The sun was rising from the distance. Its golden lights brushed against every other beings, from the trees to the grass. It bathed everything in golden sun-lights like it was trying to warm everything. But its effort was futile. It was always cold here. Always. There wasn't a single thing that could be warmed like how the sun liked in this place. The sun could never truly reached the cores of the beings in here and even if the creatures in this place were warmed when the sun went up, the moment the sun was covered by the clouds, everything turned cold again. Even the humans. Their hearts were also frozen with the cold and the snow.
He stood there, watching the sun was, once again, trying to warm everything up. He watched it failed miserably as it couldn't even melt the tiny snowflake in his outstretch arm and Aisu resisted the urge to snort at its pathetic attempt. He really didn't understand why the sun shone in a place like this. The North. A cold,
cold place where everything, half of the time, was covered in snow. His aqua blue eyes drifted toward the far distance and he allowed his emotionless face to relax even so slightly. Even if this was a place that wouldn't fit for people, it was still his home.
Home?...Do I still have a home anymore?He asked himself and the answer quickly came into his mind. '
no...I don't have a home...not anymore...' He reached for his ice sword and touched it slightly, enjoying the coldness of the metal and the coldness of the ice melted into his hands. He sat down on the rooftop, crossed-leg and wearing nothing but his usual white t-shirt and blue jeans. He didn't feel the need of wearing a jacket. Such thing was useless. If he had to stay in this place, the least he could do was getting used to the cold. But Deidre didn't think so. She would somehow nag him until he had to go and retreat his jacket.
Thinking of Deidre brought a small smile to his hard face and his entire feature relaxed even further, making him younger than he really was. He had wanted to call her his Mistress but somehow, he didn't think she would appreciate it, especially when she saw him as a friend. But that didn't stop him from seeing her as something more than a friend. She was the first one and maybe the only one beside his contract to ever make him smile. There was something about her that made Aisu feel weird whenever he looked at her. Aisu wasn't like the other boys. He wasn't clueless. He knew he had a crush on her since the first day he met her but he never told her about it. He didn't want to because if she rejected him, that would mean the end of the little friendship he had with her.
"...Elric..." He called softly, unwilling to break the comfortable silence of the morning. "...yes, Master?..." Elric appeared next to him in a puff of smoke and he turned his head to look at his contract - the ice demon - Elric. He nodded his head and said quietly "...I remember that you said you loved the morning, correct?..." The demon didn't say anything and sat down next to him, watching the sunrise with him. Finally, it spoke "...why don't you tell her, Master?...I hate to see you hurting like this whenever you meet her because you want to keep her friendship but at the same time, want to confess about your love..." Aisu didn't reply for a long time, deep in thoughts. At last, the Ice king of the North opened his mouth, only to chuckle bitterly "...and risk destroying my friendship with her? No, thank you, Elric...besides, I'm not hurting that much..." The demon snarled angrily "...not hurting that much? don't lie to yourself and to me, Master...I can practically see you torn yourself apart with each passing second when you're near the Head Witch...if you want to tell her so much, tell her!..." But Aisu shook his head before adding, his tone was void of any emotions "...no, Elric...I do not want to discuss any further in this subject...I know what to do...you do not need to tell me..." He sighed and whispered, his voice was too quiet for any others to hear "...how can she love an emotionless person like me?..." Elric shook its head at its Master 's stubbornness and disappeared with another soft
puff. Aisu could vaguely hear the demon's voice filled the air "...fine, Master...but if you continue to be like this...I won't care about your command anymore...and I'm going to tell the Head Witch about your emotions myself..."
Aisu offered no reply as he continued to stare at the sun. He whispered to no-one "...will you continue to be my Sun? Warm me but never truly here for me to grasp..." He said again, this time a deep, bottomless sadness entered his voice "...will you continue to be out of my reach forever, my Mistress? my Deidre?..." He heard the large gate opened and he looked down from the rooftop. Deidre was there, smiling like a goddess with her beauty and her warmth. Suddenly, Aisu could feel his whole body warm up like she was the source of warmth in his life. And Aisu concluded. No matter if she liked him or not, Aisu would continue to love her and protect her forever, even if she would never know about his love or how his heart was breaking apart right now with the knowledge that she was looking at him like a friend but not a lover.
He jumped down from the rooftop, his blue hair covered in snowflakes but he didn't bother making them go away. They would melt in time anyway. He offered a small smile - the largest one his emotionless face could really offer and he greeted her softly "...hello, Deidre...how are you this morning?"
well, as long as I'm near her...I'm home...