( So the next few chapters are just going to be dovoted to the kids getting to know each other over a week period. If your looking for story line progression this is not the time to be reading. I just feel that I need to flesh out the characters some and get them more involved with the Troll kids. Once this section is done I have some major plot points to push into play though! )
They had arrived the night before. His home or 'hive' as he called it was tall dark and grey, casting a forboding shadow on the tiny island it occupied. Part of the hive was underwater, the other half resided atop the craggy rock that formed the base. Not many words had been exchanged, except that she was sleeping in on of hte upper rooms, not to touch his stuff, or leave the room at all really. Not that it was much of a room. The walls were the same bleak grey inside and out. A bathroom connected on the side, altough it only had a toilet and a sink. The bed had originally been a big baisin filled with some kind of green ooze. After promptly edjucating him that she was in "No way in hell." gonna sleep in that mess he complied and tossed togather some blankets which looked more like random fabric and a few plush items he had laying around. It wasn't home, but it worked. Not that it bothered her. Win had always been a adventurer at heart. Bold and brash were only two of the b words you could use to describe her. Having been born middle caste she was use to a fairly average life style, that was until she met the princess and became friends. The memories of their meeting and fun times floated through her mind, sighing she stretched out on her make-shift bed. She had just begun to relax when heavy pounding on the door jerked her back to the concious relm. "The hell?" She asked getting up. "These damn trolls." Grumbling she opened the door. "Don't take so long next time I hate wwaiting." He scoffed in return to her un-amused expression, she seemed to wear it all the time.
When her hood was first removed Eridan had been stunned, expecting her to be yellow like her comrades he was surprised to see she had a light green tint to her skin. Her eays pointed in the same way, fluff and all, but her eyes were more angled, almost almond shaped, and a bright vivid green. "wwhat the hell am i suppose to feed you?" He asked. She turned around strutting back to her bed and plopped down. "You, serve me? What a laugh." She chuckled. "Sides you wouldn't be able to find MY kind of food around here." She nodded to her right. "servve you! hah! as if. I am eridan fuckin amporer! I serve no one. starvve for all i care." He twirled about and began to leave when she called out. "Wait!" He looked over his shoulder sneering. "yessss?" "O.K. so I am hungry, but I don't know what you have here so throw me a bone or something." She mumbled the latter portion rubbing her head. "you eat bones?" He asked a eyerow raised. "NO! It's a saying, you know, itmeans like...well... give me a clue, a hint. Some thing anything!" He chuckled and stepped forward. "wwell see if you can handle our food, if not you can take care of yourself." He shut the door, locked it back and took off. His feet tapping down the hall way. "Ugh!" She yelled when he was gone launching a cushion at the door. "Jerk!" She called out, doubting he could hear her. She curled up on her pallet awaiting his return. Eventually sleep over took her in a warm, sweet, haze.
He had gotten some of that disgusting Faygo, if she liked it he could get rid of it, along with some trollmen noodles. They were easy to make and tasted really good, if you didn't mind ten pounds of salt in your system that is. "i wwonder if they evven eat meat." he thought looking at the small dehydrated chunks of meat that floated about the noodles. "oh wwell if shes hungry enough, sides im not her baby sitter." He shifted the bowl to his left hand as he opened the door. In the short time he had been gone she fell asleep. How on earth they slept without slime, on dry, stiff covers no less, he would never know. (comma attack much? ) Sitting the bowl down along with the disgusting faygo he walked over to her, prepared to nudge her about violently with his foot. As he raised his leg to deliver the first blow he stopped and gazed at her for a bit. She was pretty in a unique way, he skin was a strange color, and those ears! But her face wasn't that bad looking, and she had a air about her that showed she didn't like to take crap. She reminded him of someone, but who? Peaceful yet having a wrath as great as the sea? It was then it hit him, she remninded him of Fef! "no wway!" He shook his head. No way she, or anyone for that matter, would be able to compare to Fef. EVen if she was gone now he still had hope. Always hope.
He shook her more gently than he intended, but still used his foot. "hey wwake up! i dont havve all the time in alternia." SHe moaned and rolled over. "Whaatt?" She asked blinking through groggy eyes. "i havve food. get up." He enunciated each word. Sitting up quickly she rubbed her eyes. "oh." She said. "yeah wwhatevver. foods ovver there, if you cant eat it tell me when i come back in the morning." He turned and began to leave once again when she stopped him. "Wait! Your going to be gone until tommrow? What do I do until then?" She asked. "im not here to entertain you, just gaurd you." He huffed and stomped out. She watched the door for a while the sighed and whent over to the table. It seemed to be some kind of noodle soup along with a orange colored drink in a bottle. She opeoned the bottle with a little difficulty and tasted the brevrage. It tickled down her throat, but had a pleasing taste, almost like the Nectaries fruit of her home planet. Next was the noodles, she stirred them up a bit before bringing the strange looking fork to her mouth, not that she knew to call it a fork. It was very salty, but good all the same. Shoving down her meal she finished the orange drink and let out a small burp. "That wasn't half bad." She spoke to the air. The air...how she missed the feel of the breeze already. It's natrual caress on her shoulders, blowing her hair across her face. "Come to me." She whispered and the air about her kicked up in response. Flowing around her body, through her fingers, she savored the feel. It wasn't a wild wind, un-tamed and ever changing, but it was still HER wind, and she loved the feel all the same. A thought occured to her, ht e princess had said to wait, not to fight. But wht if she didn't fight, what if she just ran away? She didn't wan't ot be here, locked in a room on a island that was so bleak even a blind Purien would cringe. Not to mention him. He was rude, arrogant and selfish. Having only known him two days she couldn't fully judge him, but she had seen enough. How had anyone ever put up with him? "Because they care." THe wind whispered to her. "But who would care about a selfish jerk?" She asked the wind responded again. "Every dark side has a light side. If you wait you will see, the careless rush in and miss the treasure in plain sight." She shook her head. Wind was telling her to stay here? COnfined and alone? It had never let her down before. But why tell her something so...un-wind like? She snorted at the thought, what did un-wind like even mean? She knew though, as well as she knew her element. Freedom. The word echoed and ached in her fought for a bit, her mind roaming to all the possibilities, but after a while her princess's words and the wisdom of her element won her over. Sighing she released the air she had summouned and slumpedIf he doesn't get any better..." She didn't finish her thought because she knew her mind was made up. Her freedom was in the choice to stay confined and serve her kingdom as best she could. By simply following and obeying.
Two days passed and in her brief conversations with him she began to see some good sides, although only slight. He was funny, honest, brutaully so. He had pride in all he did, earnest and hard working. And though he had so many faults everytime she tried to think of them something good popped up in it's stead. "Ugh!" She cried putting hre hands on either side of her face looking up to the ceiling. "Why do I keep thinking like this!" She didn't know if she was more mad that she liked him, or that wind had been right. "Well I don't like him like that." She thought, and that was true. But she did like him, like a annoying younger brother. How old was he even? Her thoughts were inturupted by the door opening and him bringing her lunch.
Jumping up she almost skipped over. "Hey! Your late today!" She teased. Plopping down into her chair ready to try the next strange meal he offered. "I've been busey..."He mummered looking tired. Instantly her heart reached out for him. "Want to talk about it?" She asked. He almost told her to mind her own bussiness, almost. Sitting down opisit her he put his head in his hands. "i havve this friend..." he began. Was he really gonna tell her about Fef? And his problems? The answer to that was a out standing yes as he opened his mouth again and let the whole story pile out. All from his un-requited love to her rejection as well as breaking their moriallengince. Whatever that was. She listened and nodded at all the right times, she patted his shoulder. She seemed to know just what to do. She even used a fish pun when consoling him! By the end of it she even had him laughing a little. "See it's not that bad! Plenty of fish in the sea!" She waggled her eyebrows earning another chuckle for her fish pun usage. "for a strangely large eared alien you arent half bad." he commented non-chalantly. "And your not to bad for a fishy alien either." She giggled. It hit him then. Like a ton of bricks, no TWO tons. She stood up quickly and turned to leave. "Did I do something wrong?" She asked. He paused then slammed the door leaving her alone. Tears welled up in her eyes, she didn't even know why she was sad, but she was. "You...YOU JERK!" She cried ater him. Wind had been wrong, dead wrong. She had finally began to trust him, to care for him. Stopping dead she shook her head. "Did I just say I care for him?" After a moment the first tear slid down followed by the second. "What's wrong with me?" She whispered. She wanted to hold him, comfort him, smack him when he said or do something stupid. She wanted him to suceed, her heart wanted that more than anything. Success, Safety and happiness. The three words bounced around in her mind as she fell to the floor, knowing she could never give him that.
The hole in his heart was aching, Fef had left him gaping in pain. He expcted to mourn forever, but this new girl came in so suddently and picked up his heart. Why her? She was a alien, the enemy to be worse! How could he have feelings like THAT for her. Was she really trying to take Fef's place. "cod dammnit!" He yelled kicking at a pile of wands he had in his room. How dare that girl, that THING intrude upon his feelings. She probably wasn't even in his class. "a loww blood im wwilling to bet." He mummered as he paced. His thoughts slowed as he thought about her warm smile as she talked to him. She felt so warm and secure. He could feel safe, let his gaurd down. He didn't have to be a high blood around her, he didn't have to be royalty. He could just be himself. Just Eridan. "and wwho the hell is that anymore." Sighing he he prepared for the evenings hunt, Fef still needed to feed her lusis and he needed to see her now more than ever. Or did he? Yelling once more he grabbed his things and left. Leaving the cold, lonely hive, and that warm lovely girl
(Ok so theres the first two! I'm doing them in random order save for the last pair. Have any requests? Let me know! And thanks for reading!)