Ello y'all!! Okay, you may all thank Samantha for getting me to write
this^_^
Dusk: yes, she's been lazy for a while now...
Vern: WILL ANYONE HELP ME!!!!!!
Ami: oh yeah! Forgot to tell you all that my friend Mimi gave me two little chibis^_^
Chibis: *cling onto Vern and start chewing on his wings*
Ami: they're Chibi Tyson and Chibi Mariah^_^ oh, I need to give them little names, so if you guys have any, tell me!!
Dusk: aren't you forgetting something?
Vern: HELP!!!!!
Ami: oh yeah^_^ if you go to my profile, you can read a little challenge that I have to keep me busy! And don't worry; you don't have to pay attention to it if you don't want to!!
Dusk: aren't you forgetting something?
Ami: um... yes, I am....
*FIRE WORKS*
THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO SAMANTHA^_^ THANK YOU!!!!
*END FIRE WORKS*
Ami: HOPE YOU ENJOY THE CHAPTER^_^ Bye Bye!!
Hmm... Nice...
She looked at Lee's retreating back, and sighed, voicing her thoughts under her breath. She turned her head slightly, and something caught her eye...
Turning to what ever it was, she starting walking toward it...
She smiled as she looked at the blue flower that she saw, but shook herself out of her ravine when she noticed the dark shade of midnight blue it was...
"Get a hold of yourself Mariah," the Mountain Cat could have sworn that there was something else there, but she couldn't dwell on it. "You have to go meet up with Lee, remember?"
She straightened up and starting walking toward the airport, the 'something else' still fresh in her mind....
"Snap out of it Mariah," the Mountain Cat sighed; the next thought was almost as bad.
Her and Tyson on the trial where she just was; he stepping out of the tree line and picking the flower that she was looking at, only to give it to her...
"Stop it Mariah," she scolded herself. "He isn't even in this country, let alone here."
She slowed down her pace just a bit, regretting forcing her mind out of the little daydream...
"He's just a boy..." she needed to believe it herself... "Nothing else. That kiss he gave you in Japan was nothing to you, and these thoughts are meaningless. He's just a boy..." if only she'd believe it herself...
She blinked, and instead of being welcomed by the normal blackness, she was enveloped by midnight blue...
"This means nothing," she chanted. "He means nothing. He's just another person, he means nothing..."
She sighed once again, relishing in the air... the sensation of breathing... only to remember his sent.....
"He's a boy.... just another boy in this world," she whispered, willing her mind to believe it... "He just you like everyone else.... He's just a boy..."
The wind blew slightly, chilling her, and she wrapped her arms around her to keep warm... she remembered his embrace...
"He means nothing to you..." her will was starting to break... "Absolutely nothing... Just like Ray meant nothing to you..."
She forced her mind on Ray, allowing her mind a distraction... that was only allowed to last a few seconds... she stopped...
"No, he doesn't mean nothing to you..." she sighed, trying to force the thought away from her mind... "... he means everything to you..."
A tear made its way down her cheek, as she squeezed herself, trying to get rid of the ongoing thoughts...
"He isn't just a boy... he's a prince..." she started her slow pace again......... "A prince who stole your heart..."
She blinked away another tear, seeing more of those midnight blue flowers scattered around the trees...
"And it's not like that kiss meant nothing..." she leveled with herself... with her feelings... "No, it meant everything..."
Her gaze continuously darted around, finding the midnight flowers, absentmindedly following the trail...
"He doesn't treat you like everyone else..." she shut her eyes tightly, and opened them to the light. "He treats you like your special..."
Her hand left her side and carefully picked one of the flowers that had embedded itself in a small hollow of a tree, and brought it up to her ear...
"And Ray does mean something to you..... he's your friend......" she placed the flower her ear, and brought her hand to her lips...... "And Tyson means more to you then him......."
She breathed again, moving her hand back down to her side... once again remembering his scent...
"God... he's everywhere..." she noticed the airport, and thanked whomever it was looking over her... "...everywhere....."
She stopped short, everything that she had said crashing down on her shoulders...
She... loved him..?
No, she didn't love him... she couldn't love him..... he was a prince...
It was impossible for her to love him... he didn't even love her...
"No, I don't love him..." she let herself fall to the ground, hugging herself, her eyes tightly closed... "I can't love him..."
How could she love someone that didn't even want her around..?
How could he ever love her...
That was the absolute problem... he couldn't... she was just some girl.... just some girl...
"Why would he even bother...." she pulled her knees to her chest, resting her forehead on them... "I'm just some idealistic girl... not some supermodel that he will most likely end up with..."
He would never feel like that for her... never...
She shouldn't even feel like that for him... the feelings would never be returned... they could never be returned...
Even if they could be returned... they wouldn't... he didn't feel for her like she did him... no, she didn't feel for him... she couldn't feel for him...
"It's hopeless... I shouldn't even try..." she hugged herself tighter, wishing that she could escape to the sweet oblivion of sleep... there, she could be with Galux... and Dranzer... and Dragoon....
"What's hopeless?" someone chirped (Ami: Zzzz... Dusk: me and Vern will take over for a bit....). The Mountain Cat looked up, only to see Lee and who she supposed was his cousin. "Because nothing is hopeless!"
The first thought that came to the Kitten when she saw her was 'a living cherub'...
The girl had straight auburn hair that fell to just below her shoulders, carefully reflecting the sunlight. Her cinnamon eyes danced with mirth, and her smiling features barely matched the glowing smile she gave out to the world...
"Well? Are you going to get up? It's very dirty down there," the little girl chirped again, cocking her head cutely to one side.
Mariah just hugged her knees closer to herself and looked down to watch the earth.
"Mariah, are you feeling okay?" she heard Lee state; she didn't answer. "Come on Mariah, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings."
She still didn't budge...
He didn't understand...
He couldn't understand...
She wouldn't let him understand...
"Is your name Mariah?" she heard the girl chirp; she didn't move... "My name is Miranda, but my new friend that I met on the plane calls me Princess."
"Miranda hasn't your mom ever told you not to talk to strangers!" she heard Lee scold the little girl; she still didn't budge...
"Yeah, but he was really nice!" Miranda sounded cheerful still, even though she was being scolded...
"That doesn't matter! He could have been a really mean guy!" Lee countered... he wasn't even giving her a chance...
"But he didn't end up being a mean guy! He even drew a picture of me when he got off the plane! And he accidentally left one of the pictures that he drew....." an artist..... like Tyson........
"Really? Can I see it?" Lee asked.
Lee didn't deserve to see the picture... like he didn't deserve her heart... like he didn't deserve to help her...
"No, you can't," Miranda chirped, plopping down next to Mariah. She could have hugged her... if only she wasn't thinking of him...
"And why not?" Lee sat down too, knowing full well that they weren't going anywhere soon.
"Because you were being mean," at that, Mariah smiled... but they didn't see...
Why should they see, when it would only last for a second... when she would only return to wallow within herself.....
His embrace... she remembered his embrace...
Warm...
Safe...
She snapped up, taking shallow breaths. Looking down, she saw Miranda and Lee looking at her with confused looks.
"Where are you going Mariah?" Miranda asked innocently. The Mountain Cat didn't answer, just stared at her.
"Mariah?" Lee stood up, not knowing if she was alright or not.
She still didn't answer...
"Mariah?" Miranda stood up as well, slipping her small hand into hers. "Can you take me to White Tiger Valley?"
The Mountain Cat stared at her hand for a minute, and then slowly started walking, her mind slowly drifting to the whisper of the wind...
"Are you okay Mariah?" she distantly heard Lee say, but she wasn't paying that much attention...
"Hey Mariah! Look out!" and she tripped over a rock, and fainted on the way down...
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The Mountain Cat opened her eyes, glad to finally be back... it had indeed been a long time since she had visited her little dream realm... to long...
'Mistress?' the Kitten turned around, only to see Galux.
'Galux! I've missed you!' she exclaimed as she ran toward her friend. 'I've missed you...'
'It has not been long Mistress,' the Lion purred, glad to be with her Mistress indeed. 'But it is about time that you found the young Master...'
'What do you mean Galux?' the Kitten asked, pulling away just a bit.
'She means that you must go and find my Master,' she turned upon hearing Dragoon's voice, seeing him in his human form. 'The fates are wrong, you do need him, and you want him even more...'
'But why are you now telling me that the Fates are wrong?' the Kitten asked the Dragon. 'Why not before?'
'Because before, we didn't know your destiny,' he said, walking briskly past her and to Galux. 'We didn't know our destiny........ The two of your are destined to be together, no matter what fate throws in your way...' he wrapped his arms around the now human Galux, and she laid her head against his chest, closing her eyes, relishing in his mere presence...
Then the unthinkable happened...
An earthquake... they on either side... not together... Dragoon and Galux were separated... and it was her fault...
'Why did that happen?' she asked Dragoon, silently weeping. He said nothing, just wrapped his arms around her, letting her weep upon his shoulder...
His midnight blue cape flowed around the two of them, its hood pulled down... the silken white shirt he wore was now wet from her tears, and his silken black pants gently brushed against her's... Dragoon spoke...
'This happened, because it is impossible for the two of us to be together,' he said sadly, briefly looking over his shoulder at Galux... his Galux... 'Or so the Fates say... the real impossibility is that my Master and you, young Mistress, are not together...'
'But, that in itself is impossible...' the tear streaked face of the Kitten looked up to meet Dragoon's gaze. 'It cannot be... it will never be...'
'Do you want it to be?' he asked, gently letting her go.
'Yes,' was all she said, looking in his eyes, trusting him...
'Do you wish for it to be?' he asked again, as if hoping for something.
'Yes,' she said desperately, closing her eyes, fighting back tears...
'Do you know, that the Fates aren't always right?' he asked, knowing what the answer would be... knowing that she knew...
'Yes,' she let the tears flow, not caring anymore... she wanted her Little Dragon... she needed her Little Dragon... she needed Tyson.....
'Young Mistress?' a new voice said. She looked up, and saw a woman. She had violent red hair that fell to her elbows, pulled back into a pony tail, and her violet eyes held hints of blue and red...
'D-Dranzer?' the Kitten asked shakily. 'Is that you?'
'Yes young Mistress,' Dranzer smiled. 'We are all here to comfort you...'
'But it's my fault...' the Kitten continued to cry, falling soundlessly to the ground. 'It's all my fault...'
It was here fault that Dragoon and Galux weren't together...
It was her fault that they couldn't be together...
It was her fault that they were all here...
... to help her...
'What's your fault?' the mighty phoenix asked, stooping down and hugging the Kitten. 'Why are you crying?'
'It's all my fault... you all know it... why try to help...' she looked up. 'It's not ever going to happen...'
'But it must... you love-' she started, but the Kitten quickly jumped up out of her grasp, interrupting her.
'I do not love him! I cannot love him!' she chanted, willing herself to believe it. 'I do not love him. I cannot love him. I do not love him... I cannot love him...?'
'Yes you can,' she looked up once again, but Dranzer wasn't there. Neither was Dragoon... or Galux... it was Tyson... 'And yes, you will...' and he hugged her, nothing else, just hugged her, and she cried, happy to be in his arms once again...
But happiness doesn't always last...
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"Mariah?' she heard someone call. "Mariah? Are you alright?"
"Who is it?" she asked, keeping her eyes tightly shut. "What do you want?"
"It's me, Lee, and I would like to know if you're alright," the voice -now identified as Lee- said. "So, are you alright?"
"I'm fine," she said, batting her eyes open. "Just contemplating on how I should knock your head it for waking me up."
"That good of a dream, huh?" Lee asked, very little amusement in his eyes. "Well, now you're back in the real world, back with me and the rest of the Village." She could have smacked his head open; he was trying to make a pass on her...
"Lee, could you by any chance, leave?" she asked brutally.
"Sorry, this is my home, and my bed by the way," she really wanted to knock him out or something...
"Mariah?" she heard someone chirp; she looked over, only to see Miranda with a sketch book in her hand. "Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah Miranda, I am," she actually smiled a genuine smile. "What have you got there?"
"A sketch book," Miranda gleamed, running up and plopping herself beside her on Lee's bed. "I saw my new friend in the market, and I talked to him for a bit. He said that he was going to go and visit a friend of his, but didn't know where he lived; so since Lee showed me around quickly, and I knew where he wanted to go, I showed him, and he gave me his spare sketch book. He doesn't have any sketches in it though, but I wanna try to draw!" The girl opened the book frantically, showing a flower. It looked nothing like it should, being 2D, but Mariah was touched that she was able to see it anyways.
"It's beautiful," she said, truly thinking that the picture was great. "You did a great job."
"It isn't that good, he drew better ones," Miranda chirped still, even though she was putting herself down. "The one he left at the airport has a girl in it too," she looked up at Mariah with wide eyes. "Hey! You're the girl from his picture!"
"What do you mean?" she asked cheerfully; she hadn't bickered with a little child since, well, ever. "I doubt that your friend could have drawn me without knowing me."
"But he must have, because it's you!" Miranda was jumping in her seat, looking quite happy. "I can't believe it! I met his love! Yay!"
"His love?" she asked; she was confused. "What do you mean his love?"
"I asked him about the picture," Miranda chirped innocently, settling down enough so that her hair was flying around. "And he said that it was of his love, and her guardian. And that the two animals represented there BitBeasts... But I forget they're names..."
"That's alright..." she was, shocked, to say the least. "Um... could you... show me this, picture?"
"Sure," Miranda chirped yet again, jumping from the bed. "I'll be back in a second!"
"Love?" her head snapped up to look at Lee, only to see jealousy written all over his face. "Who is this guy?"
"I don't know who it is Lee," she stated calmly. "And even if I did, it wouldn't be any of your business."
"I'm your friend Mariah, you can trust me," Lee pleaded, practically begging to know.
"No, I can't Lee," Mariah said sternly. "You kicked me off the team, remember? You and everyone else have to re-earn my trust."
"What did you say?" Lee blabbed threateningly.
"I said that *you* have to re-earn my trust, Lee," she hissed, her eyes narrowing. "So get it straight. You may be my friend, but that doesn't mean that I have to trust you."
A little ball of energy ran back into the room and plopped herself back onto the bed.
"I'm back!" Miranda chirped. "Did you miss me?"
"Of course sweetie," Mariah smiled; Miranda was better company then Lee... "Can I see the picture now?"
"Not until you guess the animals!" Miranda laughed, hugging the picture to her chest. "And remember, there are two!"
"Okay..." Mariah smiled even more, pulling Miranda onto her lap. "Is there.... a bear?"
"Nope, no bear," Miranda giggled, hugging the picture closer.
"A monkey?" she was actually having a bit of fun.
"Nope, not a monkey!" Miranda pulled the picture away from her chest for a second and took a peak, before hiding it away again.
"It there a swan," Mariah said randomly, pulling this out as much as possible.
"No silly! No swan!" Miranda laughed, almost dropping the picture, but hugging it to her chest just in time.
"Okay," she thought of Galux... "What about a mountain lion?"
"A what?" Miranda asked, cocking her head to the side in the cute little manner that she did before.
"A mountain lion," Mariah smiled at her innocence. "It's a lion that lives in the mountains."
"Oh... yes..." she said reluctantly, her eyes drooping for a second... then she remembered the other animal. "You have to guess the other one now!"
Mariah was confused.
Why would a mountain lion be in the picture?
Was it a picture by Tyson?
Tyson...
"Is there a dragon?" Mariah croaked, her throat suddenly dry.
"Yes," Miranda pouted cutely. "How did you guess?"
"Miranda?" she asked. "Is there two people in the picture?"
"How did you know?!?" Miranda pouted a little more, wanting the answer to her question.
"Does one of the people have white scaly wings and is wearing a cloak?" she knew the answer, but she couldn't be sure...
"Yeah, but how did you know?" Miranda genuinely wanted to know now.
"By any chance," Mariah, didn't even see her, but him... "Is that friend of yours from the plane, is his name Tyson...?"
"Mariah?" she snapped out of it just enough to look her in the eye. "How did you know?"
Dusk: yes, she's been lazy for a while now...
Vern: WILL ANYONE HELP ME!!!!!!
Ami: oh yeah! Forgot to tell you all that my friend Mimi gave me two little chibis^_^
Chibis: *cling onto Vern and start chewing on his wings*
Ami: they're Chibi Tyson and Chibi Mariah^_^ oh, I need to give them little names, so if you guys have any, tell me!!
Dusk: aren't you forgetting something?
Vern: HELP!!!!!
Ami: oh yeah^_^ if you go to my profile, you can read a little challenge that I have to keep me busy! And don't worry; you don't have to pay attention to it if you don't want to!!
Dusk: aren't you forgetting something?
Ami: um... yes, I am....
*FIRE WORKS*
THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO SAMANTHA^_^ THANK YOU!!!!
*END FIRE WORKS*
Ami: HOPE YOU ENJOY THE CHAPTER^_^ Bye Bye!!
Hmm... Nice...
She looked at Lee's retreating back, and sighed, voicing her thoughts under her breath. She turned her head slightly, and something caught her eye...
Turning to what ever it was, she starting walking toward it...
She smiled as she looked at the blue flower that she saw, but shook herself out of her ravine when she noticed the dark shade of midnight blue it was...
"Get a hold of yourself Mariah," the Mountain Cat could have sworn that there was something else there, but she couldn't dwell on it. "You have to go meet up with Lee, remember?"
She straightened up and starting walking toward the airport, the 'something else' still fresh in her mind....
"Snap out of it Mariah," the Mountain Cat sighed; the next thought was almost as bad.
Her and Tyson on the trial where she just was; he stepping out of the tree line and picking the flower that she was looking at, only to give it to her...
"Stop it Mariah," she scolded herself. "He isn't even in this country, let alone here."
She slowed down her pace just a bit, regretting forcing her mind out of the little daydream...
"He's just a boy..." she needed to believe it herself... "Nothing else. That kiss he gave you in Japan was nothing to you, and these thoughts are meaningless. He's just a boy..." if only she'd believe it herself...
She blinked, and instead of being welcomed by the normal blackness, she was enveloped by midnight blue...
"This means nothing," she chanted. "He means nothing. He's just another person, he means nothing..."
She sighed once again, relishing in the air... the sensation of breathing... only to remember his sent.....
"He's a boy.... just another boy in this world," she whispered, willing her mind to believe it... "He just you like everyone else.... He's just a boy..."
The wind blew slightly, chilling her, and she wrapped her arms around her to keep warm... she remembered his embrace...
"He means nothing to you..." her will was starting to break... "Absolutely nothing... Just like Ray meant nothing to you..."
She forced her mind on Ray, allowing her mind a distraction... that was only allowed to last a few seconds... she stopped...
"No, he doesn't mean nothing to you..." she sighed, trying to force the thought away from her mind... "... he means everything to you..."
A tear made its way down her cheek, as she squeezed herself, trying to get rid of the ongoing thoughts...
"He isn't just a boy... he's a prince..." she started her slow pace again......... "A prince who stole your heart..."
She blinked away another tear, seeing more of those midnight blue flowers scattered around the trees...
"And it's not like that kiss meant nothing..." she leveled with herself... with her feelings... "No, it meant everything..."
Her gaze continuously darted around, finding the midnight flowers, absentmindedly following the trail...
"He doesn't treat you like everyone else..." she shut her eyes tightly, and opened them to the light. "He treats you like your special..."
Her hand left her side and carefully picked one of the flowers that had embedded itself in a small hollow of a tree, and brought it up to her ear...
"And Ray does mean something to you..... he's your friend......" she placed the flower her ear, and brought her hand to her lips...... "And Tyson means more to you then him......."
She breathed again, moving her hand back down to her side... once again remembering his scent...
"God... he's everywhere..." she noticed the airport, and thanked whomever it was looking over her... "...everywhere....."
She stopped short, everything that she had said crashing down on her shoulders...
She... loved him..?
No, she didn't love him... she couldn't love him..... he was a prince...
It was impossible for her to love him... he didn't even love her...
"No, I don't love him..." she let herself fall to the ground, hugging herself, her eyes tightly closed... "I can't love him..."
How could she love someone that didn't even want her around..?
How could he ever love her...
That was the absolute problem... he couldn't... she was just some girl.... just some girl...
"Why would he even bother...." she pulled her knees to her chest, resting her forehead on them... "I'm just some idealistic girl... not some supermodel that he will most likely end up with..."
He would never feel like that for her... never...
She shouldn't even feel like that for him... the feelings would never be returned... they could never be returned...
Even if they could be returned... they wouldn't... he didn't feel for her like she did him... no, she didn't feel for him... she couldn't feel for him...
"It's hopeless... I shouldn't even try..." she hugged herself tighter, wishing that she could escape to the sweet oblivion of sleep... there, she could be with Galux... and Dranzer... and Dragoon....
"What's hopeless?" someone chirped (Ami: Zzzz... Dusk: me and Vern will take over for a bit....). The Mountain Cat looked up, only to see Lee and who she supposed was his cousin. "Because nothing is hopeless!"
The first thought that came to the Kitten when she saw her was 'a living cherub'...
The girl had straight auburn hair that fell to just below her shoulders, carefully reflecting the sunlight. Her cinnamon eyes danced with mirth, and her smiling features barely matched the glowing smile she gave out to the world...
"Well? Are you going to get up? It's very dirty down there," the little girl chirped again, cocking her head cutely to one side.
Mariah just hugged her knees closer to herself and looked down to watch the earth.
"Mariah, are you feeling okay?" she heard Lee state; she didn't answer. "Come on Mariah, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings."
She still didn't budge...
He didn't understand...
He couldn't understand...
She wouldn't let him understand...
"Is your name Mariah?" she heard the girl chirp; she didn't move... "My name is Miranda, but my new friend that I met on the plane calls me Princess."
"Miranda hasn't your mom ever told you not to talk to strangers!" she heard Lee scold the little girl; she still didn't budge...
"Yeah, but he was really nice!" Miranda sounded cheerful still, even though she was being scolded...
"That doesn't matter! He could have been a really mean guy!" Lee countered... he wasn't even giving her a chance...
"But he didn't end up being a mean guy! He even drew a picture of me when he got off the plane! And he accidentally left one of the pictures that he drew....." an artist..... like Tyson........
"Really? Can I see it?" Lee asked.
Lee didn't deserve to see the picture... like he didn't deserve her heart... like he didn't deserve to help her...
"No, you can't," Miranda chirped, plopping down next to Mariah. She could have hugged her... if only she wasn't thinking of him...
"And why not?" Lee sat down too, knowing full well that they weren't going anywhere soon.
"Because you were being mean," at that, Mariah smiled... but they didn't see...
Why should they see, when it would only last for a second... when she would only return to wallow within herself.....
His embrace... she remembered his embrace...
Warm...
Safe...
She snapped up, taking shallow breaths. Looking down, she saw Miranda and Lee looking at her with confused looks.
"Where are you going Mariah?" Miranda asked innocently. The Mountain Cat didn't answer, just stared at her.
"Mariah?" Lee stood up, not knowing if she was alright or not.
She still didn't answer...
"Mariah?" Miranda stood up as well, slipping her small hand into hers. "Can you take me to White Tiger Valley?"
The Mountain Cat stared at her hand for a minute, and then slowly started walking, her mind slowly drifting to the whisper of the wind...
"Are you okay Mariah?" she distantly heard Lee say, but she wasn't paying that much attention...
"Hey Mariah! Look out!" and she tripped over a rock, and fainted on the way down...
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The Mountain Cat opened her eyes, glad to finally be back... it had indeed been a long time since she had visited her little dream realm... to long...
'Mistress?' the Kitten turned around, only to see Galux.
'Galux! I've missed you!' she exclaimed as she ran toward her friend. 'I've missed you...'
'It has not been long Mistress,' the Lion purred, glad to be with her Mistress indeed. 'But it is about time that you found the young Master...'
'What do you mean Galux?' the Kitten asked, pulling away just a bit.
'She means that you must go and find my Master,' she turned upon hearing Dragoon's voice, seeing him in his human form. 'The fates are wrong, you do need him, and you want him even more...'
'But why are you now telling me that the Fates are wrong?' the Kitten asked the Dragon. 'Why not before?'
'Because before, we didn't know your destiny,' he said, walking briskly past her and to Galux. 'We didn't know our destiny........ The two of your are destined to be together, no matter what fate throws in your way...' he wrapped his arms around the now human Galux, and she laid her head against his chest, closing her eyes, relishing in his mere presence...
Then the unthinkable happened...
An earthquake... they on either side... not together... Dragoon and Galux were separated... and it was her fault...
'Why did that happen?' she asked Dragoon, silently weeping. He said nothing, just wrapped his arms around her, letting her weep upon his shoulder...
His midnight blue cape flowed around the two of them, its hood pulled down... the silken white shirt he wore was now wet from her tears, and his silken black pants gently brushed against her's... Dragoon spoke...
'This happened, because it is impossible for the two of us to be together,' he said sadly, briefly looking over his shoulder at Galux... his Galux... 'Or so the Fates say... the real impossibility is that my Master and you, young Mistress, are not together...'
'But, that in itself is impossible...' the tear streaked face of the Kitten looked up to meet Dragoon's gaze. 'It cannot be... it will never be...'
'Do you want it to be?' he asked, gently letting her go.
'Yes,' was all she said, looking in his eyes, trusting him...
'Do you wish for it to be?' he asked again, as if hoping for something.
'Yes,' she said desperately, closing her eyes, fighting back tears...
'Do you know, that the Fates aren't always right?' he asked, knowing what the answer would be... knowing that she knew...
'Yes,' she let the tears flow, not caring anymore... she wanted her Little Dragon... she needed her Little Dragon... she needed Tyson.....
'Young Mistress?' a new voice said. She looked up, and saw a woman. She had violent red hair that fell to her elbows, pulled back into a pony tail, and her violet eyes held hints of blue and red...
'D-Dranzer?' the Kitten asked shakily. 'Is that you?'
'Yes young Mistress,' Dranzer smiled. 'We are all here to comfort you...'
'But it's my fault...' the Kitten continued to cry, falling soundlessly to the ground. 'It's all my fault...'
It was here fault that Dragoon and Galux weren't together...
It was her fault that they couldn't be together...
It was her fault that they were all here...
... to help her...
'What's your fault?' the mighty phoenix asked, stooping down and hugging the Kitten. 'Why are you crying?'
'It's all my fault... you all know it... why try to help...' she looked up. 'It's not ever going to happen...'
'But it must... you love-' she started, but the Kitten quickly jumped up out of her grasp, interrupting her.
'I do not love him! I cannot love him!' she chanted, willing herself to believe it. 'I do not love him. I cannot love him. I do not love him... I cannot love him...?'
'Yes you can,' she looked up once again, but Dranzer wasn't there. Neither was Dragoon... or Galux... it was Tyson... 'And yes, you will...' and he hugged her, nothing else, just hugged her, and she cried, happy to be in his arms once again...
But happiness doesn't always last...
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"Mariah?' she heard someone call. "Mariah? Are you alright?"
"Who is it?" she asked, keeping her eyes tightly shut. "What do you want?"
"It's me, Lee, and I would like to know if you're alright," the voice -now identified as Lee- said. "So, are you alright?"
"I'm fine," she said, batting her eyes open. "Just contemplating on how I should knock your head it for waking me up."
"That good of a dream, huh?" Lee asked, very little amusement in his eyes. "Well, now you're back in the real world, back with me and the rest of the Village." She could have smacked his head open; he was trying to make a pass on her...
"Lee, could you by any chance, leave?" she asked brutally.
"Sorry, this is my home, and my bed by the way," she really wanted to knock him out or something...
"Mariah?" she heard someone chirp; she looked over, only to see Miranda with a sketch book in her hand. "Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah Miranda, I am," she actually smiled a genuine smile. "What have you got there?"
"A sketch book," Miranda gleamed, running up and plopping herself beside her on Lee's bed. "I saw my new friend in the market, and I talked to him for a bit. He said that he was going to go and visit a friend of his, but didn't know where he lived; so since Lee showed me around quickly, and I knew where he wanted to go, I showed him, and he gave me his spare sketch book. He doesn't have any sketches in it though, but I wanna try to draw!" The girl opened the book frantically, showing a flower. It looked nothing like it should, being 2D, but Mariah was touched that she was able to see it anyways.
"It's beautiful," she said, truly thinking that the picture was great. "You did a great job."
"It isn't that good, he drew better ones," Miranda chirped still, even though she was putting herself down. "The one he left at the airport has a girl in it too," she looked up at Mariah with wide eyes. "Hey! You're the girl from his picture!"
"What do you mean?" she asked cheerfully; she hadn't bickered with a little child since, well, ever. "I doubt that your friend could have drawn me without knowing me."
"But he must have, because it's you!" Miranda was jumping in her seat, looking quite happy. "I can't believe it! I met his love! Yay!"
"His love?" she asked; she was confused. "What do you mean his love?"
"I asked him about the picture," Miranda chirped innocently, settling down enough so that her hair was flying around. "And he said that it was of his love, and her guardian. And that the two animals represented there BitBeasts... But I forget they're names..."
"That's alright..." she was, shocked, to say the least. "Um... could you... show me this, picture?"
"Sure," Miranda chirped yet again, jumping from the bed. "I'll be back in a second!"
"Love?" her head snapped up to look at Lee, only to see jealousy written all over his face. "Who is this guy?"
"I don't know who it is Lee," she stated calmly. "And even if I did, it wouldn't be any of your business."
"I'm your friend Mariah, you can trust me," Lee pleaded, practically begging to know.
"No, I can't Lee," Mariah said sternly. "You kicked me off the team, remember? You and everyone else have to re-earn my trust."
"What did you say?" Lee blabbed threateningly.
"I said that *you* have to re-earn my trust, Lee," she hissed, her eyes narrowing. "So get it straight. You may be my friend, but that doesn't mean that I have to trust you."
A little ball of energy ran back into the room and plopped herself back onto the bed.
"I'm back!" Miranda chirped. "Did you miss me?"
"Of course sweetie," Mariah smiled; Miranda was better company then Lee... "Can I see the picture now?"
"Not until you guess the animals!" Miranda laughed, hugging the picture to her chest. "And remember, there are two!"
"Okay..." Mariah smiled even more, pulling Miranda onto her lap. "Is there.... a bear?"
"Nope, no bear," Miranda giggled, hugging the picture closer.
"A monkey?" she was actually having a bit of fun.
"Nope, not a monkey!" Miranda pulled the picture away from her chest for a second and took a peak, before hiding it away again.
"It there a swan," Mariah said randomly, pulling this out as much as possible.
"No silly! No swan!" Miranda laughed, almost dropping the picture, but hugging it to her chest just in time.
"Okay," she thought of Galux... "What about a mountain lion?"
"A what?" Miranda asked, cocking her head to the side in the cute little manner that she did before.
"A mountain lion," Mariah smiled at her innocence. "It's a lion that lives in the mountains."
"Oh... yes..." she said reluctantly, her eyes drooping for a second... then she remembered the other animal. "You have to guess the other one now!"
Mariah was confused.
Why would a mountain lion be in the picture?
Was it a picture by Tyson?
Tyson...
"Is there a dragon?" Mariah croaked, her throat suddenly dry.
"Yes," Miranda pouted cutely. "How did you guess?"
"Miranda?" she asked. "Is there two people in the picture?"
"How did you know?!?" Miranda pouted a little more, wanting the answer to her question.
"Does one of the people have white scaly wings and is wearing a cloak?" she knew the answer, but she couldn't be sure...
"Yeah, but how did you know?" Miranda genuinely wanted to know now.
"By any chance," Mariah, didn't even see her, but him... "Is that friend of yours from the plane, is his name Tyson...?"
"Mariah?" she snapped out of it just enough to look her in the eye. "How did you know?"