*11 Years Later*

Nova's Pov

Today was cool, I guess. Levin and Malachi's mom came back. Their friends came back. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for them. Its just...I wish mom, dad and all of OUR friends could've come back. I wish it could've all just been a bad dream. I wish they were still alive...but they're not. They're dead. Everyone. It's been 11 years now. I'm still distant. Still forgotten. Aurora's noticed this. She doesn't care. I decide to just take a walk in the forest, and try to forget my pain.

Aurora's POV

Today was awesome! Levin and Malachi's mom came back! I'm so happy to see them reunited. A lot of their friends came back too. I still miss mom and dad, but it's been 11 years now. I need to just accept the fact that their gone. I need to keep a smile on for my new friends...and for Nova. She's still been distant. She's been that way ever since...what happened. She looks so alone. I wanna help her, but I don't know how. Mom always knew what to do during times like this. I've just stayed separate from her. The problem is...what if she thinks I've forgotten her? Or even worse, what if she thinks I just don't care? Or even WORSE, what if she thinks I'm avoiding her?! Hmm...I better talk to Vylad about this.

~¤~Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Skip~¤~

I finally got to the statue of Irene and spot him right away. He seems to come here a lot lately... I walk up to him and see him a bit more clearly. Dangit, he's meditating. I'd hate to bother him, but this is important.

"Um, Vylad?"

No answer.

"Vylad?"

Still no answer.

"Vylaaaaaad?"

STILL no answer.

I look at him closer, realizing that he has earplugs. Probably so that people don't disturb him. Man, I feel so stupid right now. I carefully take out his earplugs. Without realizing that my head was close to his, I punch his arm to get his attention. His head jolts up and bumps mine. HARD. I grip my head and hiss in pain.

He looks at me with concern in his eyes. "Oh my Irene, are you okay?"

I rub my head and respond, "Heh yeah, I've got a thick skull." I laugh slightly.

He chuckles, "You're such a dork."

I stopped laughing and stared at him seriously, "Is there something wrong with that?"

He got scared, thinking he said something wrong. "N-No, nothing's wr-wrong with th-that! I-I just-"

I laughed even more, "Dude calm down, I'm just joking. But I didn't come here just to joke around. I need to ask you about something serious."

He stopped joking and looked at me with a more serious expression. "What is it? Is everything okay?"

I turned my gaze to the floor, "Well.....it's about Nova.....she's been really distant."

"Lately or for a while?" He asked me.

I look back up at him. "For a while. Maybe about 10 and a half years." I responded.

He looked at me with shock and worry. "And you never did anything about it?" He asks.

I looked down once again, disappointed in myself. "I-I didn't know what TO do. I've never dealt with this kind of stuff. Mom always handled situations like this. I don't know what I'm doing!" I started to tear up.

Vylad pulled me in for a hug and rubbed circles on my back. "Hey hey hey, don't cry. I'm sure you'll figure it all out. I know you can. You just gotta talk to Nova and see what's troubling her. Maybe then she'll open up to you."

I wiped away some of my tears. "You think so?"

He flashed a small, confident grin. "I know so."

I smiled back and him. "Thanks." I have him a short hug before running back to the village. 

As I was looking for Nova, I got hit in the head with an apple. Dang, what is it with me and getting hit in the head today? I rubbed my head and looked for who threw the apple. Then I saw Nekoette and Aaron and realized that Nekoette was probably just trying to throw the apple to him.

She looked at me, most likely afraid that I might yell at her. "Nekoette~Tan is so sorry for hitting Aurora~Chan in the head with an apple! She was just trying to toss it to Aaron~Kun."

I smiled at her. "It's okay Nekoette, I understand." I told her as I walked away.

Right before I walked out of earshot from them, I heard Aaron ask, "Since when did you know my name?"

I was still looking for Nova when I come across the forest. Of course! She's probably taking a walk in the forest!

~¤~Majestic Unicorn Time Skip~¤~

I saw Nova sitting on a rock in front of a pond-like area and it looked like she was just staring into the water.

I tried walking over to where she was, but ended up tripping on a rock and falling into the pond. Beautiful, only I could to do something that stupid. Nova was just staring at me, eyes wide. She was probably enjoying her isolation until I dropped in. We just kinda stayed where we were in awkward silence for a while. Me from embarrassment, and Nova from shock.

Nekoette's POV

Nekoette~Tan feels super duper bad about hitting Aurora~Chan on the head with an apple. She just wanted to collect apples so that she could bake mama and papa an apple pie...and Aaron~Kun agreed to help her, so she decided to bake him one too! Nekoette~Tan knows! She'll bake a apology pie for Aurora~Chan! Maybe she should bake one for Vylad~Kun too! After all, he does like sweets!

Aurora's POV

I blush from embarrassment, noticing I'm still sitting in the pond, soaking wet.

Nova goes back to staring at the water. "So, what do you want?"

I got out of the water and rang out my clothes. "I came for you, I was worried. I feel like you don't want me to be near you." I start to tear up.

She looks up at me. "It's just that...I feel you don't care about me."

My expression softened. "I do care, okay?"

She turned her head away and stood up. "Sorry Aurora, but I can't forgive you right now, nor talk to you. I won't go sappy over that."

She walks away and I just stand there, tears falling from my cheeks.

Nova's POV

I look up at Aurora. "It's just that.....I feel you don't care about me."

Her expression turns into one of pain. "I do care, okay?"

I turn my head away and stand up. "Sorry Aurora, but I can't forgive you right now, nor talk to you. I won't go sappy over that."

I walk away and I catch a quick glimpse of her just standing there. I also see a few tears fall from her cheeks, but I dont care. I just keep walking. As I was walking, I put my headphones in. It felt soothing, like a bunch of weight had been lifted off my shoulders. When I put my headphones in, the world turned into nothing more than a whisper.

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Hey guys! Sorry it took so long for me to post this chapter. Things have been pretty hectic. Anyway, I want to give a big shoutout to giving me ideas for this chapter. I'm happy to say that she is my co-writer for this story as well! If you don't know who she is, you should definitely check her out and show her some support! Bye my wolf pups!

-StarStruckWolf100, out!

UPDATE: Chapter has been edited.

Word Count: 1,188 (Not including time skips of any sort, POV changes, or the Author's Note)