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Elizabeth looked at the motionless form of Dan. I can't believe I failed, she thought as the misery of the situation began to sink in. And then Dan began to cough and sputter. Elizabeth's heart leapt for joy and it was all she could do to keep herself from kissing him as she ran over to his side.
"You're ALIVE!" She cried, overjoyed. Then, remembering that he was the idiot that got them into this position in the first place, she yelled, "I told you it was a stupid idea! You almost died! If Evvy hadn't come to save us, you would have!" Elizabeth was near tears now. She had been so scared that he was dead and, consequentially, was breaking down.
"I didn't know you cared." He joked, but she could see remorse in his eyes.
"Of course I care. I lo-" she stopped, realizing what she was saying. "I'm your friend." She replaced lamely. She'd almost admitted that she loved him! Worse, she hadn't realized the fact of the matter herself. But as she thought about it, she realized that it was true. She did love him. But she didn't want him to know. It could ruin the friendship they had formed if he didn't feel the same. Luckily he didn't seem to have picked up on her mishap. He closed his eyes as the healers picked him up and carried him away. Leaving Elizabeth to get a verbal thrashing from Luna, who had conveniently come along.
"What were you THINKING?! Didn't you read those books I gave you?" Luna fumed. "You both could have been killed!! For the next two weeks, you two are grounded. No magic. None. I had planned on starting the both of you on magical healing this week, but you two are obviously not mature enough to be entrusted with others lives, when you can't even take care of your own. What in the world possessed you to do such a thing in the first place?"
Elizabeth found the whole story pouring out of her. By the end of it, she was shaking with sobs and Luna was sitting back, awe-struck.
"Fought the sea? How did.you can't.but." she trailed off "You shouldn't have had the power to do that." She stated firmly after a moment. She fixed her with a sharp glare "And you're very lucky you did." With that she left. Someone came up and put their arm around Elizabeth. She looked up, surprised, and saw Briar. She'd completely forgotten about him. She leaned into him and he comforted her as she finished crying.
"Come on kid, let's get you home." He said in a gentle voice. Elizabeth nodded and stood up. She stumbled, but Briar caught her. She leaned against him, realizing for the first time how tired she was. Briar supported her weight as they made their way back. Elizabeth thanked Evvy profusely, but the Chammur (a/n: I think she was from Chammur, right?) brushed off the praise.
Elizabeth spent the rest of the afternoon in bed. She woke up in the evening and wandered out of her room to the kitchen, as she was quite hungry.
"You're just in time." Lark said cheerfully, "We were just about to have supper. Take a seat." Elizabeth did as she was told, plopping into her usual spot one of the benches. "Elizabeth, this is Adam Fickett. Adam this is Elizabeth, the other member of our household." It was only then that Elizabeth noticed the dark-haired boy sitting across from her. She silently cursed herself for not cleaning up her appearance before she came out.
"Nice to meet you." Adam said with a smile. Elizabeth returned the greeting, smiling back. "You missed Lark's announcement." Tris said. Elizabeth guessed from her overly cheerful voice that she wasn't going to like the news. Tris being cheerful usually meant she was being sarcastic. "They're adding more rooms onto Discipline. So that MORE people can move in!" She finished with false excitement, putting in the last obvious statement to show everyone (except Adam, who thought she was being genuine) how unhappy she was about this. She plastered a huge smile on her face and stated "Adam is going to come here after that." Elizabeth almost dropped right off the bench. Luckily, Lark served dinner at that very moment, saving her from having to make any response. Elizabeth ate quickly, cleaned her dishes and returned to her room.
After a few minutes, she heard a knock on the door. She called for the person to enter, and soon Briar and Tris's forms were walking across her floor. They sat down next to Elizabeth on her bed, and Tris promptly picked up on of her pillows, buried her face in it, and screamed. "Thank you." She said simply, when she was finished.
"No problem." Elizabeth answered with a smile.
"So," said Briar, "I was wondering.how did you call me through that plant? You're don't have that kind of magic." He looked at her eagerly, waiting for a response. Tris rolled her eyes.
"Plant boy here has been dying to find out. It's all he could talk about since you two got back." Her eyes softened and took on a pleading look, "Please, just tell him and put us ALL out of misery. If I have to hear him tell the story one more time, I swear I'll push him off the roof!" she said, earning a glare from Briar. "Plus," She added, "I'd kind of like to hear what happened myself." Elizabeth sighed and began to tell him the whole story, beginning to end.
"That was a good idea." Briar complimented her when she had finished, "I mean your idea to reach me. It's very logical, though I don't know if anyone else who was in your circumstances would have thought of it, all things considered." Elizabeth smiled at the compliment. It meant a lot to her. Despite his praise, Elizabeth still felt guilty over what had happened. She lay thinking about it far into the night. If she had made him stop, this wouldn't have happened. How could she have been so fool as to think Dan would be okay? And then, as her mind began to drift, she started thinking about how she had almost admitted that she loved him. True, she had only known him for a short while, but she had never felt so attracted to someone in her life. Finally she drifted off to sleep, thinking about Dan and her new found love for him and where their relationship would end up because of it.
Author's Note: Okay, this chapter was long and boring. I promise more excitement in the next one, I just had to get the boring stuff out of the way. No, I didn't kill Dan. I couldn't. Hey, I just brought him into the story, let me play around with him a bit. However, for those of you who want someone to die *mutters something about you being evil and bloodthirsty* I plan on killing someone later on. People, I once again stress the fact that I need reviews. I don't get it, I told you guys you could flame, but you haven't. So my story must be good, right? But if it's good, why isn't anyone reading it? Please review, tell your friends to read it and review, tell your DOG to read it and review. I don't care WHO you tell, just tell SOMEONE. I'm getting REALLY desperate here people. And once again, thank you to those of you who have reviewed. I love you both *hugs her reviewers until they remind her that people need to breathe*
Elizabeth looked at the motionless form of Dan. I can't believe I failed, she thought as the misery of the situation began to sink in. And then Dan began to cough and sputter. Elizabeth's heart leapt for joy and it was all she could do to keep herself from kissing him as she ran over to his side.
"You're ALIVE!" She cried, overjoyed. Then, remembering that he was the idiot that got them into this position in the first place, she yelled, "I told you it was a stupid idea! You almost died! If Evvy hadn't come to save us, you would have!" Elizabeth was near tears now. She had been so scared that he was dead and, consequentially, was breaking down.
"I didn't know you cared." He joked, but she could see remorse in his eyes.
"Of course I care. I lo-" she stopped, realizing what she was saying. "I'm your friend." She replaced lamely. She'd almost admitted that she loved him! Worse, she hadn't realized the fact of the matter herself. But as she thought about it, she realized that it was true. She did love him. But she didn't want him to know. It could ruin the friendship they had formed if he didn't feel the same. Luckily he didn't seem to have picked up on her mishap. He closed his eyes as the healers picked him up and carried him away. Leaving Elizabeth to get a verbal thrashing from Luna, who had conveniently come along.
"What were you THINKING?! Didn't you read those books I gave you?" Luna fumed. "You both could have been killed!! For the next two weeks, you two are grounded. No magic. None. I had planned on starting the both of you on magical healing this week, but you two are obviously not mature enough to be entrusted with others lives, when you can't even take care of your own. What in the world possessed you to do such a thing in the first place?"
Elizabeth found the whole story pouring out of her. By the end of it, she was shaking with sobs and Luna was sitting back, awe-struck.
"Fought the sea? How did.you can't.but." she trailed off "You shouldn't have had the power to do that." She stated firmly after a moment. She fixed her with a sharp glare "And you're very lucky you did." With that she left. Someone came up and put their arm around Elizabeth. She looked up, surprised, and saw Briar. She'd completely forgotten about him. She leaned into him and he comforted her as she finished crying.
"Come on kid, let's get you home." He said in a gentle voice. Elizabeth nodded and stood up. She stumbled, but Briar caught her. She leaned against him, realizing for the first time how tired she was. Briar supported her weight as they made their way back. Elizabeth thanked Evvy profusely, but the Chammur (a/n: I think she was from Chammur, right?) brushed off the praise.
Elizabeth spent the rest of the afternoon in bed. She woke up in the evening and wandered out of her room to the kitchen, as she was quite hungry.
"You're just in time." Lark said cheerfully, "We were just about to have supper. Take a seat." Elizabeth did as she was told, plopping into her usual spot one of the benches. "Elizabeth, this is Adam Fickett. Adam this is Elizabeth, the other member of our household." It was only then that Elizabeth noticed the dark-haired boy sitting across from her. She silently cursed herself for not cleaning up her appearance before she came out.
"Nice to meet you." Adam said with a smile. Elizabeth returned the greeting, smiling back. "You missed Lark's announcement." Tris said. Elizabeth guessed from her overly cheerful voice that she wasn't going to like the news. Tris being cheerful usually meant she was being sarcastic. "They're adding more rooms onto Discipline. So that MORE people can move in!" She finished with false excitement, putting in the last obvious statement to show everyone (except Adam, who thought she was being genuine) how unhappy she was about this. She plastered a huge smile on her face and stated "Adam is going to come here after that." Elizabeth almost dropped right off the bench. Luckily, Lark served dinner at that very moment, saving her from having to make any response. Elizabeth ate quickly, cleaned her dishes and returned to her room.
After a few minutes, she heard a knock on the door. She called for the person to enter, and soon Briar and Tris's forms were walking across her floor. They sat down next to Elizabeth on her bed, and Tris promptly picked up on of her pillows, buried her face in it, and screamed. "Thank you." She said simply, when she was finished.
"No problem." Elizabeth answered with a smile.
"So," said Briar, "I was wondering.how did you call me through that plant? You're don't have that kind of magic." He looked at her eagerly, waiting for a response. Tris rolled her eyes.
"Plant boy here has been dying to find out. It's all he could talk about since you two got back." Her eyes softened and took on a pleading look, "Please, just tell him and put us ALL out of misery. If I have to hear him tell the story one more time, I swear I'll push him off the roof!" she said, earning a glare from Briar. "Plus," She added, "I'd kind of like to hear what happened myself." Elizabeth sighed and began to tell him the whole story, beginning to end.
"That was a good idea." Briar complimented her when she had finished, "I mean your idea to reach me. It's very logical, though I don't know if anyone else who was in your circumstances would have thought of it, all things considered." Elizabeth smiled at the compliment. It meant a lot to her. Despite his praise, Elizabeth still felt guilty over what had happened. She lay thinking about it far into the night. If she had made him stop, this wouldn't have happened. How could she have been so fool as to think Dan would be okay? And then, as her mind began to drift, she started thinking about how she had almost admitted that she loved him. True, she had only known him for a short while, but she had never felt so attracted to someone in her life. Finally she drifted off to sleep, thinking about Dan and her new found love for him and where their relationship would end up because of it.
Author's Note: Okay, this chapter was long and boring. I promise more excitement in the next one, I just had to get the boring stuff out of the way. No, I didn't kill Dan. I couldn't. Hey, I just brought him into the story, let me play around with him a bit. However, for those of you who want someone to die *mutters something about you being evil and bloodthirsty* I plan on killing someone later on. People, I once again stress the fact that I need reviews. I don't get it, I told you guys you could flame, but you haven't. So my story must be good, right? But if it's good, why isn't anyone reading it? Please review, tell your friends to read it and review, tell your DOG to read it and review. I don't care WHO you tell, just tell SOMEONE. I'm getting REALLY desperate here people. And once again, thank you to those of you who have reviewed. I love you both *hugs her reviewers until they remind her that people need to breathe*