Hey you guys, here I am, with my second fic on ff.net. Sorry I haven't gotten to posting my acknowledgments for Far and away yet, exams have been overwhelming, and now that they're finally over, I can get around to it I will, I promise. But for now I figured you wanted this more if there was a contest between the two, so I decided to post the first chapter of what I like to call TSAU (The Seen and Unforeseen). I hope you guys like it as much as Far and away, it certainly will be longer, this chapter is just shorter then the others just because it is the prologue. There is not much you need to know before reading this, only that it's set about four years after Far and Away. I have no other comments to make right now, since I have not got any reviewers to respond to, this being only the first chapter, so without further ado, have fun (read the note at the end for more info)
Oh, and by the way, since this is the first chapter of my story, and I am only going to say it once, the setting and the Tortallian characters, (besides Ecam, Neraso, and several others) belong to Tamora Pierce, the rest is all mine…except for Neraso…but he's another story…
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Prologue
Thunder cracked overhead, lightning flashed. The residents of northern Tortall all kept within their houses, afraid of the violent storm. None dared to venture beyond the security of an enclosed roof and thick walls.
None, that is, save two.
Two figures sat atop the great, sheer cliffs overlooking the brilliant sea, churning in the storm. They seemed unperturbed by the thrashing storm; in fact, they both appeared to be perfectly dry.
The man was Numair Salmalín, the woman was Amanda Wettle.
Numair was twenty-six years old; he was very tall, with long, jet-black hair, tied back in a horsetail, and a handsome, sensitive face. Amanda was twenty-four, with, long amber hair blowing freely in the wind, and deep, emerald green eyes. They sat, with their arms around each other, clearly in love.
"Isn't it wonderful?" Amanda asked Numair gleefully, breathing in the salt air.
He grinned. "I don't exactly… share your enthusiasm for the weather," he said, "but I don't deny that it is…interesting to sit like this, dry in a rainstorm." He paused, and then said, quietly and without sarcasm, "In fact, I would never have had a chance, if I hadn't met you."
"If I had not met you," said Amanda, "I would still be alone, detached, dreaming for things others mocked me for. I would never have found where I belong." The rain had stopped, and the clouds drifted apart to show the black, night sky.
"When I first saw you," Numair said, "I was escaping Carthak, and had just gotten caught by Ozorne's men. I was fighting them, but there were too many, and I knew I was trapped. Then, amazingly, I heard someone cry out, hail began to fall from the sky, and I turned to find you, a girl I had never met, who had just saved my life. I did not know who you were, or why you were there, but there was one thing I did know, one thing I have always known, and one thing I will never deny. I knew from the moment I saw you that I loved you. My life would be empty without you."
Amanda turned toward him, and he leaned down. Their lips met, and they kissed, with such a passion that it made Amanda feel lightheaded. She had not felt this happy since she had realized that Numair was not dead, as she had thought, some four years ago. Since then, their love had never wavered, never grown dim, if anything, it had become stronger. Numair took his lips from hers, and Amanda moved forward to kiss again, but he pulled away, and she could tell that he wanted to tell her something important.
She turned to look up at him, his ebony eyes reflecting the starlit sky.
"Will you marry me, Amanda?"
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Who saw that coning? Well, it has been four years, and since he's two years older then her, they weren't old enough before, and no they are. So, I should get a chance to post the next chapter by Friday, mainly depending on how I did on my exams and if my parents will let me use the computer, and in how much homework I have this week, but I'm almost positive that I'll do it by then. Let's aim for five reviews, not too much, I just want to see how many people like it…the next chapter should get you more into the plot, and by the third it almost definitely will, this was just a teaser. So, tell me how you like it, and I promise it will get more action filled, in fact, it is much more complicated then it's predecessor. So, review, review, review, and I will post by Friday (if not earlier, depending on ho many reviews I get…)
Thanks-
-Queen of Connaught
