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Post by Ziare on May 24, 2006 17:32:46 GMT -5
Ziare listened quietly to his reminescing. But then he stopped...
Ziare pulled herself up on her elbow to look at him...
"What's wrong?" she asked.
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Post by jyo on May 24, 2006 17:36:21 GMT -5
He snapped out of it and smiled. "Oh nothing. Just remembering I made sure I did alot of hard work when I was younger. Never wanted to be spoiled so I made sure I wasn't." he said grinning as he looked at Ziare. "I could go on alot about my childhood. but besides studying basic knowladge of the world and magic. With my sowrd training. i lived the life of a normal kid in the city. I made friends. went and played outside with them. Had birthday parties. The while nine yards. I'm just an averae kid who has some interesting abilities and hobbies really. It's comforting to know things are really that simple." he said as he looked into Ziare's eyes.
"What about your own childhood. How have things been for you befre we met?" he asked.
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Post by Ziare on May 24, 2006 17:42:16 GMT -5
"My childhood was pretty simple. Up before dawn for cows and chickens and the other animals that needed care. Then breakfast with the sun and then off to school. It was in an old barn and we had one teacher there that taught us everything that a farmer and farmer's wife would need to know of course very simple things. I only know more because I sought out the information and my father would bring me books from the city when he would visit." she said sitting up a bit and kind of staring off into space. "I never had a birthday party or dance or any of those things that people here are into but since I still haven't I guess I don't know what I'm missing. But my father always made it special." she said looking away from Jyo trying to fight back the water that had risen to blur her vision.
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Post by jyo on May 24, 2006 17:44:35 GMT -5
"What is it about your father. This is the second time I've seen tears begin when you speak about him?' Jyo asked. he had a feeling he knew what it was. but he didn't want to just speak up and assume. Besides he felt Ziare really needed to get this out of her.
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Post by Ziare on May 24, 2006 18:03:13 GMT -5
Ziare turned back around as a tear fell from her eye falling down her cheek.
"We were close every close. My father and I were always talking and reading and discussing." she said laughing a little through her tears. "He fell ill with something no doctor could cure and he grew weaker by the day..." she trailed off tears coming faster. She began to play with her bracelet again as she did any time she needed comfort or reassurance though Jyo had pretty much stepped in and taken over that.
"The day before my sixteenth birthday he gave me this. Said he had picked it out especially for me because I had a big strong heart." she showed Jyo the bracelet that never left her wrist. "The..the next day...on m-my birthday he died. Holding my hand." she broke down in horrible sobs on the bedding of the tent holding herself. She had never allowed herself to cry her younger siblings looking to her for support and her older ones frowning upon such emotional display. Her mother had cried and it seemed everyone needed a pillar. Ziare had stepped in keeping her feelings to herself.
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Post by jyo on May 24, 2006 18:05:44 GMT -5
Jyo sihed in empathy. He held her clsoe next to him as she cried. "I'm sorry Ziare. And here I was talking about meeting both of your paraents. I didn't even bother to aske." he said. He held her still letter her cry. it sounded as if she had needed to do so for a long time now and he wasn't going to stop her as when something hurt like that one simply needed to let it out. He was going to let Ziare do that until she was feeling better.
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Post by Ziare on May 24, 2006 18:09:42 GMT -5
Ziare shook in Jyo's arms with the force of her sobs. Her father's memory was a painful one and it shouldn't be as much as they had loved one another. But not being able to grieve had caused the memories to be hard.
"Jyo, oh Jyo." she said in between sobs. She held onto Jyo for life afraid she would lose herself if she didn't.
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Post by jyo on May 24, 2006 18:13:01 GMT -5
He rocked her slightly and gently. One of his hands found her back ad he rubbed it to comfort her as she cried. He couldn't find anywords. sayign he understood would be a lie. She knew he felt for her about this. he didn't know what to say. Seeing Ziare like this was terrible for him. but he knew she needed someone to lean on and vent this out. He was going to do that for as long as she needed.
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Post by Ziare on May 24, 2006 18:18:36 GMT -5
Ziare cried for several more minutes before she began to calm down. Her eyes were red and raw her cheeks were blotchy and she probably looked like hell. She had a headache now. She felt Jyo's comforting touch on her back and put her head on his chest just closing her eyes falling into silence her body heaving still every so often with the force of the emotions. She didn't want to look at Jyo because despite her emotions she still wanted to look nice when around him. Didn't look like she had much of a choice here.
"Jyo.." she whispered. "Thank you."
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Post by jyo on May 24, 2006 18:20:18 GMT -5
Jyo smiled slightly and ducked his head down slightly to look her in th eyes. "Hey don't worry about it. what kind of boyfriend would i be if I had you justshut everything in and not be there for you?" he said with a small chuckle trying to bring a smile back to her now that she had gotten her sorrow out of her system for a little bit.
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Post by Ziare on May 24, 2006 18:23:37 GMT -5
Ziare smiled weakly at Jyo's joke and looked him in the eyes. She hugged him hard squeezing for all she was worth. She felt lighter her heart much lighter than before. Though physically she felt weak.
"Jyo, I could never love another more than you." she whispered nuzzling his neck with her face and kissing it lightly. She just couldn't let go of Jyo yet she still needed him and his comfort she needed his touch and his words.
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Post by jyo on May 24, 2006 18:27:02 GMT -5
Jyo put his arms back around her and pulled her in closer. He wanted to share a little strength with Ziare as she had just given up alot to break down like she needed to. "I know there isn't going to be anyone else for me either Ziare." he said as he hugged her. He could feel the presser of her squeezing him but it didn't bother him on fact he found it likable.
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Post by Ziare on May 24, 2006 18:32:40 GMT -5
Ziare held onto Jyo just taking strength and comfort from him. He had become such a huge part of her life and there was no way she could live without him.
"Thank you for being here for me, for not judging me." she said breaking the hug and looking into his eyes. "I will remember my father now with happier thoughts."
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Post by jyo on May 24, 2006 18:37:47 GMT -5
"Well I did judge you slightly. But I jugeed you as being human. Everyone is going to have times they need to break down. If anyone ever though less of you for that then they really need to understand what living is." He said pulling her in a little closer.
How could he really ever think less of Ziare when he felt like this about her.
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Post by Ziare on May 24, 2006 18:50:41 GMT -5
Ziare looked up at Jyo and planted a romantic kiss on his lips. She loved him more than her life more than anything she had ever known in her life.
She pulled him back down into a laying position continuing to kiss him. She was not wanting more she just wanted him to be here with her. This would be a memory she would never forget.
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