Ok now, here comes another chapter.

DISCLAIMER: Obviously, I do not own Deltora Quest at all.

Chapter 3: Being Followed

"Are you sure you don't want me to heal you?" asked Liefer.

"Yes honey, I'm sure," replied Jazzy.

"Are you really, really sure?"

"Yes for the millionth time. You should only use your healing powers when the injury is deadly."

"Okay, fine."

Lief looked at his other self and asked, "Do you really have healing powers?"

Liefer nodded. "Yeah," he said.

Jasmine stopped abruptly.

"Hmm…do you hear something Jasmine?" asked Lief.

Jasmine all of the sudden started walking fast.

"The trees are telling me that something and someone is following us," she said as everybody caught up to her pace. "One is tall and stern, moving faster than we are, sniffing at our sent as though he were a beast," Jasmine lowered her voice, "and the other two are nearly catching up to us."

"There are three that are following us!" asked Barda in a loud whisper.

Jasmine nodded. Linda raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm…how close exactly are the two that are catching up to us?" she asked.

"Perhaps a few paces away," answered Jasmine.

"Okay then stop walking," Linda stopped. Everyone stopped.

"But why?" asked Jasmine.

"Ssh," said Linda, placing a finger on her lips, "wait."

Who are you and what are you doing following us? Linda asked, using her power of telepathy.

We're sorry! It's just us! Replied two, familiar voices, a male and a female.

And who exactly is 'us'? You better show yourself. Linda turned around and so did everybody else. Two figures stepped out from behind a tree.

"Tira?" said both Barda and Barder in unison.

"Dain?" said both Jasmine and Jazzy in unison. Lief, Jasmine and Barda went silent...then they jumped back screaming.

"No way! Dain is alive!" shouted Jasmine, pointing at Dain. "And what is worse, Dain and Tira are holding hands!"

"And so what if we are holding hands?" asked Dain. Tira nodded in agreement.

Jazzy walked up towards Dain and asked, "What in the nine hells are you two doin' here?"

Dain and Tira babbled, trying to think up of an excuse.

"And don't even think about lying," said Jazzy said, a threatening frown appearing on her lips. The two stopped babbling.

"We heard that you guys were going on another adventure through dimensions," began Dain.

"And Dain and I thought of following you," said Tira.

"Well, it is okay if you, Dain, came along but Tira…" Jazzy began.

"Don't start it Jazzy," interrupted Tira. "I know I'm nothing but a mortal," Tira then wrapped her arms around Dain's arm and continued, "but as long as Dain here protects me them I'm alright."

Dain smiled, looked at Tira and nodded. "Mm-hm."

Tira made a small grin and laid her head on Dain's shoulder. Jasmine, Lief and Barda's top of their bodies moved back a little. They had open smiles of shock and they laughed nervously, not used to the sight of Dain and Tira together.

"Well then, if that's the case you two should join us," suggested Liefer. "Come along."

"But what about the other that is following us?" asked Marilen, a hand on her stomach.

"Then we will travel through air," answered Ranesh. "Then for sure the stalker will lose our sent."

"The air?" asked Barda. "But how?"

"Remember? We are-" Linda began.

"Ah yes. Witches and wizards you are," interrupted Barda. "But then, what of us? We cannot fly." He pointed to himself, Lief and Jasmine.

Jazzy said, "Oh yes you can." The three stared at her as yellow mist covered her hands. She stretched her arms out to her sides. Suddenly, a strong gush of wind blew. Using her magic, Jasmine made the wind gather at the three companions' feet. The wind lifted from the ground, lifting Jasmine, Lief and Barda with it. Jazzy stretched out her hand towards the wind and grabbed mid-air, as if she was holding onto an invisible rope.

Suddenly, glowing, yellow wings with black covering the top part of the feathers grew from her back. Liefer grew red, glowing wings. Barder grew green, glowing wings. Linda grew, glowing sky blue wings. Ranesh grew white wings with silver glowing. Marilen grew white wings with brown covering the top part of the feathers. Marilen's wings too, were glowing. Dain grew blue wings, darker ones then Linda's, which glowed as well.

"What about you Tira?" asked Jasmine, "Are you not a witch?"

"Unfortunately, I'm a mortal," replied Tira. Swiftly, she wrapped her arms around Dain's neck and continued, "but at least I get to hold onto Dain while we fly!" Dain smiled and wrapped his arms around Tira's waist in return. Lief, Jasmine and Barda looked away with slightly disgusted expressions.

All took flight. Jazzy held on tight to the invisible rope of wind, dragging the three companions as if they were on a kite and Jazzy was taking control.

There, finished my third chapter. I thought to make Dain and Tira like each other to push things up a notch. I was giggling whenever I was writing about those two! Don't get mad at me or whatever. This is fanfiction. I can stretch my imagination!