9 ~ Reminiscence
Lui found himself at the base
of a tall tower. On the wall of the tower was a painting of the throne room he
just left. Looking up, he could see a small window close to the very top.
Cupping his hands around his mouth, Lui shouted, “HANNA! HANNA! LET DOWN YOUR
HAIR! Or… you… YOU COULD FLY DOWN TOO! THAT WOULD BE GREAT! … HANNA?”
A dark head poked out of the
window. “Lui? LUI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!”
“RESCUING YOU, SILLY! NOW
COME DOWN FROM THERE!”
“I CAN’T!”
“WHY NOT?”
“ONLY THOSE WITH A PURE HEART
CAN BE LET OUT!”
Lui tilted his head in
confusion. “BUT YOU DO HAVE A PURE HEART!”
“NO, I DON’T!
“Hmm… IS THERE A WAY WE CAN
TALK WITHOUT SHOUTING? THIS IS KIND OF KILLING MY THROAT!”
“Oh, SORRY!” The head
disappeared and Lui heard a short buzz sound. Looking around, he found an
intercom in the side of the tower.
“How convenient!” Lui pressed
the button. “Hanna?”
“Hi,” came a timid voice on
the intercom.
“Hi! So what were you saying
again?”
“The tower doesn’t let anyone
out if they don’t have a pure heart.”
“Then why won’t it let you
out?”
“… Weren’t you listening?”
“Of course I was. I just
don’t see why it won’t let you out since all your evil is in the other
dimension.”
“That’s a good point. I don’t
know.”
“You’ve got a beautiful heart,
Hanna. You’re always trying to help others, no matter what that evil side tries
to do.”
“I don’t think so. The evil
will always be part of me.”
“Maybe, but that’s not the
Hanna I know,” Lui continued. “The one I know is brave and smart and will do anything
to protect her friends.”
“…but I…”
“Remember that time you came
to Iul’s castle to save me and DJ? You went through all those dangerous traps
and risked letting your evil side out just to help us! You’ve got to stop
letting Shard tell you you’re no good. It’s not true.”
The other side of the
intercom was silent for a few minutes. “…not true. Not true! THAT’S IT! Lui,
you’re a genius! Thank you!”
“…Does this mean you’ll go
out with me?” Lui squeezed his eyes shut and waited for a response. Static and
awkward silence filled the air for several long minutes.
Gulping, Lui tried the
intercom again. “…Hanna?”
After a pause, she replied in
a slightly higher pitch than normal, “Hold, please.”
Hearing a flutter from above,
Lui looked up to see Hanna gliding down from the window. She gracefully landed
beside him, face bright red. Awkwardly staring at the ground, Hanna stood
nervously quiet. She suddenly reached over and held his hand, face turning a
deeper shade of red.
“…Does that mean yes?”
Hanna nodded with a smile.
“YAY!” Momentarily forgetting
she was holding his hand, Lui jumped into the air and hugged Hanna.
After a minute or two, Hanna
coughed in embarrassment and said, “W-We should probably go help the rest of
our friends now…”
“Oh right.” Lui broke the
hug, grabbed Hanna’s hand, and jumped through the portal.
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