Authors note: This is a story based on the CROGS! Crog lovers watch out. (I had to go through it and edit it, I noticed some irksome mistakes).
Disclaimer: I least likely colour you'd see a crog in…uhhh? Pink?
Practically dead.
Chapter one: A shocking reaction.
I was only a young adult at the time, I lost my father…and I nearly lost the love of my life. He'll be fine, he'll get better. He promised he would never leave me. He can't leave me! Can he? That stupid race! It's taken everything from me! I hate it! I hate it! I hate the Avatar!
Pappianna had been left in her chambers, in her home; she was alone now, completely alone. The high walls towered over her scrawny being, she had been in a deep depression for a week, her health had been deteriorating, and fast. She refused to eat, move or even talk to another crog, she had given a vow of silence. She refused to speak until he woke, her love, the love of her life. To begin the shock of losing her father had shaken her greatly, but to have the added, but unwanted bonus, he was hurt, badly.
A creak at the door alerted her as she lay on the bed; someone had come to check on her, to take on the near pointless task of trying to feed her. She was weak, near too weak, disgracefully weak.
A male had entered the room with a bowl of Crogasian cuisine "Eat something Pepper, how will you have the strength to see Kross in this state?" the male saw Pappianna roll her eyes. She hated to admit he was right, how could she? However, before she could answer herself that question, the male had already picked her up and placed her carelessly on his right shoulder, she landed with a thump and a single shot of pain was sent through her stomach. OW! Geez! If I was going to talk, you wouldn't hear the end of this!
"Do not try my patients, Pappianna" The male glared as he walked into the next room to be faced by another male, who, clearly wasn't happy with Pappianna or the younger male.
"Put her down Ajax, she's not happy, neither am I" the Crog sounded menacing. Glaring at Ajax, he dropped Pappianna where he stood. There was another loud thump as Pappianna hit the floor. She shot a glare at Ajax and kicked as hard as her weak form could in the ankles. Ajax gave a grunt of pain as he turned to glare at Pappianna.
"I said put her down, not drop her where you stand" both Ajax and Pappianna looked at the Crog; he looked even more threatening then before.
Ajax took a few steps forward as he spoke "I don't see any significant difference, Talon" he glared at Talon for a moment "Why don't you try feeding Pepper for once?"
For a moment Pappianna watched as they argued over her, she sighed to herself before trying to pick herself up, she was just pushing herself up when her left arm gave way. She fell, landing on her elbow she closed her eyes hastily, in an attempt to dismiss the pain that rang through her arm.
Talon turned to Pappianna and offered her a hand, she took it with some hesitation, she hated depending on people, but sometimes, she had to overlook that fact.
Talon pulled Pappianna to her feet as he spoke "are you alright?" Pappianna's ears perked up a bit (they looked like Toros's) as she smiled thankfully. With out a word, she headed for the door. She walked as proud as she could, as she was weak and she didn't want people to know she was badly hurt. Talon motioned for Ajax to follow. A weak Crog was an easy target. Neither Ajax nor Talon wanted her hurt.
Ajax reached for his sword as he walked out the door to accompany Pappianna. They knew where she was going; she always went there when she'd been carried from her room often in more polite ways then this particular time.
Pappianna entered the all too familiar building, it was white, very large, and it was the best on the entire planet. The Hospital that held Kross, General Kross was an important member of the Crog forces and was very important to Pappianna.
He was the love of her life, and no one could deny her the privilege of seeing him. It was yet another pointless exercise. The first time they had refused her, three of their staff found themselves badly injured and a further two in intensive care. Ever since then, they had let her do as she pleased.
She had finally come to Kross's room.
Still no change, for weeks he's been this way, still, like the dead… a lump was caught in throat as she ran toward Kross. Her lower body collapsed as her arms met with his bedside, she couldn't hold her tears in much longer, she began to cry, in great measure, she choked for breathe as she cried, Ajax sighed, he knew she would cry, she always did. There was no denying, she loved him, dearly. There was also no denying, she would gladly give her life, to save his.
Ajax walked behind Pappianna and placed a hand of her shoulder "let him know you are here, crying will not do a thing, give him strength" Ajax smiled caringly.
With that, Pappianna placed a hand on Kross's cheek and kissed his forehead lightly "I'm here, your safe" she finally broke her vow of silence, if only for a while, just as she removed her hand, something had knocked her flat onto Kross's stomach, she scrambled off "He moved!" Pappianna couldn't believe her own words…
