The Water {Cecilia}

[Celestine the Silent One]

The same mistake twice.

Celestine knew his sister would try anything that she could to make him happy. He had grown to know her ways. At the moment, though, the half breed really was not looking to be cheery and happy. He was coming to his own conclusions, and his conclusions all dealt with going away from his sister. He knew that he could not look for someone else to love and cherish like he did Cecilia if he was constantly around her.

“If you want me to find that princess, you will have to allow me to just leave. Staying here with you will not help me find others to care for, and you know that, Cecilia. This does not mean we can’t ever see each other again. I want to continue to be a part of your life in the future, but for now, I will need to leave like you left.”

Celestine gave a sigh. This was a hard truth. He would have to just leave, and Cecilia would have to leave with her Tier. The mute half breed would just have to learn to accept this.

He ran his hand through her hair. “I love you more than anything, Cecilia, and I will learn to love someone else. You are my sister, and therefore, you will always be in my heart like I will be in yours.”

The half breed thought for a moment. “I should meet Tier, but I do not think it will be healthy for us if we spend too much time together tonight. I think I will leave Liadi in the morning and try to find somewhere else that will interest my tastes.”

[Cecilia the Blind One]

Cecilia nodded, sniffling a little bit as she tried to stop her tears. She hadn't wanted to hurt her brother, she just wanted him to live on his own for a bit and to learn to be on hers. "Okay," she said softly as she hugged him again, hands rubbing up and down his back in a soothing motion.

She bit her lip a little bit before pulling back to rest her hands gently on the side of her brother's face. "Do you want me to call Tier over?" she asked delicately, as if the tiniest thing would set Celestine off again.

"I do not mind if you stay, you know that Celestine. I love you more than anything as well and I want to make you happy," she said softly.

[Celestine the Silent One]

The same mistake twice.

Celestine smiled slightly. “You do make me happy, but I should not burden you anymore than I have,” the half breed said, looking to his sister. He just wanted to leave his sister with the one she had become rather fond of during their separation.

He ran his hands through Cecilia’s hair gently. “If I stayed it would not be good for whatever sort of relationship you and Tier have. I would just get in the way, and I would rather give you your time alone with him.”

Celestine gave a sigh as his eyes wandered over to where the animagus stood. “I suppose you should call him over here, then,” the half breed said before looking back to his sister.

[Cecilia the Blind One]

Cecilia sent him a gentle smile as she nodded, standing and taking a few steps away from her brother before she motioned Tier over. Once she knew he saw her, she went back to sit with her brother, kneeling by him in the sand, running her hands through his hair before hugging him tightly.

She wanted to make them both happy but she knew that she couldn't. Kissing Celestine's cheek, she took his hand and laced her fingers with his and knew she would be speaking for her brother since Tier could not hear her mute twin brother.

[Tier]

The animagus walked over to the twins as soon as he saw Cecilia gesture for him to do so. Tier was hoping that her brother would be understanding. He did not want to cause problems between the two siblings. Cecilia had been with Celestine her whole life, and Tier could never stop her from going back to her brother. Yet, the animagus was more than confident that Cecilia would not do such a thing. She seemed to be completely happy when it was just the two of them.

Tier sat down in front of the twins once he had made his way over. He said nothing at first, content to just watching the two. He could tell how much Cecilia loved her brother, and how much she truly cared and worried about him.

[Celestine the Silent One]

The same mistake twice.

The mute half breed observed the animagus for a long moment. In a way, Celestine was sizing him up. He could tell that Tier was very old and very strong. Yet, the animagus did not seem to be threatening at all. He seemed to be rather good hearted. Celestine felt as though Tier was staying with Cecilia for all of the right reasons.

The twin gave a sigh, his eyes looking back to his sister. Celestine was not wanting to tell his questions to his sister to have her pass them on to Tier, but he knew that it was probably the easiest if not the only way for the animagus to know and be able to answer Celestine’s questions. The half breed gave another side.

“Ask him why he has chosen you to love, Cecilia,” Celestine told her gently, his lips barely moving.

[Cecilia the Blind One]

Cecilia gave her brother a slight frown before her fingers danced up Celestine's arm and she repeated the question to Tier, her voice soft but steady. "He wants to know why you have chosen me to love," she said, her head ducking down as her hair fell around her in a curtain. She had often asked questions for Celestine, but now she was shy about it. Her fingers toyed with the sleeve on her brother's shirt, refusing to let go of his hand for the time being.

Cecilia traced her fingers over her brother's arm, able to tell his mood even better than she could already. She knew that he may not be entirely happy with it, but he did want her to be happy and if he approved of Tier, then Celestine would let her go with Tier.

[Tier]

Tier could not help but give a slight laugh, but he meant nothing by it. It was somewhat of a question that he was not expecting. The animagus ran a hand through his hair as he gathered his thoughts. What to say to the brother of the woman he had fallen for?

The animagus did not want to offend or upset Celestine anymore. It was hard, though, to come up for detailed reasons for why he loved Cecilia. He just did. It was almost indescribable. Tier knew that Celestine would want more of concrete reason. Not to mention, the animagus would like to have a nice answer since Cecilia would hear him as well.

“I just love your sister, Celestine,” Tier said with a slight smile. “It is hard to explain really. I just look at her and know that I love her. I love her views on life. I love how she interacts with the world. I just love her…”

Tier smiled a bit unable to stop himself. He did love the blind half breed. So very much.

[Celestine the Silent One]

The same mistake twice.

Celestine observed the animagus as he answered the question, minding every little movement and detail. He wanted to make sure that Tier was genuine. He did not want his sister to be under the influence of someone who would say whatever they could to manipulate another.

Tier did seem sincere even if his words were rather clichéd. The animagus really did seem to love Cecilia, and that was what Celestine was looking for at the moment. He had figured that Tier was strong enough to protect his sister.

Celestine gave a slight nod before directing his attention to his sister. “Alright,” he said softly.

[Cecilia the Blind One]

Cecilia's hands continued their dance along her twin's arm, as if she were silently communicating with Celestine, she chewed her lip while Tier spoke, keeping her head down and her body still, as if she were pretending she were not there.

It was an unconscious gesture on both twins' part when confronted with a situation where they were unsure of how to act. It was a nervous one, freezing and making yourself smaller to hopefully avoid detection and wrath. She squeezed her brother's hand, feeling rather shy and unsure of herself at the moment, preferring to let her brother conduct it in a way he wanted do.

When Celestine spoke to her, she nodded once before lifting a delicate hand to cradle his face. "Do you want to know anything else?" she murmured softly.

[Celestine the Silent One]

The same mistake twice.

The mute twin shook his head slightly at his sister. Celestine did not need to know anymore. He was pretty content with what Tier had told him. He would allow Cecilia to be with Tier without putting up a fight. She deserved to be as happy as possible and it seemed that Tier could make her that happy.

“I should go,” Celestine said softly before giving his sister a smile. “You should go back to whatever you and Tier were doing before you ran into me.”

[Cecilia the Blind One]

Cecilia shook her head slightly, not wanting Celestine to leave so soon. She moved and wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug, happy that he at least smiled even if she could tell that he was not entirely happy with the decision he made.

She reached up and ran her hands through her twin's hair, kissing his forehead and his cheek before giving her brother a beautiful smile. She loved her brother dearly and wanted him to be happy as well, but she knew that Celestine was right. "For just a little longer?" she asked softly, so that Celestine would only hear her.

She knew that Celestine would say no and that he was right, he had to leave, but she didn't want to admit it aloud, to do so would make it seem more permanent. Cecilia sighed, releasing her brother and giving him a soft smile before standing and kissing his head, running her fingers through his hair again.

"We can always find each other again, Celestine," she said softly. "And I want to hear about everything you've done while we've been apart," she said as her twin stood. Giving him one last hug and a smile, she let her hands trace over his face, as if to memorize what her twin looked like one last time, not that she could ever forget what he looked like.

She took a step back, standing between him and Tier, as she looked up at her brother one more time. "I love you Celestine," she said gently, accepting their separation for the time being before she went back with Tier and Celestine went on his way.