Setting: Garden Tea Party
Clarice: *sip* Oh hai~ Welcome back, have you been successful in your search for prewar books?
Hinahime+Hiromi: *Blink, Continue sipping tea.*
Clarice: Gahhh...screw you guys. You're no fun.~ So, I'm back to writing UC!
Hiromi: Oh, that one thing you threatened the audience in?
Hinahime: Yeah, that was creepy =D
Clarice:...Yes. Anyways, so I'm writing again. Sorry I took a small Hia-
Hinahime: *Glares at intensely*
Clarice: Ah...leave from writing, but I'm back now =3
Hiromi+Hinahime: *Cheer*
Studio Audience: WOOO! YEAH! *whistling*
Clarice: lol, thank you, I'll do my best! XD
Disclaimer: I don't own Grand Chase, good grades, good attendance, or good health, but I DO own my first set of Dice! *pulls out D-20* His name is Midnighthero!
*group laughs*
Midnighthero: SHUTUP! *razors cut the people who laughed*
Me *hugs Midnight*
Midnight: =D
As always, read, review, and enjoy!
A/N: P.S. Sorry for killing a baby! I promise you'll understand eventually! D=
~*~Lassrawr~*~
Lass relaxed by the riverside as he contemplated everything that just happened. He allowed his emotions to run rampant throughout his body. It was a large amount to take in. His girlfriend was in pain, blood, he was a father, and lastly that baby was dead. For the first time in forever, Lass wanted to cry.
He didn't, his eyes never even watered, but the grief he felt was strong. His soul felt shattered into thousands of pieces. Lass turned over to the creek and washed his face with the cool water. A fresh feeling came over him and the Striker's mood felt slightly uplifted. Lass took off his boots and socks and put his feet in the water, sitting at the edge. He felt the water rush between his toes; a calming feeling. Lass sighed in relief from the summer heat. The water was luke-warm, but that was how Lass preferred it.
The man had nearly drifted off when the water before him rippled and the basic, liquid form of Clarice appeared. She rematerialized next to Lass, taking on a clothed form. The healer/water elementalist sat and hugged her knees to her chest before starting to use her empathic abilities.
Lass felt calmer, like a wave of coolness had washed over him. Clarice spoke.
"Hey, are you okay?"
Lass scoffed, "My child just died. I'm not okay."
Clarice sighed, "Well you will be relieved to know everyone else is okay." As strange as it seemed, Lass DID start to feel a little better.
"There's something else you should know. One of your children, the girl, will be born weak," Lass groaned "And the child…has two auras."
Lass' eyebrows cringed together, trying to think. Clarice continued.
"I believe the soul of the…deceased one, combined itself with her when she died."
After a moment Lass came up with a response, "So what does this mean?"
"It means you have a child with two spirits."
'Nooooot very helpful.' Lass wanted to say. "Hmm…" Is what he actually said.
"Arme's awake and I'm sure she wants to see you."
Lass nodded and pulled out of the water. He shook his feet dry and reapplied his footware. After that, the Striker started walking. Clarice floated to him and took his hand, applying more of her magic directly.
"Want a ride?" It wasn't a question.
"!" Lass screamed as he was dragged at a speedy rate towards the castle. He could feel the water molecules pushing him around, making him move forward. He then realized it was the water particles that was making him fly, Clarice probably never actually floated. Lass only had time for that brief though because they'd just arrived as he finished it.
Clarice released the water's hold and the two fell to the ground. They both landed gracefully. Clarice broke her grip on Lass.
"Everyone knows what's going on already. I told them before I sought you out," Clarice informed. Lass jumped up a nearby tree and climbed in the windows. Clarice took the stairs.
Lass climbed in through the window to see a weeping Arme and Elesis holding her. Lass crawled on the bed and embraced his lover.
Elesis took a breath to say something, but decided against it. She picked up the dead child and walked out of the room. Arme had already told her to bury it in the back yard, so that's what she intended to do. Arme buried her face in Lass' chest and cried wracking sobs. Lass stroked her head and mourned silently. Clarice returned shortly after and rested her hand on Arme, soothing her. She remained distant from the entire situation, knowing Lass wouldn't be comfortable feeling emotions around anyone, even Clarice. Arme had stopped crying for a moment but violently twitched and turned to face Clarice.
"LET ME FEEL MY EMOTIONS!"
Clarice bowed her head knowingly and walked away. Lass was confused and was about to ask when Arme pressed her head harder into him than before and cried. She moved her arms to hug him and squeezed tightly, as if crushing his body would remove the pain she felt in her heart. Lass said nothing but stroked her head. She did the same thing to him when she was mourning Elena and when she was afraid that Elesis had died once. Resurrection wasn't immediate and she freaked out. Lass sighed, remembering the simpler times when life was about killing all evil and making the world safe.
Now…he felt something move in Arme's stomach which was pressed up against his own. A baby kicked, reminding him of why Arme was mourning, and reminding Lass of his grief too. He increased his hold on Arme, being careful not to hurt her, and bit her nightgown shoulder hard as if it were a gag.
The two sat there, hugging, one crying the other silently screaming, for what seemed like hours. Arme stopped crying and simply rested in Lass' embrace, trying to regain her energy. Lass remembered the conversation …or rather…out burst from earlier and decided now would be a good time to inquire about it.
"Hey Arme?" Lass asked, she gave the standard 'Hmm?', "What did you mean by 'Let me feel my emotions.'?"
"Oh," She stated, "Clarice is an Empath."
"Oh," Lass responded. He said nothing more and laid his head on Arme's (now soggy) shoulder. Arme sighed comfortably and went to sleep in Lass' arms. She didn't know why she was feeling so light headed.
Clarice, Janet, and Elesis came in through the door a moment later.
"I almost forgot," Clarice said, "She lost a lot of blood so she needs to eat sugar. It helps the body recover more blood."
Lass' shocked expression wore off. He gently laid Arme on the bed and was about to jump out the window *again* before Janet tugged on his pant leg.
"Wait. Master Clarice brought chocolates."
Lass looked down at her and pulled himself back through the window. Janet ran back over to Clarice's side as the woman pulled off her knapsack. She reached her entire arm into it, which wouldn't be so strange if the bag were bigger, but her arm seemed to disappear. Lass amounted it to a mage thing and lay on the bed to gently wake up Arme.
Lass embraced her in his arms, "Arme~ Wake up. Wake up Arme. You need to eat sugar so that you can get your blood back" She wasn't waking up.
Clarice's eyes widened and she placed her hand on the girl's head. She sighed in relief.
"She's still just asleep. Thank the heavens."
Fifteen seconds of coaxing and Arme awoke. She rubbed her eyes and hugged Lass tiredly. He gestured to Clarice who, by then, had found the chocolates. The treats were shapes of various different monsters and fruits. Clarice handed the box over and Arme took them confusedly.
"You lost a lot of blood." Arme nodded in understanding and opened the box. She then took out a drillmon shaped one and ate it, smiling lightly at the taste. She offered one to Lass who refused, then offered to Janet and Clarice. Janet bounced and grabbed one crab shaped piece. Clarice picked a dragon shaped piece and sighed reminiscently.
"I miss Oribasos…" She stuck the entire piece in her mouth and let it melt rather than biting it out of respect for her dragon friend. Arme nodded again in understanding, not feeling like talking.
Janet, however, didn't know, "Who's Oribasos?"
Clarice smiled warmly at Janet, "I'll tell you later."
Janet smiled brightly back and plopped down next to Arme and hugged her. Arme was confused.
"Why did you hug me?" Janet smiled widely, exposing her teeth which had a little bit of chocolate still on them.
"I felt like it~ RrrAndommm~" Arme laughed a little, she reminded her of herself as a small child.
Clarice seemed to be thinking the same thing; she placed her hand on Janet's head and forced her to calm down. Janet was sober in a matter of seconds. Arme sighed and rested herself against Lass who was glaring at a cherry shaped chocolate. She nuzzled her head into his chest and waited till no one was looking before snatching all the cherry shaped pieces from the box. Clarice turned her attention away from Janet and went to grab another dragon when she realized there was a LOT less chocolate than before. She figured out that there were no cherry pieces and was confused. The healer shook it off and just picked up her chocolate to gently gnaw on.
~*~*~*~A week later~*~*~*~
"Bye!" Clarice called, knapsack over her shoulder and using the other hand to guide Janet. They walked towards a cab. Clarice had been called back to assist in preventing the Xenian flu outbreak from reaching epidemic proportions. Janet also had to get back to her studies. She had plans for returning in one month to check progress. But for the time being, her leave was far overdue. The Chasers waved back before heading inside. Arme brought Lass upstairs for a nap.
The two got in the bed, Arme under the covers, Lass over them. He stroked her head comfortingly until she went to sleep before he lied back, contemplating.
'It's my fault that the baby died.' Lass's pessimistic side said.
A voice came forth in his mind, "No it's not. Don't say that. She did it because there was no other choice."
Lass was confused for a moment, but then realized who it was, "Yes, but…" He couldn't think of any valid argument.
"Exactly. Stop beating yourself up. She did it for me because only one of us could survive. She says hello by the way."
"Oh…well…tell her I say hello back, that I love you all, and I'm sorry that I couldn't protect her."
"…She says it's fine and that she lives on through me."
"Ah…That's good."
There was silence in Lass' mind as he was trying to figure out how it all was possible; it didn't seem that communication with his daughter in the womb, combining two souls into one, magical parasites, should be achievable. He didn't get a response to the thoughts, so he assumed she was as baffled as him.
"Have you thought of names for us yet?" The child asked.
Lass shook his head, although she couldn't exactly see. She got the message in either case.
"Well, start thinking soon, because we want to know!
"Okay. It's good to hear you're alright. Your mother and I were worried."
"I know, I could feel. Daddy, I'm tired again. I'm going to sleep now."
"Alright, sleep. I love you."
"We all love you too."
There was silence in his brain from that point on. Lass rubbed Arme's abdomen gently as not to stir her. Something startled him though, two hands crowned the skin and touched Lass' palm. An epiphany hit Lass just then. It was a feeling so strong; the Striker felt it with every fiber of his body to be true.
He had to utter it out loud.
"Sarianna and Zane."
In that moment, Lass could relax. He might not be completely okay, but he knew that he could get over the death in time. He sat back and napped with his girlfriend, enjoying the most likely temporary peace of mind.
~*~*~*~End Chappie~*~*~*~
A/N: OH MY GOD ANOTHER SHORT CHAPTER! More happens in the next one. I didn't rush anything did I? In either case, I'm going to be fixing the prologue and first couple chapters soon to be better. TheMyr (cough, My brother) helped me with my lemon writing skills, so the prologue might have a chance at arousing someone! Yeay! =D I hope you enjoyed it ;_; I'm sorry about the lack of chapter-y goodness. At least it didn't take me 3 months to update =D