trans_9 | Reliving your past through innocent eyes. [Open]

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Reliving your past through innocent eyes. [Open]

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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She nodded, as she leaned against her friend and relaxed, head on his shoulder with a smile.

"I'm ready cap'n, lead us on our journey then?" she teased in her sweet voice.

"Aye!" He replied, bringing his fist to his chest in an elven salute. He put an arm around her and stretched out, crossing his legs at the ankle.

Nokosi tilted his head down and peeked underneath the cover at the picture underneath before flipping the page back and revealing it to Ronnae.

It was a tree! Not any tree mind you. It was the tree right outside the house her father's built nearby the main estate. The tree that they all had many memories in. Be it relaxing, hanging from its branches, having picnics or sleeping, that tree had witnessed so many of them growing up and had heard many of their wishes, worries and desires.

"I know that tree! It is the one in which it is just big enough to host the number of people who would like to sleep in or underneath it. It is where we first met each other when Elistree insisted I visit," he said cheerily. "So many afternoon naps there," he said, nuzzling his face against her own.

Ronnae nodded, blushing at her affectionate friend before looking at the tree fondly. "I miss that tree... and the assortment of people that gathered around it on different occasions. Lazy kitty druids, bumbling troublemakers hanging upside down, and lazy bums that didn't have anything better to do!" she teased with a nudge to her friend. Of course she was included in said bums! She had so many naps under that tree~

"Well of course. Anything else that I could do was not better than laying under that tree with you and the others. I am surprised, though," he said, looking at her. "Between back then and now I would have never thought you would be as active. Six to seven naps a day knocked down to one?"

He tugged on one of her pointed ears. "Perhaps you are not Ronnae and she was whisked off to the Emerald Dream?" He questioned with wide grin.

Her face reddened as a small gasp escaped her lips when he tugged on her ear.

"I s-still nap... it's just more spread apart nowadays is a-all. It's s-still very much me!" she said embarrassed with a timid smile.

"Oh yes, I can tell," he said, flipping the page. "Just as skittish and easily embarrassed. I do not think that could be faked so easily."

The next page held one of the beach parties they all participated in. The picture tried to accommodate EVERYONE. And as such, it took over two pages in the book.

Nokosi leaned forward, trying to pick out everyone on the page. "Ronin, Kagejin, ah. I like the picture of Oliviera," he said, pointing at the center of the first page.

"I think you captured the telltale traits of everyone well. There is your mother," he commented, pointing at the green woman with purple pigtails down to the ground.

A gentle finger brushed against the spot and she could feel her eyes had almost immediately misted up.

She kept her head rested on Nokosi's shoulder as she tried to get back her focus and try to fight the tears away... a task that was proving to be very difficult.

Nokosi brushed his thumb over the top of her hand as she struggled to control her emotions. "I do not think hearing 'you are an odd little man' sounds right coming from the mouth of anyone but Drakkaa. Ah, and the dragons!" He said, poking the spot with the flying creatures.

"Sapphire was very gracious. And Mayu- I taught him how to catch the sun one time. Do you remember that day we all were rolling down the hill with him?" He questioned, turning the page.

Ronnae simply nodded as the rush of memories kept pouring in. The bright sunny days they'd spend lounging around, having fun, eating nice homecooked meals under a tree. The music, the laughter, the hugs...All of it made her heart swell with both happiness and sorrow.

She held on to Nokosi, nuzzling her face against him as she tried to wipe away her tears.

Nokosi slid his hand over her forehead, pushing back the wine-colored bangs that curved along her face. An earnest smile spread on his face as he cleared the tears rolling down her cheeks with the heel of his free hand.

"I have rarely been so thankful for having such things in my life. It was all very fun, wasn't it? Family...I am happy for yours, even now," he breathed, looking down at the sketchbook.

"We still have plenty to go."

Ronnae nodded and gave him one more squeeze, thankful for having him with her.

"I'm really happy you're here Kosi... It's helped me so much, and has kept me from losing my mind when I felt like everything was falling apart..."

She leaned up and gave him a chaste kiss on the lips with a shy smile.

"Thanks~ For everything."

He felt heat rise into his face at her words and he dropped his gaze. "I am grateful for your presence as well, though I would argue that perhaps your praise of me is a tad charitable. Still, you are very welcome. I am glad that our friendship has managed to hold up through the test of hardships, tragedy and time. It is...comforting to say the least."

"Good!" She said in a cheerful tone, "It needs to keep strong, for us both right? No matter what comes along, I'm sure we can overcome it as long as we're still together."

With that, she laid her head on his shoulder again so they could continue looking through the pictures.

He raised a thumbs up to her in agreement and nodded. "Indeed."

The next picture was a scrawled one of many different animals all standing around on a grassy expanse of land. In the center of them all was what appeared to be a crude drawing of a troll with a large, red mohawk.

"We did that one together~" he said in a sing-song voice. "Of the stables!"

"Kajin~!" She said happily, knowing all too well one of the main caretakers of the house's stables. "Sooooo many animals... I miss them... I miss Ashpaw..." Giving Nokosi a tight hug she smiled.

"They were almost all mischievous tho! Well that, or lazy." she added with a small giggle.

"Indeed! I think they may have picked up the laziness from their owners," he said with an assured nod. "I miss them as well, though," he said, running his thumb against the spine of the sketchpad.

Ah, animals. If there was one (perhaps two) things that could both elicit a melancholy emotional response out of him and make him the cheeriest elf alive, it was speaking about his and other people's animal companions.

"They all had very great personalities, even if some of them were volatile. I do not think the dragons appreciated me as much as they could have," he complained, puffing his cheeks out. "But perhaps I simply spoke too much for their tastes."

"Probably!" Ronnae giggled cheerfully. "Then again the dragons at the stables didn't really want much to do with anything but get pampered constantly. I think they really had a thing for their caretakers." she mused with a small laugh.

"Except for me! And I did not once ever ask to ride them, either. But I think that might be because they are far closer to other Humanoids than they are to animals. Very few of them were even willing to play with me. In retrospect perhaps I should have caved in to some of the more vocal dragons' requests."

"Or maybe not. Some of them were quite devious. Loyal, but total pranksters too."

She smiled thinking of all the different animals and how unique they each were.

"That is true," he said, flipping the page. "But it was very enjoyable. I will be glad when my heart is at rest again from the overwhelming familiarity their presence brings."

"I really miss them... All of them. They really were fun to be around... even the mischievous ones and the... ummm... f-flirty ones."

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