--------------------------------------------Chapter 21----------------------------------------------------------
The Black Slayer
The Past.....I think
Jessica
dilly_freak7_7@hotmail.com
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My jaw hit the floor as I watched the show. There was that freak, Hitomi, three years younger, sucked up in the blue light to land in a forest where something tried to have her. Then IT!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY IT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! comes and saves the day. So It fights Van for her and Pigeon pukes and they both go to It's base in wherever. Freak wakes up, is freaked out by It's men, one of which thinks blades taste good. It saves the day. AGAIN!!!!!!! Pigeon finds out about Fanelia being burned (which i know all about cuz when I was sick dil was in my mind and I let him replay it. over and over and over and over and over.......) he freaks. Freak does a Tarot reading, she freaks again. Then Zibach shows up, asking for goods and offering treaty. DILANDAU?!?!!?!?!?! He was a bitch then. Freaks out Freak, It KISSES Freak on cheek, Pigeon turns red, yadda yadda. I am then shaken out of the why the hell is this going on???' trance by Mark. Now I feel like putting in a dialouge.
HELLO!!?!?!?!?! EARTH TO JESSICA!!!!' he yelled, shaking my shoulders. I snapped out of it.
Oh dear god save us all......' I said.
Why?' asked Mark.
You see that guy with the silver hair, cocky attitude, DRAGON SLAYER ARMOR, and the diadem?'
Uh-huh......' he said.
That's Dilandau' I said calmly.
WHA???????? That's HIM??!? Why is he on tv???? And younger?' he said, really confused.
I've heard about this from my friends. One of them is a HUGE Escaflowne fan. And I mean huge. The series started in..... 1996, I think. I never thought about it on Gaea' I answered. We were now watching the fourth episode, but I forgot what it was about.
Okay, I don't wanna be that mean, but this Allen-'
It' I corrected.
-Guy is a fruit. So is Va-'
Pigeon' I interrupted again.
And Hit-'
Freak' I said, looking at my finger nails. 5-4-3-2-.....
STOP INTERRUPTING ME!!!!!!!' he yelled.
Arigatou' I smiled.
Huh? What's that mean?'
Thank you in Japanese' I replied.
For what?'
Complimenting my annoying capabilities'
You are the limit'
No, I'm over the limit. Insane. Out of my mind. Clueless. Crazy. Whatever you want to call it' I said, smiling.
I'm not gonna ask' he said, swiping the remote and flipping it to the Simpsons.
Hey!' I protested. I didn't really mind though, I thought the Simpsons were hilarious. Mark just stuck his tongue out at me. I pouted. We watched tv for the next hour or so before I realized that my mom and sister weren't home. When I thought about it, we had gotten there on their lunch hours, so that was sensible enough. They'd be home about four or five. My mom was a teacher at Jenny's school, so it was an easy commute. I yawned again and nearly fell asleep. Mark was watching some show set in ancient China about samurais and kept shouting moves the guys could have used. He wouldn't shut UP!!! Before I knew it, however, I was asleep. Sitting up. I promptly fell over onto something warm so I snuggled up and fell into a deeper sleep. Mark shut up.
I was gently shaken awaken what felt like five minutes later, but was more like three hours later. I looked up and saw Mark smiling down at me. I smiled back and yawned stretching my arms in the process. Mark had gotten up and something smelled good in the kitchen.
Food!' I yelled, jumping up. Mark laughed at me and had me sit at the table.
I'll serve you. But I want it to be a surprise, so close your eyes' he said.
Oh, you... you.... you bum! Oh well' I said, doing as he told me. I heard him walk around the kitchen, probly getting stuff to eat with, plates, utensils, etc. I opened my eyes a crack to see what I...
NO PEEKING!!!!!' he cried from the kitchen. I snorted with laughter and closed my eyes. I smelled something wonderful coming closer to me along with Mark's footsteps.
Okay' he said as he set it down on the table. You have to guess what it is first!!' he said.
Oh you....you.....cheat!!!! Oh well' I started sniffing the air around me. Hmmm.... Bubbly cheese, rich tomatoe sauce, thick dough! Pepperonis!!!!' I opened my eyes. You got pizza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' I started jumping up and down all over the dining room, in the end, hugging Mark hard enough to squeeze the juice out of him.
And it's pepperoni and green olives!!!! How'd you know???'
What, like we never went to eat pizza together before?' I hugged him again then pounced on the pizza and started shoving a piece in my mouth. I got half in and bit off the chunk all ready in my mouth and let it sit there, the taste just dissolving on my tongue. I smiled. It had been WAY too long since I had had pizza. I finally started chewing. I was in heaven!!!! Then I noticed that Mark was rolling on the floor laughing at me. Oooooo, he was gonna get it. As soon as I finish this slice..... which I did!!!! And he got it!!! He got it good!!!!! I think he won't like me around pizza anymore. The end result was Mark with a piece of pizza stuffed into his mouth while I sat on his stomach, grinning triumphantly at my victory.
Ow' Mark said when he had finished chewing and swallowing the afore mentioned slice.
You deserved it. You know what happens when people laugh at me'
But it was soo funny! Oh well. Let's eat more pizza! Calmly.....' he added when I jumped up. I grumbled unheard curses. We got through the pizza without further incident, well, almost. And while we were cleaning up, I noticed how late it was. It was already six-thirty and my mom and sister weren't home? That was strange.
Mark, did mom and Jenny stop by while I was asleep?'
Um... no. I just watched tv, ordered pizza, and nothing happened. Why?'
Well, they're usually home by four, five at the latest. I wonder where they are?'
I don't think you should worry about it. Your mom can take care of herself and Jenny. Hell, she took care of you two by herself for ten years'
Yeah. You're right. I should't worry. What do you wanna do now?' I asked.
Computer?'
Sure' I said. But we are SHARING' I said when he started running.
Fine' I sat at the desk our computer was on and connected to the internet. I went onto the chat server and noticed that my best friends were on. (an; this whole thing is the convo between me n my friends) blakfire01: me. novaangelchic~.^: Blade. deathcross6_6_6: Jason. lildevil:P: Terry
blakfire01: yo WAS UP people???
novaangelchic~.^: jessica???? dear GOD where have you been????
lildevil:P: man, y'd ya come back? i was havin fun pushin every1 around for ya
deathcross6_6_6: yeah, right terry.
lildevil:P: like u could do better?
novaangelchic~.^: HEY calm down peeps, jes is back and no fights, right?
blakfire01: blade, u KNOW i HATE it when ppl call me that. DON'T get me started
novaangelchic~.^:sry
lildevil:P: oi, gotta fly. folks are back and u know them.
blakfire01:aright. l8erz mr T
lildevil:P: bitch
blakfire01:thank you
lildevil:P has logged out
deathcross6_6_6: so, the question on everyone's mind, where u been for the past four months?????
novaangelchic~.^:ya, where u been?
blakfire01:well, i told u guys bout gaea and shit, and blade, u know escaflowne, right?
deathcross6_6_6: yes.....
blakfire01:blade, don't scream too loud, k? gaea is real
novaangelchic~.^: NO WAY?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?
blakfire01:yup. been there the past four months. sry blade, i sided w/ zibach
novaangelchic~.^: fine w/ me. long as i get van
blakfire01:sry again. hurt pigeon more than once
novaangelchic~.^: i could kill you
blakfire01:i'll tell ya more when we get there
deathcross6_6_6 & novaangelchic~.^:NO WAY?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!
blakfire01:yup blade, jason, how bout a permanent vacation??
deathcross6_6_6 & novaangelchic~.^:HELL YA!!!!
blakfire01:aright, aright. J, bring that sword ur bro has. steal it for all i care. ur gonna need it.
novaangelchic~.^: fiya, one question. how we gonna stick if i keep runnin after van?
blakfire01:dunno. i'll chain ya down.
novaangelchic~.^:HEY!
blakfire01:joudan, joudan!!. i'll firgure it out. you'll need to know how to fight though
deathcross6_6_6:i already do
blakfire01:wha?
deathcross6_6_6:never told ya. step mom's a judo master. my bro taught me w/ a sword. got hooked on daggers
blakfire01:i'll talk to you later. how soon can u get to my place?
deathcross6_6_6 & novaangelchic~.^:now
blakfire01:let's go! pack some clothes, yadda. i know both of u'll sneak.
deathcross6_6_6 & novaangelchic~.^:yup
blakfire01:mark's hangin here, mom and sis else places. yall good?
deathcross6_6_6 & novaangelchic~.^:never better!
blakfire01:aright. fiya out.
novaangelchic~.^: hitomi out
deathcross6_6_6:fury out
blakfire01:b, quit the name shit.
logging out of aol
You sure about this?' asked Mark.
Sure. They're my best friends'
No, about their sneaking'
Oh. They both live in your situation. Careless parents, abusive siblings'
Then what was that about Jason and judo?'
Skippy mom and bro. Both love him, but are rarely there any more'
Oh'
What next?'
Can we just sit and talk?'
Um.....sure. Lead the way' I followed him into my room. He sat on the extra chair and I sat on the bed.
So' I said.
So. First things first. I never heard about what happened on Gaea before you came home'
Ok. Long story' So I told him. Everything from pissing off Dilandau to my mission to Fanelia to my sickness. When i was done, he started pacing, thinking hard about something.
You killed forty men?' he asked.
Yes'
And that didn't leave any sort of mental scar?'
Not yet' I answered. My shoes suddenly became very interesting when I began fearing rejection. I felt his hand placed soflty on my shoulder. I looked into his eyes, finding no rejection, just caring, and something else.
I can live with that' he smiled. That something else in his eyes was getting stronger as he leaned closer to my face. He stopped just before our lips met and his once half-lidded eyes flew up to mine, as if asking permission. My answer was to close the distance. Our lips met and my world blew apart. His hand drifted down the small of my back as he sat so he could pull me closer. The kiss was starting to go farther .............
Jessica?' The door burst open to reveal a very estatic Blade. Mark and I broke apart quickly.
Jessica!!!' she squeeled, running up and giving me a hug.
Hey Mark!' she said, standing. Just what were you and fiya here doing, hmm???'
Um....well.....er....'
Oh, I see. I won't tell' she smiled. I breathed a sigh of relief.
Jessica!!' I heard my mom yell from downstairs.
Coming Mama!' I answered, jumping up and running out my room and down the stairs.
What's up?' I asked her upon reaching the kitchen.
Well, since we are going to this world of yours we're selling the house....'
Mom, can you ...um... not do that?'
Yes, but why?'
Well, you might not like Gaea' I said shyly.
That's ok'
Really?'
Yes. I was joking!' she smiled.
Mom!' I said.
But I did buy something for you. Jenny, will you go get it from the car?' Jenny ran off.
I do have the smaller half with me' she said. She opened one of the bags she had brought in and pulled out a gift bag stuffed with red tissue paper. I was already smiling when she handed it to me. I dug around and found a small black box. I looked at my mom confused. I opened the box and was struck dumb. There was a silver ring. REAL silver. It was pretty wide and had a large ruby laid in it. The ruby was an oval cut and sparkled with an inner fire of its own. In awe, I gently took it out of the box and slid it onto the second finger of my left hand. The ring covered my finger from the knucle to the first joint. Only then did I notice the intricate dragon carvings around the one ruby. It was beautiful.
Well. Keep digging' my mom urged me. I did as I was told and found a similar box that was larger and flatter than the other. I opened it and found a matching necklace and bracelet. The necklace was eighteen inches long and was on an almost invisible silver chain. A one quarter inch square cut ruby hung down at the end of the chain. The bracelet was much like the necklace, only there were six smaller rubies spaced along the same thin chain. It was eight inches long.
May I?' I heard from behind me. Mark was there. I nodded and he lifted the necklace and placed it around my neck. My mom put the bracelet on for me. Then Jenny walked in. I nearly burst into tears when I saw what she had. She was carrying a beautiful white silk dress. It had a some what modest square cut neck. The sleeves were long and a triangular piece of fabric would hang down over the top of the hands; the point had a single tiny ruby dangling off of it. the right sleeve had embroidered stitching of a dragon climbing up my arm in blood red. The bottom of each sleeve flared out and draped down quite a bit. A strip of crushed red velvet started under the arm, ran down each side of the torso, and, at the waist, seperated from the rest of the dress to create an independent length of fabric that ran the rest of the dress and ended in a tassle. The dress itself was one to be worn with a corset type thing. The tight part of the dress v'd at the waist. the skirts' wouldn't stick out too much, but they would fan if I twirled. The back of the dress was a somewhat low square cut and the fabric stopped at midback. There were twenty small, pearl like buttons. Hell for anyone putting me in it. Jenny was also holding a pair of high heeled sandals. They had three inch heels, were white, and very strappy. Three straps ran from one side of the shoe to the other over the toes, each one sweeping back a bit more than the last. A fourth strap wrapped over the arch of the foot, around the back and buckled on the side it started on. Another strap ran up the heel and circled the ankle as another buckle. I looked from the dress to the shoes to my mom several times before I did anything else. I hugged my mom.
Thank you so much, mom' I said, near tears.
I know, I know. I know everything, remember?' she said, smiling at me.
But why? Aren't you going to go with me back to Gaea?' I asked, a bit perplexed.
Well, sweetie, I thought about it, and I decided that I'm too old to start a new life. I couldn't adjust to life on this world of yours. I can't live without an oven and you know it. No buts!' she said when I started to protest. I have made the decision to stay here with Jenny, and you'll be able to compare your life to hers when you get old and have a grand old time doing it. Now, I know how much you miss your father and there is something that I think everyone should hear' she stated, gathering everyone's attention. Mark had been staring at my new dress. I'm sure you remember when your father disappeared, am I right?' she asked me. I nodded. (Jenny hadn't been born yet, she's only ten) Well, truth is, I knew it would happen' she said, unbidden tears coming to her eyes. Those men were from your Gaea. I had been born there. I was taken to Earth as an infant because my mother, a Draconian, couldn't take care of me so she took me to Earth, because she felt that I would live a better life there. I met your father on Earth, and soon learned that he had been from Gaea too. Now, when I came to Earth, I had to take on a new name, because dangerous people travelled more freely between the planets way back when. I was originally born as Natalie Schican, not De Mair' I was taking this all in slowly, it was huge!!
Then..... then you have wings?'
Yes, sweet heart, and so does Jenny. Ours are both pure white. There's more, so listen. The men that took your father worked for a man who I believe is still alive today. He was pure evil, he was. I can't really remember what happened that day, but I know why they took your father. He knew something. I'm not sure what it was, but it had to do with the Draconians' she said, tears rolling down her cheeks.
I .... I had a dream about when they took dad. But I couldn't hear anything' I thought that information might help a bit.
Well, we were lucky I was pregnant with Jenny before they took him. Rei,' she said. I snapped my head up. I hadn't told her my name!
How did y..........?' I asked, trailing off.
I named you. I was told by the Draconian High Council that you should have a real name and an imposter name. Any way, Rei, your father is on Gaea somewhere! The Council spoke to me yesterday, and told me to reveal all this to you. They want you to find him. They have been trying for years, without success. They know he's not in Ziabach, Freid, or Austoria. They haven't checked Fanelia, Gandar, Ghan, Mircal, Neapolis, Triscany, or Wanis. Your mission before as the Black Dragon was to keep anyone from the power of Atlantis. It now includes travelling all over Gaea in search or your father. The Council believes that he holds some information that is very important to both of the planets' futures. Now, where ever you go, you have to carry this dagger with you' she said as she handed me the afore mentioned blade. It's handle was the shape of a dragon's head, and the blade was as long as my hand.
Is there some power behind it?' I asked.
Yes. It will pulse red if extreme danger is nearby, blue for a loved one, white for a Draconian, and gold for your father' she answered. It pulsed a bright blue since the room was full of people I love. Then it alternated between blue and a dazzling white. There were four other Draconians in the room.
Mom, what's the dress and such for?' I asked.
Your wedding day, of course' she answered calmly. I stared. Now I know where I've seen it! My dream!
I'll believe you on that count. So. What now?' I asked. Blade coughed. Oh ya! Blade has absolutely no idea what's going on!' She smiled. I explained everything to her. My trip to Gaea, Draconians, the whole twenty thousand yards. She looked like she had been hit by a freight train when I was done. Then she got that Oh! Now i get it!' look.
I had a dream about that magic thing when you had just gotten back to Gaea. I didn't sleep for days!' she said. The doorbell rang.
That's the moron, I'll be right back!' I said, running to answer the door. And I was right. It was the moron.
Hey Jason, what's up, loser?'
Sometimes, I don't miss you' he smiled.
Aww. That hurt' I said putting on a fake pout. I see you packed' I said, motioning to his backpack, which looked half full.
Ya. I figured you'd be able to get me some clothes, seeing as you're the high and mighty goddess of pushing everyone around'
And damn proud of it!' I said, letting him in. Now I gotta describe my buds. Blade. She's 5'5, cropped up black hair (think hitomi), doesn't care much for looks, smart, hopelessly gone for anime, namely Escaflowne, kid looks, ya know, super hyper active (keep her away from the sugar, ANY sugar), nice, best bud, in other words, devil's best friend, protected by the devil, yet a pure angel. Jason, better known as loser. 5'9, army hair cut, but the top is longer, which he gels down ( if a hurricane hit, his hair wouldn't budge a millimeter), wears those dark clothes, SUPER baggy pants, I mean if his belt were any bigger, they'd fall, tight shirts, some chicks drool over him, but he don't care, really smart, almost as smart as me, devil's punchin bag, scratching post, bull's eye, gun target, you name any kind of target, he's it, somewhat nice unless you piss him off (DON'T piss him off, i've seen people fly back fifty feet without him moving), doesn't even try pissing me off (he's real smart), one bad relationship with a chic and he never tried again. (a/n devil = me = jessica = rei, got it?)
If I feel like it I'll let you in on everything that happened to me on Gaea. Mark's here' I said. I mouthed the words he next said.
Really? That means I'll have to wheedle it out of Blade. Mark's here? That son of a bitch? He needs therapy'
Jason, you are too damned predictable'
And proud of it!'
What? Holding back are we?'
Hell no! I just got away with stealing' my bro's sword as you so kindly put it. Where can I put my stuff?' he asked, dumping his back pack and sword on the carpet where he was standing.
Looks like you already know'
Bitch'
Loser'
Whore'
Moron'
Asshole'
Dilhole'
Stupid'
Jackass'
Dickhead'
Cock sucking mother fucking shit head'
Baka'
Ha! You repeated!!! Baka is stupid in Japanese!' He smacked his forehead. I never lost.
Shit'
You know, that time, we only used it once. That's rare' I noticed.
Such violence from a lady' As soon as he said it he turned white, just before being slammed against a wall.
Don't you EVER call me that again, got it?' I snarled, my right hand in a vice grip around his neck and my left ready to punch.
Why am I your friend again?'
Cuz you'd get your ass kicked worse if it weren't for me' I answered, tapping the scar just above his left eye where he had been hit real bad when he was jumped about a year before he met me.
Oh yeah. Man, let up' he said, squirming. I let him up. We exchanged our famous handshake' if you could call the series of hits a handshake.
Alright. Enough beatings for an hour. I better get back before Mark comes looking'
He's that possesive?'
No'
Okkkkaaaaayyy...........'
Don't make me hurt you again'
You know, that last one wasn't too painful. I think-'
You say it, you die' said calmly. I glanced at his neck and noticed how red it was. I'd look in the mirror before saying that again' I left him confused and walked back into the kitchen where everyone was talking about things.
I heard you met Jason' Blade said.
Wha?' I asked, not really knowing how she had heard from the kitchen.
I was standing against the wall when he was slammed into it' she smiled.
I tripped' Jason said, walking in and trying to cover up.
Then why is your neck bruising?' Mark pointed out.
Crap' Jason muttered.
Moron' I said.
Fuc-'
Dont' start'
Fine' he said, helpless.
Blade, will ya fill him in?'
Gladly' She told him everything I had told her, which meant neither of them knew about any sort of feelings I had had for Dilandau of Mark. Jason was smarter than Blade so he never got that clueless look. But he did say somthing to me at the end of my story.
You know when you got back to Gaea the first time and figured out you had magic? Well, I felt.....something. I don't know what. And you know when I get really pissed and people just fly back and I never moved? I think it might have been magic'
Ok. It's test time. I just recently saved a Gaea-born friend from enemies with all my magic, and recently got all my magic back after two weeks of rest, so this should work. B, J right hands out, palm up' I said, once again, my magic fueling my mind. I put my left hand, palm down, over Blade's hand, and my right over Jason's. I concentrated a moment and the answer I was hoping for was revealed. A compact ball of magic, only three centimeters wide and deep blue in color, materialized between my hand and Blade's. Since I knew this, I let Blade's hand dropped and focused on Jason, who was obviously resisting my magic. A minute later, it worked. A somewhat larger and more wild ball of less potent magic silver of color materialzed between our hands. I let his hand drop.
Well, there you go. You both have magic. B, I suspect yours is water, J air. I think it runs along the elementals. You know about Ryan, right? She's earth. Jason, lemme see that sword you stole' I said. He handed it to me, still bewildered by my test. I inspected the somewhat old scabbard, my guess was three years, and found it a bit heavy compared to the very light Iansha. I unsheathed the blade and found real silver, not steel as I had suspected, that had been honed and sharpened to perfection. I found an engraving along the blade. Life without death is immortality. Immortality is power. Power, is death. Then on the other side, Life cannot exist without death. Interesting. Then I noticed that I had been reading it in Gaean. What?
Where did you get a sword with engravings in the language of Gaea on it??' I asked Jason.
I don't know. It's my brother's. He came back from Japan with it about two years ago. Why? What's it say? I've always wondered'
Life without death is immortality. Immortality is power. Power is death. Life cannot exist without death. Why is it in Gaean' I thought to myself. I snapped out of it at the sound of Blade's voice.
Oi! I didn't tell you about all the stuff her mom got her! A necklace, a ring, a bracelet, and oh dear god the DRESS!' She ran off and came back dragging a confused Jenny who was still holding the dress. Jason's jaw hit the floor.
Fiya? In a DRESS??!?!?' I glared, he shut up.
Oo! Fiya! Put it on! Put it on!! Come on!!!' she begged. Before I could answer or evern protest, my mom, Jenny, Mark, Jason, and Blade were dragging me upstairs. I started struggling.
Noo!!! Put me down!!!! You're all lunatics!!!! Crazy I tell you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!' I was dumped in my room and left with Blade who would help me put on the dress. They HAD to leave me with one of the only people who could push me into doing pretty much anything.
Go! Change in the bathroom!' she said, shooing me off with her hands. I went in a very unhappy fashion. I muttered the entire time and slowly changed into the dress. I then noticed the forty really small buttons up each arm. Thankfully, I could get my arm in it without opening the tiny things, and just to make sure, I tried to open one. It wouldn't oblige and I felt much better for Blade. She still had to do the twenty in the back though. I stepped out sideways so I wouldn't get it dirty the first time I wore it. Blade scrutinized me for all she was worth.
Turn' she ordered. I did, growling.
Don't growl at me, I just wanna button the stupid buttons!' she said, starting on the work. It took five minutes and many cuss words before it was done. She shoved me towards the door before I got a look at myself in the mirror.
Wait! I wanna -'
No! Let everyone else see you first, then you can gawk, cry, scream, whatever' She opened the door and yelled at everyone to go down stairs. They did and she ran down after them glaring at me so I wouldn't go look at myself or lock myself in my room. I gave a frustrated sigh and waited for my next command.
Okay Jessica!! Come on down!! You're the next contestant on-'
Laugh your balls off!!!!' Jason finished. I heard a rather loud smack. Sometimes, she didn't need my help. I walked down the stairs. Two jaws hit the floor, one person burst into tears, one started jumping around, and another was speechless.
Whoa.....'said Jason, after picking up his mouth off the carpet.
Am I seeing things?' Jenny asked once she had done the same.
She's FINALLY wearing a dress!!' Blade cried, still jumping around.
Oh, sweetie you look fantastic!!' said my Mom, tears almost stopped now.
Um........' said Mark, still speechless. I rubbed my hands on the side of the dress, the only real assurance that I didn't look like a freak had come from my mom. But, hey, it's mom. She would tell me I looked good in a pink and yellow zig-zagg striped shirt. (btw, i hate pink and yellow, ick)
Well, what do you think?' I asked. Instead of answering, they dragged my over to the nearest mirror, which was in the bathroom and floor length. I looked. And did a double take. No. Way. *I actually look good in this dress!* I started twirling around and all that junk so I could see all of me in the mirror. No way! The cut was perfect for me! It didn't reveal enough to be obscene, and it didn't cover enough to be reserved, I liked it. One thing that I hadn't noticed before was the tiny, and I mean tiny dragons embroiered all over the dress in a shiny silver thread. I other words, I shimmered when I moved. I loved the sleeves! I had always wanted to own something with sleeves that hung down! *How did my mom know?*
Well, I better go change again before I ruin it' I said, walking out of the bathroom.
Hold on sweetie, I want to get a picture' my mom told me as she ran off into the kitchen. She came back a minute later with a disposable camera.
Okay, pose!!' she said. I turned kinda sideways and held my arms away from me so you could see the sleeves. She snapped a picture.
I'm getting out of this thing' I said. It's comfortable, but I'm just not one for dresses' Before anyone could answer, I had dragged Blade upstairs with me so she could undo the stupid buttons. Thirty minutes later, we, Mark, Jason, Blade, and mom, had talked about what was going to happen. It was decided that Mark and I would return to Gaea, five minutes from when we had left, and stay for a week so I could carry out my mission. When we came back to Earth, we would have things ready for Blade and Jason to come to Gaea so they could settle in quickly, but it would feel like we had only been gone five minutes to them. And so, we did it.
It was the day we were supposed to return for Jason and Blade and bring them back to Gaea, six days after we had left Earth. Everything had been made ready. Our mission had been a success, and I had found all the information I needed off the young Fanelian king. Blade had been assigned the room across from Mark's, and Jason was on the other side of mine. I had each of their code's memorized so I could tell them. I had notified Folken, Dilandau, Ryan, and the Dragon Slayers of the new comers. 1, 2, and 4 weren't too happy about it. Folken didn't want to see anymore magic using people, Dilandau, even bitchier these days, was getting tired of freaks and girls, Ryan was okay with it and wanted someone to talk to that might not be able to kick her ass at what she said, and the DS were just unhappy, following Dilandau's violent reactions. *Man, I wish I didn't have to kick his ass in front of the Slayers* Right now, I was going through my friends rooms and making sure they had enough clothes, even for a little while. Everything was ready. I just had to wait on Mark....
Boo!' he said, wrapping his arms around my waist.
I swear, you can hear undirected thoughts or teleport or something!' I said, leaning against his lithe body.
Of course. I can do anything!' he smiled. Is it all ready?'
Yup. Down to the last speck of dirt. Where do you want to leave?'
Hmm. Rooftop?'
Let's go!' He let me go and we both jumped out the large window that was in Blade's room. After forty feet, my wings unfolded and we flew up to the top of the vione. When we landed I surveyed the fantastic view of Gaea from about a thousand feet up.
Gods its beautiful' I breathed.
I know, but you shouldn't be so vain' I heard Mark say.
I was talking about the view. Don't make me remind you of your old nickname' I warned him. Let's get this over with' I said. I closed my eyes and concentrated on the now well known spell. I felt Mark wrap his arms around me again as he lent me the less and less needed strength. The spell was completed and we were swept away to the Mystic Moon. Unbeknownst to either of us, a pair of eyes seething with anger watched us disappear. The look quickly become hate and anything flammable within a twenty foot radius was reduced to cinders in less than ten seconds.
longest chapter in the world...
-Lil Pyro
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