Balance and Grace

[Deleted]

Mitsuko hadn't seen a waterfall for the longest time and to see one right in front of her eyes was amazing- the water was crystal blue, the air was fresh and most importantly everywhere was calm. There was not a single feeling of tension. She remembers way back when that sometimes ninja's would come to a place that had waterfalls of some kind to just relax and focus their energy.

Mitsuko was intrigued by the many people that she had met so far that had put themselves out there without boarders and even show fear. The angel wanted to try something that was out of the ordinary but at the same time interesting to try, she flew up to the top of the waterfall and started to balance herself on it as the water flowed downward.

She whistled and her dove came to her on her shoulder. It began to sing and so did Mitsuko. "I wonder who I will meet next...?"

She hoped to meet new people to say the least and maybe some inspiration for a new sketch would come to her. A few minutes later her stomach growled.

"! I was so busy lately I haven't gotten a chance to eat.... perhaps I could make something here."

She came off of the waterfall and started to look for fish, that she could cook for herself. She used some of her abilities that she had learned from her temple to create healthy meals that can help people feel better about themselves. Once she found the fish and other ingredients that you could think of she started to cook.

[Saphira]

[Saphira]

Saphira blinked up into the sky covering her eyes with her hands from the sun. "That heat is terrible.." She moaned as she tripped over another root, almost falling to the ground. Her feet became heavier with every step she took, as she was dragging them along, barely able to lift them anymore. The heat and the hot air were draining out her life energy.

Actually Saphira was still exploring the land and was afraid to get too deep into this tropical weather. But she was sure that she could make it to the next city and rest before it was getting to hard on her. But unfortunately, she had lost herself in that jungle.

With the sweat running down her body it almost looked like she was melting, if you would know that she is an ice dragon. And every time she touched her forehead because she was feeling somewhat dizzy again, she noticed that her skin felt uncomfortable warm, since she was used to her normally cool aura.

Then she was starting to her the whooshing sound of a waterfall. Saphiras eyes widen as thought of the waterfall in her head. This could actually save her life, if it was a waterfall. She tripped through the thicket and stepped out of the forest when she spotted the waterfall that was sparkling in the sun. Saphira let out an relieving sigh, took another step before her vision went blurry and then fell to the ground with a thud. The weight of her lance and bag pushing her into the grass.

She didn't notice though that she wasn't the only one, who payed the waterfall a visit.

[Deleted]

"! What in the heaven's name was that?" She jumped her heart racing now since she was startled from the thud that she heard from nearby. She slowly stood up from where she sat and then slowly went to investigate.

"H-hello? is someone there? I... I heard someone fall. Are you okay? I hope you ar-"

She paused as she got closer to where the sound of the thud came from and there she saw a young elegant looking woman. Mitsuko knelt down beside her and saw that this individual was sweating so much that she could tell that this woman had been under the blazing sun for quite sometime.

The young angel quickly put a small wet cloth on this woman's forehead, and began tending to what seemed to be heat exhaustion. "Don't worry... you'll be okay, just a case of heat exhaustion..." She told the woman whom had collapsed.

[Saphira]

Saphira was opening her eyes slowly as she heard somebody speaking, a female voice. Her vision was still a bit blurry but she felt that she was laying on her back now. And even better, she felt something wet on her forehead that was cooling down her temperature. "T-thanks.." She let out with a weak voice. Even though she could not see the person that was treating her at all.

Trying to move somehow Saphira noticed that she was even too weak to sit up. Next to that her whole body was burning and she was thirsty. She even thought for a second if she might have overdone it this time, but she banned that thought right away.

"Water...thirsty...please.." She was able to utter out.

[Deleted]

"Water? Don't worry I have a whole bottle full. But first we must sit you up, the last thing I want is for you to choke." Mitsuko took her soft sketch pad. It wasn't your typical boring sketch pads that were hard this was soft like a cloud. Mitsuko helped the young woman sit up with her sketch pad as support considering that if she leaned against a tree then she would hurt her back. the angel wasn't taking any chances with this case of heat exhaustion.

Mitsuko even took handmade ice pack and put it together with the soft sketch pad to help support the young woman's back, as well as keep her cool. She also brought her the water and opened it for her. Considering that Saphira was weak and obviously tired Mitsuko supported her and held the water bottle for her to drink out of.

[Saphira]

Saphira felt how somebody helped her to sit up and tried as best as she could to support her own body in order to make it easier for the nice person who was actually helping her. She screwed her eyes though every time when Mitsuko was coming into her vision, since it was hurting her eyes. Mitsuko was shining even brighter in the sunlight than she normally does, but in Saphiras state it was just a pain.

Then she took huge sips from the water bottle, clinging to it and sucking the liquid of life into her body. The cool water was refreshing her from the inside and also gave her body a slight cool aura again. "Thank you.." She said as she breathed for air after putting down the bottle. "Thank you very much." Now Saphiras vision also became better again and she was seeing the girl that helped her for the first time.

"Hey, I'm Saphira." She uttered out, thinking that introducing herself was the least she could do now to show her appreciation.

[Deleted]

"It's okay please don't worry about it. I don't like seeing people suffer."

Mitsuko smiled and moved some hair out of Saphira's face. "There now your hair won't block your vision... Saphira... what a pretty name. I'm Mitsuko."

The young angel, brought back some food for Saphira everything that she had cooked before hand and offered her quite a bit- Mitsuko wasn't stingy she would give a person food even if she herself would be the one who was left without. And she didn't mind that scenario, one of her values that she believed in was helping those that needed it without hesitation in the sense of being unselfish.

"You're probably hungry too right? Considering your heat exhaustion you have been under the blazing sun for quite sometime. I hope you like what I cooked. This should help you regain your strength."

[Saphira]

Saphira gave her a weak smile and let out. "Thanks Misuko." She had no idea what would have happened if Mitsuko had not been here by accident. She was blinking again to get her vision a bit sharper when Mitsuko was bringing her food.

It was almost like a dream to her that she got treated like that. It was unbelievable to Saphira and then she spotted Mitsukos angel wings. 'Wait... am I dead..?' She thought out in shock as she took a closer look at the fluffy wings that reached out of the little girls back.

"T-Thanks.." She replied stuttering as she took the food and took a small bite from it. It was tasting delicious. The fish has been well cooked, the water was cooling and Mitsuko was just too kind towards her.

"Ummm.. have I hit my head really bad or.. are you really an angel and I am in heaven?" She asked confused, completely spaced out. She always heard that dying goes too fast for people to notice most of the time. But what shehas experienced has been REALLY fast.

[Deleted]

Mitsuko smiled and shook her head. "No you aren't dead. I really am a angel. I was born to an angelic mother whose purpose in life was to help others and protect me her daughter. she passed away and returned to become one with the world. And now here I am... 22 years and I am continuing where she left off- helping others."

"Do you have anywhere to stay? I wouldn't want you to travel until you recover so if you don't have anywhere to stay you can camp here with me." She offered without hesitation.

[Saphira]

Saphira had a hard time with absorbing all these information in her current state. But at least she wasn't dead, thats what she clearly heard. Saphira nodded slightly at Mitsuko with the other half of information that she did't get, but she didn't want to ask again.

"22 years? You look quite young for being so old." She replied cheerful as she took another bite of the fish. "I wouldn't have guessed that."

And again Saphira was overwhelmed by the pure kindness of that little girl, offering her things and even a place to stay to a completely stranger. "To be honest, I am on the move to explore the island. Well... I was, before that weather struck me. But I appreciate it very much that I can rest here for a while." Saphira explained with a smile. then she pointed at the rest of the fish. "You are not going to eat? You have made it in the first place."

Saphira would feel bad if she ate everything all by herself. You just can't trust a hungry dragon.

[Deleted]

"Haha 22 is not old I think, I think that when women hit 22 they are still young. But thank you for the compliment." She took a peice of fish and split it with Saphira even though she was currently eating one.

"You need the food in your system, you really are starting to look more energetic then when I found you. To make you feel better though I will eat with you. I'll let you in on a secret."

Mitsuko leaned close to Saphira's ear, and said "This is actually my first time camping in 22 years, the first time I camped out somewhere was when I was about 5 years old."

[Saphira]

"You are welcome." Saphira replied as she watch how Mitsuko was sharing another fish from her food. "H-hey wait, you know that I can't give you something in return, right?" She said carefully, but she already knew that this will most likely change nothing at all, since Mitsuko seemed really consistent in her kindness.

As she heard Mitsukos secret she replied. "Oh, that is quite some time.. how did that happen?" Then she tried to think in her mind how long 17 years must actually feel, since Saphira was not having such a great affection to the time due to her long dragon life.

Then she turned her head to the sky and said "I used to camp a lot... and since I started traveling it became one of the most normal things, like eating." Mitsuko seemed like a nice and sincere person. Saphira couldn't think of any reason why she shouldn't tell a bit about her own person.

[Deleted]

"Oh its no trouble. I love sharing. Don't worry about giving me something in return I don't need anything. As long as I give to others then that is all that matters to me."

She smiled and told Saphira to eat to her heart's content, there was enough fish to go around, and if they ran out Mitsuko had an idea. Perhaps they could fish together and just have some fun. After all camping is supposed to be fun.. not worry about bugs, and poison ivy. Mitsuko had a lot of healing powers at her disposal anyway, and she had a feeling- call it her intuition that Saphira had some healing experience as well. She could just tell by Saphira's aura that there was a healing attribute to the young woman.

"Oh the reason why I haven't camped in so long it's because of the fact of my dad. My dad... went on the run with me as a child when I was 5. we camped out even when it was raining... the reason why we were on the run.... I can't remember.... and the reason why I can't remember is that I have amnesia.. I was flying and I lost control and I bumped my head. So I can't remember why we were running and what from or where he was taking me."

Mitsuko revealed part of what she knows from her past to a complete stranger, however she trusted Saphira. Even though they just met she trusted her.

[Saphira]

Saphira returned the smile to the girl. She was happy to have met such a kind person at the time where she really needed somebody. So the trip into this land with this awful temperature could turn out into somehing really funny.

Then looked at the girl as she told her story and lowered her hand that was holding the fish. It made her thinking. How does it feel if you suffer amnesia and can't recall your memories? Saphiras life lasted so long that she doesn't even know how many human lives that would be, but sometimes her memories are not a benefit. Due to her sins they were only painful. Would amnesia be a good thing?

"I wonder how it feels.. to forget." She let out as she eyed her grilled fish when she spoke, not aware that she was stating her thoughts out loud.

[Deleted]

"I guess it depends on the individual. The person with amnesia could possibly not mind having lost their memories, they could see it as having new experiences all over again such as what they taste, see, touch, smell and feel. In my case I find it so exciting that I get to try new things as I regain my memory, but at the same time there is a shadow side. That shadow side is experiencing the heart ache once a memory has been regained especially when it's not a happy one. Losing your memories can be a journey all in itself, however people are different so they may not view as me losing my memories as a good thing."

She paused and then looked up at the sky.

"I think things happen for a reason, and I think there is a reason why I lost control and fell. You see my mother passed away when I was about 5 years... the same time that my father decided to run with me," I know my brother knows a lot more then I do, and he has a short temper. from what I remember about him during the time I spent with him at our family's temple is that he harbors a lot of anger toward my father. I think my mother wiped away my memories in order for me to experience a better life."