Chapter 6: Colours of Lily (i)

BAELA

The solitude of my room gave me ample time to reflect. Of course I was never truly alone...Aria was with me as always but she was now invisible. She was only a whisper or a call away if I needed her to reappear.

I sat on the only singular wooden chair in my bedroom as I looked outside the open window. The rays of the sun were beginning to shine forth from the horizon, although the sun was still hidden underneath.

The red, orange and yellow colour of the sunrise looked beautiful in the far distance sky and it reminded me of Lily. Every morning, she would race to my bedroom to wake me up as soon as she saw the first lights of sunrise. She always had new adventures planned for almost everyday.

Now that I looked into the beautiful distant clouds adorned with the beautiful colours of the sunrise, I couldn't help but replay my last memory of her...

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12 DAYS PRIOR

"ARISE and SHINE!" 

I heard the familiar sound of my sister's voice bust into my room unannounced but not before I had heard the squeaky sound of the old hinges of my door.

"Arghhh!" I sighed in bed under my blanket, as I rolled over against the direction of the sound of her voice.

"Get up! It is morning already!". She urged, as she sat on the left lower edge of my bed.

I grumbled quietly underneath my blanket,  indicating I wanted to stay in bed some more. 

I was still sore from our adventure yesterday and I hadn't yet figured out how to transform into my werewolf, so my recovery was much slower than hers.

"Aria should set an alarm for you". 

"I shouldn't have to come here everyday to wake my older sister out of bed". She said.

I know she was teasing me...trying to call me LAZY, so I will get annoyed at her and get out of bed. No that wasn't going to work today, I know that trick already.

"Hmmm". She sighed, seeing I did not bulge.

"Okay, suit yourself. I am on my way to have the most wonderful adventure!" She exclaimed, loud enough for me to hear, as if I hadn't heard her loud noises when she walked in.

I nodded my head in approval under the blanket. Not that she saw it but it was my blessing. I will catch up with her later in the morning and probably apologise to letting her go alone.

I settled back into my peaceful state of sleep awaiting her once again to walk out the door, with one final squeaky sound of the old hinges but I heard nothing.

I felt a bit uneasy, as I listened some more but nothing and then I heard the sound of her legs on my bed as she quickly began to bounce on it.

"Oh my God, Lily!" I said with a frustrated smile on my face. I loved my younger sister to the moon and back but she was a handful and could sometimes be annoying.

"Hello Baela. Bouncing beautiful morning!" Lily said, smiling down at me as she continued to bounce on my bed.

I gave out one huge breath of air. I was finally down sleeping.

"Okay I am up, you win". I said, finally sitting up on my bed but my blanket was still covering my waist to my legs.

Lily seemed to be enjoying herself now as she kept on bouncing on my bed.

"Can you stop now or else I'll have Aria bounce you out of the window". I said with a smirk on my face. Of course Aria had no such powers but since she knew about her, she likes teasing me with her and giving her so many imaginary powers.

"Oh, please don't! I'll stop!" Lily begged, pretending to be afraid. She quickly jumped off my bed, landing on the floor with her legs.

"Very good!" I said commending her for heeding caution as I smiled properly at her.

I looked outside the window and the sky was lit with red, orange and yellow and it was beautiful to behold but the sun was still underneath the horizon.

"Isn't it beautiful?!" Lily exclaimed, as she also stared at my opened window.

"Yes it is...EVERYTIME!" I said, capturing its splendour one more time.

"We both have the best view of the sunrise!" She said pleased. Our bedrooms were besides each other, facing the rising sun from the east.

"Yes we do!". I thought to myself as I got out of bed.

"So what adventure do you have planned for us today!" 

I sounded excited. I was actually, I just wanted to get a few more hours of sleep before we began.

I could see the broad happy smile on Lily's face as she ran towards me and placed her right arm across my shoulder.

I was 2 inches taller than her as she stood besides me. She used her arm across her shoulder to gently redirect me in the direction of the opened window.

"Now picture this sun rise and close your eyes". I heard her say in a whisper.

"Why are you whispering?" I chuckled. I found it funny and strange at the same time.

"Shhh". I heard her say.

"Just capture the moment and close your eyes". She urged, silencing me. 

"Okay". I said, finally surrendering to her request. I took a look at the sunrise then closed my eyes.

"I know it looks beautiful. Now imagine having to witness both the sunrise and watching the sunset down the horizon all in one day...wouldn't that be amazing?!" I heard  Lily say.

I couldn't believe my ears, as I quickly opened my eyes and looked at her at my side.

"You can't be suggesting what I think you are?" I said, as I shook my head simultaneously.

I could see Lily's eyes lighten up and it had the answer in them.

"No, you can't possibly be serious!" I said, pulling away in shock. Possibly I had over indulged her in her fun and games that we were now going over the limit.

"Don't be no fun but I am serious". She said, trying to persuade me to not chicken out on her plan.

"It is too risky, besides mom and dad won't approve if they knew!" I pointed out.

"That's why we are sisters, we do literally everything together! We are exploring our inner werewolves" Lily said, trying to buy me over.

"When was the last time we told mom and dad about our real plans for the day? But so far we have been fine!" She said cheerfully.

"I know but this is different Lily. We have been told stories of what lies to the west just beyond the mountains, where the horizon is!" 

I was frightened, just thinking about it. We were told awfully stories of that place as kids and warned to stay clear.

"But those were fables, told to scare us as kids but we are not kids anymore are we?" Lily said, challenging my curiosity.

Of a truth, I have always been curious to know what lies beyond the mountains to the west. Or what lies far away from our home in the north, to the lands of the south - in the woods of Gaiamania or the infamous place called the "Ends of the world".

Everything seemed scary to me to be honest and having not taken my werewolf form yet, I had every reason too.

"Baela, you have nothing to be scared off. I have read about my lays behind the mountains in the west and as long as we go and come back before dark, we will be fine".

Lily revealed confidently.

I knew she had her way with knowledge and information. She had a lot more knowledge than I did on so many things. She was so adventurous for her age.

"This will be the craziest thing we would pull off together if we did it!" I said, as I looked at her with a bit of doubt on my face but I was beginning to consider the possibility. 

"Yes I know but it will be exciting, it will be fun, it will be so much fun!"

"Please say yes...please". She was pouting her lips at me and making an innocent face she knew I could not refuse.

I was already drawn into her adventure and  nothing here really excited me. Going on adventure with Lily was the only thing that was worthwhile here.

"Okay!" I whispered finally to her with a smile on my face and I could see the instant joy on Lily's face as she jumped on me like a monkey.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

"I love you Baela!" She said, so fast. She was clearly very excited about my choice to go with her plan.

"I promise you, it will be the best adventure we have ever had!" 

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