Grand Chase: Arrows and Daggers
Hello again! School is just about starting up, which either means that I'll have a lot of time for fan-fics or not enough…it depends on my off-periods. Anyway, enough talking, time to get on with it!
Chapter 2: Across the Sea
It was a few days after their fated meeting, and Lass and Lire were standing on the coast of Ellia. Lass looked at the small vessel they were planning to use to reach Bermisiah. "Hey Lire?" He asked suddenly.
"What is it?" Lire questioned back, looking out at the waves.
"Are you sure this thing'll fit us both?" He said, grimacing as he climbed into it.
"It'll be a tight fit, but just bear with it. When we get to Serdin, I'll be sure to sell this and buy a slightly bigger boat." While she was speaking, she was also trying to fit in the boat, and after half an hour, the archer and thief were able to find a comfortable position.
"I'll do the rowing, I owe you that much at least." Lass muttered, taking the oars and rowing out into the sea. "So, how long did it take you to get to the Ellia continent from Bermisiah?"
"It took me about two hours, but with the added weight, it could take considerably longer." Lire was curled up in a sort of fetal position at the front of the boat, so that Lass had as much room to row as possible. "And it's already past noon."
Lass nodded, "yeah, about 1:30 I'd say…" He rowed in silence for a few moments more, trying not to stare at Lire. She was so beautiful in her Mohican Armor, with the sun reflecting off of her skin.
Lire finally decided to break the silence, "do you remember anything else?"
Lass shook his head, "nope, the only thing I can think of is my name." He glanced into her fiery yellow eyes, and immediately averted his own piercing sapphire eyes away from hers.
Lire noticed but didn't say anything, just stared up into the clear blue sky, watching as the seagulls flew by.
After about four hours, Lass stopped rowing. "It feels like we're not going anywhere…even with the added weight, we should at least be able to see land by now."
Lire giggled, "So, you're too tired to row anymore?" She asked teasingly.
"You try rowing for four hours straight and see how your arms feel!" Lass shouted angrily, laying back. "Well, we can't do anything now, except wait until I rest a bit."
"We could try to switch, that way we might be able to hit land by nightfall." Lire said.
"How are we supposed to do that? We could hardly fit in the boat while we were on land, there's no way we'll be able to switch."
"I don't care, I'm going to try anyway," Lire stood up on the boat, which in turn caused the vessel to start tipping over. She screamed, getting Lass' attention, and he also stood up. The small boat capsized, throwing its passengers straight into the ocean.
"I told you we couldn't switch!" Lass growled, attempting to turn the boat back over, with minimal success. "Now get over here and help me with this."
Lire blushed from embarrassment and together with Lass, got the boat back into its original position. Lass was the first to climb in, getting rid of most of the water before helping Lire into it. He grabbed both of her hands, and pulled her up, causing her to land right on top of him. Needless to say, this position was quite awkward for them both, and Lire almost scrambled to get off, when Lass said, "Don't make any sudden movements, or you'll cause to boat to tip over again."
Lire did as instructed, as Lass continued, "Now, slowly lift yourself off, and get into that fetal position looking thing you were in before." However, a few minutes passed and Lire didn't move at all. "Lire?" No response, "you okay?"
"Lass…" She whispered, and then sat up, looking at the floor of the boat.
"What is it?" He asked, also sitting up. Lire stared deep into his eyes, and without a second thought, embraced the silver haired boy. He didn't know what to do, except to hug her back. That's when he noticed that nightfall had come and gone. He didn't care though; the only thing that mattered to him was the beautiful girl in his arms.
After about a minute, which seemed to last hours for them, they finally separated, and kissed in the moonlight.
Sniff So beautiful…Ahem, anyway, that was a good chapter, don't you think? However, the two are about to find that love is a hard thing to keep in the world of Grand Chase, as they will find out when they hit land in Bermisiah! Till then!