Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24296957-20140301210623/@comment-24296957-20140728134727

Amet, after putting Reiku to rest, checked on Natsu. Nodding, he tapped Deryn's shoulder. Motioning for her to follow him, Amet walked off into the darkness. Very well aware Deryn could see his every move due to her heritage, the boy went over to a large tree, pointed up, and began to climb.

Half-exhasted, his Aura slowly draining, and with Grimm all around, the boy heaved himself onto a thick branch, extending above and out over the forest. Leaning up against the trunk, he heard Deryn follow suit. She climbed onto the branch next to him.

"There's...something that's been bothering me.  And, if I don't confess it, I don't know what'll become of me..."

Amet's face looked broken - defeated, with that disheartening, glazed expression casting a shadow over what he was before. Depression? No, perhaps a bit of sadness, with the realization of the future. In any case, this expression was a completely different side of the boy - one the group had not seen.

"Deryn...about Natsu.  I knew you'd find the answers." He let out a weak smile, "This...man.  The one thing you longed to find...is now ready for you to find.  You can find your destiny.  The answers, in your head.  At least you, more than me..."

He closed his eyes. "I want to learn how to fly, in this shallow world.  I want to know that I'm alive.  I want to know what became of my family.  But now...I...want to help you.  It's not for me to say whether you want it or not, it's there.  Because...I care for you, Deryn.  I care for you all, but now...I just don't want to see you get hurt.

"If it's one person I can relate to here, it's you, Deryn.  No matter what comes of this...I want you to know that..." Once more, the boy's voice dropped off, along with his head dropping.

"Guess we should head back to camp..." Amet started to move, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.