A Twist in Fate

Delta stood there at the railing of the bridge, looking over into the water of small stream below. It was midday and he had just finished his job for the day. He sighed, "Why do I have to do this?". He seemed to be oblivious to anything but his own thoughts at the moment.

A girl by the name of Luna came suddenly out of the bushes. She headed towards the stream, not noticing a boy standing a few feet away. As she got closer to the stream, she became aware of the boy. Her first reaction was to slip away quickly before he noticed her presence, but her legs did not let her move.

After a moment Delta shifted his weight, only then noticing the girl. He noticed a frightened look on her face. He looked down at his clothing, checking for any stains, and after seeing none called out to the girl. "Hey you, you okay?"

Luna opened her mouth, yet no words came out. Finally after staring at the ground, for what seemed to be a decade she was able to build up the courage to speak. With a shaky voice she said, "Me? I..I.. I'm okay" as she stared down at her dirty torn up clothes.

Delta saw how nervous she was, and thought that she was scared of him. Most people were due to his dark red hair and amber eyes. "Well you should try getting a new change of clothes. Those look like they are falling apart." Delta said with a bitter tone he didn't want to have.

She finally looked up at him and stared into his eyes. For a moment she had almost dropped her guard. Quickly her eyes shifted back to the ground. "They are all i have left, but they will do for a bit longer." Luna said trying to hide the tremble in her voice.

Delta took a moment to respond to that. He noticed the distance between them there was, and how loud there conversation could get. Hoping not to scare her, he said. "Give me a moment. Let me walk over to you." He said as he stepped off the bridge. He kept both hands up as to show he meant no harm. "I hope my appearance doesn't scare you, seems it does for a lot of people. Now what do you mean you only have one pair of clothes left?"

Luna hesitated and took a step back, as ready to run. She stopped herself from running and spoke softly, as if feeling less afraid. "I am not afraid of your appearance." As she lifted her eyes once again, watching him walk towards her. " I've been on the road for a while now, clothes become damaged. Once they are irreparable i throw them away. This is all i have left." She said as she looked down at her appearance for a quick second, only to look back up at him.