Rose's Story

The Goddess of Air was quite amused as she sat on the roof of the center tower of the palace. The cool stone beneath her and the open sky above her made her feel quite at peace and comfortable. Megumi stared at her hands as she twirled her fingers in the air in front of herself. Her long silver hair blowing in the gust of wind she'd just created, her cerulean blue eyes twinkling with merriment. This was how she kept herself sane, she thought as she shifted her gaze to take in the kingdom.

This beautiful, almost ethereal, place was Renaia; Megumi's birthplace and home for most of her life. She was the eldest of three girls, all Goddesses of an element, and engaged to be married. Ah, marriage.. She could feel her thoughts soaring in the clouds as she slowly stood and pushed off the roof, leaping into the air. The young woman had a small smile on her lips as she closed her eyes and gave herself to the wind, feeling her body become one with it as she flew. Megumi found herself wondering where her sisters were, where her fiance was, and if they were alright.

She came to a stop in mid-air, high above the grounds, and appeared to be standing upright with her feet pointing down. By this time her eyes had opened, her thoughts more serious than before as the memories from earlier were drawn to the front of her mind.

There was a war coming, a large one, between Renaia and Pyrix. The two kingdoms had originally been at peace but now that was shattered and Megumi, along with her sisters, had been told they would be leading the army into battle. This meant the Goddess of Air would be in charge of fighting from above, in the sky. This thought caused her to lower her head, her long hair whipping around her, so her worried eyes could look below her. Lowering until she landed gracefully on a railing and, before she could fall, leaping to the white stone floor of the castle. If she was so worried that it was affecting her powers, she wondered how the news was showing in her sisters.

Hiding her smile-turned-frown, Megumi forced a smile and skipped through the large doors in front of her; setting off in search of Natalia and Rose.

Alphaios sat on the edge of his pond he was depressed as he sat on the soft soil and sighed. " Going to war and leading the marines in it " he sighed and threw a stone in and watched as it skipped over the water. He stood up and walked on the surface to the other side and retrieved the stone and started to walk back. He wished Rose was here ,she would be sitting on the bank distract him he'd fall in and they would both laugh. He missed those days , he loved Rose but he'd never admit it although it was quite obvious to everyone that he did. He knew that if he had to lead an army the two would eventually meet in battle he hated the thought of having to fight her. If it came down to hurting or even killing her he wouldn't know what to do he wanted to get the thought out of his mind so he went back and sat on the bank once more and gazed out at the pond hoping the goddess of fire would have the idea of coming out here too and they might be able to talk once more as friends for at least a little while.

Rose left her room, making her way towards the pond her and Alphaois often spent time at. Her waist length red locks where left down, and spiraled around her small frame like flames. Her amber eyes swept over the pond in the distence, and she smiled when she saw someone sitting on the edge. She assumed it was him. She quietly moved towards him, smiling brightly when she noticed his light hair, making her sure it was him. She pounced on him playfully, accidently making them fall in. He had tried to teach Rose to swim many times, but she always ended up panicing and nearly drowning. She wrapped herself around Alphaois, knowing if she let go she'd sink right to the bottom.

Alphaios swam upwards toward the surface and pulled Rose's head above water " Good to see you too" a small grin appeared on his face as he started to swim back to the bank where he was originally sitting. " Did you really have to do that" he joked he wasn't the best when it came to surprises but he was happy to see Rose again. He sat her down and sat beside her " So what u been up to lately". A thought bolted through his mind " I may have to fight her " he thought " would I couldn't be able to hurt her in any way". He looked over at her she was cute ,petite, goddess how could he or anyone ever fight her. He or one of his brothers would have to fight her and he probably would have to fight one of her sisiters or worse Rose herself. He didn't want to think about that he just looked at the girl and smiled.

Ashe smile grew brighter. "Well I'm glad that you approve." He said followed by a small laugh. He stopped speaking for a moment because he fell into her eyes. He could stare into her eyes for an eternity and never tire of them. In fact, that's exactly what he planned to do. "I didn't realize I was being expected." Putting on his overly confident tone for a moment, acting very innocent. When she took his hand, he blushed inwardly but kept a confident air about him outwardly. He spoke again. "I must confess, I was distracted for a time." He said with a cocky smile, he then began to walk with her, his hand still interlaced with hers. "You see, I was atop my favorite tree, simply listening to wind, as I do." He said explaining to her. "Then, the wind spoke to me, and carried with it a scent. You see, the wind told me that a creature who could not exist had entered these grounds. It said that she was so flawless, that beauty incarnate was a mere fraction of a fraction of what she truly was. It then revealed a scent too me. A scent so divine, that I wished they would place it's source into my nostrils should I fall, so I could smell it's divine fragrance for all time. Now I thought too myself, 'What sort of creature could the wind even be speaking of?' In all truth, about 3 moments after I truly thought about it, I realized the being could only be one thing. So I then immediately flew off and found her sleeping in these gardens and decided to write her a message in the heavens. I now walk beside her, her hand woven with my own." He sound with deep compassion, his eyes practically shining with love.

He let his little story sink in a bit before he addressed her other questions. "I know not why, but I feel that this day is something of an occasion. So I say, why not do all three! First I say we fly, then swim, then our scent will be gone and we can hunt. So, as quickly as I came.." He then suddenly reached down and picked her up baby doll style. His cape then slowly raised and transformed into his wings. "...we must away!" He then shot into the sky, twirling and laughing as he went. He flew like there was no tomorrow and that him and Natalia were the only beings in existence. He just got lost in the sky and her eyes.

He felt this was good for them, everyone was concerned with the war. It seemed that Ashe was the only one who was not. Sure peace is preferred, but war is what the land will be in soon. Times change, like they ever changing flow of the wind. The currents do not fight the shift, they flow with it for that is how it must be. Besides, he would be fighting alongside his brothers and soon to be sisters in law. And of course, his beloved. After all, he was one of the greatest warriors around, if not the greatest. Why should he be concerned about war? Especially when he's with Natalia.

His train of thought was derailed when he spotted a pond down below. He was about to dive into it, when he saw two people sitting on the shore. He recognized them immediately. He spoke to Natalia. "Natalia, look. It's Rose and Alphy. Ive always said those two looked good together. What do you think? Should we drop in on them, or leave them be?" He asked her playfully. He always loved messing with his brothers.....even if they didn't realize it. What with Del being the ever proper gentleman and perfect role model and Alphy ever impish ways and dependency on him, Ashe felt it was his duties to mix things up for them. Then again, he'd rather just be with Natalia and would love to give Rose and him some alone time for their feelings to come to surface. That's why he would leave it up to Natalia. She was always more level headed about these things.

She got lost when Ashe started saying the story to her. When he was finished and realized that it was her, she blushed beet red and smiled at him. " I have no idea about where you got that story from. Are you feeling light-headed? Because you just made me feel giddy after you told me that story " Natalia told him as she softly squeezed his hand. Then suddenly, Ashe picked her up, and the next thing she knew, they were already flying. The view was breath-taking and the air was cool, pleasant for flying around. She always loved it when she was with Ashe, especially when they are up in the sky and exploring the wonderful world of Cresta. She heard his suggestion about swimming after flying, then going hunting. She nodded to his idea.

Natalia was broken out of her reverie when Ashe spoke to her. "Natalia, look. It's Rose and Alphy. Ive always said those two looked good together. What do you think? Should we drop in on them, or leave them be?"

Looking down at the pond, she saw her sister Alphaios having their own moment. She knew that they were meant to be together immediately. Natalia playfully hit Ashe. " Leave them be, Ashe. Your brother deserves a break, along with my sister that is. " Natalia told Ashe in a calm tone. She always knew that Ashe respected her decision, and that is one of the traits that Natalia loved about him.

" It's such a nice day, Ashe. Especially that I'm here with you " Natalia told him in a soft tone.

Megumi wasn't surprised in the slightest when Delfyre stepped toward her, cupping her cheek in his left hand. She closed her eyes for a brief moment, leaning into his warm hand. He was so comforting to her, always so caring, and she loved this about him.

Her bright eyes opened to stared at Del as she listened intently to him; he was so strong and calm as he spoke. He worried Megumi though, she hated the truthfulness in his words. They'd suffer through this war, wouldn't they? She banished this though from her mind, hoping she hid the fear that she felt strike in her heart like a bolt of lightning.

" Tense?" Megumi repeated, her voice soft as her bright eyes kept level with Del's. She almost missed his questions since her thoughts had begun to race again but she definitely didn't miss the frown that appeared on her fiance's lips. Reaching up with a pale hand the Goddess smiled slightly, her fingers brushing his lips. " Don't worry so much," she murmured before shrugging. She paused to consider what to say before giving a sigh and lowering her hand to his shoulder, bringing her other arm up to wrap around his neck and hold him in a somewhat awkward embrace.

" I'm worried," the silver haired young woman admitted, her voice so quiet she was practically whispering in Delfyre's ear. " I don't want anybody to get hurt or..." She didn't finish her thought as she buried her head in his chest, " I'm afraid.." She kept her face hidden not wanting to see his expression. Megumi hated to worry others but they also knew she was easily shaken, she was the sensitive one who always worried for others.