Thread:Abbykurle/@comment-33999335-20180520125803/@comment-30921738-20180608155549

Akurle looked nervously at Mr. Buttons. She was so exhausted, so tired, but she couldn't sleep. She was too nervous to sleep. Too scared to sleep. Gosh, she was so scared. But she had to be strong. For her friends. For Mr. Buttons.

Akurle didn't want them to see her like this. She couldn't let them loose hope. Seeing her friends happy made her happy. Seeing them strong made her strong. She couldn't let them see her crying. If she stayed strong for them, they would be strong. If they lost hope, she would feel hopeless too.

But right now, she didn't feel strong. She didn't feel brave. She didn't feel hopefull. She left lost, useless, weak and hopeless. She didn't want to be strong right now, but she needed too. So many emotions jumbled into her mind, and couldn't seem to sort them out. She felt like the weight of the world was on her shoulders. Her friends trusted her, she couldn't possibly let them down.

Akurle stood up and walked into the forest. The three moons were no longer aligned, and the forest was silent. It was like all the creatures in the forest were also exhausted, like the energy they had was drained out of them. But it felt like they were waiting on her. How could she be brave when she was acting like this?

Akurle sat down next to a tree and cried quietly. She had to let all those emotions out. It felt good to finally cry. All the troubles, worries, sadness, pain, and regret seemed to flow out with her tears. She could finally think clearly. She didn't have to worry.

Akurle sat there for a while before finally going back to the others. It felt so good to cry, and she felt so much better now. But once she saw Mr. Buttons, those emotions started to bubble up. She pushed them down and walked over to him. His fur was stained with blood, and his breathing was shallow. His life might as well be as thin as a string, bound to break.

Akurle sat down next to him and lay down. Despite his betrayal, she felt so bad for him. No one deserved to die like this. For some reason, she felt like he had been trying to do what he did for the best of them. Maybe he was trying to help them. Maybe the Dark Lord was just twisting the truth, trying to make it seem like Mr. Buttons had betrayed them.

But he had been working with the Dark Lord. That much was certain. He had been plotting behind their backs without telling them, even it was for their own good. He should have told them.

Suddenly Mr. Buttons coughed and sputtered. He opened his eyes just the slighted bit and looked around. He lifted his head and saw Akurle.

"You...." Suddenly he groaned and dropped his head to the ground again.

"I'm s-so.....    sorry..." Then he slipped back into unconciousness.

Akurle licked his soft, fluffy fur. "I forgive you." And she too, fell asleep.

(I'm so sorry for making it sad, I was just feeling the emotion right then.)