This was supposed to be a one-shot, but I can't do those.
This was also a request, so I'm a little upset that this isn't exactly one of my best work.
Disclaimer: I don't own Chaotic
"I still don't see why I had to come with you." Nivenna would have had her arms crossed if it hadn't been for the boxes she had to carry. She hadn't liked putting the wrapping paper on hers, but had she not did as Takinom said, she would have had to eat Underworld food again. The food was the only thing she liked about the Overworld, other than the temperature being a bit lower in most locations.
"Because I said so." Takinom told her apprentice, not happy about her constant complaining. In truth, Takinom was having a hard time holding her own tongue.
The two tribes were far from being friends, but hopefully they could get the Overworlders to lower their guards a bit by participating in this unusual tradition. Luckily for them, it was not an Overworld tradition; instead Kaz and Tom had talked Chaor and Maxxor into doing something called 'Christmas'. Part of it was exchanging gifts, which was why Nivenna was holding three boxes.
Chaor walked some distance ahead of them, holding a map to a secret location somewhere in the Forest of Life. Had it not been for the fact that the Overworlders had things his tribe could use, Chaor would not have gone. Agitos and Takinom had both advised him to stay in Underworld City, but he wanted to handle this himself and if Kaz thought is was a good idea, he would give it a try.
Surely their Kazzy was waiting for them somewhere in this location, and neither of them would forgive themselves or each other if they didn't do eveything in their power to protect him from the Overworlders. Nivenna, on the other hand, did not know Kaz was involved. Had she known he was supposedly waiting for her somewhere in the forest, she would not have complained. Instead, she would have either smiled at the thought of running her fingures through his fire-like hair, or she would have already burned through a good portion of the forest out of fear of the Overworlders harming the fragile being.
"We're getting close." Chaor said in his usual tone of voice, although he was not looking forward to seeing the Overworlders again, mainly because he still didn't trust them, especially Maxxor.
"Let's hope Aivenna isn't there." Nivenna said sadly
"High hopes for that idea." Takinom said sarcasticly
"What makes you say that?" Chaor asked
"According to Kaz, Christmas is a celebration of friendship and family." Takinom explained "So unfortunately, Maxxor is probably bringing Intress, and since this is a celebration of family, she'll have to bring Aivenna, since she adopted her."
"How did Kaz get the Overworlders to agree to this? We're not exactly friends with them." Nivenna wanted to know
"He didn't." Chaor told her "One of his friends has connections to Aivenna, so they manipulated her and Intress into pressuring Maxxor into it." In reality, Tom had gone straight to Maxxor and Intress, but Kaz didn't tell Chaor that. The alliance was still unstable, and when war broke out again, the last thing Kaz wanted was to be stuck with Chaor wanting him to use Tom to get to Maxxor.
"I wish I could have been there." Nivenna said to herself
"To see two humans arguing with the ones we hate the most?" Takinom asked, trying to imagine how awkward it most have been for Aivenna and Intress.
"No." Nivenna said, "To talk them out of it."
"I don't want to be here either," Chaor assured her, not bothering to sound gentle "but it's a good chance to get to know the Overworlders. Now that they can be of use to us, we need to know how to pull their strings."
"And the peace is a short chance for you to get your hands on something." Takinom explained "If you do have any Overworlder in you, you may be able to use Overworld mugic."
"That could be useful." Nivenna agreed, smiling at the thought of using Overworld mugic on the Overworlders.
"We're getting close." Chaor told them "Be ready for anything. This may be a trap."
The three remind quiet the rest of the way, not wanting anyone to hear what they had to say. They eventually found a surprisingly large cabin in the forest, hidden from above by the branches of the surrounding trees.
"No wonder I've never seen this place." Takinom explained, " Those branches were always in the way. Who knows how many other buildings are hidden in these woods."
"That's comforting." Chaor remarked sarcasticly
"How long do we have to stay here?" Nivenna asked, trying to hide her fear. She was not the only one fearing the possibility of an ambush.
"Overnight." Chaor told her as he walked up to the door
"Chaor, be careful!" Takinom warned
Stopping, Chaor turned his head and looked back at her, not bothering to turn around. "Either of you willing to volunteer?" he asked, knowing what her response would be. Just as he predicted, the winged female stretched out one of her wings in front of Nivenna, almost as if she was shielding her daughter from Chaor's idea. "That's what I thought." he told her as he once again began walking towards the door.
Just as his hand was nearing the wooden door, it swung open. Chaor stepped back, but he wasn't surprised by the fact that some Overworlder was jumping out at him. What did suprise him was that the Overworlder was a very excited Aivenna wearing a red Christmas hat with matching lipstick. Between that and the overly excited grin on her face, he was doubtful that she was stable.
"I am so glad you're finally here!" she rambled to quickly for him to catch every word "Kaz told Tom to tell Intress to tell me that Takinom was coming with you! Is Nivenna here?" Chaor turned to look at the two females who were standing behind him. Takinom still had her wing in front of Nivenna, but the young warrior's feet were still visible. Being a well-trained warrior, Aivenna had no trouble finding her twin sister. "Hey, Nini!"
Nivenna groaned at the annoying and embarrassing nickname Aivenna had given her during the M'errilian invasion. Takinom attempted to pull her wing back, but out of sheer embarrassment, Nivenna dropped the presents and grabbed the wing, wanting Takinom to do something about Aivenna.
Takinom knew what Nivenna meant by what she did, but the apprentice was old enough to deal with her own problems. So instead of helping, Takinom made things worse. She pulled the wing away from Nivenna's loose grasp and quickly pulled it behind her. With a single flap of that one wing, she pushed Nivenna forward. She almost lost her balance from the gentle shove, but regained it with a few ungraceful steps toward her sister.
"Hey Aivenna." Nivenna said angrily, crossing her arms in irritation "It looks like Intress brought you along after all."
"Well of course! She is my mom, remember?" Aivenna said happily as she took her sister by the arm and attemped to hold her hand. Nivenna pulled away, but Aivenna didn't seem to care. " Let's go inside." Aivenna said as she lead the way, skipping happily "I have so much to tell you!"
"What else is new?" Nivenna asked sarcasticly as she followed her sister, cheeks turning red out of anger as she desperately wished to find some way out of this terrible situation.
But Chaor and Takinom hesitated. Nivenna looked back at them, hoping they would go in with her, but as Takinom shook her head, Nivenna knew she was going in alone.
"She's going to wish she stayed home." Chaor said with a hint of worry in his voice
"Since when do you think of others?" Takinom asked in genuine shock. She knew Chaor wasn't completely selfish, but it wasn't often that he shared his softer feelings.
"Very funny." he said as he headed back to the cabin door.
Takinom said nothing as she followed her leader into the building.