hey peeps! this is me again. no duh, rite. sorry tris fans, she pisses the hell out of me. sandry rules.

and i know how i left off the last one was totally mean, but hehe....

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Daja stared at the Traders for a long moment. Was it just her, or were they clamoring to ... to buy this thing? Turning around and squinting at her creation, she examined it.

It was just a white lump.

The Mimander, Talasi, walked forward. Extending a yellow-covered hand, he confidently felt the aura of the Lump. Drawing back quickly, he gasped. "That...thing...is so potent it shifted the magic inside me."

Frostpine picked it up in his bare hands. The Traders jumped back, alarmed, until they sheepishly remembered that the firemage could pick up red hot items and not be burnt. The glowing orb shone in their eyes.

Gritting his teeth, he said slowly "I think this is very special."

Really, Daja thought sarcastically.

"This isnt an Everglow. This -thing, it holds great amounts of magic, ready to be drawn or deposited anytime. Daja, how did you get this much power at a time?"

Shrugging, the dark girl flipped her long braids behind her back. "I dont know! Frostpine, i told you already. I dont get it..."

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Sandry's blue eyes opened to their widest. Briar, catching this move of hers, raised one dark eyebrow comically. He laughed, drawing away, and tried to remain calm. Bah, it was ruined. Now she hates me. Sighing, his sadness increased as he thought of her and her wonderous qualities that he had lost in his haste.

"What was i thinking?" he muttered. But he still couldnt stop himself. Tweaking her hip length brown braid, he grinned. "Hey," he said irrelevently.

Still immobile, Sandry managed a sweet smile back. "Hey." Damn, why had she flinched like that? Probably scared him away, she thought remorsefully. His eyes arent even twinkling! Well, she had to set that right again.

Maintaining eye contact, Sandry replaced Briars hands on her waist. He tightened his arms in surprise. Could it be...? Now, without hesitation, he continued what had been so cruelly interrupted. Urgency in his eyes, he tilted Sandry's face up and kissed her. Feeling her wholehearted response, he grinned and literally swept her off her feet.

Dumping her unceremoniously into a pile of Lark's old quilts, he pursued his quest.

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Tris groaned. This boring meeting Niko had dragged her to...when would it end? Hopeless, wind magic would never be trapped, didnt the deaths of Dedicate Stormshine and Windtoss prove that? Reaching into her mind, Tris felt for the presence of the others.

Red fire was there, but a solid barrier stopped any contact. Tris sighed. Those traders still yapping? Merchants were the way to go, although she did like her friend.

Reaching for Sandry and Briar, the wind mage stopped in confusion. What was going on? Trying again, she found her two friends in ...an embrace? Her face turning a beet red, she drew her breath in shock.

Grey eyes snapping, she slammed a wave of sparklying blue magic down to seperate her from them, those lying ...! How could they? How?

Briar...she liked him a lot. Sandry, she knew, was rich, beautiful, and in love with him too. She had confided in Tris before, who had not returned the favor. And now Briar had reciprocated the feelings...to Sandry! Tris tugged hard at her dress, which did not conceal the un-slenderness of her figure. The poor girl nearly burst into tears, but contained her waters until she was alone in her room.

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