This is my first Fan fic. I saw that there was no FinnxAttia fan-fics on here, so I decided to try my hand at it. Do not expect the greatest writing ever. Any comments and constructive criticisms would be appreciated.
This is my version of the end of Sapphique.
(And yes, I use bits and Pieces of the Original text, sue me, I changed most of it anyway. I'm just trying to fuse it to make it work with the rest of the book)
"Go on, girl," Rix said to Attia.
"No." She was watching the screen. "You can't lose both your apprentices, Rix."
"Ah, but my powers have grown. Now I can conjure a winged being into life, Attia. I can bring a man from the stars. What a show I'll take on the road! I'm made, forever. However, it's true I can use an assistant…"
"I could stay…" She prompted.
"Wait Attia, please, come here with me, I want to show you the stars." Finn cut in.
Attia glared at him, "Why should I, what do I owe you? "
Finn stared at her with sad eyes," You don't owe me anything, I just want you to see this with me."
Attia just turned around and stayed silent. Jared tried to put his arm on her and convenes her, but she just pushed his hand away.
Finn stood there, quiet for a moment, head bent and a hurt expression on his face. Kerio and Claudia were not sure what to do in this awkward situation. Then Finn lifted his head, a set look of determination on his face, "Well, if you won't come out here, I'll go in and get you myself!" And with that Finn jumped into the portal.
Attia turned to see Finn appear out of the dungeon-like door. He strode up and stopped right in front of her. They stood there, looking into each other's eyes for what seemed like an eternity. "Please, think of all the things we have gone through," he pushed.
Attia thought about all the stuff she and Finn had done on their adventure. Before it had even started, he had shown kindness to her, he had moved her food bowl so that she could eat back when she was Jormanic's Dog-slave. And after Kerio had defeated the Winglord both he and Gildas had ran, but not Finn, he had stayed to help her up and escape. She had stayed with Kerio to make sure he didn't abandon Finn to his demise. And once they were in the Warden's tower, she had taken the poisoned fruit instead of Finn. She should have died, but he had never left her when the rest of them would have abandoned her. He had even talked Kerio into giving him one of his skull rings to try to save her. These all filled her with a feeling of attachment to Finn.
However, her final memory of Finn made her heart hurt. It was when she had been with him when that damn Claudia was asking him to leave with her to the Outside. He hardy even wanted to go, he said he wouldn't want to leave Kerio and her back in Incarceron. AND SHE HAD BELIVED HIM! She was even the one to push the button on the key to teleport him to the Outside! How foolish of her.
And as all this played through her head, Finn stepped closer, and put his hands in hers. "Please," he said as his voice cracked, "come see the stars with me."
Attia could see the faintest look of tears starting to form on Finn's eyes. "Fine," she said lacking any emotions. Though she was still mad at Finn, she couldn't stand seeing him in this state.
Finn perked up slightly. "All right, come on." He said as he led Attia through the dungeon door.
Attia stared around. The room was gray and calm; it hummed with a faint power. Outside the door in a ruined corridor a few bruised men watched, sitting slumped against the wall. They looked at her as if she were a ghost.
There was no way down, so they climbed up the remains of the stairs to the roof. Kerio in the front, Claudia next, and Attia and Finn in the rear. Attia and Finn didn't say a word on the way up. Attia looked sidelong at Claudia and hid a smile as she stared at the damage her house.
"It can't be possible. How can we ever put all this back together again?" she wailed.
"We can't," Kerio said brutally. He led them up the stone steps, his voice echoing back. "If Incarceron is cruel, Finn, then so are you. You show me a glimpse of this paradise, and then you take it away."
Finn turned his head to Attia," I'm sorry about all this…" And she just shrugged and continued walking, which made Finn hang his head even lower.
Claudia on her part chose not to say anything. She saw what was going on, and thought it would be best if she did not try to intervene at the moment. Having not seen each other for two months and now being back together again must be hard on both Finn and Attia.
"Oh… wow." Kerio gasped as he walked onto the roof before the others. He stared off in to the night sky, looking at the stars. "They exist. They really exist."
As Finn and Attia stepped up onto the roof he saw Attia's face light up with wonder and shock, her breath frosting in the night-time air, her hands dropped at her sides, and her head tilted back as if trying to take in the whole sky at once.
Finn then stared at the sky too. Taking the magnificence of it all: the millions of bright stars, the thousands of galaxies, and the bright strip of the Milky Way.
Suddenly he was sent sprawling as a stinging slap landed on his face. He flew so far that he almost fell of the battlements. Kerio and Claudia stood looking at him, wide eyed with the sudden turn of events. And standing right above him, hands on her hips, was Attia. Her eyes held him down with a furious glare, and the rage that she was exhibiting was almost palpable. "THAT," she spat at him as she rubbed her hand," was for leaving me in Incarceron and breaking my heart!"
The next move she made was even more surprising to Finn than the first. She grabbed him by the front of his collar, yanked him up with so much force than he staggered into her, and finally she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close to her, putting her lips against his. So many feelings and thoughts filled his head as this crazy scene was taking place. What were Kerio and Claudia thinking about all this? What was with Attia's sudden change in heart? But he couldn't pay attention to any of them; all he was thinking about was her soft yet strong lips pressed against his. In some strange way it all seemed right, as if it were meant to be this way. He then reflected that that was his very first kiss. He was even disappointed when Attia pulled her lips away from his.
"And that," she whispered so quietly that only he could hear her," was for keeping your promise of taking me to see the stars yourself."
Claudia seemed slightly pissed but wasn't able to say anything. But Kerio, of course, couldn't help telling Attia off, "Well finally, I thought you would never get the nerve to tell him how you feel!"
Attia took a step back, her checks blazing and eyes glistening on the brink of tears," I-I'm sorry…I know I shouldn't try to g-get in between you and Claudia, but y-you just mean so much to me."
Finn looked into her eyes, and then turned his head to look at Claudia. Claudia spoke up, a smug look on her face," I am afraid to say that Finn and I are already engaged." Every one of her words was filled with malice.
He looked back to Attia, who had her face cast down as if her whole world was crushed in front of her face. He didn't know what to do but grab her and hold her close. "Don't worry; I'll make sure this all works out. Now come on, if you cry, you won't be able to see all the stars."
They all stood there on the ruined battlements of Claudia's Castle; Kerio having his attention drawn back to the stars, Claudia staring daggers at the embraced couple, and Finn showing and pointing out stars and constellations to Attia, who watched with upmost wonder.