LOST STARS
By: Alithiel
Disclaimer: Itai.major migraine! Here's chapter 2.I thought maybe since Arlyssa wasn't exactly writing on her RW fic now that she's obsessed with her SM fic that I'd write a RW fic, too. Just in case you all want one to read until she starts again. Read and review, if you will! And thanks to Gracie for being the first to review! Arigato!
May no Jabberwocky hide beneath your bed.
Alithiel
Chapter 2: Mirror
"Lorelai, can I talk to you a minute?" Ryo placed the load of suitcases at the foot of the stairs. She nodded.
"You go ahead and meet the guys, ok? I'll be there in a minute." The girls grinned at the mention of guys and made their way to the living room.
When the others were out of sight, Ryo hugged her again, laying his cheek on her hair.
"I'm glad to see you well.I was worried."
Lorelai shook her head as she pulled away. "I was pretty bad off when I left."
"Bad off nothing. Nobody thought you'd make it."
"I proved them all wrong."
He looked closely at her hands. "Have you healed? Does it still hurt?"
Lorelai plucked at the sleeve of her gray shirt. It was baggy and long sleeved, with the emblem of a local marching band on it.
"I still have really bad scars. That's why I wear long shirts, even in the summer, they cover my arms, and back and chest.thankfully I've tuned out the pain"
"I thought you wouldn't make it."
"So did I." She looked away, a haunted look in her eyes. A flash of lighting from outside illuminated her face, infusing it with a horrifying ghostly pallor, not unlike the day she had left. Ryo's heart constricted. It was a painful memory. The light faded, leaving Lorelai looking herself again. "It was in the past, though. There are only scars now." She partially rolled up her sleeve.
Her arm was covered in raised whorls of scar tissue. Beginning a few inches above her wrist, rising in swirls of pink, white, and purply blue up her arm, a testament to the fire that claimed the lives of her parents and elder sister four years ago. Ryo shuddered.
"The fire was kind to me that day.It didn't take my hands. An artist's hands are her livelihood." She said with a laugh as she lowered her sleeve.
Ryo smirked, lightening the mood. "I saw an artist on TV that could paint with her feet." He remarked as she headed toward the living room.
Lorelai looked incredulous, watching him go.
"Nuh-uh."
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The party was in full swing when Ryo entered the living area. Obviously, the introductions were already done. Jade and Kento were having a heated discussion over which Playstation was better, 1 or 2. Sage was flirting outrageously, or rather attempting to flirt outrageously, with Phoebe and Celesta, who were openly ignoring him. Phoebe was blushing though. Cye was staring at Celesta while he was setting the food he and Rowen had made, with the help of Mia. Rowen was lounging in a chair, unopened book in his lap, adding his two cents in any conversation he deemed necessary. Ryo couldn't help but grin. This was too cool.
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Rowen sighed at his book.
The noise was getting to him. Cye was washing dishes. It was really funny seeing him blush redder than a tomato when Celesta offered to help. Jade and Kento had finally called a truce and were engaged in a Bloody Roar tournament, in which Jade was summarily kicking Kento's ass with Jenny by endlessly bitch slapping poor Gado. Sage was engaged in conversation with Phoebe about.something. And Ryo and Mia were on clean up, laughing and talking happily. The other girl, Ryo's cousin, wasn't anywhere in sight. He shut his book, looking toward the door.
There she was.
Leaning against the doorjamb, arms crossed.
A fallen angel in a gray sweatshirt.
He was dumbfounded.
She was beautiful.
"Lorelai!" Ryo grinned.
Lorelai.
Rowen shook his head. He felt like some idiot from an old black and white film.
Lorelai.
The other guys introduced themselves to her. Except Rowen. He remained nailed to his chair, 'The Redemption of Althalus' open on his lap.
Sage pointed to him. "That's Rowen Hashiba."
The world stopped.
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Lorelai looked to where the blond Sage had pointed. A young man sat in an overstuffed reclining chair, long legs folded up beneath him, paperback novel in his hand. He stood slowly, moving his tall frame toward her. Blue hair, held from his face by a blue sweatband, shone in the light from the overhead lamp.
The one called Rowen.
Was REALLY cute.
He stopped a small distance from her, extending his hand in greeting.
"Hey. I'm Rowen. You can call me Ro if you want."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Lorelai Dasuri." She accepted his handshake.
Immediately an electric tingle coursed up he arm, striking her heart like a tidal wave. Raw, elemental power. She looked up at him, into his midnight eyes. She saw an entire universe of stars glittering there, like the night sky was contained within. She blinked. They were gone.
"I'm.sure we'll be good friends."
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Rowen blinked as he dropped her hand. Her eyes.
He had looked into them, and felt as if he had plunged into the heart of a rainbow. Thousands of colors twinkled there, like crystal prisms.
Like light itself.
"I'm sure we will."
There was more to these girls than met the.
Eyes.
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It was dark, and the wind howled around the house. The girls were in their room, sleeping. Supposedly. In reality, they were talking about the events of the day.
"Phoebe?"
"Hmm? Lorelai?"
"Did you get a.strange feeling from Ryo's friends?"
Rustling as she adjusted position. "Yeah.I did."
"Do you think they have anything to do with what's coming?"
Celesta spoke, quietly. "They might. I felt much innate power from them."
"I guess there's a reason." Jade chipped in.
"Yeah." Lorelai looked at the ceiling, at the small sliver of light that peeked through the curtains.
"We'll see."
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The scroll was ancient. Beyond ancient. It even smelled old. A testament to the races that came before, people forgotten. Carefully it was unrolled and weighted. Written in a forgotten tongue, the reader paused, translating as she read. A legend.
.Once, long ago, there were four stars in the western sky named the Diamond Quadrille.
...Legend said that the stars were sisters, who visited each other every day...
.and they represented the powers of Light, Dark, Time, and Star.
...And they lived in peace...
..until one day, a great evil force attacked the planet Earth..
.so the stars fell.
..fell to the Earth to help fight the evil..
.But the stars were not strong enough, and the evil was too great, and so they vanished.
...the stars were renamed the Lost Ones, and were never seen again...
A quill pen scratched across the old parchment for a moment, then all was silent in the vault again. Two new words gleamed wetly on the paper.
.Until Now.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Alithiel~ Yay! Finally! Forgive me for the delay, but I was taking a Suikoden break. And I had writers block! *weep * Read and review, please!
REVISION TO CUTE VIDEO GAME GUYS LIST
36- Link from Super Smash Brothers (Contributed by Gracie)
Keep sending 'em in!
By: Alithiel
Disclaimer: Itai.major migraine! Here's chapter 2.I thought maybe since Arlyssa wasn't exactly writing on her RW fic now that she's obsessed with her SM fic that I'd write a RW fic, too. Just in case you all want one to read until she starts again. Read and review, if you will! And thanks to Gracie for being the first to review! Arigato!
May no Jabberwocky hide beneath your bed.
Alithiel
Chapter 2: Mirror
"Lorelai, can I talk to you a minute?" Ryo placed the load of suitcases at the foot of the stairs. She nodded.
"You go ahead and meet the guys, ok? I'll be there in a minute." The girls grinned at the mention of guys and made their way to the living room.
When the others were out of sight, Ryo hugged her again, laying his cheek on her hair.
"I'm glad to see you well.I was worried."
Lorelai shook her head as she pulled away. "I was pretty bad off when I left."
"Bad off nothing. Nobody thought you'd make it."
"I proved them all wrong."
He looked closely at her hands. "Have you healed? Does it still hurt?"
Lorelai plucked at the sleeve of her gray shirt. It was baggy and long sleeved, with the emblem of a local marching band on it.
"I still have really bad scars. That's why I wear long shirts, even in the summer, they cover my arms, and back and chest.thankfully I've tuned out the pain"
"I thought you wouldn't make it."
"So did I." She looked away, a haunted look in her eyes. A flash of lighting from outside illuminated her face, infusing it with a horrifying ghostly pallor, not unlike the day she had left. Ryo's heart constricted. It was a painful memory. The light faded, leaving Lorelai looking herself again. "It was in the past, though. There are only scars now." She partially rolled up her sleeve.
Her arm was covered in raised whorls of scar tissue. Beginning a few inches above her wrist, rising in swirls of pink, white, and purply blue up her arm, a testament to the fire that claimed the lives of her parents and elder sister four years ago. Ryo shuddered.
"The fire was kind to me that day.It didn't take my hands. An artist's hands are her livelihood." She said with a laugh as she lowered her sleeve.
Ryo smirked, lightening the mood. "I saw an artist on TV that could paint with her feet." He remarked as she headed toward the living room.
Lorelai looked incredulous, watching him go.
"Nuh-uh."
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The party was in full swing when Ryo entered the living area. Obviously, the introductions were already done. Jade and Kento were having a heated discussion over which Playstation was better, 1 or 2. Sage was flirting outrageously, or rather attempting to flirt outrageously, with Phoebe and Celesta, who were openly ignoring him. Phoebe was blushing though. Cye was staring at Celesta while he was setting the food he and Rowen had made, with the help of Mia. Rowen was lounging in a chair, unopened book in his lap, adding his two cents in any conversation he deemed necessary. Ryo couldn't help but grin. This was too cool.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Rowen sighed at his book.
The noise was getting to him. Cye was washing dishes. It was really funny seeing him blush redder than a tomato when Celesta offered to help. Jade and Kento had finally called a truce and were engaged in a Bloody Roar tournament, in which Jade was summarily kicking Kento's ass with Jenny by endlessly bitch slapping poor Gado. Sage was engaged in conversation with Phoebe about.something. And Ryo and Mia were on clean up, laughing and talking happily. The other girl, Ryo's cousin, wasn't anywhere in sight. He shut his book, looking toward the door.
There she was.
Leaning against the doorjamb, arms crossed.
A fallen angel in a gray sweatshirt.
He was dumbfounded.
She was beautiful.
"Lorelai!" Ryo grinned.
Lorelai.
Rowen shook his head. He felt like some idiot from an old black and white film.
Lorelai.
The other guys introduced themselves to her. Except Rowen. He remained nailed to his chair, 'The Redemption of Althalus' open on his lap.
Sage pointed to him. "That's Rowen Hashiba."
The world stopped.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Lorelai looked to where the blond Sage had pointed. A young man sat in an overstuffed reclining chair, long legs folded up beneath him, paperback novel in his hand. He stood slowly, moving his tall frame toward her. Blue hair, held from his face by a blue sweatband, shone in the light from the overhead lamp.
The one called Rowen.
Was REALLY cute.
He stopped a small distance from her, extending his hand in greeting.
"Hey. I'm Rowen. You can call me Ro if you want."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Lorelai Dasuri." She accepted his handshake.
Immediately an electric tingle coursed up he arm, striking her heart like a tidal wave. Raw, elemental power. She looked up at him, into his midnight eyes. She saw an entire universe of stars glittering there, like the night sky was contained within. She blinked. They were gone.
"I'm.sure we'll be good friends."
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Rowen blinked as he dropped her hand. Her eyes.
He had looked into them, and felt as if he had plunged into the heart of a rainbow. Thousands of colors twinkled there, like crystal prisms.
Like light itself.
"I'm sure we will."
There was more to these girls than met the.
Eyes.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It was dark, and the wind howled around the house. The girls were in their room, sleeping. Supposedly. In reality, they were talking about the events of the day.
"Phoebe?"
"Hmm? Lorelai?"
"Did you get a.strange feeling from Ryo's friends?"
Rustling as she adjusted position. "Yeah.I did."
"Do you think they have anything to do with what's coming?"
Celesta spoke, quietly. "They might. I felt much innate power from them."
"I guess there's a reason." Jade chipped in.
"Yeah." Lorelai looked at the ceiling, at the small sliver of light that peeked through the curtains.
"We'll see."
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The scroll was ancient. Beyond ancient. It even smelled old. A testament to the races that came before, people forgotten. Carefully it was unrolled and weighted. Written in a forgotten tongue, the reader paused, translating as she read. A legend.
.Once, long ago, there were four stars in the western sky named the Diamond Quadrille.
...Legend said that the stars were sisters, who visited each other every day...
.and they represented the powers of Light, Dark, Time, and Star.
...And they lived in peace...
..until one day, a great evil force attacked the planet Earth..
.so the stars fell.
..fell to the Earth to help fight the evil..
.But the stars were not strong enough, and the evil was too great, and so they vanished.
...the stars were renamed the Lost Ones, and were never seen again...
A quill pen scratched across the old parchment for a moment, then all was silent in the vault again. Two new words gleamed wetly on the paper.
.Until Now.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Alithiel~ Yay! Finally! Forgive me for the delay, but I was taking a Suikoden break. And I had writers block! *weep * Read and review, please!
REVISION TO CUTE VIDEO GAME GUYS LIST
36- Link from Super Smash Brothers (Contributed by Gracie)
Keep sending 'em in!
