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The sky was dark, blanketed with thick, looming clouds forming in the horizon. Ruka gulped and clutched her blanket tighter, a trickle of cold sweat trailing from her forehead.
She hated storms, they disturbed her greatly. Why oh why did it have to come now of all times?
Cringing at the lightning, – a telltale sign of thunder, definitely – she screwed her eyes shut and covered her ears tightly, waiting for the inevitable....
VRROOOM...
She whimpered. Silently she wished for Kuribon or Regulus, but they were all asleep at this time and there was no way she was going to disturb their much needed rest just because of this stupid... fear of hers.
Just then, the door to her room opened – slowly and softly, so as to not alarm her – and in popped the head of Rua. He eyed Ruka – who was sitting on the bed – with wide amber eyes, and slowly made his way to the windows, drawing the curtains silently before turning to walk to his sister.
Clutching Ruka's shaky hands in his, he smiled at her and Ruka smiled back, hesitation slowly dissipating.
There was never a need to say a single word, for her brother always knew.