~Kaniehti:io~

"Do you think she is going to be okay?" a deep voice asks in my language.

"The bleeding has stopped, and I have cleaned the wound best I can. She will need to rest for a while for it to heal properly, other than that she will be fine," replied an elderly woman before she exited the longhouse.

I hear the man give out a loud sigh of relief as he reaches over and kisses my forehead. My eyes flutter open but I quickly closed them, the light was blinding!

"Kaniehti:io? Are you awake?" I open my eyes slowly as I look towards the man who sat by my side. I focused on his facial features, and then it hit me.

"Rakeni?" I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The man sat there with a small smile upon his lips. The man I will always love. The man who always wanted to see me happy and smiling. The man who fought to have the world safe for me. My Father.

"Oh Kaniehti:io!" he pulls me into a tight embrace, "I was so worried about you! I never stopped thinking about you since the second I left! Oh my little girl!" he quickly pulled away and placed a hand on my forehead. "Are you okay? How are you feeling?"

"Rakeni, other than my leg I'm fine," I replied with a little annoyance in my voice. "When did you get back?"

He let go of my shoulders and instead placed my hand into his, "I was returning when you arrived actually. One of my men noticed you; he thought you were a spy. Then when we noticed that you collapsed we went to investigate. Then I realized it was you and..."

"Well I am happy that you have come back in one piece," I say jokingly, trying to light up the mood.

"I wished I could say the same with you."

"I will be fine, Rakeni. I'm tough like you!"

"You're also a rock head like him," said my mother as she sat next to my father. He turned and kissed her on the cheek.

I loved to watch my parents when they were together. They were both cold hearted when they were separated, but once they were together... They would remind me of two kids. My father would whisper something in her ear and she would giggle uncontrollably. Clan mother once told that when they were my age, they could not stand to be in the same room together. They would argue and fight to see who was stronger, smarter, and quicker. And eventually both their parents wanted to conjoin the families, and the only way to do that was through marriage.

Seeing them together happy made me wonder how my future would be, was I going to be that happy? Was I going to find a wonderful husband? Who was going to be my husband? Then an image of a young boy popped into my head.

Hayden.

~Haytham~

My father just called it a day on my training. My muscles ached, my hands were splintered, and my legs wobbled. Today's lesson was on climbing. Don't get me wrong I loved to climb everywhere like any other twelve year old boy, but when my father was there, it was a different story.

"Haytham climb faster!" he would yell, "What are you waiting for? Do you want to be captured and sent to prison? I didn't think so! Now climb!"

I loved father to death but he was a mad man when it came to my training. But I was thankful that it was finally over, at least for today.

"Edward, sweetie! Can you come help me with the furniture?" yelled my mother from the kitchen window.

"I will be right there, Tessa!" my father replied.

He chuckled, and then headed towards the house. He stopped in front of the door and turned towards me, "Why don't you go and play with your girlfriend?"

I could feel my cheeks warm-up, "When should I return?"

"Anytime before your mother and I fall asleep. Though I doubt she will sleep knowing you aren't in bed."

I nodded and then headed towards the woods.

After about a ten minute walk I finally made it to the huge boulder. I sat down on the stone and waited for Lilly to arrive.

~Kaniehti:io~

Hayden.

His pale green eyes that show so much emotion, his mouth that speaks with so much grace, and his cheeks that would redden when he sees me. His face is burned into my mind. Where ever I am, he is all I think about. Like now, I am unable to run to see him, let alone stand on my own. My leg must heal, and I doubt my parents will let me wonder off alone anymore.

Hayden.

How am I going to tell him that I cannot be with him, at least for the time being? When will I get to see him? I wonder what he is doing.

Wait, I'm supposed to meet Hayden right now! I sit up so quickly that I could feel my wound sting. I ignore the pain as I stand up and limp my way towards the door. I peak outside and I see no sign of my parents, or anyone as a matter of fact. It was strangely quiet, and then I remembered. Today is another festival, which means everyone will be inside the bear clans' longhouse until night fall. Perfect! They won't notice I'm gone.

I quickly hop towards the gate, not taking a chance of being seen. I need to get there quickly. I need to see him. I need to see my...

Hayden.

~Haytham~

I look towards to sky and wonder how long I have been sitting here. Where is Lilly? Did something happen to her? Don't be ridiculous, of course she's fine. But what's taking her so long? I hope she's okay.

I am growing impatient; I have nearly sat here for two hours. Lilly is usually the one waiting for me, as she likes to call me a 'Turtle'. I chuckle at the thought. Maybe she's busy, or maybe she forgot. I get up to leave then I hear someone's heavy breathing coming from the bushes behind me. Lilly emerges from the bush, panting and looking as if she will pass out.

"Lilly!" I ran to her and wrap my arms around her. "Are you feeling well?"

"Hayden..."

My 'name' is the only thing she says before she falls asleep in my arms. I smile at her small body; I slowly sit on the ground and hold her as if a parent would do with an infant. My heart starts to pound, her frail little body emitting heat that I can feel through my clothes. But before my heart could burst into joy, my heart sinks.

"Lilly, you are hurt..." I gasp as I see her leg flecked with dry blood. "You need help! Oh no this is bad! This is really, really bad..."

My yells -or the sound of my heart pumping- stirred her awake enough for her to open her beautiful brown eyes. A smile crept upon her lips but her eyes were filled with pain.

"Lilly, you need help...but...where do I go? My people will discard you, and your people will kill me on sight...oh Lilly!" My vision becomes blurry as I feel hot tears running down my face. I lifted my hand to wipe them away, but Lilly beat me to it as I felt her trembling hand caress my cheek.

"Hayden, do not cry...you must be strong. You, Hayden are a young man, and men are strong. Only the weak shed tears..."

"I am strong, but if you fall ill...or worse...Lilly if I lose you...then I have no one to be strong for..."

Lilly began to giggle, which caught me off guard. "Oh Hayden, you act as if I'm dying!" She laughed even harder.

I stared at her wide-eyed, "But Lilly, look at all the blood!" I shriek.

But she just continued to laugh.

~Kaniehti:io~

"Hayden."

I fall into his arms from exhaustion and he gently lays me on his lap. His body warms mine, and his strange but lovely smell fills my nose. All I want to do to is stay with him, but sooner or later I have to wake up and smell the roses. We lived in separate worlds that when collided would cause disaster.

My eyes flutter open and I'm greeted by Hayden's worried expression. His eyes glare into mine, and all I can do is smile.

His eyes water and streams of tears roll down his face. I want to hold him close and tell him that everything is alright, but my body will not enable me to. I lift my hand and place it on his cheek, though it was not anything big, in his eyes I could tell it was enough.

He begins to babble on about my condition, and all I could think is how childlike he sounds. Usually he is some sweet but stuck up "British man" who always has to be better, or have a witty comment for everything; but right now he is showing his true colors. His true emotions. And all I can do is laugh.

"Oh Hayden, you act as if I'm dying!"

"But Lilly, look at all the blood!"

I laugh so hard my sides begin to ache, so I try to calm down. My hand still holds Hayden's cheek, and I feel the fresh new tears soaking my skin.

"Lilly, what do I do?" He whispers so low that I am barely able to hear.

"Take me home."


Hello, i am so so so soooooo sooorrrryyy! I'm deeply sorry i have not posted in like forever! What can i say, life sometimes is busy. But whats in the past cannot be changed, so whatever! But hope you enjoyed this Chapter! Until next time, Onen!

p.s. I just now realized that Ziio is actually Turtle Clan, but i depict her as a Wolf Clan member... I never knew what clan she was so i just went with my own clan (And Yes, I am a Wolf Clan Member), But OH WELL! Its my story is it not?

p.p.s. Please leave a review, i literally get all giddy and happy when i get a message saying i got a review. And thanks for reading :)