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Chapter 1 Part III: Ivor's an Idiot

Winter gazed up at the stature that bore her name, her crimson orbs filling up with tears as she unconsciously reached towards her back hoping that she would feel the soft feathers of her wings, but she felt nothing but air. She could hold her tears back no longer and teardrops began to spill off her cheeks in small rivers. Her ears twitched as she heard footsteps coming closer and she covered her mouth, hoping that she could muffle her sobs, but to no avail.

"Oi! What the he-are you crying?" Winter turned around to see Ivor and Hugo staring at her with confusion and...concern?

"Why the hell are you crying halfa?" Ivor asked not unkindly and Hugo elbowed him, "Don't call her that!" He scolded before glancing at Winter again to see her trying to wipe the tears away, "Are you ok Winter?"

The half-demon smiled at Hugo, "I'm fine Hugo and thank you for worrying guys." She chirped while Ivor choked, "I'm not worried abo-GAH!" He was cut off as a bucket sailed through the air and hit him in the back of the head. The three looked over to see a pissed Erinn walking towards them, "Ivor!" She growled as said teen flinched, "Did you make Winter cry?"

"He didn't make me cry Erinn." The halfa said while immediately stepping in front of the two cowering boys while smiling at the protective teen, "I was just caught up in some memories." Erinn went quiet before shooting the two shivering boys a glare, "Alright, but I've got my eye on you two." She then turned to Winter, "Let's go home, I made some chicken broth for supper." With that Erinn dragged the younger girl away, leaving two shaking boys behind.

~ The Next Day ~

Winter woke up to the sound of birds chirping and small children playing. She got up and quickly pulled on her cotton trousers and a blue t-shirt that Erinn had given her. She glanced down at the pair of boots before wrinkling her nose, she preferred to walk barefoot then to wear those deathtraps called shoes. Winter walked over to the cracked mirror and picked up the small wooden brush, "I wonder if I should cut it?" She asked herself while brushing her waist-length hair.

A knock at the door caught her attention, "Come in." Erinn walked in with suspicion and confusion written all over her face, "Ivor wants to talk to you." Winter felt confused, why did he want to talk to her of all people? He acted like he couldn't stand to be near her, so why?

"Ok, tell him I'll be down in a minute." Erinn nodded before smiling, "Ok, but make sure to have a bite of breakfast." Winter smiled back, "Definitely." With that the teen left and Winter quickly finished up before rushing downstairs to see Ivor waiting for her, "Ivor?" She asked, inwardly smirking as she caught him staring at Erinn. Ivor jumped in surprise before coughing in embarrassment, "O-oi, I need to speak to you."

Winter raised an eyebrow, "Here or outside?"

"Outside halfa." Cue a wooden spoon smacking him in the face and Erinn growling, "Don't call her that you swine!"

Ivor grumbled while rubbing his cheek before walking outside and around the side of the wooden house with Winter right behind him. "So," Winter started as Ivor hesitantly met her gaze, "what did you want to talk about?"

~ A Few Minutes Later ~

"You want me to help you impress your father?" Winter asked in a deadpan voice while Ivor glared at her with determination.

"Yes."

"You're an idiot." Ivor's glared hardened, "Fine! I'm going whether you're coming or not!" He then stomped towards the entrance of the village while Winter just watched with wide eyes, "Oh shit. He's serious." She quickly ran back into the house, grabbing her silver sword and rushing after the idiotic teen.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Ivor nodded, not saying a word as they saw Hugo leaning on the fence that led straight into monster territory.

"Oi! Hugo!" Said teen looked over to see Ivor and Winter, "Oh, hey Ivor and...Winter?" He asked confused as the two walked straight by him, "We'll be back by dusk, don't tell anyone where we're going." Hugo just blinked as the two continued down the dirt trail, "….ok?"

~ Hours Later ~

"Damn. Now Erinn's going to be worried out of her mind." Winter grumbled as she looked towards the setting sun, "We've been gone all day."

"Quite whining, we're here." Ivor snapped and hid his flinch at the sight of those irritated crimson orbs that glared furiously at him, "The landslide's somewhere in these woods, apparently." He said and Winter straightened up as she felt a chill run down her spine. 'What was that?' She thought, but quickly snapped out of it when Ivor started up the dirt trail.

When they reached the end where it led off into two paths, Winter felt her breath leave her. It was the Celestial Train, or at least part of it. Ivor must have noticed her shocked expression, "Oi, what're you lookin' at? There's nothing but a fallen tree." She ignored him and he sighed, "You're such a weirdo. Anyways, if you wanna keep lookin' at the tree then ok, but I'm going on ahead." And he chose the left path and disappeared around the curve of the trail.

Winter slowly approached the train with caution before climbing the steps and pulling on the door. It was wedged tight and wouldn't budge an inch, "C'mon stupid door!" She growled and yelped as she let go too soon and fell down on to the ground with a grunt. She bared her teeth at the stubborn door, but sighed and got up while brushing the dirt off of her behind. Winter made her way over to the left path and quickly followed, not wanting to deal with Ivor's ire anymore since she was probably already going to get quite the tongue lashing from Erinn and her grandfather.

She never noticed the glowing pink orb zooming towards the train, "That was really weird." A high-pitched voice said, "It was almost as if she could see the Starflight Express..."

After passing a sign that said, 'Ahead lies Stornway." Winter finally caught up to Ivor, "Fuck!" He snarled, catching her off guard and she stayed quiet as he ranted, "This if really fucking bad! What are we going to do if Stornway can't reach us to deliver produce or any other necessity! I failed everyone!"

"Ivor..." Winter tried, but he just shook his head, "We'll never be able to move this and-fuck!" Her roared, picking up a stone and throwing it at the wall of dirt and rubble.

"Hellooo?! Is someone there?" A voice from the other side yelled and both teens froze, "If you're there, please say something!"

"Hey!" Ivor yelled back with hope in his voice, "I'm Ivor from Angel Falls and I'm here with my friend Winter!" The ex celestian smiled at the comment, but chose not to tease the guy.

"Finally! Someone from Angel Falls! We're soldiers from Stornway!" Winter and Ivor grinned at each other, "King Schott sent us to clear the landslide!"

"We must tell the others immediately!" Ivor yelled in excitement, but was interrupted by the soldier, "Wait! There's an urgent matter we need to ask you about!"

"What is it?!" Winter asked loudly to make sure that they heard her, "Do you two happen to know if a lass by the name of Patty made it to your village just after the earthquake?!"

Before either could answer the soldier continued, "She works at an inn in Stornway, but she took off one day for Angel Falls and we've heard nothing of her since!"

"Patty? Never heard of her!" Ivor yelled and Winter thought on it, "If she tried to come here after the earthquake, then...Ivor?" She asked and he turned towards her, "Yeah?"

"Is there any other path that leads into Agel Falls that she could have taken?" Ivor froze as his face turned a pale white, "Y-yeah, but no one dares to take that path."

"Why?" She asked and the feeling of dread pooled in her gut.

"It's called the Hexagon and everyone that has gone through there, never comes out." He whispered with an audible gulp. He quickly shook his head and yelled out to the soldiers, "There's no way a woman would dare go in there alone, so she must be somewhere else!"

"Alright, well then could you two just relay to your village that the road will be open soon?!"

"We will, thank you!" Ivor replied before turning to Winter with a grim look on his face, "If she did in fact go through there, she's dead." Winter said nothing, but nodded, "Let's go tell everyone what we learned." And the two were off back towards the village.

When the two arrived back at their village, both were immediately bombarded by Ivor's father and Erinn and neither were happy.

"You shouldn't have followed him on such a stupid quest!" The violet-haired girl growled as she handed Winter a steaming bowl of soup, "You two could've been outnumbered by monsters and injured, or worse!" Winter hung her head as she sipped at her warm soup, "I'm sorry Erinn, but I had to know." The older girl hugged her, "I know, but promise me you won't do anything like that again."

"I can't promise you that Erinn, but I'll definitely be more careful."

"That'll do for now." Erinn said before walking up the stairs, "Goodnight Winter."

"Goodnight Erinn."

The next morning Winter walked downstairs to see Erinn sitting at the table while looking out the window. Winter immediately thought back to when she told the girl about Patty.

"Patty?" Erinn asked and Winter nodded, "Yeah the guards said that she runs an inn in Stornway, but she left towards Angel Falls a few days after the earthquake."

"Maybe she knew my father..." The older girl trailed off and seeing the confusion on the other girl's face, she continued, "My father used to work at an inn over in Stornway, but I'm not for sure if they even met."

After telling Erinn about the route that this Patty woman could have taken, the older girl shut the idea of finding the woman away and told Winter to stay the hell away from the Hexagon.

"Hey, Erinn?"

"Hmm?" The girl responded with a dazed look on her face.

"I'm going out for the day." At this, Erinn turned to her with narrowed sky-blue eyes, her thick eyelashes making them look even more narrow, "Just around the village to see if anyone needs any help, like farmer Bently." Winter quickly said, not wanting to hear the older girl's rant, knowing that she was going to do the complete opposite.

Erinn stared her down before nodding, "Ok then, have a great day and make sure to drink plenty of water because it's going to be a hot day and don't forget to come by and get some lunch too." Winter nodded and grinned as she walked out, "I'll see ya later Erinn!"

"Have a great day!" Erinn chirped and Winter felt relief as the spark return to her friend's eyes.

As she closed the door behind her, Winter darted to the side of the house and smiled as she uncovered some brush to find her sword. She was going to find this Patty woman whether she was dead or alive and Winter hoped for the latter, but she knew that Erinn would have none of it. It was her duty as a celestrian and nothing would stop her, not even Erinn, who had become like an older sister to her.

With a bitter feeling in her gut and a not in her throat, Winter quickly and quietly snuck out of the village, "I'm sorry Erinn."

I hope you liked this chapter! I'm already working on the next one and I can't wait until the beginning of Stornway. I will work on the prologue and the two chapters that were posted, but for now I just hope that you all love these new chapters~

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that this story will have a few elements from Inuyasha such as demons and half-demons and other stuff that's similar, so I just want to add that I Don't Own Anything From Inuyasha!