A/N: Okay peeps, I am doing this outta the mercy of my own heart. You don't deserve the next chapter. I have only gotten ONE review since I put the last chapter up. Now, wether that's because the chapter stinx, I'll neva know BECAUSE NO ONE REVIEWS MY STORY! So, no more chapters till I get at least five reviews!
TTYL,
KT (aka - Supafro)
Chapter 2 - Decisions
Nothing really happened until a week after that meeting, when I went to market to buy some food for us. I was picking up a watermelon and shaking it to see if it was ripe, when all of a sudden, I heard, "There he is! Get him!" I looked around in panic, thinking the big, burly soldiers were talking to me, but it turned out that they were talking about this new Rebel who had only joined a couple moths ago. I hadn't really talked to him, just seen him at the meetings, but you have to help a Rebel in trouble, even if you don't know them. It's a Rebel law. I quickly decided that using Magic would be the safest thing to do in public like this, because if I gave away my identity, the soldiers would almost definitely capture both of us.
I started concentrating on one soldier at a time, putting a different obstacle in front of each of them to give the new boy more time to hide. Then, someone knocked into me, making me loose my concentration, and breaking the spell I had put on the last soldier. He reached out and grabbed the Rebel boy, and was gone.
I was stunned. I had never actually seen a Rebel get taken before. I wanted to cry again, but I didn't. I didn't want to cry two times in three days, only a wimp would do that. I trudged home slowly, not wanting to face anyone there. I tried to slip in the back door, but Ranny found me. "Hey guys! Celeste is here with the food," he shouted. Creep, I thought.
"Hey, Great! Do you want me to help you with... Whoa! What happened to you?" Jay said.
"Nothing, I just need to think...could we talk about this later?" I muttered.
"Yeah, uh, sure, no problem." he replied, a little disgruntled at my blunt reply. I could tell he was concerned, but I couldn't have given a fig's apple what he though at that moment. I just wanted to get away as soon as possible.
After we had all the groceries put away, I went to my little willow tree and sat in the crook of its branches. Jay followed me outside.
"Care to tell me what happened?"
I told him the whole thing. I must have looked really upset, because when I looked back at him, he was looking, no, staring at me.
It made me uncomfortable, so I said; "Did you hear anything I said? Or were you staring at me the whole time?"
"You know, when you grow up, you are going to be gorgeous "
"Shut-up! I'm pouring my heart out to you, and this is what you get out of it? Thanks a lot." I shoved him so hard he fell out of the tree branch he was sitting in.
"I'm serious...you are a whole lot prettier right now than some of the girls who used to chase me that were five years older than you." By this time he was up off the ground and three inches away from my face. I could feel his breath, and smell the mint that he used to bathe with this morning. It smelled good . . . Really good.
"Can we get back to what I was talking about, or are you going to be like this all day?" I was trying to keep my composure, and not melt into a little puddle at his feet, so I snapped at him.
"Hey! Take it easy, I'm just kidding. I'm going to tell you what you already know. That's not the last Rebel capture you're ever going to see. This is a long and horrible war between HE and us. It won't be over for a while.
"This probably isn't the right time to tell you, but I know you would want to know. No one else wanted me to tell you, but I knew you would be angry with me if I didn't. Quai has decided it's time for you to join us on the big escapades. You know, like saving orphans, and that sort of thing. You are DEFINITELY going to see rebels get captured, I guarantee it. The question is, can you deal with it? I know you can, but do you know?"
When he ended, he was closer than he was before he had started talking. It looked like he was about to kiss me, but all of a sudden he turned around and walked away, leaving me in a very confused state of mind.
As Jay walked back into the house, I thought about what he said. Could I deal with the horror of seeing friends get killed? Well, I guess I'll find out soon enough, I thought. Then, I made up my mind, and decided to tell Quai that I would help with the big escapades if he asked.
TTYL,
KT (aka - Supafro)
Chapter 2 - Decisions
Nothing really happened until a week after that meeting, when I went to market to buy some food for us. I was picking up a watermelon and shaking it to see if it was ripe, when all of a sudden, I heard, "There he is! Get him!" I looked around in panic, thinking the big, burly soldiers were talking to me, but it turned out that they were talking about this new Rebel who had only joined a couple moths ago. I hadn't really talked to him, just seen him at the meetings, but you have to help a Rebel in trouble, even if you don't know them. It's a Rebel law. I quickly decided that using Magic would be the safest thing to do in public like this, because if I gave away my identity, the soldiers would almost definitely capture both of us.
I started concentrating on one soldier at a time, putting a different obstacle in front of each of them to give the new boy more time to hide. Then, someone knocked into me, making me loose my concentration, and breaking the spell I had put on the last soldier. He reached out and grabbed the Rebel boy, and was gone.
I was stunned. I had never actually seen a Rebel get taken before. I wanted to cry again, but I didn't. I didn't want to cry two times in three days, only a wimp would do that. I trudged home slowly, not wanting to face anyone there. I tried to slip in the back door, but Ranny found me. "Hey guys! Celeste is here with the food," he shouted. Creep, I thought.
"Hey, Great! Do you want me to help you with... Whoa! What happened to you?" Jay said.
"Nothing, I just need to think...could we talk about this later?" I muttered.
"Yeah, uh, sure, no problem." he replied, a little disgruntled at my blunt reply. I could tell he was concerned, but I couldn't have given a fig's apple what he though at that moment. I just wanted to get away as soon as possible.
After we had all the groceries put away, I went to my little willow tree and sat in the crook of its branches. Jay followed me outside.
"Care to tell me what happened?"
I told him the whole thing. I must have looked really upset, because when I looked back at him, he was looking, no, staring at me.
It made me uncomfortable, so I said; "Did you hear anything I said? Or were you staring at me the whole time?"
"You know, when you grow up, you are going to be gorgeous "
"Shut-up! I'm pouring my heart out to you, and this is what you get out of it? Thanks a lot." I shoved him so hard he fell out of the tree branch he was sitting in.
"I'm serious...you are a whole lot prettier right now than some of the girls who used to chase me that were five years older than you." By this time he was up off the ground and three inches away from my face. I could feel his breath, and smell the mint that he used to bathe with this morning. It smelled good . . . Really good.
"Can we get back to what I was talking about, or are you going to be like this all day?" I was trying to keep my composure, and not melt into a little puddle at his feet, so I snapped at him.
"Hey! Take it easy, I'm just kidding. I'm going to tell you what you already know. That's not the last Rebel capture you're ever going to see. This is a long and horrible war between HE and us. It won't be over for a while.
"This probably isn't the right time to tell you, but I know you would want to know. No one else wanted me to tell you, but I knew you would be angry with me if I didn't. Quai has decided it's time for you to join us on the big escapades. You know, like saving orphans, and that sort of thing. You are DEFINITELY going to see rebels get captured, I guarantee it. The question is, can you deal with it? I know you can, but do you know?"
When he ended, he was closer than he was before he had started talking. It looked like he was about to kiss me, but all of a sudden he turned around and walked away, leaving me in a very confused state of mind.
As Jay walked back into the house, I thought about what he said. Could I deal with the horror of seeing friends get killed? Well, I guess I'll find out soon enough, I thought. Then, I made up my mind, and decided to tell Quai that I would help with the big escapades if he asked.