Annnnd so, FACE!

Here it is: Chapter 14!

Chapter Fourteen

Relatives and Goodbyes

Verity, Orion and I leaned over the balcony railing of the second floor looking down on the Scarlet Enclave. Vyolet entered my head again not to long before. We felt restless and sang softly together to past the time:

"Do you see what we've done?
We're gonna make such fools of ourselves

There is something that I see in you
It might kill me,

I want it to be true."

It reminded me of traveling to Dalaran. I'd just sing stuff to pass the time. Doing it with Vyolet made us seem so alike…

"Ew, we are NOT alike. Stop thinking that crap," Vyolet said interrupting my thoughts.

"You know what they always say. If you can't take the heat, get the hell out of the kitchen," I challenged.

"If that's how you're going to be, fine. Forget telling you about the foot that's about to hit your sensitive spot."

What?

Just then, something collided with the innocent area under my rear.

I cried out and started swearing insanely from the pain. With my armor, it hurt even more!

I started to turn around and tried to ignore the ache down there. Ugh, that was going to be sore for weeks. "Alright, who the hell had the balls to even-"

I looked up at the grinning face of a female Draenei Death Knight with her foot still raised, who slightly resembled the person whose voice was in my head.

"Holy friggin' shit, dude…" I heard Vyolet complain.

"What is it?"

"That's my sister! And that's my brother behind her!"

"Holy shit…" I repeated.

"I had the balls, sweetheart. You know someone that my brother and I hate right now. Since we can't make her pay, we'll just do it to you since she's with you right now."

What is with the people in this family? Always drawn on that revenge bullshit.

Verity stepped in front of me. "And you are?"

The female Draenei sighed. "I'm Ivory. This is Magenta," she said introducing herself and the male Draenei Death Knight behind her.

I smirked. "Nice; siblings that all have the names of colors, how cute," I commented tauntingly. "Oh, dude, I feel sorry about your name, by the way, to be a guy and be named Magenta?" I shook my head. "That's just sad."

"That was the biggest mistake ever, Riv. One of the people you don't screw with is my bro."

I looked at him and saw he wasn't there, but the next second, there was an axe hitting me in the face.

"Damn it! Ouch!!" There was a cut right across my left cheek oozing blood.

Before I could get up and strike back, his axe hit me on the other side of my face; 2 cuts now.

Then he hit me again, and again, and again, and again. At this point, I looked like a friggin' cat. My cuts looked like whiskers. Give me a pair of cat ears and call me Meow-river.

Verity became all bubbly and awestruck. "Aww! Moon, you're so much cuter now! I'll make you some cat ears later. Thanks to Gnomes being born with an automatic skill for Engineering, it'll be a piece of cake!"

Are you freaking kidding me?!

Magenta stood back in his place behind Ivory, grinning. I gave him the finger.

"I'm joking," Verity admitted. "I'll use my First Aid on you later."

Ivory narrowed her eyes since she had lost our attention. "Anyway, sis, if you can hear me in that Night Elf's head, I'm going to kill her then I'm coming straight after you!"

"Bitch, please. We're basically already dead," Vyolet's voice said to herself in my head. "Whatever. Okay, Riv, repeat after me."

"What? Why?"

"REPEAT. After. Me."

"Oh, fine," I agreed in my head.

"Okay, listen up, Ivory," she began.

"Okay, listen up, Ivory," I followed. "Screw you and your little tantrum with the fact that I left you alone."

"I was a friggin' and still am a friggin' Death Knight. I didn't care, couldn't care, and still don't care. But if there's anyone to take it out on, it's not Moon. She's too weak to handle you." I don't believe I just followed up to saying that about myself.

"So, come pick on someone your own strength, Iv. Moon doesn't have anything to do with this."

Ivory looked dumb folded. "Wow, sis; I didn't know you could possess bodies. I thought you could only invade minds."

"She didn't. She made me repeat after her in my mind. I can't believe I just called myself weak…"

Ivory laughed. "Alright, Moonriver. I'll leave you alone and get my revenge on my sister when we're out of here. Sorry about the kick."

I sighed of relief.

Orion had been oddly quiet during all of this. In fact, he was still leaning over the railing, staring off into space.

Verity shook him. "Orion, stop daydreaming, buddy."

Orion jumped in surprise, shook his head, and then looked at us. "Oh, hey, guys."

"Are you alright, Orion? You never really daydream like that," I said with concern.

He nodded. "I'm alright. I was just thinking about the time we had here, you know? We have to part ways soon…"

The poor guy was right. After we had killed a rampaging Patchwerk and a bunch of Scourge, Highlord Mograine had given us letters with assignments to make with peace with and become accepted to our proper fractions. Since Orion is part of the Horde and Verity and I are part of the Alliance, we would have to be separated and become enemies. But over the time we spent here, we grew an incredibly strong bond. It was hell to be separated.

I went over to Orion and wrapped my arms around him, one hand entwined with his hair and the other wrapped around his neck. I held him close as he began to sob.

"Shh; it's okay," I cooed as I tried to comfort him even though tears were running down my own cheeks, burning my cuts. "Distance is the only thing that's going to separate us. We'll still be together in our hearts."

Verity nodded her head solemnly in agreement as she tried not to cry. "We'll miss you so much Orion."

Orion nodded, his head nuzzled in my shoulder.

"This is disgusting…"

"SHUT THE F*CK UP, VYOLET!"

"Holy crap, okay, fine, wow…"

Orion pulled away and I let go of him.

Ivory pulled out three tissues and handed one to each of us. I dried away my tears. "Thanks, Ivory. Oh, and Magenta, sorry about that name comment."

"S'okay."

Orion sighed and Verity sniffled.

We stood on the platform on the first floor in the middle between two portals; one that went to Orgrimmar for the Horde and one that went to Stormwind City for the Alliance. Our bags were at our feet.

"So this is it?" Orion asked sorrowfully.

"Yes," Verity and I answered in unison, trying to contain more tears.

Ivory and Magenta stood by the portal to Stormwind.

"Maybe we'll see each other in battlegrounds or something… a raid on your city, or just somewhere…" I mentioned hopefully.

"Yeah," Orion agreed then fell silent.

Suddenly, we embraced each other in a group hug; the three of us. We held there for a couple of moments then broke away.

"Good bye, Orion. We'll see each other again."

Verity waved her small hand back and forth. "Good bye, Orion!"

He walked toward his portal to Orgrimmar. "Good bye, you guys. May we meet again." He walked through the portal to Orgrimmar.

Verity and I walked to our portal.

Ivory looked at us. "Ready to go Moon, Verity?"

We nodded and went through the portal with Ivory and Magenta, our letter in my hand.

Covered in bananas and junk that Stormwind's guards had thrown at us and our ears ringing from the damned screams of the civilians, the four of us kneeled to King Varian Wrynn at his throne in Stormwind Keep.

"You have mere moments to live," he told us quietly. He didn't kill us because of his curiosity of why we were here.

Without another word, I handed him the letter from Highlord Fordring and Highlord Mograine. We kneeled in silence as he read it.

King Varian stared off into the distance. "Indeed old friend… Blood and honor." He affixed his gaze on us.

We looked up at him.

"Were it not for this letter from Tirion, you would be a stain upon my floor. Only an endorsement from one of the greatest paladins to ever live could have ensured your survival. We... We will work together against the Scourge. Against the Lich King!"

I smiled at our acceptance, and then lowered my head and covered my ears.

"People of Stormwind! Citizens of the Alliance! Your king speaks!" he bellowed. It could be heard through the whole city. But when you're right at his feet, it's freakin' loud! "Today marks the first of many defeats for the Scourge! Death knights, once in service of the Lich King, have broken free of his grasp and formed a new alliance against his tyranny! You will welcome these former heroes of the Alliance and treat them with the respect that you would give any ally of Stormwind!"

"GLORY TO THE ALLIANCE!"

"Glory to the Alliance!" we heard cheered throughout the city.

We stood up, and Verity turned to me. "Moonriver…"

I turned to her. "Yes, little one?"

"Would it be alright if I remained with you? I don't know where to go. They raised me from a grave. My home probably belongs to someone else."

"Of course, Verity! I'm not sure if I'll be accepted back into my home. I'm sure my best friend hates me. But if we are to endure this, we can endure it together," I smiled.

"Us, too?" Ivory asked stepping forward.

"Yeah, sure. But if you all don't mind, I have some business I need to take care of first. Would you guys like to join me?"

Ivory snorted. "Well, I need to kick my sister's ass, but sure. What's up?"

I sighed. "Well, you see, the only reason I'm with you guys is because the innkeeper at the inn that I worked at is in the investigation of Icecrown Citadel. She got an Eternity Dagger from there because the Death Knight Acolyte that was protecting the dagger lied and said that it was supposed to help me find my true potential. Instead, it just moved me closer to becoming a Death Knight. Eventually, I did."

Vyolet was walking up the hallway to the throne towards us. "So you're saying I wasn't supposed to kill you?"

"Don't know what the hell you're doing here, but yes; you're right."

Vyolet bumped fists with Magenta like everything was forgiven between them, but then she stopped to glare at Ivory.

Ivory glared right back.

"Ooookay! Let's get a move on shall we?" I said trying to catch their attention. "Coming, Vyolet?"

Vyolet nodded. "So where are we going?"

"We're going the Icecrown. I'm going to make that Acolyte pay for lying to Celeste and giving her a dagger that got me fired and killed!"

"Damn, Moon. You think you're ready for that?"

I turned to growl at her. "Do not underestimate me."

Ivory held up her hands in surrender.

"So everyone here is coming?" I asked looking at them all. Each of them nodded earnestly.

I walked down the hallway to the entrance where Vyolet had come to us.

"Alright, guys. Let's go to Northrend."

Mmk, so Moon and Vyolet are sort of friends now. (Cliche, yeah yeah. W/e). But they sort of aren't, but are.... Okay, they're allies that despise each other. They sort of can't be friends. Even though that fight was in the past, they're so used to hating each other... They're just going to stick w/ it.

Also, I TRIED not to drop the F bomb here, but I was just showing how royally pissed off Moonriver was. When you ruin a sad moment like that, no. You don't butt in and saying how disgusting it may be to you. That just doesn't work. For those of you who are sensitive on that word, be happy I *'d out the U. Oh, and grow up.

(I'm kidding!!)

Anyway, until the next chapter!