"Quake?"

Quake smiled at him from his position by the window.

"Hello, Cyclone. Come, sit with me."

Cyclone did as he was asked and faced the earth elemental. He looked like the Quake he knew: neat and proper. He acted normally. Even his tone of voice was normal. While it confused him, he was happy.

"Beautiful, isn't it?"

Cyclone was startled out of his musing and immediately registered the soft golden eyes that was staring at him. He returned the smile.

"Yeah, it is. Glad you're back with us, Quake."

Something shifted in his eyes and Cyclone's smile faltered.

"No, don't make the clouds come back," he whispered.

Quake was still smiling, and he shook his head silently.

"The clouds won't go away, Cyclone. No matter what I do, they always come back."

"Quake...

Shining golden eyes met navy blue ones and in that moment, Cyclone knew that the earth elemental was a lot more than what he shows.

The wind elemental held out his hand and Quake latched into him like a lifeline.

Soft sobbing cpuld be heard coming from the earth elemental and all Cyclone could do was hold him.

"He's in a better place now, Quake. And he would want us to be happy, like he always tell us."

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I haven't finished the song fiction yet so here's a short angsty story for you.