Chapter V-Are We There Yet?

Nothing but clouds and blue skies could be seen from outside the windows of the carriage. Morgan was in the stagecoach directing the marobas to their next destination. Pawn decided to rest in Alan’s lap while he and Jonathan were getting on talking about sports and some other vague topics that Mayu found very boring. Every once and a while Alan would glance over at Elijah; he wanted to look at her a little longer, but he didn’t want to been seen staring. He had the greatest urge to at least talk to her, but shyness was getting to him and just continued to talk with Jonathan.

Mayu was about to doze off until she looked beside her to find the fire soldier still a little melancholy with her head was on her knees. At least she was courteous enough to take her shoes off before putting her feet on the purple velvet seat. Mayu continued to look at the emotionally distraught Elijah who was still a little upset about leaving her parents.

 “Um…Elijah?” Mayu said nudging her out of her daze.

“Yeah?” Elijah said bringing her head up from her knees. It actually looked more like she was asleep.

“Um…you still sad about leaving your parents?” Mayu asked.

“Just a little, now I’m a little more confused than upset,” she replied. Mayu looked at her with confusion. “I mean, aren’t y’all in some way confused about all that has happened?” she said aloud. Jonathan and Alan were brought out of their discussion by her statement. Mayu looked at them then looked back at her; she felt a little immature when she really couldn’t reply to the statement.

After a brief silence and exchanging looks, Alan finally spoke up, “Well I suppose we were a little confused at first,” he said looking at his hands petting Pawn’s head afraid to look her in the eye. “But when you think about it, it all makes since about where our powers come from. If Morgan hadn’t told us of our powers, then we might’ve gone mad trying to find a reasoning behind everything that’s happening not only to us, but around us,”