Alright, so I've got this and my Alistair FF up.. I'm trying to figure out how I want to write Lara.. its a little off on both. I'm hoping if I play the games again I'll pick up some Lara Language :) For the 2013 Lara its definitely new to have stabbing and swearing.. Miss Croft you have picked up some interesting habits on this Island.. little tattered and torn but basically stronger. :) Alas, heres my attempt at hooking you guys into a story you might want to read.
Disclaimer: Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics own this wonderful series now. I'm deeply jealous. :( I make not a single ounce of anything. My currency is reviews. I thrive on nice people out there in Internet Land reading my stuff :)
'Thank you, Lara.'
She offered him a quick smile and went back to working on his hand.
'I know with all you've been through this doesn't seem like a lot.. thanks for caring'
'It's okay'
No, it's not okay..
Alex let his mind wander over the fact she would probably never return his affections. She was fast becoming a woman formidable. While he was.. what was Alex becoming? Nothing.
That's what he'd always viewed himself as: A Nothing.
Nothing Lara would ever be interested in.
Nothing Lara would ever settle for being with.
Nothing Lara would notice for all his trying.
Nothing Lara couldn't live on without.
Sam had been among those who'd tried to bolster up his self esteem before they left for this trip. Telling him that he was a nice guy, and contrary to popular belief.. girls didn't always go for the bad boy. That most of them wanted a guy like Alex. He'd found that a little hard to believe. Especially now. Lara was bound to realize she was way beyond a guy like him to reach.
'There..'
She tugged the ends of the fabric softly, neatly tucking them into the folds over his palm so that they didn't unravel further.
'All patched up, ready to hack through the jungle and rescue any damsels in distress.' She smiled warmly.
'Yeah' Alex muttered 'With my luck they'll have already rescued themselves by the time I get there.' his gaze shifted from Lara quickly to the ground with a small smile across his features.
Lara frowned at that remark.
'Alex, you can't keep thinking of yourself like- '
Thunk!
An arrow whizzed by Alex's head and lodged right into the tree trunk next to him. It startled him into scrambling from his purchase on the fallen log falling straight onto his behind.
Whilst Lara however, accustom to the constant fray, had moved swiftly to grab and ready her makeshift bow and arrows she'd left lying against the tree in case an attack, like this, should occur.
She had notched an arrow and was holding the bow steady. Aimed directly at the head of the assailant.
Releasing the arrow as a warning shot she quickly readied another as that one barely grazed the side of his face. The Scavenger exchanged a worried look between the arrow now stuck in the tree next to him and the girl who had another prepared to fire, who knew where it would end up this time.
'You would be wise not to test my patience..' she warned with conviction flowing through her words.
'I will not willingly miss my mark a second time..'
The Scavenger shot his hands into the air. Perfectly okay with giving up. He decided against testing her.. a wise choice.
Whew! There you go.. I hope the Alex comment was cute as well as capturing the Peeta-esque talent he has for self deprecating humor. I have trouble writing Alex.. he didn't have nearly enough time in the game.. I won't call spoilers for anything in the game. Best to let you discover it the way Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix wanted it to be done :) Let me know, is it worth continuing?
