Disclaimer: Um, FANfiction? Lois and Tovia are property of me-yrvjmovsaau... However, any familiar characters are NOT.
A/N: Apologies for this chapter being late. ^_^ We've been busy lately. What with Kay going to comic-con and me... wtf have I been doing? O_o ANYWAY... School's approaching fast! Soon I'll be heading back to public school-yay-and live will get complicated once more! Thankfully, though, chapters 13 and 14 are already written up. Just waiting on them to get beta'd. Din did I have a hell of a time with this chapter. Fun as all hell to write but hard! Action XP. Aw well. It happens. I've started chapter 15 but it seems I've hit a road block. x.x Damn it. So we'll probably be late again... ANYWAY, thanks Kay for getting this wrapped up and ready to go. Sorry you have a headache. I'll stop holding those late night parties from now on. Enjoy chapter 12!
Tovia dodged the large insect as it flew towards them. Lois grabbed out her bow off to the side of the group as Link prepared himself to lunge at the creature.
So far they had only been dodging it. Each time they went to attack, it would swing itself towards them like a pendulum, forcing them to dodge once more.
"That's it! I'm going to kill this fucking pain in my ass!" Lois shouted, at her wit's end. She nocked an arrow into the bow and fired, then missed. "Damn it!"
The Bloat stopped short, trying to catch its breath from moving so much. As soon as itdid, Link bounded through the air and latched onto one of its legs. He held on tight as it began to thrash around and bit hard repeatedly.
The Twilit Bloat threw itself towards Tovia to shake the wolf off. At the very last minute, Tovia rolled to the side while Link jumped back and into the water. He swam towards some wood floating in the middle of the lake as the bloat landed in the water after him.
Lois gestured for Tovia to follow after them, deciding it best she stay on land and shoot from afar. Tovia sighed, took a deep breath, and dived in. As soon as he surfaced he began to swim to Link, being careful to avoid the insect.
The bloat circled the wood Tovia and Link found themselves on and slowly began to rise out, flying towards them. They moved aside so as not to get hit when it dived down once more.
An arrow zoomed just past Tovia's head and lodged itself in the right side of the Bloat's torso. It roared in pain, giving the two males the chance to attack. The Hylian unsheathed his long sword and slashed at its legs while the wolf used the same tactic as before.
The female on land gritted her teeth. She set another arrow and fired.
"Aaah!" Tovia stumbled; his vision suddenly went white. When it cleared he looked down to where the pain was coming from. An arrow was sticking out of his right shoulder.
Lois winced. "Whoops..."
He gritted his teeth, taking a second to glare at her. Damn it, Lois! Take a minute to actually aim it away from me! He thought before moving the sword to his other arm to continue slicing at its legs. Tovia's breath was labored and he could see spots. He was determined to help kill this thing, no matter how cloudy it got. He felt himself losing oxygen. It didn't help that the blood was flowing from his shoulder so quickly.
He felt a tug on his arm and screamed in pain. "Sorry!" Lois grimaced. "Do you think you can swim back to shore with me?" She threw a dagger at the bloat when it came too close.
"Lois, I have a fucking arrow in my shoulder." He tried to take a deep breath."I can't swim!"
The bloat fell onto its back in the water and Link jumped back and forth, tearing and ripping at each leg. It screeched and flailed, sending Link back into the lake, before going limp and exploding into twilight.
The last tear of light appeared in the middle of the lake. Link glanced at Tovia. He seemed to sigh and moved a paw up towards Midna to signal that he wanted her to get the drop.
"Lay down, Tovs." Lois ordered, gently pushing him onto the ground. "I'll fix you up."
He took in a sharp breath as his shoulder touched the wood floor. "I... I'm gonna be f-fine, right?"
She rolled her eyes. "Of course, Tovs. It's not that ba-... Holy shit, you're losing a lot of blood."
"What?"
The young woman laughed. "It's alright. I've got a red potion. Here, drink up." She tipped his jaw up a bit and uncorked the bottle with her teeth, then slowly poured the thick liquid into his mouth. She blushed as her fingers accidentally brushed his lips after taking the empty bottle away. She corked it once more and pocketed it. "How do you feel?"
"Numb," Tovia went to touch his shoulder. "Am I still bleeding?"
Lois pulled the arrow out and tossed it into the lake, shaking her head. "No, not anymore. It's closing up right now. Still feel numb?"
He nodded, sitting up. "Um, how... sorry... um." He took a breath and shook his head. "How long is this going to last?"
"A half an hour at most." she yawned. "I asked the pharmacist when I got it."
Tovia lost balance and fell back again, but Lois caught him. He smiled at her. They were so close... what was her name again? Lily? Lilac? Lulo? She was his friend, wasn't she? Or... the way she was looking at him... the way he felt around her... maybe they were a couple... he couldn't remember. He sighed tiredly and pulled his lips toward hers.
Lois pulled away from him. "Tovia... no. Just... no." She looked over her shoulder at Link and Midna. "Is that the last of them"
Midna grinned, showing off her fang. "That's all."
"Come on." Lois dived into the water and started swimming back to shore.
Tovia looked after her for a moment, confused and embarrassed. He knew he liked her that way... he realized they were just friends after all. He heaved a sigh and followed them, attempting to swim with one arm while the other one healed; it was finished by the time he arrived on the shore.
Link and Midna led them to the spirit's spring.
He rubbed his shoulder as he walked. "Ugh, I feel so stiff."
"Side effect," Lois stated simply, blinking as she tried to adjust to the sudden brightness of the spring.
Midna jumped out of Link's shadow and went in front of them on the ledge overlooking the water. She bent over, transparent once more. "You three make sure to get that last Fused Shadow, now!" The ever-flexible Midna did a back flip, defying gravity with every twist and turn. "Eee hee! See you later!"
Lois screamed when a large, white, glowing, serpent jumped out of the water and began to swim through the air in a circle. She got into a fighting stance while Link held his arm out. "No! Don't! It's okay. It's the spirit."
The spirit spoke with an odd, low hiss. "My name is Lanayru. Your efforts have at last restored each of us light spirits to Hyrule." It eyed Tovia warily before looking back at Link. "O hero chosen by the gods...
"The dark power that you seek... It waits in a temple set at the bed of Lake before seeking it, you must now bear witness to something and never forget it. You must know that it was the will of the goddesses that we lock away the forbidden power."
Tovia winced at the fierce glare he was getting. Without their command, their eyes slowly drooped close. He opened his eyes to Hyrule Field and smiled. He could see Lon Lon Ranch off in the distance and a silhouette of a girl next to a horse, presumably Lois and one of her many horses.
He rubbed the back of his head and propped himself up against the tree behind him, watching the clouds pass by the castle.
"When all was chaos.." a voice rang out across the land, "the goddesses descended and gave order and life to the world. They granted power equally to all who dwelt in the light, and then returned to the heavens. The lands where the goddesses descended came to be known as the Sacred Realm. For ages, the people lived in peace, content in mind and body... But soon, word of the Sacred Realm spread through Hyrule, and a great battle ensued."
The sky darkened and the castle in the distance erupted in flames. There was a swooping sound from above and Tovia screamed as a large shadow flew over him.
"Many have tried to steal the Tri-Force and many have failed. There are few that have nearly succeeded in the past, however. Warlocks... powerful sadistic men. One of those men gave his humanity for power and was killed for his crimes."
A flash of light forced Tovia to shut his eyes. He opened them to a blindingly white room, feeling an unknown hatred for it.
"However, death was not enough... The goddesses took it upon themselves to punish him for what trouble he had caused."
Three females appeared. One was dressed all in red with auburn locks of hair tied in a messy bun. She gave him a cold glare. "Din." She had to be above seventeen.
Another was dressed in regal blue robes, long, navy hair let loose. She grimaced. "Nayru." Twenty at most.
The last looked a bit younger than him. Maybe sixteen, maybe fourteen. She had on a green dress and two lopsided green pigtails. "Farore." She gave him a sad smile.
Slowly his eyes started to close again, as if falling asleep. He could hear soft voices talking but over what he couldn't make out. "The goddesses of power and wisdom had thought it best to erase him from existence... however, the goddess of courage had other plans. She begged for his life and instead he was sentenced to a long line of reincarnations, trapped for eternity within each host's subconscious.
"And yet, the demon lives on.."
He opened his eyes, falling down onto his knees. "Why did you tell us all of that?" Tovia looked up at the spirit in fear.
And yet the glare did not soften. "You shall learn in due time."
Link looked up at the spirit, panting. "Wh... Where is the next Fused Shadow?"
"The dark power that you seek is within the sleeping Lakebed Temple in Lake Hylia." the voice faded.
Lois looked frightened as she helped Link up. "Let's just go..."
"What's the matter?" Tovia asked, running a hand through his hair. He was a bit shaken up from the visions he had been shown. "It was bad, but..."
"Tovs... it was horrible," she whispered. "It felt so real..."
Link shook his head. "I knew that the Fused Shadows were bad, but... If I didn't know this was the only way to defeat Zant, I wouldn't be getting the third one."
Tovia blinked at them, confused. "Why are the Fused Shadows so bad?"
"Didn't you see what we saw?"
"Yes? You saw something about a man getting punished by the goddesses, right?"
They both shook their heads no.
"You didn't?" he asked in surprise. "Why would Lanayru show me something different from you guys?" He rubbed the back of his neck, walking outside of the spirit's spring to see Lake Hylia. "Oh... wow. Guys, come out here! You've got to see this."
"What is it?" Link and Lois stepped outside and looked around in awe. Lake Hylia was gorgeous. "Wow."
"Let's go swim for a few!" Lois excitedly began to take off her jacket and shirt, revealing a bathing suit underneath.
Tovia blushed. "Lois, why did you have a bathing suit underneath your clothes?"
"Well I knew we were going to go to Lake Hylia. I thought I should bring my bathing suit." She grinned at him. "Now come on!" On the final words she had pushed Tovia in.
She dunked him as he resurfaced, laughing her ass off at his wide-eyed, shocked expression. Link sat off to the side, fine with just watching them.
"L-Lois!" Tovia took in a sharp breath in case she tried to dunk him again.
"Oh lighten up, Tovs!" Lois splashed him. "Fight back, wimp!"
The three teenagers eyed the clown in worry. This... house?... looked awfully suspicious and he had called them customers. Each one had different ideas running in their heads.
"Heh heh! You are some lucky kids. The HEIGHT of excitement, the THRILL of launching to the heavens, the very PEAK of flying fantastication." Tovia winced at each word. "It can be YOURS, kids! For a limited time only, and without waiting in line, it's a paltry sum of ten rupees each! Whaddaya say, buddies of mine? Wanna give it a shot?"
Link looked around at the lake and frowned. There was no other way out. "Yeah, sure. Let's go for it." He pulled out thirty rupees and handed them to the clown.
He chuckled sinisterly- well, at least to Tovia it seemed sinister -and moved to the side for them. "Welcome, kids! And right this way!"
His legs were stiff and it took both Lois and Link to get him into the 'house'. "I-I don't wa-wa-" he swallowed. "I don't want to fly." he whispered.
"It'll be over quick, Tovs." Lois turned to Link. "He's afraid of flying or whatever. I pushed him off a hill one time and he had a panic attack. He may puke."
"That's alright. I'm not too happy about this, either."
Cheery music just barely made its way into the dark room and Tovia felt his stomach drop as the 'house' began to shake. All three of them screamed as they were shot out of the cannon.
"Uggghhhh, I think I'm going to be sick," Tovia moaned, writhing on the floor, feeling constricted on either side of his torso.
Lois rolled off of him and onto her back. "That thing fucking sucks."
"You think you've got it bad, Tovia?" Link whined from underneath him. "Please kindly get the hell off of me?"
Tovia did the same as Lois before getting onto his knees and puking. Link jerked his head away and matched Lois' sound of disgust. Tovia wiped his mouth when he was finished and tried to stand, falling down.
"I'm dizzy..." Tovia groaned. "Is the world supposed to be spinning?"
"Damn, Tovs, you look like shit." Lois pointed out. His eyes were blood-shot and he was pale. Tovia had also begun to break out in a cold sweat.
Midna flew out of Link's shadow, sitting down on the ground. She glanced right over Tovia. "Oh! That reminds me of something! Didn't the late queen in Zora's Domain ask you three to do something? She asked us to find her son! The one that's been missing ever since he headed for Hyrule Castle."
She smirked at them. "Didn't she say something about granting you guys a special power if you rescued him? If the final piece of the Fused Shadow is at the bottom of Lake Hylia... then it looks like we're going to need that special ability!" She looked at Tovia. "You may want to ditch him."
"Hey!" he shouted right before she disappeared. "Get back he-Ah! Link! What are you doing?"
Link rolled his eyes at Tovia as he picked him up. "I'm going to carry you. What else does it look like?"
"Why?"
"Because you can't walk. We've got to go find the Zora queen's son immediately and maybe get you a doctor if you don't feel any better by then."
"I'll be fine in a few minutes."
"Lois, blow into that reed for me?" He moved Tovia over a bit so he could point towards it.
Tovia groaned. "Can you just put me down now?"
She snatched a reed up and brought it to her mouth, whistling into it. A soft tune floated out and echoed across the field, followed shortly by a neigh and galloping. "You trained your horse to come to a song?"
"I had a lot of free time on my hands, okay?" Link rolled his eyes.
"Mail time, mail time, MAIIIILLLL TIME!" Postman shouted, running towards the three. Tovia and Lois made a movement to run back to Epona as Link gripped the back of their collars.
"Here's the mail it never fails, it makes me wanna wag my tail! When it comes I wanna wail, MAILLLLLLLL!" The Postman included jazz hands at the last words before handing Link a letter and running off.
Link pocketed the letter as the two city friends stared after the Postman.
"What the hell just happened?" Lois blinked.
Tovia shook his head. "Weird..."
"Come on, let's go get Ilia." Link led the way to Telma's Tavern.
When they entered the bar a short old man was shrieking at the two women inside. "This is a Zora child! This is beyond my expertise! Hmmmph!" He bumped into Link and glared up at him through his large round glasses. "Out of my way!"
Ilia ran towards the door. "Doctor, wait! If something isn't done,-" the door slammed shut "-this child will..." she finished in a whisper. She glanced at Tovia, Link, and Lois. "Tovia?"
"Ilia, these are my friends." Tovia gestured as he spoke. "Lois and Link."
"Link?" She eyed him. "Oh... yes... Link..." she looked away.
"Right..." Link grimaced. "That's me."
"Hi, Telma." Lois waved.
"Hello, honey." Telma turned to Ilia as she sat down beside the dying Zora boy, crying a bit. "Well, this isn't good. A human doctor won't do, huh?"
Lois frowned at the little boy. Just because she came off as heartless didn't mean she really was. "There's a shaman in Kakariko."
Telma's eyes snapped up to her. "You're right. He's tended Gorons and Zoras before."
Ilia jumped off the stool, rushing to their sides. "Is that true? Perhaps if we take him there..."
"Inadvisable! Too dangerous!" a voice from behind them made everyone turn their heads around to find a small handful of Hyrulean soldiers standing there. "But we can't turn a blind eye to a pretty girl in need, either. Yes, we'd better escort you! Am I right, boys?" he asked, turning to his fellow soldiers.
They erupted into victory cheers, shaking their spears in the air.
Lois and Telma looked at each other and snickered. Tovia rolled his eyes while Ilia and Link watched them in confusion.
"Well, isn't that nice?" the older woman asked Ilia. "To reach Kakariko, we've got to cross two plains that are each infested by dangerous beasts."
The cheering began to die down and the spears began to lower.
"But we'll be safe now!" She grinned.
The city friends blocked the door, glaring at the soldiers that tried to escape. One of them managed to push Tovia out of the way and yelped as Lois held him back.
"Cowards!" she hissed. "You should be ashamed of yourselves." She let him go and stepped out of the way. What was the point of making them stay? They wouldn't do any good.
"Don't EVER show your faces here again!" Telma yelled after them. She turned her angry gaze onto Link, softening her eyes. Tovia picked himself off the floor, grumbling. "We still have one young swordsman left..."
"Two!" Tovia whined. "I'm still here!"
Link laughed at Tovia, pushing him playfully aside. "Yeah right. You can barely use that sword."
Telma smiled at the normally quiet boy. "Excuse me, two. And not only that, but it looks like these brave young men will escort us, so get ready to go, honey! Pronto!"
"Right." Ilia nodded, then ran off to the back room to grab supplies for the trip in case they would need them.
Lois followed after her.
"Let me help you out."
"You know that girl, don't you?" Telma sighed, motioning for Link to take a seat. "It's a shame. She couldn't remember her own name until little Tovia here told her."
He nodded, sitting down next to Tovs. "He told me about it. Ilia and I are from Ordon. These Bulbins invaded our village and kidnapped all the kids... They're fine, thankfully. I found them in Kakariko."
"I see... Bless her heart. Ilia found this poor boy collapsed in the road so she did all she could to save him. More courage in that girl then all the soldiers in Hyrule, for sure!"
The two boys murmured their agreements. "I just wish..." Tovia mumbled.
When he didn't continue, Link looked at him. "What?"
Tovia met his gaze. "What?"
"What do you wish?"
"Huh?"
Link sighed. "Never mind."
"Damn Octorocks!"
"What the hell are Octorocks?" Link raised an eyebrow at him.
"They're a type of monster from like a thousand years ago or something. I think they're extinct." Tovia twirled a random strand of his hair. When did he learn that? He'd meant to say that he had no idea what Link was talking about.
"Well why would you damn them?" The hero just wouldn't let it go.
Tovia sighed. "Link, I didn't say anything about Octorocks. Your hearing is bad."
Telma smirked. "Boys will be boys..." She walked to the back room to help Lois and Ilia get prepared for them to leave.
"So you say that the bridge to the west has been destroyed, huh?"
The three friends winced. Link had jumped off the bridge before Tovia could grab him so he would float down like Lois. Needless to say, it had been a very painful experience for the wolf.
"Then our only option is to cross the bridge to the east. You see what this means? You'll have to deal with that thing!" Link looked up at her and sighed. It always had to be him.
After getting the girls back into the carriage and making sure that the Zora boy was comfortable, they set out for Kakariko, Tovia on Epona with Link.
"Th-Thank you so much for this, you two." Ilia looked back in the carriage and smiled at Lois. "Um... what is your name again?" she asked Link.
"I'm Link." He smiled.
"Link..." Ilia furrowed her eyebrows. Why did it sound so familiar? It was like there was a wall she just couldn't get past! "I will never in all my life forget your kindness, Link."
"Little lady, I think you'd best save your thanks until we're safe in Kakariko." Telma advised.
Tovia's best friend made a slightly frustrated noise and sat up straight so she could be seen, handing Ilia the wet cloth for the Zora. "Tovs?"
"Yeah, Lois?"
She gave him a thumbs-up. "Don't get in Link's way."
"Thanks," he scoffed.
Telma smiled at Link. "These swordsmen of ours have great eyes, honey. They're proud and wild, like a feral beast. We need a beast right now to keep the true ones at bay." For some reason Tovia's stomach dropped. "If we make it to Kakariko safely, we'll just thank them then, okay?" She blew the boys a kiss, winked, and then giggled. The carriage was off ahead of them while Link sat there, blinking.
"What was that all about? Was she flirting with us?" He started to urge Epona on after them. He handed Tovia a boomerang. "Here. You can use this."
Tovia ran his hand along the side of the boomerang, grinning. It felt familiar. "There's something special about this boomerang, isn't there? I can tell there's some magic in it."
"Gale Boomerang. Give it a try."
He threw the weapon to the left and watched a small tornado form around it as it flew. He felt the gust of wind when he caught it with one hand, and sighed in bliss. "I love it."
They made it to the bridge where the carriage was parked to the side, waiting. "Okay, it's your turn, honey! Good luck!"
"Wish me luck." The man from his dreams -no, his nightmares- gave a young woman a smile.
She didn't look up at him.
"Cas-"
Female screams broke him out of his trance.
"Tovs! Focus!" Link shouted, taking out his bow and arrow. "The carriage is on fire, damn it!"
"Lois!" He threw the boomerang at the carriage and the fire went out.
Link fired an arrow at a Kargarok and growled as Bulbins caught up to them, flanking their side. "Tovia, take care of those guys, will you?" he yelled over the noise.
Tovia took out his longsword and swung, cringing as he heard the girls scream again. They couldn't do this. He had to put the fire out but he had to protect themselves so they could put the fire out. Link fired arrows at the Bulbins, trying to decrease their numbers so they could stop the fire.
Nothing was working. The girls were still screaming and Telma was forcing the horse to go faster, hoping they could get to Kakariko before anything worse happened.
"Stop!" Tovia screamed. The world froze. Link was still nocking an arrow into his bow and the Bulbins still had their clubs up in the air, ready to attack. He took a deep shaky breath when he saw the carriage.
Lois had tears in her eyes and Ilia was trying to grab a barrel of water and failing. Things were frozen in mid-air, prepared to fall. He threw the boomerang towards the carriage and the flames disappeared while everything else stood in the same position. He dispatched all the Bulbins and finally slumped, exhausted.
"Start..." he murmured, eyes drooping just as the world began to move again and Link's arrow flew to where a Bulbin should have been. Tovia yawned. He couldn't stay awake much longer. "Here..." He extended the Gale Boomerang towards Link.
Link grabbed it. "What did you do?" he asked warily.
"Not sure..." He slumped into Link, unconscious.
Lois sat down next to Tovia in the inn, frowning. She looked up at Renado. "What happened to him?"
"He shall be fine. It seems he just pushed himself too much."
She sighed. "Damn dumbass..."
Renado chuckled as he walked out of the room. He nodded at Link, who was standing by the doorway, slumped up against the wall. "He has passed through the worst of it. As long as he rests, he should recover in due time."
Colin smiled up at Link, letting out a breath of a relief.
"Thank goddesses." Link sighed.
"Do you know the fate of his mother?" the shaman asked.
He gulped and looked up at Renado reluctantly. "I... I do... Why?"
"Her welfare consumes him. He has been mumbling deliriously about her almost constantly."
His eyes drifted down to his boots in shame. If he had only gotten to Zora's Domain sooner...
"I can see the knowledge grieves you. It must be an awful memory."
Colin stood by Link. "I'll stay with him until he's better! No matter how long it takes!"
Renado stooped down, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Is that so? Thank you, Colin."
Luda put a gentle hand on Ilia's shoulder, speaking quietly so as to not disturb the sleeping Zora and Hylian in the room. "Why don't you get some sleep?" she offered calmly, and led her to where the other Ordonian children were sleeping.
Lois stood up, sighing. She walked out of the inn and onto the porch, wrapping her arms around herself in the chilly night air.
Colin looked down at his feet. "Hey, Link, about Ilia..."
Link turned around to face the little boy. "Yes, Colin?"
"Is it true, what they said about her?"
Renado shut the front door quietly behind him. "Yes, she has lost her memory, Colin, and regaining it will be no simple task. But it will be all right, child. If we just give her some time, I am certain Ilia will find her heart again. So, Colin, I'd like to ask you to stay in this village until then. It is our turn to show the courage you have already displayed."
He smiled and ran back inside. Renado bowed a little to Link before walking off towards the spring.
Telma stepped up beside him. "Nice to see there's still hope here. And it's always good to see happy results repay your efforts."
Link turned around to face her, a little embarrassed to admit that he forgot she was still on the porch.
"Those skills of yours... Any chance you're of the mind to put them to use for Hyrule? What hope there is in our kingdom is frail and dying... but there's still a group that's trying to do what it can. And I'm a member of that group." Telma walked over to Link, holding her hand out. "Call me Telma."
He eyed her breasts, blushing. Chosen hero or not, he was still a seventeen-year-old male. Lois snickered when she saw him. He shook her hand, jerking eyes back to where they belonged. Telma walked back to the rail and folded her arms on it, looking at the peaceful village. "I may just stay here a bit longer. I'm still worried about Ilia, and... well, never mind about the rest."
Her gaze fell onto Renado. Link followed her eyes and smiled. When he looked back, she was leaning in so close that he had to pull away. "Link, I want to see you again at my bar, you hear me? The bar is actually a kind of safe house for my friends. There's a passageway that leads to the castle from in there, as well."
"I'll visit," Link promised.
She grinned and skipped off and then stopped. "If you ever need anything, stop by. I'll be waiting for you, honey!" Telma winked before running after Renado.
Lois sat herself up on the rail, dangling her feet. "Tovia's going to be okay, right?"
"You heard Renado. He just strained himself." Link yawned. "I'm going to go get some sleep, okay?"
"Yeah, sure. I'm going to stay out here a bit longer." It came out in a monotone.
Link turned around and reached for the door and then stopped. He slowly turned back and looked up to see Lois was staring at the same thing he was.
The ghost of Rutella looked down at them peacefully, hair and fins floating as if she were underwater. She gracefully drifted to the side. "Follow me." her musical voice echoed eerily.
Lois Lon jumped down from the porch and looked up at the sky. The stars were starting to disappear and it'd be early morning soon. It didn't seem they'd be getting any sleep tonight.
A little while after the two followed the spirit into the graveyard, Tovia stirred in his sleep. Quietly, and sluggishly, he got out of bed and put his shoes on, then walked outside and took in a deep breath of fresh air.
He leaned on the wooden railing, listened to the soft breeze, and grinned.
"It's a brand new day, ladies and gentlemen."
A/N: And now, everyone is hyped up for... CHAPTER 13! My lucky number and personally my favorite chapter to write thus far! :3 So much action. The opening of chapter 13 was written originally around chapter 4 or so by Kay. We didn't really think we'd end up including it but laziness on my end managed to! ^.^ I've read that opening so many times before... Ahh... Anywho, lots of stuff to look forward.
Next time on TS: Most shall be revealed in the "unholy, unlucky" chapter 13! Unlucky for Tovia!
Remember, folks, if you have a feeling what's going on that's major to the plot, PM me or KEEP IT TO YOURSELF! No need to spoil.
