I know i was a little too quick in the last chapter but it is done with a meaning in my mind. Don't be too bothered by it and think that Adam believe that Teela was still in love with He-man when she was abduct. I will slow down the things a little but i don't want change my mind about this story. I let you enjoy it.
Chapter 8 : The gipsy
Adam and Trishia had left the camp in the early afternoon. They both had wore new clothing and Trishia had slighty blushed when she had see that Lucy had give her a matching clothe to Adam's clothing. She only dare to call him by his basic name in her mind. She don't know what he think about it but she don't want to bothered him by forgeting his rank. After all she is just a pirate's daughter and he is a prince, and they don't live in a fairy tale but in Etheria. She know that one day he will return to Eternia and leave her alone here. She don't want to have too much hope about him. He just want a friend and that's what he get. She must find someone to herself, she don't want spend her life alone and missing a guy. She had always too much imagination and letting it guid her is not a good thing, she know it but she can't help. She clap her hand on her face in a way to try to forget this sort of thought and all that she gain is only Adam to look strangely at her.
- Are you all right ? Ask a concerned Adam.
- It's just a bug.
- A bug ? In Etheria ? I don't have see one since i come to this planet.
- Please don't ask. I don't want to talk about it.
- Okay. Like you wish. But how do you know that bugs exist ?
- I was often beat by them when i was younger.
- Maybe there is more bugs in your land than in the whispering wood.
- That is.
Trishia's voice seem unconvinced even for Adam's hear. He wonder if she hide something to him like Miki had say. This woman is a witch but maybe she had tell the true about Trishia. Not for the first time he wonder if he had made the right choice when he had ask her to come on mission with him. He don't know why he want to spend so much time with her. Sure she is beautiful and had a funny mind but there is something more about her and he can't put a finger on what it is. Some time he think that he understand her perfectly and some time he found her out of reach. She is a mystery and he had always love to find the truth. He don't think he will lost his heart for her. Even if Teela was never be in love with his real self, he was deeply in love with her and he don't think that this sort of love can disappear in a spite of second or a few month for the matter. Some time he wish that he was able to tell Teela the truth, especially when she was showing her love to He-man and after that belittle him. Sure things have improve for the last year before her death, she had become again a very close friend but he had know that he can't win her heart. He had understand it when the princess of the iced land has throw herself in his arm and after he had succeed to freed himself he had see Teela standing near by smiling at him. He had ask her why she smile and she had tell him that she is happy for him to have find someone for himself. The more he had say that the princess is nothing to him, the more Teela had congratulate him. This is this day he had lost the hope of gaining her heart. After that he had never try again to show her his real self and feelings to her. He had known that one day she will take her mother's place and then she will know the truth, but since then he had watch her with the fear in his heart that she profess her love to He-man face. Fortunatly it had never happen and now she will never tell such a word.
All this thought tore his heart and his pain is clearly showing in his face. Trishia look at him unoticed. She feel her heart brock at the saddness who, once again, had take place in his eye. She can't help but feel envy toward this Teela. She was so lucky to have someone who love her so much. And of course she was in love with the prince. Trishia had no doubt about this. How can the contrary is possible. Even if she don't know him since more than five month, she know that she will be go to hell for him if he ask her, so how can a woman who had live all her life by his side don't be in love with him. It's a shame for the both of them. Some time trishia wish that her path had never cross his. She know that one day he will breack her heart and she can't do nothing to avoid it. A fact hit her. She is in love with the prince. How can this is possible ? She don't want to ! He is not ready for this and even if he is she is sure that she will be his last choice for lover. She had a pretty face but that's all she can say of good with herself. She had no rank, no fortune. She is nothing. How can she had let this happen ? She must hide it ! He don't need to know ! She pray for him to not notice how she feel about him. She made a decision, after this mission she will leave the great rebellion and come with her brother to his ship. Since then she must act like if she don't be award of her feeling. It's the best for all of them.
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This night Adam is wake up by a cry. He wonder from where this cry come when his eyes fells upon Trishia's sleeping form in the other side of the fire. They have found a cave where they can sleep for the night without any danger and after eating Trishia had go to sleep. She had tell Adam that he must wake her up in four hours but when the time had come he don't have found the heart of waking her up. He don't know when but it seems that he finally had succumb at the sleep himself after that. He take a look around him to see if there is any danger here but can't found nothing. Trishia move in her sleep and he can heard some word he can't understand. Finally Miki had tell the right about Trishia's nightmare and he don't know what to do. He don't know if it's the best to wake her up or to let her finish her dream. After an other loud scream he decide to wake her up. He can't stand to hear her cry like this. It breack his heart for some reason he don't want to acknowledge. He come to her side when she spoke again.
- Danger... king...protect...grays... sorc...ADAM!!
With screaming his name she wake up. She seem so lost that he can't help but take her in his arm like he had doing it near by the river this morning. He really love feel her body against his. It's like they are made for each other and he don't like this thought. With an abrupt move he let her go. He don't want to feel this sort of feeling. He don't have the right. Confused he take a look at her and see that her body is still shaking with the memories of her dream. With a controled voice he ask her what had happen but she only can tell him that she don't remember. He don't know if she really don't remember but decide to push her a little. Man-at-arm had always say that sometime you must be a little hard with someone to help him to understand what happen inside of him. He had say this to explain the action of the king toward his son when Adam was eighteen. And Adam think that it can't make the things worst if he try to force her a little to talk. He don't want to hurt her so he decide that if she can't really answer any of his question he will drope the subject. He think it's the safer way to him. He can't take her in his arm without thinking of things that he is not allow to think about.
- Trishia, look at me ! Don't you remember any thing ? Miki had tell me that it's not the first time you had nightmare like this. Please tell me.
- I can't... i don't... how can i...
- Take your time. I don't want you to tell me everything, just what bothered you so much that you have nightmare all the night.
- I really don't know. It's like if i had an other memory inside of me and this memory only shown when i sleep. I see face that i don't know, place who where not in Etheria. I don't understand. Why is this happen to me ?
- i don't know but i have an other question for you : Why have you cry my name ?
- I have do it ? Ask a puzzled Trishia. I don't remember. I can't remember anything precise when i wake up. Only a strange feeling that all what i live for now is wrong. I can't explain.
- Would you try ?
- I can't ! I have try before but the more i try to remember the more it seem to escape me. What if i become mad ?
- You're not mad but something had happen to you and we must find what it is.
- You want to help me ?
- Of course you are my friend.
- But what about the mission ? I can't help you in this state !
- Let's think of it tomorrow, now it's time to sleep again.
- I can't sleep right now, i know it. Go to sleep prince Adam, i will take care of our secure.
- So let's do it. Goodnight Trishia.
Only a few second after he is in deep sleep. She know he is tired and this fact don't bothered her too much. She understand it. After all she had live the same case when his fiancee was killed. What it bothered her much is the fact that she seem to have forget the face of her lover. Now, when she think of him, all she can see is the face of prince Adam. That's why she answer his goodnight when he is asleep by the word :
- Good night my love.
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Five days have pass since the night in the cave. Trishia don't seem to have an other nightmare since then or she hide this fact better than he think. He don't know what to think about her. The more time in spend with her, the more she seem mysterious, but not in the bad way. He just want to know all of her secrets. He don't doubt that she had living in this place of the planet because more than one time she had lead him in the right way when he is ready to take the wrong way but other time she seem so lost that he doubt she had take a foot here before. Nothing all this make sens. It seems to him like if she is two people in a same body and he believe he know who the second people is. He don't want to believe it but the more the time pass the more he think he is true. But how is this possible ? As Teela come to Etheria before her death ? How ? He can't answer all of this question and he is not sure that he is right. Maybe he let his hope go to high or maybe he search a reason for his feeling to Trishia. He know she is more to him than a simple friend and he think he know that she had take a place in his heart that no one can fill but her. He know the horde is very good in science and search, and they have maybe find a way to transfert a mind in an other body. But he don't think it's the case there. Even if Teela had fall in the hand of the horde and they had made experience with her, they can't have break the link between Grayskull and herself, except if she is dead.
He forget all his thought when he saw trishia leave the road and run in the land. He wonder what had happen when he heard the sob of the child and the roar of the beast. He follow Trishia quickly and found her battled with a sort of dinosaur with horn all around his body. Immediatly he saw the little girl who is in a corner. She seem a little injuried and without thinking twice he take his place to trishia's side and battle the dinosaur too. He can't let the girl being killed and he can't let trishia being injuried. It take them time but finally the dinosaur go away to heal his wound. Adam and trishia are a little injuried but they don't think it's dangerous. They take their way to the still sobing girl.
- You had nothing to worry, say Trishia, he is gone. Come on let's go to find your parents.
- They will be angry with me, answer the girl. I have desobey them.
- They will be so happy to see that you are safe that i doubt they want to punish you too hard, answer the prince.
- You are right my friend, say an unknown voice.
Trishia and adam turn around and see a muscled man with a beautiful woman looking at them. They are the parent of the girl. the girl looks so like her father that it's impossible to miss.
- My name is Lukas and i'm the chief of the gipsy troupe. This is my wife Lina and our daughter Mika. Thanks for saving her life.
- I'm Adam and this is my... my friend Trishia. We travel here to study the horde.
Adam don't know what had take him to say all the true at this people he don't have seen before, but it's like he can't have lie to them. He take a look at Trishia and see that she is battle with herself to not say a word. He wonder why. What want she hide so much that she can't say a word.
- Nice to meet you, say Lukas. Come with us my friend, you need to be healed and after that we can speak together about a numberous topic. Concider you as guess of the gipsy troupe. You are under our protection.
- Thanks, say adam, but we don't have much time and we must return to our camp.
- You can't do that. The dysor had beat you two and if you will not be healed immediatly you can be very ill. We know this sort of beast. Let us help you in thanks of what you have doing for our daughter, please.
- thank you, say Trishia. You're right i don't feel very well.
- Come on quickly, say Lina with a worried look.
They follow the couple and the daughter to a place where a lot of caravan stand. The way is no long but trishia lost conscious before they reach the camp. Adam take her in his arm, he feel a little ill but nothing beside a simple fever. he don't understand what had happen to Trishia. Lina take Trishia of his arm and lead her to a caravan. Lukas and Adam stay alone and Lukas give to Adam a potion to help him to heal.
- You must stay here for this night, my friend. Your friend is very ill and she can't walk before tomorrow sooner.
- Thanks for the offer. And thanks for helping her.
- You love her, don't you ?
- NO !
- If you say so. Now let's go it is almost time to eat and i think Lina can tell you what had happen to your "friend".
To be continued.
I just have learn that soon after the ned of my vaccation alteration will be doing in my house and i will not be capable to use internet for three or four weeks, so don't be surprise if i updeate almost each two days except for the week when i travel to egypte. I try to post the complet story before the alteration. Please tell me what you think about the story and i warn you in my mind Trishia and Adam will be together. Bye. Stephanie.
