Disclaimer: I own Alec and the plot. I do NOT own any HDM stuff.
A/N: Just in case anyone is interested, I plan to write another fic after this one. It will tell about Alec, before he met Lyra.
Chapter 14:
~*~ Forgiveness ~*~
Lyra gasped, "Alec!"
"Hello."
"Alec…how…why…what are you doing here?" Lyra sputtered.
"Well, I've been doing some traveling. Backpacking across the worlds. The other day, I came to this one…and here we are. Talk about coincidence." Alec laughed, but he was still considerably nervous. He hadn't seen Lyra for about two years. Was she still angry with him? He knew he still had no chance with her, though he wished things could have worked out differently for them.
Then Alec spotted Lyra's ring. He wondered why his heart dropped when he saw it, he was over her. Wasn't he? The answer came: no. He hadn't gotten over her, he'd forgotten her, forgotten his feelings. Until now. He wouldn't act on it though, he couldn't hurt Lyra again.
"Wow. This is…unexpected. Um," Lyra didn't know what to say.
"Listen, I'm sorry. I mean, you probably have better things to do than talk with me. You must hate me. Just know this, I'm sorry. I know what I did back then was wrong. If I could take it all back, I would." Alec spoke quietly, his eyes darting from her to his shoes.
"Alec…" Began Lyra.
"I'll go."
"No." Said Lyra, quickly. Alec looked up. "Don't go, please."
"Alright." He sat down next to her.
"Alec, I still think what you did was wrong, but we were just teenagers then. And everyone makes mistakes…" Lyra looked him straight in the eye. "I guess what I'm trying to say is, well, it's okay. I forgive you."
"I don't deserve it, but thanks." Alec muttered. They talked for a long time, catching up on the past two years.
~*~
"I think that's it." Said Will. He'd just finished helping the mulefa repair the damaged hut. Will checked it over once more, and then set off to find Lyra. She'd said that she was going for a walk to the seedpod trees. So Will walked over to the nearest grove. "Lyra!" He called, when he saw movement by the foot of a tree. But it wasn't Lyra. Will stopped, his face fell. Another figure rose, next to the first one. It was his Lyra. He continued walking, with a puzzled expression on his face. "Lyra,"
"Will, um, you remember Alec." She said. Will turned to the other figure, Alec. His eyes narrowed for a brief moment, then he turned back to Lyra.
"Will I-" Alec began, but was cut of by Will.
"What do think you're doing?" Will yelled.
"Will, it's okay, really." Began Lyra.
"What are you doing here?" Will shouted at Alec, ignoring Lyra, who bit her lip. She was afraid this would happen.
Alec tried to stay calm. "Please, Will. I just…we met up, by accident. I was traveling through, and…we got to talking." Alec said, nervously.
"Will," Lyra said. "It's alright, I promise. He's sorry about what he did, and he won't do it again, Will."
Will couldn't believe this, he'd thought Alec was gone, for good. Now here he was, and Lyra was forgiving him and talking with him. Taking his side. The sight of Alec, with Lyra, it made him so angry. He hated Alec. Without another word, he turned and stormed away.
~*~
"Sorry." Said Alec. "It's all my fault, I'll just go. I never meant to cause problems for you. I'm sorry." Alec began to walk away, but Lyra grabbed his arm.
"No, Alec. Don't leave, not yet. Please. Just let me talk to Will, he'll understand. Just give him time."
"It won't work, Lyra. He hates me, that won't change."
"Alec, don't say that. I'll make him listen, you'll see.
"No. And besides, I want to move on with my travels." This was a lie, he wanted to stay, to be with her. But with Will around, he knew he couldn't stay. He knew it would only cause more problems. "It was nice seeing you again. Goodbye, Lyra." He turned and walked away. This time, Lyra didn't stop him.
~*~
Will was seething. He couldn't believe all this. He hated Alec. Alec, he just turns up one day, out of the blue, and asks for forgiveness! And Lyra, she just accepts his apology and forgives him in a second. She expected him to do the same. Forgive the guy who tried to take Lyra away from him, take her away when he'd only just found her again. Forgive him? He'd barely managed to not knock his teeth out!
Will was sitting on a rock, by the edge of the ocean. Waves kept hitting the rock, and the spray came up onto will. He hardly noticed though. He just kept thinking about Alec. Alec and Lyra. Will glared out at the ocean.
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A/N: Hope you liked it, more is coming. Please review! I really appreciate them, and I try to review the fics of people who review my stuff.
: )
A/N: Just in case anyone is interested, I plan to write another fic after this one. It will tell about Alec, before he met Lyra.
Chapter 14:
~*~ Forgiveness ~*~
Lyra gasped, "Alec!"
"Hello."
"Alec…how…why…what are you doing here?" Lyra sputtered.
"Well, I've been doing some traveling. Backpacking across the worlds. The other day, I came to this one…and here we are. Talk about coincidence." Alec laughed, but he was still considerably nervous. He hadn't seen Lyra for about two years. Was she still angry with him? He knew he still had no chance with her, though he wished things could have worked out differently for them.
Then Alec spotted Lyra's ring. He wondered why his heart dropped when he saw it, he was over her. Wasn't he? The answer came: no. He hadn't gotten over her, he'd forgotten her, forgotten his feelings. Until now. He wouldn't act on it though, he couldn't hurt Lyra again.
"Wow. This is…unexpected. Um," Lyra didn't know what to say.
"Listen, I'm sorry. I mean, you probably have better things to do than talk with me. You must hate me. Just know this, I'm sorry. I know what I did back then was wrong. If I could take it all back, I would." Alec spoke quietly, his eyes darting from her to his shoes.
"Alec…" Began Lyra.
"I'll go."
"No." Said Lyra, quickly. Alec looked up. "Don't go, please."
"Alright." He sat down next to her.
"Alec, I still think what you did was wrong, but we were just teenagers then. And everyone makes mistakes…" Lyra looked him straight in the eye. "I guess what I'm trying to say is, well, it's okay. I forgive you."
"I don't deserve it, but thanks." Alec muttered. They talked for a long time, catching up on the past two years.
~*~
"I think that's it." Said Will. He'd just finished helping the mulefa repair the damaged hut. Will checked it over once more, and then set off to find Lyra. She'd said that she was going for a walk to the seedpod trees. So Will walked over to the nearest grove. "Lyra!" He called, when he saw movement by the foot of a tree. But it wasn't Lyra. Will stopped, his face fell. Another figure rose, next to the first one. It was his Lyra. He continued walking, with a puzzled expression on his face. "Lyra,"
"Will, um, you remember Alec." She said. Will turned to the other figure, Alec. His eyes narrowed for a brief moment, then he turned back to Lyra.
"Will I-" Alec began, but was cut of by Will.
"What do think you're doing?" Will yelled.
"Will, it's okay, really." Began Lyra.
"What are you doing here?" Will shouted at Alec, ignoring Lyra, who bit her lip. She was afraid this would happen.
Alec tried to stay calm. "Please, Will. I just…we met up, by accident. I was traveling through, and…we got to talking." Alec said, nervously.
"Will," Lyra said. "It's alright, I promise. He's sorry about what he did, and he won't do it again, Will."
Will couldn't believe this, he'd thought Alec was gone, for good. Now here he was, and Lyra was forgiving him and talking with him. Taking his side. The sight of Alec, with Lyra, it made him so angry. He hated Alec. Without another word, he turned and stormed away.
~*~
"Sorry." Said Alec. "It's all my fault, I'll just go. I never meant to cause problems for you. I'm sorry." Alec began to walk away, but Lyra grabbed his arm.
"No, Alec. Don't leave, not yet. Please. Just let me talk to Will, he'll understand. Just give him time."
"It won't work, Lyra. He hates me, that won't change."
"Alec, don't say that. I'll make him listen, you'll see.
"No. And besides, I want to move on with my travels." This was a lie, he wanted to stay, to be with her. But with Will around, he knew he couldn't stay. He knew it would only cause more problems. "It was nice seeing you again. Goodbye, Lyra." He turned and walked away. This time, Lyra didn't stop him.
~*~
Will was seething. He couldn't believe all this. He hated Alec. Alec, he just turns up one day, out of the blue, and asks for forgiveness! And Lyra, she just accepts his apology and forgives him in a second. She expected him to do the same. Forgive the guy who tried to take Lyra away from him, take her away when he'd only just found her again. Forgive him? He'd barely managed to not knock his teeth out!
Will was sitting on a rock, by the edge of the ocean. Waves kept hitting the rock, and the spray came up onto will. He hardly noticed though. He just kept thinking about Alec. Alec and Lyra. Will glared out at the ocean.
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A/N: Hope you liked it, more is coming. Please review! I really appreciate them, and I try to review the fics of people who review my stuff.
: )