1 Disclaimer: I do not own HDM, blah, blah, blah…
2 A/N: Thanx to everyone who has reviewed, I really appreciate it!
Chapter 15:
~*~ Anger and Frustration ~*~
Lyra didn't know what to say. She didn't know what to do. She bit her lip again, and watched Alec walk away, back to his campsite. Pantalaimon was by her feet, watching Kiallie, who was on Alec's shoulder. Lyra scooped him up in her arms, and buried her face in his fur. "Oh, Pan." Lyra whispered. "What are we gonna do?"
~*~
A few minutes later, Alec was working at packing his things. It was too late to go then, so he packed up everything but his tent, and decided to leave first thing in the morning. He wished he could stay. But there was Will. Will didn't want him around, that was plain enough to see. He didn't particularly want to be around Will either. He had to leave. It was for the best, he told himself. Wasn't it?
~*~
When Alec had gone, Lyra set out to find Will. She knew he was angry, she needed to talk with him. He'd gone in the direction of the beach, so that's where Lyra looked first. She walked along the sandy shore, the sun setting to her right. The evening sky was awash with peach, apricot, cream: tender little ice-cream clouds in a wide orange sky. (A/N: Yes, I copied that line from The Golden Compass)
She'd been walking for nearly half an hour, when she spotted Will. He was sitting out on a rock in the water. He didn't even notice her coming up behind him. He was facing the ocean. Lyra climbed out onto the rocks, towards Will.
~*~
Will had calmed down a little. He and Kirjava sat watching the sunset, until Lyra arrived. Will heard something behind him, and turned around. "Lyra," Will hesitated a moment, then went on. "I'm sorry I stormed off before, I was just so upset."
"It's okay, Will." She answered, sitting beside him. "I can understand if you don't like Alec. I just wish you hadn't shouted like that, he's real sorry you know."
"Lyra, you don't understand." Said Will, feeling frustrated. "I mean, this guy, he tried to take you away from me. I'd already lost you once, I couldn't let that happen again."
"You won't lose me!" Interrupted Lyra.
"Then I saw you with him." Will went on. "And you Lyra, you were chatting with him like good friends. I didn't know what to think."
"I'm sorry, Will." Lyra said. "But couldn't you just talk to him? He's admitted what he did was a mistake, and he's really sorry. I'm not saying you have to be friends with him, or even forgive him. But please, Will, try to be civil." Lyra pleaded. "Talk to him, for me?"
Will looked away, out at the sky. He knew he was being stubborn…maybe he should speak with Alec…it meant so much to Lyra. "Alright." He said. "I'll go talk to him."
"Oh, thank you Will." Lyra hugged him. "You'd better do it soon, he's leaving in a little while."
"Alright then." He kissed her on the cheek, and went to find Alec.
~*~
Lyra sat on the rock for some time after Will left. "Pan, I'm worried." She confessed to her pine marten dæmon.
"I know, Lyra. I am too." He answered. "Do you think we'll see Alec and Kiallie again?" He added.
"I don't know." She sighed.
~*~
Will found Alec at the stream, getting water. "Alec," Said Will. "Hi."
"Hello…" Said Alec, suspiciously. Why had Will come? To yell at him some more?
"Listen, Alec…I'm sorry I yelled earlier."
So he hadn't come to shout, thought Alec. Well good, I don't deserve it. I've apologized plenty, they just wouldn't listen before. "It's alright." He said. "I can understand if you're jealous…"
"Jealous? Of what, you? Said Will.
"Yeah, I mean, Lyra hanging out with another guy…I could see how you could be jealous."
"I'm not jealous. Look, just because you can't be with Lyra, doesn't mean you can take your anger out on me!" Will said, getting annoyed. Who did this guy think he was?
"I don't know why Lyra wastes her time with you, especially when she could be with me." They were shouting at this point.
"Just get over it and move on!" Will yelled.
"I'm outta here," Said Alec. "This isn't worth my time." And with that, he began to storm away, purposely knocking into Will's side as he went by. This caused Will to stumble back, he tripped and fell into the stream. That was the last straw. He climbed out and ran up to Alec, who had stopped briefly to see Will fall, and then kept moving. Will grabbed his arm and turned him around. Then, with all of his pent up anger and frustration, he punched Alec in the jaw.
Alec fell to the ground. He kicked at Will's leg, causing him to trip. Then Alec grabbed hold of Will's shirt, and threw him at the nearest tree. Will's shoulder hurt badly now, but he ran at Alec again. Alec was ready though. He punched Will in the face. They fought on, throwing punches, all the while, their dæmons were on the ground, biting and scratching each other. Then Will took Alec by surprise and pushed him to the ground. Then Will left before Alec could come after him.
~*~
"Will!" Cried Lyra in alarm. "What happened to you?" She ran up to meet him as he entered the village. The sun had set, and the moon shone brightly in the darkening sky.
Will limped towards her. His shoulder was agony now, and he'd banged up his leg. His hand was throbbing. Lyra helped him into their hut. Will explained what had happened, as Lyra bandaged him up.
~*~
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter. Please review!
Coming in future chapters (suggestions are always welcome): Mary gets a guy? Alec is confused (for a change), and Will and Lyra face new problems…who could have guessed.
; )
2 A/N: Thanx to everyone who has reviewed, I really appreciate it!
Chapter 15:
~*~ Anger and Frustration ~*~
Lyra didn't know what to say. She didn't know what to do. She bit her lip again, and watched Alec walk away, back to his campsite. Pantalaimon was by her feet, watching Kiallie, who was on Alec's shoulder. Lyra scooped him up in her arms, and buried her face in his fur. "Oh, Pan." Lyra whispered. "What are we gonna do?"
~*~
A few minutes later, Alec was working at packing his things. It was too late to go then, so he packed up everything but his tent, and decided to leave first thing in the morning. He wished he could stay. But there was Will. Will didn't want him around, that was plain enough to see. He didn't particularly want to be around Will either. He had to leave. It was for the best, he told himself. Wasn't it?
~*~
When Alec had gone, Lyra set out to find Will. She knew he was angry, she needed to talk with him. He'd gone in the direction of the beach, so that's where Lyra looked first. She walked along the sandy shore, the sun setting to her right. The evening sky was awash with peach, apricot, cream: tender little ice-cream clouds in a wide orange sky. (A/N: Yes, I copied that line from The Golden Compass)
She'd been walking for nearly half an hour, when she spotted Will. He was sitting out on a rock in the water. He didn't even notice her coming up behind him. He was facing the ocean. Lyra climbed out onto the rocks, towards Will.
~*~
Will had calmed down a little. He and Kirjava sat watching the sunset, until Lyra arrived. Will heard something behind him, and turned around. "Lyra," Will hesitated a moment, then went on. "I'm sorry I stormed off before, I was just so upset."
"It's okay, Will." She answered, sitting beside him. "I can understand if you don't like Alec. I just wish you hadn't shouted like that, he's real sorry you know."
"Lyra, you don't understand." Said Will, feeling frustrated. "I mean, this guy, he tried to take you away from me. I'd already lost you once, I couldn't let that happen again."
"You won't lose me!" Interrupted Lyra.
"Then I saw you with him." Will went on. "And you Lyra, you were chatting with him like good friends. I didn't know what to think."
"I'm sorry, Will." Lyra said. "But couldn't you just talk to him? He's admitted what he did was a mistake, and he's really sorry. I'm not saying you have to be friends with him, or even forgive him. But please, Will, try to be civil." Lyra pleaded. "Talk to him, for me?"
Will looked away, out at the sky. He knew he was being stubborn…maybe he should speak with Alec…it meant so much to Lyra. "Alright." He said. "I'll go talk to him."
"Oh, thank you Will." Lyra hugged him. "You'd better do it soon, he's leaving in a little while."
"Alright then." He kissed her on the cheek, and went to find Alec.
~*~
Lyra sat on the rock for some time after Will left. "Pan, I'm worried." She confessed to her pine marten dæmon.
"I know, Lyra. I am too." He answered. "Do you think we'll see Alec and Kiallie again?" He added.
"I don't know." She sighed.
~*~
Will found Alec at the stream, getting water. "Alec," Said Will. "Hi."
"Hello…" Said Alec, suspiciously. Why had Will come? To yell at him some more?
"Listen, Alec…I'm sorry I yelled earlier."
So he hadn't come to shout, thought Alec. Well good, I don't deserve it. I've apologized plenty, they just wouldn't listen before. "It's alright." He said. "I can understand if you're jealous…"
"Jealous? Of what, you? Said Will.
"Yeah, I mean, Lyra hanging out with another guy…I could see how you could be jealous."
"I'm not jealous. Look, just because you can't be with Lyra, doesn't mean you can take your anger out on me!" Will said, getting annoyed. Who did this guy think he was?
"I don't know why Lyra wastes her time with you, especially when she could be with me." They were shouting at this point.
"Just get over it and move on!" Will yelled.
"I'm outta here," Said Alec. "This isn't worth my time." And with that, he began to storm away, purposely knocking into Will's side as he went by. This caused Will to stumble back, he tripped and fell into the stream. That was the last straw. He climbed out and ran up to Alec, who had stopped briefly to see Will fall, and then kept moving. Will grabbed his arm and turned him around. Then, with all of his pent up anger and frustration, he punched Alec in the jaw.
Alec fell to the ground. He kicked at Will's leg, causing him to trip. Then Alec grabbed hold of Will's shirt, and threw him at the nearest tree. Will's shoulder hurt badly now, but he ran at Alec again. Alec was ready though. He punched Will in the face. They fought on, throwing punches, all the while, their dæmons were on the ground, biting and scratching each other. Then Will took Alec by surprise and pushed him to the ground. Then Will left before Alec could come after him.
~*~
"Will!" Cried Lyra in alarm. "What happened to you?" She ran up to meet him as he entered the village. The sun had set, and the moon shone brightly in the darkening sky.
Will limped towards her. His shoulder was agony now, and he'd banged up his leg. His hand was throbbing. Lyra helped him into their hut. Will explained what had happened, as Lyra bandaged him up.
~*~
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter. Please review!
Coming in future chapters (suggestions are always welcome): Mary gets a guy? Alec is confused (for a change), and Will and Lyra face new problems…who could have guessed.
; )