I own Adia and Chisai.
A/N: Well, actually, the Sarah McLachlan cd did have something to do with my naming process. =) Yes, the ending is good, after all the bad...... =)
Sweet Adia
by: punkgothicjackal
Chapter 2
Briar went back into the bedroom to watch over Adia. She hated when he left, and he didn't know how to tell her he'd have to leave again tomorrow. He decided he'd just have to deal with that when the time came, preferably in the morning.
A pathetic mew sounded from outside, and Briar turned to see the cat outside scratching helplessly at the window. It had begun to snow lightly, but still a snow that would carry on for days. He sighed and opened the window enough for the cat to come in, then went and crawled into the extra bed in the spare bedroom. It wasn't a good idea to sleep in the other bedroom with the healer coming in and out every five minutes checking on Adia, and he was too tired to deal with it.
He shut the door to the bedroom and climbed into the bed, instantly enveloped by long-awaited sleep.
The next morning, Chisai awoke him before dawn.
"Is Adia awake?" He asked sleepily. Chisai shook her head.
"No, and don't go waking her either. It'll only make things worse." Her tone softened and she placed a hand on his shoulder sympathetically. "I know this is hard on you, but you mean the world to her. Let her sleep for as long as she can. If she knew you were leaving, she wouldn't do anything but worry. Write her a note, that way she at least will know what happens when she does wake."
"I will." Briar sighed. "Thanks Chisai." He went into the study and pulled out some paper and wrote a quick- but long- note to Adia and placed it on the table next to where she was sleeping. He went out to where Chisai had tacked up his horse and mounted quickly. Dawn was coming fast, and he wanted to at least be gone by then. By his calculations, he would reach where Daja now lived in two weeks- one if he made good time, he decided. He had just started down the road when a loud, shrill whistle broke the air, and the horse, completely oblivious of her rider, galloped back to where the sound had originated. Briar hoped it would be Chisai, but knew he was wrong. Only one person he knew could control and call horses like that, and sure enough, it was her.
Adia stood outside, her thin cotton dress white as the snow that was falling and billowing slightly in the breeze, much like her chestnut hair. She clutched to her chest his note with her tiny hands, and her brown eyes were brimming with tears.
"Why didn't you wake me?" She asked quietly. Her calmness was worse than if she was yelling. She stroked the mare's nose, looking up at her husband.
"Adia, you should be inside." Briar said, but Adia glared at him.
"Don't tell me what to do." She snapped.
"Adia, please-" Briar sighed. "You little demon," He teased. "I knew I should have walked and bought another horse when I got to the market."
Adia smiled coyly. "If you didn't want this to happen, you shouldn't have married a wild mage." She turned to look at a fox that had come to rub against her. "I don't have any food," she told it. "Sorry." But the fox didn't move, this time turning to look at Briar in an accusing way.
"Adia, go back to bed."
"No. I'm tired of sleeping. I need to do something with my life, and I'm not going to accomplish anything while sleeping."
"You have to be stubborn, don't you? Adia, let me leave. I'll be back as soon as I can, I promise."
"No." She replied, reminding him of his friend Tris. Though Adia couldn't make lightning grow in her hair, she could produce a dangerous animal at her side in moments. "Briar, take me with you." She pleaded.
"Adia, you know as well as I do that I can't. Go back inside, you have to be freezing."
"No, actually, I'm not. It's hot inside, I'm quite comfortable out here."
"You're delirious. Go inside!" He was getting annoyed now. She was currently worse than his first student, Evvy.
"Please take me." She sobbed, and instantly he felt his anger ebb away.
"You know I would if I could, Addi. Just think of it this way. The sooner I leave, the sooner I come back."
She nodded, running her fingers over the braided leather of the reins. "Yes." She said, almost inaudible. "Promise me you'll come back."
"I promise. Now promise me you'll be good, if you know how."
He caught a flicker of a smile, but it faded quickly. "I will. Goodbye." She let go of the reins and gave the horse a final pat. Briar leaned over and kissed her, then left, glancing over his shoulder at Adia once. She was still there, clutching the letter and staring after him. He was already homesick.
******
Adia stumbled a few steps after him, then remembered her promise and pulled back.
"Plant mages are so incorrigable!" She muttered, and smiled weakly. Imagine what her mother would have said if she caught her moping. She shook back her sheet of chestnut hair and smiled. She would follow him.
A/N: It'll get better...... please review!!!!
A/N: Well, actually, the Sarah McLachlan cd did have something to do with my naming process. =) Yes, the ending is good, after all the bad...... =)
Sweet Adia
by: punkgothicjackal
Chapter 2
Briar went back into the bedroom to watch over Adia. She hated when he left, and he didn't know how to tell her he'd have to leave again tomorrow. He decided he'd just have to deal with that when the time came, preferably in the morning.
A pathetic mew sounded from outside, and Briar turned to see the cat outside scratching helplessly at the window. It had begun to snow lightly, but still a snow that would carry on for days. He sighed and opened the window enough for the cat to come in, then went and crawled into the extra bed in the spare bedroom. It wasn't a good idea to sleep in the other bedroom with the healer coming in and out every five minutes checking on Adia, and he was too tired to deal with it.
He shut the door to the bedroom and climbed into the bed, instantly enveloped by long-awaited sleep.
The next morning, Chisai awoke him before dawn.
"Is Adia awake?" He asked sleepily. Chisai shook her head.
"No, and don't go waking her either. It'll only make things worse." Her tone softened and she placed a hand on his shoulder sympathetically. "I know this is hard on you, but you mean the world to her. Let her sleep for as long as she can. If she knew you were leaving, she wouldn't do anything but worry. Write her a note, that way she at least will know what happens when she does wake."
"I will." Briar sighed. "Thanks Chisai." He went into the study and pulled out some paper and wrote a quick- but long- note to Adia and placed it on the table next to where she was sleeping. He went out to where Chisai had tacked up his horse and mounted quickly. Dawn was coming fast, and he wanted to at least be gone by then. By his calculations, he would reach where Daja now lived in two weeks- one if he made good time, he decided. He had just started down the road when a loud, shrill whistle broke the air, and the horse, completely oblivious of her rider, galloped back to where the sound had originated. Briar hoped it would be Chisai, but knew he was wrong. Only one person he knew could control and call horses like that, and sure enough, it was her.
Adia stood outside, her thin cotton dress white as the snow that was falling and billowing slightly in the breeze, much like her chestnut hair. She clutched to her chest his note with her tiny hands, and her brown eyes were brimming with tears.
"Why didn't you wake me?" She asked quietly. Her calmness was worse than if she was yelling. She stroked the mare's nose, looking up at her husband.
"Adia, you should be inside." Briar said, but Adia glared at him.
"Don't tell me what to do." She snapped.
"Adia, please-" Briar sighed. "You little demon," He teased. "I knew I should have walked and bought another horse when I got to the market."
Adia smiled coyly. "If you didn't want this to happen, you shouldn't have married a wild mage." She turned to look at a fox that had come to rub against her. "I don't have any food," she told it. "Sorry." But the fox didn't move, this time turning to look at Briar in an accusing way.
"Adia, go back to bed."
"No. I'm tired of sleeping. I need to do something with my life, and I'm not going to accomplish anything while sleeping."
"You have to be stubborn, don't you? Adia, let me leave. I'll be back as soon as I can, I promise."
"No." She replied, reminding him of his friend Tris. Though Adia couldn't make lightning grow in her hair, she could produce a dangerous animal at her side in moments. "Briar, take me with you." She pleaded.
"Adia, you know as well as I do that I can't. Go back inside, you have to be freezing."
"No, actually, I'm not. It's hot inside, I'm quite comfortable out here."
"You're delirious. Go inside!" He was getting annoyed now. She was currently worse than his first student, Evvy.
"Please take me." She sobbed, and instantly he felt his anger ebb away.
"You know I would if I could, Addi. Just think of it this way. The sooner I leave, the sooner I come back."
She nodded, running her fingers over the braided leather of the reins. "Yes." She said, almost inaudible. "Promise me you'll come back."
"I promise. Now promise me you'll be good, if you know how."
He caught a flicker of a smile, but it faded quickly. "I will. Goodbye." She let go of the reins and gave the horse a final pat. Briar leaned over and kissed her, then left, glancing over his shoulder at Adia once. She was still there, clutching the letter and staring after him. He was already homesick.
******
Adia stumbled a few steps after him, then remembered her promise and pulled back.
"Plant mages are so incorrigable!" She muttered, and smiled weakly. Imagine what her mother would have said if she caught her moping. She shook back her sheet of chestnut hair and smiled. She would follow him.
A/N: It'll get better...... please review!!!!