15 Chapter 15

"Winter, I missed you so much! Finally, I can see you again" the girl said with her child-like voice

"Move" Winter ordered, but the girl didn't listen

Heat gave some of his clothes to the girl like he's happy that she finally woke up. It's the same goes for others except for Rain. I don't understand what's happening. I know that Ivy was a Forgotten who should've been Passed before, why is she here?

"It's so nice that you're back, Ivy"

They happily exclaimed. I don't know how to react and so I was just standing there like a stone statue, watching how things are going. I saw Winter's eyes gazed at me like he's disappointed. Why? What should I do? I have this pain again inside my chest that I felt like I've been betrayed, however, I also have this thought that I don't have any right. Besides, I knew all along that Ivy was one of Winter's lovers. Rain held my hands and snapped me back to being myself again.

"Can you hold me for a walk?" she asked

I gave her my smile as I let myself glance for the last time with those people who were enjoying their old acquaintance. We were both silent as we took the path to Fox's house. Maybe he has some food left to accommodate us.

"What makes you sad?" I asked Rain

As I saw Rain's hand freezing I realize that she can't stay in the Winter's area for too long and so we took a detour and went to the Four Seasonal Area where all the ceremonies happened. I named it like that because the four seasons blended over here just perfectly to comfort us.

"She's back, Wind. She'll take everything again. Just like before!" she cried out and hugged me

I don't know what's she's talking about, but I can't extinguish my hatred towards this Ivy. Dahlia and Ivy were different, yet, I felt angrier as I remember her than Dahlia.

"Nana, listen. Nothing can be of benefit if you let your anger took your innocence. Don't be eaten by this hatred. In the end, you'll just lose"

"I hate her. She should've just been there for eternity. Why did she come back?" Rain murmured

"Why did you hate Ivy? Isn't she one of the Second Generation?" I asked

"Yes, she's with me when I entered this place. She's named Fall" she replied

Fall? Then how come she's in Winter's area? How come she hugged my husband like they've been in a much deeper relationship more than that of Rose. I believe what Winter feels about Rose was guilt and I already accepted that Rose was now part of Winter's memory. I don't hate it. I don't think this will greatly affect our trust with each other. But, I don't understand, how come she is Ivy if she was named Fall in the very beginning?

"I thought she's Ivy?" I asked

"I'm sorry. I didn't fill you the information you needed. Fall is the villager and the Lady of Fall. She's been so kind and warm. She's like an angel fallen in the sky. Having said those things made all the Masters of Season get close to her for an unknown reason."

"Autumn is her first partner. They've been in love since the very beginning. Ivy surely compliments how great Autumn is and they are almost a perfect couple. I am just a guest at that time. I still don't have my name because I am supposed to be the Lady of Snow."

"Then you should be Wind instead of me?" I asked in amazement

She laughed as she saw how I reacted which made me at ease because she stopped crying.

"You know that I can never replace you in that Miss Lady of Snow," she said and we both laughed

"The Master made a decision and drew it all in a game called "Fill me with box"."

"What a weird title of the game? Was that where you got the hairpin? Who's the Master of Summer? I knew Heat came here last so he wasn't Heat, right?" I asked and she nodded

"Yes. That's when I received this hairpin. Indeed, it wasn't Heat, Dawn is the name as far as I remembered. Because of the friendly attitude of Dawn, Sunshine was the first one to be named as the Lady of Summer. Everyone congratulated her. Being a Lady of Summer made her life happy. Dawn was the first Master of Summer I guess because he was the only one who said that he was part of the First Generation"

"Is it? I thought Winter is the only one who stayed in the first generation?" I asked

"Yes, he is. Oh, that generation? The first generation didn't include Winter at all. The Master exempted him because he has all the privilege of living here unlike the rest. The first generation I am talking to was Autumn's generation, it is the same time when Leaf entered. Just six months later for Sunshine but it was the second day for me, Dawn was entitled Passed. The vacancy of the Master of Summer later filled by Heat. The name Life was given to Life by Leaf because she said she's full of it."

I smiled as I remember my old memories of Leaf. I saw Rain gave me a weak smile.

"Then finally, I was left of nothing and the Master talked to me. He said he doesn't want what was happening. It was my third day as a guest, however, your good husband was nowhere to be seen. That was the time I accepted that if I went through my seventh day, it was the most wonderful dream I ever have even if it didn't take long"

"That Jerk" I cursed

Why didn't he accepted Rain? Rain held my hand and squeezed it slightly like she knew what's in my mind.

Don't be angry with him. If he hadn't done that then I'll never have the chance to meet you" she said

Wait? If that was the game? How come Fall became Ivy?" I asked going back because I didn't hear her talked about when Ivy was named Fall

"Autumn loved Ivy very much like he was the one who wished for Ivy to come here, thus, naming her Fall, the exact name of our area" she responded

"We didn't know when Ivy was named Fall, but then as I said. The Master called me to enter this game," she added

"And?" I asked because it gets a bit more confusing due to the past reminiscence Rain had to answer my curiosity

"The game privilege was whoever won can decide which or where they could stay. Since we are four, one must leave if he/she hadn't held any objects at all," she answered

"Life got this fan, Leaf loved most. He didn't leave the Spring area which I know biased. Life is the only man in the group, they should've exempted him in the very start because Leaf is a girl and rules said, no homogeneous relationship was allowed on this area for it won't balance the area we should protect"

"Sunshine had Heat's amber necklace. Thus, she remained. I've got the hairpin and became the Rain you know and for the very first time, we met Winter. He scolded the Master of letting a villager enter his area. He's so angry that as he saw that I was the third to picked, Fall is the only one to sit in the position of Snow. He was angered and named her Ivy."

"How could that be? Did Winter just want to let Ivy froze in our area?" I asked

"Because that time, Ivy had been fooling around in Winter's area. You knew your husband. Besides, Ivy has the charms like yours but isn't denser as you" she added which got me badly

"Am I that dense?" I asked and she laughed so hard

I don't want to take that as an insult. However, the more I thought she was complimenting me, the more it sank to my mind that I am a numb idiot who doesn't know what effect can I give in this place.

"You two were here, huh? You left me behind" Sunlight showed up

We're sorry. I told Wind to accompany me for a walk and not to disturb you because you were busy entertaining Ivy" Rain replied

"Aren't you close friends?" Sunlight asked

"Not that much. I've been busy coping with Autumn thus I don't have plenty of time to pay a visit in the Winter's area before"

"Is there something wrong?" Sunlight asked again as she sensed the uninviting vibes when she started talking about Ivy

"No, there's none. I am just curious about Ivy" I said

"Then why not ask me personally, Lady of Snow substitute?"

I was agitated by the words that came up to her mouth and inhaled a deep breath to calm myself. How absurd? I may be a newcomer, but being entitled as Lady of Snow is an honor to me. How dare she treat me like I'm a stand-in of my territory?

"To correct you, Ms. Ice statue. I am the Lady of Snow formally known as Winter's wife. With all due respect, I am a woman in power and dare not be provoked. You should also know by the very start that there are many changes in this place as you slept there for I don't know how many years. If you'd like I can freely teach you a lesson as the former Lady of Snow." I responded with my sweetest smile

"You vixen! How dare you talk back?" she shouted and was about to slap me

I felt the wind pulled her hand that made it stop in mid-air. She can't move even a tiny bit which was drawn all over her face. I gave her my most honest smile and shook her hands.

"It's nice to meet you, the former"