Okay. I dun know what to say.... Hmmm.... I'm not that talkitive at 9:15am.
Sorry. On with the staory! ^_~
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Chapter Six: Thalamor . . . . What a pain!
Thalamor walked out of the quiet house leaving Bud and Lisa to argue over who was going to feed the rabite and chocobo. The quarrell between the two had been going on for at least two hours and he guessed it would continue for another few before one of them gave in. ~The poor guys will starve to death before one of them gives up,~ he thought.
"Gah! I had to do it last time! I'm keeping track from now on, you lazy bum!" the sprite heard Lisa call as she slammed the door. Obviously, she had cracked.
"Hey, Lisa!" Thalamor called.
"Yeah?"
"Do you know where Aurora went?" he asked.
"Domina," was the dry reply.
"Thanks," he said before running down the pathway towards the town of Domina.
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Thalamor arived in Domina just in time to see a fairy-woman walk by dressed in lavender. ~Maybe she knows where my cousin is,~ Thalamor wondered. He waked up to the woman and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Yes?" she asked as soon as she turned to see the boy.
"Hi, my name's Thalamor and I was-"
"Thalamor!" the other exclaimed with a twinkle in her eye. "I've heard so much about you! You're Aurora's cousin, are you not?" Before the male sprite could answer, she continued. "You must quite an astonishing man if you're related to Aurora. She's a dear, no?"
"Well-" He was once again cut off.
"Would you like to have tea? I have some already made up at my house. Mint tea, too. I would be wonderful to have you stay for a bit at my home," Jennifer offered.
"Umm... I actually have to find my-"
"Oh that's wonderful. I knew you would have tea with me!"
"Uhh..." He had no clue as to how he would get one sentence in, but he was panicking because he could already guess what tea with this woman meant. "Uhhh...."
"Well, now, don't be afraid. Spit out what you want to say," the fairy ecouraged.
He thought for a moment before blurting everything out in on long stream of words. "Ihavetofindmycousin,Aurora.Doyouknowwheresheis?"
Suprisingly enough, Jennifer knew what he had said. "Oh, yes. Aurora. She's over in the town square chatting away with some old friends."
"Thanks!" Thalamor said and walked away with no remorse for refusing her offer of tea.
"That's the forth one today who has turned me down for tea...." Jennifer thought aloud before shrugging and walking off as well.
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Elazul looked at Pearl and then at Amerina. They seemed to be exact opposites. Pearl was happily humming and listening to Aurora while Amerina was staying completely silent. He sighed to himself and wondered if Amerina would ever open up to them.
"Hiya, Aurora!"
Elazul watched Aurora's eyes squeeze shut for a moment as a look of pure dread washed of her. He looked passed the sprites shoulder to see a young man with long, curly blonde hair and shinning blue eyes standing behind her. Aurora turned and gave him a fake smile.
"How . . . nice it is to see you, Thalamor," she said through clenched teeth. Amerina raised an eyebrow.
"So, who are your friends?" the man named Thalamor asked, eyeing the three Jumis. Pearl moved closer to Elazul.
Aurora looked at the three. "This is Elazul," she said gesturing towards the Lapis Jumi, "Pearl, and Amerina."
"Interesting names."
"Their Jumis. Of course their named to match their core."
"Wait. Lemme guess. That over there, she's amythest, the shy one is, of course, pearl-"
"White pearl," Aurora interuptted.
"Whatever. And this one is . . . ." He paused for a moment as he stared at Elazul and then met his gaze. The deep blue pools swirled and a few gold specks that one could hardly notice twinkled at the sprite. "That one is of lapis lazuli. Correct?" Aurora nodded but said nothing. "Just as I thought. So, what brings you here, anyway?"
Elazul glared. "That is none of your concern," he hissed.
"Okay! Sorry. I didn't realize lapis Jumis could be so sour," Thalamor spat.
"Hey! That wasn't very nice! And . . . and . . . ." Pearl faultered under Thalamor's glare and cowarded behind her Knight.
"Enough arguing!" Everyone turned to see Amerina looking extremely annoyed. "Aurora, let's just hurry. We haven't the time to stand around and bicker all day."
"Hurry? Hurry to do what?" the male sprite asked intrigued.
"Nothing."
"Lier! Tell me, or I'll tell that fairy-woman you would adore to have tea with her," Thalamor threatened.
"You wouldn't dare!" Aurora cried in awe.
"Wanna bet?"
"Why you-!"
"We're trying to find my Guardian, and if you don't mind, I would like to continue with my task as quickly as possible!"
"Of course," Aurora said. "Now, Thalamor, you have to pack your belongings and go home. I can't have you staying at my house unsupervised."
"I want to come!" he argued.
"No! You'd only get in the way!" his cousin replied.
"I could help! I'm great with the bow! I can fight just as well as you can, if not better!"
"And who's to say there will be fighting!"
"Listen, if that girl can come," he ppinted to Pearl, "why can't I! If anything, it'll be her who 'gets in the way'!"
Elazul's eyes flared. "What do you mean by that!"
"Elazul," Pearl warned.
"I mean, she's a lousy, no good, tearless, defenseless little-"
"STOP!" Amerina cried. Everyone was silent. "You are making a scene!" she whispered and looked at the townspeople. All of them were looking at the group with large eyes. "If Thalamor wants to come, he may. As long as there is no more fighting, however."
"Yes!" Thalamor cheered. Aurora groaned.
"Now, can we please get back to the matter at hand?!" Amerina watched as everyone nodded. "Good. Aurora, let's go tell your assistants you and your cousin will be leaving."
"All right," the female said before leading the small company on the road to her house.
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"Hey, look!" Bud exclaimed and pointed out the window of the study. He had been reading books on sorcery when a familiar voice sounded off in the distance. "Lisa! Hurry!"
Lisa came walking into the room with her hair down in a mess of shoulderlength, purple curls. She carried a brush in one hand and her father's broom in the other. "What?" she asked.
Bud pointed out the window. Aurora was leading a company up the hill and onto the pathway which led to the house. Lisa squinted and saw that in the company were Thalamor, and, to her suprise, Elazul and Pearl. Another girl tagged along with them, but Lisa had never seen her before. "Its Elazul and Pearl!" she cried and jumped off the chair she had been standing on to reach the window and ran to the mirror. Bud followed.
"What're you doing!" Bud cried as Lisa brushed the mop of curls. "We have to clean the kitchen up! Breakfast is still out!"
"I have to do my hair!" his sister complained as she tied the unruly strands back with a ribbon.
"Ohhh! How could you think of that at a time like this!" the other inquired in a panicy tone.
"Just hurry up and clean the plates!" Lisa grabbed a rag from a cabinet and began scrubbing the table. "I'll dry after I'm done with this."
Bud complied and soon all the dishes were spotless, dried, and put away.
"How long was that?" Lisa asked as she put the last cup into the cupboard.
"Ten minutes on the dot!" Bud replied with a wide grin.
"Yes! A new record!"
The door opened and the two turned.Lisa threw a book at Bud and began sweeping the floor.
"I'm back!" Aurora called as she entered the room. She hung her fall jacket on the rack and peered at Lisa and Bud. "Is everything all cleaned up?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't they be?" Bud asked and Lisa hit him with the broom.
"I'm sure they wouldn't be, but we have guests!" Aurora pointed to Elazul, Pearl, and the black haired woman in purple.
"Elazul! Pearl!" Lisa and Bud exclaimed and crowded around the two.
"And this is Amerina. A friend of Elazul and Pearl," Aurora said.
Bud and Lisa turned and looked at Amerina. They both held their hands out to the Amythest Jumi. "How do you do!" the said in unison.
Amerina bent down to their hieght and shook each of their hands. "Its a pleasure," she assured them and smiled.
Elazul looked at Amerina. He had never seen her behave this way. Why was she acting like this?
"That's enough of the introductions. Let's just get going!"
"Going?" Lisa looked at Aurora.
"Going where?" Bud asked.
"We're going to help Amerina save her Guardian," Aurora told the twins.
"Can I come??" Bud's eyes were big and pleading.
"I'm sorry, Bud, but we're already taking Thalamor." Thalamor laughed, and Aurora glared at him.
"But-"
"No but's. Now, remember to take care of the animals and pick the fruits from the orchard every other day. Lisa?"
"Yes?" Lisa looked up and a curl fell in front of her face.
"I'm leaving you in charge of your brother. Don't let him get into any trouble. But be nice!" Aurora ordered.
"Of course!" The little girl grinned innocently.
The party gathered up some supplies and left the house within a few minutes. Once they had left, Lisa looked over at Bud with a menacing gaze. "You're under MY control now!" she laughed. Bud gazed on with a look of utter horror.
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A/N: Sorry this took so long, but I'm kinda doing .... Three fics at once..... and I'm a co-author for Lady of Dark Blood's Insane Yu-Gi-Oh. So I'm a little busy. But I got this chapter done. I THINK I'll have the next chapter up soon. Please keep reviewing and please don't give up on me!! I LOVE YOUR REVIEWS, PEOPLE!! ^_^
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Chapter Six: Thalamor . . . . What a pain!
Thalamor walked out of the quiet house leaving Bud and Lisa to argue over who was going to feed the rabite and chocobo. The quarrell between the two had been going on for at least two hours and he guessed it would continue for another few before one of them gave in. ~The poor guys will starve to death before one of them gives up,~ he thought.
"Gah! I had to do it last time! I'm keeping track from now on, you lazy bum!" the sprite heard Lisa call as she slammed the door. Obviously, she had cracked.
"Hey, Lisa!" Thalamor called.
"Yeah?"
"Do you know where Aurora went?" he asked.
"Domina," was the dry reply.
"Thanks," he said before running down the pathway towards the town of Domina.
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Thalamor arived in Domina just in time to see a fairy-woman walk by dressed in lavender. ~Maybe she knows where my cousin is,~ Thalamor wondered. He waked up to the woman and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Yes?" she asked as soon as she turned to see the boy.
"Hi, my name's Thalamor and I was-"
"Thalamor!" the other exclaimed with a twinkle in her eye. "I've heard so much about you! You're Aurora's cousin, are you not?" Before the male sprite could answer, she continued. "You must quite an astonishing man if you're related to Aurora. She's a dear, no?"
"Well-" He was once again cut off.
"Would you like to have tea? I have some already made up at my house. Mint tea, too. I would be wonderful to have you stay for a bit at my home," Jennifer offered.
"Umm... I actually have to find my-"
"Oh that's wonderful. I knew you would have tea with me!"
"Uhh..." He had no clue as to how he would get one sentence in, but he was panicking because he could already guess what tea with this woman meant. "Uhhh...."
"Well, now, don't be afraid. Spit out what you want to say," the fairy ecouraged.
He thought for a moment before blurting everything out in on long stream of words. "Ihavetofindmycousin,Aurora.Doyouknowwheresheis?"
Suprisingly enough, Jennifer knew what he had said. "Oh, yes. Aurora. She's over in the town square chatting away with some old friends."
"Thanks!" Thalamor said and walked away with no remorse for refusing her offer of tea.
"That's the forth one today who has turned me down for tea...." Jennifer thought aloud before shrugging and walking off as well.
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Elazul looked at Pearl and then at Amerina. They seemed to be exact opposites. Pearl was happily humming and listening to Aurora while Amerina was staying completely silent. He sighed to himself and wondered if Amerina would ever open up to them.
"Hiya, Aurora!"
Elazul watched Aurora's eyes squeeze shut for a moment as a look of pure dread washed of her. He looked passed the sprites shoulder to see a young man with long, curly blonde hair and shinning blue eyes standing behind her. Aurora turned and gave him a fake smile.
"How . . . nice it is to see you, Thalamor," she said through clenched teeth. Amerina raised an eyebrow.
"So, who are your friends?" the man named Thalamor asked, eyeing the three Jumis. Pearl moved closer to Elazul.
Aurora looked at the three. "This is Elazul," she said gesturing towards the Lapis Jumi, "Pearl, and Amerina."
"Interesting names."
"Their Jumis. Of course their named to match their core."
"Wait. Lemme guess. That over there, she's amythest, the shy one is, of course, pearl-"
"White pearl," Aurora interuptted.
"Whatever. And this one is . . . ." He paused for a moment as he stared at Elazul and then met his gaze. The deep blue pools swirled and a few gold specks that one could hardly notice twinkled at the sprite. "That one is of lapis lazuli. Correct?" Aurora nodded but said nothing. "Just as I thought. So, what brings you here, anyway?"
Elazul glared. "That is none of your concern," he hissed.
"Okay! Sorry. I didn't realize lapis Jumis could be so sour," Thalamor spat.
"Hey! That wasn't very nice! And . . . and . . . ." Pearl faultered under Thalamor's glare and cowarded behind her Knight.
"Enough arguing!" Everyone turned to see Amerina looking extremely annoyed. "Aurora, let's just hurry. We haven't the time to stand around and bicker all day."
"Hurry? Hurry to do what?" the male sprite asked intrigued.
"Nothing."
"Lier! Tell me, or I'll tell that fairy-woman you would adore to have tea with her," Thalamor threatened.
"You wouldn't dare!" Aurora cried in awe.
"Wanna bet?"
"Why you-!"
"We're trying to find my Guardian, and if you don't mind, I would like to continue with my task as quickly as possible!"
"Of course," Aurora said. "Now, Thalamor, you have to pack your belongings and go home. I can't have you staying at my house unsupervised."
"I want to come!" he argued.
"No! You'd only get in the way!" his cousin replied.
"I could help! I'm great with the bow! I can fight just as well as you can, if not better!"
"And who's to say there will be fighting!"
"Listen, if that girl can come," he ppinted to Pearl, "why can't I! If anything, it'll be her who 'gets in the way'!"
Elazul's eyes flared. "What do you mean by that!"
"Elazul," Pearl warned.
"I mean, she's a lousy, no good, tearless, defenseless little-"
"STOP!" Amerina cried. Everyone was silent. "You are making a scene!" she whispered and looked at the townspeople. All of them were looking at the group with large eyes. "If Thalamor wants to come, he may. As long as there is no more fighting, however."
"Yes!" Thalamor cheered. Aurora groaned.
"Now, can we please get back to the matter at hand?!" Amerina watched as everyone nodded. "Good. Aurora, let's go tell your assistants you and your cousin will be leaving."
"All right," the female said before leading the small company on the road to her house.
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"Hey, look!" Bud exclaimed and pointed out the window of the study. He had been reading books on sorcery when a familiar voice sounded off in the distance. "Lisa! Hurry!"
Lisa came walking into the room with her hair down in a mess of shoulderlength, purple curls. She carried a brush in one hand and her father's broom in the other. "What?" she asked.
Bud pointed out the window. Aurora was leading a company up the hill and onto the pathway which led to the house. Lisa squinted and saw that in the company were Thalamor, and, to her suprise, Elazul and Pearl. Another girl tagged along with them, but Lisa had never seen her before. "Its Elazul and Pearl!" she cried and jumped off the chair she had been standing on to reach the window and ran to the mirror. Bud followed.
"What're you doing!" Bud cried as Lisa brushed the mop of curls. "We have to clean the kitchen up! Breakfast is still out!"
"I have to do my hair!" his sister complained as she tied the unruly strands back with a ribbon.
"Ohhh! How could you think of that at a time like this!" the other inquired in a panicy tone.
"Just hurry up and clean the plates!" Lisa grabbed a rag from a cabinet and began scrubbing the table. "I'll dry after I'm done with this."
Bud complied and soon all the dishes were spotless, dried, and put away.
"How long was that?" Lisa asked as she put the last cup into the cupboard.
"Ten minutes on the dot!" Bud replied with a wide grin.
"Yes! A new record!"
The door opened and the two turned.Lisa threw a book at Bud and began sweeping the floor.
"I'm back!" Aurora called as she entered the room. She hung her fall jacket on the rack and peered at Lisa and Bud. "Is everything all cleaned up?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't they be?" Bud asked and Lisa hit him with the broom.
"I'm sure they wouldn't be, but we have guests!" Aurora pointed to Elazul, Pearl, and the black haired woman in purple.
"Elazul! Pearl!" Lisa and Bud exclaimed and crowded around the two.
"And this is Amerina. A friend of Elazul and Pearl," Aurora said.
Bud and Lisa turned and looked at Amerina. They both held their hands out to the Amythest Jumi. "How do you do!" the said in unison.
Amerina bent down to their hieght and shook each of their hands. "Its a pleasure," she assured them and smiled.
Elazul looked at Amerina. He had never seen her behave this way. Why was she acting like this?
"That's enough of the introductions. Let's just get going!"
"Going?" Lisa looked at Aurora.
"Going where?" Bud asked.
"We're going to help Amerina save her Guardian," Aurora told the twins.
"Can I come??" Bud's eyes were big and pleading.
"I'm sorry, Bud, but we're already taking Thalamor." Thalamor laughed, and Aurora glared at him.
"But-"
"No but's. Now, remember to take care of the animals and pick the fruits from the orchard every other day. Lisa?"
"Yes?" Lisa looked up and a curl fell in front of her face.
"I'm leaving you in charge of your brother. Don't let him get into any trouble. But be nice!" Aurora ordered.
"Of course!" The little girl grinned innocently.
The party gathered up some supplies and left the house within a few minutes. Once they had left, Lisa looked over at Bud with a menacing gaze. "You're under MY control now!" she laughed. Bud gazed on with a look of utter horror.
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A/N: Sorry this took so long, but I'm kinda doing .... Three fics at once..... and I'm a co-author for Lady of Dark Blood's Insane Yu-Gi-Oh. So I'm a little busy. But I got this chapter done. I THINK I'll have the next chapter up soon. Please keep reviewing and please don't give up on me!! I LOVE YOUR REVIEWS, PEOPLE!! ^_^