A/N- The beginning of yet another chapter. Enjoy.
Those Who Are Hunted: Part 5
By: RurouniGirl
Matt was kneeling on the ground helping one of his fairy friends. The young fairy had been racing through the forest and had caught his wing on a branch, tearing it. He smiled as he finished bandaging the injured wing.
"That ought to do it. You should be back to your normal, racing self in no time." he said with a chuckle.
"Thank you," said the little fairy. He was about to walk away when he went all frigid, eyes widened in awe. He composed himself and bowed low.
Matt turned to see what was going on. A small fairy was hovering in front of him. He was dressed in varying shades of green and brown. His hair was green and his eyes were bright yellow. He wore a crown of leaves upon his head.
"You are the one called Matt?" he asked.
Matt nodded. "Yes," he said.
There was a bright flash of light and the fairy was standing before him, a lot bigger than he had been a moment ago. "I have a message for you," he said. "From your melindo [lover], Tai."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Matt stood frozen to the spot. "He...he's been arrested?" he breathed softly.
The Fairy Prince nodded. "Yes, but do not fear. He is safe as long as Joe remains by his side. Joe is the only remaining Cala'Quessir [High Elf]. If needed, he will use his magic to protect your melindo."
Matt stared in shock. "You mean that High Elves still exist? I thought they were wiped out ages ago."
The Prince nodded. "Most of them were, but one still one managed to survive. She married a mortal man and bore a child. Sadly, she died after giving birth, but her son still lives on."
Matt nodded in understanding. "I see." He took a couple of deep breaths and cleared his throat. "Will you take me to where Tai is being kept."
The Prince nodded. "Yes," he said. "I will guide you to them. But we must hurry."
Matt nodded. "Then what are we still here for. Let's go."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Tai's sleep was restless; partly because of the hard stone floor he was sleeping on and partly because he missed Matt. He hoped that the Fairy Prince had gotten the message to Matt. He sighed and rolled over. He just couldn't sleep. He jumped to his feet and walked over to the window. The night air was cool on his face.
"Psst..."
He strained his eyes, trying to see into the darkness outside. "Who's there," he whispered. His eyes widened as a familiar figure stepped into the moonlight. "Matt?"
Matt smiled. "Hey there. Looks like I got you into a pretty big mess." He squeezed his hand through the bars and caressed Tai's bruised face. "I'm so sorry," he said. "All this is my fault."
Tai grabbed Matt's hand in his. "No, don't say that. This is NOT your fault."
Matt hung his head and a tear slipped down his cheek. "Yes, it is. If I had never been shot, then we would never have met, and you would have never been arrested."
Tai shook his. "Listen to me, Matt. My life changed the moment I met you. I wouldn't trade the happy memories you've given me for a million pieces of gold, you hear? It was worth it all just to be able to spend time with you."
He continued to hold Matt's hand and squeezed his other hand through the bars and wiped the tear away. "Don't cry," he said quietly. "Please, don't cry."
Matt smiled. "I won't," he said.
Tai smiled back. "You shouldn't be here. What if they catch you?"
Matt shrugged. "I had to see for myself that you were all right. I'll have to go into hiding, but I'll stay close by. Will you be all right if I leave you for a while?"
"Don't worry. I'll take care of him."
Matt smiled. "You must be Joe. Thank you for all the help you've given. I'm forever in your debt."
Joe smiled. "It was my pleasure," he said. "You're lucky to have him."
Matt nodded. "Yeah, I know."
Tai grinned. "Actually, I'm the one who's lucky to have Matt."
Joe chuckled, bur his eyes held a deep sadness that Matt didn't miss. "Do you have a melindo?" he asked.
Joe smiled sadly and shook his head. "No," he said. "Most people are too afraid of me to come anywhere near me. To be truthful, the only friend I had was the Fairy Prince. And now Tai...and you."
Matt shook his head. "That is so sad," he said. "You've been alone your whole life just because nobody took the time to get to know you. People can be such idiots sometimes."
Joe shrugged. "It doesn't matter. Like you said, I've been alone my whole life. I've kinda gotten used to it."
They were interrupted as the sound of the approaching guards drew near. Tai turned toward Matt.
"Get out of here," he said.
Matt nodded. "All right." He turned toward Joe. "Take care of him for me, ya hear?"
Joe nodded. "I will. Now get out of here."
Matt looked at Tai one last time and then disappeared into the darkness.
Author's Notes: okay, sorry it was kinda short. I hope you liked it. Oh, and I could use everyone's opinion. Who should I pair Joe with? I was thinking of him and Ken since in this story Ken has pretty much been through the same thing cause he's different and all, but I don't know. Please review and let me know. RurouniGirl
Those Who Are Hunted: Part 5
By: RurouniGirl
Matt was kneeling on the ground helping one of his fairy friends. The young fairy had been racing through the forest and had caught his wing on a branch, tearing it. He smiled as he finished bandaging the injured wing.
"That ought to do it. You should be back to your normal, racing self in no time." he said with a chuckle.
"Thank you," said the little fairy. He was about to walk away when he went all frigid, eyes widened in awe. He composed himself and bowed low.
Matt turned to see what was going on. A small fairy was hovering in front of him. He was dressed in varying shades of green and brown. His hair was green and his eyes were bright yellow. He wore a crown of leaves upon his head.
"You are the one called Matt?" he asked.
Matt nodded. "Yes," he said.
There was a bright flash of light and the fairy was standing before him, a lot bigger than he had been a moment ago. "I have a message for you," he said. "From your melindo [lover], Tai."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Matt stood frozen to the spot. "He...he's been arrested?" he breathed softly.
The Fairy Prince nodded. "Yes, but do not fear. He is safe as long as Joe remains by his side. Joe is the only remaining Cala'Quessir [High Elf]. If needed, he will use his magic to protect your melindo."
Matt stared in shock. "You mean that High Elves still exist? I thought they were wiped out ages ago."
The Prince nodded. "Most of them were, but one still one managed to survive. She married a mortal man and bore a child. Sadly, she died after giving birth, but her son still lives on."
Matt nodded in understanding. "I see." He took a couple of deep breaths and cleared his throat. "Will you take me to where Tai is being kept."
The Prince nodded. "Yes," he said. "I will guide you to them. But we must hurry."
Matt nodded. "Then what are we still here for. Let's go."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Tai's sleep was restless; partly because of the hard stone floor he was sleeping on and partly because he missed Matt. He hoped that the Fairy Prince had gotten the message to Matt. He sighed and rolled over. He just couldn't sleep. He jumped to his feet and walked over to the window. The night air was cool on his face.
"Psst..."
He strained his eyes, trying to see into the darkness outside. "Who's there," he whispered. His eyes widened as a familiar figure stepped into the moonlight. "Matt?"
Matt smiled. "Hey there. Looks like I got you into a pretty big mess." He squeezed his hand through the bars and caressed Tai's bruised face. "I'm so sorry," he said. "All this is my fault."
Tai grabbed Matt's hand in his. "No, don't say that. This is NOT your fault."
Matt hung his head and a tear slipped down his cheek. "Yes, it is. If I had never been shot, then we would never have met, and you would have never been arrested."
Tai shook his. "Listen to me, Matt. My life changed the moment I met you. I wouldn't trade the happy memories you've given me for a million pieces of gold, you hear? It was worth it all just to be able to spend time with you."
He continued to hold Matt's hand and squeezed his other hand through the bars and wiped the tear away. "Don't cry," he said quietly. "Please, don't cry."
Matt smiled. "I won't," he said.
Tai smiled back. "You shouldn't be here. What if they catch you?"
Matt shrugged. "I had to see for myself that you were all right. I'll have to go into hiding, but I'll stay close by. Will you be all right if I leave you for a while?"
"Don't worry. I'll take care of him."
Matt smiled. "You must be Joe. Thank you for all the help you've given. I'm forever in your debt."
Joe smiled. "It was my pleasure," he said. "You're lucky to have him."
Matt nodded. "Yeah, I know."
Tai grinned. "Actually, I'm the one who's lucky to have Matt."
Joe chuckled, bur his eyes held a deep sadness that Matt didn't miss. "Do you have a melindo?" he asked.
Joe smiled sadly and shook his head. "No," he said. "Most people are too afraid of me to come anywhere near me. To be truthful, the only friend I had was the Fairy Prince. And now Tai...and you."
Matt shook his head. "That is so sad," he said. "You've been alone your whole life just because nobody took the time to get to know you. People can be such idiots sometimes."
Joe shrugged. "It doesn't matter. Like you said, I've been alone my whole life. I've kinda gotten used to it."
They were interrupted as the sound of the approaching guards drew near. Tai turned toward Matt.
"Get out of here," he said.
Matt nodded. "All right." He turned toward Joe. "Take care of him for me, ya hear?"
Joe nodded. "I will. Now get out of here."
Matt looked at Tai one last time and then disappeared into the darkness.
Author's Notes: okay, sorry it was kinda short. I hope you liked it. Oh, and I could use everyone's opinion. Who should I pair Joe with? I was thinking of him and Ken since in this story Ken has pretty much been through the same thing cause he's different and all, but I don't know. Please review and let me know. RurouniGirl