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Eventually, The footsteps stopped, and I could feel the person now standing in front of us; we were separated by the huge leaves and coverings.
With a conventional swift, the leaves were parted and he hovered above us.
Frantically, I looked up; my defensive posture froze in an instant, and the color drained from my face as I traced his body up to his thinly scarred face.
"Ace.." my lips shook, my eyes instantly watering up, and my insides suddenly felt stuffy. He stepped back, an impulsive movement that I was certain came as a result of shock.
The next second, he was on his knees, crouched to my level. I was too stunned, and it left me glued to the seat.
I blinked, expecting the vague image in front of me to vanish into thin air so I could drift back to reality, but my vision on
