stargazing ✦ out there somewhere

[lavi s.]

Lavi felt Tena's presence before she sighed.  Some days, he felt as though she could be on the other side of the planet and he'd still know.  Such a powerful, fiery spirit, even when she was down, which he had seen before.  The fluffy feline smiled though, scoffing in mock-offense as she spoke.  Direct as ever, but Lavi wondered how she was doing.  Asking never led him far from the threat of angry eyes.

"I don't see you complaining," he protested amiably.  When he lowered his gaze, he found himself taken aback for a split second.  The stars in her eyes.  They really are pretty.

The young Jedi watched as another cloud of air condensed with his breath.  Calmly, his head turned towards the others approaching.  "Of course." The sky opened its arms for everyone and Lavi felt inclined to share.  He may worry in a few moments, whether or not everyone was too cold.  If he had planned on others joining him, he may have gathered blankets and pillows.

As Lemy spoke, he frowned lightly.  "Honestly, I can't say I have one." To put one set of stars above the others seemed wrong somehow.  If he knew all the stories, maybe he could pick the most meaningful to him.  He heard Rin's voice nearby, directed to Valerian, unable to stop his eyes flickering back down to Tena.

With everything fresh in their minds, he hoped she didn't fall back into her earlier anger.  Rage, more like.  But he knew why her rage burned differently than others.  It ran deeper than simple lies and betrayal.

Stubborn to push past it all for one night, Lavi squared his shoulders.  "My favorite thing to see may actually be meteor showers," he offered Lemy.  The way they shot across the sky, a tail of light behind them, always felt so surreal to witness.