Nineteenth Part
"So are you, girlie." Ginny said softly, slipping out of the tree and landing beside Kyllie. She knelt next to the little girl, putting her arms around her. Ginny hugged Kyllie tightly. She hated it when little kids got hurt. Now, even though she had never met Xences, she was angry at him. He had hurt an innocent child, and it made her very angry.
"Don't you mind me. I am fine. Kylie.." The unicorn stepped away from the three and left, as Xaver dropped immediately after Ginny, falling to one knee, wrapping one arm across his sister's back, gently running a hand through her hair, and the other arm, his injured arm, across Ginny's shoulders. He winced slightly at it, but quickly ignored it.
"Kylie, what happened?"
Kylie had buried her face in Ginny's shoulder and hugged her back just as tightly, so she had to shift to face her brother. She sighed slightly, and one of her mittens fell off, along with it, four or so empty candy wrappers. She shook her head and buried her face in Ginny's shoulder again, now, beginning to cry.
Xaver petted her hair for a moment, and then stiffened, fixing his calculating gaze on Ginny's eyes. He was silent for a moment, before he finally spoke again.
"Would you stay with Kylie for a little while? I must have a short word with my brother," he said quietly, a cold pulse of energy seeping from his words into the very forest floor. Xaver stood.
Ginny looked up at him and opened her mouth. She almost said she wanted to meet his brother, but she remembered Kyllie, and held the little girl tighter. She nodded at Xaver, "Just, give him hell for me, ok?" She asked, quietly, closing her eyes and hugging Kyllie tighter
Xaver nodded gravely, pausing for a moment. He focused upon something, then opened his eyes again, his concentration never lost. He kneeled down and lovingly kissed Kylie on the forehead, and Ginny on the lips, then stood again. He watched the two people he most deeply cared for, then simply disappeared with a sharp, low crack.
Kylie turned her head slightly and looked up at Ginny, "What does that mean?" she asked.
"What does what mean, Kyllie?" She asked, looking at her softly. She was worried about Xaver, but kept it from her eyes, and smiled at Kyllie.
" 'Aver looks so angry.. but he thinks so sad.." She sighed. "Brother is a very confusing boy-person." Kylie leaned down and picked up her fallen mitten, slipping it back on, touching her sore lip. Momentarily forgetting it, she looked up at her, "You have any candy, Lady Ginny?"
“I think, Kyllie, it means he’s worried.” She said, and then smiled as the little girl asked for candy, “I think so…” She said, pulling a pouch off her waist and opening it. She held it out towards Kyllie.
"I don't know... he worries me lots... and when he and Xences fight.. Lady Ginny, they fight really bad..." Kylie's forlorn expression lit up when she saw the bag and though her movements were timid, she put a mittened hand in the bag. Searching for candy, she glanced up at Ginny, raising one of her small eyebrows.
"Brother really likes you. I can tell. Do yous like my brother?" Kylie stuck out her tongue slightly in concentration, as she finally found a piece of candy.
"Yes, Kyllie. I really like your brother. And, I'm worried too. But, all we can do is wait, okay?" She said, smiling at Kyllie.
"Okay." She nodded, "I'm glad you likes him. Why do you?" She sat, stuffing her mouth with the peculiar candy, gazing up at Ginny with innocent eyes, and a gentle smile, "He's such a silly boy."
She grinned playfully, and a little protectively. Xaver had been the only one she'd ever had all her life, and it was only natural for her to be protective. She was still distressed, and worried, just as well.
Suddenly she squirmed, fishing out two necklaces from beneath her puffy coat, taking them off and letting them rest at the palm of her hand.
The necklaces were identical. Black, pure gold wings encased a sphere of a diamond, as big as the end of one's thumb. In the center of the spheres, two orbs danced in each, one with an X, the other with a K, identical in both necklaces, swimming around small, minute black satin feathers.
"Xaver used to wear this one, and I always this one. Whenever his mood would change, I could know because it showed in the diamond, even though we were so far apart a lot of the time. He then couldn't wear his anymore, because of the gold. After he and Xences had a fight a long time ago, he never touches gold. I don't know why.."
The one with the X, glowed a deep, hot red. The one with the K, glowed blue, "It shows both our emotions. Anyways, Xaver made them, and I always thought they were pretty. Here, you have this one." She slipped one into Ginny's hand, then put hers back on. " 'Aver would want you to have it. I want you to have it." She gazed at the stone, in thought..
Ginny looked at the necklace, then looked up at Kyllie. Still holding the necklace in her hand, she hugged Kyllie again, "You ask why I like him. To tell you the truth, I can't settle on one good answer to that. It's a hard question." She said, softly.
