Plague Chapter 1: Sand and Fiction, a storm hawks fanfic

Lypix smiled at the thought.

"I could snap your neck in seconds!" Finn had threatened as Piper once again served sandworms.

"Somehow I think sandworms would sprout from her corpse" Stork answered gloomily.

"I'm going for a walk" Lypix smiled as she stood up and strolled out the sliding doors.

"Lypix, take me with you!" Finn yelled, earning a slap from Piper.

Lypix stopped in her and Pipers room where she changed from her regular baggy clothing into denim shorts, knee length boots and a cool white top. Lypix attached her sword and settled her sand goggles onto her head.

Outside the temperature quickly soared to 35'C and Lypix's feet hit dusty sand. She started to walk towards the newly charted city, but it wasn't really new to Lypix.

Years ago, before she was driven out of her home, Terra Norje had been closely linked with Krysita, its gigantic city, Rotca was beautiful at this time of day.

Normal people would have worried about sunburn but Lypix plodded on, unawares. Her skin never blistered, just tanned a darker brown.

The city of white stone was elegant, if not extremely hot. The shutters on the houses were wide open for even the chance of a merciful breeze, and different coloured glass glinted in the light.

Finding the building she was looking for, Lypix slipped inside. The tiled floor kept things cool while busy waiters rushed around.

She sat in her usual seat by the window, even though it made her sweat, the heat was a lovely sleepy warm which made her tired.

Lypix had found the Crescent Café while on the run from Piper's fried sandworms, it was somewhere for her to think.

She'd tried running once, that hadn't worked, she had missed Aerrow too much. Now it was even worse, she couldn't get far enough away from their public displays of affection.

Lypix rummaged in her pockets and pulled out a couple of coins, just enough for a drink. When she returned from the counter however, someone had left a note.

For an outsider, you sure do like the heat.

Hopefully I'll see you in a couple of minutes out by the skimmer sheds…

Glancing around she saw no one suspicious, but quickly drank her cherry blossom smoothie and left.

Marching hurriedly away she stopped, after all she didn't have much to lose.

Lypix quickly navigated her way towards the Eastern Sector and then towards the main skimmer sheds, where travellers often left their skimmers and heli-scooters.

However the area seemed to be deserted, something strange for a city where an open space was never, not filled.

As a huge cheer went off to her left she realised a tournament or whatnot was going off.

Lypix wandered down a small alleyway towards the entrance, against her voice of reason as the area was much darker than it should have been.

He must have been at least a foot taller than Lypix. The cool skin of his palms held her tightly and her across her mouth, unabling her to scream, and fighting was almost out of the question thanks to his tight embrace.

It took a few moments of Lypix's struggling and attempted biting for her to realise why he was holding onto her, at the far end of the alley a large black cat was rummaging amongst the rubbish bins.

"Panthers" her strange assaulter whispered upon her going still.

Slowly he edged them along the wall until they were back out in the open courtyard and he released Lypix.

She turned to face him and her brain temporarily froze at the sight, could he have been any more beautiful?

Black hair over fringed his eyes and stuck up at the back while blue eyes checked she was okay.

"Who are you?" Lypix asked puzzled.

"My name's Renkin, you've been looking a little bored" he smiled, extending his hand.

"Lypix, but you didn't need to kidnap me to talk" she grinned shaking his outstretched hand, it still felt cool to the touch.

They strolled through the streets, picking out random stalls and enjoying each others company. Several hours later as the sun was starting to fade they stood at a crystal stall.

"You use Icers in your fans? That's quite clever" Lypix acknowledged.

"Well what else would we use them for?" Renkin laughed.

Looking to her right she saw Aerrow stomping angrily in her direction, she turned back to prepare Renkin but he had disappeared.

"Where have you been?!" Aerrow shouted, attracting a little attention.

"Just around" Lypix answered, a little confused by Renkin's sudden disappearance.

"We've been searching for hours!" Aerrow yelled, dragging Lypix back towards the Condor. She just sighed and tried to keep up.

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Hello again guys! Hope this is going to go the way I want it to, unfortunately it may go a little weird – oh well.

And if you're wondering Renkin's hair is modelled by my gorgeous friend, Bob.

If you want to have a look at his site go to my homepage and click on 'Bob (u kno my partner in randomness)'

Although I warn you it hasn't been updated in like 2 years.