FEELINGS
Chapter Two - Doubtful
A/N: Thank you to all of you who reviewed! I was seriously contemplating whether or not to drop this and at the moment I think this chapter is pretty. plotless. But I think the next chapter will show a bit more plot so stick with me. Remember I'm just getting back into the swing of things here. And the good thing about this is that I have the next chapter for 'The Replacement' now!! YAY!! Everybody go read it after you've read this and reviewed okay?
Key: * ( thoughts as I cannot work out how to make the italics come up! Again if anyone knows how please tell me!
" " ( obviously means talking
' ' ( when Daine's talking mind-to-mind. But that won't be happening in this chapter. Just for future chapters.
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Skysong, the blue tinted baby dragon screeched loudly at having the attention of both humans wavered from her. She tugged Daine's breeches and the wildmage turned away from the book she had been looking at to crouch down beside her charge.
"What's the matter, Kit?" she asked, using the dragon's nickname.
The dragon pointed a small talon paw at the tall man and the young woman gazed up at him. Numair stood at his working bench not moving and she realized his thought and attention had left her and Kitten once again.
He had been retreating into his mind leaving her gazing at him as she was now quite a lot recently. It was almost eerie the way he seemed to go to another world. His dark, almost black eyes were blank and he didn't blink at all. She was sure that these almost trance-like fazes were not Gift- related but was not sure as to what made him go into them.
Every time she attempted to get an answer from him about what was wrong he would just say he was fine but she knew him enough to know that he was lying. He had been acting strange for a while. Something was not quite right and she knew it. Never before had she seen him look so caught up in his thoughts - not even when he was working on one of his experiments.
Not only that but she had noticed a change in the way he acted towards her. Most teacher and students had relationship that was just that - teacher and student. But Daine and Numair were also the best of friends and she had always enjoyed that. It seemed though after their agreement that everything thing had changed. Daine, however, did not want to think that. She could not. She had done so a few times wondering if what they had was not a friendship at all but what was a cover-up because of their attraction to one another. She had heard of men and women becoming friends because of the fact that there was 'something' else there that would eventually turn into love. She sincerely hoped that this was not the case with she and Numair. Wasn't their friendship so much more than that?
"Numair?" she called, standing. No answer. "Numair!" This time she called louder and tugged at his arm much the same as Kitten had to her.
This time he blinked and turned to her. Surprise entered his before blank eyes and she was glad to see the warmth back in them. "Daine? What are you doing?"
"I could ask you the same question," she answered, hands on hips. "I'm worried about you, Numair. What's wrong really?" Her blue-grey eyes revealed her worry but her body language also showed her determination to get an answer from him.
He walked around her reaching for a flask and tapping the strange purply liquid within. She could see that he was avoiding her gaze at the same time avoiding her question. "Everything's alright, Daine."
"Numair, please."
"Can we do this some other time? I'm incredibly busy at the moment."
Daine's eyebrows drew together in confusion and hurt. "But-"
Placing the flask back down he turned and stooped down to pick up the dragon. He advanced Daine and she backed out till she was out the door. He placed Kitten into Daine's arms. "I have a lot of work to do. We'll continue your lessons later." With that he closed the door with a soft click.
Daine blinked back tears that had formed in her eyes. Things really had changed so much and she didn't realize until now just how much.
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A/N: you see that button just down there? Please click it and review! Next chapter will be up quicker the more reviews I get. I'm still wondering if I should continue this or not. If you could please?
Chapter Two - Doubtful
A/N: Thank you to all of you who reviewed! I was seriously contemplating whether or not to drop this and at the moment I think this chapter is pretty. plotless. But I think the next chapter will show a bit more plot so stick with me. Remember I'm just getting back into the swing of things here. And the good thing about this is that I have the next chapter for 'The Replacement' now!! YAY!! Everybody go read it after you've read this and reviewed okay?
Key: * ( thoughts as I cannot work out how to make the italics come up! Again if anyone knows how please tell me!
" " ( obviously means talking
' ' ( when Daine's talking mind-to-mind. But that won't be happening in this chapter. Just for future chapters.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Skysong, the blue tinted baby dragon screeched loudly at having the attention of both humans wavered from her. She tugged Daine's breeches and the wildmage turned away from the book she had been looking at to crouch down beside her charge.
"What's the matter, Kit?" she asked, using the dragon's nickname.
The dragon pointed a small talon paw at the tall man and the young woman gazed up at him. Numair stood at his working bench not moving and she realized his thought and attention had left her and Kitten once again.
He had been retreating into his mind leaving her gazing at him as she was now quite a lot recently. It was almost eerie the way he seemed to go to another world. His dark, almost black eyes were blank and he didn't blink at all. She was sure that these almost trance-like fazes were not Gift- related but was not sure as to what made him go into them.
Every time she attempted to get an answer from him about what was wrong he would just say he was fine but she knew him enough to know that he was lying. He had been acting strange for a while. Something was not quite right and she knew it. Never before had she seen him look so caught up in his thoughts - not even when he was working on one of his experiments.
Not only that but she had noticed a change in the way he acted towards her. Most teacher and students had relationship that was just that - teacher and student. But Daine and Numair were also the best of friends and she had always enjoyed that. It seemed though after their agreement that everything thing had changed. Daine, however, did not want to think that. She could not. She had done so a few times wondering if what they had was not a friendship at all but what was a cover-up because of their attraction to one another. She had heard of men and women becoming friends because of the fact that there was 'something' else there that would eventually turn into love. She sincerely hoped that this was not the case with she and Numair. Wasn't their friendship so much more than that?
"Numair?" she called, standing. No answer. "Numair!" This time she called louder and tugged at his arm much the same as Kitten had to her.
This time he blinked and turned to her. Surprise entered his before blank eyes and she was glad to see the warmth back in them. "Daine? What are you doing?"
"I could ask you the same question," she answered, hands on hips. "I'm worried about you, Numair. What's wrong really?" Her blue-grey eyes revealed her worry but her body language also showed her determination to get an answer from him.
He walked around her reaching for a flask and tapping the strange purply liquid within. She could see that he was avoiding her gaze at the same time avoiding her question. "Everything's alright, Daine."
"Numair, please."
"Can we do this some other time? I'm incredibly busy at the moment."
Daine's eyebrows drew together in confusion and hurt. "But-"
Placing the flask back down he turned and stooped down to pick up the dragon. He advanced Daine and she backed out till she was out the door. He placed Kitten into Daine's arms. "I have a lot of work to do. We'll continue your lessons later." With that he closed the door with a soft click.
Daine blinked back tears that had formed in her eyes. Things really had changed so much and she didn't realize until now just how much.
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A/N: you see that button just down there? Please click it and review! Next chapter will be up quicker the more reviews I get. I'm still wondering if I should continue this or not. If you could please?