The sky was clear, the scent of the ocean and the sound of crashing waves rushed through the open tall windows that let you see a magnificent view of the scenery. There were sketches spread across the hardwood floor as well on the glass table, paintings hanging and leaning against the marble walls. It was messy yet it was somewhat organized.

* knock knock *

"Excuse me, are you perhaps Seira Rowan?"

Seira nodded lightly as she put down her paintbrush to greet the woman standing near the door. Her hair was tied up in a low pony tail, she had a white buttoned down shirt that was half tucked in her jeans, black colored flats and a lanyard around her neck.

"I'm a reporter for Solei Times my name is Louise Hyun, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Likewise."

"I hope you didn't have a hard time coming here, the streets get pretty packed around this time."

Seira showed Louise to a small dining table next to the windows, she brought out tea and desserts to enjoy while doing the interview.

"Oh I did notice a lot people on the street, is there a festival going on?"

"Mhm, every year they throw a huge festival to celebrate the New Year which lasts for a whole week."

She poured Louise a cup of tea and cut a piece of cake for her while they continued to talk about the festival.

"Well it was worth it, you have a gorgeous view."

Seira looked out the window and smile faintly.

" I love the ocean, it is one of my favorite places to be."

Louise notice her smile disappear and quickly turned her gaze to the vast sea before Seira notices her staring.

"One?"

"The library is also one of those places."

"Now, shall we get started?" Seira continued smiling while taking a sip of her tea.

Louise open her laptop and turned on the recorder that she set on the table next to her notebook. She had a camera hanging from her chair hoping she would get to take pictures while working.

"Lets start with your name and occupation"

"My name is Seira Rowan and I'm an artist."

"When did you realize you had a passion for art?"

" I can't remember exactly when but I've always loved to draw ever since I was younger considering I spent a lot of time alone, I'd draw anything that caught my attention but becoming an artist was not my first choice as a career."

Seira remember when she was about 9 or 10 years old, she would draw characters from cartoons she watched then showed them to her parents. She'd draw the flowers they had in the backyard, the trees and even the birds that flew freely in the sky.

"What was your first choice?"

" I was expected to become a doctor, an engineer or anything other than a job in the creative field."

Louise took notes as Seira answered every question she asked.

"Why?"

"My parents never took art seriously, in their minds, I was never going to get by as an artist."

'In truth, they just wanted me to get a job where I get paid a lot'

"Now that you are successful, they must be very proud."

Proud she said.

"I wouldn't know... I'm not in contact with them anymore."

"Oh...I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring up a sensitive topic."

Seira looked at Louise and smiled warmly at her. She had no intention of letting this discussion get awkward.

*chuckle *

"It's okay."

"There are a lot of people who are fans of your work including me." Louise wanted to make her smile and not make her think she was prying.

"Oh my, Thank you!" Seira blushed.

"Your fans want to know what was the inspiration for your 'Spinae rosas' and 'Aeterna' series."

"Well its all thanks to him that I was able to create those artworks."

"So you're saying they're based on a real person?'

"That's correct."

"If you don't mind, would you tell us what kind of person he is?"

"For them to catch your eye, they must have been really impressive." Louise added.

Seira hesitated for a moment but she figured it was time to finally talk to about it.

"Hmm..."

"Where should I start?"

"Why don't you tell us about your first encounter?"

" The first time I met him..."

The very first time I met Rhys felt like time had stopped. My heart was racing...I had no idea why It was beating so fast.

'This is going to be interesting.' Louise couldn't helped but blushed and Seira caught sight of her. She already knew what she was thinking and smirked.

"Would you like to hear our story?"

She nodded eagerly that made Seira let out a soft laugh.

"It began in the beginning of autumn..."

It all began in autumn, in a library and at the time both my smile and heart belonged to someone else.