Hello Numair/Daine fans! (Rabid or otherwise, we authors love you all) This is the first 'act' in the Numair and Daine musical! clap now Act one is brought to you by the number twelve and the numbers D and N! Act one is Someday by Goddess Belladri. The song is Someday by Nickelback!
A/N: (Author/Numair) Haha, not really. I wish, but I can't seem to find Numair on EBay to buy him. If I ever do find him, I will outbid you. On to the Authors Note: If you wish for one of your song fics to be in the Numair and Daine Musical, just PM me the name and I'll look at it. I would be soooo happy if someone would do a song fic to Far Away by Nickelback or Pocket Full of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield!
Someday
How the hell did we wind up like this
"Daine, I'm sorry, I never expected this to happen." Numair was in bed looking over at the crying girl next to him. His arms were heavily bandaged. His left leg was broken in three places.
"You could've gotten yourself killed Numair!" She looked up at her lover. "Why'd you have to go an' do that?"
Why
weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables
"What choice did I have? They were attacking us like there was no tomorrow. We would've been killed if I hadn't!" Numair had used all that he could muster of his gift in conjuring an extremely powerful spell to save Daine and himself from an army of Immortals that had caught them off guard. They were in great numbers somewhere between 800-1000 immortals, way too many for just two people, gifted or not.
"You
told me yourself what happens when you use powerful spells like that.
Something bad happens somewhere else and in this case something bad
has happened to you!
We could've gotten out without you getting injured by shape
changing and escaping! But oh, no, you just had to be brave and
stupid and take the situation into your own hands! Now we're deep
water with their Majesties all because you decided that then was a
good time to do something different and be moronic!" Enraged, the
wildmage stormed out of the room.
I wish you'd unclench your fists
"Daine?" Numair dragged himself into the next room, leaning on the doorframe for support. "What are you doing?" He watched her throw her things into a bag.
"I'm moving back in with the riders until you can smarten up, hopefully that happens sooner than your recovery or you'll just do something else that's stupid and get us in more trouble!"
And
unpack your suitcase
Numair hauled himself over to her, "Magelet, please stay. I know what I did was out of character, but please..." He raised his hand to stroke her cheek and convince her to stay.
She pulled away.
Lately
there's been too much of this
He'd been screwing up a lot as of late. He blew up the east wing - unintentionally - when Perin the clerk had angered him by trying to make love with Daine. He'd set half the forest on fire when Kitten had ran off and ran into a flock of hurrocks. And now, he'd gone and injured himself just to protect the one he loved. Things weren't going well at all.
She threw the bag over her shoulder. "Kitten, are you coming?"
"Daine-"
"Don't try to stop me, Numair. It's too late."
Don't
think it's too late
He watched her close the door behind her as she left. "I can fix things," he whispered.
Nothin's
wrong
just as long as
you know that someday I will
He stood (If you could call it that) and hobbled over to the window, watching her leave the tower. Burdened with a dragonet and a heavy bag, she could move quite swiftly. He knew she'd try to avoid him and would undoubtedly prevail in escaping him if he tried to confront her about the matter right away, what with his broken leg. He's lucky enough that Duke Baird allowed him to leave the infirmary.
Someday,
somehow
gonna make it alright but not right now
He had to find a way to make this up to her somehow. He had to fix things between him and her, and he had to patch things up with Jon and everybody else at court. Alanna nearly killed him when she had heard of the latest disaster.
I
know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Onua looked up from the stallion she was tending to when she heard soft footsteps enter the stables. "Daine… I would've thought you'd be with Numair."
"I need some…time away from him."
"So you came here did you?"
The girl nodded.
Someday,
somehow
gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're
wondering when
Numair looked out his window. As soon as his wounds had healed, he'd fix things. If he ended up making them worse, then he'd probably leave Tortall.
Well I hoped that since we're here anyway
Numair was walking down the path to town, it had been several weeks and his wounds had finally healed he noticed someone standing off to the side of the road, a girl with smoky brown curls. "Daine?"
She turned to him.
We
could end up saying
Things we've always needed to say
So we could end up stringing
"Daine, look, I just finished fixing things with everyone else, you're the only one left."
"Yes?" she asked patiently.
"I'm sorry. You're right, I was acting moronic. I should've used my head."
"If you think that now that you've just apologized that I'm going to move back in with you, you're dead wrong." She looked at him, blue-grey eyes harder than stone.
"What else do I have to do to convince you?" He asked.
She didn't answer him. She just turned and headed back towards the castle.
Now
the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
"Magelet…" Numair stood and watched her small figure vanish into the crowed.
Lets
rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
I have to find some way to show her that I'm not perfect, just like everybody else.
Nothin's
wrong
just as long as
you know that someday I will
Numair trudged back up to the palace, thinking of possibilities why she wouldn't forgive him. Not paying any attention to where he was going, he crashed into someone.
"Y' might wanna watch were you're going there, lad." It was George Cooper, Alanna's husband.
"Oh, sorry."
"Y' seem a bit troubled there about something."
"It's Daine. I made a mistake and even though I apologized, she still won't forgive me."
"If I may, some advice would be t' let 'er steam for a while, she'll eventually come around. Trust me. When Alanna gets like tha' I just let 'er be for a while an' when she does it's easy t' talk t' 'er."
"When I get like what?" The two men jumped when the lioness was suddenly there next to her husband, they hadn't even heard her coming. Her purple eyes shot from George to Numair then back to George.
"We're just discussin' Numair's problem wit' Daine, tha's all."
Someday,
somehow
gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're
wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
"Why don't you just forgive him already?" Onua asked as Daine sat down on her bed.
"I need to know that he means it; that the next time we're attacked by a thousand or so immortals that he won't do something stupid. Besides, it's so much fun watching him wander around like a lost little puppy."
"Well, that 'puppy' may not decide to return home if you keep this up," the horse mistress advised.
Someday,
somehow
gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're
wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Numair was wandering about in the courtyard. He had decided to give it one more shot at begging for Daine's forgiveness. He heard a shriek coming from her room and headed in that direction.
"Stop it!" Daine's voice called out, clearer than ever.
Kitten was outside the door, clawing at it madly. She gave a loud shriek when she saw the mage approach.
It had been shut and barred, most likely to keep the animals from getting in to attack her assailant and drive them off of her. He used his magic to push the heavy objects and the door out of the way. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Daine was pinned down onto the bed, her clothes torn off her with Perin on top of her.
That made the mage's blood boil. "If you value your life, I would suggest you get away from her now," he ordered through gritted teeth. His black magic flecked with silver began to spark as it gathered to his hands. He sent a bolt of lightning at the clerk, causing him to yelp and scramble off the bed.
In came an army of cats, dogs, mice, birds, and any other animal that could push their way past the mage to reach Perin. Chasing him out of the room, only one or two of the animals stopped to see if she was alright.
How the hell did we wind up like this
When the last of them had left, Numair closed the door and gathered her up in his arms, not caring that she was bare. Holding her close he murmured soft words to her.
"Numair?" She looked up at him.
Why
weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
"I'm here, sweet. You're safe now."
She snuggled closer to him. "Thank you."
And
try to turn the tables
Now
the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
"Numair, I really should apologize for treating you how I did. It was inappropriate of me." Daine sat up, looking deep into her lover's eyes.
Lets
rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
"So you'll forgive me?"
"I'd forgiven you a long time ago. I just thought it was funny to see your reaction if I didn't." She giggled when he gave her a disapproving glare.
Nothin's
wrong
just as long as
you know that someday I will
Numair
stood. "If Onua or anybody else comes in and sees us like this,
there'll be more trouble than what I've just dug myself out of."
He gestured to Daine's appearance.
Someday,
somehow
gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're
wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Before he left, he turned to her. "I expect you tonight for lessons."
"You know I'll be there," She replied, reaching for her discarded clothes.
He smiled and left.
Someday,
somehow
gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're
wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Numair was quietly sitting at his desk thinking about the events of the past weeks, they had been – to put it mildly – stressful. He didn't know if he should be mad at Daine for lying to him about her forgiveness, or relieved that she did forgive him.
I
know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
He heard footsteps approaching and then he heard a gentle rapping at his door. Getting up, he strode over to the oak door.
I
know you're wondering when
Opening it, he smiled. "Daine, come in."