~Race of the Light~ Part 6: Enter Ja'Do
OMG!!!!!!! It's been like......like......well it's been entirely TOO long since the last chapter, that's what! . What happened? Well uhm....::sweatdrop::....the truth? More writer's block. Then, suddenly another dream came and showed me where this could go. (Really, that's how it happens ^^) So onto the next segment of the story!
The young, bishounen vampire known as Merlock Holmes gathered up enough courage to finally knock upon the door of Bindi's room. He had been waiting a long time to find the nerve to finally ask her the question he had been wanting to ever since he had fallen in love with her.....just as he was going to knock, the door opened and out stepped Bindi-Master, dressed up in a beautiful sequined evening gown, shining a rich violet color. Around her shoulders was draped a silken scarf of the same color, and her ears were adorned with amythest earrings enriched by gold. Upon her neck was a pendant which delicately held a violet rose. Bindi saw Merlie standing there and a smile spread across her face. "Aw darn....you caught me too soon. I was gonna come downstairs and surprise you at the dinner table." Her smile grew more affectionate with every word.
Well he was surprised all right, with eyes wide and mouth agape. Finally, he was able to find his voice after shaking his head slightly. "Oh...oh Bindi you look absolutely stunning."
She grinned wholeheartedly. "Do I? I wondered how I'd look in purple. I mean pink is so.....well so childish anymore."
He gulped. With each passing day, Bindi was becoming more like a woman, and she was even using her Master form more often. Besides, how else could she be with Merlock? She always knew her usual form was hardly suitable, what he needed was a real....well, a woman.
Merlock then said no more and took her hand, also adorned with violet gloves, and led her downstairs were he had had his housekeeper and chef prepare them a grand dinner. It was their first anniversary of admitting their feelings for each other. And the day he intended to become her fiancé.....
~*~
"AHHHHHHH NOOO! Ja! You can't leave, you can't!" Elsewhere, a middle-aged woman with long dark hair ran up to a taller man with wavy rusty brown hair gracing his shoulders and swaying about as he walked down the cobblestone street. She threw her arms around him from behind, her eyes big and trembling.
The man turned to her with a chuckle. "Oh come now my dear Elise. You know I'll be back.....besides Merlock is such a good friend of mine, I need to go help him."
Elise, her brown eyes still trembling, sighed and stepped away from him, stifling babyish sobs. "Well uh....yeah...I know....but..."
"And, my little sweet, you know what I told you....."
She stood up straight and gained her composure, but folded her arms. "That it's a Paladin's duty to help others...."
"Right." Ja smiled and swept her into a tight hug. "Goodbye, I shall see you soon."
With that he sprouted pure, stark white wings, and flew off in a blur of feathers.
"Goodbye, Angel....."
~*~
The dinner had been fabulous. Everything had gone well, and now even the chef and maid had gone off to their rooms for the night. It was late but Merlie didn't care, and neither did Bindi. She was sitting across from him on a candle-lit table, and smiled. "Thanks Merlie. That was wonderful."
He smiled back with an aloof expression, it was hard to remain composed around Bindi. "I'm so glad you liked it...." He then fingered the small box in his pocket, but nervousness was overwhelming him. Was it...really the right time?
Bindi at that moment got to her feet and pulled up her chair next to him. "Maybe.....maybe we can add a nice finishing touch to this night."
He blinked, and perhaps his heart even skipped a beat. "....oh? And what did you have in mind?" Despite the way his hearbeat was steadily increasing, he still held his composure.
"Well...." Bindi looked shy, and in fact her face blushed. "I've never known.....I mean...." In fact she was the one looking nervous.
Merlock could only blink at her with his own face turning a slight shade of red.
She leaned against him, in a heavy sort of hug, then sighed and sat up straight again. "What I'm trying to say is....I'd like to....well....go to bed with you."
It seemed that the entire world fell silent, as if a great hush had sweeped about.
This was not something he had expected at all.....it clouded his mind with other thoughts and not what was his real intent at the time being....
"Bindi....." He looked at the floor a moment then back to her. "...are you sure about that?"
She smiled wholeheartedly. "Sure as I'll ever be. I love you." She hugged him tightly.
Merlock felt as if he could cry. He knew this already, but, she had said it with such true sincerity. Sighing in a happy sort of way, he rose to his feet, taking her by the hand.
"It's a lonely room. I could use the company."
~*~
Ja'Do found himself standing in front of Devoner Mansion, home to his good friend Merlock Holmes. He eyed the doors for a moment before knocking, loudly.
Merlock lifted himself up from his bed and blinked. "Someone's here!"
Bindi, who had been next to him, also sat up, rubbing her eyes. They had just gotten into a comfortable sleep after a long while of.....
The loud knocking perisisted. Merlock quickly got out of bed, threw on his robe, and hurried to the door. Bindi just yawned and lied down, too exhausted to follow him.
"I'm coming, I'm coming! Hold yer horses...." At the moment the loud knocking resounded again, Merlock pulled the door open.
"Ahhh and here I am! Yes yes, everyone hold their applause..." Ja stepped in and immediately grabbed his friend into a hug.
"Oh!! Ja'Do! I didn't expect you here so quickly!" Merlie's face brightened as he mutually hugged his friend back and then invited him in with a sort of bow.
"Well, it sounded urgent, and I didn't want to waste any time." Ja found his way over to a couch where he sat, looking weary.
Merlock turned to him and nodded, looking solemn. "It is....those damn Nights....."
Ja's eyes narrowed and he slowly rose to his feet. "Nights?" He spoke the word as if it were speaking the name of the Devil himself.
"Yes...." The younger vampire sighed. "This whole thing with Jurone, and Trallien, and Mia, and geez.....and well Trallien almost got killed but somehow I mananged to save him...."
Ja looked utterly stunned. "What?!"
Apologizing, Merlock took the time to explain everything to him. Afterwards, Ja looked a bit sad himself. "I see...." He then grinned slightly. "I have yet to meet this Bindi who saved YOU."
"Well....you'll get a chance to! But tomorrow I fear. It's awfully late. Can I show you to your room?"
Ja just nodded and followed Merlock to where he would spend the night.
Well this is short, I know, but I wanted to just get something out before anymore time went by! ^_^ I thank all my faithful readers and hope they continue to enjoy the progress of this story. :)
~Ami~
ps- I used the term Paladin....I've decided it would be an interesting name for the Days. The term "Days" is more like a nickname. Paladins suits them better, and emphasizes their good nature. ^^
OMG!!!!!!! It's been like......like......well it's been entirely TOO long since the last chapter, that's what! . What happened? Well uhm....::sweatdrop::....the truth? More writer's block. Then, suddenly another dream came and showed me where this could go. (Really, that's how it happens ^^) So onto the next segment of the story!
The young, bishounen vampire known as Merlock Holmes gathered up enough courage to finally knock upon the door of Bindi's room. He had been waiting a long time to find the nerve to finally ask her the question he had been wanting to ever since he had fallen in love with her.....just as he was going to knock, the door opened and out stepped Bindi-Master, dressed up in a beautiful sequined evening gown, shining a rich violet color. Around her shoulders was draped a silken scarf of the same color, and her ears were adorned with amythest earrings enriched by gold. Upon her neck was a pendant which delicately held a violet rose. Bindi saw Merlie standing there and a smile spread across her face. "Aw darn....you caught me too soon. I was gonna come downstairs and surprise you at the dinner table." Her smile grew more affectionate with every word.
Well he was surprised all right, with eyes wide and mouth agape. Finally, he was able to find his voice after shaking his head slightly. "Oh...oh Bindi you look absolutely stunning."
She grinned wholeheartedly. "Do I? I wondered how I'd look in purple. I mean pink is so.....well so childish anymore."
He gulped. With each passing day, Bindi was becoming more like a woman, and she was even using her Master form more often. Besides, how else could she be with Merlock? She always knew her usual form was hardly suitable, what he needed was a real....well, a woman.
Merlock then said no more and took her hand, also adorned with violet gloves, and led her downstairs were he had had his housekeeper and chef prepare them a grand dinner. It was their first anniversary of admitting their feelings for each other. And the day he intended to become her fiancé.....
~*~
"AHHHHHHH NOOO! Ja! You can't leave, you can't!" Elsewhere, a middle-aged woman with long dark hair ran up to a taller man with wavy rusty brown hair gracing his shoulders and swaying about as he walked down the cobblestone street. She threw her arms around him from behind, her eyes big and trembling.
The man turned to her with a chuckle. "Oh come now my dear Elise. You know I'll be back.....besides Merlock is such a good friend of mine, I need to go help him."
Elise, her brown eyes still trembling, sighed and stepped away from him, stifling babyish sobs. "Well uh....yeah...I know....but..."
"And, my little sweet, you know what I told you....."
She stood up straight and gained her composure, but folded her arms. "That it's a Paladin's duty to help others...."
"Right." Ja smiled and swept her into a tight hug. "Goodbye, I shall see you soon."
With that he sprouted pure, stark white wings, and flew off in a blur of feathers.
"Goodbye, Angel....."
~*~
The dinner had been fabulous. Everything had gone well, and now even the chef and maid had gone off to their rooms for the night. It was late but Merlie didn't care, and neither did Bindi. She was sitting across from him on a candle-lit table, and smiled. "Thanks Merlie. That was wonderful."
He smiled back with an aloof expression, it was hard to remain composed around Bindi. "I'm so glad you liked it...." He then fingered the small box in his pocket, but nervousness was overwhelming him. Was it...really the right time?
Bindi at that moment got to her feet and pulled up her chair next to him. "Maybe.....maybe we can add a nice finishing touch to this night."
He blinked, and perhaps his heart even skipped a beat. "....oh? And what did you have in mind?" Despite the way his hearbeat was steadily increasing, he still held his composure.
"Well...." Bindi looked shy, and in fact her face blushed. "I've never known.....I mean...." In fact she was the one looking nervous.
Merlock could only blink at her with his own face turning a slight shade of red.
She leaned against him, in a heavy sort of hug, then sighed and sat up straight again. "What I'm trying to say is....I'd like to....well....go to bed with you."
It seemed that the entire world fell silent, as if a great hush had sweeped about.
This was not something he had expected at all.....it clouded his mind with other thoughts and not what was his real intent at the time being....
"Bindi....." He looked at the floor a moment then back to her. "...are you sure about that?"
She smiled wholeheartedly. "Sure as I'll ever be. I love you." She hugged him tightly.
Merlock felt as if he could cry. He knew this already, but, she had said it with such true sincerity. Sighing in a happy sort of way, he rose to his feet, taking her by the hand.
"It's a lonely room. I could use the company."
~*~
Ja'Do found himself standing in front of Devoner Mansion, home to his good friend Merlock Holmes. He eyed the doors for a moment before knocking, loudly.
Merlock lifted himself up from his bed and blinked. "Someone's here!"
Bindi, who had been next to him, also sat up, rubbing her eyes. They had just gotten into a comfortable sleep after a long while of.....
The loud knocking perisisted. Merlock quickly got out of bed, threw on his robe, and hurried to the door. Bindi just yawned and lied down, too exhausted to follow him.
"I'm coming, I'm coming! Hold yer horses...." At the moment the loud knocking resounded again, Merlock pulled the door open.
"Ahhh and here I am! Yes yes, everyone hold their applause..." Ja stepped in and immediately grabbed his friend into a hug.
"Oh!! Ja'Do! I didn't expect you here so quickly!" Merlie's face brightened as he mutually hugged his friend back and then invited him in with a sort of bow.
"Well, it sounded urgent, and I didn't want to waste any time." Ja found his way over to a couch where he sat, looking weary.
Merlock turned to him and nodded, looking solemn. "It is....those damn Nights....."
Ja's eyes narrowed and he slowly rose to his feet. "Nights?" He spoke the word as if it were speaking the name of the Devil himself.
"Yes...." The younger vampire sighed. "This whole thing with Jurone, and Trallien, and Mia, and geez.....and well Trallien almost got killed but somehow I mananged to save him...."
Ja looked utterly stunned. "What?!"
Apologizing, Merlock took the time to explain everything to him. Afterwards, Ja looked a bit sad himself. "I see...." He then grinned slightly. "I have yet to meet this Bindi who saved YOU."
"Well....you'll get a chance to! But tomorrow I fear. It's awfully late. Can I show you to your room?"
Ja just nodded and followed Merlock to where he would spend the night.
Well this is short, I know, but I wanted to just get something out before anymore time went by! ^_^ I thank all my faithful readers and hope they continue to enjoy the progress of this story. :)
~Ami~
ps- I used the term Paladin....I've decided it would be an interesting name for the Days. The term "Days" is more like a nickname. Paladins suits them better, and emphasizes their good nature. ^^
