Chapter 12: Dekouvèt

I am sooooooo sorry, I haven't posted a new chapter in almost 2 months!

I have no good excuse, I lost track of time and was distracted with the end of school and then with going to Colorado for a week.

Thanks to anyone still reading this.

If you want a disclaimer look in the 1st chapter

After they finished lunch Kel took V to the armory where she knew no one was around. Making sure V was looking at her she said, "How long have you not been able to see"

Barely concealed shock flittered across his face. "I have no idea what you are talking about" he stated. Kel slowly moved so that she was standing 3 feet to the left, not making any noise. V was still staring at where she used to be. "V stop pretending I don't know! You didn't even react when I moved a second ago. When I first meet you were staring behind me, when we fought you had no idea where I was because you couldn't hear me."

V stood still, he made no move to deny his blindness. After a tense minute he finally spoke. "Ever since I was young, I was in a fire and part of the roof fell and hit me in the back of the head. I was lucky to escape with my life. Aron helped me learn to cope. I loved to spend all day in the library and just read, after that I could never read again. I was in a bad place for a while. He helped me threw it, my parents were morning the loss of my brother to even bother about me. Me and Aron ran away soon after. We like you wanted to learn to fight we wandered around acing about, we did random jobs. Mostly Aron though since I couldn't do any hard jobs. After a while there was rumors of a warrior with white hair who was coming to the town we where staying in at the time to help with the bandits nearby. When he came into town to get a place to stay we kind of followed him until he let us come with him. I meet Valerie as soon as we got here telling her about my problem. She and Adria trained me privately until I could hold my own. I still never could do archery or anything that involves a target. I stick with mostly my sword and long knife."

Kel said nothing during the whole story, when he finished she stepped forward and hugged him. Knowing an apology wouldn't help she just held him. "Thanks for telling me, who else knows?"

He sighed, "Val, Adria, Aron, I never told Sanna, but I think she knows, the teachers, and anyone Val told."

"You are an amazing fighter V, you are one of the best fighters here and blind! I'm jealous at your ability" Kel exclaimed

V blushed. Suddenly the loud bell ran signaling the end of lunch. They both jumped surprise of how time flew. "Oh no, I don't know where I supposed to go!" Kel said with a worried look on her face. V grabbed her hand and ran out of the armory. "You know where the library is right" at Kel's nod he continued its right down the hall is where our first class is."

They made it just as the teacher started to speak about the Bazhir and their history. Aron looked worriedly at his cousin who was now paying attention to the teacher. He shot a questioning look at Kel who just whispered later. After the lesson the four friends walked into their next class.

By the time the day was over Aron and Sanna where both looking like they were going crazy. They made it to dinner when Aron finally asked the question that they had been anticipating since they got to class. V simply said, "She knows." Aron automatically knew what he was referring to. Sanna on the other hand took a second, pointing at her eyes. Aron only nodded.

"It wasn't too hard to tell if you aren't looking though you would never know. I just knew there was something unique about him." Kel answered the unasked question.

After that the four where rarely seen apart, except when Kel was training with Val.

A month passed quickly and Kel was improving in leaps and bounds. She could now last 15 minutes against Val which was a huge improvement from not even a minute. She could hit the bullseye with mostly any weapon. She finally got Valerie to let her 'try' the glaive. She was a 'natural'. Kel had greatly missed the feel of the solid wood beneath her hands. After that one day she occasionally joined the rest of the trainees, whenever Val was out on business.

One day she headed out to the woods where they practiced finding Adria sitting on a log. Kel looked at her confused. Adria looked over a her and raised her sword in question. "Let's see how much you have improved?"

Kel started to stretch slowly as Valerie showed her, relaxing her muscles, and hopefully preventing any injuries. After a short warm up she stood up and got in a ready position. They started quickly. Adria was fast and skilled but not as good as Val. Movements that had been drilled into her by Val where instinctual and effortless. Her pace increasing as the duel became more ferocious as Adria tested her. It ended with a block too late and sword found neck.

"I yield" Kel said as was customary.

"You have greatly improved" Kel bowed recognizing the compliment.

After about a half a year later, Kel had beat Valerie twice in all the duels they had, had. Every loss made Kel more determined to learn. Time flew and before she knew it she was turning 12. Her hair had been dyed ½ white a couple months ago, she found that when you became a full member your full head was dyed. The Light in the Shadow.

She had finally told her friends about her past, refusing Lord Wyldon and her nobility status, and her training with permission from Valerie. They were jealous and a little upset at first, she hadn't told them, but they couldn't stay mad at her. Her friendship with V had bloomed, they spent many nights speaking about their pasts and the tragedies.

Kel spilled her fears about her parents and how they dealt with her leaving. V told her stories of his youngest sister, who was the only reason he had stayed there as long as he had he had. It was obvious he had loved her and missed her to death.

I hope to get another chapter up by Monday, but if not sometime next week.

I love you all

Adios!