Apologizing

Leara walked out of the school. The forest had become a favorite place of hers, and being anywhere in it was just a comfort. Slowly, she pulled the hood of her cloak off her head and began to rub her necklace. It glowed, and her two guardians appeared.

"Hi," she mumbled, "sorry I haven't been talking to you lately."

"Don't worry," Zira said. "We understand."

"Yeah, shorty." Seth smiled.

"I'm not that short..." Leara said, smiling only slightly. She sat against a tree, Seth and Zira sitting across from her. Being with them made her feel safe, especially since Selena had just died and no one knew how.

Everyone in the small group jumped, and Leara turned her head. She saw Ally off in the distance, and frowned slightly. She hadn't wanted her time with her friends to be interrupted, but decided that since she was worried she had to say something.

"Yes, it's me, and I'm alright," she said simply, and turned her attention back to Seth and Zira.

Leara's eyes widened in surprise. "Well, that was random," she mumbled. She looked at Seth and Zira without saying anything, and they nodded. Slowly, they began to disappear.

Once they were gone, she turned to the two other students that were on the ground. She shook her head. "Hello, I'm Leara."

Leara blinked as the boy hugged her. She blinked even more when he hugged the tree... he was certainly... odd...

"Er... nothing... what's up with you? And why did you just hug a tree?"

"You alright?" Leara asked calmly. She looked the boy over again... he looked familiar.

"I believe we've met before... have you been in the mountains yet? I think I saw you there... you were asking what it was like to fly, weren't you?"