Chapter 3
~ The Leave Taking ~
Lily lay on her bed that night, staring blankly up at the ceiling. A light tapping nosie was heard at her window but she ignored it. Jesse paced around the room eyeing the window but Lily paid little attention. She was thinking of where she could run to. She had no family or many friends and she didn't really know where she was going or what she was doing. Her brain just kept screaming for her to leave. It was just something she had to do.
"I'll have to say goodbye to Dan and Mary."she thought aloud.
Jesse woofed and padded over to the door, scratching at it and whinning.
"You have to go out?"she asked.
. What do you think? .
"Yes."
. Ok than hop to it .
"Alright, alright. I could use some fresh air anyways."she said, opening the door and stepping outside into the cold, dark hallway.
Lily wandered with Jesse into the courtyard, gazing into the stary night sky. The stars winked down at her from the black abyss of sky and Lily sighed contentidly, lieing down in the grass. Her hands went behind her head as she lay looking upwords. A smile spread across her face. Quiet. It was beautiful at night, unlike the day when screams and laughing could be heard through the area. Women giggling and hanging all over there lovers, men doing drill practice, women, women and more womemn who would flirt with the soilders, distracting them from their duties. Lily had to grin. Yes that had been her when she was younger. Mary had dragged her to the training area where the men were practicing archery. She had a crush on Neal then and had flirted with him while Lily stayed away, sitting on a fence post. Thats where she had first met Haldi. He had seemingly been her knight in shinning armor. At that time she had only been fourteen and unwise to many things. He had always made her laugh and Mary had encouraged her to go with him, like her and Neal had started to do, ofcourse Neal had been Mary's age and Haldi was four years older than her. And god had that been a mistake. She wouldn't even tell Mary she had made such a mistake. All she knew now was she hated him with a passion. Yes but no she didn't want to talk about it to anyone, it was why he thought he could abuse her. It was....
"Excuse me."a male voice floated to her ears and Lily proped herself up on her elbows.
There was the blond boy again, smiling bright and, if she might say so, quite handsomely.
"God! Will you ever leave me be!"she said standing up, hands on hips.
He had interupted her thoughts but she was quite glad he had. No. She did not want ot remember him. At all.
"Well excuse me."he said with a hint of anger though he seemed better with her than most people would have been." I just saw you here all alone. I just wanted to talk to you."
"About what?" Lily asked with some hesitation.
"Well."He started slowly. "I hear you'r gonna get out of here. I wondered if perhaps you had a plan."
"Why should I tell you of my plans?"she asks suspiciously.
"I guess you don't."he said with a shrug and layed down on the grass, hands folded over his chest.
"Wait."Lily suddenly exclaimed. "How did you get in here!?"
"Oh? In here? That friend of yours, Neal? Nice fellow. Slipped him a gold coin, told him I needed to see you and he slipped me in."he said with a grin.
"He didn't!"
"Oh but he did."
"Alright well."she said, not really angry though annoyed by now. "You need to leave."
"Why?"he asked, sitting up strait.
"Because I said so."
"Gosh Lilith can't you just stay calm? You really can't make me go anywhere. Now just sit down, relax and look at the stars. I'm not going to hurt you."
Lily eyed him apprehensivly but slowly lay down on the ground. Her arms folded over her chest and she looked up at the stary sky, not speaking or making any movements.
"So, again, where do you suppose your going?"he asks
Lily sighed. Fine she gave up. He obviously was not going to leave her alone.
"I really don't know."she said. "I guess where ever the road may take me."she added plainly.
"Really? Shouldn't you have a plan in mind?"
"Well I guess I probably should. But I just need to leave. I'm sick of it here."
"Yeah, I know what you mean."he said shortly.
"Huh?"
"Thats the way I felt back home."
"Oh."
"Yeah. I finally just left, even though I really shouldn't have. Met up with some friends of mine here. We're planning on going to Eidolan in a few days."
"Eidolan? You sure know where your going."
"Yeah. We planned it you see."
Anyother person that said that would have sounded arogant but when he spoke he only sounded matter of fact, like he was stateing the obviouse. Lily smiled to herself. He wasn't that bad, she figured.
"Lily, I was wondering."he said suddenly, jolting her out of her thoughts. "Would you like to travel with me and my crew to Eidolan?"
Lily sat up and looked at him like he was insane.
"Are you crazy? I don't even know you, let alone your friends.
"Lily."he said. "There may be things you don't know but there are many things you need to find out."he said, holding her gaze with his own, making her look into his deep, navy eyes. "Lilith Lerlonde you need to come. There are things you must know."
Lily found herself twisted inside. His gaze was powerful and piercing and she nodded.
"Alright Aiden."she found herself saying, finally looking away. "When do we leave? When can I meet your friends?"
"We leave in two days."he said. "You can come meet them now. They are waiting."
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They walked down the cold deserted road toward the pub where they had first met. When Lily steped inside she found several people sitting at the table. There where five in all. Three other men and only two other girl. One was sitting on one mans lap, laughing. The other sat beside another, seemingly joking with him about something. Aiden motioned her forward and everyone stopped talking and looked up at her.
"This is her?"one of the girls, a brunette spoke up.
"Yes Rena and don't use that tone."Aiden said sharply.
Lily eyed her suspiciously. Her hair was dark brown as where her dark, cold eyes. Her lips where dark aswell and she seemed to have a dark appearance. A vampire, her mind thought desperatly. The man whose lap she sat on didn't seem to mind her though he was strange aswell. His eyes where golden and his hair black as night. His eyes where almost slits and Lily seemed to feel herself freeze. A dragon. The other girl seemed to have a lovly look to her, however. Her face was bright and smiling, her cheeks rosy and her eyes bright and round. She had the look of the people who would accationally wander into town. The Aliti, or horse mages. The other boy was blonde like Aiden and he too had a bow and arrow and all other kinds of weapons. His hair, however, was shorter and she was able to see his pointed ears. A lenan elf. The other boy was a fairy. Lily could tell. His hair was dark but he had a nicer appearance than a normal man. His eyes where green and icy, reflecting everything around them. So, this was Aidens group. And he was and elf. His hair was pulled back and in the dim light of the pub she could see. She would see if she would join them, though she was a bit hesitant, especially with Rena glaring at her. She would see.
*** lol. Hope you enjoyed that. I think this chapter was rather long but good. Dosn't really explain much though
Lily lay on her bed that night, staring blankly up at the ceiling. A light tapping nosie was heard at her window but she ignored it. Jesse paced around the room eyeing the window but Lily paid little attention. She was thinking of where she could run to. She had no family or many friends and she didn't really know where she was going or what she was doing. Her brain just kept screaming for her to leave. It was just something she had to do.
"I'll have to say goodbye to Dan and Mary."she thought aloud.
Jesse woofed and padded over to the door, scratching at it and whinning.
"You have to go out?"she asked.
. What do you think? .
"Yes."
. Ok than hop to it .
"Alright, alright. I could use some fresh air anyways."she said, opening the door and stepping outside into the cold, dark hallway.
Lily wandered with Jesse into the courtyard, gazing into the stary night sky. The stars winked down at her from the black abyss of sky and Lily sighed contentidly, lieing down in the grass. Her hands went behind her head as she lay looking upwords. A smile spread across her face. Quiet. It was beautiful at night, unlike the day when screams and laughing could be heard through the area. Women giggling and hanging all over there lovers, men doing drill practice, women, women and more womemn who would flirt with the soilders, distracting them from their duties. Lily had to grin. Yes that had been her when she was younger. Mary had dragged her to the training area where the men were practicing archery. She had a crush on Neal then and had flirted with him while Lily stayed away, sitting on a fence post. Thats where she had first met Haldi. He had seemingly been her knight in shinning armor. At that time she had only been fourteen and unwise to many things. He had always made her laugh and Mary had encouraged her to go with him, like her and Neal had started to do, ofcourse Neal had been Mary's age and Haldi was four years older than her. And god had that been a mistake. She wouldn't even tell Mary she had made such a mistake. All she knew now was she hated him with a passion. Yes but no she didn't want to talk about it to anyone, it was why he thought he could abuse her. It was....
"Excuse me."a male voice floated to her ears and Lily proped herself up on her elbows.
There was the blond boy again, smiling bright and, if she might say so, quite handsomely.
"God! Will you ever leave me be!"she said standing up, hands on hips.
He had interupted her thoughts but she was quite glad he had. No. She did not want ot remember him. At all.
"Well excuse me."he said with a hint of anger though he seemed better with her than most people would have been." I just saw you here all alone. I just wanted to talk to you."
"About what?" Lily asked with some hesitation.
"Well."He started slowly. "I hear you'r gonna get out of here. I wondered if perhaps you had a plan."
"Why should I tell you of my plans?"she asks suspiciously.
"I guess you don't."he said with a shrug and layed down on the grass, hands folded over his chest.
"Wait."Lily suddenly exclaimed. "How did you get in here!?"
"Oh? In here? That friend of yours, Neal? Nice fellow. Slipped him a gold coin, told him I needed to see you and he slipped me in."he said with a grin.
"He didn't!"
"Oh but he did."
"Alright well."she said, not really angry though annoyed by now. "You need to leave."
"Why?"he asked, sitting up strait.
"Because I said so."
"Gosh Lilith can't you just stay calm? You really can't make me go anywhere. Now just sit down, relax and look at the stars. I'm not going to hurt you."
Lily eyed him apprehensivly but slowly lay down on the ground. Her arms folded over her chest and she looked up at the stary sky, not speaking or making any movements.
"So, again, where do you suppose your going?"he asks
Lily sighed. Fine she gave up. He obviously was not going to leave her alone.
"I really don't know."she said. "I guess where ever the road may take me."she added plainly.
"Really? Shouldn't you have a plan in mind?"
"Well I guess I probably should. But I just need to leave. I'm sick of it here."
"Yeah, I know what you mean."he said shortly.
"Huh?"
"Thats the way I felt back home."
"Oh."
"Yeah. I finally just left, even though I really shouldn't have. Met up with some friends of mine here. We're planning on going to Eidolan in a few days."
"Eidolan? You sure know where your going."
"Yeah. We planned it you see."
Anyother person that said that would have sounded arogant but when he spoke he only sounded matter of fact, like he was stateing the obviouse. Lily smiled to herself. He wasn't that bad, she figured.
"Lily, I was wondering."he said suddenly, jolting her out of her thoughts. "Would you like to travel with me and my crew to Eidolan?"
Lily sat up and looked at him like he was insane.
"Are you crazy? I don't even know you, let alone your friends.
"Lily."he said. "There may be things you don't know but there are many things you need to find out."he said, holding her gaze with his own, making her look into his deep, navy eyes. "Lilith Lerlonde you need to come. There are things you must know."
Lily found herself twisted inside. His gaze was powerful and piercing and she nodded.
"Alright Aiden."she found herself saying, finally looking away. "When do we leave? When can I meet your friends?"
"We leave in two days."he said. "You can come meet them now. They are waiting."
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They walked down the cold deserted road toward the pub where they had first met. When Lily steped inside she found several people sitting at the table. There where five in all. Three other men and only two other girl. One was sitting on one mans lap, laughing. The other sat beside another, seemingly joking with him about something. Aiden motioned her forward and everyone stopped talking and looked up at her.
"This is her?"one of the girls, a brunette spoke up.
"Yes Rena and don't use that tone."Aiden said sharply.
Lily eyed her suspiciously. Her hair was dark brown as where her dark, cold eyes. Her lips where dark aswell and she seemed to have a dark appearance. A vampire, her mind thought desperatly. The man whose lap she sat on didn't seem to mind her though he was strange aswell. His eyes where golden and his hair black as night. His eyes where almost slits and Lily seemed to feel herself freeze. A dragon. The other girl seemed to have a lovly look to her, however. Her face was bright and smiling, her cheeks rosy and her eyes bright and round. She had the look of the people who would accationally wander into town. The Aliti, or horse mages. The other boy was blonde like Aiden and he too had a bow and arrow and all other kinds of weapons. His hair, however, was shorter and she was able to see his pointed ears. A lenan elf. The other boy was a fairy. Lily could tell. His hair was dark but he had a nicer appearance than a normal man. His eyes where green and icy, reflecting everything around them. So, this was Aidens group. And he was and elf. His hair was pulled back and in the dim light of the pub she could see. She would see if she would join them, though she was a bit hesitant, especially with Rena glaring at her. She would see.
*** lol. Hope you enjoyed that. I think this chapter was rather long but good. Dosn't really explain much though