A feeling of happiness washed over her. He stood in front of her now; everything could go back to the way it used to be. Only one problem, he knew that she was a Death Knight, and she had just summoned a ghoul in front of him. Now a sad expression shone on her.
"Rai... This isn't how it is. I'm no longer in liege with the Lich King," Lenoria tried to explain. Rai raised his hand to silence her and lowered his head.
"I knew you were a Death Knight. I...don't know why I'm getting to angry about it. Just seeing that monstrosity you just conjured... My hometown, family, friends..." he said, lifting his head up slowly to look at her. "I just don't know if you're my Lenoria. Body, yes, but how about in the mind?" Lenoria taken back, took a step forward and was about to say something, but choked back the words. "Now, prove it," Rai said calmly. Biting down on her lip, she stepped back into place and unsheathed her sword.
"No matter what happens, you intend to fight me?" she asked him. Nodding his head, he frowned. "Have it your way."
Mira and Khrix exchanged looks and moved to hide in the snow banks. The ghoul Lenoria had summoned fixed his gaze on Rai and gave a creepy cackle. Shuddering at her own minion, she also fixed her gaze onto Rai.
Dashing right at him, Lenoria jumped to the side and brought her sword swinging sideways in on him. Extending his arm out, he caught her sword in his hand and tightened his grasp. A glowing light emanated from him. She laughed half-heartedly and thrust her sword inwards to his body. Barely moving out of the way, she sliced through his cloak.
"You're not showing much effort here Death Knight," Rai taunted. Lenoria gritted her teeth and turned to face him.
"I'm Lenoria!" she yelled. Rai chuckled and flashed to her side. Elbowing her hard in the ribs, she flew off the bridge and onto the frozen ice. A huge crack sounded beneath her and the frozen river gave way to her weight and she fell in. Leaning over the bridge to see where she'd went to, he noticed the hole in the ice. Slight concern came to his mind and he was about to jump down and see if she was okay. But at the moment he had a leg over, a hand came out of the water and ice seemed to appear where the water should not have been frozen anymore. Lenoria pulled herself out and stood there on water itself. Looking up at him, she smirked. "Pretty cool, huh?" Backing away from her as she jumped back onto the bridge, Rai couldn't help but smiling a little.
"Honestly, I don't remember exactly why I was testing you," Rai suddenly said. Lenoria's face went blank, and then started laughing.
"Are you serious?" she shouted at him.
"Yeah, I am. Like, I knew you were a Death Knight. I knew you abandoned the Scourge and whatnot. Maybe a little piece of me was still in denial that you were alive and, well, it's a kind of strange when a person comes back from the dead," Rai laughed and rested his arms to his sides. Lenoria kept her sword ready. Taking small steps closer to him, Rai didn't move at all.
"So..." Lenoria said, waiting for the move to happen. A smirk appeared on Rai's face and he disappeared, as she reached within two feet of him. Small giggle to herself, she knew what he was doing. He wouldn't be anywhere around her overhead or on ground, he'd be underground. "...I'm ready."
What seemed like minutes were seconds that passed. Finally Rai was on the move and crashed upwards through the ground and latched onto Lenoria's ankle. Tiny chains spiralled up her leg and held her in spot. Light blinded Mira and Khrix as they watched. An explosion of light erupted from the chains and when the light settled, body parts were scattered everywhere. Mira screeched and ran to where Lenoria had stood. Living up a piece and holding it close to her, she started to cry. Khrix frowned and knelt next to Mira, giving her a hug. Rai gave a low groan as he crawled out of the wreckage. He'd been injured. A small knife was lodged in his shoulder; he pulled it out and started to wrap up the wound. Khrix raised an eyebrow and examined the weapon and where the explosion went off.
"Khrix! Lenoria's dead, how can you not be crying or upset?" Mira said, her crying making her throat sore. He rubbed her shoulder and stood up. Walking to where Rai was, he looked down at him.
"How did you get that wound?" Khrix asked him. Shrugging with his good shoulder, he got onto his feet and faced Mira.
"I don't know. But ...Lenoria... She should have known..." Rai whispered. Khrix eyed him.
"Should have known what?" he asked. Rai lowered his gaze to the parts lying around on the ground.
"She knows that I use that move as a last resort. I taught her how to avoid it or counter—" Rai paused and his eyes opened wide. A glowing shield appeared around him and he started to run down the bridge past Mira. Khrix gave him a weird look and went back to Mira.
"What's his problem?" Mira asked. Petting the hair on the head she was holding, Khrix took a glance at it and heaved.
"Mira, have you looked at Lenoria lately? She's a little more pale than usual," Khrix laughed. Mira faced the head she held and screamed, she was holding the ghouls head only a few inches from her face. Khrix smirked and looked to the way Rai ran. "She's fine. Smart little girl she is," he mumbled to himself. Mira now lay fainted on the ground.
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Racing through the trees, he could hear footsteps following behind him in the snow. Crunching of fresh snow stopped once he reached the South Tower. Stumbling up the steps, he dropped his bag by accident. The tower was busy with Alliance and Horde fighting that no one even noticed the bag and kicked it into the snow bank. A laugh sounded through the air, followed by a small dagger flying right at him.
"Why're you so scared Rai?"
"I'm not scared, I'm just getting into a good position," he responded to the voice. Pulling himself up onto the top floor of the tower, he stood at the edge. Quiet steps were coming towards him. Smiling, he reached his hand out. "Come out Lenoria. I won't hurt you."
A hand appeared and lightly touched his. At first her blue eyes came into sight, with her purple hair flowing over her shoulders shortly after.
"At least you remembered how to stealth, huh?" Rai smiled warmly at her. "I was worried I may have really killed you." Lenoria tilted her head and smiled.
"No need to worry about me anymore. I never really tried to stealth till now, well, actually, till I got my memory back I didn't know I could do it!" she giggled. Taking a step forward, Rai placed his arms around her. "I've missed you..." she whispered.
"I've missed you terribly, love," Rai whispered in return and gave her a soft kiss. "Though..." he said, pulling back and switching spots so she was now standing on the ledge. "I have to get you back for stabbing me in the shoulder that really hurt." Lenoria looked over her shoulder and peered down. Facing him again, she gave a playful glare.
"You wouldn't," she said.
"Oh, I would," he smirked and kissed her hand. Pushing her off the ledge, he watched her fall into the huge snow bank. Following after her, he landed next to her in the snow. Sitting up on his elbow, he looked at Lenoria who now seemed unconscious or asleep. Shaking her, he became worried. "Lenoria!" No answer.
"Why does everyone push me?" she asked him, not opening her eyes. Rai sighed in relief and pulled her into a hug.
"I don't know. But if it helps, I pushed myself after you," he told her, placing a stray strand of hair behind her ear. She opened an eye and looked at him.
"I guess so, but you only get off the hook 'cause I love you and I'm happy at the moment," she said.
Helping her up, he brushed them off and walked her to the ramp of the tower. Everyone was gone now; the battle seemed to have ended awhile ago. Reaching down and picking up the bag, she handed it over to Rai. Noticing a book lying on the ground, she picked it up.
"Rai... Is this my diary?" she asked him, lifting the book up for him to see. A small blush flashed across his face and he scratched the back of his head.
"Yeah, sorry. I read some of it while you were gone," he told her. Lenoria blushed brightly and smacked him over the head with it. "Hey! Why'd you do that?"
"You get to test me if I'm the real Lenoria; I get to hit you over the head for reading my diary. We're even now," she said, laughing.
Making their way back to the bridge they had left Mira and Khrix on, they found Mira was still out cold and Khrix was holding her keeping her warm. Lifting his gaze, Khrix saw Lenoria walking side by side with Rai.
"Lenoria... You're okay," Khrix said, relieved. Lenoria smiled and sat down next to him.
"Of course. I just used my ghoul as an illusion and I got a good shot in on Rai before I stealthed out of the area," she grinned, looking up at Rai.
The four of them started to make their way out of Wintergrasp. Mira passed out on Khrix's back. Lenoria hand in hand with Rai.
"How was everything while I was gone?" Lenoria asked Rai.
"Not really. It was so boring and lonely without you," he replied, placing another kiss on her hand. "Surez bothered me the whole time about entering a tournament, I didn't do it though." Surez... She hadn't run into him yet, thank goodness.
"Is he in Wintergrasp?" she asked him. Rai nodded; at least he thinks he is.
"Same with the troll and Undead," he also told her. Lenoria sighed and rested her head on his shoulder and clung onto his arm tightly.
Khrix didn't know a whole bunch about Lenoria's past, only pretty much about Rai. "If anyone tries to harm you again, Lenoria, I'll protect you," Khrix said. Rai eyed Khrix and tightened his hand on hers.
"By the way, how do you know her?" Rai asked Khrix, a small jealousy hit him.
"We were roommates. Nothing happened, don't worry. Though, I won't lie, I wish something did," he smirked. Poking at Rai's jealousy a little. "But, even when she didn't have her memory she couldn't get you out of her head... You're lucky." Rai smiled and kissed her neck lightly.
"I am," Rai said. "I have a crazy killing machine, with mean blue eyes and a wonderful personality."
Steps sounded up ahead and they stopped.
"Three Death Knights and a little Rai," a deep voice said.
Surez...