I'll Miss You ~ Part 3

"The sacred sisters sense danger coming this way my queen." "Thank you my messenger, I sense this as well but there are other, more better forces, near the bad ones. Tell the sisters to come back to the castle and send Miranda to Furni." Queen Theresa informs.

"Did you hear anything Gatekeeper?" "Why no master. Did you want me to go look anyway?" the anxious Gatekeeper responses. "Stop now!" Meru yells as she pulls herself nearer to the two. "Meru? What?! How?" they both yell, looking at each other in surprise. "Why did you even try to kill me. Don't you remember what we talked about before I left Guarhua? We're supposed to get married….eventually." she says sadly as she looks the Gatekeeper up and down remembering that day.

Flashback: "Are you leaving me again? To do what? Hang out with some humans and save the world." Guarhua said sarcastically. "I'm sorry but they need me. I only came back to see and tell you. You have to understand that I'm part of a team and that team need me." Meru said, trying her hardest to make him understand and feel what she does. "They need you to do what? Sneak into our forest because if so…" "Listen to me! I'm sorry that I have this thing," she pulled out the blue dragoon spirit stone as she tried to explain, "and that makes me part of a team. If things were different…" "Meru, I'm sorry. I understand now that that stone was supposed to be a secret, it's just that I love you and hate worrying about you when you're with people…like that," he said in a rude manner. "What do you mean 'people like that'?" she said angrily. "Sorry I'm just not used to the idea of winglies and humans living and working together," he said as he looked to the ground, tapping his foot to it. "I know you're not, a lot…well most all of the winglies are the exact same way. That's why I'm doing this, that's why I've decided to keep this dragoon spirit and take on the responsibility of representing the winglies while saving the world at the same time. I know that I can do a FAR better job than Lenus, that thief, and I'll try to be like Damia, the water dragoon before me who was half mermaid. She's like me in that she represented her race and I'm trying to do the same thing. That's also why I want to continue being a dragoon. Guarhua sighed and said, "You're right. Just another one of the many reasons why I love you – you're confident in yourself and what you do, you're powerful, and you're able to bring people completely opposite together." She blushed and struggled to get out, "Thanks, that was really sweet. I'm glad that you kind of understand now but I have to go." Meru got up, her wingly wings ready for flight, and hammer in hand, "I love you," she whispered as she flew off out of the forest.

Back to the present: "I thought you understood what I was doing! You didn't stop me so why are you trying to now?!" Meru yells at Guarhua, looking confused. "I've seen things…differently now," he replies in a calm tone. "What do you mean? I thought you understood my thoughts on the winglies and being what I am." "What? A Dragoon? Ha – you're not one of those pathetic little, so-called, 'warriors' anymore…no need to worry about that anymore, huh?" he replies to her with an evil smirk on his face. "What is you problem Guarhua?" she asks nervously. "YOU ARE!" Guarhua yells as he tries to strike her with his dagger. Meru quickly flies up into the air to the front of him, but farther away and yells, "Stop this!" as she puts her hands together, getting ready for a Diamond Dust attack. "Do it Meru! Just try!" he yells back at her jokingly. "DIAMOND…" she stops, (what's wrong with me? Nothing is happening! I don't think it's because I'm not a dragoon, I could do that and some other magic without my spirit, it just wasn't very strong.) "That's what I thought…hahaha…." Guarhua evilly laughs at his victory. "Whip Smack! Pursuit!!" Rose and Kongol step out from the door and strike Guarhua the Gatekeeper and his master.

Author's News:

Part 2 & 3 author's notes (I combined the two) are available for those who want them, just email or IM me. Part 4 is NOT in the works at the moment, but I'll be working on it this week. It may take up to 2 weeks for it (sorry!). I'm surprised I got this part up early, since I've been playing Golden Sun for a week straight! LoL – Hope you enjoyed this installment of I'll Miss You.