Chicks and Bubblegum[Openzzzz]

This island was quite pretty. The trees and forests and animals, and even just its shape was interesting. Almyra wondered if the island had formed in a crescent naturally or if magic had affected its formation. She wasn't sure where to look to find out, though. She would figure something out eventually though. She yawned. She was a bit sleepy, but didn't want to sleep yet. There was too much here to see, and many people to. So many pretty people, though their systems had little interaction with each other here. Less than other places with many people she had seen, like the train station. The systems remained as more separate small groups rather than in other places. She imagined it was due to the fact that it was often a place where people came for vacations, and would stay with their families rather than interacting with others. This made her a bit disappointed really. They would probably all have more fun meeting new people like she was always doing.

If Lucas in his formal attire was strange, Almyra may have been stranger with her travel-worn clothing and perpetual green cloak, with the hood raised even. She was used to always hiding her skin from the sun in the hot land of Desierto. The feeling of something covering her head just felt right to her. She yawned again before sitting down and looking out to sea. It was so pretty. She should go for a swim later. Her clothes would dry out rather quickly in this weather, though they would become all salty, so she would need to find somewhere to wash them first. For now, though, she decided to just enjoy the beach itself. She took off her bag and placed it next to her, lying down with a happy sigh. She dug her fingers into the hot sand and smiled as she thought of her first home. She liked it there, even if magic users like her weren't particularly liked there. Her eyelids were heavy now. She was slowly drifting off, thinking she should get up, but not wanting to. She should find someone to talk to. That would stop her from falling asleep in the sun. But she also wasn't in the mood to go looking for people to talk with. This was indeed a difficult dilemma.

Alyia walked down an empty shore of Crescent Island. She was there on vacation away from all of the people on the main land. She had come to the island in hopes of getting away from the large crowds that decorated the cities of Fiore. She sighed happily as she looked out at the horizon where sea blue met sky blue. The island was somewhat crowded so she had ventured farther down the beach where they was little to no people around her. With a quick look around Alyia stepped foot into the cool waters of the ocean. The small waves brushed up against her feet and wetted the tips of her long hair. Enjoying the coolness of the water Alyia ventured farther into the ocean until the ocean waters touched the middle of her calves. Her hair was now starting to get wet enough that it would drip when she exited the water. Alyia would have gone farther into the water but she did not have her bathing suit on and she did not want to get her clothes wet because if she did she would have to wear them and they would stick to her body and make her feel uncomfortable.


Seeming that she had stayed in one place too long Alyia walked through the water farther down the beach. With each step Alyia could feel the brush of the waves against the legs and the moving of her hair with the waves of water. Moving farther down the beach the blonde mage saw small specks on the horizon. Had she really walked to another beach? ‘Dang, walking everywhere has started to wear off,’ Alyia thought as she realized just how far she had walked. Seeing the people get bigger as she got closer Alyia had thoughts of turning around and walking back to the beach that she had come from. But with the resurfacing thought of wanting to do into the water she decided that she would continue to the beach ahead and purchase a bathing suit at one of the many stores. When she finally reached the populated beach Alyia skirted around the people and made her way to the small shops that decorated the edge of the beach. Reaching the shops the blonde female looked back and forth up and down the line of stores. They all looked the same to her. Choosing one at random she entered it and walked over to the girls swimming suits. Searching through the racks of suits Alyia finally spotted one. It was a black and citrine blue horizontal striped bikini that was held together by bikini straps. Knowing her exact size the blonde girl found it and brought it to the counter to be checked out.

It wasn’t soon after Alyia had bought the suit that she had put it on and gone back to the beach. Walking out onto the sand the blue eyed female did not hide herself, she knew exactly how she looked with her skinny waist and short stature. Once again avoided the large crowd of people and ventured into a more secluded place by the port. There were still people around just not as many as there had been before. Taking a deep breath the blonde girls set her clothes that she had been carrying down on the sand and wandered into the water until it was waist deep on her.

Almyra had been slowly drifting off to sleep, trying to fight it and work up the will to get up and do something, but the sand was so warm and comfy lie on. She closed her eyes and was about to fall asleep when suddenly she heard a scream. Her eyes shot open and she sat up with a bit of a start as she saw a girl fall over in the sand. A nice blond-haired man went to help her though. She smiled, feeling sleepy once more and lie back down in the soft, warm sand, a small smile on her lips. She hadn't slept too well on the journey here, the bumpy ride waking her up repeatedly, and with her sleep never giving her that much rest, she always needed a lot of it.

She was about to drift off once again, ignoring footsteps near her when suddenly she heard a voice. "I'm not here to hit on you or anything weird . . . mind if I sit?" In her rather groggy state, the question was incredibly silly. Why would anyone need to ask to sit? She giggled softly before opening her large brown eyes sleepily to look up at the man who had spoken a few feet off to her left. "Why would I be afraid of you hitting me?" She asked him, before giggling again, having misinterpreted what he had said, which wasn't at all uncommon for her already, but given her current state, it was bound to happen. She nodded with a smile though. "You can sit next to me if you want. I might fall asleep. I'm kind of sleepy." Luckily for Lucas, Almyra was almost always friendly, despite how tired she might be. She would only ever really get confused and act (more) strangely when tired.

Alyia had been in the water for a 10 minuted just testing it and feeling it against her skin. The water was starting to get warm to her. Taking a deep breath she dove into the water popping back up not even a minute later. Her hair was all wet now and was dripping down her body. She had pieces of hair on her face that dripped salt water into her eyes. Bending her body in an arch the blonde girl dipped her head back into the water getting the miscellaneous pieces of hair out of her face.Taking another deep breath the blonde girl dove back into the water. This time she opened her eyes and looked at the ocean floor. Colours. Everything was so colourful. Realizing that she was almost out of air Alyia rose back to the surface face first to make sure that hair did not get on her face again. Breaking the surface of the water the petite blonde drew in a long needed breath. Taking a minute to make sure that her breathing was back to normal the blonde dove back under. This time she blew out air as she went down. This allowed her to sit at the bottom of the ocean and not rise back to the top. Sitting at the floor of the ocean Alyia’s hair floated above her as she watched fish of different colours swim past her. Finally running out of air the blonde rose to the surface of the ocean once again. But as she took another deep breath she started her way out of the water.

Her feet reaching the sand where the water just barely kissed it Alyia felt a little cold. She might have bought a bathing suit but she hadn’t bought a towel. Not wanting to go through the trouble of going through the crowd just to buy a towel Alyia just sat on the water kissed sand. It wasn’t dry so it wouldn’t stick to her wet body as much and she would still be able to feel the ocean brush up against the back of her calves.

Almyra giggled again when Lucas made the comment about her taking a nap. "No, I came here to explore, but got tired. I didn't sleep well coming over here and need a lot of sleep." She yawned. She didn't move from where she was lying. It was too comfy and warm. She wondered why he had come here, probably on vacation like most other people. Though he was dressed differently than the others, like her, so maybe he was here exploring too.

He asked where she was from now and she smiled again, thinking of home. She liked it at home for the most part, though all the rules were a bit silly, especially since it was just because she and her sister used magic. Her sister's wasn't even dangerous like hers if she lost control. The people here were less silly, and it was nice. "My family moved here from Desierto. That's why I like the beach. The sand reminds me of home." She scooped up a handful of sand and felt it trickle between her fingers for a bit before putting it back down. Sand was nice when it was on the ground, less nice when it was in the air. "How about you? Where are you from and what brings you here?"

Sitting on the beach Alyia watched the waves roll into the shore and then be pulled back out again as if on a leash. The ocean blue was mesmerizing as light reflected off of the ways making little flashes. Alyia was now almost completely dry, the only part that was still wet was her hair and her bottom of her legs that touched the wet sand. With the realization of this Alyia stood up. She reached behind her and wiped the grains of sand off of the the back of her legs so that the sand would not stick to her skin when it dried. After clearing her legs of the small grains of rock the blonde stood back up and looked around to see what else there was to do. She was in the mood for some fun. Looking around for something to fulfill her need to have some fun she stopped a volleyball court. There was one person left over there and the volleyball was a few yards away from the girl. A smirk decorated the blondes face as she made her way over to where the volleyball was sitting. Reaching the ball she bent over and picked it up. She looked up from where she was bent over so that she could see her target. But as luck would have it the person that she was going to throw the ball at was the lightning freak that she had run into in Hargeon. With a scowl appearing on her face a tch exited her mouth. The world hated her and just loved to make her life a shitty place. With a growl from the back of her throat the short blonde rolled the volleyball to the other girls feet.


Alyia stood back up after she rolled the ball and walked away from the other blonde girl and back down to the shore. She needed to cool off. Reaching the water Alyia waded in. As soon as the water reached her waist Alyia dove in her blonde hair fanning out above her in the water. The girl swam around under the water for a little while until she eventually ran out of air. Popping her head out of the water she drew a quick breath. The air around her was starting to get cool and she knew that another minute in that water with the cool air around her would probably make her really cold when she walked back to her hotel. Coming to that conclusion Alyia swam back to shore and exited the water. Walking over to her clothes she snatched them off of the ground and headed farther inshore so that she could possibly find a place to sleep for the night.

The man had been traveling all his life? That sounded like a lot of fun. On second thought, Almy wasn't too sure she would have wanted that. She liked going home every now and then to spend time with her parents and sister and just relax. She wondered if he ever wished he had a home to go to. A place where he would always be welcome and always be able to stay in comfort no matter what. It would be sad to not have that option. She smiled when he said he could be from everywhere. That sounded much nicer. "I think it's better to be from everywhere."

The man said he was an adventurer, too? It was always nice to meet another adventurer! All people were interesting, but they were extra interesting. The way they moved about the world created more ripples than most, and they interacted with systems over a wide expanse of area. They were some of Eris's greatest disciples, whether they knew it or not. Their subtle impact was what she desired most to ensure the dynamic equilibrium in the world. "It's nice to meet you Blanka! I'm Almyra." She didn't mind that he had waited to share his name. Sometimes she would hold long conversations with people, neither of them giving their name. Names weren't important, the people behind them were. Though names could be pretty, which his was. "I like your name. It's pretty."

Alyia had walked around the beach side town and looking for a place to stay for a full ten minutes before finding a resort that met her needs. There was not too many people that would make Alyia stressed, but there was enough to know that the resort thrived. Walking to the room that she had bought for the night, and maybe the next, Alyia changed back into her clothes. But as soon as she had them on she felt uncomfortable. There seemed to be sand that had gotten into the threads and stuck there. With a sigh Alyia grabbed her keycard and exited her room. She needed to go get new clothes because there was no way that she was going to wear sandy clothes for the rest of the trip. Walking down the hall the blonde girl noticed a poster that was on the wall. Stopping to take a look she saw that there was going to fireworks later that night. Alyia didn’t know what fireworks were. She had never seen them before. Wanting to know what they were Alyia made a resolution to herself saying that she was going to go and watch and figure out what they were.

Alyia had finally made it to the shopping district of the the ocean town and started to look for a clothing shop that matched her tastes. While walking down the street Alyia had looked into the shops. None of them seemed to have what she wanted. The blonde mage walked for a couple more minutes before she saw exactly what she was looking for. It was a summer dress that was longer in the back than the front. Alyia walked closer to the window to look at the dress better. The sleeves on the dress were about an inch thick and were off the shoulder and the neck was an arc and not a V. The dress colour was primarily black with a white stripe running down the center. Without another thought Alyia wandered into the store and bought the dress in her size. With a white bag in her hand Alyia went back to the hotel to change.

"Thank you. I like my name, too." Almyra sat up and looked around, watching all the people as they came back onto the beach. She wondered what had brought them there, but probably wouldn't have figured it out very quickly had it not been for Blanka. Her eyes brightened up as a smile came on her face at his mention of fireworks. "Yay! Fireworks are fun!" She said excitedly. She frowned a bit as she heard the light bit of shame in his apology. "It's okay. I don't mind. Talking to people is much more fun than sleeping." She looked out onto the ocean, wondering when the fireworks would begin, hopefully soon enough that she could stay awake through them.

The ground hurt. That was Alyia’s conclusion as she fell backwards from a bump and made impact on the ground. He bag was still in her hand but her dress was starting to slip from it’s concealment. She picked up the bag and set it right side up so that the dress wouldn’t fall out and become ruined. Looking at her hand that held the bag she found that it was all scratched up and bloody. With a hiss of aggravation Alyia looked up at the person that she had bumped into. With words of frustration in her mouth Alyia froze. It was lightning freak. That was who she had bumped into. With a snarl ripping from her throat Alyia got up from her spot and left the girl sitting there on her butt. She knew that she hadn’t seen her because when she looked the other girl’s eyes were snapped shut clenching from the pain of falling and landing on the concrete. With bloody knuckles Alyia stormed back to her room at the resort. She hoped that she would never see that lightning freak again.

Reaching her room Alyia swiped her key card by the door lock with aggravation. She was done for today. Putting the white bag on the bed Alyia slipped to the bathroom in search of bandages and and some sort of ointment. Looking through the bathroom’s closet and cabinets the blonde girl finally found them. Opening the bandages and washing off her wounds Alyia hissed in pain. Rubbing the ointment onto her skin the blonde girl thought about the lightning freak that she had run into earlier. The world seemed like it wanted those two girls to be friends, but their personalities just didn’t match up. Finally wrapping up her cuts Alyia made her way back into the main room. She grabbed the bag off her bed and took out the dress and within a couple minutes she was changed into the sand free dress.

Almyra shrugged. Sleeping wasn't that fun to her. She had already done almost everything she could think of doing in her dreams. Besides, anything she did in her dreams was just that, in her dreams. That fact made them not as fun, since there wasn't any real adventure or risk in doing things. It was all just in her mind. Make believe could be fun sometimes, but it was better with other people, not just in dreams.

She looked at his hand as he held the gum out to her, then shook her head. "No thank you." Gum tasted fine, but she disliked the fact that one couldn't eat it even though it was tasty. The idea of just chewing it for a while and spitting it out disappointed her. She reached into her bag and pulled out her doll, hugging it to her chest. She always liked to make believe Tammy was alive. She could come close to it. Maybe Timara will have found a way to bring her to life next time she visits.

An hour had passed and Alyia was now outside in one of the trees that decorated the resort. She had seen on the poster that she could rent a yukata down at the front desk but she decided against it knowing that her luck would not prevail and she would end up seeing lightning freak again. So, with her new dress still on the blonde had walked outside only to find a crowd of people. They must’ve all been here to see the fireworks. Alyia stood outside of the crowd and tried to see where the fireworks would be shooting off. Only problem was, she couldn’t, her height was to her disadvantage once again. With a growl the blonde stopped trying to see over the people on her own and looked for a way to be taller so that she could see. That idea resulting to where she was now. In a tree. She had seen s couple trees on the resort property and found that she was too short to even reach the bottom branch. So, when she found this tree near the beach and almost completely people free she had no second thought when climbing it.

Sitting in the tree at that moment was her best decision yet. She could see the beach and the place where she had found to sit was comfortable. If anyone had seen her from the beach they would have seen a small angel with long blonde hair sitting in a tree watching over the people below her. Because that was what she was doing; watching the people below her. By now there were a small group of people standing under and around the tree in await for the fireworks to start.