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A/N: Okay. I lost my written copy of this chappy and I have no idea as to what I put down. But that's okay, because I usually write whatever comes to my mind, which could be why I'm so terrible at it . . . There's no outline . . . Maybe I should change that . . . BUT ANYWAY!! Enough of my rambling! On to the story!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter five: Enter the Hero . . . or Heroine . . . ?
It was late morning when the small group set out for Domina. The dew had disappeared and the grass no longer shimmered in early morning sunlight as they walked through it. As Amerina looked about, she noticed that the animals were out hunting for their breakfast, and the birds were no longer asleep in their nests. Clouds had formed overhead, but it did not look like rain was on its way. ~ Ah, yes, ~ Amerina thought, ~ the best time for traveling.
Pearl had been smiling all morning long and humming a strange tune as she trailed behind Elazul. ~That's much more like the description Elazul gave me. Happy and carefree. ~ She peered over at the Lapis Lazuli Jumi. ~An expressionless face. As usual.~
"Elazul?" Pearl asked breaking her tune.
"Yes, Pearl?"
"Are we going to-"
"Yes, Pearl. We are headed for Domina," her Knight responded, knowing instantly what she was going to ask.
"Yay! I love Domina," she exclaimed. "Have you ever been there, Amerina?"
"Only once," the second girl replied, "with Topaz . . . "
Pearl nodded. That was all she needed to hear to understand that the Jumi of amethyst was upset. ~She misses her Guardian. Why doesn't she just ask for us to consol. her? It would probably be much easier on her . . . ~
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The door creaked open on its squeaking hinges and a young man walked in carrying a tray. "Miss Topaz?" he spoke quietly. Looking around the room, he found the girl sitting with her head in her hands next to the oil lamp. It was growing darker and the lamp was almost down to the end of its wick.
"Yes?"
"I brought you dinner. I... thought you might be hungry . . . "
"Thank you," Topaz said weakly and looked up.
"I'll get you a new lamp, too. It looks like it's a little low," Delma offered with a wink.
"Thank you."
"I'm sorry for the inconvience of this event," he explained, "but I was just doing what I was told to do."
"And are you always going to do what you are told to like a dog?" the other asked.
"..."
"Are you!?"
"I'll get that lamp," Delma whispered as he spun on his heel and walked out of the room. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The town of Domina was already dancing with life. The inhabitants of the small village were outside conversing with one another and musing themselves with town gossip. Shops in the market were open for business and people crowded around the booths eagerly, looking for something to buy and to admire the crafts that were being sold. Colors were everywhere. Blues, reds, greens. They all swirled together to make one huge spectrum of light that danced in the summer heat. Unlike the Mindas Ruins, Domina was full of warmth and light.
"I like it here, Elazul," Pearl sighed as she looked around with eyes that sparkled with awe.
"Yes, I suppose it's a nice place," her Knight agreed. "What do you think Amerina?" Elazul inquired, eager to get her involved in a conversation.
"I guess it is."
Pearl bit her lip. Did she have to constantly give them the cold shoulder? It frustrated her, but at the same time intrigued the young Jumi. It gave her something to guess at, a sport to partake in. Amerina was like a puzzle, once you put the pieces together, she could be quite charming. The only problem was some of the pieces were missing. Thus, the amethyst Jumi remained a constant mystery.
"Aurora, darling! It's been a while!"
~Aurora? ~ Pearl thought. She knew that name all to well, and on instinct, Pearl turned to look in the direction she heard the voice.
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"Jennifer . . . How . . . nice to see you . . . heh . . . heh . . . " a young girl replied with an obvious hint of sarcasm. Jennifer, however, seemed to be completely clueless to the despair that played in the other's words.
"Wonderful to see you as well, Darling. Now do come and tell me all about what has been happening with you. I hear you have a guest staying at your rather remote estate."
"Yes, I do," Aurora said, obviously knowing that there was no escaping the dreadful conversation with the town's number one gossiper. "His name is Thalamor Talinski, my cousin."
"Charming. He must be a sweet boy if he's related to you."
"I... suppose you could say that," the sprite remarked. She seemed to be quite unsure of what she said, however.
"But that's enough about him. Oh! You must come and have some tea with me!" the fairy woman exclaimed.
"Oh . . . tea . . . " Aurora gulped at the thought. Tea with Jennifer usually meant hours of meaningless chit chat and gossip about nothing important. That was not her idea of fun.
Elazul decided to come to his friend's rescue. "Hey, Aurora!" he called.
Aurora turned her head slightly and peered over shoulder. The first familiar sight that met her eyes was a forest green haired boy dressed in a blue tunic and white blouse standing a few feet away. A much smaller girl stood behind him, observing the town again. Her blonde hair was blowing carelessly in the breeze, and off to side was another girl. It seemed as though she was purposely distancing herself from the two, yet it was quite apparent that she was part of the group.
"Well, it seems that you're are needed with your other acquaintances. I guess we'll have to postpone that tea until a later date," the fairy sighed ruefully before walking away to find other people to annoy. Aurora sighed. She knew she couldn't avoid tea with Jennifer forever.
"Aurora!" Pearl cried and ran up to hug the savior.
"It's nice to see you, too, Pearl," the other replied as she tried desperately to stay on her feet.
"Where have you been?" Elazul questioned. "You promised you would come and see us more often."
"Well," Aurora sighed, letting go of the Guardian, "where should I begin? I have had to take care of Bud and Lisa, which, by the, way, is an on going job that never seems to end, tend to my garden to keep Trent off of my back, feed my animals, clean the house, remodel the attic to turn it into a bedroom for the little sorcerers, and to top it all off, my annoying cousin, Thalamor, has come to visit."
"That's a nice list," the lapis lazuli Jumi said.
"Who's this Thalamor?" Pearl asked allowing her thoughts to drift away from the village.
"My aunt's son. He's incredibly hyper and brags about helping these dragoons all the time. He's so annoying. This is the one part of the day when I can get away from him." The sprite looked past her two friends and took a long glance at the third member of the group. "Who's that?" she asked.
Elazul was about to answer when the Amethyst Jumi stepped forward. "I'm Amerina, a Jumi of Amethyst. I've heard about you, Aurora. Saved the race, did you not?"
Aurora blushed. "Yes, I did."
"I wasn't in the city very long. I'm only a Half-Lucidian. My Guardian is, too. Topaz. Neither of us were in the city at the time of its destruction. Is it back to its former glory?"
"I think the Jumi are working on rebuilding it. Right, Elazul?" Aurora answered. Elazul nodded and she continued. "Are you going to go back to the City?"
"Once I find my Guardian, yes. I plan on that." Amerina said looking away. Strands of black hair moved in front of her eyes and she remained silent, obviously showing she did not wish to continue the conversation.
"So, what brings you here?" Aurora asked, attempting to change the subject. Unfortunately, the subject didn't change as much as she hoped it would.
The Lapis Jumi sighed. "We need your help," he declared. "Topaz. She's missing and Amerina believes someone has taken her. We thought that you might want to come along and give us a little bit of support."
"Of course I'll come!" Then she thought about the situation. With Thalamor staying at the house, she didn't know if she could get away. Not to mention she had a lot to do, including caring for Bud and Lisa. "But . . . I have so much to do . . . " She sighed.
Pearl spoke up. "Why don't we help you a little and then you could come."
"No matter how fun that sounds, Pearl," Elazul said sarcastically, "I don't think we have enough time to do that." Amerina nodded in agreement.
"I... suppose I could have Lisa look after Bud, have both of them look after the house, postpone building the attic, and send my cousin home . . . " Aurora offered.
"I would hate to-" Elazul was interrupted by an unfamiliar voice that cam from behind the sprite.
"Hiya, Aurora!" a male called. "What's going on?"
~Oh no! Not Thalamor!~ She thought as a feeling of dread settled over her.
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Well, there you go. Chapter five. Typed it up quicker then I thought I would! ^_~ I'll start working on chapter six right away. And I'd like to thank all of you . . . three (?) people that reviewed. But a special thanks goes to Jumi Star because she has reviewed for ALL of my chapters so far. If six is all I'm going to get, I might not continue . . . . SO please keep reviewing! I love to read them! ^_^ Thank you!!!!!
A/N: Okay. I lost my written copy of this chappy and I have no idea as to what I put down. But that's okay, because I usually write whatever comes to my mind, which could be why I'm so terrible at it . . . There's no outline . . . Maybe I should change that . . . BUT ANYWAY!! Enough of my rambling! On to the story!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter five: Enter the Hero . . . or Heroine . . . ?
It was late morning when the small group set out for Domina. The dew had disappeared and the grass no longer shimmered in early morning sunlight as they walked through it. As Amerina looked about, she noticed that the animals were out hunting for their breakfast, and the birds were no longer asleep in their nests. Clouds had formed overhead, but it did not look like rain was on its way. ~ Ah, yes, ~ Amerina thought, ~ the best time for traveling.
Pearl had been smiling all morning long and humming a strange tune as she trailed behind Elazul. ~That's much more like the description Elazul gave me. Happy and carefree. ~ She peered over at the Lapis Lazuli Jumi. ~An expressionless face. As usual.~
"Elazul?" Pearl asked breaking her tune.
"Yes, Pearl?"
"Are we going to-"
"Yes, Pearl. We are headed for Domina," her Knight responded, knowing instantly what she was going to ask.
"Yay! I love Domina," she exclaimed. "Have you ever been there, Amerina?"
"Only once," the second girl replied, "with Topaz . . . "
Pearl nodded. That was all she needed to hear to understand that the Jumi of amethyst was upset. ~She misses her Guardian. Why doesn't she just ask for us to consol. her? It would probably be much easier on her . . . ~
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The door creaked open on its squeaking hinges and a young man walked in carrying a tray. "Miss Topaz?" he spoke quietly. Looking around the room, he found the girl sitting with her head in her hands next to the oil lamp. It was growing darker and the lamp was almost down to the end of its wick.
"Yes?"
"I brought you dinner. I... thought you might be hungry . . . "
"Thank you," Topaz said weakly and looked up.
"I'll get you a new lamp, too. It looks like it's a little low," Delma offered with a wink.
"Thank you."
"I'm sorry for the inconvience of this event," he explained, "but I was just doing what I was told to do."
"And are you always going to do what you are told to like a dog?" the other asked.
"..."
"Are you!?"
"I'll get that lamp," Delma whispered as he spun on his heel and walked out of the room. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The town of Domina was already dancing with life. The inhabitants of the small village were outside conversing with one another and musing themselves with town gossip. Shops in the market were open for business and people crowded around the booths eagerly, looking for something to buy and to admire the crafts that were being sold. Colors were everywhere. Blues, reds, greens. They all swirled together to make one huge spectrum of light that danced in the summer heat. Unlike the Mindas Ruins, Domina was full of warmth and light.
"I like it here, Elazul," Pearl sighed as she looked around with eyes that sparkled with awe.
"Yes, I suppose it's a nice place," her Knight agreed. "What do you think Amerina?" Elazul inquired, eager to get her involved in a conversation.
"I guess it is."
Pearl bit her lip. Did she have to constantly give them the cold shoulder? It frustrated her, but at the same time intrigued the young Jumi. It gave her something to guess at, a sport to partake in. Amerina was like a puzzle, once you put the pieces together, she could be quite charming. The only problem was some of the pieces were missing. Thus, the amethyst Jumi remained a constant mystery.
"Aurora, darling! It's been a while!"
~Aurora? ~ Pearl thought. She knew that name all to well, and on instinct, Pearl turned to look in the direction she heard the voice.
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"Jennifer . . . How . . . nice to see you . . . heh . . . heh . . . " a young girl replied with an obvious hint of sarcasm. Jennifer, however, seemed to be completely clueless to the despair that played in the other's words.
"Wonderful to see you as well, Darling. Now do come and tell me all about what has been happening with you. I hear you have a guest staying at your rather remote estate."
"Yes, I do," Aurora said, obviously knowing that there was no escaping the dreadful conversation with the town's number one gossiper. "His name is Thalamor Talinski, my cousin."
"Charming. He must be a sweet boy if he's related to you."
"I... suppose you could say that," the sprite remarked. She seemed to be quite unsure of what she said, however.
"But that's enough about him. Oh! You must come and have some tea with me!" the fairy woman exclaimed.
"Oh . . . tea . . . " Aurora gulped at the thought. Tea with Jennifer usually meant hours of meaningless chit chat and gossip about nothing important. That was not her idea of fun.
Elazul decided to come to his friend's rescue. "Hey, Aurora!" he called.
Aurora turned her head slightly and peered over shoulder. The first familiar sight that met her eyes was a forest green haired boy dressed in a blue tunic and white blouse standing a few feet away. A much smaller girl stood behind him, observing the town again. Her blonde hair was blowing carelessly in the breeze, and off to side was another girl. It seemed as though she was purposely distancing herself from the two, yet it was quite apparent that she was part of the group.
"Well, it seems that you're are needed with your other acquaintances. I guess we'll have to postpone that tea until a later date," the fairy sighed ruefully before walking away to find other people to annoy. Aurora sighed. She knew she couldn't avoid tea with Jennifer forever.
"Aurora!" Pearl cried and ran up to hug the savior.
"It's nice to see you, too, Pearl," the other replied as she tried desperately to stay on her feet.
"Where have you been?" Elazul questioned. "You promised you would come and see us more often."
"Well," Aurora sighed, letting go of the Guardian, "where should I begin? I have had to take care of Bud and Lisa, which, by the, way, is an on going job that never seems to end, tend to my garden to keep Trent off of my back, feed my animals, clean the house, remodel the attic to turn it into a bedroom for the little sorcerers, and to top it all off, my annoying cousin, Thalamor, has come to visit."
"That's a nice list," the lapis lazuli Jumi said.
"Who's this Thalamor?" Pearl asked allowing her thoughts to drift away from the village.
"My aunt's son. He's incredibly hyper and brags about helping these dragoons all the time. He's so annoying. This is the one part of the day when I can get away from him." The sprite looked past her two friends and took a long glance at the third member of the group. "Who's that?" she asked.
Elazul was about to answer when the Amethyst Jumi stepped forward. "I'm Amerina, a Jumi of Amethyst. I've heard about you, Aurora. Saved the race, did you not?"
Aurora blushed. "Yes, I did."
"I wasn't in the city very long. I'm only a Half-Lucidian. My Guardian is, too. Topaz. Neither of us were in the city at the time of its destruction. Is it back to its former glory?"
"I think the Jumi are working on rebuilding it. Right, Elazul?" Aurora answered. Elazul nodded and she continued. "Are you going to go back to the City?"
"Once I find my Guardian, yes. I plan on that." Amerina said looking away. Strands of black hair moved in front of her eyes and she remained silent, obviously showing she did not wish to continue the conversation.
"So, what brings you here?" Aurora asked, attempting to change the subject. Unfortunately, the subject didn't change as much as she hoped it would.
The Lapis Jumi sighed. "We need your help," he declared. "Topaz. She's missing and Amerina believes someone has taken her. We thought that you might want to come along and give us a little bit of support."
"Of course I'll come!" Then she thought about the situation. With Thalamor staying at the house, she didn't know if she could get away. Not to mention she had a lot to do, including caring for Bud and Lisa. "But . . . I have so much to do . . . " She sighed.
Pearl spoke up. "Why don't we help you a little and then you could come."
"No matter how fun that sounds, Pearl," Elazul said sarcastically, "I don't think we have enough time to do that." Amerina nodded in agreement.
"I... suppose I could have Lisa look after Bud, have both of them look after the house, postpone building the attic, and send my cousin home . . . " Aurora offered.
"I would hate to-" Elazul was interrupted by an unfamiliar voice that cam from behind the sprite.
"Hiya, Aurora!" a male called. "What's going on?"
~Oh no! Not Thalamor!~ She thought as a feeling of dread settled over her.
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Well, there you go. Chapter five. Typed it up quicker then I thought I would! ^_~ I'll start working on chapter six right away. And I'd like to thank all of you . . . three (?) people that reviewed. But a special thanks goes to Jumi Star because she has reviewed for ALL of my chapters so far. If six is all I'm going to get, I might not continue . . . . SO please keep reviewing! I love to read them! ^_^ Thank you!!!!!