2 years passed.
I wake up in the morning, and as usual, I go to my drawer and put on my clothes.
I grew up a little, Papa had to buy some other clothes, but today I will use my favorite set because it is special!
Excited, I put on my dark gray tunic with long sleeves and a belt at my waist, inside I got a black shirt.
I run to the kitchen cheerfully. Mama is using magic to clean some plates, and Papa is talking with her.
"Good Morning!" I say cheerfully
Papa and Mama greet me too and I go to them for a hug.
"You are that excited to play outside? haha" Says Papa joyfully
Mama sighed and looked at me in worry, she bent down and put her hand on my shoulder, looking at me straight in the eyes.
"You are intelligent and Mama trusts you, but I still feel uneasy" Says Mama with a hint of sadness
I hug her.
"Mama you worry too much" I say
Papa smiles a little.
"Thats what I always say" Says Papa with a humorous tone
We all laugh a little and we help Mama put the table so we can eat breakfast.
While eating I ask Papa curiosly.
"Papa, there are other kids in the village?" I say curiously
I know that there is but I never got to see it, only when I was a baby but I dont remember the details.
Papa hesitates to answer and Mama looks at him with worry.
"Yes... but you see Nyx, he is different from you, and some people dont like different types of people, hmm... it is hard to explain help me out dear!" Says Papa trying his best to explain to me
I send puzzled looks to Papa and then turn to Mama.
Mama sighs and turns to me.
"The kid is different Nyx he is not completely human, and there are bad people who dont like them because they are different" Says Mama with a hint of angriness
Wow, so there really are different types of people, I heard in books but never got to see them. Im curious now!
"Can I still call him to play with me? please Mama Papa!" I say using my persuasive cuteness
Mama and Papa seem happy and approved.
After this, I ate very fast and kissed Papa and Mama before leaving.
Ah! I dont know where his house is, well I will adventure around the village until I find it.
Passing by the center of the village I see Auntie Griselda and I go to greet her.
"Auntie! How are you doing?" I say hugging her from behind
Auntie seems surprised.
"Little Nyx! Playing outside today? this is rare haha" Says Auntie cheerfully
Mama never let me, but I begged so much and kissed her so much yesterday that she let me today!
"Mama finally let me play outside, Auntie do you know where is the house of that other kid you talked about? I want to invite him to play" I say happily
Auntie seems worried, she pats my head.
"Just go straight there and look for a house with a bigger fence, but dont overdo it Nyx, his mother worries about him because he is different, like her" Says Auntie with a worried tone
"Dont worry Auntie! Goodbye then, thank you Auntie!" I say cheerfully while running
Auntie smiled a little and said goodbye to me.
Time to find a partner to play! bigger fence... bigger fence... A! Right there.
I cheerfully make my way to the doorstep and I knock on the door three times.
Im so excited! I never got to play with anyone before. I mostly only practice magic and play in the yard.
Soon someone opens the door, a woman she haves long smooth brown hair, tall with an athletic body, has two black cat ears on her head, and a black tail. Wearing a blue dress tunic with a belt at her waist and a shiny necklace around her neck.
She is very beautiful, her white skin suits her blue eyes.
She looks at me puzzled and asks.
"A kid? Do you want something?" Says the woman, her voice is deep and beautiful
Im nervous now! She is so tall!
"Hm... I got permission to go out to play today!" I say proudly putting my hands on my waist
That was not what I was going to say! work brain work!
The woman is even more puzzled.
"Okay... good for you I guess?" She says slowly closing the door
"Wait wait! I know that a kid lives here and I want to play with someone" I say a little embarrassed
She sent me a serious look and was about to refuse but a boy ran to her and grabbed her leg.
He was about the same height as me, had short black hair, a pair of black cat ears on his head, a black tail, white skin, blue eyes, and wearing a red belted tunic.
He heard our conversation and he tried to convince his mother to let us play, but his mother was skeptical about it.
"Neriel, you know that people tend to dislike people like us, you cant go out" She says to the boy with a worried tone
Ah! I know what to do, she thinks im a bad person who dislikes different people.
"Im not a bad person! Mama said that only bad people dislike others because they are different" I say raising my voice a little
The woman looks at me for a few seconds thoughtfully and finally speaks up.
"Sigh... Okay you can play together, but only in the yard" She says opening the door
Me and the boy start to jump in joy and laugh.
Oh! I forgot to introduce myself.
I run to the boy and with a cheerful smile I say.
"My name is Nyxia, but you can call me Nyx!" I say joyfully
The boy smiles at me cheerfully too.
"My name is Nerial, and this is my mom Vel" He says cheerfully
Vel smiles slightly at the scene of her son talking cheerfully with another kid.
We make our way into the hallway and his house seems just like mine, we pass by a few wooden swords on the way and I ask curiously.
"Auntie Vel, what are these swords?" I ask pointing curiously at them
"I use them to teach swordsmanship to Neriel, people like us need to know how to take care of themselves" Says Vel with a hint of sadness
I smile and put my hand on my waist looking up proudly.
"Dont worry Auntie Vel, I can protect Neriel any time look at this" I say with a determined look putting my hand up
Concentrate... Visualize... a rock.
A rock formed itself on the palm of my hand.
Auntie seems surprised and Neriel too.
"I can cast spells to protect us!" I say joyfully showing them the rock I made with magic
"Wow! Cool! You can do magic?" Says Neriel impressed
Vel seems a little bit shocked.
"A boy this age already casting spells? That is truly amazing" Says Vel surprised
Wait, boy? I know that I look a little like a boy because of my hair and clothes but im still a girl!
"Thanks! Mama always says that im a genius, but Auntie, im a girl" I said blushing a little
She seems even more surprised than when I cast magic.
Rude! I do look like a boy a little but it is still rude.
Vel laughs nervously a little and says.
"I know I was just joking... now go play already" Vel says embarrassed
I and Neriel played in the yard for a while, running from each other and I cast a few magics to show him.
He got the wooden swords for us to battle, Auntie Vel saw it and got interested, she said that I have a talent for swordsmanship, and she asked if I wanted to be trained alongside Neriel and I accepted.
Swordsmanship is cool! Auntie Vel was a little intimidating at first but she is very kind and me and Neriel are super friends now, he is nice too!
After breakfast, I would go to Neriel's house to play and train almost every day, and after lunch, I trained magic with Mama and helped her with chores around the house.
I met Neriel's dad too, he and Papa are friends! they work in the fields together.
And in a blink, two years passed.
On Neriel yard.
Im now doing a mock battle with Neriel while Auntie Vel watches us.
We are face to face holding our swords, we both have serious faces.
"500 x 500 today is the day that I make 501 victories Nyx!" Says Neriel with a smug on his face
Me and Neriel are even in swordsmanship alone, but! today he will meet defeat by my sword.
I laugh sarcastically.
"You can dream!" I say
We run toward each other clashing swords in the middle.
Auntie Vel always tells me not to try to fight in a battle of physical strength against boys because they have stronger bodies, so I have to use my intelligence to win.
We start to deflect each other blows. I evade one of Neriel's swings bending down and hitting him with a kick on the legs making him lose balance.
I use the chance to put my sword on his neck and I win.
"501 victories! take that haha!" I say joyfully jumping around
Victory! It is always good to win for sure haha.
While I was commemorating Neriel laughed a little, Vel came at us to give her advice and impressions.
"You two came a long way, but there is still much room for improvement, Neriel you need to think more before attacking, Nyxia this was a good movement but against a faster opponent you would lose if you tried to do that" Says Vel with a serious tone
It is true, Mama said that in a true battle, people use magic to become faster and more resistant, Neriel never got to learn magic so I dont use it against him.
Auntie Vel continues to point out a few things and give advice, she said too that tomorrow we will not train because they have something to do.
After this, I got on my way home.
Tomorrow im free hmm... I think I will explore a little bit around the forest, there is a hill that I never got the chance to visit.
Papa said the only monsters around in this forest are spiky bunnies, they are harmless if left alone. And their mana gems are too tiny to make a difference after absorbing it.
I got home and Mama sent me to the bath before lunch.
Like usual we trained magic after lunch and I helped her around the house.
When we ended the shores me and Mama sit on the porch to the yard to see the sunset.
"Nyx, you have ever thought about what you want to do in the future?" Mama asks me with a serious tone
What I want to do hm... I dont know, Mama said to me about an academy to people learn more about the area they want to specialize in, but I dont want to leave Beifu Village, my family is here, and Auntie Griselda gives me cookies and plays with me, Neriel and his family too, all of them are like family to me.
"I dont know Mama but, I know that I want to stay with my family forever" I say joyfully smiling at Mama
Mama lets out a laugh and hugs me.
"You are the cutest daughter someone could have" Mama says joyfully
We stay sit for a while talking and looking at the sunset, and at this moment I do not need anything more, im happy.