Boko chuckled at his 'reply' and sighed deeply. She had never felt like this with anyone but her mother... and the occasional sibling. She had a brief memory of two colorless mated lions standing over them-her parents who died long ago now. She grinned... hopeful that she would begin to remember them fully someday.
She shut her bright blue eyes all the way, enjoying the silence of the world and the beating of their hearts. She had found her soul mate-no doubt. She drifted asleep as well-dreaming happy things and water was not apart of it. It was of the sky and the boy with starry wings. Of play and fun.
Fin
