The binding day, the day that everyone is waiting for these times.
With all white clothes, hair in braids and a little make-up. I'm ready.
I left the room happily. I don't know since I woke up I was smiling to myself, like a girl who is in love.
I really like the closeness of Suar and I. For some reason, I felt so safe and calm with him. And for sure, I felt a strange tingling in my body.
Maheswari's atmosphere is quiet, the classes, parks, fields, everything is quiet, there are almost no people. There were one or two people heading down the hall, where I was now headed.
Because today is a sacred day, everyone from Mahes, Guardians and teachers are in the hall to witness the binding ceremony.
I don't know how to tie it, but I hope, I hope Suar feels what I feel. Both want to protect and love.
The hall doors were wide open, thousands of people were already sitting there nicely. Like a football stadium, they sit in tiers. Sitting there were Mahes and the Middle Guard and Wira. Meanwhile, Mahes and the guard who will be tied up sit in the first chairs.
"Aruna here."
My eyes looked around and found Bestari and diamond there. To the right of Diamond, there were Yeksa and Lingga, they also greeted me. Then to the left of Bestari, there was Suar who looked at me with a smile.
I returned his smile. Walk to sit next to Suar, the place that has been provided.
Our seats are the first, reserved for the 3 strongest guards with the Mahes, namely us.
Then the parents are on the right side, and the guards and other Mahes are on the left side. In front there were teachers and a small podium.
The hall door closed tightly, the room suddenly fell silent. Leaving the voice of the Eldest Chief, he was named Eldest Suro. White hair with a white beard too.
Without a loudspeaker, the eldest Suro's voice echoed in every corner of the room, "Good afternoon my children. I hope your news is good, as good as today..."
I didn't really listen to Eldest Suro's speech, I looked more at my hand which was being held by Suar, Suar held my hand and stroked it there.
My face is hot again, looks like I need to see a doctor. It's strange that my body, especially my face, always heats up when I'm close to Suar.
Staring at his handsome face, with his curly eyelashes, straight teeth, thick lips decorated with fine mustaches, and his perfectly sharp nose. Very perfect.
Suar stood, along with Bestari, Intan, Lingga and Yeksa. I, who was confused, also stood beside Suar.
Yeksa and Lingga hugged each other and fist bumped. Bestari and Intan hugged each other and then did a unique hand formation. Meanwhile, Suar and I just held hands.
Like the 3 best guards first to tie up. Too engrossed in looking at Suar, that he didn't hear what Eldest Suro said.
The six of us advanced to the center of the hall. The cheering was so loud and there were so many girls shouting Suar's name.
When we arrived at the front, there were 3 round tables, each of which had a small dagger in the middle.
Me and Suar face to face. Who knows what was on his mind, he looked silent and only smiled faintly.
"Please start tying it up."
Suar's firm face with sharp eyes, Suar's left hand moved to take the knife on the round table, then scratched his palm, then took my right hand and scratched it.
After rubbing my palms, we put our palms together, like people shaking hands. At that moment, something strange spread throughout my body, the feeling of hot and cold alternated, then concentrated right in my heart. At that time all my vision became dark, only black without any light. I turned to the right there was nothing but air, and when I turned to my right, I saw Suar looking at me with her distinctive face.
"Where is this?" I asked Suar, and he just kept quiet, and told me to look ahead.
There was a voice, not Suar's voice, but the voice of a mother crying.
There was a young woman running unsteadily holding her crying child, running towards us, me and Suar. The woman's face was very panicked, anxious and full of wounds, her condition was very chaotic.
I approached him to help him, but just as he ran he penetrated my body, my body was not visible to him.
"Help, Help my child." The woman said softly, I turned around and saw a large gate with high walls, it was the Maheswari gate even though before it was just empty air. The woman was dying, there was blood coming out of her back. "Help"
The gate opened, a teenager approached the woman and took her child, another teenager came to help her. With a curled up position, he stroked his child in the teenager's hands. "Be a great Guardian, Mom loves you. Flare." And at that moment the woman was unconscious, the woman who was covered in wounds was gone right at the Maheswari gate.
Flare? Is that Suar? That child is very similar to Suar. Suar hugged her mother without crying. She was very strong when she saw her mother not in front of her.
It was like I was watching a video recording, the difference was that I was watching the video being played directly. The beacon next to me was as usual silent, didn't he have any emotions, I just shed tears seeing that.
The video tape faded and disappeared. After a few seconds there was a 4 year old child running with his small body, his small body penetrated my body, dirty clothes, dull face, he ran towards Eldest Suro who looked younger than the current one. Who else if not Little Beacon?
"Teacher." The little beacon grabbed his teacher's hand. The little beacon was very cute compared to now. The current beacon was too scary to look at. But still handsome. I didn't realize I was smiling when I saw this little Beacon. "Let's train, I want to become a great Guardian.".
The oldest Suro shook his head, he laughed looking at the slightly dirty little Suar. "Later when I'm 7 years old, okay?" The oldest Suro walked past Suar.
Little flare was annoyed, he kicked anything around him. Gone, the videotape is gone. Then a small Suar appeared again who was a little taller, he was making swords from wood. He smiled and occasionally laughed when he saw the 2 swords he had made.
"Suar what are you doing?" Said Guru Dianti from behind him, Suar smiled and looked at the 2 swords he had made himself. Guru Dianti sat in front of the small Suar, and looked at his 2 swords. "You made it, it's great."
Little Beacon nodded and laughed, this was so adorable. I saw a big Suar next to me, he saw himself as a child. Very different.
"This belongs to Suar, this belongs to Mr. Suar." Suar pointed out his swords one by one, the right one was his and the left one was probably mine.
Master Dianti stroked little Suar's hair, and stroked his hands which were scratched when making the sword. "She's not a boy but a girl, her name is Aruna."
"Aruna is very beautiful, she is sweet like you." continued Teacher Dianti, the sweet little smile disappeared, he looked at his two swords in disappointment. "Wouldn't you like it if it was a girl?"
Little beacon shook his head. "I don't know what girls like, teacher, what if she doesn't want to play with me?"
"Aruna loves whatever you give Suar, she will play with you all the time." said Teacher Dianti, making little Suar smile again.
I laughed looking at that little Suar, I saw the current Suar. He looked at me sharply, he didn't seem to want me to know about him just yet. Wanting to pinch her cheeks, "That little beacon is so adorable." I said making sharp eyes a big flare piercing my eyes.