Ch. 4: A Peaceful Smile (MOON)
The twilight colors deepened in the courtyard as Al and I walked towards the castle.
After a little while, Al suddenly stopped walking.
OO: “Al?”
Aldebaran: “Hmmm. I wonder if the butler actually asked about what we talked about.”
Ever smiling, Al’s voice had a tinge of concern to it.
OO: “…what do you mean?”
Aldebaran: “The talk of the party earlier. I tried to explain it as best I could, but I wonder if my seriousness didn’t actually get through…”
OO: “…”
I mulled over Al’s behavior since we met, and how his face was always lit up with a smile.
Al really does take everything on with a smile….
OO: “Al, since you’re always smiling…”
Aldebaran: “Ah, you think so too? I’ve always been told I look calm and relaxed. I wonder if it’d be better if I made a more….sca~ry face?”
But that’s one of the things that’s so great about him…
Wanting to tell him the feelings in my heart, I opened my mouth.
OO: “I think the people who should understand your feelings do understand completely…That’s why…I think you’re fine the way you are.”
Aldebaran: “OO…hearing you say that makes me really happy.”
Al smiled at me with a kindness I had never seen before, and that expression caused my heart to race.
The hazy moon started to show its face, shining on his eyes as they looked at me with a gentle light.