Wings of the Sun.

‘Did he have to get angry?’ What a stupid question to ask.

Mockery was expected throughout this, however, with a change of plans, she wanted a reason. An explanation on his choice in behavior, as she wondered why he chose to apologize rather than indulge in the bitterness of blaming another. It wasn’t as if this was anything new to her, nor did it spark an interest in her, but with time on her hands, she supposed inspecting a mind of another would do her petty good.

     “ Woah! Look at that hair. Hm, I don’t believe I have seen anything so … what is it called? That vegetable? ” Pushing her brows together, the Queen struggled to come up with the name. There is still a lot she had yet to learn about humans and their food, but his hair reminded her of him. Or at the very least the inside of them.

Instead of giving him an answer that he expected, the witch stood there, eyes slightly narrowed at his direction as she asked a question that seemed out of context.

At least Shush was still with her– The small white ball of fur was the most comforting thing she had at the moment, and the nuzzle against her cheek was enough to bring the smallest smile to her face. Just the two of them again would be a lot like her life before she met Amata and joined Neo-DEAVA. It was a bit saddening to think about, considering the close relationships she had with the other pilots now, but at the same time…

Had something not suddenly flown overhead, Mikono would’ve kept following the herd of people until she could think of some way to find her place in this city. But she and many others looked up, and doing so revealed that it wasn’t something flying, but someone.

And it was a someone she knew very well.

“Amata-kun!”

If anyone had been watching her, the change in her demeanor once she saw him was a big one. She didn’t look so hopelessly lost anymore. She was still afraid, terribly so– But the place she belonged was with that person, and she was going to do her best to get there. Turning around and having to push past the crowd of people would be a difficult task, though, and the box with her vector inside was nearly forgotten.

“Amata-kun! Amata-kun!” Hopefully he hadn’t flown too far past her now that her cries couldn’t reach him.

The scientists mentioned that his flight would only last for 20 minutes a day here but that was more than enough time to get an eagle eye view of an area before he looked around on foot. So at the first opportunity, the wings of light unfurled from his feet and he was lifted into the air. Trying his best not to waste time checking streets twice, he went up and down systematically.

Such luck on his first attempt was not expected but when he heard the cry behind him on one street, there was no mistaking it. Spinning around, he scanned the crowd, desperately tracking the voice to its source. Meeting her eyes among the masses facing the other way, he finally returned the call to her: “Mikono-saaaaan!”

“It’s not my fault, you fool. If you fixated your gaze at where you should have been going, then this never would have happened.”

The situation appeared as though she had knocked something off of him while the collision occurred, and before any fingers were pointed, she had done so first by admitting the flaws he had demonstrated thus far. It was true though- wasn’t it?