I own Adia............. and Chisai. And maybe some more people.
A/N: Please review! Thank you to all for your great comments! I really appreciate them!
Sweet Adia
By: punkgothicjackal
Chapter 3
Adia walked silently back into the house, her mind elsewhere.
"Oh, what are you doing!" Chisai's voice broke through her mental barrier and Adia blinked, coughing.
"What?" She asked after a moment, though rather weakly.
"You're not supposed to be out of bed, Adia! Strict orders from me and Briar both!" Chisai cried.
"I know, I know. But I'm fine!" Adia protested, before she began coughing again.
"You are not fine! Get back to bed!" Adia groaned.
"Chisai, I can take care of myself, I promise you."
"You'd be surprised." Chisai retorted wryly. "That sister of yours will kill me if anything else happens to you!"
"Why is everyone so worried about my sister?" Adia asked blankly. Chisai didn't respond. "Anyway, Chisai, pack up your stuff."
"Why? What- oh no, no Adia, you are not-"
"Oh yes I am!" Adia replied, forcing her tired body to pack various items into the bag. After a few minutes, she was too tired to go on, and curled up on the bed, falling into a instantaneous deep sleep.
*****
Briar scowled. It had begun to snow even harder, the whiteness swirling anything, making it hard to see. But still he forced the horse to plod onwards, knowing how much this would mean to Adia. He had vowed nothing would ever happen to her, and he had already broken that promise once. Never again would he break a promise to his dear, sweet Adia. She was too precious to him to do that. He just hoped she kept her word.
But somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew she wouldn't.
*****
Adia opened her eyes slowly, everything around her swimming in her vision. She blinked a few times, then dragged herself to her feet, even more exhausted than before. But she would not let that stop her.
"Chisai!" She called out, her throat sore and making her voice sound higher-pitched than normal. "Chisai!"
"Yes?" Chisai panted from the doorway. She had run to Adia from the greenhouse, fearing the worst. "What is it?" She prayed Adia had forgotten about her silly idea of following Briar, and called for other reasons, such as dinner.
"Saddle up Attolia," Adia rasped, wiping the sleep from her eyes. "I am taking my leave, and you are coming with me."
"Mistress Adia!" Chisai puffed, and Adia glanced blankly at her. She had never seen Chisai this agitated. "You will do no such thing!"
"I won't?" Adia asked slowly.
"Damn right you won't! Now get back to bed and rest! I swore to Briar nothing would happen to you, and I'm seeing to it that it won't!"
"You're right," Adia said even more slowly. "I won't." She paused, then crossed the floor, shutting the door on Chisai, who's mouth hung slightly open in surprise. "Good night."
She waited until the sound of Chisai's muttering grew fainter as she returned to the greenhouse. Adia waited until the last moment, then called for her cat.
'Rennifer?' She called mentally. She sat in silence a moment, then a faint scratching came from outside her door. She let in the cat, who looked as if she had just awoke from a nap.
'You called?' She asked in her dull voice.
'Watch Chisai and make sure she doesn't see me.... I'm going to follow Briar.'
'Tall guy with funny voice?' Rennifer yawned, her eyes twinkling mischeviously.
'Rennifer!'
'Ah yes, I was only joking.... yes, I shall go watch the odd woman....' The moment the last of Rennifer's bushy tail dissapeared through the crack in the door, Adia went to her closet, changing into riding skirts and a warm sweater. She was ready to slip out and leave when her door was opened by a cross looking Chisai.
"I see nothing I say or do will change your mind about going?" Chisai asked, an odd tone in her voice. Adia blinked.
"I must follow Briar, no matter the cost."
"The cost may be great... what if he turns you down when you arrive? What then?"
Adia thought about this. "Then I shall return, knowing he did not want me there. But that is not likely to happen, for I won't be seen until the last moment, when I choose to be."
"As you wish, Mistress Adia..."
a/n: here is chapter 3, at long last. I think I'm going to write four when I come back tonight.. I get to meet Tamora Pierce!!!! YAY!!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!
A/N: Please review! Thank you to all for your great comments! I really appreciate them!
Sweet Adia
By: punkgothicjackal
Chapter 3
Adia walked silently back into the house, her mind elsewhere.
"Oh, what are you doing!" Chisai's voice broke through her mental barrier and Adia blinked, coughing.
"What?" She asked after a moment, though rather weakly.
"You're not supposed to be out of bed, Adia! Strict orders from me and Briar both!" Chisai cried.
"I know, I know. But I'm fine!" Adia protested, before she began coughing again.
"You are not fine! Get back to bed!" Adia groaned.
"Chisai, I can take care of myself, I promise you."
"You'd be surprised." Chisai retorted wryly. "That sister of yours will kill me if anything else happens to you!"
"Why is everyone so worried about my sister?" Adia asked blankly. Chisai didn't respond. "Anyway, Chisai, pack up your stuff."
"Why? What- oh no, no Adia, you are not-"
"Oh yes I am!" Adia replied, forcing her tired body to pack various items into the bag. After a few minutes, she was too tired to go on, and curled up on the bed, falling into a instantaneous deep sleep.
*****
Briar scowled. It had begun to snow even harder, the whiteness swirling anything, making it hard to see. But still he forced the horse to plod onwards, knowing how much this would mean to Adia. He had vowed nothing would ever happen to her, and he had already broken that promise once. Never again would he break a promise to his dear, sweet Adia. She was too precious to him to do that. He just hoped she kept her word.
But somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew she wouldn't.
*****
Adia opened her eyes slowly, everything around her swimming in her vision. She blinked a few times, then dragged herself to her feet, even more exhausted than before. But she would not let that stop her.
"Chisai!" She called out, her throat sore and making her voice sound higher-pitched than normal. "Chisai!"
"Yes?" Chisai panted from the doorway. She had run to Adia from the greenhouse, fearing the worst. "What is it?" She prayed Adia had forgotten about her silly idea of following Briar, and called for other reasons, such as dinner.
"Saddle up Attolia," Adia rasped, wiping the sleep from her eyes. "I am taking my leave, and you are coming with me."
"Mistress Adia!" Chisai puffed, and Adia glanced blankly at her. She had never seen Chisai this agitated. "You will do no such thing!"
"I won't?" Adia asked slowly.
"Damn right you won't! Now get back to bed and rest! I swore to Briar nothing would happen to you, and I'm seeing to it that it won't!"
"You're right," Adia said even more slowly. "I won't." She paused, then crossed the floor, shutting the door on Chisai, who's mouth hung slightly open in surprise. "Good night."
She waited until the sound of Chisai's muttering grew fainter as she returned to the greenhouse. Adia waited until the last moment, then called for her cat.
'Rennifer?' She called mentally. She sat in silence a moment, then a faint scratching came from outside her door. She let in the cat, who looked as if she had just awoke from a nap.
'You called?' She asked in her dull voice.
'Watch Chisai and make sure she doesn't see me.... I'm going to follow Briar.'
'Tall guy with funny voice?' Rennifer yawned, her eyes twinkling mischeviously.
'Rennifer!'
'Ah yes, I was only joking.... yes, I shall go watch the odd woman....' The moment the last of Rennifer's bushy tail dissapeared through the crack in the door, Adia went to her closet, changing into riding skirts and a warm sweater. She was ready to slip out and leave when her door was opened by a cross looking Chisai.
"I see nothing I say or do will change your mind about going?" Chisai asked, an odd tone in her voice. Adia blinked.
"I must follow Briar, no matter the cost."
"The cost may be great... what if he turns you down when you arrive? What then?"
Adia thought about this. "Then I shall return, knowing he did not want me there. But that is not likely to happen, for I won't be seen until the last moment, when I choose to be."
"As you wish, Mistress Adia..."
a/n: here is chapter 3, at long last. I think I'm going to write four when I come back tonight.. I get to meet Tamora Pierce!!!! YAY!!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!