Life After High School - Ten Years Later
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: The short answer is: No. The long answer is: Nnnooooooooooooooooo.
Summary: You've read this far . . . man.
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(Jamie's POV)
Tears sprang into my eyes when I saw Benny's face. I knew Eska had died.
"Have you contacted their parents?" Benny asked.
"Yes," I said. "Last night. They said they would be here as soon as the could." Just then, there was a knock at the door. I jumped.
Frodo went to answer it. Kurt came in with him, followed by two adult centaurs. Obviously Rusty and Eska's parents. Benny had left by then and Kurt had gone into see about Rusty. Rusty's mother looked at me with her gold eyes. She saddened and wiped a tear away.
"One of them has died, haven't they?" she asked quietly. I nodded sadly.
"I'm sorry, Mrs . . .?"
"Stormy, please, call me Stormy. This is my husband, Swift. Thank you for contacting us. We were so worried about our children."
Kurt came out at that moment. "Stormy? Swift? Would you like to see your son? He is stirring."
The two went into the little room and sat down near the bed where their son lay. Frodo and I stayed outside. That family needed a little private time. I heard them start talking to Rusty.
"NO! NO! YOU'RE LYING! ESKA IS NOT DEAD! SHE CAN'T BE!" I heard him yell, choked by sobs. Stormy tried to reassure him, but he was hysterical. His parents held him down while Kurt gave him a shot of antibiotics. He began to calm down. "How can she be dead?" I heard him ask. "I took special care of her. I promised I would."
Kurt came out, carrying Eska's small and fragile body, wrapped in a sheet. "I'm sorry, J. I'm sorry." He said sadly, and walked out the door. I watched from the window as he took the young centaurian and placed her on the cart. He rode of toward the Grassy Plains, no doubts to present Eska back to her people.
(Ria's POV)
Lucas came and sat with us a while. He told us a story about how he and mum planned a memorial for my Uncle Mark. I liked that. I remembered something that Kane had said to me, just before I had fainted the day before, and when Lucas went to the bathroom, I patted his shoulder. He looked around and I kissed him gently.
"I love you too Kane. I love you too."
(Fortuna's POV)
It had been about a month and a half since Mum had left us at Aunt Lotti's. I knew mum and dad had some trouble with things, and that Ria was staying at Kane's and that's why we were here. I hoped we would all be back home soon. My birthday was in a month and I wanted all my family and friends there. Don't get me wrong, I loved Lothlorien, I had made a whole lot of friends, got to meet Galadriel and Celeborn, but I was really starting to miss mum. She had called to say that she was in Silverwood the week before, but that was it. Another call was to say that, sadly, Casper had died and that mum had found her twin sister. They were the only calls that we had received from her. I wondered what was going on. The twins were getting really hyped up, because, Lotti had made them these cool elfish clothes (NOT robes. I don't think they would like that) and me, Carmen had made me a really beautiful dress to wear to Galadriel's birthday party we were going to.
The party was really cool. Billee and Legolas were there, along with Colan and Wendy, Elrond and Arwen and Elladan and Elrohir and Aragorn and the triplets were all there too. The boys and me had lots of fun. I even caught sight of Kivan and Ranger, who were talking to Legolas and Billee. I talked to them for a while and it seemed everyone but Todd and Brodie and me knew why we were staying at Lotti's for so long.
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: The short answer is: No. The long answer is: Nnnooooooooooooooooo.
Summary: You've read this far . . . man.
+~+~+~+
(Jamie's POV)
Tears sprang into my eyes when I saw Benny's face. I knew Eska had died.
"Have you contacted their parents?" Benny asked.
"Yes," I said. "Last night. They said they would be here as soon as the could." Just then, there was a knock at the door. I jumped.
Frodo went to answer it. Kurt came in with him, followed by two adult centaurs. Obviously Rusty and Eska's parents. Benny had left by then and Kurt had gone into see about Rusty. Rusty's mother looked at me with her gold eyes. She saddened and wiped a tear away.
"One of them has died, haven't they?" she asked quietly. I nodded sadly.
"I'm sorry, Mrs . . .?"
"Stormy, please, call me Stormy. This is my husband, Swift. Thank you for contacting us. We were so worried about our children."
Kurt came out at that moment. "Stormy? Swift? Would you like to see your son? He is stirring."
The two went into the little room and sat down near the bed where their son lay. Frodo and I stayed outside. That family needed a little private time. I heard them start talking to Rusty.
"NO! NO! YOU'RE LYING! ESKA IS NOT DEAD! SHE CAN'T BE!" I heard him yell, choked by sobs. Stormy tried to reassure him, but he was hysterical. His parents held him down while Kurt gave him a shot of antibiotics. He began to calm down. "How can she be dead?" I heard him ask. "I took special care of her. I promised I would."
Kurt came out, carrying Eska's small and fragile body, wrapped in a sheet. "I'm sorry, J. I'm sorry." He said sadly, and walked out the door. I watched from the window as he took the young centaurian and placed her on the cart. He rode of toward the Grassy Plains, no doubts to present Eska back to her people.
(Ria's POV)
Lucas came and sat with us a while. He told us a story about how he and mum planned a memorial for my Uncle Mark. I liked that. I remembered something that Kane had said to me, just before I had fainted the day before, and when Lucas went to the bathroom, I patted his shoulder. He looked around and I kissed him gently.
"I love you too Kane. I love you too."
(Fortuna's POV)
It had been about a month and a half since Mum had left us at Aunt Lotti's. I knew mum and dad had some trouble with things, and that Ria was staying at Kane's and that's why we were here. I hoped we would all be back home soon. My birthday was in a month and I wanted all my family and friends there. Don't get me wrong, I loved Lothlorien, I had made a whole lot of friends, got to meet Galadriel and Celeborn, but I was really starting to miss mum. She had called to say that she was in Silverwood the week before, but that was it. Another call was to say that, sadly, Casper had died and that mum had found her twin sister. They were the only calls that we had received from her. I wondered what was going on. The twins were getting really hyped up, because, Lotti had made them these cool elfish clothes (NOT robes. I don't think they would like that) and me, Carmen had made me a really beautiful dress to wear to Galadriel's birthday party we were going to.
The party was really cool. Billee and Legolas were there, along with Colan and Wendy, Elrond and Arwen and Elladan and Elrohir and Aragorn and the triplets were all there too. The boys and me had lots of fun. I even caught sight of Kivan and Ranger, who were talking to Legolas and Billee. I talked to them for a while and it seemed everyone but Todd and Brodie and me knew why we were staying at Lotti's for so long.