Disclaimer: I do not own the Darkangel Trilogy. That belongs to Meredith Ann Pierce…If the trilogy did belong to me do you think I would have made the ending so sad? Do I sound pessimistic to you? Do I? DO I!? ~Bursts into tears~
THE SORCERESS TRILOGY
By Twylise
The Radiant One
Chapter 2: Bewildered
"You don't need to ask me if I'll be your friend.
I am. I am.
You don't need to ask me if I'm sure my friend.
I am.
I am your friend,
You must remember me.
I'm the one who saw through the world's disguise,
Took away its cloak and made it hide
From me.
Remember me? "
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There comes a time in everyone's lives, when something happens to them. Something so wonderful or so terrible but mainly just so-so incomprehensible that everything around them stops and all they can do is focus on it. Your mind spins and reels trying to find some way to process this barrage of new information.
Memories, emotions, thoughts, ideas and opinions…
They all blur together as you try to make use of everything you've gathered in here to help you comprehend what's going out there.
And eventually Calli's mind stopped spinning long enough for her amorphous thoughts to shift into some semblance of order. Not enough order, mind you, that she was thinking like a regular person but rather that images and information in her brain flowed fluidly…
…like silken, golden fabric as light as air and almost as soft…
…like a song….
"It's been along time Erin." She murmured, voice low and husky with both confusion and sadness and joy. Even as she stared at the dark girl with camaraderie and love, those emerald orbs were also filled with bewilderment. She still did not fully comprehend what she was saying.
"Too long by far," Erin croaked out. She reached out with quivering arms and amidst the din of the crowded Argo the two friends embraced.
Then the darker girl stepped back again and looked at the younger girl again with an appraising gaze. For the first time she recognised the uncertainty in the other's eyes.
"We need to talk," she glanced around the crowded bar, "but not here, though."
She was taken by surprise when 'Aeriel' snatched hold of her hand in a strong grasp.
"My apartment. Not now though; after I finish my shift…I-I'll take you there."
Erin nodded.
And in Calli's mind, the song continued to play.
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AUTHOR NOTES: Yikes! Sorry I've taken so long to update….I've actually written more for this chapter but it made more sense to end it here. So the rest that I've written will go into chapter 3 and/or chapter 4 which hopefully will follow shortly.