Reliving your past through innocent eyes. [Open]

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Now that everything was over, and people regained their memories and appropriate ages, Ronnae found herself staring at the sketchpad her younger self was carrying around. She was somehow scared of opening it. Fearful that the memories would be too painful. She had, after all, done her best to not think about things while on the ship. She knew it would only bring her heartache knowing that they might or might not be in the pods and even then, would they be the same? 

She sighed as she settled under the large tree that made up Nokosi's house, slumping down till she sat on the grassy floor, relaxing against the smooth bark of the tree. Placing the sketchpad on her lap, she looked at it with hesitation, maybe she'll take a peak.

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[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

And look who happens to come upon you right now: as it is, Kaya was still reeling from Matt's departure, and wanted nothing more than to hide under a rock, or at least forget about everyone for a little bit. There would be so much to do in time, but right now she just wanted to find a nice, quiet place to settle and rest.

Also? Billy had said Kaya could stay with him and Ronnae, and Kaya was doing her best not to be a bother when she could manage. That meant doing whats he could to help the pair of them around the house. It at least kept her occupied.

"Hey, what do you have there?" She asked gingerly.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Hey Kaya, I ah... h-hadn't seen you in a w-while...." Yup, ever since you gave her a helluva hard time you dimwitted half breed... Ronnae shook her head, her face reddening a bit in embarrassment as she looked away a bit fidgety.

"It's... it's a sketchbook I seemed to have been drawing on... during the whole clock thing...."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

Kaya noticed the blushing and laughed, having a pretty good idea what might have caused it. "It's OK Ronnae, I know you were under the spell of that time dragony thing. It wasn't funny back then, but after that it actually is pretty hilarious! Granted, I think you would have even given Katara a run for her money.."

She smiled. 'Mind if I have a look, or is it too private?"

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

She supposed it was sort of funny, but Kaya was trained... if it had been someone normal... they might have gotten hurt. She sighed, it seemed her younger self failed to realize that not everyone is from Azeroth or some other world with resilient beings.


Her face remained the tell-tale crimson color at the question and she smiled a bit sadly as she looked down at the sketchbook. "To be honest, I haven't even opened it myself... Not counting my younger self of course... since she was the one drawing in here..."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

As far as Kaya was concerned, it was water over the bridge. Besides, how was Ronnae to be held responsible for the things that her younger self did? That would have just been ridiculous.

Now Kaya was interested "Aw, you were a very sweet kid, despite your mischievousness. I'm sure it wasn't anything bad!"

[morphitudinous]

Billy came bearing a simple gift. Maybe it wasn't much, but he hoped it would at least do something for her mood. They hadn't had much chance to meet and talk when she first recovered, something he really regretted. New crises always got in the way at the worst times!

He walked up to Ronnae as silently as possible, placing the little crown on he head. It was a crown of sunflowers, one that had been made for the play and discarded for a real silver crown. Fair enough, but he liked the flowers! They reminded him of the girl he was kneeling in front of.

"What's on your mind?" And he reached for her hand, wondering.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Billy seemed to have been getting better at sneaking up on her, maybe he was hanging out with Nokosi more? Regardless, the small jump she did as she was brought back from her daydream was quickly replaced with a slight blush and a smile.

".... I... I missed you." even as the words left her lips, she didn't know exactly why she said them but, it just felt like the right thing to say at the moment.

[morphitudinous]

"The feeling's mutual," he was quick to say, simply enjoying sitting next to her for the moment. Taking things easy, one step at a time. "You definitely kept me busy, though. Who knew there were that many ways to make a mess out of me?"

All the while, he'd missed this. Quiet time together.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

She blushed, remembering just how energetic she used to be. Her energy hadn't faltered of course... but it was mainly left for the battlefield, or other activities. Nowadays she generally was very reserved, quiet and shy... much the opposite of her younger self.

"It almost feels surreal... After all that..." she said in a small voice, relaxing against him much like she used to when she was sad or depressed.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi spotted Ronnae pretty much by accident while he was wandering through the City. She looked like she was staring at a sketchbook of some kind -- a discouraged artist, maybe? He walked up a little closer to her, shushing the brightly-feathered bird (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56712133@N04/5669471968/in/photostream) on his shoulder.

"Hi. Er, Ronnae, right? I think I've seen you around the ship, but I don't think I've ever gotten the chance to talk to you."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae looked up curiously, a smile on her face both from the very beautiful bird and the kind man that had stopped by.

"Oh, y-yeah. I've seen you around as well, Zouichi? It's nice to finally have a chance to meet you." she voiced timidly.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He nodded, returning her smile. She seemed awfully nervous about something. "Is that your sketchbook? You know, you're the first person around here I've seen actually drawing something. Guess they're too busy."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

She smiled, a bit bittersweetly, "It is... I really enjoy drawing. It's one of the few ways I can focus and keep my mind busy... But this one was mine when I was suffering from the effects of the clock. And I think I remember I was trying to draw as many of my memories as possible so that I wouldn't forget them..."

[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

"Hey there!"

That bellow came from a surprising distance away, fueled by lungs accustomed to shouting orders across the battlefield (usually something about fire and the relatively few merits of standing in it). The paladin waved as he drew closer.

Did it even need mentioning that he was in full armor?

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae looked up at the call, spotting someone she had only met briefly. He was from the last pop wasn't he? Another Azerothian and one who was quite boisterous. Which was all fine with her, she had family members that could make his demeanor seem quiet.

She waved from her sitting position, not wanting to yell back at the moment. She'd probably be too embarrassed if someone heard her yelling now that she thought about it.

[seesbosscrotch.livejournal.com]

He seemed intent on heading her way. Well, he was a little nostalgic for the good old days, and he couldn't remember the last time he'd seen any fellow Azerothians around. Of course, they were probably avoiding him, but he'd caught her and she couldn't easily escape!

"You look glum," he commented at a more normal volume, once he got close enough to do so.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

She smiled, "Not really glum as much as I am thoughtful. But thanks for noticing." she said in her sweet voice. "How have you been adjusting? You are from the last batch of pops aren't you?" Even as the words left her lips it still felt odd to say something such as that so casually. As if Stacy was breeding heroes in eggs.

[nokosi.livejournal.com]

Suddenly she was tackled from the side by an ever-cheery elf who had been trying to make his presence unnoticeable.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Oomf! "Eeep!" she cried out as she was tackled to the side, the sketchbook flying out of her hands and falling a few feet away.

"K-kosi! You scared me~" she said as she giggled, a bit red faced.

[nokosi.livejournal.com]

"Did I? Really?" He questioned, a skeptical brow drawn down. "I would think you were prepared at any time considering where you are sitting." The elf was quick to embrace his friend in a tight hug and finish it with a peck on the cheek.

Pushing himself up, he retrieved the sketchbook and brought it back over before plopping down beside her and leaning against her form.

"You are going to see all the great pictures we drew?"

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

She giggled, rising up besides him once he was off of her.

"I was thinking about it. I'm a bit worried that the pictures might make me sad. I really miss everyone you know? But I'm sure you miss them as well Kosi..." Key people in particular she knew he missed greatly, like her cousin Ellistree.

[everdistant_utopia]

For her part, Saber had taken to wandering -- aimlessly, perhaps -- in her spare time. It helped to keep her from dwelling on her own memories or even darker thoughts. What she hadn't expected was to come across Ronnae, who -- for once -- seemed even more pensive than the tiny blonde.

"Am I disturbing you?" she quietly asked her friend.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae looked up, not having expected company, when the image of a friend came into view.

A bright smile quickly formed on her face as she shook her head. "N-no not at all Saber. I was just relaxing and thinking about the past events."

"How have you been?"

[everdistant_utopia]

Saber was mildly curious, but prying would have been rude. Still, at least expressing an interest would help, particularly when her chivalrous need to help kicked in. "Oh?"

The knight gestured to the ground. "May I sit?" Ronnae would probably say yes, but it would also be rude of her to be presumptuous.

"I have been well, thank you. What of yourself?"

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae scooted over so she could relax against the tree besides her, "Of course~"

"I've been recovering. The whole thing with the clock really left me in a daze." She smiled a bit sadly. "Every thought we weren't going to make it since some of us almost reached pre-birth."