OK, here´s chapter 2! Hope you enjoy it!
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Ryushi stood at the back of the ship, his wyvern, Araceil, at his side, and stared back at the rapidly disappearing green line that was the new land. It´s best like this, Calica, he thought, grimly. Anyo came up behind him. "You sure you´re doing the right thing, Ryushi?" he asked, quietly. Ryushi took one last look at the land, and them turned away from it, facing back to the Dominion. "It´s the only right thing to do, Anyo," he said firmly. He forced a small smile. "Full steam on to the Dominion."
Calica made her way slowly back to the tent. How could he have done this to her? Her eyes were full of tears. She´d thought - she´d thought - that he´d loved her. She entered their tent again. Had he only been pretending? She sat down on her sleeping mattress. How could he have done this to her? The folded piece of paper, lying where she had tossed it, caught her eye. She picked it up, her fingers trembling, and unfolded it.
Dear Calica, You´re probably wondering why I´m gone. I just want to say I´m sorry; I didn´t mean for it to be like this. But over the past few days I´ve realized that my feelings for you weren´t real. Again, I´m sorry. But I know now they were just a reflection of my feelings for someone else, someone I have now gone back to the Dominion to find. I hope you don´t hate me for this, but I understand perfectly if you do. This is goodbye. Please don´t try to follow me, it would only make it more painful. Goodbye Calica; I´m going back to my princess. Your friend, Ryushi.
Calica could hardly read the last few lines for the smudges in the ink, caused by her tears. A sob escaped her. "...How could you..." But who was this he was going back to? Who had stolen him from her? Her green eyes narrowed with a cold understanding as she read the last line again. "...back to my princess ..." "Aurin," she hissed. But ... but that was what he wanted, fine. She would get along without him. Calica crumpled the letter up in a angry fist. If he could do this kind of thing to her he wasn´t worth her tears. She tried to stop crying, and wiped her face. She would get along without him.
Li´ain stepped across the rocky ground. Whist and Blink ran ahead of her, jumping easily between the sharp rocks. Whist stopped and turned back towards her, crossing his arms. "You coming, your almightyness?" he called. Li´ain sighed, carried on across the difficult terrain. Suddenly, Blink stopped. He turned and looked at the sky in the direction they had been heading from. Whist shielded his eyes against the sun and looked up. "Yeah," he said, to Blink. "I see it, too. What´dya reckon it is?" Li´ain squinted up into the sky. A small, black dot was heading down towards them. A quiet sound behind her told Li´ain that Whist had got out his bladed discs. By now the dot was close enough for them to see that it was a mounted wyvern. A familiar one, at that ... Li´ain froze as the wycern landed a little way away from them, and the rider dismounted. Whist and Blink stared at him. "Ryushi?" Whist said, eventually. "What the hell are you doing here?" Ryushi did not reply, but stared seriously at Li´ain. "Li´ain; I have to talk to you," he said. He turned to Whist, who was looking from one to the other. "Whist ... do you mind?" Whist crossed his arms. "Oh, yeah, just kick me out, it´s not like I wanna know what´s happenin´ or anything ..." He saw the look on Ryushi´s face. "Okay, okay ... me and Blink´ll just go ... catch us somethin´ to eat," he added, quickly. He put his hand on the dog´s head, and they disappeared. Ryushi approached her. "Li´ain -" he began. Li´ain stared down at the ground. "Ryushi, I have nothing to say to you that has not already been said," she said, severely. "Li´ain, please listen to me," Ryushi protested. He came all the way up to her. "I already told you I will not settle for second place," Li´ain said. "You´ve made your choice between me and her." "What if I told you I realised I made the wrong choice?" Ryushi said, quietly. "And that I knew I couldn´t live with that wrong choice; and that I´m sorry, but - I love you." Li´ain looked up for the first time since she´d realised who was on the wyvern, and saw the pain, as well as the warmth, radiating from his eyes. She felt there were tears in her own eyes, and looked away again. "What - what about Calica?" she managed. It was Ryushi´s turn to look away. "I - I left her a letter. I know I shouldn´t´ve just left her like that. But Li´ain," he took her hands gently, "I want to be with you." She pulled them away. "I expect you told Calica that as well. How do I know you won´t walk out on me like you did to her?" He did not reply. She looked up at him again. And in his eyes she saw how he felt; and she knew them that he meant what he had just said; he would never walk away from her. Ryushi took her hands again. This time, she did not pull them back. "Please," he said, softly. "I´d nver walk out on you; you know that." Li´ain, her eyes still on his face, nodded slowly. "Yes; I know." Their lips met. After a long while, they parted again. Ryushi still held her, and he smiled. "Does this mean you´ll let me stay with you; at least for a while?"
Li´ain smiled back up at him, and kissed him again gently. "Perhaps," she said. "We will see."
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(Wipes a tear) Ah, that´s how Broken Sky should have ended. Anyway, I have an idea for a continuation of this story; if you´d like to see it here, REVIEW AND TELL ME!!!!!! Thanx, Talhonjik.
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Ryushi stood at the back of the ship, his wyvern, Araceil, at his side, and stared back at the rapidly disappearing green line that was the new land. It´s best like this, Calica, he thought, grimly. Anyo came up behind him. "You sure you´re doing the right thing, Ryushi?" he asked, quietly. Ryushi took one last look at the land, and them turned away from it, facing back to the Dominion. "It´s the only right thing to do, Anyo," he said firmly. He forced a small smile. "Full steam on to the Dominion."
Calica made her way slowly back to the tent. How could he have done this to her? Her eyes were full of tears. She´d thought - she´d thought - that he´d loved her. She entered their tent again. Had he only been pretending? She sat down on her sleeping mattress. How could he have done this to her? The folded piece of paper, lying where she had tossed it, caught her eye. She picked it up, her fingers trembling, and unfolded it.
Dear Calica, You´re probably wondering why I´m gone. I just want to say I´m sorry; I didn´t mean for it to be like this. But over the past few days I´ve realized that my feelings for you weren´t real. Again, I´m sorry. But I know now they were just a reflection of my feelings for someone else, someone I have now gone back to the Dominion to find. I hope you don´t hate me for this, but I understand perfectly if you do. This is goodbye. Please don´t try to follow me, it would only make it more painful. Goodbye Calica; I´m going back to my princess. Your friend, Ryushi.
Calica could hardly read the last few lines for the smudges in the ink, caused by her tears. A sob escaped her. "...How could you..." But who was this he was going back to? Who had stolen him from her? Her green eyes narrowed with a cold understanding as she read the last line again. "...back to my princess ..." "Aurin," she hissed. But ... but that was what he wanted, fine. She would get along without him. Calica crumpled the letter up in a angry fist. If he could do this kind of thing to her he wasn´t worth her tears. She tried to stop crying, and wiped her face. She would get along without him.
Li´ain stepped across the rocky ground. Whist and Blink ran ahead of her, jumping easily between the sharp rocks. Whist stopped and turned back towards her, crossing his arms. "You coming, your almightyness?" he called. Li´ain sighed, carried on across the difficult terrain. Suddenly, Blink stopped. He turned and looked at the sky in the direction they had been heading from. Whist shielded his eyes against the sun and looked up. "Yeah," he said, to Blink. "I see it, too. What´dya reckon it is?" Li´ain squinted up into the sky. A small, black dot was heading down towards them. A quiet sound behind her told Li´ain that Whist had got out his bladed discs. By now the dot was close enough for them to see that it was a mounted wyvern. A familiar one, at that ... Li´ain froze as the wycern landed a little way away from them, and the rider dismounted. Whist and Blink stared at him. "Ryushi?" Whist said, eventually. "What the hell are you doing here?" Ryushi did not reply, but stared seriously at Li´ain. "Li´ain; I have to talk to you," he said. He turned to Whist, who was looking from one to the other. "Whist ... do you mind?" Whist crossed his arms. "Oh, yeah, just kick me out, it´s not like I wanna know what´s happenin´ or anything ..." He saw the look on Ryushi´s face. "Okay, okay ... me and Blink´ll just go ... catch us somethin´ to eat," he added, quickly. He put his hand on the dog´s head, and they disappeared. Ryushi approached her. "Li´ain -" he began. Li´ain stared down at the ground. "Ryushi, I have nothing to say to you that has not already been said," she said, severely. "Li´ain, please listen to me," Ryushi protested. He came all the way up to her. "I already told you I will not settle for second place," Li´ain said. "You´ve made your choice between me and her." "What if I told you I realised I made the wrong choice?" Ryushi said, quietly. "And that I knew I couldn´t live with that wrong choice; and that I´m sorry, but - I love you." Li´ain looked up for the first time since she´d realised who was on the wyvern, and saw the pain, as well as the warmth, radiating from his eyes. She felt there were tears in her own eyes, and looked away again. "What - what about Calica?" she managed. It was Ryushi´s turn to look away. "I - I left her a letter. I know I shouldn´t´ve just left her like that. But Li´ain," he took her hands gently, "I want to be with you." She pulled them away. "I expect you told Calica that as well. How do I know you won´t walk out on me like you did to her?" He did not reply. She looked up at him again. And in his eyes she saw how he felt; and she knew them that he meant what he had just said; he would never walk away from her. Ryushi took her hands again. This time, she did not pull them back. "Please," he said, softly. "I´d nver walk out on you; you know that." Li´ain, her eyes still on his face, nodded slowly. "Yes; I know." Their lips met. After a long while, they parted again. Ryushi still held her, and he smiled. "Does this mean you´ll let me stay with you; at least for a while?"
Li´ain smiled back up at him, and kissed him again gently. "Perhaps," she said. "We will see."
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(Wipes a tear) Ah, that´s how Broken Sky should have ended. Anyway, I have an idea for a continuation of this story; if you´d like to see it here, REVIEW AND TELL ME!!!!!! Thanx, Talhonjik.