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: Sorry that was a totally bad ending, I left you all thinking Numair would die! Ok, now I'll make it all up to you. Remember that this story is supposed to have a happy ending! Not a depressed ending! Please review, I appreciate all your support! By the way, sorry I took so long, it was the homework again, thanks for not leaving my story! Oh yea, guess what? I got my first, sort of, flame!!! Haha, not that that's a good thing, but um..I guess you can flame if you want. I prefer nice comments tho please!]
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"Alanna, I'm tired, could you let me go to sleep? Besides, I bet George is missing you…" Daine grinned wickedly, trying to look convincing.
"Hey!" Alanna yelled, "I don't think he misses me that much," she mumbled again. Daine hid a smile, and started to get under her covers.
"How come you want me to leave all of a sudden," Alanna asked, looking suspicious, "You aren't thinking of leaving this bed are you?"
"Of course not! Why would you think that?" Daine said opening her eyes wide, and looking innocent. Alanna sighed, and left the room, shaking her head and looking skeptical. Knowing what was occuring in her friend's mind, she lay down and closed her eyes. Right on cue, Alanna popped back in, and checked to see if Daine was in bed. Daine stifled a giggle, and pretended to be fast asleep until she heard the door close. She grabbed the bottle of pain killers that were lying by her bed, and took a couple pills, then slowly crawled out of bed, wincing. The pills were spelled by Alanna, Duke Baird, and Neal, and we supposed to take away all pain. Daine had to admit, they worked like a charm. Most of the pain had left her body, and she was able to make her way to the door, and walked to the room next to hers, which Numair was supposed to be. Daine took a deep breath, composed herself, and cautiously opened the door a crack. She gasped as she saw Numair lying on the bed, pale, but covered with black marks. Daine ran to his side, and checked his pulse. It was still.
"How could you do this to me Numair!? How could you leave me all alone?!" Daine began sobbing, and the tears coursed down her cheeks. She reached a hand out, and stroked his face, but drew back quickly. His face was warm! He shouldn't be dead! Frantically, Daine looked for a way to reach him if he wasn't dead. Pushing up his sleeves, she something jingled. It was his focus. Just looking at it brought memories of her times with Numair, and her vision began to blur. Angrily, Daine swiped at the tears. She felt the magic of her and Numair combind in it, and she tried to bring him back. Ten minutes later, she dissolved into tears of frustration. Maybe she was wrong, maybe he was really dead.
"Numair, please don't die, I love you, don't leave me like this!" Daine begged as she sobbed into his shirt. Her heart leaped as a voice answered, "Don't worry magelet, I would never leave you." She looked up to see Numair stroking her hair. He was alive!
"Numair!!" Daine shrieked, and began to cry tears of joy. Her love wasn't dead!
"Numair, please don't leave me ever again, don't you dare do that to me, please don't leave me," She repeated over and over, while crying the whole time.
"I'm sorry magelet, I knew I was going to die, but then I remembered how Roger used sorcerer's sleep. I decided to try it. I guess I owe my life to him! I love you magelet, know that, and remember, I'll never leave you again." A tear trickled down Numair's face, and he brushed it away. An hour later, Daine fell asleep in Numair's arms. She's so beautiful, he thought. Her lips were red and rosy, and Numair brushed back one lock of unrulely hair. His eyelids began getting heavier, and he smiled and closed his eyes, knowing he would dream of Daine.
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[A/N: Awww…how sweet! Sorry, I know that chapter sucked, I just had to bring Numair back to life. I know, Daine wouldn't be that calm if she thought Numair was dead, but I needed to make it dramatic. Don't worry, there's still more! Thanks for reading and reviewing! Luv to all!]
Anonymous: Don't worry, did you think I would let him die?! I would never do that to poor Numair!
Senna Night: Yea, I know, I totally agree, I was thinking of torturing Ozorne too! But I'm not sure how he would be tortured…
Keita: ^_^ hehehe, thanks for reviewing! Yea, I know, pretty typical love story huh..oh well.
Annakana: Wow, thank you so much! I feel so special now!! Thank you, you have no idea how much that means to me! ^_^
Cinereath: hehe, lol. But it's ok cuz I won't let Numair die!
Miss de Winter: Ok well first of all, I'm going to thank you for writing me a nice long review. But, I wanted to tell you this, I'm not writing this to be professional! I'm writing this merely for fun, as are most other people on this site. If it were professional, I wouldn't even reply to reviews or put author notes, especially since most of my author notes are full of happy faces and such. Besides, Numair is NOT laughing off Daine's feelings, but there's just misunderstanding. Sure, some of the characters are out of character, but none of us are perfect. As for the fast moving plot, I'm not trying to write a novel! This is just for fun! Oh yea, and the review thing, I do enjoy reviews, I'm not the only one on the site that does that? What's wrong with asking for reviews? Also, notice that I stopped doing that after a while…? Now that I have over 100 reviews, I don't really care anymore. Every author on this site begs for reviews, they're fun to read, and often times makes you feel better about your writing. Oh well, I guess you're free to voice your opinions, even though I don't entirely agree to them. Thanks for reading anyway.
Angelbirdy: Thanks so much! Ok, I'll try to remember! Thanks for reading!
Martini: Hehe, lol. I'm sad, my story's almost over! But oh well, I'm probably going to write a story about Daine, Numair, and LEAF!! ^_^ You're not being annoying, your reviews are fun to read! Hehe. Sorry I took so long, I had a bit of writers block….well at least you pressured me to keep writing it!
queen of chickens: lol, don't worry, I won't let Numair die, and yes you did sic them on me…when I didn't update for a while…lol.
Clarylissa: I thought about it, you're right, it would be weird to have extra random chapters at the end. I've decided probably not to do it, but maybe I will. Thanks!
Trinn: Thanks!! Yea, maybe if I have time I'll remember to update my site! Lol, cya!
Horse Crazy Lady: I know, Tamora Pierce rules!!! Don't worry, I will keep writing Tamora Pierce fics.