Yay me! Two chapters in one day! ^___^ No big deal, really, the only thing that takes up my time is the annoying HTML formatting that I'm normally too lazy to do. Anyway, here's more! You can guess what happens now, right? ^____^
Amelia looked up when she heard something, and stared. Her breath caught in her throat at who she saw. There was absolutely no mistaking who it was. It was Zelgadis. Amelia wanted to run up and hug him, shout for joy, cry with happiness, but she couldn't. If she did, Landen would know who she was. And with Landen against Seyruun, she didn't know what might happen. So all Amelia could do was stare and rejoice in her heart.
"Who are you?" Landen asked, standing up protectively in front of Amelia. Amelia glared at Landen behind his back, and stood up as well, wanting to see Zelgadis.
"My name is Zelgadis," he said.
Amelia's eyes widened, and she crossed her fingers, hoping Zelgadis wouldn't say his last name.
"Zelgadis Greywords."
Quietly, Amelia whispered, "Uh-oh."
"Greywords?" Landen asked. "Are you related, then?" At Zelgadis's questioning look, Landen explained, "Amy's last name is Greywords as well."
When Zelgadis turned to her, Amelia laughed nervously, and said, "Imagine that."
Zelgadis looked closely at Amy. He knew there as something familiar about her, but he couldn't think of what it could be for the world. "And you are...?" he asked, turning to the young man.
"I am Landen."
Nodding, Zelgadis said, "I overheard you say you were going to Seyruun. I'm heading in that direction as well, and was wondering if I might travel with you for a while."
Amelia's heart beat so loudly in her chest it was a wonder Landen didn't hear. Zelgadis was going to Seyruun! He was going to go see... her! She was right in front of him, and she couldn't let him know. She balled her hands up by her face to try to keep her excitement and frustration inside.
Landen started to answer, saying, "I don't think that would--"
"Sure!" Amelia cut in. "You can come."
When Landen turned to glare at her, Amelia stuck her tongue out at him. Landen started back in shock at that childish act, but then faced Zelgadis again. Sighing, Landen said, "All right. You can come."
Amelia bit her lip to keep from shouting out, and contented herself with a big grin.
Zelgadis sat across from Amy and Landen, watching the two of them from through the fire. Landen draped his shoulders across Amy's shoulders, but Amy ignored that, and her eyes kept staring at... him. Why was she staring at him? Self-consciously, Zelgadis pulled up his mask and hood, hiding his face. Zelgadis thought for a moment that maybe traveling with that pair wouldn't be for the best, but decided that he'd rather travel with them than risk getting lost in the woods.
After a while, Landen went over to a tent and fell asleep. That brought up the fact that Zelgadis had to erect his own tent before it got too dark to see what he was doing. He stood up, and grabbed his tent from his pack, and went to work.
"Mind if I help?"
Amy's voice made Zelgadis jump and spin around. He found her smiling at him widely, her bright blue eyes sparkling. "S-sure," Zelgadis said, a little surprised. Hadn't she just been staring moments ago? Now why was she so eager to help?