The Guardian Of Galaxy
3. His Other Man.

"Ray. When do you want to go home? It's late." It's late afternoon." Ask his teammate.

"Oh? Yes, yes, it was afternoon. All right, we've had rehearsals today." Said Ray, head of the school's baseball team.

"Good!" Answer team members in unison.

"Ray wants to come? We're going to Bian's house to do some errands together." Ask one of the team members.

Ray smiled, "Like I'm not coming. I have to take care of uncle's shop." Answer her.

His teammate nodded, "Alright then. We go first, huh? See you tomorrow." Her speech.

Ray waved his hand without stopping smiling. Ray is good, very good. Even after some of his adverse events, Ray remains patient and looks fine. Ray is good, like a plant that despite being hurt still provides life for humans.

Ray tidied up his stuff, then left the field where he practiced baseball. On the way, Ray just kept quiet occasionally smiling at others.

Ray's house is a little far from his practice field, may have to take a bus to get there faster. But Ray had no money, not even for a bus or public transport. However, Ray is still happy because he is surrounded by good people.

The clear sky turned into twilight. A very beautiful twilight with the silhouette of a free-flying bird. The wind blew quite strong, Ray's blonde hair as if dancing with the wind as a melody. The trees around also feel it, the wind that blows in addition to the positive aura of Ray successfully makes the atmosphere of twilight that afternoon become more pampering the eyes.

Among all the trees that seemed happy with Ray's presence, there was one tree that looked old, and slightly disturbed the eyes.

Ray smiled softly, slowly touching the old tree gently. Ray understood, nothing is eternal. Some come, and some go.

Ray finished touching the tree, he wanted to go back to his uncle's house. Nature says something else. The old tree he touched suddenly lost its balance. The tree fell down and almost hit Ray's body.

"Oh my god." Ray said sadly.

Ray's trying to find someone to help him secure this fallen tree, but unfortunately, no one's there.

The longer it takes, the twilight turns dark. Ray was forced to leave the place without being able to do much. As Ray was about to leave the place, he felt that someone was standing behind him.

Ray turned his back quickly, yet no one stood behind him. There's only.... The leaves are hovering in the air.

Ray was confused to see it, as if the leaves approached and gave something to him. The dark green crystal that looked lifeless.

Ray took the Crystal carefully. It didn't take long, Crystal seemed to come back to life after Ray touched her.

The crystal shone and floated in the air, the leaves also drifting. Although surprised, Ray still likes this.

The sky was getting darker, but the light from the Crystal was getting brighter. The floating leaves seemed to be approaching each other, and formed slightly unreasonable words.

Ray understands. He read it carefully. Before even saying that he understood, the leaves formed a new sentence.

'Do you want to help us protect the others?'

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Dark, so the condition of a house that is occupied by only one person. Besides being dark, the condition of the house was also a little messy. Clothes and notes were scattered, and broken glass was everywhere.

The time is ten o'clock at night, but Nayya is still sitting on the sofa and watching an obscure television show.

Dinner on the stairs was not touched at all. Her stomach is empty tonight. But he didn't care, his eyes were reddened by watching tv from seven o'clock last night.

Nayya grew tired of the show on tv, he got up from his seat and put food on the dining table. Nayya stretched her muscles, then went inside her bedroom.

Nayya tried to go to sleep immediately, but to no avail. Her eyes were tightly shut, her mind was empty, but strangely, Nayya still could not sleep. The girl tried to flip her body so she could fall asleep.

Stars and the moon dot the night sky, Nayya waits to see the sky at night. Although very beautiful, Nayya did not like him too much. His gaze shifted from the night sky back to the sidewalk of the road.

Nayya was confused, why did she stay here? Why should he be alone, why is the world so favoritism.

In front of the road there was a garden, and Nayya went to that park. It's quiet, and a little creepy, but Nayya likes it. Nayya sat quietly while occasionally looking around.

Nayya again looked up at the increasingly beautiful night sky. The stars are plentiful, then the moon looks slender. Nayya used to love this, she used to love a night full of stars.

The more you see, the more beautiful, but the more painful. The sky was beautiful, but Nayya's neck was not strong if she had to keep looking.

In the silence of the night, Nayya closed her eyes. Nayya changed her sitting position to sleep. Nayya uses her hands as a cushion so that her neck does not feel pain.

Nayya reopened her eyes, now she can see the sky without feeling any pain. Bored, Nayya counted the number of stars in the sky.

"You guys are so beautiful, but why even make the wound imprint?" Nayya asked the night sky.

"I want to see you guys with my family again, but why didn't that little dream ever happen?" Say Nayya again.

Nayya stopped talking, she felt that a star was about to fall. Not making hope, Nayya actually rose from the bench of the park.

Before long, there was a small crystal that fell right on the bench that Nayya had occupied. Nayya touched her Crystal slowly.

Holding the white Crystal in his hands, Nayya sat back on the park bench. His brain is processing what is going on.

"Star falling?" Nayya reflexes said that.

"No, Miss." Nayya heard a voice, but no one was there.

Nayya was quite afraid, maybe this happened because she was sleep deprived.

"Not to be afraid. You should be proud to be one of the chosen ones." The voice came back. Nayya assumed that the voice came from the Crystal he was holding.

"I? What does that mean?" Ask Nayya.

Crystal in her hands started to say a lot of things. Things are beyond human reason, let alone a sixteen year old girl like Nayya.

Nayya thought the meaning of her Crystal words. Another world? Strength? The goddess? The anger? What does all this mean?

Nayya shook her head quickly, The white Crystal had finished talking, and asked the same thing.

"Miss, will you be the protector of the earth?" Crystal asked.

"No, it's impossible for someone like me." Answer Nayya.

"Yet you're one of the chosen ones, Miss." Reply to that Crystal.

"Protecting the little things I can't do. And you're asking me to protect something as big as Earth? Don't joke." Reject Nayya.

"It is precisely because of your failure at that time, you will not do the same failure again." Crystal was still trying to convince Nayya.

"I'm not sure I can do that." Answer Nayya.

"I will always help you. We do it together, how?" Ask the Crystal.