Relaxing

Maynin watched Riza go. "El?"

"Yeah?"

"Is he alright?"

"No.....no he isn't.."

"What happened?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why is he...like this? He makes it seem as if he wasn't always like that."

"When he was a child he killed his older sister in a random bout of sudden bloodlust. The people around him called him a monster and tried to kill him. He murdered them in self defense. Their words engraved into his head though. He truly believe he is one."

Maynin lowered her head. "That...That's really...it's much worse for him, I've always been like this."

Elucidia patted her head. "Hey....don't worry about it...."

She nodded. "He's Riza, of course he'll be alright."

Elucidia's smile faded. "Yeah...yeah h will." She sounded unsure

"He will."

Rosentan walked over. "He seemed....off."

"What do you mean?"

Maynin sighed.

Sirius could sense the heaviness in the air and felt sad too.

"I don't know.......I guess we should give him space."

El laughed a bit and pointed at Akira and Amaterasu who were cuddling like little kids in their sleep.

Maynin made an attempt to joke. "He's already owned most of it."

"Really Maynin, now?"

"Yeah...." Said Ro. "A little uncouth right there."

"Just trying to lighten the mood." She said quietly.

"Yeah....."

"...."

"It didn't really work."

"Yeah, I know." Maynin started skipping rocks, deep in thought.

"Your pretty young...you all by yourself?"

"Yes, it's been that way, I couldn't stand the idiot back home."