Shooting Stars

    Keyara tugged the black-haired Homs along with her as she exited the village, stars sparkling wistfully overhead. She heard Willow exhale a faint sigh of relief when the two left the village, and Keyara hurried on forward. After a lot of running and pulling Willow behind her, Keyara panted and skidded to a halt. Willow rubbed her wrist and looked around. Keyara had led them to a clearing, with some rocks and a small lake.

    "So what'd you bring me here for?" Willow asked, turning to the other. "Though I am glad to be out of there."

    "To show you something." Keyara smiled, before suddenly looking worried. "Wait, why are you glad?"

    Willow thought of Melia, Alvis, and Nahlia's piercing glares. "Pretend I never said that. What did you want to show me?"

    "..Alright, sit down and watch this," Keyara stated. Willow sat down next to the lake, gazing at Keyara expectantly. Keyara started gathering some Ether, and, after gathering enough, shot the ether up into the sky. The sparkling ether rained down as shooting stars in the night sky. A gasp escaped from Willow, making Keyara giggle. She looked back to Willow, who looked awed as she stared up at the sky.

    "How did you...?" Willow looked to Keyara in awe.

    "I used to be able to do it better when I was a Goddess," admitted Keyara.

    "I see," replied Willow with a nod. "Your shooting stars..they remind me of the falling stars in Eryth Sea."

    "T-they do?"

    "Of course they do." A small smile played Willow's lips as she glanced to the other female.

    "..Hm." Keyara shot more ether off into the sky, studying them quietly as they formed into shooting stars, streaking across the sky. "I suppose they do," she stated, smiling slightly as well.

    Willow watched the shooting stars, quiet. She sighed, rubbing her head for a moment, before looking to the sky and muttering softly, "I miss Eryth Sea. I loved that place." She hung her head, rubbing her forehead. Keyara turned to Willow, pausing for a moment, trying to think of what to say to console pigtailed-Homs. She finalized that she couldn't think of anything to really say to the other.

    "...Me too," she answered softly.

    "At least you got Galven back." Willow sighed. "Violet's just...gone.." Her voice trailed off in the last sentence, which had already been a mumble.

    "Yeah, I know," replied Keyara. "You and her had good times while she was alive though."

    "I guess I- Hey!" Willow spun around to look to Keyara. "How do you know that!?"

    "U-uh..." Keyara bit her lip.

    "You read the letters, didn't you?" Willow asked angrily.

    Keyara swallowed. "...Yeah, I did."

    Willow grumbled. "Why did you not tell me?"

    Rubbing her head awkwardly, Keyara flinched back under Willow's harsh red gaze. "Well, me and Shulk read them," she admitted quietly. "I'm sorry, I thought you'd be really mad at me..so I didn't tell you..and yeah.." She looked away.

    "Well, you should have," Willow said, sighing. "But it doesn't matter, anyway. I'm not that upset if it's just you two."

    "Oh." She stared. "Well, alright then." She grinned shakily.

    Turning away, she shot a bit more Ether into the sky, letting another shower of shooting stars fall. She smiled to Willow, stating, "Come on, let's get back. Everyone will be worried." Willow nodded, brushing herself off and standing up. Keyara started walking away, Willow hopping up and following her.