The year of Magic
Ok my life has been threatened so here's the next chapter.
Sorry it took so long but I've had a lot to do. Hope you like this chapter.
Read about the poll at the end. ;)
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Kari
walked quietly down the hall to her brother's post. Tai saw her coming out of
the corner of his eye. Kari stopped in front of her brother. "It's not
safe here. We have to get out of here Tai, maybe we can join up with
Yolei." Tai nodded. He knew what she was saying was true. Bartholomew had
suspected that they had something to do with Yolei's escape and even if he
couldn't prove it, he could just throw them in the dungeon for no reason. After
all, he was the king. "All right then, let's not waste any time. We're
leaving tonight. I want you to go to your room and get some things you'll need.
Nothing more got that?" Kari nodded. "Good. Meet me at the front gate
in about five minutes." With that, they parted. Five minutes later they
were standing at the front gate. Tai looked in on the guard who controlled the
gate crank. He was sleeping soundly. Tai grinned, Good old Dustin, always sleeping on the job. Tai slowly turned the
crank, hoping that it wouldn't make too much noise. The gate began to rise and,
when it was about have way up, he locked the crank. He and Kari stepped out of
the castle and into the world. Kari moved toward the forest. It was the last
place Yolei had been seen. She missed her friend but she knew that she and Tai
would find her.
*****In the forest
Ken
looked down at the figure in his arms. She'd confided in him her deepest
secret. She trusted him enough to tell him that she was the sorceress of the prophecy.
She felt safe enough with him to cry in front of him. It had torn him apart
inside to watch her cry, to watch the tears stream down from her pained eyes.
He'd pulled her into his arms and tried to comfort her, he'd gently stroked her
hair and whispered that everything was going to be all right. Then he surprised
himself by leaning down and kissing her. She was obviously as surprised as he
was, but she didn't pull away. She didn't slap him, she didn't yell at him.
She'd kissed him back. When the kiss had broken, she'd layed her head on his
chest and closed her eyes. He could hear her breathing deeply and realized that
she was sleeping. He smiled. That's a
good idea. He thought. He looked at Prowler. The timber wolf was watching
over the camp. Prowler turned his head and his gray eyes meet Ken's blue ones.
They came to a silent understanding. Ken untied his sheathed sword and set it
down next to him. He pulled his pouch of gold coins out from his coat pocket
and placed them on the ground next to his sword. Ken slowly repositioned himself
so that he didn't disturb Yolei but so that he could sleep as well. Ken's eyes
slowly closed and he drifted into sleep.
Prowler
watched as Ken fell into sleep. He'd watched as he had comforted Yolei and he'd
seen Ken kiss her. Prowler's senses were right. When he saw Ken he knew there
was something about him. He hadn't realized it at the time, but Ken was really
lonely. As lonely as Yolei had been for years. Suddenly, Prowler's head snapped
up. He'd heard a noise close to the camp. Prowler sniffed the air and the scent
of a young man drifted to his nose. The man was too far away to see the camp,
but Prowler guessed the he saw the smoke from the fire. He jumped up and ran
into the bush. Prowler watched the camp, waiting for the stranger to arrive. Within
a few moments, a young man, who couldn't have been older than Ken and Yolei,
stepped into the clearing. Prowler looked from the boy's spiky brown hair down
to his large brown boots. Prowler watched as the man's eyes flicked down to
Ken's money pouch. Prowler knew what was coming, he growled slightly. In one
sudden movement, the man had grabbed Ken's gold and began to run. My lady, thief!!! Prowler screamed into
Yolei's mind as he rushed from the woods. Yolei jumped and opened her eyes. She
saw the man running. "KEN!! WE'VE GOT TROUBLE!!!" Yolei yelled. Ken's
eyes snapped open and he jumped up to give chase. The man saw this and turned
to run in the opposite direction. "STOP!!" Yolei screamed. She threw
her hands up into the air and they began to glow slightly purple. Suddenly, a
large, transparent, purple wall appeared in front of the man
and.......WHAM!!!!! Yolei grimaced as he stumbled back a couple of steps then
fell flat on the ground. Yolei dropped her hands and the wall vanished. Ken
walked calmly over to the man, grabbed his pouch of gold, tossed it to Yolei,
and pulled the man into a sitting position against a tree.
"I
don't have any rope to tie him with." He said to Yolei. She nodded and her
eyes began to glow purple. Suddenly, ropes of pure purple energy appeared
around the thief's wrists and ankles. Ken was amazed at the things he had just
seen Yolei do but he knew that they had a problem to deal with and that took priority.
"How are we going to wake him up?" Ken asked. "Just slap
him." Yolei said. Ken chuckled. He leaned down and slapped the man across
the face. "Huh? Wha...? Oh man....did you catch the number of that
wagon?" He said as he rubbed his sore head. Ken took a step back as the
man observed his surroundings. Oh great
Davis, what have you gotten yourself into this time? He thought to himself.
He looked at the man standing in front of him. He was tall, taller than Davis,
with blue eyes and black hair. He seemed to be pretty strong and Davis had
noticed his sword earlier, he was obviously a fighter. I just had to rob a warrior didn't I? Davis' eyes shifted to the
wolf that stood snarling next to the guy. Oh
and he's got a pet wolf too. Just great! Suddenly Davis noticed that he was
tied up. The ropes looked like purple glowing energy. "Who are you and
what did you think you were doing?" The guy asked calmly. "Umm...my
name is Davis and I was robbing
you." He replied. "So your a bandit huh?" Suddenly, Davis
noticed something move out of the corner of his eye. He looked over and saw a
girl with lavender hair and purple eyes. No wait, they were glowing purple but
they weren't really purple. A tear came to his eye but he blinked it away.
"Hey
I know you don't I?" He asked her. Surprise crept over her face.
"Yeah I know where I've seen you now. You were that girl locked up in
Vendalun's castle right?" Yolei gasped. "How do you know that?"
Davis smiled. "I got caught 'borrowing' some of the prince's stuff and I
was thrown in the dungeon. I got out of course, there's no prison that can hold
me. Anyway, I saw you wondering sadly around the castle. I knew that there is
no princess of Vendalun so I figured that you were being held prisoner. You've
got to be the sorceress that king Bart is always bragging about." She
looked surprised but, "How do you know about what he brags about?"
Davis laughed. "Did I mention that I'm also a great eavesdropper?"
Yolei looked at Ken. "What do you think?" Ken looked back at her.
"I don't think he'll try robbing us again. We should just let him go and
start moving as soon as the sun comes up." Yolei nodded. "What about
you?" She turned to Prowler. I think
that he would have to be extremely stupid to try and rob us again. She
nodded again. "What did he say?" Ken asked. "He said that Davis
would have to be extremely stupid to try it again." She looked at Ken and
began to chuckle. "So what he's saying is he may try it again huh?"
Ken began to laugh too. "Hey I don't find that funny!" Davis
exclaimed. The laughter subsided. "Ok we'd better let him go." Ken
said letting another chuckle escape his lips. "Right." Yolei agreed
after one last laugh. Her eyes stopped glowing purple and the energy ropes
holding Davis disappeared. He stood up and turned to leave then suddenly turned
back. "Do you guys mind if I come with you?" He asked shyly.
"Why?" Yolei asked. "Well I figure, we both hate good ol' king
Bart and maybe we could help each other out." He said. Yolei recognized
that he didn't want to wander around alone. She looked at Ken. "It's
alright with me, what do you think?"
Ken
nodded. "I guess it would be alright ask Prowler." Prowler looked at
Yolei. You don't want him to be lonely.
It's all right my lady. Ken and I will protect you if anything happens.
Yolei smiled. She nodded to Ken. "Alright. We're leaving in the morning
get some rest." Davis smiled and something snapped in Yolei's head. That smile, that face, I know him. But I
can't remember from where. For the next couple of hours, Yolei kept on
throwing glances Davis' way, desperately trying to remember where she had seen
him. He said that he was at the castle,
but...no that's not where I know him from. She thought to herself. Finally,
Davis caught one of her glances and smiled. "You can't remember me can
you?" He asked, startling her. "You recognize me but you can't put
your finger on where you've seen me. Right?" He walked over and sat in
front of her. Ken walked over and sat protectively sat next to her. Davis
smiled again. "Come on try. I know you're strong enough." Yolei
looked at him with confusion in her eyes. Davis sighed. "Maybe this will
help." He looked her dead in the eyes and said, "Oh come on Yodels,
don't cry. I'll find you, I promise." Yolei gasped as something flashed in
Yolei's mind.
*****Flashback
An eight-year-old
girl with lavender hair was playing hide-and-go-seek at the edge of a forest. A
spiky haired boy of the same age charged into the brush, leaving the farm
behind. "BOO!!" He screamed and the girl jumped up and ran into the
field nearby. "I'm gunna get you Yodels!!" He yelled after her.
"You'll hav'ta catch me first Davey!!" She yelled back. The boy
tackled her. "See." The small brown haired boy panted. "I told
you I'd catch ya." He giggled. "That's not fair Davis! You don't
hav'ta run in a dress!" She huffed. "No you're just not as fast as me
Yolei." She stuck her tongue out at him.
*****Flash
A year
later: The same lavender haired girl sat in the forest, crying into the
shoulder of her best friend. The boy held her close and stroked her hair.
"It's not fair Davey!! Why do you have to go?!!!" Tears spilled down
her cheeks as a nine-year-old Yolei looked into the face of a nine-year-old Davis.
He shrugged but when he saw that it didn't help he hugged her close and said.
"Oh come on Yodels, don't cry. I'll find you, I promise."
*****End flashback
As the visions
stopped flooding her mind, Yolei realized there where tears falling down her
cheeks. She looked into Davis' concerned face. She reached up and pulled him
into her arms. Yolei cried into the shoulder of her best friend. "Why did
you leave?" She whispered through her tears. Davis hugged her tighter, then pulled back and looked into her
eyes.
"When
we were nine, a group of bandits sacked my home. They killed my family and were
planning to bring me with them. They were going to train me in the ways of the thief.
I couldn't leave without saying good-bye so I escaped the night before we left.
I came to see you and tell you I was leaving. The old wizard that had traveled
with the group found out about this and erased me from your memory. I had
promised I'd find you and as soon as I was old enough, I set out on my own to
look for you. I made it to your farm but it was deserted. I asked a passerby
what happened and he said that four years before you had been taken to Vendalun
castle. A few years later, I stumbled upon a large castle. I snuck inside and
stole some stuff from the prince's bedroom. I as about to make a clean get away
when I saw you in the garden. You looked so sad and I couldn't believe it was
you. I don't know how long I stood there with my jaw hanging, but a guard saw
me and I didn't make it out of the castle. I was thrown in the dungeon, like I
said, there's no dungeon that can hold me. I escaped and heard you had too so I
came looking for you. I'm sorry I tried to rob you, I didn't see you Yolei. I
didn't know you were here. When I did see you, I realized that you didn't
remember me because you never used your powers on me before. I wasn't going to
say anything; I just wanted to help protect you. When I saw you looking at me,
I realized I had to try. I knew you were stronger than that old wizard
Yodels." Davis said with a sigh.
"I
missed you." Yolei said as he hugged her again. "So were you to like,
a couple?" Ken asked. Both Yolei and Davis began to laugh. "No way!
She's like my little sister!" Davis exclaimed. "Davis was my best friend
when we were little." Yolei chuckled at Ken's blushing face. Davis laughed
a little more before yawning, saying goodnight, walking to the other side of
the camp, and falling asleep. "You should have seen your face." Yolei
chuckled at Ken. "Umm...Yolei. About earlier...I um." Yolei pulled
him to her. She kissed him lightly. "Shhh. You don't need to explain
anything." She told him as she fell asleep in his arms. Ken sighed. This
girl was defiantly different from the rest. And even though he had just met
her, Ken knew one thing for sure, he loved this girl.
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So how was this chapter? Please review...oh and if you do,
I'm starting a little poll. Tell me which character in this story is your
FAVORITE and which character you HATE. I'll post the results with my next
chapter. Thanx!
