The Night Fall
I woke when I heard a noise. I sat right up and surveyed my surroundings, to find myself right next to Coleic by the lake. The noise was a near by rooster. We had fallen asleep while we talked last night; my jacket was covered in mud and grass. The sun was just rising on the horizon; that meant we had to get back to our rooms.
"Coleic! Wake up." I said while shaking him.
"What? What time is it?" He asked in a very groggy voice.
"It's morning, we fell asleep. We need to get back to our rooms before Jorsie and Daniel wake up." I said helping him off the ground.
"Right." He said and then he smiled at me. He wrapped his arms around me. I could not be happier.
"It's ok. Jorsie knows about the Renold thing. I had to tell her, she has lying radar. Daniel has no clue though." I said as we walked back inside the inn, hand in hand.
"But will we tell them about last night?" He asked.
"Not so sure. We should wait until we get that quest done." I said as we walked up the stairs very quietly. The Inn keeper was not even awake yet.
"Sounds good." He whispered as we parted ways and quietly went to our rooms. Jorsie was still sound asleep, I placed my jacket on a near by chair. Finally I climbed under my blanket and closed my eyes, trying to replay the previous night. I smiled each time an event occurred, and now I knew how he felt. I knew how I felt, and I knew what true happiness was. That was something no book could ever tell me. I laid in bed for about an hour before sun light began to come though the window.
I decided to get up and change my clothes, considering the ones I was wearing were dirty. I picked my tunic and a pair of dark blue pants. I figured we would sit down and eat breakfast, the Inn keeper said since we were able to keep Kale and his father form going to Stormwind he would let us have free food and board.
"Abbyis?" I heard a familiar voice call. Jorsie had woken up, she was usually perky when she first woke up.
"Good Morning. Sleep well?" I asked.
"Yes actually. Did you?" She asked with a smile.
"Yes, maybe the best I ever had." I said thinking about Coleic.
"Wow. The beds in the orphanage must have been like sleeping on the ground." She replied. I ran into a panic, did she know that we spent time by the lake? I decided I was freaking out over nothing.
"No I just felt comfortable last night. I felt at ease and I did not have horrible nightmares." I replied. It was true that last night was the first time I had felt safe. Resulting in no nightmares.
"Well that's good. Do you think the boys are up yet?" She asked while doing her morning stretches.
"Most likely. Daniel is use to waking up early and I am sure Coleic will wake up when the sunlight hits his eyes." I said thinking about his eyes and picturing him in a sound slumber. Coleic was a bit taller then me. I had actually seen him without his hat, his hair was black as night and cut short not a piece was below his ears. Most called it a regular hair style, even though when boys became men they grew their hair long.
He told us it would always stay the way it was.
"Long hair is more for girls. A guy should have no hair, or have a regular cut." He said right after the mages had left the inn.
"Yeah. Oh, about Coleic and you." Here it comes, I thought.
"I thought it would be nice if you two sat next to each other during breakfast. I will be watching to see his reactions and what not." She laughed.
"Jorsie that's fine you don't have to play matchmaker." I stated plainly.
"Don't worry it will be fun. I won't tell Daniel though. Just between you and me." She said with a giggle. What have I gotten myself into? Then we heard a familiar knock.
"Jorsie, Abbyis? Are you awake yet?" Daniel called from the other side of the door.
"Come in Daniel." She said while rifling though her bag. He shuffled in, with Coleic right behind him.
"Rise and shine ladies." Coleic said and laughed. He looked at me and smiled shyly, I returned the shy smile.
"We are up and hungry! I hope the Inn keeper is awake." Jorsie said as she went to get clothes from her bag.
"He is. He wakes up at six o'clock and its seven thirty." Daniel said.
"Well that's good to know. I am going to head down there to get us a table. Any one care to join?" Coleic asked while glancing at me.
"I will go after I brush this mess they call hair." Daniel joked.
"I will go. Just don't trip me down the stairs." I knew he would never, but had to make it look convincing.
"But it's so much fun!" Coleic played along.
"Ok well I will get dressed and meet you down there." Jorsie said as I walked out of the room, I saw her smile. Daniel went back to his room and closed the door. I looked at Coleic and wrapped my arms around him.
"So many secrets." He whispered in my ear.
"Jorsie's going to try and play match maker. She has no clue that we talked last night. Daniel has no clue of either event." I said grabbing his hand and walking down the stairs.
"Hm. Let's see what she does. We will tell them of us when we get this quest done. It's a large load on our hands." He said as we entered the dining area. Only one table was occupied, and it was not our usual table. I was beginning to think we should carve our names into the table, letting it be forever ours.
Coleic and I sat across from each other like we always did. Daniel and Jorsie came down a few minutes after.
"I thought we could switch up the seating arrangement, I sit really close to the fire and it bothers me. Can someone switch with me?" Jorsie asked and then curled her lips into an infinitesimal smile.
"I would but you know I have breathing problems." Daniel said that left the person she wanted there all along. The table was a long rectangle, only my side was near the fire. Jorsie was very sly.
"Guess that leaves me. But she better keep her hands off of my food." Coleic said as he walked past me and sat in the seat once occupied by Jorsie.
"I don't want your vulture meat. It's not a breakfast food." I said.
"An apple and rolls is not the way to eat. You need meat Abbyis." Coleic laughed.
"It's the perfect way to eat breakfast. You choose to eat like a barbarian." I said with a laugh, Jorsie looked confused. The Inn keeper came to us and took our orders. Everyone ordered the usual, except Coleic added food to mine.
"I would like some of the jerky for her too." Coleic said pointing to me.
"I am not eating that. No offense to your butcher, but I am not a fan of eating meat this early." I replied giving Coleic a smack on the hand.
"Don't be a baby and eat the meat." He replied while pushing on my arm, for encouragement.
"FINE. This rouge is no baby, I can assure you that." I said giving the Inn keeper a nod. The Inn keeper walked to the back to give Kale and his father our orders. Jorsie kicked me under the table, I gave her the evil eyes.
"Abbyis can you help me get my bag up stairs?" She asked giving me narrow eyes. Oh boy.
"Sure." I said rising from the table. We ran though the corridor and into our room.
"What are you doing? You're being mean to him; I thought you had feelings for him." She said with a hand on her hip.
"Jorsie Sola Lento, I told you I was over the way I felt. I have to be if he does not feel the same way." I lied though my teeth and it stung each tooth.
"There is no way you felt the way you did and then instantly forgot about it!" She said moving towards the chair where my jacket hung. I moved frantically in front of it, Jorsie was not stupid. She would see the mud and grass.
"It was one kiss. One kiss that meant nothing but to save my butt. We hate each other Jorsie, we can barely tolerate each others actions." I said trying to hide my feelings the best I could.
"Abbyis what are you trying to hide?" She asked looking behind my back.
"Nothing." I said trying to push the jacket from sight. But she saw it.
"Why is this muddy?" She asked with skeptical eyes. I broke down, I could not deal with this. I could not lie to her anymore, I just wanted to tell the truth. But I was so afraid they would treat us differently.
I am not a baby. I can make my own choices and decisions. I do not fear the truth, the truth fears me. I thought about this and made my choice.
"Jorsie I have lied to you and I feel like such a disgrace. I am sorry. The reason that jacket is muddy is that I slept by the lake last night with Coleic. I went there to clear my thoughts, and a little bit later he came too. We talked for a bit and then I asked him why he saved me the night I escaped. He said he was looking for me, he told me he wanted to apologize for his actions earlier that day. He said I was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, and then he grabbed my hand.
I kissed him Jorsie, I talked to him, and we held each other tightly. We must have fallen asleep but the one thing I knew was this: I was happy. For the first time since I lost my family I was happy." I finished. Jorsie had tears welling in her eyes, then she ran and gave me hug.
"Abbyis why were you so reluctant to tell me? I am your best friend nothing could get between us." She said while rubbing my back.
"I thought you would treat us differently. You would not take us serious as warriors and only think of us like peasants." I sobbed, her cry was contagious.
"Abbyis, look at me. I would never ever think of you like that. No matter what choice you made. If being with Coleic makes you happy who am I or anyone else to judge? You have grown so much over the years, just like Miss. Galia said. That means you are capable of making your own decisions, but you do not have to face every action you take alone. I have been here for you, and I will always be here for you." She told me with a gentle smile.
"Oh god thank you Jorsie. I don't know why I was acting so stupid. I too will always be there for you." I said while rubbing the tears from my face.
"When one has much on their mind, their mind does not focus on other tasks. You have endured so much Abbyis; it was time you let it go." Jorsie said heading for the door. She was right. I have endured so much this last week that my mind blew apart. My family has been departed, I met the boy of my dreams, I left on a journey that I never thought I would go on, I am advancing my skills, I plan to make the Horde pay for their actions, and I was almost kidnapped.
As we opened the door another body stood in our way, it was Coleic. I looked at him and nodded. Jorsie stood there for a moment and then smiled.
"Coleic no more lies. She knows, now we let Daniel know too." I said while walking towards him. He grabbed my hand and returned Jorsie's smile.
"Ugliest couple you ever saw, right?" He teased.
"Oh the worst." Jorsie replied with a laugh. We walked down the stairs, hand in hand and sat down at the table. Daniel looked in bewilderment at us then Jorsie whispered something in his ear. After that he smiled. Our food was sitting on the table, growing cold.
"Ok, now you need to try some of this meat." Coleic said putting it on my plate.
"Fine, fine. But if it's nasty I am spitting it on your plate." I said with a giggle.
"Oh let's all try it. So little Abbyis does not feel alone." Jorsie teased and then took some.
"Hey, I am not little. Last time I checked I am taller then you." I replied grabbing a piece of jerky.
"Ok, on the count of three. One, two, three!" Coleic said as we all bit into the small hunk of flesh. We were silent for a moment, then the sound effects.
"Bleh!" Was the sound that came out of my mouth as I spit the meat on Coleic's plate.
"Gross! It was not that bad, you could have swallowed it." He replied with a disgusted face.
"It's a token of my love." I replied and then bursted out laughing.
"Good one!" Jorsie said as she gave me a high five. All of us just laughed, and that's the way friends are suppose to be.