Sirius lifts his black scaled index finger up and once again activates his [Stellar Force]. The blue dots starts to gather again, and this time he rotates them all while supplying it and shaping it with mana to shape a sphere.
Slowly, the sphere forms a small blue dot, while invisible to the eyes that it's rotating as it is growing, Sirius could feel it.
Slowly, but surely it grows while rotating.
As expected, once it reached the size of a peanut, it started shaking, trembling. Sirius could feel the instability coming from it.
He quickly closes his index, and let the sphere disperse as he nods while looking at Sol.
"Your assumption was correct, but I feel like it's also a part of my control problem. Had I have proper control, it would have been easier and maybe I could spin it while forming the sphere."
Sirius mutters, but loud enough for Sol to hear as he crosses his arms.
He looks at Sol as he lets a smile crack his face.
"Were you a head of the class or something? You look like you fit being one..."
Sirius jokes as Sol chuckles, shaking her head.
"No, but I was ambitious in my studies... I guess."
Sirius nods, as Sol follows up.
"How about you?"
"Me...? Uhm... I'm average at best I guess..."
Sirius rubs his nape as Sol nods for a few time before they stop talking and just look at each other.
They stand there awkwardly, smiling, now that there's no topic to continue talking on, it seems that they don't know what to do or say to each other.
"Um-"
The both of them mutters at the same time, realizing that the other was about to speak, they both stare at each other.
"You can speak first, what were you going to say?"
"No no, it's okay. You can go first."
Sol replies back as Sirius blinks before slowly nodding, before awkwardly rubbing his nape once more.
"Thanks for the... inputs. I appreciate it... and thank you for talking with me."
Sol widens her eyes before softening them as she nods.
"Mmh, it's okay. It was fun talking to you too, seeing you all riled up talking about your earlier tests and how we could solve it... It's like breaking down a math question."
"So you feel like that too? It's the same for me... It's interesting how sometimes when I get a problem in math and found a solution and everything clicks, I just feel so... uhm, happy? Like, high?"
Sirius replies as Sol giggles before nodding and speaking.
"How would you know what it feels like to get high?"
Sol's voice drops, a teasing tone on her voice as Sirius chuckles, tilting his head a bit as he smile at her. The both of them are of the same height, with Sirius standing slightly taller.
"Well, it was just a guess."
Sirius replies back as the both of them giggle.
"Anyway, I get that too, it just feels so exciting solving something... Speaking of math, I really want to solve a math problem right now..."
"Well... we can always do that back on the Post."
"Sure! Let's meet up and do some quizzes or practices!"
As Sirius and Sol starts on making plans with one another, the others meanwhile watch with warmth at their interaction. Especially Sirius'.
"Didn't know he could smile like that, boss always looks broody and aloof and serious."
Anna cracks a smile, watching Sirius' soft face and the smile painting his face. Albeit it's low and not a wide smile, it is a pure genuine smile nonetheless.
Thea meanwhile looks at Sol before glancing a bit to Sirius and returning her gaze to Sol.
"Yeah..."
Thea's body moves unconsciously, she walks up to Sirius and Sol as she smiles at her sister and him.
"You know, you guys are leaving us out on the fun~ Sol! Your dear sister's hurt that you're leaving me on the fun you know? How could you!"
Thea asks, acting hurt as Sol looks at her with surprise before giggling. Sirius looks at Thea before chuckling, the same smile he wore directed at her.
"Sure. Let's all have math quizzes when we get back home... you all are invited too."
Sirius says before looking at the others behind Thea as Chad, and Anna grins while Adam smiles with his eyes closed, while Yuki merely smiles. Luna, simply nods at Sirius, looking at the three of them smiling as she tilts her head.
Adam watches from the side, his eyes gazing over Thea and Sirius and Sol.
Keeping a thought to himself, he merely cross his arms before smiling to himself and looking up to the sky.
***
The team departed from the supermarket, ready to escape the Calamity crawling city and back to the Post.
Although they acted with caution, the party still takes in the sight of the once beautiful city, now turned into a nest of murderuous creature, making the city their home.
With the help of Luna's Rune, they mask their presence from the lurking Calamities. Though they spotted some weak Seed Calamities, they dare not make a move on them.
Too many unknown variables are in the play, thus, they decided to stay as cautious as possible.
But...
Upon arriving at a park ravaged by the touch of time and destruction, they see the swing that remained untouched.
Thea stops as she looks at it with a smile before looking back at the others.
"The swings looks usable, wanna take a break for now?"
Thea had secretly informed of everyone about Yuki's request when he returned with Adam and Luna back to the supermarket.
So they know what to do.
Everyone nods, everyone but Luna who looks at Thea with surprise.
Her mind struggles to understand why Thea would take a break and here too? Out in the open? Shouldn't they at least take a break inside a building in a cover?
But, before her brain could register what's happening, Yuki walks up to her and calls her out.
"Luna, want to rest on that swing?"
"I..."
"Go for it Luna, I mean we're taking a short break. I'll be taking a break too, plus, we'll need all the energy we can get to reach the base you guys marked right?"
Thea suddenly speaks up, looking at her with a smile as Luna slowly nods before walking ahead.
She walks, followed by Yuki behind her who looks at her with a smile, but not before looking back to Thea and worded a thank you.
Thea grins at Yuki before nodding.
While they have only known each other for a few months, Luna had somehow grown close to Yuki.
Surprisingly, what connected them together was... music. Music and a calm spot to rest.
Not only that, Thea had judged Yuki's character, she knew that he could be trusted.
Luna is a weak girl, her being lonely ever since birth made her feel... empty, fragile.
So, Thea is always, always;
Protective of her.
But, seeing Luna's smile paint her face as she converse, do something with Yuki, rests her mind.
After all, she also had him promise not to ever harm her, or she will make him pay.
Luna stands in front of the swing, before looking back to Yuki.
"Do you want to try it?"
She asks, tilting her head, grabbing the fabric of her cloak.
Yuki merely smiles at her before nodding his head.
"Sure, but only after you have fun. Also... I want to try something out, but you have to sit on the swing for me to try it out."
Luna blinks for a few time, before nodding and smiling. A rare smile that cross her face as her eyes softens, her face grateful and happy.
"Mmh. Okay."
She sits on the swing, somehow, she doesn't know why, but her heart is beating loudly against her chest.
Beating fast.
She looks back at Yuki, her blue eyes slightly trembles as she look at her friend's silver eyes.
Those eyes look softly at hers, and his lips moved calmly, assuringly.
"I'm pushing now, Luna."
Without a word, she turns back and look at the ruined buildings and the clear sky ahead of her.
Yuki push the chains gently but firmly, he watch as Luna's figure, seated, swings to the front. She offers no response, but her face softens, feeling in peace.
Yuki continuously push her swing whenever it had slow down, letting her feel the breeze as much as possible.
Luna smiles, enjoying the swing.
For now, the both of them were no longer kids on the battlefield, fighting for their lives and fighting for the life of others.
They were simply Luna and Yuki, a girl left orphaned, found by her friends. A boy with no one that he know of in an unfamiliar country, with no way of seeing his parents... or seeing his old friends.
Luna's eyes glance to the side, seeing Thea and Sirius conversing with one another, while Sol, Anna, Chad, and Adam talks together while keeping guard, their weapons out.
Luna's eyes widen a bit, and her mind remembers a flash of memory.
The breeze pulls her out of a memory, and she opens her mouth.
"Yuki."
Yuki, upon hearing her soft voice lets out a hum, stopping her swing as he tilt his head down, but not too close to Luna to make her uncomfortable.
Luna looks up at Yuki, seeing his bangs shadowing over his silver eyes that looked at her... with happiness? She doesn't know the name of it, the name of that emotion...
After all, she locked herself from the world.
Luna bit her lips, before her hand reach up, but twitches slightly.
She steels herself.
Swiping his bangs away, she now look clearly at those widened silver eyes.
Her cheeks reddened slightly, a faint pink, and her heart beat fast, she feels... weird, a bit uncomfortable, but she feel like she wants to do this.
No, she wants to.
Her lips moved.
"Thank you."