The Academy: To the sound of a heartbeat pounding away; SKYLAR

All because of you,
I haven't slept in so long;
When I do I dream,
Of drowning in the ocean,
Longing for the shore,
Where I can lay my head down;
I'll follow your voice,
All you have to do is shout it out!

The white rose was of such a vibrant hue that it could but only draw that hint of a smile I commonly allowed to fasten upon my velveteen lips. There was no colour, and yet it was saturated with all possible palettes and shades of them. A rainbow in a bright, little being. With a sigh of content, I lifted my restraint from my final Earth power, watching and feeling simultaneously as the area surrounding grew more flowers from beneath the white coverage. An especially brooding, and yet equally attractive black rose ascended from the earth between us, to stand proudly beside its contrasted partner. White and black, Yin and Yang, but not Good and Evil. No. This flower could partake in my emotions, as it were, and I was not evil, or I did not believe so. It was just my feeling. My emotion. The darkness that had threatened to consume me so many times in my past- but I had forced it away. Hadn't I?

Her breath of cold wind brought the ice to delicately trace the white rose, encasing it in a manner that was so intricate and detailed, it made my lips hover into that small smile again. Her response came a little delayed, but I let it pass, seeing as patience was a skill I had long since achieved; not to mention, it was my duty to allow them to learn at their own pace. Truly, I hoped Skylar made it far into this harsh, merciless world, as I had fallen one too many times, and could not rise again. No. Instead, I am but a stepping stone for others, and I will dutifully hold my head high through the pain, until I cannot do anymore. I do not wish this upon such a young, gifted horse such as herself.

Her lapse in glee brought a furrow to my brow, my observant ink black pools watching her carefully, though I halted any movements, holding in my third Earth. She spoke of her many fears, but one in particular caused my single dark pinion to flick to the side in agitation, and I tilted my head slightly.
After a polite moment of silence, nodding my head slowly in understanding to her dark words, I sighed. "Skylar. You do not seem the type to bring ill means upon others. And so I do not know why you are fearful of disappointing your father." Calmly, I raised my brooding black eyes to her, shifting my weight onto my other blue roan leg before clearing my throat, my obsidian tassels lashing once, twice, thrice. "Naturally, I would have implored that you rekindle your relationship with your sire... But that may be more than unfair." With a regretful sigh, something from my past heavy on my mind, I averted my black eyes, shame faced. "Some things you cannot change. However," With some hesitation, I brought my eyes back to the pale femme before me, occasionally looking at the floral beings between us, "I feel it would be wise to face one of your fears. Gain incentive. Make nice with someone; overcome some thing you are scared of. Fend off or overcome a single fear, Skylar, and you shall pass your minor." To me, I had no wish to respond to her statement of fearing love. Do not fall too fast, young Skylar. I wanted to tell her, to help her. Do not, for you will get hurt.

OOC| So her minor is "Overcome a single fear." Sorry for crappiness >_< -facepalm- AND I love Skylar's song by the way. It gave me muse for Formaldehyde <3

All because of you,
I believe in angels,
Not the kind with wings;
No, not the kind with halos,
The kind that bring you home,
When home becomes a strange place;
I'll follow your voice,
All you have to do is shout it out!

EARTH III
W O L F
EMISSARY