Dark Places Unseen
Part One of "Tirragen And Trebond"
A/N: I don't own the characters, or the song, "Alchemy Of Love" from the Tenchi Muyo! soundtrack. This is what might have happened if Alexander of Tirragen hadn't joined up with Duke Roger and died. If he had lived, maybe he and Alanna could have gotten a bit.. closer.. I know, not many fans of this couple (okay, none, except for me) but I'm doing it anyway. Deal. Lyrics jump around, because the song is too long for the fic. Character focus alternates between Alex and Alanna.
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Come to you across the divide
looking out a wrinkle in time
there is nothing less I would do
than stand up for truth.
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He sighed, watching the younger girl fight. She was a knight now, as was he. She had decieved the court- and him- for so many years. Alanna of Trebond was her name, and his was Alexander of Tirragen. They might as well have been opposites. Where she was sharp with her tounge and not afraid to speak her mind, he was quiet, shy even, and polite. They were friends, though.
Alex had become a knight two years ago. Alanna had become a knight that very same year.
As he watched her fighting on the practice courts with their mutual friend Gareth of Naxen (the younger), he found that he did admire her, quite a bit. He could never admit it to her face, but he admired her attitude, her finesse, her entire being. He would have said he loved her, but he knew that he couldn't admit that even to himself.
Sighing, he turned and walked away.
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In the cold dark ways of this lonely place
I will warm you, hold you
a gold shield glistens and your breath quickens
I stand close by over you.
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The match ended, and the red-headed lady knight bowed slightly to her opponent and friend, Gary, who did the same for her.
Turning to leave, she saw a dark sillhuette leaving before her. Pausing, she tried to figure out who it had been. She half-hoped that it wasn't one of her friends, but knew who it was almost instantly anyway. Alex.
"Was he here the whole time?" Alanna asked Gary, who nodded. "Great."
Her sarcasm was almost tangible. She hadn't wanted him to see her lose to Gary. She had held her own, but Gary was a lot bigger- and stronger- than she was.
Decidedly she strode faster to catch up with him.
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When the cold dark waves on the shores break
I'm around you, found you
a gold sword fires and night expires
a warm light surrounding you.
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Alex was barely out of the door and on his way back to his room from the practice yard when he heard her.
"Hey Alex, wait up!" Alanna called. He turned.
"Hi Alan.. Alanna." He still wasn't quite used to using her true name, or thinking of her as a girl; which was why the thought of liking her, like that, made him feel strange. He had held on to the hope that it would go away, that maybe it was just passing, but it wasn't. He loved Alanna of Trebond, and his realization made him flinch.
"Are you okay?" Her voice tore him out of his own thoughts as he faced her again, her violet-fire eyes burning into him, as though she could see into his soul. He almost shuddered but not quite.
"I'm fine." He replied, trying to smile, but was unsuccessful. She nodded.
"Okay."
Then she walked away, and he sighed with relief. Gary walked over, having seen the entire exchange, and gave him a look of pity.
"You love her, don't you?" The bigger knight asked. Alex was surprised that he knew, but nodded slowly.
"I... I guess.." Alex replied, wondering silently how he had gotten himself into this mess in the first place. She was with Jon anyway- all of their friends knew it, so why was he still attracted to her?
"Poor guy." Gary told him, "you know she loves Jon."
Alex nodded miserably and walked away.
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There is a chain of light out across the endless skies
and I see the energy that reflects me in your eyes
and keeps us both alive, and keeps us both alive.
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Alanna sighed. Her encounter with Alex had, for whatever reason, left her feeling a lot worse than she had felt before it, which, added to the pain from her bruises left by Gary, made her miserable. The worst part was that she had felt odd when she had talked to Alex. Her heart had been beating quicker than it ought to have been. She wasn't quite sure what was wrong with her, other than that she felt very strange around her friend. She cursed under her breath. Did she actually like Alex, that way? But, she loved Jon.
What was going on here? She wasn't quite sure what she was feeling, but she didn't like it one bit.
Did she love Alex?
It's all so confusing, she thought as she sat down on the edge of her bed, why can't I just put it behind me? Do I really love him? Can I?
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Evening and the shadows will come
to destroy what we have done
but always will the power of love
shine a light bright as the sun.
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His mind was made up. He knew what he had to do, although it frightened him something aweful.
Walking down the hall towards Alanna's quarters, he steeled himself for her rejection even as he was standing in front of the door.
Hearing footsteps behind him, he turned to see Gary walking up to him.
"You're going to tell her?" Gary's voice was disbelieving.
"I have to," he replied, "I just want to get it over with."
"I could tell her for you."
"No.." He paused. "This is something I have to do for myself."
With a shake of his head, Gary walked past him.
Finally, Alex knocked on the door.
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Two hands held strong and sure
with the power of one
reaching out past the walls
that can hold you.
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Alanna was thrown back into the real world and out of her musings when there came a knock on her door.
"Come in." She said tiredly. When the door opened, she looked up to see who it was.
Standing above her was dark-haired and -eyed, slim, tall Alexander of Tirragen. That woke her up instantly.
"Ala-Alanna, I need to talk to you." He said. Alanna felt the now-familiar thumping of her heart as it beat quickly, that strange love-feeling again. She swallowed.
"About what?" She asked, trying to remain calm. What was wrong with her?
"I think.." He paused, looking up at her, and then looked away before continuing. "I think I might... love you.."
Alanna gasped in shock, violet eyes widening. He what?
"Wh-what?"
"I love you." He repeated, looking quite torn.
"I..." She paused. Could she tell him? Of course she could, he felt the same way! "I think I feel the same."
Now it was his turn to be shocked. He had felt this way for so long, and she felt the same way?
"R-really?"
"Really." She assured him. He gaped at her.
She embraced him silently, and he couldn't say another word.
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We are guardians and warriors
come from somewhere to mind
what creates you and shapes
the Alchemy of Love.
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That was how Gary found them when he went to check on them, and no one answered his knock.
The two had fallen asleep, Alanna still embracing the pale, dark-haired boy.
Gary smiled.
They would be fine.
***FINI***
A/N: The last part was focusing on Gary, but who did you expect me to focus on? The other two were asleep! ^_
Part One of "Tirragen And Trebond"
A/N: I don't own the characters, or the song, "Alchemy Of Love" from the Tenchi Muyo! soundtrack. This is what might have happened if Alexander of Tirragen hadn't joined up with Duke Roger and died. If he had lived, maybe he and Alanna could have gotten a bit.. closer.. I know, not many fans of this couple (okay, none, except for me) but I'm doing it anyway. Deal. Lyrics jump around, because the song is too long for the fic. Character focus alternates between Alex and Alanna.
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Come to you across the divide
looking out a wrinkle in time
there is nothing less I would do
than stand up for truth.
----------
He sighed, watching the younger girl fight. She was a knight now, as was he. She had decieved the court- and him- for so many years. Alanna of Trebond was her name, and his was Alexander of Tirragen. They might as well have been opposites. Where she was sharp with her tounge and not afraid to speak her mind, he was quiet, shy even, and polite. They were friends, though.
Alex had become a knight two years ago. Alanna had become a knight that very same year.
As he watched her fighting on the practice courts with their mutual friend Gareth of Naxen (the younger), he found that he did admire her, quite a bit. He could never admit it to her face, but he admired her attitude, her finesse, her entire being. He would have said he loved her, but he knew that he couldn't admit that even to himself.
Sighing, he turned and walked away.
----------
In the cold dark ways of this lonely place
I will warm you, hold you
a gold shield glistens and your breath quickens
I stand close by over you.
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The match ended, and the red-headed lady knight bowed slightly to her opponent and friend, Gary, who did the same for her.
Turning to leave, she saw a dark sillhuette leaving before her. Pausing, she tried to figure out who it had been. She half-hoped that it wasn't one of her friends, but knew who it was almost instantly anyway. Alex.
"Was he here the whole time?" Alanna asked Gary, who nodded. "Great."
Her sarcasm was almost tangible. She hadn't wanted him to see her lose to Gary. She had held her own, but Gary was a lot bigger- and stronger- than she was.
Decidedly she strode faster to catch up with him.
----------
When the cold dark waves on the shores break
I'm around you, found you
a gold sword fires and night expires
a warm light surrounding you.
----------
Alex was barely out of the door and on his way back to his room from the practice yard when he heard her.
"Hey Alex, wait up!" Alanna called. He turned.
"Hi Alan.. Alanna." He still wasn't quite used to using her true name, or thinking of her as a girl; which was why the thought of liking her, like that, made him feel strange. He had held on to the hope that it would go away, that maybe it was just passing, but it wasn't. He loved Alanna of Trebond, and his realization made him flinch.
"Are you okay?" Her voice tore him out of his own thoughts as he faced her again, her violet-fire eyes burning into him, as though she could see into his soul. He almost shuddered but not quite.
"I'm fine." He replied, trying to smile, but was unsuccessful. She nodded.
"Okay."
Then she walked away, and he sighed with relief. Gary walked over, having seen the entire exchange, and gave him a look of pity.
"You love her, don't you?" The bigger knight asked. Alex was surprised that he knew, but nodded slowly.
"I... I guess.." Alex replied, wondering silently how he had gotten himself into this mess in the first place. She was with Jon anyway- all of their friends knew it, so why was he still attracted to her?
"Poor guy." Gary told him, "you know she loves Jon."
Alex nodded miserably and walked away.
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There is a chain of light out across the endless skies
and I see the energy that reflects me in your eyes
and keeps us both alive, and keeps us both alive.
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Alanna sighed. Her encounter with Alex had, for whatever reason, left her feeling a lot worse than she had felt before it, which, added to the pain from her bruises left by Gary, made her miserable. The worst part was that she had felt odd when she had talked to Alex. Her heart had been beating quicker than it ought to have been. She wasn't quite sure what was wrong with her, other than that she felt very strange around her friend. She cursed under her breath. Did she actually like Alex, that way? But, she loved Jon.
What was going on here? She wasn't quite sure what she was feeling, but she didn't like it one bit.
Did she love Alex?
It's all so confusing, she thought as she sat down on the edge of her bed, why can't I just put it behind me? Do I really love him? Can I?
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Evening and the shadows will come
to destroy what we have done
but always will the power of love
shine a light bright as the sun.
----------
His mind was made up. He knew what he had to do, although it frightened him something aweful.
Walking down the hall towards Alanna's quarters, he steeled himself for her rejection even as he was standing in front of the door.
Hearing footsteps behind him, he turned to see Gary walking up to him.
"You're going to tell her?" Gary's voice was disbelieving.
"I have to," he replied, "I just want to get it over with."
"I could tell her for you."
"No.." He paused. "This is something I have to do for myself."
With a shake of his head, Gary walked past him.
Finally, Alex knocked on the door.
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Two hands held strong and sure
with the power of one
reaching out past the walls
that can hold you.
----------
Alanna was thrown back into the real world and out of her musings when there came a knock on her door.
"Come in." She said tiredly. When the door opened, she looked up to see who it was.
Standing above her was dark-haired and -eyed, slim, tall Alexander of Tirragen. That woke her up instantly.
"Ala-Alanna, I need to talk to you." He said. Alanna felt the now-familiar thumping of her heart as it beat quickly, that strange love-feeling again. She swallowed.
"About what?" She asked, trying to remain calm. What was wrong with her?
"I think.." He paused, looking up at her, and then looked away before continuing. "I think I might... love you.."
Alanna gasped in shock, violet eyes widening. He what?
"Wh-what?"
"I love you." He repeated, looking quite torn.
"I..." She paused. Could she tell him? Of course she could, he felt the same way! "I think I feel the same."
Now it was his turn to be shocked. He had felt this way for so long, and she felt the same way?
"R-really?"
"Really." She assured him. He gaped at her.
She embraced him silently, and he couldn't say another word.
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We are guardians and warriors
come from somewhere to mind
what creates you and shapes
the Alchemy of Love.
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That was how Gary found them when he went to check on them, and no one answered his knock.
The two had fallen asleep, Alanna still embracing the pale, dark-haired boy.
Gary smiled.
They would be fine.
***FINI***
A/N: The last part was focusing on Gary, but who did you expect me to focus on? The other two were asleep! ^_