The next day;
Nexus Store;
The morning light passed through the curtains of Kiara's room.
Kiara slowly opened her eyes.
For a few seconds, her mind remained blank. Her body felt heavy, and her face was stiff from dried tears. She stared upward at the ceiling, trying to remember where she was.
Then everything came rushing back.
Her eyes snapped wide open.
She shot upright, her breathing suddenly sharp and uneven. Her gaze frantically swept across the room until it landed on a familiar figure sitting quietly on a chair, in a sleep.
Her heart stopped.
"Ark?"
The young man snapped his eyes open at the sound of her voice.
It was him.
Arceus.
The same face. The same eyes. The same quiet presence she had fallen in love with.
For one fragile moment, the nightmare shattered.
"Ark…"
