After I had finally gotten past all of my memories and everything I had dueled a few people and they had lost their souls. I was happy about that!
So I went back to the City of Atlantis and I walked through the halls full of pillars except for the one that I had broken. When I returned standing by the pillar that I had broken was Valon.
"What do you want?" I ask irritated walking gracefully past him, but he followed me snickering.
"You know that you made Master Dartz mad by doing what you did. Don't you?" he says snickering.
I wanted to round on him and slap him right then and there. But I kept my feelings to myself and kept walking.
"I know, but I have given him more souls to awaken the Great Leviathan if you haven't noticed." I say smiling smugly. I heard Valon stop snickering and I heard him stop completely, so I turned around and looked at Valon who was standing a few feet away from me with a look of disbelief on his face.
"That was you!" he says pointing at me.
"YES! IT WAS ME!" I practically yell on top of my lungs. "Did you think it was someone else?"
"I thought it was Mai." he said and I swear I would have slapped him right then and there if I hadn't thought it over first and knew it would be a bad idea.
"It was me…" I say turning and walking away.
After I had gone a few feet I felt someone grab my arm. So I stopped as that person held my arm in place and I had silent tears running down my face as I knew that no one appreciated me. Only Master Dartz understood my pain…
"Ashton." said Valon who I guessed was holding onto my arm.
"What do you want?" I say turning my tear streaked face towards him.
He was still holding my arm still and I knew that he might not say anything. So I let tears run down my face once more, but this time I covered my face with my free hand as I cried.
"Ashton. Why are you crying?" he finally says.
"I'm not crying…" I say trying not to cry anymore, but it doesn't work.
He then all of a sudden he pulls my arm towards him and I end up in his embrace crying in his arms. I felt my face flush as he held me close trying to calm me down, but I cried even harder. It felt safe in his arms. Weird? I have never felt safe with anyone else except my…mother. When I thought about my mother I cried even harder because it just felt good to get it out.
"What is wrong, Ashton?" he asks taking one of his hands under my chin and making me look him in the face.
I didn't want to say anything because he then would leave me alone and go back to Mai who didn't appreciate him. All she wanted was power! She had looked at me like she wanted me! Like she wanted my powers! MY POWERS ARE A CURSE!
Then out of nowhere someone snapped their fingers in front of my face.
"Are you awake, Ashton?" says Valon snickering because he knew I was feeling better.
"Sorry! Lost in thought!" I say flushing in the face. He just chuckled at my face getting red.
"At least your not crying anymore!" he says more in character. I just playfully punch his arm and he laughs playfully.
"Don't hurt me!" he says chuckling.
"I will punch you if you don't stop!" I say realizing we are still close, so I get brighter red in the face.
He just laughs at my face a little more, so I did punch his arm, but this time a little harder.
"Ow!" he says rubbing his arm as he chuckles.
"I need to get back to Master Dartz!" I say trying not to stay there too long so he doesn't know how I feel.
He reluctantly lets me go, but before I am out of his arms I am pulled back against him quickly and suddenly and then he pulls me behind one of the great pillars.
"Shhhh…." he says and points down the way.
I see Master Dartz and Raphael walking down the way talking. So I stay quiet as we listen in on there conversation.
"We will make sure the Great Leviathan will have the Pharaohs soul, so he will be great!" says Raphael determined.
"You better! I want the Pharaohs soul even if it means loosing people in the process!" says Master Dartz angrily. I gasp and he turns toward the pillar I am behind with Valon and Valon covers my mouth and pulls me away from being seen and against him.
"What was that?" asked Master Dartz.
"I have no clue, Dartz. I think it was just the wind." says Raphael. I owe him one even though he doesn't know that it was me and I owe Valon one which doesn't sound like a good thing.
After they moved away Valon let my mouth go and we finally could breath.
"You owe me!" he says as he walks away chuckling.
"I know!" I say snickering and I knew that he was smiling as I said that.
That's all I will tell you… for now…