Disclaimer: Ok everyone, I'm sure you've already heard this a million times, but none of these characters belong to me. They all belong to Tamora Pierce, except for Lillian. Of course, I wrote this chapter, so please don't copy my work without my permission. Thanks!
[A/N: Hey everyone! This is the 6th chapter of As the Stars Fall… Enjoy! Hehe in this chapter Daine sees someone from her past. Feel the suspense! *tries to look mysterious* J/k, lol. ^_^ Please please review! I love reviews! This is all I've written beforehand. Updates are going to come slower now if you guys don't review and stuff my inbox full of review alerts! *looks hopeful* Now I actually have to work and keep writing. Keep reading! Oh, and by the way, I had a good point brought up by Clarylissa(): When I make Ozorne come back should he be a stormwing or human? U can read my little debate at the end. Review with any suggestions!]
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Meanwhile, Daine was in the forest thinking. She blocked off all her contact to the animals, she didn't feel like talking to anyone. Sadly, she decided she would ask Ouna if she could live with her. The low-spirited wildmage walked slowly out of the forest, and crashed right into Perin! Startled, she looked into his eyes and saw the love and friendliness she needed.
"Daine! You're back!!" Perin exclaimed happily, "I thought I would never see you again!" Then he looked closely at her, and to his dismay he saw tears welling up in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" He asked looking so concerned that Daine burst into anguished sobs again.
"You can tell me later if you like," Perin said hastily, "I'll take you to find Ouna." Daine nodded gratefully and followed him. They found Ouna in the stable softly talking to the horses. She turned at the sound of their footsteps, and her face lit up when she saw Daine. But then she saw Daine's blotchy and tearstained face, and asked gently, "Is this about Numair?" Daine nodded miserably.
"Well……I have an idea," Ouna said grinning wickedy, "There's a ball coming up, and I'll take you to find a new dress. Numair will get his act together when he sees you, or I'll teach him a lesson." Daine agreed, rather reluctantly though. She didn't want to go to a ball when she was feeling so miserable, but Ouna seemed to want to cheer her up. She didn't want to dampen Ouna's spirits.
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The next day, Ouna dragged her to countless numbers of shops. She said she wouldn't stop until Daine picked out the perfect dress to knock Numair off his feet. Finally, with Ouna's constant urging, Daine tried on a lavendar dress that covered her feet and dragged behind her. It had shimmering golden lace on the sleeves, waist, and the bottom of the dress. When Daine looked in the mirror, her mouth dropped open. She had to admit, she looked beautiful. Her mood immediately lightened, and she even bought golden shoes, earings, and a necklace to go with it. Ouna finally left her alone after bringing the dress home, and Daine sat down on her bed. How she wished Numair was here to comfort her. The thought of him and Lillian together made her want to cry. Daine blinked the gathering tears back, and focused on the upcoming ball. "I have to look perfect, and make a dramatic entrance, but Ouna would make sure of that!" she thought to herself. Daine smiled happily as she imagined the look Numair would have on his face. Keeping that in mind, she fell into the first dreamless sleep she had in many days.
[A/N: Yay! This is the first sign of maybe good news in the story! Hm…I wonder what happens at the ball? Sorry, I just HAD to add to the suspense. Lol. Please review! I love reviews! It makes me feel happy. This is my first fanfic too, so I want positive opinions so I can keep writing! Bye bye until the next chappie! P.S. this time, I refuse to update until I have 47 updates! I know I'm mean, sorry, but I have to have time to write!]
Lady of the Shadows: I know, Lillian's just evil isn't she. I wanted to make her someone you guys could hate easily. She does actually show a little bit of humane feelings at the end of the last chapter when she felt sorry for Numair though. I will try to write fast!
The One Who Dreams: Hey, thanks for reading my story! Hehe, yea, I'm making them both seem so pathetic. Lol. Yea, I will try to mend everything up between them. Keep reading!
The Lady Maharet of Raleigh: hehe, yea, that's a good idea! Since u're such a loyal reader I may consider your request. ^_^ I hope you liked the fact that this chapter kinda shows some brightening up between D/N. I know it's taking a while, but it will happen! Thank you so much for all your support! *sniff sniff* I love all my reviewers!
Lady Marie: *grins* Geez am I making everyone hate Lillian or what!? She's just sooooooo evil! Hehe, thanks for reviewing!
clarylissa() : hm…I haven't really thought about that yet. I haven't written that far. Thanks for the comment, I'll think on that! I think I should keep him a stormwing..but then again, since he's so powerful that he came back to life maybe he should be human again. I dunno. What do u think?
caroline(): Yea, I like Daine too, don't worry, I'm not trying to ruin her life because I don't like her, I think she's a good couple with Numair!
Lady Lianna: Hey there! Thanks for reviewing my story again! I know I know, lots of people are mad at me for not killing Lillian yet. Hehe, maybe sometime later you guys will get your wish!
W-O-L-F: Ok, I don't know if I will remember to email u every time I update, but if you look at the page using the updates category, it will show up! Thanks for reading! Actually, 34 reviews took less time than I expected! Wow! Everyone is reviewing so quickly! Is probably is MOST DEFINITELY, but I still have to think about maybe 10% of it. HaHa, that would be funny, but probably not, I don't want them to break up too many times! You guys will all hate me then!
Amberel(): Thanks! I'm glad to hear that my story is unique! Thank you sooooooo much for being nice! *sniff sniff* *bursts into tears of gratitude* lol
Martini(): Hehe, ok, I will try to write fast!
Silva Sun: Thanks! Ok, thanks to all my reviewers, I will continue writing my story. Yea, if I didn't have so much hw, I would be done with my story by now! I guess you all will just have to wait….^_^