From Nowhere: Looking for Life
The story is set about two months after From Nowhere....
Icie felt so great. No friends, no problems.... no fun. But it felt good not to care about anything. Just wandering around. She sat on the big rock next to the beautiful waterfall and looked into the reflection of her face in the pond. Her hair was much longer, a bit curly and it lined her face. Now she was wearing a ribbon around her head and forehead to keep her naughty hair away from face. She pierced her ears and put two silver hoops and three silver tiny earrings. She also changed her clothes. New life, new clothes. Green-brown top with brown leather pans and brown boots. On her right biceps she had a brown band with shiny silver stones.
She spotted few fish swimming around and sighted. She liked to be alone, but sometimes she felt so lonely and that time was here again. She was thinking about Hercules, Iolaus, Jason and Lilith and she was jealous, because they had each other. She felt stupid, when she thought about it. They offered her friendship, but she refused it. Stupid!
She quickly stood up making herself to think about something else. She took her new sword and hooked it on her left. She sighted again and immediately smacked herself. *Don't you ever think about them,* she said to herself.
"Iolaus, she left two months ago and you want to make me think you still think about her?" Hercules was already mad at his friend.
"Look, I liked her... I still like her. And also I'm worried. What if something happened to her?"
"She is a big girl," Hercules objected.
"And she can take care of herself...," Jason added.
"Look guys, I have a bad feeling, OK?"
*What's that?* Icie stared at a shiny dot somewhere in front of her. She made ready her sword, she was holding it very tightly and she moved along very quietly. She hided behind the tree and looked at the light.
"Ohh, who's that? Hercules' little girlfriend...," suddenly a voice spoke behind her.
She turned quickly, ready to use her sword, but she opened her mouth and sword fell out of her hands and clanked on the stone.
"Ares," she whispered.
"Yes, right. You've won... a trip with me," he started to laugh and without any warning he smacked her. He quickly blindfolded her, tied her hands behind her back and put her on his shoulder. She wanted to say something, but before she could speak, they vanished.
Hercules had his duty in the kitchen. He didn't like it at all. He had to tidy up here and he hated tidying up. He took a pot, put water in it and left over to let water wash it up by itself. He started with cleaning floor.
"Hercules...," a whisper came to him.
Herc stood up and looked around. He was alone. *It was just Iolaus' bad feeling,* he smiled.
"Hercules!"
Now, he knew it wasn't just a feeling. Somebody was calling him. He looked around: "Iolaus? Don't make a fun of me..."
"Hercules, over here..."
It was behind him. He looked there. Nobody. He looked closely. A pot. He moved closed. On the surface of the water there was Ares' face.
"What do you want from me?" Hercules asked.
"Nothing... I just found somebody. She looked so alone, so I took her with me...," Ares smiled and pointed behind him. On the small bed a girl was laying. Hercules found her very well known.
"Do you remember her? Ohh, that's so sad if you don't remember your girlfriend..."
"A girlfriend?... Girlfriend... Icie!"
"Correct! May I keep her?"
"What? I don't think she would like you..."
"Hmmm, I can fix that."
"I don't think so, Ares."
"Watch me!" he disappeared.
"Iolaus... I think, we have a problem," Hercules caught his breath.
"What problem? I have no problem."
"Icie..."
"What's with her?" Iolaus was worried.
"Ares has her."
"Ares? What? How? Why?"
"To many questions, Iolaus. We must find her! Going with me?"
"Sure I am!"
"You feel comfortable?"
"Ehmm," Icie muttered.
"Ohh, I'm so sorry. I'm a bad host," Ares said with grimace. "Let me put it down."
"What do you think you are?" she yelled at him after he put a scarf down of her mouth.
"Ohh, I think you rather have this back," he showed her scarf.
"Look, I DON'T CARE!"
"I like bad girls..."
"Why am I here? And can you, PLEASE, put this blindfold down?"
"No way, girly, I remember what you can do with your eyes," he smiled.
"Ha, and if I can do it through it?"
Hercules and Iolaus were wandering through the wood. They didn't have any clue where to find her.
"Think Hercules. If you were Ares, where should you hide someone?"
"I don't know, I am not Ares."
"He is your brother... Do you remember?"
"Yes, HALF brother, and I can't read his mind."
They were arguing for a while.
"Are you looking for me?" somebody said with evil laugh.
"Ares?" Hercules turned around.
"Where is she? What did you do to her?" Iolaus wanted to attack but Herc held him.
"Hey, I thought she were with my little brother..., anyway you probably want to find her, so I'll show you where she is..."
"You are going to show us where she is?" Hercules repeated without understanding.
"Yes, watch," Ares pointed at small slop on the ground. The water waved and guys saw a small room, but without sign of Icie.
"So..." Hercules started.
"Where is she?" Iolaus added.
Ares looked at the water visibly misunderstood. Then he whispered. "She is gone."
Icie concentrated her energy into her arms. She felt some strange warmth. Suddenly rope fell off her hands. Her eyes twinkled and lighting burned her blindfold. She looked around make sure Ares is not near. Then without any thinking she ran away.
"What do you mean she is gone?" Hercules looked straight at Ares.
"I... don't know...," he looked shaggy. "OK, guys, I think I rather see ya NEXT time."
"So she is free, we don't have to rescue her. I think we should go home now," Iolaus said after Ares faded away,
"NO! We have to find her. You were talking all these days about her and now when you have an opportunity to see her again, you're acting like a small boy who doesn't know what he really wants," Hercules said.
Iolaus could find right words to say anything, so he rather stayed quite and simple nodded.
"Good, so we're gonna find her," Hercules just decided.
Icie were running away from Ares, away from everything. *Who's stupid idea was come back?* she was thinking. *Oh I wish I never went here, I wish I never met these guys, I wish I never was born.* She felt tears running on her face. She couldn't see anything. Just trees, grass, lake, trees again, some people... Some people. She didn't feel like meet someone right now, so she decided to hide somewhere and wait till they pass her.
Iolaus was surprisingly quite all the way. Hercules didn't say anything either. He actually enjoyed when Iolaus was quite.
"Do you think she wanna see us again?" Iolaus broke the silence.
"Don't know. She might."
"And... do you think she wanna see ME?
"How do I know? I thought she liked you."
"Maybe..." Iolaus silenced himself again.
She heard voices. She knew that voices. She slowly wiped the tears and came out from her cover just when guys were passing the tree.
"Hi..." she whispered.
"Icie?" Iolaus questioned her. "Are you back?"
"I... I don't know, I was thinking about it, but I'm not sure..."
"Please stay in the Academy with us. There is fun and lots of friends." Hercules tried to make her come.
"I told you I'm thinking about it..." she turned to Hercules.
"Icie?" Iolaus made her look at him. "We... I missed you so much. You are great friend. I would love you to join us in the Academy."
"I... Guys, I missed you as well," she whispered again with tears in her eyes.
Hercules reached forward and wiped her tears away, she slowly smiled and put her arms around both boys and squeezed them tightly.
Icie looked happy again. She was walking with two great boys straight into the new life. She decided to put her past away and start the new future. She was smiling and joked with Iolaus. He slowly embraced her around shoulders. She took both guys closely to herself and put her arms around their waists.
"People, you're making me so happy!"
"It's great to see you smiling...," Hercules agreed.
"I hope you'll find a new life with us." Iolaus smiled at her.
She hugged them again and then started to run.
"Who's gonna catch me?" she screamed.
"I don't know... What do I get?" Iolaus asked.
"Nothing, because you WON'T catch me...," she laughed.
Hercules looked at Iolaus and with laughs both boys started to chase Icie, who was already pretty far away from them...
END of chapter 2