Maraysa Pov

I close my eyes and savour the feeling of closeness for what seems like eternity, I don't move , I don’t want to move, I fear the moment I do this feeling will be cruelly ripped away from me so I hold on with my trembling hands.

The small beings to move and unlatches itself from me, the feeling of warmth lingers in me but I feel a piece missing from me as it leaves my grasp. I hold off the feelings of panic and try to still myself from leaping back into its arms, for fear I might scare off this little companion of mine.

As if sensing this fear inside me it smiles and wipes at my tear stained cheeks stopping them falling and then takes my hands and holds them in its. The child stares at me with its large eyes as it continues to smile. The scene is so vastly different to anything I've seen I just stare in wonder back at this strange little human.

"Are you okay?", it asks in its childish voice.

I try to form words, but find I can’t . My lips move but, no words come out, my throat strains in an effort to try but nothing happens. I just pointlessly move my lips and grow frustrated at my own inability to speak.

I give up trying and just nod in acknowledgement.

" My name is Grimm . It's nice to meet you."

I try to talk again..but no words come out. The child named Grimm seems to notice this and asks "Are you unable to speak? " It asks in concern.

I slowly nod my head. And hang my head… it's been so long since I've actually met anyone and yet I can't even talk. I can touch , I can see but I can't say anything. Strange a while ago I would have given anything to just see another person but now just seeing isn't enough. Perhaps I am asking too much..

The child continues to watch me in silence and then it's eye grow unfocused as if lost in thought. What is this human thinking? I want to ask but my voice fails me again.

I stare back at the child ,which seems to have stopped moving all together . As if it's thoughts were so deep it left its body entirely. If Grimm's eye weren't open I would have thought he had fallen asleep, so still was it that even the breath leaving its tiny body grew quieter and quieter.

"I've got it!" Grimm exclaim loudly , the still body suddenly moving like a statue given life. The child's hand leave mine and reach for my face , both palms rest on my cheeks and I feel the soft glow of warmth transfer to my face.

What is Grimm do-

"Can you trust me for a little bit? I know we've just met, and I know I'm asking quite a lot.." Grimm's voice trails off growing less and less certain..

It's true that we've just met, but I'm the one that attacked Grimm first..Shouldn't it be me who should be asking to gain Grimm's trust ? How can Grimm be so trusting to someone like me?

I just nod my head keeping all my other thoughts to myself. Grimm's bright smile returns again, and Grimm closes both eyes as his(?) face inches closer and closer… I feel my skin flush red against my better judgment, it's just a child, I remind myself.

Grimm's forehead touches my own and stops there. I feel it’s soft breath tickling the skin on my face as I grow more and more aware just how close the two of us are. It doesn’t feel unpleasant at all, I find myself beginning to like the closeness, the warmth of another being against my own skin. A strange calm spreads around me , like everything is going to be well.

????:Can you hear me ?

Grimm's voice echoes in my mind shaking me from my thoughts, I don’t see hear Grim so much as I feel it. I think back on impulse.

Maraysa: Yes

Grimm: It works!

The thoughts jar me and I jerk away from Grimm in surprise, my eyes wide. Grimm heard me?

Was it some form of magic?

I don’t recall any form of magic that would allow one to talk to someone else without using mana, I certainly didn’t feel any magic.

I look at the human in front of me as it just looks back at me.

"Are you okay? It shouldn’t have hurt you, I'm sorry for surprising you. Is should have told you before-hand but I didn’t even know it would work, sorry"

I shake my head in attempt to convey it wasn’t his fault, but it seems Grimm doesn’t notice my intensions this time and just hangs her(?) head. I put my hands around Grimm's head and do the same thing we did before and try consciously to transmit my words.

Maraysa: it's alright, I was just surprised , it’s not your fault please do not feel like it is.

Grimm : o-oh okay then. Um ?

Maraysa : yes?

Grimm: well, you haven't told me your name.

My name. My name is something that is part of my old life. The house of Dalyisea , the home I belonged to so very long ago. I remember it clearly even though it has been so long. The house I was raised, where I learnt to crawl, walk. How my mother used to sing me to sleep at nights, where my father would teach me about the world. How I played with my siblings unknowing just how much they loathed me. How they reacted to my awakening, the fear in the faces of the people, the disgust my father showed when I called out for him to help and the utter contempt both my parents had as they washed their hands of me. The sneers of my siblings as they struck me, blow after blow.

The house, the name.

I want nothing to do with it.

They already cut me out and cast me away . I don’t need something that ties me with them anymore…. But I am myself, and I will not let them take that form me.

Maraysa: I am Maraysa Umbrezha.

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i haven't slept properly in 3 days, my head hurts, my eyes hurt, pretty sure i'm speaking to a figment of my imagination .

but since I feel bad for not posting here is another chapter, so he you go. I may need to edit this, but I'll do that in the morning. enjoy