Hi everyone! I'm KagomeKage, and this is my newest fic! It's centered around one of my personal World of Warcraft characters and her adventures. The time setting is after Garrosh Hellscream minged up the everything by dropping the heart of the old god into the spring in Vale of Eternal Blossoms, so yea! Read and Review! Enjoy!
Chapter 1)
The air was thick, mist from the hot spring drifting lazily over the dark volcanic rocks. Drip, drip, drip. The water condensed on the slight rock overhang, slipping down stalactites. The sheen mirror-like effect of the water shattered, as two thin purple ears broke the surface. Soon, the ears were followed by a head of teal blue hair and a soft-featured, elegant, face. A trickle of water landed on the elvish head sticking out of the water, causing the face to scrunch up, as if squinting. The elf opened her eyes. The bright silver shine, a natural characteristic for Kaldorei, reflected off the water. She stood, the water running down her naked body, back into the knee thigh deep pool. Climbing out, her feet made the softest shuffle on the moist leaves. Picking up her towel, which consisted of an old blouse that had become ragged, she dried off her hair briefly, while walking over to the rock where she had put her gear.
She smiled as a large Nightsaber Cat padded over to her, rubbing its head against her leg. "Hey there, Shadepaw." She said to the beast, rubbing it between the ears. The elf dropped her "towel" on the cat's big head, giggling as the animal tried to shake it off. Sighing, she turned to the rock, picking up her underwear, pulling the garments on, before sliding on a pair of short leather shorts, and leather stockings to match. She secured the stockings with straps, and attached her knife sheathe to her right leg. Stretching a little, the tall elf fastened her belt and dual sword sheathes around her waist, before picking up a piece of meat on the rock and tossing it to Shadepaw. She then pulling on a tight sleeveless leather tunic that covered her breasts and a few inches of her torso beneath, leaving her stomach exposed. She smoothed out the tunic, before shoved her hands into a pair of fingerless gloves that extended about an inch up her wrists.
Hearing the licking sound coming from Shade, she devised that the large beast had finished his snack and was now sitting, waiting for a command. She smiled at the beast again, before pulling a cloth mask over her mouth and nose. Turning to leave, she looked up at the gargantuan trees of the Ashenvale, before picking up her longbow and quiver of arrows. She wasn't as much of a fan of the new Astral Arrow technique as her other Hunter counterparts. She preferred the old method of carrying around a quiver full of razor-sharp arrows.
She hit herself in the forehead, looking down at her still bare feet. She whistled to Shade, who had by now, realized his master's error. The huge cat seemed to almost skip over to her, holding the tall leather boots in his mouth. She sighed, patting the cat on his head, before sitting down on the stump of a rather small tree and pulling the tall, heeled boots, up to her knee. She stomped her left foot once, the inch tall wooden heel making a 'clack' sound on the rock beneath her boot. Doing a check to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything else, she slung her bow, quiver, and pack over her back, before running off towards Astranaar.
~Thirty Minutes Later~
Breathing rather heavily, the tall elf walked into the Inn. Looking at the ground, she hoped that the bartender would not see her, praying that the black leather she was clad in would not alert the Innkeeper to her presence either. She took one step up the stairs to the second floor, where her room is, before she heard a voice call out to her, "Hey! Lafina!" Lafina cringed, her stealthy entrance foiled. She turned, pulling her mask down and smiled at the bartender, who was waving over the Innkeeper. "How was the hot spring, eh?" the friendly male bartender named Kenethas beamed at her. "It was great, thanks for telling me about it" Lafina replied in a casual, soft tone, nodding at the Innkeeper, who smiled back. Lafina leaned on the bar top, her hair drooping over the counter. She pulled it back, tying it into a ponytail now that it is dry.
"I'll have the stable boy get Shadepaw in a pen for you, Lafina." The Innkeeper, Rerandan, said in his usual gruff voice. Lafina smiled at him, "No need, I told him to do whatever, so he's probably bumming the guards for snacks. You know they love him."
Rerandan and Kenethas both chuckled. The three of them had been great friends when they were young. Living in their small village of Astranaar. After their race, the Kaldorei, had joined the Human's Alliance, the small village had grown, becoming a regular stopping point for adventurers. Kenethas and Rerandan had been scrawny when growing up, and always hurt themselves when Lafina would drag them along on adventures into the woods, or climbing trees. The two decided to open an Inn together, while Lafina had decided to begin adventuring, learning both the abilities of a Rogue and a Hunter. She wanted to become a valuable asset to the Sentinel Corps, to make her tutor, the one and only Sentinel General Shandris Feathermoon, the woman who had given her the last name Feathereye, proud. However she was denied basic recruitment to the Sentinels, due to the fact that she had tamed a pet. The Sentinels did not have attachments such as this, for they believed it was a distraction and an unnecessary thing.
Lafina, who was taller than the average Kaldorei, stronger, and a brilliant fighter and engineer, had decided she would work independently with General Feathermoon, as a private contractor.
Kenethas was the one who spoke up, asking Lafina what she was doing over the next few days in Astranaar. Rerandan backed the question, asking if she would be staying for long. "I'll only be here a few days." She replied to them, "And I'm tired now, so I'll be in my room, probably sleeping." She pushed herself off the counter, turning on her heels and making her way up the stairs.
Lafina closed the door to her room, sighing, and setting her equipment on the desk next to the door. She made her way over to the bed, where she sat down and lifted her feet up individually to remove her boots. Once those were off, she removed her gloves, mask, and stockings, as well as untied her hair, before pulling the cover on the bed back and curling up underneath to take a nap. She didn't mind the fact that her clothing was strewn about the floor; no one would see her messy habits anyways. And with that, she fell asleep, at peace.
~Downstairs~
Kenethas looked at Rerandan, "She never ceases to amaze me, that girl." He commented. Rerandan would look back at him while pulling out a washcloth to clean the counter. "I agree with you buddy, she's an amazing girl." He said, sighing slightly. "I never had a chance with her," the two of them said simultaneously, looking up at each other in surprise, "Wait what?" The two old friends laughed, drawing the attention of some diners, before turning and going back to their own business.
~End Chapt~
I hope you liked it! It's my second attempt at writing something, after my first EVA Fic went horribly wrong. Please review and send me messages if there's anything you'd like to see or if I messed up! Thanks!
~~Kage