[open] Saw you act unusual; (Aedan, Any)

[Narcisus]

Aedan hadn’t fibbed; the way back to his (my) home had been a ‘journey’ alright. Day and night we walked, and not once was I left to feel lonesome or ignored. My ceaseless energy didn’t tire out Aedan like it had my mother, who seemed to wake from some daydream when she was around me too long, and my endless supply of self-happiness didn’t seem to annoy him either. I was more and more excited each day, just thinking about how far we’d come and how close we were to this ‘island home’ of ours, and after the first couple of days I fell asleep quickly enough, unafraid that I’d wake up to abandonment. I told @[Aedan] everything on the way, or as much as I could remember in my short span of life so far. What mother looked like and how she’d left me … I mean, disappeared that day in the Den. How I’d gotten bored with the babies sucking all the fun out of life and decided to leave, which led me to Sixteen in the meadow.

That was pretty much it. Afterwards it was just me pestering him with endless questions about this Island. What was our new home called? Did he have a pretty wife? What were his other children’s names, my new ‘siblings’? On and on until, at last, we got to the end of the world and there was the ocean in front of me, vast and limitless.

“Oh my wow.” I’d said, looking at it all. My wings, still somewhat useless but growing, fluttered over my sturdy little back. “How am I s’posed to get across?” I wondered to Aedan, maybe the millionth question I’d asked since starting this ‘journey’. I hoped he wasn’t regretting his decision by now.

Narcisus

For Aedan, the plot, or anyone who'd like to help Narc with his ocean-crossing problems <3