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Again the scene changes: all color disappears and all what is left is a blank page and a palomino tobiano unicorn with her name written beside her. It is then and there that she has actually time to study her change. The gold of her coat had completely covered the formerly lavender parts of her coat, making the pearly white stand out less. The most prominent new features are the spiralling ivory horn sprouting from her forehead and the lion tail that moves so different than her previous one did. She has much more control over it, able to move muscles in different directions, curling around her hindquarters with the tip standing up.
It is the fluffy end of her tail that holds her attention as the swirling of the whole page starts again. Colors morph and mingle and blend in new colors, until a rainbow of different colors are left. From there the scene changes, first drawn on a page in the book, then slowly zooming in.
First the globe, zooming in on land, green against the blues of the sea. First slow, then slowly going faster and faster. From a continent to a land, to a state and then a city. From there we go to the east, just outside of a small city called ‘Forge’. The zoom ends with a young woman standing at the zoo’s gate. Her golden blonde hair tied up in a ponytail, one that gently sways in the soft breeze, as she looks up at the big gate wide sign that reads Forge City Zoo.
“Oh finally! You must be the new girl! Come on, come on, we’re late as it is already.” A big hand – though not ungentle – takes a hold of her wrists and urges her forward. The steps he takes aren’t juts big, they’re huge, and Kylin struggles to keep up. Not as if she has a choice, his grip makes sure she follows along, and the surprise makes her struggle and opposition to this weak. ”Wait, no! I’m no-“ she doesn’t get to finish, as the young man interrupts her. “No time for introductions, they are waiting for you. We can get acquainted later! For now; let’s hurry.”
Although she doesn’t remember she had gotten to the zoo, she does know that she was meant to be there. Just not as an employee, but as a girl trying to find courage to visit the zoo. She’d tried to tell the man just that, but each time she opens her mouth, he cuts her off, rambling about the job. “The restaurant will open in.. wait-“ he pauses to glance at his wristwatch, “in about half an hour. And there will be so much they would want to tell you before the guest will arrive, they’ll be hungry and tired after walking around in the zoo all day. You’ll have to know what to do before that! We can’t keep them waiting, can we?” As if he was talking about man-at-arms, who have been out patrolling all day.
“Brian! I’ve found your girl! She was waiting at the gates!” The young man’s voice is loud as he barrels through the door, effectively startling everybody in the room. The sound of the door slamming against the wall makes them jump and effectively pulls them out of their startled state. ”I’m sorry, but I’m no-“ Again, Kylin is interrupted by another. This time in the form of a skinny male stepping through a door that would probably lead to the back. “What’s the meaning of this, Jason? You’ve startled all my apprentices!” he snaps, starring up with narrowed eyes at the young man – apparently called Jason – as his arms cross in front of his chest. “And who is this? You know we’re not open yet.” This reaction causes Jason to shuffle his feet, and glance around a little flustered. “You were waiting on the new girl, right? This is her..” By then Kylin stands trembling on her own legs, tears shimmering in her hazel eyes. ”I.. I’m s-sorry.. but, I’m not..” she manages to get out, prying his fingers away from her arm, before dashing out of the door.
She was not yet ready to be back at this place. She can hear shouting behind her, but thankfully nobody follows her out. Panic holds her in its grasp as she stars to run down a path blindly. Logic has long been thrown out of the window as memories of the past haunt her.
”Kylin! Let’s go see the dolphins!” A very enthusiastic Kharon calls, bouncing on his feet as he points in the direction of the marine mammal enclosures. ”Oh, yes, I’d love to!” She could easily picture their parents sigh and look at one another, but they don’t call the twins back. It was a given that both Kharon and Kylin loved water ánd water creatures almost as much as they love each other. Kharon’s hand finds hers and automatically Kylin grasps his, as they run off towards the dolphin basin.
The lack of oxygen is what forces her to slow down, the soft sobbing and panting has her completely out of breath. Her hand feels strangely cold, as if it had been held before and was now suddenly released and exposed to the crisp air. Through teary eyes Kylin glances around, trembling as more tears well up in her eyes. No, not here. “Come to see, the dolphin show is about to start!” The sudden shout startles her, making her glance to the side out of the corner of her eye. Their eyes meet and Kylin sucks in a sharp breath before shaking her head frantically. She and Kharon always loved to watch the show, but without him, Kylin is not sure if she’s able to see it again just yet.
And thus she’s off. Instead of bolting for the entrance of the zoo, she bolts into the indoor dolphin marine mammal enclosure. With the show about to start, the place is completely deserted, and she couldn’t be more thankful for that. Kylin lets herself drop down on a bench, rather inelegantly, and before she can even get her hands up to cover her face the tears are already rolling down.
Gone. He’s gone. He’d left without a word. No warning, no head up, nothing. From one day to another he had disappeared, snuck away in the dark of the night. She doesn’t know why. Hadn’t she been good enough? Kylin had overheard her twin brother talking to their father, about his ‘date’ with this girl in the playground. Father had pushed him to it, but Kharon had happily engaged. It had been like a slap in her face, and yet, Kylin hadn’t confronted him about it. She hadn’t dared to, afraid that it would’ve been the last push that send him away. Clearly her attempt to keep him at her side had been futile, as her slightly older twin brother had left her behind.
”Kylin,” the calling of her name makes the tiny hairs at the back of her neck stand up. ”is that you?” The voice is soft, thin even, and seems to come from a shadowy corner. Her hands are tucked against her chest, and her expression is completely blank and white as frightful eyes stare at the corner. ”W-who’s there?” she asks with a shaking voice, then holding her breath to not miss any sound.
Deep down she knows what, or rather who, is hiding in the dark. Kylin doesn’t know if she should be afraid, relieved or just incredibly sad and heart broken. It could only be one person, hiding in the gloomy part of the room. Speaking of which, it seemed darker and colder than before, and yet it doesn’t scare her. Not completely at least. ”Kharon?” his name is just a whisper coming from her lips. ”Is that really you?” It couldn’t be, he couldn’t be dead.
It is only then that a transparent shadowy figure steps forward, revealing himself in dim light. More tears well up in Kylin’s eyes and her lips start quivering. ”No..” she whispers, and then contracts herself by standing up and taking one single step in his direction. ”You.. you didn’t come back..” she whispers, shaking her head a couple of times as she tries to ignore the truth right in front of her eyes. ”I’m sorry, Kylin. I meant to get back to you, I always did, like I promised..” He hadn’t left her, not with the intention of leaving her, at least. And she had only thought the worst of him, blamed him for it, while in fact, she was to blame. Kylin had never even attempted to look for her brother.
Her knees buckle as they give out underneath her and before she knows it, she’s kneeling in front of the image of her brother. Tears are rolling down her cheeks, but again she tries to hide them. He moves silently, his footsteps making no sound, causing Kylin to startle and look up surprised as his fingertips gently trail over her cheek. ”Oh Kylin..” She cannot help it but to lean into the touch, her eyes closing as more tears fall, but once again basking in his attention. ”I’ve missed you..” she murmurs through her hiccups, still not looking up at him. So, so incredibly much.
His fingers, slipping under her chin, gently urge her to look up. The smile upon Kharon’s lip is sweet, but sad, and it’s not hard to know what he’s thinking, sweet, sweet Kylin. His touch is cold, but that the young woman ignores, and with a soft sigh he glances away from her. ”I’m not coming back, Kylin, you shouldn’t wait for my return.” ”No!” she almost shouts, pushing herself up from her kneeling position to launch herself at him. Her arms wrap themselves around his neck, clinging to him as if that would stop him from disappearing. Kharon’s arms wrap around her waist, his hand gently striking down her back. ”I mean it, Ky, don’t wait for me.”
Kharon untangles himself from her easily. He looks down at her with the same sad smile and his fingers ghosts across her cheek one last time. All Kylin can do is stare up at him as the tears spill down her cheeks again. It doesn’t hold him back from leaning in and pressing his cold lips against her forehead. Her eyes are closed when he pulls away, the tears clinging to her lashes sparkling. ”Don’t wait for me.” With that the ghostly image of Kharon steps away, disappearing into the hallway without glancing back.
It’s enough for her to break. A couple of tears fall, but those are the last she has to spare. Her back leans against the bench, as her eyes stare non-seeing at the dolphin basin in front of her. It’s a mother, with two young ones, and in another situation Kylin would’ve smiled upon the sight. Today, not so much, as grief overwhelms her. He’s dead, he must be dead, otherwise he would’ve come back to her.
“There you are!” For the thousandth time today Kylin is startled. She can barely contain a yelp from escaping past her lips, but she doesn’t stop herself from whirling around to look at the young man as he steps into the room. Jason, they’d called him that. “So, hey, I’m sorry from before. I really meant no harm, I thought you were Brian’s new apprentice, that’s all..” he starts rumbling, looking everywhere except at Kylin. It gives her the chance to quickly wipe her eyes with her sleeve, but she’s not able to hide the redness of her eyes. Her smile is weak, and she’s still too struck with grief to actually be upset with him. ”It.. It’s okay..” she manages to say, though her voice is soft and trembling slightly.
However, Jason doesn’t seem to notice. Too stuck in his own guilt – and probably embarrassment for mistaking her for someone else – to actually hear it. “Oh, right. I bumped into someone just now, he asked me to give you this.” That has them both look up. If Jason is already surprised about her looks, he doesn’t comment on it, and instead hands her the small token. Upon realising what it is Kylin gasps softly. ”This.. he gave it to you, for you to.. to give it to me?”
Her hazel eyes move from Jason to the necklace in her hands. It used to be Kharon’s, given to him by their father as a small token from father to son. Kylin remembers admiring the iron on his chest, dreading that she didn’t get something, and now she had. “Yeah..” Jason says, glancing away as he rubs the back of his neck. “He said it was a good luck charm?” he offers in explanation, obviously oblivious to what just happened. “That’s a good thing, right?”
Like that, Jason manages to put a smile on her lips. It’s a small twitch, but that didn’t make it less genuine. ”It is” she replies, softly, slowly tilting her head back to look at him closely for the first time. Did it mean something that he put it in Jason’s hands, and send him in her direction? He’d told her to not wait for him anymore. ”It is a good thing” she replies, now with sturdier voice as she throws her arms around his neck in a surprise hug. Laughing sounds as a last few tears roll down her cheeks. ”Thank you. Thank you so much.” Though Kylin doesn’t know if she’s thanking Jason, for holding her, or Kharon, for sending Jason in her direction.
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Word count: 2.280
Boy: Jason
Elements:
- A mistake at the zoo: mistaking her for someone else
- An older brother: Kharon
- A good luck charm: Kharon's necklace.
Again the scene changes: all color disappears and all what is left is a blank page and a palomino tobiano unicorn with her name written beside her. It is then and there that she has actually time to study her change. The gold of her coat had completely covered the formerly lavender parts of her coat, making the pearly white stand out less. The most prominent new features are the spiralling ivory horn sprouting from her forehead and the lion tail that moves so different than her previous one did. She has much more control over it, able to move muscles in different directions, curling around her hindquarters with the tip standing up.
It is the fluffy end of her tail that holds her attention as the swirling of the whole page starts again. Colors morph and mingle and blend in new colors, until a rainbow of different colors are left. From there the scene changes, first drawn on a page in the book, then slowly zooming in.
First the globe, zooming in on land, green against the blues of the sea. First slow, then slowly going faster and faster. From a continent to a land, to a state and then a city. From there we go to the east, just outside of a small city called ‘Forge’. The zoom ends with a young woman standing at the zoo’s gate. Her golden blonde hair tied up in a ponytail, one that gently sways in the soft breeze, as she looks up at the big gate wide sign that reads Forge City Zoo.
“Oh finally! You must be the new girl! Come on, come on, we’re late as it is already.” A big hand – though not ungentle – takes a hold of her wrists and urges her forward. The steps he takes aren’t juts big, they’re huge, and Kylin struggles to keep up. Not as if she has a choice, his grip makes sure she follows along, and the surprise makes her struggle and opposition to this weak. ”Wait, no! I’m no-“ she doesn’t get to finish, as the young man interrupts her. “No time for introductions, they are waiting for you. We can get acquainted later! For now; let’s hurry.”
Although she doesn’t remember she had gotten to the zoo, she does know that she was meant to be there. Just not as an employee, but as a girl trying to find courage to visit the zoo. She’d tried to tell the man just that, but each time she opens her mouth, he cuts her off, rambling about the job. “The restaurant will open in.. wait-“ he pauses to glance at his wristwatch, “in about half an hour. And there will be so much they would want to tell you before the guest will arrive, they’ll be hungry and tired after walking around in the zoo all day. You’ll have to know what to do before that! We can’t keep them waiting, can we?” As if he was talking about man-at-arms, who have been out patrolling all day.
“Brian! I’ve found your girl! She was waiting at the gates!” The young man’s voice is loud as he barrels through the door, effectively startling everybody in the room. The sound of the door slamming against the wall makes them jump and effectively pulls them out of their startled state. ”I’m sorry, but I’m no-“ Again, Kylin is interrupted by another. This time in the form of a skinny male stepping through a door that would probably lead to the back. “What’s the meaning of this, Jason? You’ve startled all my apprentices!” he snaps, starring up with narrowed eyes at the young man – apparently called Jason – as his arms cross in front of his chest. “And who is this? You know we’re not open yet.” This reaction causes Jason to shuffle his feet, and glance around a little flustered. “You were waiting on the new girl, right? This is her..” By then Kylin stands trembling on her own legs, tears shimmering in her hazel eyes. ”I.. I’m s-sorry.. but, I’m not..” she manages to get out, prying his fingers away from her arm, before dashing out of the door.
She was not yet ready to be back at this place. She can hear shouting behind her, but thankfully nobody follows her out. Panic holds her in its grasp as she stars to run down a path blindly. Logic has long been thrown out of the window as memories of the past haunt her.
”Kylin! Let’s go see the dolphins!” A very enthusiastic Kharon calls, bouncing on his feet as he points in the direction of the marine mammal enclosures. ”Oh, yes, I’d love to!” She could easily picture their parents sigh and look at one another, but they don’t call the twins back. It was a given that both Kharon and Kylin loved water ánd water creatures almost as much as they love each other. Kharon’s hand finds hers and automatically Kylin grasps his, as they run off towards the dolphin basin.
The lack of oxygen is what forces her to slow down, the soft sobbing and panting has her completely out of breath. Her hand feels strangely cold, as if it had been held before and was now suddenly released and exposed to the crisp air. Through teary eyes Kylin glances around, trembling as more tears well up in her eyes. No, not here. “Come to see, the dolphin show is about to start!” The sudden shout startles her, making her glance to the side out of the corner of her eye. Their eyes meet and Kylin sucks in a sharp breath before shaking her head frantically. She and Kharon always loved to watch the show, but without him, Kylin is not sure if she’s able to see it again just yet.
And thus she’s off. Instead of bolting for the entrance of the zoo, she bolts into the indoor dolphin marine mammal enclosure. With the show about to start, the place is completely deserted, and she couldn’t be more thankful for that. Kylin lets herself drop down on a bench, rather inelegantly, and before she can even get her hands up to cover her face the tears are already rolling down.
Gone. He’s gone. He’d left without a word. No warning, no head up, nothing. From one day to another he had disappeared, snuck away in the dark of the night. She doesn’t know why. Hadn’t she been good enough? Kylin had overheard her twin brother talking to their father, about his ‘date’ with this girl in the playground. Father had pushed him to it, but Kharon had happily engaged. It had been like a slap in her face, and yet, Kylin hadn’t confronted him about it. She hadn’t dared to, afraid that it would’ve been the last push that send him away. Clearly her attempt to keep him at her side had been futile, as her slightly older twin brother had left her behind.
”Kylin,” the calling of her name makes the tiny hairs at the back of her neck stand up. ”is that you?” The voice is soft, thin even, and seems to come from a shadowy corner. Her hands are tucked against her chest, and her expression is completely blank and white as frightful eyes stare at the corner. ”W-who’s there?” she asks with a shaking voice, then holding her breath to not miss any sound.
Deep down she knows what, or rather who, is hiding in the dark. Kylin doesn’t know if she should be afraid, relieved or just incredibly sad and heart broken. It could only be one person, hiding in the gloomy part of the room. Speaking of which, it seemed darker and colder than before, and yet it doesn’t scare her. Not completely at least. ”Kharon?” his name is just a whisper coming from her lips. ”Is that really you?” It couldn’t be, he couldn’t be dead.
It is only then that a transparent shadowy figure steps forward, revealing himself in dim light. More tears well up in Kylin’s eyes and her lips start quivering. ”No..” she whispers, and then contracts herself by standing up and taking one single step in his direction. ”You.. you didn’t come back..” she whispers, shaking her head a couple of times as she tries to ignore the truth right in front of her eyes. ”I’m sorry, Kylin. I meant to get back to you, I always did, like I promised..” He hadn’t left her, not with the intention of leaving her, at least. And she had only thought the worst of him, blamed him for it, while in fact, she was to blame. Kylin had never even attempted to look for her brother.
Her knees buckle as they give out underneath her and before she knows it, she’s kneeling in front of the image of her brother. Tears are rolling down her cheeks, but again she tries to hide them. He moves silently, his footsteps making no sound, causing Kylin to startle and look up surprised as his fingertips gently trail over her cheek. ”Oh Kylin..” She cannot help it but to lean into the touch, her eyes closing as more tears fall, but once again basking in his attention. ”I’ve missed you..” she murmurs through her hiccups, still not looking up at him. So, so incredibly much.
His fingers, slipping under her chin, gently urge her to look up. The smile upon Kharon’s lip is sweet, but sad, and it’s not hard to know what he’s thinking, sweet, sweet Kylin. His touch is cold, but that the young woman ignores, and with a soft sigh he glances away from her. ”I’m not coming back, Kylin, you shouldn’t wait for my return.” ”No!” she almost shouts, pushing herself up from her kneeling position to launch herself at him. Her arms wrap themselves around his neck, clinging to him as if that would stop him from disappearing. Kharon’s arms wrap around her waist, his hand gently striking down her back. ”I mean it, Ky, don’t wait for me.”
Kharon untangles himself from her easily. He looks down at her with the same sad smile and his fingers ghosts across her cheek one last time. All Kylin can do is stare up at him as the tears spill down her cheeks again. It doesn’t hold him back from leaning in and pressing his cold lips against her forehead. Her eyes are closed when he pulls away, the tears clinging to her lashes sparkling. ”Don’t wait for me.” With that the ghostly image of Kharon steps away, disappearing into the hallway without glancing back.
It’s enough for her to break. A couple of tears fall, but those are the last she has to spare. Her back leans against the bench, as her eyes stare non-seeing at the dolphin basin in front of her. It’s a mother, with two young ones, and in another situation Kylin would’ve smiled upon the sight. Today, not so much, as grief overwhelms her. He’s dead, he must be dead, otherwise he would’ve come back to her.
“There you are!” For the thousandth time today Kylin is startled. She can barely contain a yelp from escaping past her lips, but she doesn’t stop herself from whirling around to look at the young man as he steps into the room. Jason, they’d called him that. “So, hey, I’m sorry from before. I really meant no harm, I thought you were Brian’s new apprentice, that’s all..” he starts rumbling, looking everywhere except at Kylin. It gives her the chance to quickly wipe her eyes with her sleeve, but she’s not able to hide the redness of her eyes. Her smile is weak, and she’s still too struck with grief to actually be upset with him. ”It.. It’s okay..” she manages to say, though her voice is soft and trembling slightly.
However, Jason doesn’t seem to notice. Too stuck in his own guilt – and probably embarrassment for mistaking her for someone else – to actually hear it. “Oh, right. I bumped into someone just now, he asked me to give you this.” That has them both look up. If Jason is already surprised about her looks, he doesn’t comment on it, and instead hands her the small token. Upon realising what it is Kylin gasps softly. ”This.. he gave it to you, for you to.. to give it to me?”
Her hazel eyes move from Jason to the necklace in her hands. It used to be Kharon’s, given to him by their father as a small token from father to son. Kylin remembers admiring the iron on his chest, dreading that she didn’t get something, and now she had. “Yeah..” Jason says, glancing away as he rubs the back of his neck. “He said it was a good luck charm?” he offers in explanation, obviously oblivious to what just happened. “That’s a good thing, right?”
Like that, Jason manages to put a smile on her lips. It’s a small twitch, but that didn’t make it less genuine. ”It is” she replies, softly, slowly tilting her head back to look at him closely for the first time. Did it mean something that he put it in Jason’s hands, and send him in her direction? He’d told her to not wait for him anymore. ”It is a good thing” she replies, now with sturdier voice as she throws her arms around his neck in a surprise hug. Laughing sounds as a last few tears roll down her cheeks. ”Thank you. Thank you so much.” Though Kylin doesn’t know if she’s thanking Jason, for holding her, or Kharon, for sending Jason in her direction.
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Word count: 2.280
Boy: Jason
Elements:
- A mistake at the zoo: mistaking her for someone else
- An older brother: Kharon
- A good luck charm: Kharon's necklace.