• The era in my life that I believe to be the most important to me and the one that I remember the clearest was when I had met the first girl I had ever loved. I was still quite young at the time; I believe this was a year or two after my travels with Zeron. In Elven time, I was barely a teenager.

    At the time, I was staying with Silver Wolf, who at the time was only my friend because we had not yet discovered that we were brothers.

    Silver Wolf told me about his sister, Yuka, and everything he said to her about me. She had told Silver Wolf repeatedly that she wanted to meet me. I met with Yuka and we talked while Silver Wolf went away to do some things while giving us some time alone. Yuka was absolutely beautiful. Her shining auburn hair flowed past her shoulders, flowing around her long, slim ears, smooth as silk… Her eyes were a deep, bright emerald that simply gave me shivers when I looked into them.

    I remember when I had met her; she was wearing a small top, small shorts and socks. Her clothes were so informal but it didn't matter because it showed her flat, toned stomach, her thin arms and her long legs, and her soft skin was a beautiful light tan.

    I was infatuated with Yuka. I was already in love with her. I wanted to do more than just see what was before me. My hands were eager to feel her soft skin, to run through her silk locks of hair. And as if she could read my mind and the Gods had favored me that day, she had apparently felt the same lust that I had towards her, and she came over to me and sat in my lap, placing her thin lips against mine, and that was my first kiss, and I'll never forget it.
    Yuka and I had made love that afternoon, and it was the first time for both of us. It was such an amazing experience, and now, after all of the women I have been with, it will never be as good as the time with Yuka.

    When I was speaking with Silver Wolf later, he asked me how I had liked Yuka, and I told him that I liked her and she was very nice and had a cute, bubbly personality. He was glad about that, and as we sat there, my conscience nagged at me until I decided I had to tell him what had happened between me and her. I told him what Yuka and I had done and he was very angry with me. He screamed and cursed at me, and then went up to scold Yuka.
    At the time, I thought it was a bit too much, but now I know he was just being protective of his little sister.

    I slipped out when he had gone up to Yuka's room, and I laid low for a few days, afraid of what he might do to me if he had found me. I felt bad for Yuka, and in the next few days after that, my guilt grew and grew. I went back to Silver Wolf's castle to see what was going on, but no one was there. I searched for both of them for days, but I didn't find them. Finally, days later I found Silver Wolf in a tavern in Tusami in Orreth. I went up to him slowly and sat with him at his table. He looked up from his drink and just glared at me, but he didn't seem as angry as before,

    "Ryukai…" he said to me in an unusually calm manner. I looked up at him, frightened, but I was determined to ease Silver Wolf so that I could be with Yuka.

    "Yes, Silver Wolf?"

    He took another sip of his drink and continued to speak,

    "You and my sister are in love, aren't you?"

    I looked at him, wondering if I should tell him or not. We were in love, but I thought that he would be angry with me if I had told him we were. Regardless, I told him.
    "Yes, since I first laid eyes on Yuka, she took over my mind. I am completely in love with her."
    He paused for a moment,

    "Good… I'm happy for the both of you. After I had settled down and I had gone up to apologize to Yuka for what I had done to her earlier, she explained how when you were talking, you were very nice and that she too was falling in love with you. I'm happy for you both, Ryukai."

    "Thank you, Silver Wolf."

    Then he took another drink and sighed after he swallowed it hard. His face got a bit more serious,

    "Ryukai, there's something I must tell you though."

    "What is that?" I asked.

    "My sister, Yuka… She is pregnant."

    Everything stopped at that moment. It was a heavy load to take. I could feel Silver Wolf's gaze on me, and it added to the weight, but he soon relieved my stress,

    "Although perhaps you are both a bit too young, I think… I don't think there is anyone better to be the father of my sister's child. I know you won't let me down, Ryukai."

    "I won't."

    Then we went back to his castle and Yuka was there waiting for me and she ran to me, wrapping her arms around me, burying her face in my chest with tears rolling down her cheeks. I put my arms back around her and we just held each other for what seemed like forever…