Sigh. Here I am. The class trip was fun, but all the preps were all oggling over the boys the whole time. God. All the boys I know happen to be idiots. Anyways, thanks to the reviewers!!
Ice-Otter – Thanx!!! *beams*
Clarylissa – I'm not totally sure about the name and stuff…I'll check later, though.
Keita – You'll see what happens in this chapter. No problem about not reviewing sooner!!
A.M. – This is in Roald's reign- sorry if that was confusing. Some of the old characters will be in it- not too many, though. Kel and some others will make more appearances.
Kayli – Yes, it is cruel. Sorry, but I'm glad you liked it!!!
6-a-opal – Well, I wasn't exactly planning that, you see. The story doesn't end that way, even if it seems like it does. And I'm trying to make each of their experiences different, while the same sort of thing is happening. It's hard, but I can try.
Anyways, on with the story!!! Wait, disclaimer!!
Disclaimer: Hmmm….Everything belongs to TP, except for Tallys, Nerina, Kalea and their families, who belong to Keita and myself.
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Nerina had been in the wood shed for a long time. She knew that after danger goes away, you stay in hiding even longer to insure nothing is there to hurt you. It had been around half an hour since the hoof beats and screams had died down.
Nerina carefully opened the door of the shed to a deserted forest. Hoof prints littered the ground.
She slowly picked her way to her house, dreading the sight that awaited her. As she approached the door, she stopped.
A tear rolled down her face. She knew what was inside. She had heard enough. Tears streamed down her face as she ran. Faster and faster she went, until she got to her river. The Drell.
As soon as she reached the banks, she threw herself in. Her clothes dragging against her body, she just let herself go, and cried.
The soft water currents carried her downstream as her salty tears blended with the clear river water.
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Tallys woke again, feeling hotter than she had ever felt in her life. She panted heavily as memories flooded back into her head.
Her family.
She burst out of the closet, green-brown eyes wide with a fire never seen before in her soft face. Then she stopped. Disaster had rocked this house. Clothes, kitchen utensils, furniture, wood carvings, food, scrolls, candles and more were scattered all over the floor. All was drenched in a red liquid.
Blood.
Tallys let out a mighty scream as she ran to her motionless mother. "Mama!!! Mama!!! Wake up!!! No, please, wake up, I'll never be bad again!!" Her mother just lay there, eyes closed, skin pale.
"No," Tallys whispered, rocking back and forth. "No, no, no…" Then she saw her father. And brother. And sister. All dead.
Tallys let out a bloodcurdling scream. "NO!!!!!" She ran out the door.
Soon she came to her favorite tree- Ayla, and old oak. Tallys threw herself at the tree, slamming into it, still whimpering, "No, no, no…"
Shhhh, my little girl, the tree soothed. Everything will be fine.
No it won't, Tallys sobbed back. Nothing will ever be the same.
Shhhh, said the old oak again. Now you must go to Forest Town, the nearest town to here. Your destiny awaits you there.
Tallys knew better than to argue with trees. They were wise, wise beyond reason. She gave Ayla one last hug- not knowing it was her last for a while- and set off towards Forest Town.
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Kalea slowly stood up- stiff after all the time spent crouching in the well. She had managed to assure herself her family wasn't dead- that they were probably looking for her now. Almost. She wasn't sure that she believed herself. Half of her said she was wrong, but the other half believed in itself.
Kalea slowly made the precarious climb up the wall. Her two sides argued the whole way up. She tried to ignore the one that said she was wrong, but it was all she could do from just screaming to herself that it was wrong. It had to be wrong.
As Kalea reached the top, she faced her camp. It wasn't looking good so far, the evil side told her. They all should be looking for you or celebrating.
Not even Kalea's side that thought they survived could find a comeback. Kalea took a big gulp of air. She smelled the sick scent of new blood.
Kalea started to walk through the camp, looking at the dead bodies littering it. She didn't even notice the tears rolling down her cheeks. She looked at the horrific sights- her dead tribe shaman, her brothers, her sisters, her best friend, and even her mother.
She closed her eyes and allowed herself to be pulled close to the fire. She sank down to her knees beside it.
Beats rolled across the sand. Hoof beats.
More tears rolled down Kalea's face. She didn't care. If it were the killers, back again, let them kill her. She didn't care. They had killed her family. Her friends. Her tribe. Now let them kill her.
To her sudden surprise, someone dismounted, and, instead of killing her picked her up. Kalea's bright long orange hair swung across her face, but she didn't care. Let them take her where they would take her. Let them go. They were all dead.
Her family, her friends, her tribe. All dead. And her world was too.
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I'm hoping I made that sad enough. It definitely wasn't LONG enough. Ah well- tell me how I did. Or just if you like the story or something.
Love and insanity,
~ladyknight
