chapter seven. its time
A/n: in response to an anonamous guest review, i do plan to have Ari open up more, its just kind of hard for me to figure out how to have her do that, but dont worry XD the Guardians are about to learn a little bit more about her in a couple chapters; within the next three for sure. i also want to apoligise for not updating yesterday; i was swamped with homework and i couldent even get on the inyernet because it was shut down, so i am really sorry about that.
i hope everyone likea this next chapter, and i still do not own rise of the Guardians.
Well, after Jack finished laughing at me for getting lost (i thought that was kindof unfair since i had only been in the workshop (or Santoff Clausen, as i was later told) for three hours, and thois hours had been spent stuck in a blizzard)- he lead me back to the Kitchen area. wjere i had first sen all of the Guardians.
It was a really long walk. We spent the first half of the walk in silence, before Jack randomly asked, "So your powers have to do with sound right?" The question kinda caught me off gaurd, so my awnser was a little bit late. "Uh yeah, for the most part."
Jack stopped and looked at me curiously. "For the MOST part?" he asked. wait what? oh no. I mentally facepalmed myself for being such an idiot. great, just go and pretty much tell the stranger that i have other abilities. great job Ari, really amazing.
I ran a hand through my hair and possibly blushed alittle "Uhh... no? Well, i mean... i mean uh... hey, you know; i bet the Guardians are really worried about you. we better get back to them?!"
It was supposed to come out as brisk and calm, but it ended up sounding more like a schoolgirl who was trying to talk to her crush for the first time.
I think Jack noticed to, because he kindof looked at me a little strangely before deciding to leave it alone.
The fact that he didnt comment itsself intruiged me to no end. Most spirits or creatures would instantly try to decide what i was hiding and use any means neccisarry to find out. But not Jack. It seemed like... it almost seemed like,
Like he knew that there were some things that i wanted to keep to myself; like he was actually going to respect my privacy and let me reveal things at my own pace. The thought was so surprising that i acrually stopped walking and sat down on the floor, right in the middle of the hall. Just like that; i was so completely overwhelemed. if i had any injuries; they would have healed right then.
I just couldnt process it. I had been alone almost 150 years, i was cast into exile right after i became a spirit. Exile was a harsh place; so i had only had hostile relations with other spirits. the last thing i would have ever expected would be for Jack to respect my wishes.
so i sat down in the middle of the hallway. I thought that Jack had kept walking, so he once again surprised me when he sat down right next to me in the middle of the hallway at Santoff Clausen.
"Wow. Your just full of surprises, arent you?" i whispered. i didnt intend for Jack to hear, but apparently things didnt like to happen the way i intended them to; because Jack said "Yeah, i guess i am." and after a long pause "youve been alone for a while havent you?"
the second part was asked so softly that i almost didnt even hear it.
Almost being the operative word of course. Because i did hear him. and when
he said that, i pretty much stopped breathing. I felt like i was going to cry, just hearing those eight words. but i wouldnt, because i didnt even know him enough to cry anywhere near him. instead i took andeep breath and gathered my vomposure; fully prepared to tell some believable lie; but i found that i couldnt bring myself to lie to him.
so i didnt. instead i simply stood up, whispered "Yeah, i have." and waited as Jack got up and began leading me to the kitchen once again.
A/n: i really hope that you guys liked that chapter, and im really sorry how painfully short it was. im trying to make the chapters longer; but its just so hard! im really really sorry and i feel awful and ill try my best to make the chapters longer, but i just cant seem to get past 1,000 worda per chapter! im really sorry.
On that happy note, thanks to everubody who has read or reviewed my story so far, it really makes my day XD
