A loud crash rung through the relative silence that was otherwise
only broken by the pattering of the rain against the lighthouse. I felt
myself begin to fall as the stone beneath my feet crumbled. My arm exploded
into a sharp pain as my elbow collided with an outcropping on the
lighthouse, then I felt myself come to a sudden stop as a hand wrapped
itself firmly around my wrist.
I looked through the rain and say Garet's face. He was clearly struggling to keep a hold on me, since his second hand was steadying him to keep my weight from throwing him off the lighthouse as well. I'm at a loss for words as I stare into his straining face, though it's marked with concern.
"Don't worry Mia, I'm not gonna let you fall." he says, I find his voice comforting. "Garet.what do you think your doing?You could die!" I began to feel a little angry at him, but he didn't seem to care. "I couldn't just let you fall and not do anything." his voice sounded almost hurt.
The sound of swords clashing came from overhead a yell from Ivan made it clear that there was fighting going on, I felt so helpless. Ivan's form appeared over the edge of the lighthouse, but soon it disappeared. I saw Isaac lifted from the ground by a large fiery snake. Unable to make myself watch, I tore my eyes away as a loud explosion rung in my ears.
Garet's face took on a worried expression and his hand slid farther out of mine. He cursed audibly "Dammit Mia.Hold on, somebody'll come soon". I could tell he was only trying to reassure me, that he had doubts that either of us would survive. "Garet, why did you put yourself in danger to help me? You should be up there with Isaac and Ivan, helping them."
"I don't know.reflex I guess?" I didn't need to be a wind adept to tell that wasn't his real reasoning. "Don't lie to me Garet, tell me the truth." He didn't seem comfortable with the subject, but finally his mouth opened to speak. "I." His sentence cut off as I screamed, my hand had slid further. I had barely any hold on him now, and my other arm still throbbed with pain from the impact.
I could hear other voices talking somewhere nearby that sounded vaguely familiar, but I wasn't paying them any attention. "Garet.I can't hold on" My fingers were beginning to ache, I could feel them slipping little by little. "Yes you can, you're not gonna die.I can't let you" I looked up at him, and saw a tear fall from his eye. "I can't let you die.cause I love you"
I closed my eyes as my hand fell from Garet's, but another grabbed me by the wrist, then another. When I next opened my eyes I was lying on the stone of the lighthouse with two other girls standing above me. I recognized one of them as one of Saturos' hostages, Jenna. The other one was the girl who had fallen off of Venus lighthouse, Sheba.
After letting my eyes linger on each of them for a few moments I let my eyes close again. Somebody grabbed me and lifts me to my feet, Garet's face greeted my opening eyes. I wanted to hurt him for doing what he did, but at the same time to hold him. I decided on the latter and put my arms around him. He felt so warm compared to the cold, humid air. Garet lifted my chin to look up at him, there was no trace of him having shed any tears, but I could feel moisture dripping from the corners of my own eyes. He lowered his head and pressed his lips gently to mine.
I looked through the rain and say Garet's face. He was clearly struggling to keep a hold on me, since his second hand was steadying him to keep my weight from throwing him off the lighthouse as well. I'm at a loss for words as I stare into his straining face, though it's marked with concern.
"Don't worry Mia, I'm not gonna let you fall." he says, I find his voice comforting. "Garet.what do you think your doing?You could die!" I began to feel a little angry at him, but he didn't seem to care. "I couldn't just let you fall and not do anything." his voice sounded almost hurt.
The sound of swords clashing came from overhead a yell from Ivan made it clear that there was fighting going on, I felt so helpless. Ivan's form appeared over the edge of the lighthouse, but soon it disappeared. I saw Isaac lifted from the ground by a large fiery snake. Unable to make myself watch, I tore my eyes away as a loud explosion rung in my ears.
Garet's face took on a worried expression and his hand slid farther out of mine. He cursed audibly "Dammit Mia.Hold on, somebody'll come soon". I could tell he was only trying to reassure me, that he had doubts that either of us would survive. "Garet, why did you put yourself in danger to help me? You should be up there with Isaac and Ivan, helping them."
"I don't know.reflex I guess?" I didn't need to be a wind adept to tell that wasn't his real reasoning. "Don't lie to me Garet, tell me the truth." He didn't seem comfortable with the subject, but finally his mouth opened to speak. "I." His sentence cut off as I screamed, my hand had slid further. I had barely any hold on him now, and my other arm still throbbed with pain from the impact.
I could hear other voices talking somewhere nearby that sounded vaguely familiar, but I wasn't paying them any attention. "Garet.I can't hold on" My fingers were beginning to ache, I could feel them slipping little by little. "Yes you can, you're not gonna die.I can't let you" I looked up at him, and saw a tear fall from his eye. "I can't let you die.cause I love you"
I closed my eyes as my hand fell from Garet's, but another grabbed me by the wrist, then another. When I next opened my eyes I was lying on the stone of the lighthouse with two other girls standing above me. I recognized one of them as one of Saturos' hostages, Jenna. The other one was the girl who had fallen off of Venus lighthouse, Sheba.
After letting my eyes linger on each of them for a few moments I let my eyes close again. Somebody grabbed me and lifts me to my feet, Garet's face greeted my opening eyes. I wanted to hurt him for doing what he did, but at the same time to hold him. I decided on the latter and put my arms around him. He felt so warm compared to the cold, humid air. Garet lifted my chin to look up at him, there was no trace of him having shed any tears, but I could feel moisture dripping from the corners of my own eyes. He lowered his head and pressed his lips gently to mine.