Nash turned around to look at the rest of the gang. They all had sorrow and
hatred in their eyes. I was gritting her teeth, as well as Kyle. Mia had
tears streaming down her face. Alex had his mouth wide open and his eyes
were wide. Nall was hunched up, as if he wanted to attack. Nash turned to
Royce, and they left.
The image played over and over in my mind. Nash betrayed us,but we welcomed him back. Why was Alex so forgiving? I know he'll do it again...
"Jessica," sounded a voice through my door.
"Who is it?" I asked. I stood up and quickly fixed my hair.
The door opened, and Mia walked in.
"Mia, how are you?" I said running to my friend. We hugged.
"I'm doing fine, thanks!" Mia replied and pulled back.
"What brings you to Meribia?" I asked. She normally doesn't visit that often. She'd been around lately.
"I came to have lunch. Would you like to join?"
"Sorry Mia, I've got things to do. Dad's making me take Priestess School again, and I can't ditch anymore."
"Oh, I understand Jessica. Well, a good day to you!"
"Thanks."
Mia walked out and shut the door behind her. I looked out the window that faced the town and watched her leave with an unfamiliar man.
"What the... She isn't... ?"
I walked out of my room and went downstairs. I walked into my father's office and asked him if he knew who that guy was.
"Oh, the tall man with shiny black hair? The one in black armor?" Dad asked.
"Yes, yes!"
"That's Blake," Dad replied, "the name sounds familiar from somewhere. Anyways, Mia wanted you to meet him today, but you have school. I told her to go up and ask you anyways."
"Wanted me to meet him, huh? Hmm..."
I walked out of my dad's office and yelled, "I'm leaving for school!" I walked out of Meribia Mansion and walked through town.
"It's Jessica!" some town folk exclaimed, waving. Most of them were young AND old men. I smiled and waved back, nervously.
Althena's shrine is quite a walk's away, but I made it. Actually halfway there, I met a man with a horse and he gave me a lift. To my surprise, I saw Alex and Luna at the shrine. Nall, too, of course.
"Alex and Luna! Nall too!" I exclaimed. I ran toward them after dismounting the man's horse.
"Jessica!" Luna exclaimed joyfully. Nall and Alex were silented, but looked joyful as well.
I remembered my thoughts earlier and asked Alex why he forgave Nash.
"... ... ... Nash deserved another chance. Besides, it was really Mia's doing. She smacked him, remember Jessica?" Alex said.
"Damn straight! He deserved to get smacked, too!" Nall added.
"..."
"I remember, Alex... I just can't ever forget about what he did." I said.
"Jessica, are you heading into the shrine?" Luna asked.
"Yup, I got class today. No more ditching for me."
"That's good to hear, Jessica!" Luna said.
"Would you like to come in Luna? Alex? Nall?"
"I would!" Luna said. Alex and Nall nodded.
I lead them into the shrine and into my classroom. An aged woman was in front lecturing her students, then she noticed me...
"Jessica De Alkirk late again!" she yelled.
I froze and looked cautiously over at the woman. "Sorry Rachel..."
"MISS Rachel."
"Sorry, MISS Rachel."
Nall perched himself on Alex's shoulder, and we all sat down next to eachother. Miss Rachel's lecturing went on for about an hour longer, then she dismissed class. We headed into the main lobby.
"You know, "I said to Luna, "Mia came over earlier, trying to hook me up with this guy named Blake."
"Blake? Never heard of him..." Luna said, her voice trailing off as if her attention was focused on something else. Alex and Nall were looking with her.
The image played over and over in my mind. Nash betrayed us,but we welcomed him back. Why was Alex so forgiving? I know he'll do it again...
"Jessica," sounded a voice through my door.
"Who is it?" I asked. I stood up and quickly fixed my hair.
The door opened, and Mia walked in.
"Mia, how are you?" I said running to my friend. We hugged.
"I'm doing fine, thanks!" Mia replied and pulled back.
"What brings you to Meribia?" I asked. She normally doesn't visit that often. She'd been around lately.
"I came to have lunch. Would you like to join?"
"Sorry Mia, I've got things to do. Dad's making me take Priestess School again, and I can't ditch anymore."
"Oh, I understand Jessica. Well, a good day to you!"
"Thanks."
Mia walked out and shut the door behind her. I looked out the window that faced the town and watched her leave with an unfamiliar man.
"What the... She isn't... ?"
I walked out of my room and went downstairs. I walked into my father's office and asked him if he knew who that guy was.
"Oh, the tall man with shiny black hair? The one in black armor?" Dad asked.
"Yes, yes!"
"That's Blake," Dad replied, "the name sounds familiar from somewhere. Anyways, Mia wanted you to meet him today, but you have school. I told her to go up and ask you anyways."
"Wanted me to meet him, huh? Hmm..."
I walked out of my dad's office and yelled, "I'm leaving for school!" I walked out of Meribia Mansion and walked through town.
"It's Jessica!" some town folk exclaimed, waving. Most of them were young AND old men. I smiled and waved back, nervously.
Althena's shrine is quite a walk's away, but I made it. Actually halfway there, I met a man with a horse and he gave me a lift. To my surprise, I saw Alex and Luna at the shrine. Nall, too, of course.
"Alex and Luna! Nall too!" I exclaimed. I ran toward them after dismounting the man's horse.
"Jessica!" Luna exclaimed joyfully. Nall and Alex were silented, but looked joyful as well.
I remembered my thoughts earlier and asked Alex why he forgave Nash.
"... ... ... Nash deserved another chance. Besides, it was really Mia's doing. She smacked him, remember Jessica?" Alex said.
"Damn straight! He deserved to get smacked, too!" Nall added.
"..."
"I remember, Alex... I just can't ever forget about what he did." I said.
"Jessica, are you heading into the shrine?" Luna asked.
"Yup, I got class today. No more ditching for me."
"That's good to hear, Jessica!" Luna said.
"Would you like to come in Luna? Alex? Nall?"
"I would!" Luna said. Alex and Nall nodded.
I lead them into the shrine and into my classroom. An aged woman was in front lecturing her students, then she noticed me...
"Jessica De Alkirk late again!" she yelled.
I froze and looked cautiously over at the woman. "Sorry Rachel..."
"MISS Rachel."
"Sorry, MISS Rachel."
Nall perched himself on Alex's shoulder, and we all sat down next to eachother. Miss Rachel's lecturing went on for about an hour longer, then she dismissed class. We headed into the main lobby.
"You know, "I said to Luna, "Mia came over earlier, trying to hook me up with this guy named Blake."
"Blake? Never heard of him..." Luna said, her voice trailing off as if her attention was focused on something else. Alex and Nall were looking with her.