15 15 - (Sebastian/Ellyn) Ellyn ... It's good to see you again.
...
- Sebastian, are you fine?
Yeah, fine. Nothing abnormal. Just a green-haired girl wearing some clothes I gave her hanging on your club's window, but other than that, there's nothing.
- Nothing, Claire. Just a breeze of wind blew on me.
- I see...
* shivering with a breeze of wind
- I-I will close the window.
Claire get up and headed toward the window where Ellyn was hanging. When I saw her I realized that Ellyn was glowing green in her entire body. From what I remember, it should be the invisibility of her.
- Huh ?
Is Claire ... looking at Ellyn? ! She wouldn't be able to see Ellyn because of the invisibility, so he must be looking coincidentally in the same direction where Ellyn is. And Ellyn is looking at her nervously .
- C-Claire , is there a problem?
Claire ended up getting a slight fright and turned her gaze to me .
- Ah, n-no , Sebastian. I- I distract myself for a second.
- I see... - What a relief!
The moment Claire looked at me, Ellyn looked at me and just pointed her finger up and went up.
- Claire, will you need any more help? - Please say no!
- No. W-We're done.
- G-Good ... I need to go to the bathroom, so if you want to go ahead and guarantee your registration with Naomi, you can go. - Go please!
-O-Okay ...
I calmly start to leave the club room and when I leave Claire's field of vision, I start running and head towards the stairs . As there must still be some students on the 4th floor, I go up to the terrace.
I can't believe she showed up after 5 days. I thought she was already looking for those people she wants, but maybe it's just a wrong deduction. But for sure, she will have to explain certain things to me ...
...
I arrive on the terrace and see few students up here, in most chatting or eating something or arranging some place to hide for ... I don't know, nor care about. What matters to me now is where Ellyn is.
- (speaking quietly) Sebastian. - Huh ?
I look to the side of the access door to the main stairs and see Ellyn making a gesture with her hand , hiding as much as possible from the students around here. I take a look and walk over to where Ellyn is.
- Ellyn? I'm already...
* being pulled to the side
- Hi, Sebastian...
- Hey, my sleeve!
- Sorry...
I look at Ellyn and she looks sulky about something. She disappears without saying much and I am wrong ?
- What is it, Ellyn?
- Amazing. I go out and you're already chatting with another girl.
- Wait ... What?
- I didn't think you were one of those ...
- Ellyn, I don't ... Actually, I was, but it's not the way you're thinking.
- Now I understand why you make trouble when you talk to any girl. - Seriously, am I hearing this from her?
- Ellyn, don't you have anything better to say to me?! Like, I don't know, where were you these days.
- Well, it's ...
Before she says anything, I see the clothes I had given her ...
- Before answering ... How did you get the clothes back ?
- Well, I went to your house earlier and got it.
- But I remember that I closed my bedroom window and the clothes were in my wardrobe , well hidden.
- Yeah ... Hehe ...
- Ellyn ... How did you get inside my house?
- Well, let's say I came in through the front door and ...
- Wait ... HOW?
- Relax. I entered invisibly while your mother opened the door to someone who was not there and that gave me an entrance to your ultra secret lair ...
- Okay ... I get it , 007.
- I don't know what that is, but I'm going to pretend I know so as not to make that expression of irony to me.
*silence
- I'm sorry I cut you off before you answered ...
- No problem. But...
- But?
Before you say anything, Ellyn stared at her left side with an uncomfortable expression. I am leading to believe that there is someone here who wants to say "sorry".
- Sebastian ... That's why I came here.
- Huh ?
- Is it okay if ... we could talk later ? Somewhere else more private?
I am reluctant about this because Cassie already appeared conveniently in my room when Ellyn was there. The only places I can imagine are ...
- Will you wait for me in front of the school?
- To cause another misunderstanding between you and Stella? Better not. - I think she forgot about Naomi.
- So ...
- Tell me where to go.
Since Ellyn has already got the outfit back and she looks partially serious even though she doesn't show it, I think she'll just wait for me . So...
- It is a park that is close to my house .
- Ah ... I know where is it ...
- Did you pass it when you left that day?
- Yes ... I went there when I was ...
I think it's better to just accept that she knows why I hope she tells me what she was doing these days.
- Fine. I'll just do one thing before here at school and I'll go home. From there, I'll go find you on the park.
- Okay, Sebastian ~~
Ellyn ends up hanging on the guardrail to jump, but before she leaves ...
- Ellyn ... It's good to see you again.
She didn't answer, but just looked at me and smiled. After that, she started to glow green and jumped out of the building. I decide to see it and I see Ellyn jumping high until she falls on top of the school entrance wall. I think I'm leaving this "Unbelievable" talk and accepting this like more her fantasy way ...
...
I ended up going down to the 3rd floor and headed towards the student council room. When I started to approach, I saw Claire leaving the room. I nod quickly, but she just turns away and leaves. Maybe I'm forcing something that she doesn't want ... That sounded wrong, but it's gone.
* knoc knoc
- Come in.
I enter the room and see that the room is empty, only with Naomi , sitting on the couch with a paper that I believe is to sign my collaboration on collective cleaning .
- Hi, Sebastian~~
- Hi, Naomi.
I put my backpack on a chair and decide to stand ...
- (patting the couch) Sit here .
Oh... what did I do?
- O-Okay ...
* sitting on the couch
- What happened? - That's what I want to know too.
- Nothing bad that I know.
- Then why did Claire say she was uncomfortable with you there? - Speaking behind your back, right ...
- Huh? I acted normal with her.
- Normal you say ... Talk and let her feel free to say their problems?
- I would say it differently, but it was just that.
- ( sigh ) I see...
- What did she say?
- Well ... She said she was grateful for your help and confirmed that you really helped clean up her club.
- Jump to the part where I am the monstrous rascal.
- And she said that you spoke to her in a kind and thoughtful way, in addition to showing a slight interest in some materials from her club.
-Ok ... And is this bad?
- In my opinion, no.
- So why does it feel like I'm being targeted for internet cancellation?
- Understand, Sebastian. I didn't call you to help her because you would accept it anyway. But why would you not insist on asking or wanting to talk to her unless it was because of cleanliness.
- Wait ... Am I wrong because I spoke to her normally as I speak to everyone?
- In a way, yes.
I understood that maybe it's personal to Claire not to want me to talk to her or try to get close to her . But if I had known it would be so uncomfortable for her, I would have policed myself. I know that there is talk about her not approaching people for fear of for something happening to her again. I understand that, but I don't think it's an excuse to avoid everyone, even when you have good intentions ...
- Hmph ... So, what happens now?
- I didn't want to ask you that, but ... Is there anything in her that interested you? - Huh ?
- Look ... I would say that the club it is interesting, but I think it is not the best excuse for me to interest in her or approach her, if what you say.
- I know ...
- Why do you think I would be interested in her?
- I don't know ... You have the habit of approaching anyone who has problems, besides trying to help, so ...
- Do you think I'll try to help her to socialize with people again after the it has gone through trust others?
- Well ... That's what I thought.
Don't bother me to the fact that Naomi asking about it, but what bothers me is that she's making an expression serious, as if I were "trying" to do in it were the right thing to do.
- ( sigh ) Look, I know she has this problem, but I'm not going to insist on something that is very personal to her. Even because I'm the worst person for that.
- I know that. I just asked why I don't want her to think that I'm forcing her to open up to people.
- And I was just the guinea pig?
- Sebastian , what I mean is that ... it would be better if she try alone to solve this problem.
- Wait a minute ... You saying that? And the talk of cherishing students?
- There is a difference between a student at school and a person with personal problems. If she doesn't learn to deal with it soon ... She won't be able to overcome her fear.
- Fine. So why did you send me there knowing that you could try to help her in this respect?
For a moment, Naomi just looking at it from , then turned his gaze to me.
- Well ... as you said yourself ... You were the guinea pig.
I had a slight feeling that she was lying, but I have no other answer to explain her choice .
- So ... The result was?
- Well, I can't say.
- Huh ?
- The idea is that she would talk to you on her own, but apparently ...
- She just gave me a can of coffee and thanked me. So, I would say it had a small success.
- Really, what happened?
- Yes. Yes, I can get the can out of the trash.
- N- No! It doesn't have to be disgusting. I believe in you. - Quick change of opinion, huh.
* laughing lightly
- So ... Can I?
I point to the paper and Naomi hands it to me with a clipboard for me to sign without a problem. When finished, I end up giving it back to her.
- Well, that's it, Sebastian ~~
- Thank you, Naomi.
* feeling a light punch on my arm
- Why that?
- (smiling) Nothing, you dummy~~
I wanted to say "Are you jealous?" but to preserve my life, I decided to keep quiet and see how she would act. Viva la Vida!
- Will you stay later?
- A little. I was just waiting for you to sign. And I still need to take that documents to the teachers' office.
- I see...
- Do you want to come with me? - Damn fate! I wanted to, but ...
- Sorry, but the math teacher sent a list of exercises to be delivered tomorrow so ... I'm sorry.
- No problem, Sebastian ~~
- So, I'm already going.
- Okay then ... Just hold the door for me until I leave with the papers?
- Okay...
I got up, grabbed my backpack and headed for the door. But before I open the door , I look for Naomi taking the documents ... I don't know if it's the reflection of light of the windows, but it does look Naomi so beatiful with this sunlights...
- So let's go?
- Okay ~~
Why does she have to be so beautiful just when I can't be around her?
...
*************** Ellyn perspective *************
04:45 PM
* sitting on a bench
" Ellyn ... It's good to see you again."
Why does he always say these things? I was expecting something more dramatic like "Why did you leave me?" or something, but not something ... Something ... Cozy ... Ahhhh , what am I thinking about? He must be mad at me for disappearing and me here believing he is fine with it!
*Sigh
Why did you give me that idea, Jack?
* remembering the night I left Sebastian's house
Since I arrived on Earth, I have been shooting mystical arrows into the sky to locate a colleague and friend ... Jack Ace.
He is also a Gacha and has the same mission as me. The idea was to fall in isolated places and we would meet as quickly as possible , but as I ended up falling in front of Sebastian, the way was to ensure that Sebastian wouldn't know about me. But in the end, it was different. Since I didn't know where Jack Ace had landed, I kept shooting the arrows so he knew where I was going and that we met.
And it ended up happening 5 days ago, but ...
- (flashback) You know... It's was a little reckless of you to be shooting arrows at night without regulating your energy .
- (flashback) I didn't know if you were far away. So I shot with more energy. Sorry...
- (flashback) But there was no need to exaggerate. You know that we cannot be restoring our energies in any way.
- (flashback) I know. ..
I don't get seriously to look Jack because I was still thinking on what had happened in Sebastian's house ...
- (flashback) Ellyn ... Are you all right?
- ( flashback ) I'm fine ...
- (flashback) I've seen this face that you're making a lot of times, so you don't have to lie. What happened?
I just kept quiet, looking down , and in that, Jack started looking around until ...
- (flashback) How about we go over there, Ellyn?
- ( flasback ) Huh ?
...
After that, Jack and I were in the park where Sebastian told me to meet today. The park is wide open, even with a large presence of trees and tall grass, with the presence of a path made of stones painted in orange and some lighting points that helped to see the path of stones. There were also a few benches to sit on and a few small truck trailers parked in a few places in the park , but what caught my attention was a water fountain that was in the middle of the park, spouting slightly water.
As it was at night and there were no people around, Jack and I walked normally, without using any magic to disguise our presence. It reminded me a little of our world ... where we could walk without problems and with our own clothes.
- (flashback) So, what's up, Ellyn?
In that moment, I told him everything. On my landing, the day I was watching Sebastian without him knowing, the day we introduced ourselves to each other, the situation strange with Naomi and Stella and what had happened in his house recently ... And the answer that Jack had was ...
- ( flasback ) Hahahahahhhaha ~~
Uncontrollable laughter ... I was about to punch him in the face, but it wouldn't do much significance... The way was to watch him squirm and laugh until he calmed down.
- (flashback) Ellyn, no joke ... You have to save this for when we get back ... Hehe ~~
- (flashback) If it goes to Cyko or Magy to laugh at me , better not.
- ( flashback ) No, no. I wasn't talking to tell them. I'm telling you to keep these things for you to keep in your memory.
- ( flashback ) Why? For me to feel ashamed for doing these things every time I remember?
- (flashback) As good as it may be, no. Like, to remember that you're still you.
- (flashback) What do you mean?
- (flashback) Really, Ellyn? When was the last time you went through something similar?
When Jack asked that, I already understood what he meant ...
- (flashback) I think ... many years before Corruption affected Luni.
- ( flashback ) Exactly! At a time when you were smiling again .
- ( flashback ) Speaking like that, it seems that I was sleepy and unwilling to do things like Arya .
- ( flashback ) Taking aside that adult body out of her too ...
* pinching Jack's arm
- ( flashback ) Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch ! Stop, stop!
...
- ( flashback ) Okay, so ... This guy... Sebastian... must be someone very open to listen to what you would say to him about the Gachas.
- (flashback) Yeah. I didn't expect him to be so attentive to what I said. He even talked about similar things in our world.
- (flashback) It is not for nothing that Luni told us that some people in this world were very familiar with certain things that we know.
- ( flashback ) Really ...
- (flashback) But there's something I didn't understand, Ellyn ...
- (flashback) What didn't you understand?
- ( flashback ) Let me see ... This boy listened to you, tried to help you even if it was a little , and had these incidents with these people that you told me. I forgot something?
- (flashback) No.
- (flashback) And is he still the same? Even after he saw his powers?
- ( flashback) Yes ...
- (flashback) Ellyn, if it were me, I would do anything to have someone like that around. Someone who sees no problem in helping people. Even more when you are far from something other than your normality ... So, why did you leave?
I stopped walking at that moment because that was the question I thought Jack was going to ask ...
- (flashback) Ellyn?
...
- (flashback) Jack ... Do you remember when and I told you about the day I saw my father for the first time?
- (flashback) Yes, I remember.
- (flashback) So ... Sebastian's expression when I told him some things ... It was the same expression I did when I found out what I was ... With a sparkle and a feeling of anxiety to know more...
- (flashback) And?
- (flashback) I don't want him to make the same decision as I did. ..
For a few seconds, Jack was silent and ...
* feeling a flickering in my head
- (flashback) Ouch! That hurt!
- (flashback) If you don't want him to make the same decision, why not make it different from your father?
- (flashback) Different how?
- (flashback) Well ... Be honest with me ... Did you tell him everything?
- (flashback) Just what he needed to know.
- (flashback) And do you think that just what he needs to know will be enough? He will want to know more and at some point, he will know everything. Mostly, about who you are, Sagittarius Ellyn. So instead of prolonging ... Why don't you tell him who you really are?
And that's why I came back ... I feel that if I want this mission to work, I don't need to hide and create an illusion that I can live as I want in this world. And if Sebastian is willing to listen ... At least, I'm giving him the one thing that I've been missing all my life ... A choice ...
...
- (current time) Ellyn !
I turn my gaze to the side and see Sebastian, wearing a normal teenage outfit, next to me. I get up and go towards him.
- You didn't have to come soon.
- Well, it was now or just tomorrow ...
And yet, he doesn't let go of his comic side ...
- Come with me, Sebastian ...
I start walking into the tall woods and past some trees , and Sebastian is coming behind, looking around to see where he is standing.
After a few seconds, he and I arrived in a small open area, but quite covered around by the trees , which makes me feel a little more comfortable talking to him.
- If I had known, I would have brought a lighter. - Still with the idea of ritual?
- No need ~~
- So ... You can start.
*Sigh
- Sebastian, I have not been clear with you all this time and I do not know how to say this to you without it seeming strange or forced. And yet, I'm afraid that you might understand something right and have an attitude that I already expect. Then I...
- Ellyn ... Don't be nervous. I will hear everything you have to say ...
*silence
- Are you sure?
- I have, Ellyn.
... That is what I wanted to hear ...
- So ... Let's start ...
