The Elvin World: The Beginning Chapter 3: Meet Hawåis and Easten, an elfquest fanfic

YEAH ME! Writers block is gone! Praise the Lord!

I have to thank FallinAngelGirl for the – cough – "inspiration"

FallinAngelGirl – HEY!?! I helped you!

Pirate Slayer – I know that! – under-breath- Geez… who do you think I am?! God… what a creep…

FallinAngelGirl – WHAT WAS THAT!?!?

Pirate Slayer – Nothing…

FallinAngelGirl – Okay, okay, can we start the story now? Please?

Pirate Slayer – Okey dokey artichokey! Lets go!

Before I start I want to thank the people who reviewed my story and gave me some advice! Hopefully this chapter will be easier to read!

-Sorry about the earlier chapters and how hard they were to read-

:'(

Okay, here is a little summary of what the chapter is going to be about. It's about Hawiås and he "discovers" Tåhiliå. Ohhhhh… exciting!!!

Well… okey dokey.

Here we go!

"Hurry up, Hawiås!"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming! Just wait a sec."

"Where were you? Staring at the volcano again?" asked Easten in a mocking tone, "Do you still want to be a Lava elf?"

"NO! Well… maybe. I mean, being a Water elf has its limits, but if you are a Lava elf you have an endless amount of resources to use your abilities…"

"What are you talking about?! There is water everywhere! Are you… -ugh- You're impossible! –sigh- Come on, we're going to be late for the game."

"Okay, coming! Let me grab a few snacks first!"

-announcer- And the Krakatowa Lava elf team has the ball and are heading down the field toward the goal and Flamean shoots and… SCORES! As the buzzer calls game. Krakatowa Lava elf team beats the Tsunami Water elf team 3-to-2. This is Lammen, sports broadcaster, signing off, and make sure to stay tuned next week to catch the Blizzard Ice elf team when they go against the Hurricane Wind elf team in element ball! (echo) ...

"Wow… that was a great game. I told you the Krakatowa team would win!"

"Okay, okay. Geez Hawiås, you don't have to rub it in," mumbled Easten.

"Okay fine, but I won the bet... so, we go to the volcano!"

"… Fine…" –mumbles to self- why did I even do a bet! I knew that the Krakatowa team was good, but THAT good. –ugh-

"Wait Hawiås! Do you even know where you're going?! Wait up! Hawiås!"

"What! Wait… Easten… EASTEN!! Where are you? Easten!"

-heard as an echo- "Hawiås? Where are you!? HAWIÅS!"

-thinking- Oh, no. I honestly have no idea where I am… -gulp- -sees 'light' farther in the forest- Wait… if that a town! –sigh- I'm saved!

-light flashes out-

Crap! What do I do now!?

-light flashes back on-

Wh… what? I'm confused…

-light flashes out-

As Hawiås starts to walk towards the 'light' he hears screaming. Scared of what was happening if front of him he opens his water bottle and makes a water 'ball' and starts walking with more of a purpose towards the light.

"Hiiiiiiyyyyyyyaaaaaa! Hiyaaaaaa! Hi-AHHHHHHHHHHHH" screamed Tåhiliå as she trained. It had been two months since she was treated by Oceane and she had gained her strength back fast and lost a lot of weight. Now she was in shape and getting stronger everyday. Soon she was going to pass Oceane; at least that's what Oceane said.

-crack- -creek- -Tåhiliå thinking- Oh no! I have to get back to the cottage! Um… what was that spell… oh yeah! –whispered that was unable to heard- taheil. a spell to return to where ever (in this case the cottage) in a flow of lava

When Hawiås finally got to the clearing where Tåhiliå had been training all he saw was burn mark and burning trees. He was confused, but when he looked around he saw a stretch of burn marks and followed it.

As Tåhiliå was flowing home she heard footsteps following her so she split her flow into three pieces and they all flowed in very complicated paths through the deep and dark parts of the forest.

As Hawiås was following the burnt path he had no idea where he was and when it split into three different paths he decided to turn around and head home. Where ever home is. He was completely lost, but he knew if he could find the burnt clearing that he could find his way home.

After four and a half hours of aimlessly wandering around the forest he found his way back to civilization and figured out the Easten thought he was dead and was heading towards his house, on the beach, to tell his parents the news. Luckily Hawiås caught up with him before he got there and they went down to the beach and skipped rocks until the sun had gone below the horizon and into the ocean…

The next day Hawiås went back to the forest, leaving a trail, and went back to the site where he found the burn marks, but this time he watched where he stepped to make sure not to step on any sticks or logs. If he was lucky he felt that he could see the person who was screaming in the clearing. When he got to the clearing he saw that no one was there but there was a few new burn marks and more burning twigs and trees, but this time there were footprints in the 'path' of burn marks that he found yesterday. He wanted to follow them but he did not have the necessary supplies to be gone all day. He went home and decided to leave before dawn and follow the path that he left the day before.

"Oceane! Oceane! Oceane, help! Someone almost saw me! Oceane!"

-moan- "What is it Tåhiliå? Are you okay?"

"Someone almost SAW ME!"

"WHAT?!?! WHERE!? WHY?! HOW!?"

"Someone almost saw me training at the clearing earlier today. I had to turn into LAVA to get back here without being followed!

"WHAT!?! How could you… wha… how… huh… lava? When did you learn how to do that?"

"You taught it to me last week, but I hadn't done it right until yesterday."

"Oh yeah… well THAT'S good. –sigh- I'm just glad you're okay and you weren't followed."

-thinking- Okay… who are you and what have you done to Oceane?

"Let's eat to your… our good luck. –sigh- I was out late last night… could you make some sandwiches or something? That… would… be… -snore-"

"Yeah, sure…"

-walks over to kitchen-

"Um… Oceane, where are the sunflower seeds… Oceane?"

-hears heavy breathing from other room-

"Okay then… Oh! Here they are in the "Caltite" remember Caltite means 'the seed of power' in the Elvin language drawer. Mmmm… there are water, lava, ice, wind… hmmm… the water seeds sound good. I'll put them on my sandwich only… I don't know it Oceane likes sunflower seeds. Hm… I didn't know that sunflower seed could grow in lava and ice… interesting…"

-shakes Oceane-

"Oceane… hey Oceane, wake up… the sandwiches are ready. Oceane, Oceane!"

"Huh? Oh, yeah… the sandwiches… thanks."

As Tåhiliå picks up her sandwich a 'sunflower seed' fell out and onto her plate. Oceane glanced down and saw the Caltite seed. Her mouth fell open and she stared for a second then snapped back to attention.

"Wait Tåhiliå! Don't eat that sandwich!"

To late. Tåhiliå had already eaten a bite of her sandwich.

-after eating a Caltite seed the elves markings that the elf has on their arms start to recede, very painfully, and they come back in a different pattern that defines the new type of elf the elf has become-

Tåhiliå screamed in agony then fainted. Oceane saw her markings starting to recede under her shirt. Oceane carried up Tåhiliå up to her room and set her in her bed. Then she went down to the kitchen, got a big bowl and filled it with cool water and grabbed a cloth. She knew that it was going to be a long day. After about twelve hours Oceane saw the new markings coming down Tåhiliå's arms, she knew only about three hours were left before Tåhiliå came around.

-Three Hours Later-

"Ugh… Mom are you there?"

"Tåhiliå… it's okay. You ate a Caltite seed and now…"

-snapped to attention- " 'Now' what?! Oceane…"

"Um… you… you're… a… Water elf…"

"WHAT?!? Huh… Wh… what does that mean… Oceane…"

"I'll give you some spells tomorrow and then you can go down to the waterfall to practice."

"Oh… okay… Can I have the spells now? I want to look at them before I fall asleep."

"Hawiås, can you go to the river and get some fish for dinner? Thanks a ton."

"Okay mum, I'll be back at seven!"

Now, Tåhiliå had already been practicing at the river where Hawiås is going. While heading to the river Hawiås heard something other than the waterfall and the rush of the water. He heard… a girl… He did not want to scare the girl so he was careful where he stepped and also when he got close enough he started crawling and then hid under a bush. While there he was watching a beautiful girl who was controlling the water like nothing he had seen before. He was frozen with awe. Then his nose started to itch. Oh no! He thought; I'm allergic to this bush! I'm going to… to AAAAAHHHH… AAAAAAHHHH… AAAACCCHHOOOOOO!!!

Startled, Tåhiliå hid behind a rock that was a big as their cottage. When Hawiås finally got control of his sneezing he peeked behind the bush again and saw that no one was there. Where did that girl go? I swear that someone was there… I don't know what to think now… I should just get the fish and go…

When Tåhiliå heard the footsteps of the stranger walking away she got up out of her hiding place and ran home. "Oceane, Oceane! OCEANE!!!"

"What! What is it Tåhiliå!"

"A… a person saw me today! At the river. When I heard them walking away I ran home… I… I'm scared!"

"It's okay… I don't hear anyone so I think were safe… for now. We are lucky this time, but now I have to go and pay the TEAL a little visit…" –evil grin-

"Easten, Easten! EASTEN!"

"Whoa… dude, what is it?"

"I –gasp- saw a girl…"

"Well, obliviously! There are girls everywhere." –mumbles- Geez… I thought it was important. –sigh-

"It wasn't here! It was at the waterfall on the river! And… and she was really pretty! AND se was standing on the water… she was a Water elf!" –sigh-

-not paying attention, until after the Water elf part- "WHAT!?! A Water elf girl that far into the woods… are you sure? I…"

"Yeah, I'm sure… but… I scared her off when I sneezed… I was allergic to the bush I was hiding in…" –starts to blush-

"You would do that. Was she pretty?"

"Yeah…" –gets goofy look on face-

"You like her! Hawiås is in love! Hawiås is in love! … AND you scared her away! –ugh- I can't believe you scared her away!" –sigh- "You would do that…"

"She was amazing at controlling the water. She would move her hand and the water would follow it like I don't know, a puppy. It was amazing! She was so pretty, but it was dark in the woods and I couldn't make out her face. I was there before dawn, so it looked like she was… I don't know what she was doing… anyway she was in front of the sun and I saw he silhouette and…" –sigh-

"Lets go there."

"What?"

"Lets go back to the waterfall and see if we can find her again!"

"I don't know… I mean she might not even be back there until tomorrow…"

"Scarediy fish! Scarediy fish! Hawiås if a scarediy fish!"

"Okay, okay stop. I'll go, but on one condition. We leave tonight and camp out there to see what bushes we can hide in and we have to be very quite. Got it?"

"Yeah sure, whatever. What do we need to pack?"

"You'll never catch me you losers! Come on you can go faster than that can't you!"

"Quick," yell the Commander, "get her…" –panting very hard-

"Sir, are you okay?"

"Yes. Now go get Oceane!"

"Sir, I'm reporting back from the pursuit squad."

"Yes, Lieutenant."

"Oceane disappeared. We were following her very closely then she just disappeared. We have the canine unit out there as we speak Sir."

"Good. Report back in o-seven-hundred."

"Yes, Sir!"

"I got a good hale today. One vase and a Vegochi painting."

"That's nice." –sigh-

"What's wrong?"

-puts fake smile on- "Nothing. Can I have some new techniques to go over? I'll practice them tomorrow at the waterfall."

"Yeah sure. I already put some in your room."

"Thanks."

As Tåhiliå walks up to her room she sees a pile of old newspapers. On the cover she sees a box that Oceane has on the mantle above the fireplace.

–article-

MISSING!

The locked box that contains all of the King Emos' techniques.

It is said that the illustrious Oceane has stolen the box.

Luckily King Emos still has the technique to open the box.

There is a great reward to the elf that can bring the box back…

WANTED

Oceane, fastest elf in the world.

Type: Unusual Sun elf

Hair: Black

Eyes: Purple

Lives: unknown, maybe forest

If any information is known contact the place.

"Whoa. I didn't know that Oceane was… I don't know, so well known. Um… Oceane?"

"Yeah? What is it Tåhiliå?"

"Um you know the box that you have on the mantle… where did you get it?"

"Oh… um… you know, the usual places. I can't remember."

"Oh… okay." I have to get to that box. I've got to see what's inside. I'll do it before I leave to go to the waterfall.

"Okay… do we have everything? Hawiås, HAWIÅS!"

"Huh? Oh, yeah. Let's go. You told your mum that we were going to go hunting, right?"

"Yeah, you?"

"Yep. Okay, let's go."

"Wait! Do you have a camera? I don't. Okay good. Now we can go."

Easten had never been in this part if the forest and he was a little scared. "Hawiås…" he whispered, "are you sure where we're going?"

"Yeah. I have been on this path a hundred times and never gotten lost."

"Okay…" replied Easten, although he still felt uneasy.

When they got to the clearing they didn't see anyone so they set up camp a few yards behind a big tree. They set up their cameras by the waterfall where Hawiås saw the girl before and waited and waited and waited. Eventually they fell asleep and before they knew it, it was a half hour before dawn. They took their positions in the bushes, ones they weren't allergic to, and waited. A minute before dawn the girl appeared. Easten was blown away at the beauty of the girl that Hawiås saw the day before. Before they knew what was happening the girl had stripped down to her bra and underwear. Dumbfounded Hawiås and Easten just stared; then she started her training.

Tåhiliå was uneasy when she went to the waterfall. She had taken the box and she hid it in her room, under her bed. She knew that if Oceane found out she would have her head, also when she was training she felt that she was being watched, but she shrugged the feeling away. The boy had come yesterday at around noon. He had the same markings on her arms; he was a Water elf. She didn't know why he was there, but she new that she had to leave an hour or so before noon, just to be safe. When she got to the waterfall, she stripped down to her bra and underwear and started training. She practiced making water balls of various sizes and she practiced making shields with the water. She moved her arm up and around and the water followed. She would twirl around and the water would create a semi-circle around her that went to the surface of the water. While making a volcano out of water she had the odd feeling that she was being watched again, and as if just to confirm her suspicions she thought she saw a flash of a camera in one of the bushes. Out of curiosity she took a step closer and saw the bright clothes of a young boy trying to make a name for himself. She, furious that she was being watch and photographed, made a ball of water and captured the boy in it. Screaming she pulled the ball out to the middle of the river. Watching him trying to get air made her feel satisfied with her work. Then something unexpected happened. She felt that she had been shot with… an arrow? She looked behind her and saw a very scared boy looking at her with a bow in his hand. "What do you want!" she snarled.

"Please, just put Hawiås back. He's running out of air!"

"And what do I care if he dies. Both of you were spying on me! I'm sorry, but I'll have to kill you too."

"Mmmm! Mmmm! MMMMMM!!!"

"What do you want!" said Tåhiliå as she shot Hawiås an evil glare.

She lowed the water ball so that his face was exposed and as he gasped for air she got his camera in another water ball. "What were you doing with this?" snapped Tåhiliå as she made the water ball holding the camera turn slowly to ice. "No! Please, save the camera!" wailed Hawiås, "don't hurt Easten either!" "And why not? May I say, you were invading MY person privacy, and you were taking pornographic pictures! Of me!" as Tåhiliå said that her face filled with anger and the water balls turned into ice a little more. The ice was slowly flowing up the water ball. Hawiås knew that if the water turned completely to ice, he was a goner. "W… wait! I… I'll delete the pictures if you let me go."

"And why should I believe you? Why can't I just destroy the camera along with the pictures?

"Because… this will give you greater satisfaction…"

"A, wrong!" yelled Tåhiliå, as the ice grew farther up the water.

"Wait!" Now it was Easten's turn to speak, "You can destroy the camera, but put Hawiås back! Ju… Just think about…"

"Hmmm… okay. Thinking, thought, fine. BUT you tell anyone about his and I'll hunt you down. Literally."

"Okay… just let us go."

Tåhiliå decided to go along with their plan, but decided not to stay around. The moment Hawiås' feet touched the ground she was sprinting in the direction on their cottage and getting dressed at the same time. She decided that when Oceane asks her what she did while she was "out" that she would leave that part out. She had enough drama for one day and didn't want Oceane to think that they had to change the location, again She liked where they were now. Geez, she thought, what have I done to deserve this… Oh, well. I'm kind-of –yawn- tired… if I can make it to my… room… I'll… be… happy… before she knew it she was asleep in the forest; the day's training really wore her out.

"Hey, Hawåis. Are you okay?" Easten asked, so nervous his voice shook.

"Yeah, I'm fine… just a little… " he paused as he looked for the right word, " a little traumatized!"

"You want to go after her?" Easten asked excitedly. It was obvious to Hawåis that Easten thought that the girl was cute.

"You want to go after the person that tried to kill us… me!? Are you insane?! You've gone insane!"

"No, I haven't gone insane. I want to she if we can she where she lives…" A lopsided sly grin spread across his face. "You never know… she might like you back… BUT if you don't want to go I understand…" His grin was still on his face.