Finding you [Axel]

My body curls around the tiny body of my baby girl, protecting her from the cold winter night, my eyes watching her protectively. She sleeps peacefully next to me, her soft snores soothing the alertness of my mind. I can't stop thinking about him, Reagan, Renna's father. He's been gone for a few months now and I'm scared, dear ripred I'm scared. I'm scared that he's been killed or worse, Avoxed. Made mute for the remainder of his life. The grandfather clock ticks, lulling me but I can't fall asleep yet, I have a baby to attend to. Tonight is one of her quieter nights, a night when she doesn't wake up crying and doesn't keep me up half the night. My hazel eyes droop but I force them awake, sitting up to keep myself awake but it's been a few days since I last slept through the night.

Renna rolls over and I look down at her, a tenderness reserved especially for her filling my hazel eyes. She looks so much like him, her hair that has come in so far is dark and Curly like his while she inherited my hazel eyes. I smile fondly before laying down and wrapping her up in my arms. I'll never let anyone hurt you, ever.

Weak, mid-winter sun shines in my eyes and I open them to look around the room. Renna is still asleep but she is starting to move, a sign that she will awaken soon. I pick her up, cradling her to my chest gently as her big eyes flutter open and she looks up at me. I smile before giving her a feeding like I do every other morning. She suckles quietly as I look out the window at the snow covered district. Memories of this time last year playing through my head. He'd found me sitting under the willow tree and had helped me home, coming inside to meet my family and that had been that. We'd been together ever since. Being apart from him now is like torture. A cruel and unusual form of punishment. I wipe away the tears that are threatening in my eyes, it's our one year anniversary today. I look down at the little girl in my arms. How much has changed in a year. How much I've changed.

Once Renna is fed and happy, I head downstairs where mom is making breakfast. She smiles at me before dad takes Renna and bounces her on his lap. I smile at both of them, noticing the single strand of gray hair on my mothers red head before heading back to my room. I need some air. I get dressed into my snow pants and jacket before heading out into the district. Icy air greets me as soon as I open the door and it wakes me up. I let myself get lost in thought as I wander towards the district square.

I don't even notice where I'm going until I find myself inside a restaurant that also happens to have a bar in it. Something has drawn me her, I don't know what it is but I take a seat in one of the booths and order a pop from a waitress. I scan the dimness of the restaurant and suddenly, my eyes come to rest on a familiar dark curly head. Could it be? I thought he was gone. My mind doesn't know what my body is doing until I find myself standing and padding over to the table. When I see the face, my heart almost stops and I cannot believe who I am seeing. "Reagan? Is it really you?"








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