Chapter 2..
Coward in the Shadows: Thank you for reviewing! You were my first, and only reviewer. (Grr!) Never fear, this is definitely NOT a mary-sue!
To all you other bums who couldn't bother to click the little button and type down just one whole sentence *heavy sarcasm* Please review! If you don't I'm just going to assume no one's reading this and take it off.
Disclaimer: I do not own much of this story, the recognition goes to the lovely Tamora there. However I do own Elentari, and her story... yadda, yadda. Now onward!
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Looking back on those events, Liam smiled. Indeed, things had not turned out so bad. He looked across his study at his pupil, intently studying the arithmetic problem he had given her. Many times in the past Liam had wondered how his life would be different if he hadn't decided to go for a walk that day, nearly 5 years ago, If he hadn't found Elentari, if he hadn't taken her in. Liam was glad that he had found her. She completed a part of him, and he was very happy to take care of her. For the last 5 years he had been like a father, and a teacher, to her. He brought her back to his school where she studied to become a member of the order of the Shang.
"She did very well, and is exceptionally bright," he thought to himself. His fondness for her, however, had been twinged bittersweet of late. He knew it would not last much longer, soon they would be separated, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Elentari sensed Liam's eyes upon her and looked up from her work. She met his eyes and for an instant it was as if she saw into them. She caught a glimpse of his worries, but then it was gone and he was back to his usual cheerful self. She grinned at him and went back to her work, wondering at what could be troubling him.
"Having trouble with that math problem?" Liam teased.
"Certainly not, I'm merely trying to discern what it is you tried to write on my slate, I'm afraid it's quite illegible," she retorted. She was never one to be meek, and obedient. Liam threw a pillow that he had been sitting on at her, but Elentari dodged it and stuck out her tongue. Liam's handwriting was the bunt of many of her jokes.
"All right, all right! That's enough. It's getting late, so just finish that problem and get to bed. Now is not the time to start missing our dawn practices." Liam said, defeated.
Elentari easily finished the problem, and handed the slate to him not just a little haughtily. Grinning as she walked away.
"Show-off," he grumbled.
"Goodnight.," was all she said.
Later that night she lay in her bed, thinking about the past 5 years. Liam had taken her in, of his own free will, simply because it was the right thing to do. For that, she loved, and respected him. He had always been kind to her, and helped guide her through her Shang training with much patience. It was difficult at first, but then got much easier. Now she is one of the top students of the class, and ready to graduate. That is a rare thing after not even 5 years of training. Elentari knew that she never could have done it without Liam, and it hurt her to see him so troubled.
"What could be bothering him?" she whispered to the night. Then a startling thought came to her. "Have I done something to upset him?" she thought to herself. The very thought of it mortified her. He was the closest thing to a father she had, and she loved him dearly. That she could be the source of his troubles nearly tore her heart in two. She had to know, and resolved to ask him the next day. Her thoughts trailed off as she yawned, and drifted into a fitful sleep.
In his own room Liam lay awake. He knew that he had showed a little of his worry to Elentari, and was presently kicking himself for it.
"Knowing her, she'll have blamed herself for it before the night is over," he thought to himself. He knew that he was the only thing resembling a family she had, and that she clung to that with her very life. He remembered the way she looked at him in his study. He could see the concern and question in her face, despite the fact that she had learned to hide her emotions well. He was probably the one person who could read her thoughts and emotions like that. That she was concerned touched him, but he had made a fatal mistake in allowing her to see his discontent. Liam sighed to himself. "I'll have to tell her tomorrow," he thought to himself," I hadn't planned on telling her for a while, but I can't leave her to blame herself for my troubles." With another heavy sigh, he drifted into sleep.
Well, that's the end of ch.2! Another one will come if I get some indication that people are reading this (ie: REVIEWS). So please, tell me what you think. I'm open to criticism too, but lets keep it constructive please. Flamers will be ignored. (PS: Thank you again to Coward in the Shadows for actually reviewing.
Love: intellectual*monkey
Coward in the Shadows: Thank you for reviewing! You were my first, and only reviewer. (Grr!) Never fear, this is definitely NOT a mary-sue!
To all you other bums who couldn't bother to click the little button and type down just one whole sentence *heavy sarcasm* Please review! If you don't I'm just going to assume no one's reading this and take it off.
Disclaimer: I do not own much of this story, the recognition goes to the lovely Tamora there. However I do own Elentari, and her story... yadda, yadda. Now onward!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*
Looking back on those events, Liam smiled. Indeed, things had not turned out so bad. He looked across his study at his pupil, intently studying the arithmetic problem he had given her. Many times in the past Liam had wondered how his life would be different if he hadn't decided to go for a walk that day, nearly 5 years ago, If he hadn't found Elentari, if he hadn't taken her in. Liam was glad that he had found her. She completed a part of him, and he was very happy to take care of her. For the last 5 years he had been like a father, and a teacher, to her. He brought her back to his school where she studied to become a member of the order of the Shang.
"She did very well, and is exceptionally bright," he thought to himself. His fondness for her, however, had been twinged bittersweet of late. He knew it would not last much longer, soon they would be separated, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Elentari sensed Liam's eyes upon her and looked up from her work. She met his eyes and for an instant it was as if she saw into them. She caught a glimpse of his worries, but then it was gone and he was back to his usual cheerful self. She grinned at him and went back to her work, wondering at what could be troubling him.
"Having trouble with that math problem?" Liam teased.
"Certainly not, I'm merely trying to discern what it is you tried to write on my slate, I'm afraid it's quite illegible," she retorted. She was never one to be meek, and obedient. Liam threw a pillow that he had been sitting on at her, but Elentari dodged it and stuck out her tongue. Liam's handwriting was the bunt of many of her jokes.
"All right, all right! That's enough. It's getting late, so just finish that problem and get to bed. Now is not the time to start missing our dawn practices." Liam said, defeated.
Elentari easily finished the problem, and handed the slate to him not just a little haughtily. Grinning as she walked away.
"Show-off," he grumbled.
"Goodnight.," was all she said.
Later that night she lay in her bed, thinking about the past 5 years. Liam had taken her in, of his own free will, simply because it was the right thing to do. For that, she loved, and respected him. He had always been kind to her, and helped guide her through her Shang training with much patience. It was difficult at first, but then got much easier. Now she is one of the top students of the class, and ready to graduate. That is a rare thing after not even 5 years of training. Elentari knew that she never could have done it without Liam, and it hurt her to see him so troubled.
"What could be bothering him?" she whispered to the night. Then a startling thought came to her. "Have I done something to upset him?" she thought to herself. The very thought of it mortified her. He was the closest thing to a father she had, and she loved him dearly. That she could be the source of his troubles nearly tore her heart in two. She had to know, and resolved to ask him the next day. Her thoughts trailed off as she yawned, and drifted into a fitful sleep.
In his own room Liam lay awake. He knew that he had showed a little of his worry to Elentari, and was presently kicking himself for it.
"Knowing her, she'll have blamed herself for it before the night is over," he thought to himself. He knew that he was the only thing resembling a family she had, and that she clung to that with her very life. He remembered the way she looked at him in his study. He could see the concern and question in her face, despite the fact that she had learned to hide her emotions well. He was probably the one person who could read her thoughts and emotions like that. That she was concerned touched him, but he had made a fatal mistake in allowing her to see his discontent. Liam sighed to himself. "I'll have to tell her tomorrow," he thought to himself," I hadn't planned on telling her for a while, but I can't leave her to blame herself for my troubles." With another heavy sigh, he drifted into sleep.
Well, that's the end of ch.2! Another one will come if I get some indication that people are reading this (ie: REVIEWS). So please, tell me what you think. I'm open to criticism too, but lets keep it constructive please. Flamers will be ignored. (PS: Thank you again to Coward in the Shadows for actually reviewing.
Love: intellectual*monkey
