The young Half-Elvin druid glanced nervously around the forest clearing lit softly by the light of the campfire. Hidden in the shadows from her perch on a high tree branch her eyes drifted towards the forms of her sleeping friends. Auron's face usually held such a violent expression; it was strange to see him so gentle and vulnerable like this. His body was slightly turned in Fiera's direction; he had obviously been watching her before letting himself drift off to sleep.

A smile tugged at Glade's lips. From the moment they'd found Fiera Auron's feelings had been easily read. He loved her, and any fool could tell that she returned his emotions. Again, Glade grinned to herself thinking it romantic that they were not aware of the others feelings, and she decided not to interfere.

Shippo purred quietly and curled himself up in her lap. She gently stroked his fire-red fur with her slender fingertips. This forest seemed so unfamiliar to her. A sudden pang in her chest reminded her of how much she missed her own forest, surrounded by her friends and familiar community of druids. Every once and a while she would think back on recent events. She had left her quiet comfortable home and gone out into the dangerous world and for what? To search for a bunch of measly humans who had cut down a few trees. Had her grandfather.. sent her away.for no reason? A pointless mission. Her crystal blue eyes began to moisten. Her short, messy blonde hair drooped in front of her face as she bowed her head in embarrassment. Maybe.he had wanted.to get rid of her.

'No!' She said aloud. 'Grandfather would never send me out of the forest without a valid reason. Without a mission or task that was of some importance! I have to stay determined and not let him down.' She placed a clenched fist over her heart. The sun began to rise, and she wiped away her tears. Morning came, bringing Glade back to her usual cheerful self.

~*~

"Glade you bitch!" Auron yelled, spitting out the remnants of a dandelion she had placed in his open, sleeping mouth. "I'm going to kill you!"

She giggled from the treetops. "You slept in! And your mouth was wide open, how could I resist!?" She yelled back gleefully. Auron emitted the most menacing growl he could muster and turned his head upon the Ice Sorceress, who despite his noisy awakening, was still sleeping, a smile spread across her pale face. He nudged her shoulder gently. "Good morning, Fiera. It's time to get going, we have to reach the next village soon and it's still a day's walk from here." Fiera simply groaned, rolled over and mumbled an "it's too early" and closed her eyes again. Auron sighed, and decided to try again in a few moments.

Glade flung her huge boomerang onto her back, and secured the strap into place, ready to go. She looked back on Auron and Fiera. He was watching her sleep again. She grinned evilly and tapped him on the shoulder, startling him.

"Is there something about her sleeping face that you like? Every time she sleeps you watch her like it's the most entertaining thing in the world." Auron looked shocked, and he blushed as his eyes drifted towards the ground.

"Ah well, I don't know. Something about her.her face.it's so.captivating." He blushed an even deeper shade of red as he realized his own choice of words. Glade was too busy laughing to notice.

"Oooh she's so captivating!" She danced around, impersonating him. "She gives me hot pants!"

Auron's eye began to twitch. "I don't sound anything like that! And she doesn't give me 'hot pants'!"

Glade continued to hop around the clearing, gasping for breath in between giggles.

"Let it go, Auron" A voice called behind him. "Don't get too worked up, she's just a kid." Fiera sighed, standing up. She too, had to resist the urge to laugh at Auron's choice of wording.

"Eh? You're awake? You heard all that?!" He groaned.

"The conversation was somewhat interesting. Captivating, even." She smirked playfully.

Auron blushed again.

~*~

AN: All right, so that was chapter one! Please review and tell me what you think! It's based on a role-play, and I figured I'd post it here until I can get an account at fictionpress.com

Chapter 2 will defiantly bring some action, violence, and all that good stuff ^_^ I'll be updating soon, so stay tuned!

Kathryn

PS: Glade uses a giant boomerang. It's about as big as she is, and she's a half elf so she's pretty tall. Think Sango from Inu Yasha. Auron uses swords and some magic, and Fiera uses powerful spells. Usually centered on an Ice-theme.