Rose

Rose looked out across the forest below as the set set, casting shadows through the trees and filling the sky with fire. Her violet eyes scanned the sky then the forest, watching... searching... waiting. Dart should have been back by now with her, Shana, the one keeping them apart. Rose curled her lip in disgust and walked into the dimly lit cave, glancing around at the stone walls and the murky floor. She took a deep breath of the musty air and calmed down almost immediately. She sat down with her back to the wall and tried to gather her thoughts.

"Why does he care about her so much? She's nothing more than a weak fool who trips over her own feet and jumps at her own shadow" Rose looked at the cave entrance as a tear rolled down her cheek, "I can give him hope, I can make him happier than she ever could."

Rose thought back to Zieg, oh how she missed him. Maybe that's why she was drawn to Dart, he was so much like Zieg, brave, funny, handsome and strong. They even had the same dirty blond hair that was always messy and the same soft hazel eyes that made you feel safe. Zieg was dead, but Dart wasn't. Was it possible to move onto him, knowing how much like Zieg he was? Her heart longed for Zieg to come back, but deep down Rose knew that he wasn't and Dart was the one for her. Only question was, did Dart feel the same way about her? Rose saw how much time Dart and Shana spent together and she saw how happy Shana made him. Maybe Dart didn't care at all and was just putting up with her because she saved his life. Maybe once they defeated Feyrbrand he would disappear with Shana and leave Rose once again to her misery.

Tears clouded her vision and poured down her cheeks and Rose was suddenly mad. Mad that she let a silly boy take her heart like this, mad that she let her feelings out when she worked so hard to seem cold and dark. Maybe that's why dart doesn't like me like I love him Rose thought staring at the dusty ground, Maybe he thinks I'm a cold hearted killer. She shook her head and wiped away the tears.

"Come on Rose, no more tears" She said sternly to herself standing up, "Even if he loves her more than you, you have to protect him, be there for him, no matter how much it hurts you."

She dusted off her clothing and flipped her indigo hair over her shoulder, trying to push back the tears that fought to escape. Once she had the tears under control, she walked to the entrance of the cave, her head held high and her lips pressed in a straight line, her eyes showing no emotion. Her heart, once again, was closed off to the outside world.

Dart

Dart leaned against a tree in the fading light, watching the thin girl practice her shooting. She stood tall and held the bow perfectly, but she missed her targets almost every time she shot. The Girl glanced at Dart quickly, her blue eyes sparkling in the setting sun with happiness, her brown hair falling in her face, making Dart smile a bit. She looked so innocent and sweet... and grown up. Dart hardly recognized the girl he watched. It had been what, 4 years? 5 years? He had lost track on his journey.

Dart shook his head, he didn't want to think of the past anymore, not when there was so much going on in the future. He had Shana now, and his new friends he made, Rose and Lavitz. They were on a quest to vanquish a dragon, Rose called him Feyrbrand. Rose... she saved him from the Giant green dragon that would have crushed him. He was lucky she was there. Thinking of Rose made the hair on his neck stand on end. He had a little bit of a crush on the dark warrior who seemed fearless. Dart kept his feelings for Rose a secret, he wasn't a hundred percent sure she wouldn't beat him till he was black and blue if he kissed her. He also didn't want to hurt Shana, he knew she thought of him as more than an older brother, but he only thought of her as a little sister who he needed to protect at all costs. So he made everyone believe that he loved Shana to keep Shana happy and safe himself a beating.

"Dart" Shana's voice interrupted his thoughts and he looked at the girl with the bow who was right in front of him, "It's almost dark, we should head back to Rose before she thinks Feyrbrand got us or something."

"Okay Shana, lets head back" Dart smiled and pushed off the tree, trying to hide how much he wanted to see Rose right now.

Shana smiled and held onto Dart's arm as they walked though the forest, heading towards the mountain where the cave sat, and more importantly to Dart, the dark warrior that stole his heart.