Cycle of Stars

[Anthony]

A red long muffler fluttered with the winds behind him as he cycled his way through the Grasslands. The night winds of Sougen brushed against his skin as he cycled further and further through the eternal sea of grass. He's simply trying to see how long he could cross through to reach the next country and decided to actually rent a bicycle for his travels.

Anthony is bringing a lighter load, he had left most of his things at the inn before he decided to attempt such a feat. He needed to make sure first just how endless this particular grassland is, and since he had started cycling since morning, he's pretty sure it's endless enough.

Seeing a man cycling through the grasslands would be a very weird sight for anyone, but Anthony is thankful he decided to cycle under the night's stars, because the view of the sky at night is absolutely amazing. Since it's just a sea of soft grasses, he didn't even need to see where he's going, his head is tilted upwards as he cycled, gazing up at the millions of stars.

That was a stupid thing to do.

Getting one of the tires slipped in between a few rocks, Anthony found himself suddenly plunged forward off of his bicycle and landing with a bump on the ground. It was so dark, he can't even see what had caused him to fall like that. Actually, he didn't even feel the need to investigate, because he's now laying on his back, the stars above him had captured his interest by simply sparkling in the dark skies.

Exhaling out a breath, Anthony watches how the water vapor from his mouth curls up in front of his face before disappearing. This is amazing, this place is amazing, he never the stars are so bright outside in the prairies. 'I should consider traveling if the sights are all this spectacular..'

His red scarf had formed a sort of shape around his head, almost like a heart, and Anthony would laugh if he had realized it. Who could blame him though, when his attention was completely grasped by sea of stars above him.

[Open]

[Eyuki]

Eyuki ran through the dark grasslands with her eyes on the illuminated stars above her. She loved traveling when it was a little colder out, seeing as her element is ice and snow. She stopped when she realized she had probably been moving too fast, and turned around with a huge smile to wait for her brother.

"Hikaru-nii-san! Isn't it beautiful out here at this time of night?" She asked him happily as he caught up with her. "The air is crisp and soothing, and the stars are shining bright like luminescent snowflakes stuck in the sky!" Since it had been a while from the last time they were in Tenka, the idea of snow was stuck in her mind. She'd just had another small concert at the Sweetwater Saloon, but she still had no luck in finding Kaoru.

She wondered from time to time if she was doing the right thing by looking for him but remaining in DDE. This was her dream job, earning money by singing on a stage. The man she wanted, however, might already have gone far from this place.

Eyuki tried to push such thoughts out of her mind as she smiled at Hikaru. She moved closer to him and linked arms with him as she lead him further out into the grasslands. She leaned her head on Hikaru's shoulder as she watched the stars while they walked.

[Hikaru]

Hikaru heaved off a heavy sigh after he slowed down, unable to catch up with his sister. Bending his upper body down to rest his palms on his knees, the redhead tries to catch his breath. 'Am I getting out of shape..? Mr. Archen would not like this, I better start doing push-ups tomorrow...'

Pulling himself back up just in time to see Eyuki turning back to look at him and complimenting the stars, Hikaru grinned at her. "I'm glad you like the view!"

After her performance at the Sweetwater Saloon, he noticed she's a bit down that Kaoru is nowhere to be found. It's been a long time now and knowing she's trying so hard to find him, Hikaru suggests to take her out instead of allowing her to drink like usual.

By taking out, he meant watching the stars, like they used to do when they were children. Somehow, as they traversed the grasslands, it turned into a race. Nonetheless, he's glad Eyuki is having fun and enjoying herself. "Don't tease me, Yuki-chan! My muffler got lost again, I'm freezing! So come here and hold me~! I need body heat!"

He called out to her playfully and she went straight to his arm, hugging it. They held each other's arms actually as they walked side by side, distracted by the stars above. So distracted, they didn't even notice there's a person lying on the ground right in front of them.

"AH!!" Possessing an eternal amount of bad luck, of course Hikaru tripped, pulling Eyuki down with him as he falls.

[Anthony]

From afar, Anthony can already hear someone --a man and a woman by their voices-- approaching very near him. Still, he refused to do anything in calling them out or attract their attention. Anthony just laid there, quiet and smirking.

They're walking right up to the base of his foot and one of them tripped on him of course. Anthony simply moved open his arms in a welcoming manner as both the bodies falls down on top of him.

The boy landed chest to chest against him, while the girl fell right against one of his opened arms. The feel of her breasts against his arm made Anthony chuckled giddily, and he closed his other free arm around this boy.

"So I heard you need some body heat~?" Anthony remarked with a grin to the redhead in front of him, and at the sight of those familiar eyes and a trip in his thoughts, the teacher burst out into a laugh. "Strawberry shortcake! It's so nice to feel you again~!"

And he squeezed the boy in a half-hug while still laying there on the grass. He turned his head sideways to look at the girl now and grinned at her, having his arm trapped between a woman's breasts and the soft grass is a wonderful feeling indeed.

"You must be his sister~! Pleasure to feel you too!" Since it's so dark, Anthony uses the term 'feel' rather than 'see', and making quite the use of it literally too.