It was a cold morning, though nothing worse than what Mia had suffered with
as a child up in the frosted land of Imil. A low fog covered most of the
land, shrouding the distance. Mia could feel the back of neck go cold
without the warmth of the ground as she sat up. She rubbed her neck to
keep it from freezing her to death, she was mildly surprised to find that
her long azure blue hair only reached the back of her neck; when it had
previously come down to her waist. Dragging her hand along the base of her
shorn hair Mia could feel the jaggedness of the cut. Letting her hand fall
back to her waist, she sighed. Remembering what had only happened last
night. She had lost two of her best friends and she had been so close to
losing her third. And in the moment they had relied to her what she had
feared the most. Garet's love and Isaac's hate… Mia shrugged her
shoulders, trying to relieve the cramps that built up and to get her mind
off of them…
"Mia…" a tentative voice started, falling at the cold hard look the receiver gave.
"Look, Ivan, I don't want to talk about it, OK? Lets just find a town or something before night," Mia bluntly said, shrugging off the kindness that Ivan was trying to give.
"Fine, whatever you say, I was just asking if you wanted me to cut your hair, Gar-," he stopped, changing his mind. "It wasn't cut to well, let me level it out for you."
That hadn't been what he wanted to say, Mia knew. But she did get what he meant, so… so, well she needed a trim anyway, so let him have his fun.
Mia shrugged, turning her back to Ivan, "You can start now," she whispered.
Ivan nodded, even though he knew Mia wouldn't see. Letting a sigh escape his lips, Ivan felt for the power buried within him, closing his eyes and searching for the one spell he knew as Wind Slash. Letting his mind clear, he called upon the energy making sure he was in total control of the power. Bringing his hands up above his head, he opened his eyes and carefully wove the spell across Mia's hair, making sure not to cut her.
Your done, his mind reminded him. The power still strong in his grasp
and his body still close to Mia's… so close…
"You have to be done by now," the harshness and urgency of the voice jolted him back to reality.
"Uh, yeah." Ivan sighed, letting the power disappear.
Mia ran her hand across the base of her hair before turning, "Thanks," she mumbled, looking out across the shore. "We need to get a move on."
"Course."
Mia started walking toward the snow covered mountain tops. "They remind me of home," she said in a off handed sort of way before Ivan had a chance to catch up with her.
"You miss home too?" Ivan asked, sliding beside her.
Ivan caught the tears that brimmed the young girls face, before she had a chance to turn. "More then you can imagine,"
"Mia, it's going to be all right," Ivan crooned, putting his hand on Mia's back in reassurance.
"No it isn't! What are we supposed to do now? Tell me, what chance do we have of beating Alex now that we're cut in half?" Mia screamed, tears now flowing freely down her face.
"I don't know Mia, maybe everything won't be all right," Ivan brought his hand down from Mia's back and let his gaze fall down to his feet. Sand shifted as he walked, walking in silence until the sand turned to dirt as they reached sturdier land and then to gravel as they found a road that let to a light, far off in the distance; but always walking in silence, save for the occasional sob of a lost girl. Already the fogged sky grew darker with the coming of night.
"We should stop here," Mia whispered, finally getting control of herself.
Ivan stopped, surveying the land, the light he had spotted before was emitting a stronger beam as they drew closer. He almost felt drawn to it, as if it held the very essence of the air itself…
"Uh Mia, do you feel a connection to the Mercury Lighthouse by any chance?" Ivan looked into the girls face, trying to find light in those hardened eyes.
"Yeah, why do you ask?" Her gaze still of stone, then she turned away.
"Because I think that, that light up ahead is the Jupiter Lighthouse," Ivan's gaze fell as hers did.
They both looked up a split second later, eyes locked, same thought in each mind.
"Ivan if that's the Jupiter Lighthouse then it's already lit."
"Oh fuck,"
Both eyes stared toward the beam that glowed with a faint purple hint.
"By any chance, can you summon Procne again? Mia's voice rang with urgency, the same that Ivan felt. Ivan didn't even take the time to nod, just felt for the presence of the spirit and called it forth. Neither of them waited for the Bird like form to take final shape before grabbing on to the enormous talons.
"Just to tell it to go straight toward the light," Mia whispered into Ivan's ear as the gigantic bird took off.
"Already did,"
***
"OK, you little bastard where are you?" Saturos drifted lazily over the motionless ship, wasting his time in finding Isaac.
"If you come out now I won't have to burn down the ship," he suggested off handily, not concentrating on the task.
"What the hell…" Someone emerged from the cabin, his musty red hair was matted to his head and a large gash could be see on his bare chest. He looked up, his eyes widened. "You… what are you doing here!"
"Shit, it's the idiot," Saturos muttered under his breath, careful to keep his guard up, the boy was strong but stupid so he couldn't cause to much trouble, but still… he had lost to him by underestimating his group…
"Mia was right, we didn't kill you!" He stood there unmoving. "Damn, were dead," with that the fire adept ran back into the cabin.
Saturos waited silently for the idiot to return, hopefully this time with Isaac.
"Garet, what's the problem… oh hell," Isaac came from out of the cabin, sword drawn and now cursing under his breath.
Saturos silently chuckled at the similar reactions, slowly letting a ring of fire surround Garet, and on second thought he burned Isaac's sword to a molted piece of metal. A smell yelp by him congratulated Saturos on a job well done.
"Now Isaac, we can do this two ways. You can come with me without a fight, or you can try to defeat me and I'll burn your friend here to cinders." Saturos's eyes burned into Isaac's, letting him know this was no joke. Isaac's eyes pleaded towards Garet, a last sign of friendship and hopeful forgiveness; or at least that's what Saturos thought it was.
"OK, but you have to promise not to harm Garet, Mia or Ivan." Isaac sighed, putting his hands up in a sign of defeat.
"Didn't you just try to kill Ivan? Oh well, sure whatever I don't think Alex wants anything to do with them, but for your safety I can't promise anything." Saturos said, diminishing the fire circle around Garet and transferring it to lightly heated ropes that he hooked around Isaac's wrists.
"Bye Garet," Isaac whispered. "tell Ivan and Mia that I'm sorry."
"I… NO!" Garet cried as Saturos rose higher in the air, taking Isaac with him.
"Your to heavy to do this," Saturos moaned, landing once he was on top of land. Once Saturos had caught his breath, he held the rope slightly tighter, sending a slight heat wave along the ties. "This way," he pulled Isaac in the opposite direction of the mountains, forcing him to stumble along the rocks.
"Where are we going?" Isaac's gaze was to his feet.
"Back to Jikliti, it's town about a mile from here, chances are it'll be the last place you ever see," Saturos laughed, tugging at the slowing boy.
A/N: You like? Hope you do, anyway can someone tell me in your review (that your going to leave, right?) if the writing style was better? Thanks!
*Shit, only 3 more weeks till my Bat Mitzvah, I am so not ready! :freaking out:
"Mia…" a tentative voice started, falling at the cold hard look the receiver gave.
"Look, Ivan, I don't want to talk about it, OK? Lets just find a town or something before night," Mia bluntly said, shrugging off the kindness that Ivan was trying to give.
"Fine, whatever you say, I was just asking if you wanted me to cut your hair, Gar-," he stopped, changing his mind. "It wasn't cut to well, let me level it out for you."
That hadn't been what he wanted to say, Mia knew. But she did get what he meant, so… so, well she needed a trim anyway, so let him have his fun.
Mia shrugged, turning her back to Ivan, "You can start now," she whispered.
Ivan nodded, even though he knew Mia wouldn't see. Letting a sigh escape his lips, Ivan felt for the power buried within him, closing his eyes and searching for the one spell he knew as Wind Slash. Letting his mind clear, he called upon the energy making sure he was in total control of the power. Bringing his hands up above his head, he opened his eyes and carefully wove the spell across Mia's hair, making sure not to cut her.
Your done, his mind reminded him. The power still strong in his grasp
and his body still close to Mia's… so close…
"You have to be done by now," the harshness and urgency of the voice jolted him back to reality.
"Uh, yeah." Ivan sighed, letting the power disappear.
Mia ran her hand across the base of her hair before turning, "Thanks," she mumbled, looking out across the shore. "We need to get a move on."
"Course."
Mia started walking toward the snow covered mountain tops. "They remind me of home," she said in a off handed sort of way before Ivan had a chance to catch up with her.
"You miss home too?" Ivan asked, sliding beside her.
Ivan caught the tears that brimmed the young girls face, before she had a chance to turn. "More then you can imagine,"
"Mia, it's going to be all right," Ivan crooned, putting his hand on Mia's back in reassurance.
"No it isn't! What are we supposed to do now? Tell me, what chance do we have of beating Alex now that we're cut in half?" Mia screamed, tears now flowing freely down her face.
"I don't know Mia, maybe everything won't be all right," Ivan brought his hand down from Mia's back and let his gaze fall down to his feet. Sand shifted as he walked, walking in silence until the sand turned to dirt as they reached sturdier land and then to gravel as they found a road that let to a light, far off in the distance; but always walking in silence, save for the occasional sob of a lost girl. Already the fogged sky grew darker with the coming of night.
"We should stop here," Mia whispered, finally getting control of herself.
Ivan stopped, surveying the land, the light he had spotted before was emitting a stronger beam as they drew closer. He almost felt drawn to it, as if it held the very essence of the air itself…
"Uh Mia, do you feel a connection to the Mercury Lighthouse by any chance?" Ivan looked into the girls face, trying to find light in those hardened eyes.
"Yeah, why do you ask?" Her gaze still of stone, then she turned away.
"Because I think that, that light up ahead is the Jupiter Lighthouse," Ivan's gaze fell as hers did.
They both looked up a split second later, eyes locked, same thought in each mind.
"Ivan if that's the Jupiter Lighthouse then it's already lit."
"Oh fuck,"
Both eyes stared toward the beam that glowed with a faint purple hint.
"By any chance, can you summon Procne again? Mia's voice rang with urgency, the same that Ivan felt. Ivan didn't even take the time to nod, just felt for the presence of the spirit and called it forth. Neither of them waited for the Bird like form to take final shape before grabbing on to the enormous talons.
"Just to tell it to go straight toward the light," Mia whispered into Ivan's ear as the gigantic bird took off.
"Already did,"
***
"OK, you little bastard where are you?" Saturos drifted lazily over the motionless ship, wasting his time in finding Isaac.
"If you come out now I won't have to burn down the ship," he suggested off handily, not concentrating on the task.
"What the hell…" Someone emerged from the cabin, his musty red hair was matted to his head and a large gash could be see on his bare chest. He looked up, his eyes widened. "You… what are you doing here!"
"Shit, it's the idiot," Saturos muttered under his breath, careful to keep his guard up, the boy was strong but stupid so he couldn't cause to much trouble, but still… he had lost to him by underestimating his group…
"Mia was right, we didn't kill you!" He stood there unmoving. "Damn, were dead," with that the fire adept ran back into the cabin.
Saturos waited silently for the idiot to return, hopefully this time with Isaac.
"Garet, what's the problem… oh hell," Isaac came from out of the cabin, sword drawn and now cursing under his breath.
Saturos silently chuckled at the similar reactions, slowly letting a ring of fire surround Garet, and on second thought he burned Isaac's sword to a molted piece of metal. A smell yelp by him congratulated Saturos on a job well done.
"Now Isaac, we can do this two ways. You can come with me without a fight, or you can try to defeat me and I'll burn your friend here to cinders." Saturos's eyes burned into Isaac's, letting him know this was no joke. Isaac's eyes pleaded towards Garet, a last sign of friendship and hopeful forgiveness; or at least that's what Saturos thought it was.
"OK, but you have to promise not to harm Garet, Mia or Ivan." Isaac sighed, putting his hands up in a sign of defeat.
"Didn't you just try to kill Ivan? Oh well, sure whatever I don't think Alex wants anything to do with them, but for your safety I can't promise anything." Saturos said, diminishing the fire circle around Garet and transferring it to lightly heated ropes that he hooked around Isaac's wrists.
"Bye Garet," Isaac whispered. "tell Ivan and Mia that I'm sorry."
"I… NO!" Garet cried as Saturos rose higher in the air, taking Isaac with him.
"Your to heavy to do this," Saturos moaned, landing once he was on top of land. Once Saturos had caught his breath, he held the rope slightly tighter, sending a slight heat wave along the ties. "This way," he pulled Isaac in the opposite direction of the mountains, forcing him to stumble along the rocks.
"Where are we going?" Isaac's gaze was to his feet.
"Back to Jikliti, it's town about a mile from here, chances are it'll be the last place you ever see," Saturos laughed, tugging at the slowing boy.
A/N: You like? Hope you do, anyway can someone tell me in your review (that your going to leave, right?) if the writing style was better? Thanks!
*Shit, only 3 more weeks till my Bat Mitzvah, I am so not ready! :freaking out:
