his to his chin giving his head a tilt before glancing back at the stand.
"That aside the food was delicious I've never had it before," Larel said motioning to the food. "You've come to a festival before right Hotaru? You're lucky you got to eat stuff like this."
Larel nodded a few times with a solemn nod, when it came to food it was important to experiment with many different types today was definitely a good day.

Alari rubbed the back of his head seeing she was alright but he was still a tad worried as she cleared her throat. He didn't catch what she said afterwards and put it aside as she continued adjusting his glasses as she did so. A little red flowed into his face seeing Mera's blush, he questioned how he was supposed to keep his composure seeing that, he gave his head a slight shake trying to recover from his swirling emotions and nodded at earning his objective. Alari closed his hand into a fist causing it to tremble a little, this was something he needed to work hard for victory in this regard meant the a great reward up there with gaining a castle...at least in his opinion.
Though Alari felt a new flame erupt within him at the thought his face was almost completely red at the idea, he could barely come in contact with Mera as it was, just considering embracing her was already making his heart beat faster. Alari couldn't think about it, he'd hesitate if it went too far but it was on his mind now. The hill went flashing into his mind as his thoughts started to linger there, he was actually starting to worry how he was going to do this, due to his thoughts he missed the butterflies and by time he came back Mera had spoken and was already walking. Alari went to catch up with her and smiled as she mentioned the vendors, he was glad at the very least for the opportunity to visit one with her.
When she mentioned dragging it out Alari smiled and held his hand up before flexing it causing the key to appear, he looked at it before moving it between his fingers.
"I won't drag anything out Mera," Alari said. "I want to spend time with you but if you're forcing yourself to stay that defeats the purpose...at least for me."
Alari held the key normally and pointed the end at Mera.
"I'll unlock the cuffs once the requirement is met. However..."
Alari trailed off and tossed the key up letting it fall back into his sleeve.
"Tonight's a night for us to be together, you're stuck with me until the very end I'm afraid."
Alari held his arm out motioning to a stand selling food nearby, and to a group of people dancing around a person playing a large drum, games were spread out as far as the eye could see and there was more than enough to buy.
"There are plenty of opportunities lined in front of us Mera, our time is short so let's make the most of it. Let's eat and talk about silly things, participate in a few games like that matching one over there, join the others in dance and watch the fireworks."
Alari lowered his arms and moved his hands into his sleeves, he smiled at Mera before speaking in a gentle voice.
"What would you like to do Mera? We're here together your opinion matters to me on what we should do with our time together. We could just talk if that suits you as well, I have some stories I could tell and you could tell me about that tattoo there."
Alari motioned to the rose on her shoulder before bringing his hand to his mouth and averting his gaze.
"Ah I can't look for too long, the plan is ruined if I embrace you now, the moment's not right. Anyway I believe we should find nourishment but I'm willing to wait should you have another idea."

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Thanks for that and good luck sounds...fun here's hoping a break comes sooner than later.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Larel still grinned at the victory and when Hotaru spoke of his behavior he rubbed the back of his head a little embarrassed, he didn't disagree with her about it actually hearing her say something actually helped a little as it had been bothering him for a bit. At the mention of a game he checked the area and brought his hand to his chin as he tried to find just the right challenging one. He noticed the kids and he'd be lying to himself if he said he didn't want a mask, he nodded to Hotaru and followed after her for one. At the mention of food he smiled at the idea and gave a thumbs up to Hotaru as he wholly agreed with the idea.
When they reached the mask vendor he looked at the masks wondering which one he should get, he had never gotten a mask for fun before so it was kind of exciting to choose one.
He looked over at Hotaru at the mention of the dog one and he gave a narrowed side glance at her but he closed his eyes and chuckled before reaching forward and grabbing a cat one.
"I'd take anyone but the cat one, last thing I need is to give him a reason to call me little neko again," Larel said sighing a little.
Though he shook his head there was a small smile on his face as he stared at the cat mask; however he quickly put it back on before putting his finger against his forehead.
He wasn't sure but he may have not hated Alari for a split second there, that wasn't good he couldn't lose himself to such a degree that he forgot that man's dangerous tendencies.
"Still I suppose I owe him some thanks, he sealed Zenmaru pretty deep in me. For as long as I remember she's always been around; I can still feel her but I feel......bare if I had to put in words. Still having fun like this, I'm not used to it...I'll try not to be embarrassed but it's kind of a foreign feeling to me."
Larel noticed a mask near the top and reaching up grabbed it, it was a Hannya mask and staring at the horns paid the vendor and put the mask in his kimono before grabbing the dog one and paying for it.
He put the dog one on and adjusted the mask so it was rested on the side of his head before looking at Hotaru.
"That other one's for Zenmaru later, I think it fits her well personally," he said before turning towards one of the games.
Larel walked over to the vendor and noticed a bunch of sake cups in a 3x3 setup, he looked at the vendor before pointing at them, the vendor explained the game it was relatively simple there was an item under one of the bowels and they were given three chances to find it.
"So if I find the item I get the prize."
The vendor nodded and explained that the sooner the ball was found the better the prize.
"Alright I'll go first then," Larel said.
He stared at the cups and pointed at the bowel in the bottom middle, the vendor picked it up to show nothing was under it, he let out a small 'tch' before looking over the rest.
Larel pointed at the cup on the far right in the middle row and again nothing was under it, Larel's eye twitched and he set the cup down before staring at the cups.
He rubbed his chin and pointed at the last cup before the vendor picked it up, he noticed a small ball under it and the vendor smiled and motioned to the prizes.
Larel looked at a small charm on the lowest shelf, he pointed at it and the vendor handed it to him. The vendor walked around and put his back to the two as he reset the game moving the cups around.
Larel put the charm in his sleeve before looking at Hotaru and motioning towards the cups.
“Your turn Hotaru,” Larel said.

Alari looked over at Mera tilting his head slightly as she spoke to him, he turned his attention back to the festival at the mentioning of expectations. He could understand that if only a little but he remained quiet as she spoke of it. He looked at her arched a brow when she stood up but smiled when she mentioned feeling like a geisha. He stood up himself adjusting his glasses surprised at his own resilience, he was happy at the very least that he could endure being near Mera with his emotions the way they were at the moment. It went without saying but she was very beautiful, even more so today which made him more nervous than usual to stand near her. Mera was the only person that did this to him, in all the time he’s lived and the people he’s encountered she was the only one to make him feel like this. The feeling in his chest right now, he wanted it to flourish even more thus he felt today was a perfect day to increase his already growing love towards Mera.
“Well I do have a few ideas, I know everyone’s dancing in that direction and there are plenty of things to participate in along the way,” Alari said pointing in a direction. “I hope that we can change your expectations at least for us a little day by day.”
Alari smiled and crossed his arms before turning his attention back to Mera.
“Well since it’s out there, you are the first to….” Alari trailed off seeing Mera looking away and holding her stomach. “Are you okay Mera?” Alari said his eyebrows narrowing a little as worry crossed his face. “You don’t feel bad or anything do you. Your face is all red too…here let me feel your forehead turn around.”

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

I have read it and sorry for taking awhile to post, even though it's spring break I had a bunch of meetings to attend to. I finished my last one today so I should have some more time. I'll have it up tomorrow

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Larel grinned at Hotaru's smirk but tilted his head at the words that followed before he made sure to keep up with her as he was pulled to the next stand.
"Good for the soul?" he said more to himself than to Hotaru.
He wasn't sure what that meant but he admitted it was nice to get excited about something, he was still embarrassed about being seen like that but he held back most of the day on actually showing that side of himself, except when he was half starving but that was a whole other matter. Having these few moments without Zenmaru around was strange but he was having fun, he figured he'd feel lonely without her around and though he did miss her he didn't feel that much differently from before now.
It was nice to lose himself in something for a bit, he normally couldn't afford such opportunities as he was either trying to survive or protecting his current employer. He didn't trust Alari around Mera but he knew she could defend herself, better than he could and though he wanted to do more he understood that she would be okay on her own, not that he'd be able to convince her to think otherwise and he came to understand that with time.
When Hotaru handed him the fish he looked at it before looking over at the jars as Hotaru played the game, he watched her again to get a hang on how the game was played though Hotaru's explanation cleared up most of his questions.
He watched Hotaru with a steady gaze and the moment she collected her prize he nodded his head before she took the fish back, he raised an eyebrow at her before grinning and rolling up his sleeves.
"I'll try not to show off too much Hotaru but this game is mine."
Larel took the beans and scanned the jars, the one in the back gave the most points so he figured aiming for that one would be for the best, he tossed a bean towards the jar and watched as it fell to the right of it.
".......I want to say that was on purpose but I'd have to lie to myself as well," Larel said preparing another bean.
He eyes went to the close jar seeing as the far one was a bit too difficult, he tossed the bean again....only to have it fall in the exact same place as last time. He admitted he was astonished at the fact he had messed up that badly, he realized what he was doing though, his eyes went to the same jar but he used the same movements for it, that wasn't going to work.
Larel brought his hand to his chin and closed his eyes for a moment he needed another strategy. Larel nodded a few times before opening them again and dropping some of the beans into his other hand.
He moved the bean to his thumb and flicked it causing it to soar in the air and land in the jar at the far end, he grinned seeing one go in before pumping his fist a little and doing the same thing again.
He continued to do so until all the beans were gone, at the end of it he had 21 points and reaching up he ruffled his hair with a small smile.
"Ah that was fun," Larel said. "Trying to figure out how to get them in was interesting let's go the next game."
Larel started to hand the fish back to her but the vendor reminded him of the prize causing Larel to blush a little and chuckle before pointing to one of the prizes.
"I'll take that one...." he said a little ashamed he had forgotten.
He handed Hotaru her fish before taking a Kendama cup with a red ball on top of it, he smiled a little at it before throwing the ball up and catching it.
"I always wanted one of these, it's more fun than I thought," he said continuing to toss the ball.
He seemed engrossed in the small toy as he laughed a little to himself as he continued to catch the ball however someone bumped into him causing him to drop it.
Larel shook his head and remembering where he was promptly put the Kendama away before bringing his hand to his mouth and clearing his throat.
"T-that's two to one Hotaru, let's go on to the next one. You uh...you lead the way."

Alari continued flipping through his book however he stopped when Mera put her hand over her mouth, hearing laughter come from her his eyes widened and the book fell out of his grasp as he stared at her shocked at what he was witnessing. When she spoke to him he recovered and adjusted his glasses unable to find the words for a response still caught off guard by Mera's laughter. He recovered from it after a bit of effort and couldn't help but smile at being called strange before reaching down and picking up his book as silence fell between them. He wanted to say something but he couldn't get what just happened out of his mind, even more so he was happy to hear his name said without anger behind it.
Happiness was an understatement for what filled him at the moment, he looked over at Mera as she spoke again his smile fading as she spoke of herself, hearing what she had say made him a little sad, to not enjoy oneself truly for such an amount of time he wasn't sure what to say to that at first.
He turned back at the festival at the mention of Mary and closed his eyes as he folded his hands and leaned forward a little the sounds of the festival reaching his ears causing him to smile a little.
"I hope she is too," Alari said putting the book back in his sleeve. "StilI believe we don't truly forget how to be a bit childish sad as that is to admit. If you want Mera I'll help you in remembering it, I'm apparently very good at it going off others opinion."
Alari reached up and removed his glasses folding them up and putting them away, he blinked allowing his eyes to return to their normal color before speaking again.
"By the way Mera you should laugh more, you have a very beautiful laugh. That sounds strange but I don't really know how else to explain it. When I hear you laugh it makes me feel...at peace for some reason. I'm definitely noting this as one of my better days, I got to see another side of Mera today."
Alari grinned beyond ecstatic at the moment, it would only be a for a short time and though didn't go as planned he was actually a little happy about that. This kind of thing shouldn't be planned anyway but he wasn't sure how else to handle it, he didn't say it out loud but Mera was teaching him things about himself and he kind of liked it.
"You're wonderful Mera," Alari said looking up at the sky with a small smile. "I'd like things to go on like this forever....seems like a dream sometimes....I know I'll have to wake up when the time comes but that makes it all the more endearing. Also just putting it out there but I'm not against counting this a moment."
Alari grinned and laughed a little to himself before waving his hand showing he was just kidding.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Hm alright and don't worry about it I feel like I'm putting too much up so sorry if it's really long. There's more than enough for me to work with. I forgot to mention it earlier but Mary's picture doesn't seem to come up. I'm not sure if it's just on my end but I figured I'd mention it.

[Mizos]The Tides of The Past[SanaChan][Take Two]

Larel smiled and watched Hotaru try her had at the fish game, he watched the game with a focused gaze and observed Hotaru's hand movements as she tried to grab the fish. He got a handle on the how the game was played but from Hotaru's mentioning of how it was rigged he rubbed the back of his head seeing the man roll his eyes. Were these things really rigged? Larel jumped a bit seeing the fish move, he blinked and leaned forward in disbelief he didn't know they were actual live fish.
"They're alive," he mumbled as he continued to watch Hotaru.
He held in a chuckle at her when she pulled the net out on the first try however when she spoke to him he couldn't help but let it out before looking back into the water as she tried again. He closed his fists silently hoping for her to get one as she went in for the third attempt, when she got one he nodded before Hotaru showed it to him causing him to lean a little to look at the fish.
"Well here's hoping I get that same kind of luck," he said while paying. "It’ll be my first time after all so I'll aim to get at least one."
Larel looked at the net and taking a deep breath put it into the water imitating Hotaru's movements, he watched the fish's movements and his eyes widened before he pulled the net out of the water, as he did he stared at the net his body tensing as he expected the net to break.
However the fish stayed in the net and he got a jar from the vendor before putting the fish in, he stared at it with wide vibrant eyes as a wide smile slowly found its way onto his face before he held the jar up and laughed.
"Haha I got one! Look Hotaru I got a fish I got a fish on my-" Larel cut himself off as he realized how childish he was being, he calmly set the jar down and grabbed the other two nets once more before clearing his throat trying to hide the embarrassment. "What I meant to say is this game is easier than I thought, that victory is as good as mine."
Though Larel spoke these words with confidence he failed miserably on his last two attempts to an extent he was completely red remembering his earlier outbursts once more. Larel put his hand over his face and picked up his jar before looking over at Hotaru.
"A-anyway why don't we move onto something else now I refuse to let this end on a tie. That target game might be good it's at least something we both have experience in."
Failings aside he was enjoying himself with all this, admittedly he may have enjoyed such a simple thing a bit too much but he couldn't help himself. He never imagined he'd come to a festival with a friend much less at all, the whole thing seemed like a dream as silly as that sounded. He kept this to himself as he a little ashamed the thought had even come to mind.
He looked over at Hotaru waiting for her to move, he didn't do well in crowds, part of the reason he could be so composed was his attention was focused on Hotaru. Without Zenmaru there wasn't a mental buffer on him and the people around him.

Alari leaned back a bit when she got close raising and eyebrow only to flinch a little when she grabbed his kimono. Listening to her speak his expression moved from a surprised one to concern his eyebrows drawing down a little as Mera spoke to him, when she pushed away he reached up and adjusted his kimono and watched as she sat down remaining silent as he lowered his hand.
Alari walked over and sat down on the barrel next to her before leaning back and looking at the sky.
“I kind of figured as much but can’t blame a guy for trying,” Alari said at her not going out. “I really wanted too as well how disappointing.”
Alari leaned forward a small smile forming on his face as he shrugged.
“We are a pretty stubborn bunch aren’t we,” Alari said reaching up and removing his glasses. “However…acting like nothings wrong, childishness…I wish it was something as simple as that. We all know what’s coming and how cruel the world can be at times. I won’t speak for you and I may not fully understand Hotaru but even I pay attention to things like that. I doubt Hotaru’s fully given up on vengeance yet or adjusted to her new self, Larel has so many past scars it’s a miracle he even came today, had to use his fear of women just to make him come. Kaori’s no different either that boy smiles but even he feels pain when he see’s a mother and father smiling with their child. Our situations are different and I may not understand you as well as I want to Mera…but I understand, pain, sorrow, loss and loneliness I doubt those three are any different. It’s because we understand those feelings that we can’t just leave you alone Mera, it’s not like we’d welcome pain befalling you either.”
Alari closed his eyes and shook his head slightly.
“Your father is coming; forgetting something like that isn’t a possibility. Even if we get past him in some way, goodness knows how mind you, only more sorrow may await us in the future, isn’t that a horrible way to look at things? Survive a sadness only to meet another; that would break normal people.”
Alari opened his eyes a tinge of sadness hidden beneath his distant gaze as he folded his hands together making sure not to crush his glasses.
“What’s wrong with a having fun, making good memories, smiling, feeling happy. After everything everyone’s been through and will have to go through what’s wrong with having if only a moment of reprieve for the individual burdens we each bear. Do we not deserve only a little happiness? Is a moment to smile and creating a good memory so hard? This may make me sound old but those three have gone through so much and they’re still so young. For today I thought it’d be nice if they could smile, just for a little bit. So many burdens are placed upon them, burdens they didn’t ask for, burdens forced upon them, they have to confront them and whatever else get’s in the way. I want them to smile, to be happy to enjoy a moment of bliss where the world isn’t so cruel, where it isn’t falling apart, where chaos isn’t thriving. A world where a young lady doesn’t have to feed on another person to survive, where a young man can forget the scars he carries and act like he wants too, and a young yet strange boy can actually put a real smile on his face.”
Alari put his glasses back on and let out a long sigh before running his hand through his hair.
“If that’s childishness then I’m fine with that. I’ll accept being called an immature adult or even a child if it means those three can be happy for just a moment and I want the same for you Mera. I want your happiness just as much as theirs. For now Mera have some faith in us, your father seems like a frightening man and I know we’ll have difficulties if we meet him but his existence isn’t worth sacrificing happiness and that includes yours.”
Alari adjusted his glasses and scratched the side of his cheek before chuckling nervously.
“It seems…I spoke a bit too much of my thoughts, I sounded really bad didn’t I? This isn’t a very good first da- ah outing first outing. Still I mean all of it, we’ll get past this conflict together that way you can yell at us if we put ourselves in danger and we can do the same for you. I’ll openly admit I’m a little envious of you Mera, you got so many people who care about you, a part of me hopes you realize just how lucky you are.”
Alari grinned at Mera before turning his attention forward again.
“Also in terms of my ego it’s already inflated since I have you all to myself. Ah still it’s a shame my plain failed, we were supposed to embrace when the fireworks went off.”
Alari pulled out a small book and flipped through it.
“Stayed up all night working it out too, that’s a shame.”
Smiling through hardships, there were names for people like that and he was fine with being called them. Mera’s happiness, Larel’s happiness, Hotaru’s happiness, Kaori’s happiness, Mary’s happiness…everyone’s happiness that’s what was important.