PROTECTING TERRA

"Who is it?" 

Erin asked before she opened the door. Zoe clutched her grandmother's hand as they were covered in Erin's blanket.

Her heart beated faster than normal. However, she wasn't as nervous as she ought to be, given their situation. She knew that Raigon, Lord Hou and Azra would never lead the guards there. 

Just as she expected a voice spoke from behind the door. "It is I, Azra. You can come out now."

Erin's face lit up as she heard him, throwing the door open and grinning from ear to ear. "You did great, darling."

She gave him a peck in his cheeks, making Azra blushed as he scratched his head with a bashful smile. 

Zoe couldn't help but chuckle at the two whose relationship seemed to go deeper as time went by. She heaved out a sigh as she wished for the time when she and Raigon would be free to express their affection for one another without worrying what others might think of them.