Chapter 14
As the sunset and the ship was well out of Cestria's port the ship turned into a large celebration. Ale was brought back with the crew, and the men were taking full advantage of that gift. Firouz played his flute, while the men danced, sang and welcomed Maeve home. She had danced with everyone, Doubar, Firouz, Dermott, even Rongar (and he hated to dance). There was one person however she did not dance with; she did not see him all night.
She spent some time searching the deck for him, but amongst the merriment of the crew he was not easy to spot. She did spot something however. Over by the tiller, she witnessed something that warmed her heart. Her brother was having his dreams come true as he was kissing the woman who owned his heart.
She smiled and bit her lip at watching them. She felt guilty for staring, but it was still the sweetest sight she ever saw. "And what are you up to Lass?" Doubar had said coming from behind, and then realized what she was gazing at. She turned to him to respond, "Not much, just wondering when our ship might be blessed with a nephew or niece of mine." She smiled at him and he let out a chuckle. "It is funny Lass, I was thinking the same thing." The look he gave her made her realize he was not talking of Dermott and Bryn; he laughed even harder as her jaw dropped, which made her blush profusely. "Um......have you seen Sinbad by any chance?" She said to nervously. Doubar smiled again, "I believe my little brother went down below.....to get some rest.....or preparing for other things I suppose." With that Maeve ran to the lower deck to search for the missing captain, and to hide from Doubar.
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When Maeve reached the lower deck, she kept thinking about Doubar's comments. 'Children? Sinbad and me?' The thought scared her and excited her. It had crossed her mind before, but she always brushed them away immediately, afraid of what THAT type of thinking would bring. However, now her and Sinbad had...were...well.....her and Sinbad.....it was not impossible now for Doubar's request to occur. 'Does Sinbad even want children? With Me? And where is that captain?' She halted her thinking as she reached his room and he was not there. She turned to go back up and see if she had missed him, but heard a creaking noise.
"Hello?" She slowly walked towards the noise. Finding that it was in a shady area of the corridor. She reached for her dagger, as images of Meliko and Vexicus started to invade her thoughts. Did they really destroy them? Did any of Vexicus' men come aboard the Nomad? Did.....the questioning was interrupted as she came upon a dark figure. As it became aware it had been spotted Maeve felt her arm get pulled.
With a strength she could not fight she felt her wrist effortlessly twisted, and lost the dagger. She was pulled into the figure as one arm wrapped around her shoulders and chest, pinning her hands close to her. The other hand closed onto her mouth. And as she yelped through the palm on her lips he spoke, "Shhhhhhh." She knew that voice; she let out a frustrated groan knowing she would kill him for scaring her like this.
As to make amends, she felt the palm on her mouth tilt her head. She began to groan again, but with no frustration, as she felt warm, luscious lips on her, nibbling and sucking her neck. She started to feel the arm pinning her to the figure relax and slowly descending down her body. Her mind began reeling from thoughts of revenge to much sweeter things.
As the hand started up rubbing up her thighs, under her skirt, the teasing became too much. She started moaning into his palm, and they both realized they were getting too loud for the Nomad's corridor. "Follow me." He let go of her mouth and put both arms around her as he pulled her to his room.
"Sinbad, have you gone mad, what if someone would have saw us." As the door shut behind the captain's room Maeve felt herself get pinned again, this time to the closed door. He began to kiss her furiously on her neck and then her chest and then......she knew if she did not stop him now, then she would not be able to stop him at all. "Sinbad we can't." Her words were accompanied by a quick shove as she escaped his grasp and moved away from him.
His jaw dropped at her comment and gesture, "WHAT?! Why not?" her eyes rolled and she turned from him, "The eternal infant." She mumbled under her breathe. "Sinbad we cannot.... not .....do....THAT...not here." Sinbad's expression dropped again, "O-Uh-Why in Hades not?!" his stuttered replied had her let out a frustrated gasp and started moving towards wooden dresser. "Sinbad, if we....we...if we do.....AGH.....THEY SHALL KNOW!"
He truly wished he had brought Ale back with him now; he needed a drink terribly at this moment. Not only was Maeve infuriating, she was unbelievably desirable simultaneously. He did not think she could get under his skin any more than she had already done, but she amazed him once more. He decided to walk to her slow, like an animal to his prey getting ready to pounce at the perfect time.
She had become very familiar with that look, and knew how dangerous it was, so she stepped back to a safer distance, "Sinbad, THEY can hear....we are no longer surrounded by the stone walls of the palace," she knocked on the wall to make evident her point, 'thin walls.' His face went from one of lust to one of annoyance, "What does it matter if they hear anything? If you do not remember Rongar walking in on us once before, though I believe he really won't SAY anything on the subject, others would have had to have notice us by NOW." He wanted to hit himself for not thinking before he said that. Especially when he saw the fury building up in Maeve's eyes.
"WHAT DOES IT MATTER?! It might be acceptable to you that I become the ship harlot, but I would rather keep my reputation in tact. SO if you do not understand it.....IT MATTERS TO ME!!!" She did not think he could be any more a cad than he was now. He stood there, angered with HER. He should be apologizing for being so insensitive, but he stood there in all his insanity, angry he could not get what he wanted, he was nothing more right now than a 'thoughtless ape.' Maeve began a path to the door. "Where are you going?" he asked as he hooked her arm and twirled her back to where she had been before. "I am going to my OWN cabin."
She was right, partially right at least. Their situation was less than traditional. However, their lives were less than traditional, "Maeve I do not believe anyone would think less of you for being with me." His angry faced turned into something more empathetic. He needed her, but he also loved her, and what she needed came first with him. When he noticed the stubbornness in her eyes he knew he had to tell her the truth, it would infuriate her, but it would also give her less options.
"You no longer have a cabin Maeve, at least not the cabin you think you have." His words confused her. "What are you talking about Sinbad, I put my belongings there when we arrived back on the ship." Sinbad turned around to see his dresser, which had been supporting a large chest. MAEVE'S large chest; when she turned back to him he saw her mouth drop open ready to make his eardrums throb, but he interrupted her before she had the chance. "I told you once I would not sleep without you again, and a sailor's word is bond."
She was utterly speechless, she could not process this...this....blatant over-stepping of boundaries. "What?..How?..Whaaa.." her mumbled attempts at a coherent question was unsuccessful, but he answered already knowing the questions, "When you were on deck with everyone else, I took the liberty of redecorating your quarters some. I brought your things in here, but I left the chest with your potions and spells and such. You can use that cabin now for a potions room. I thought it only necessary now that we have two sorceresses on board and you had already been accustomed to having one..Also...." he did not realize until it was to late the large cup of water in his room being chucked at him.
"MAEVE. That HURT!" He said as he brushed off the water and rubbed his now aching head. She crossed her arms, "GOOD...You deserved it....You are absolutely the most arrogant brute in the universe. I cannot believe you would do this without my permission...I do not believe you..." It was his turn to interrupt. But he decided his revenge would be less painful and more fun; so he pulled her into his arms and kissed her. She pushed at his chest, but as his tongue swirled her thoughts. She panicked and used her left hand to call on her powers and made a small tornado in the room, but one big enough to push him off her.
He landed on his rear, and he glared up to her. She could not hold the laughter for too long. "That is what occurs when you upset a sorceress." She started laughing even louder. However, the laughing distracted her from the look on his face, the look of retribution. With a quick movement his arms hugged her calves and sent her falling on top of him.
"Sinbad what are you......" he decided to finish what he started before so he pulled her head to capture her lips. She was in too good of a mood now to be angry, and with one of his hands in her hair and the other grazing her thigh, she really could not challenge him again.
They were on the ground for a long time, but both knew if they wanted to live to see what other trouble they could get themselves into they would have to come up for air. She let go first and sat up atop of him, straddled on his waist. He in returned put his hands on her waist and pulled her back down to lie on his chest.
Her hair had cascaded his face sending the scents of it through his nose. He could not resist touching it, in wonderment that it was real, that she was real. He pulled it up over her shoulder so he could see her face. "I cannot believe you are here, that you're home. Even if you are insane, I do not think I could have lived without you much longer." She smiled at him, and responded by giving him small butterfly kisses. "I believe even with your levels of infancy there is no where I'd rather be. It's just I do not want the men to think that I'm....well....I am 'impure', though it is the truth so I should not worry of it so much." His heart broke at that. He knew the only way to remedy her feelings was to do what he had planned on doing before.
He pulled up her thighs with both hands and carried her off the floor. He slowly laid her onto his hammock, and released himself from her grip. She was baffled at his actions, but watched as he rummaged through his dresser. He grabbed something from the side and turned to her. "Where is that pendant we gave you for Winter Solstice?" She stood up and opened her chest; searching through it she found her pendant rolled protectively in some of her clothes. She made her way back to the hammock and sat as he joined her. He signaled his hand for the pendant and she hesitantly gave it to him, still confused about his actions.
"Do you know who got this pendant for you initially?" She gave him a sly smile. It was a question she had answered some time ago. "I do believe a once boyish sailor was my benefactor." He smirked back at her; of course SHE would figure it out. "I wanted to give it to you myself, but I was afraid, of what THEY would think." She nodded and let out a knowing sigh. "I do think it is time though sorceress we face them and the rest of the world with the truth Maeve. No more hiding." He pulled out the tattered rope that held the pendant and replaced it with a beautiful, tiny, silver chain. He pulled it open and put it on Maeve.
She moved her hair aside for him to have better access. As he slipped his hands away she slipped her hands around her pendant and its new holder. "Sinbad it's exquisite." She was too entranced by the pendant on her neck to realize how enchanted Sinbad had become of her. "Yes Maeve you are." She shifted her attention to him, "I am what?" He chuckled, the woman may be unbelievable brilliant, but she was still coy in other areas. "You, your also exquisite." Her cheeks began blushing, she did not know why, after everything they had done and seen, she thought she should no be so timid. She decided she could not let him have too much control over their current position and raised an eyebrow, "Hmmm, I do believe dear captain that I heard Toris use that exact phrase with Deora. Have your dastardly statements gone to a drought, you have to pilfer other's romantic declarations?" If she kept her tantalizing jesting he won't be able to keep up his resistance, especially when she kept caressing the necklace on her breastbone.
To help him concentrate on the task at hand he grabbed both her hands into his and made her turn fully to his face him. "The reason I am giving this to you is." she quickly interrupted him, "Well you are not exactly giving to me, it was already mine for a few years now." Her corrective tone put a look of frustration on his face. She held back a grin and let her chin fall to her chest as she raised her eyes in guilt.
"Are you finished?" She nodded and pulled her head up. "Good. Now before I was impolitely interrupted, AGAIN. I was about to say WHEN I had gotten this for you I was still denying how I felt about you. And I knew the men would never give me peace if I gave it to you myself. So that is why you were given two gifts from the crew, the real gift, and my gift. I should have just left it, but when I saw it, it reminded me of you. It was beautiful. The exterior made of hard, almost unbendable metal, but that was so it could protect the gem at its center, protect what it held dear. And though it was a hard exterior it still had a grace to it. I just knew it belong on you, so I just told the crew I was not aware of their gift, and just gave it to you from all of us. But now I don't care anymore, I want them to know, I want them to see it on you, and know it was ME who gave it to you. That is why I bought the chain, so they all know it was given to you from me. A symbol.." She smiled again, feeling rather at peace with his statement, but something just kept gnawing at the back of her mind.
"Sinbad, that is all well and good, but you are their captain and their HERO. Of course they will understand it, after their banters they will pat you on the back, but I'm.." he put his finger on her lips, "YOU are still not letting me finish. I WANT them to know about us. Not specifically all of our previous AND FUTURE activities mind you, but I think they should know about us. I cannot exactly invite them to our wedding without them being somewhat informed." Here eyes became two large circles, Sinbad was a little worried they would fall out of their sockets, but decided while she was finally silent he'd keep going, "Of course, you would have to agree to marrying me."
She sat there, too shocked to speak. Was she hearing this correctly? She had many dreams that were similar to her present state, but this was no dream. She knew the answer, but could not formulate a proper answer for him, which was a usual occurrence for them. So she decided to make her answer evident.
She put her hand on the back of his neck, to the smalls of his hairs, and pulled him in for a passionate kiss, one that was to make sure he knew her reply. Of course, as he pulled back from her Sinbad had to play with this a little, "So is that a yes, or are you just letting me down easy?" She rolled her irises and smirked, "Sailor, if you can't get an answer from that you are as mad as I've always claimed you to be." He could not fight back his widened smile any longer; his heart wouldn't let him.
"Well fine than, I believe I will take that as a yes, but that is only because I would like my brother to have those nieces and nephews he wanted." Her eyes grew large once more, "YOU WERE LISTENING?!" He chuckled as he pulled her in by her waist. "Of course I was, how else was I able to trap you in the corridor, now about where we left off in the corridor....."
He began kissing her neck again, when she lightly pushed back he looked frustrated by her still uncertain facial expression, "They will not hear us, woman, if you keep your screaming down to a minimum." This time her entire face widened, but she calmed herself and retorted to his scheming glint, "Well sailor, if you do not whine and beg like a puppy, maybe then they will not have to hear me SCREAM at you." She gave him bobbed her head and smirked. He could not think of any better answer to that challenge then to pull her thighs and position himself between them, "I accept that challenge, my love. We shall see who is left begging dear sorceress." Before she could protest any longer he began descended on her mouth and slipped his tongue into her orifice, as his hands worked their way under her skirt.
Sinbad won the challenge that night. Maeve won that morning after. And by their afternoon activities, they called it a draw.
*****
"Thank Allah those two are finally together." Said by the old man looking through his ball of light at the image of Maeve, Sinbad and the rest of the crew gathered around them on the beach as they became joined for life. The old man made the light disappeared and turned to the woman he was speaking to.
"Yes, it is good to see them happy." She responded as she moved toward him.
"Now that is done, I may finally take my rest." She knew what he meant by that statement, and he was speaking of sleep.
She began to shake her head, "No! Master you can't, not yet, we still need you." She was brought to tears at the reality she was facing.
"My dear girl, do not cry. It is time for me; there is nothing for me to do. I have fulfilled my promises. You are all safe now."
"Yes, but what about the future, things may be peaceful now. But Toris and Mailadine are still young, and Sinbad, Maeve, Doubar, and Dermott do not lead secure lives. Who knows what danger they may get themselves into." She was signaled to sit near him at her last statement.
"That is true, but the promise I made to your father, to their grandfather has been satisfied. I have protected and kept safe their children, and their children's children. You knew this. Before Vexicus killed your father I gave my word I would protect you, your sister, and Anketurk's daughter. I also promised I would take care of all your children as Vexicus walked on the soil, but he is no longer here." He still saw the troubling look in her eyes.
"Child please, I am done. I have kept you safe throughout your life. I was not able to do the same for your sister and Anketurk's daughter, but that was not by Vexicus, it was by entirely different tribulations. I have though fulfilled it in ALL of your children.
"Toris has his land back now, an entire army at his finger tips, a land of peace, and he also has the woman he loves. I gave Mailadine those powers, so she can grow to learn to protect herself.
"Sinbad and Doubar, could not have made Anketurk more proud if he were alive to see his grandson's, they are heroes, sailors on the most renowned ship on the seven seas. I even fulfilled my personal promise to by letting you meet your niece and nephew."
She felt the tears start falling at the mention of them. "That you did. They are beautiful. I still cannot believe how much Maeve looks like her." She smiled at the thought of her sister's incarnate image.
"Yes. She is." He replied as he continued, "I know how much you missed her, and I was always sorry I had to take her into hiding. However, I knew her child would be born to be my apprentice; I had to keep her safe from Vexicus. If he had known about Maeve...Well it was good he did not. Both Maeve and Dermott will be safe now though, and they will be happy.
"That was not of my doing as you know, I may have set up the events that have lead to their present lives. But fate brought them with Sinbad, Bryn and the rest of the crew. I was rather astonished by how that happened, I will admit. But they have found their family, their soul mates. They will still get into much trouble, but I have foreseen that they will live long lives, full of love and children. There is nothing more I can do for them or your children. I have fought many lifetimes, and protected many people. It is now my time to rest."
She wiped the tears from her eyes. She knew that her long time mentor was right, and it was unfair to ask him for more. He HAD fulfilled his duties; she just did not know how to say good-bye to another father.
"Ileana, no matter where I am I am always with you. Always with them, I shall be by your side until you can join me. But my body is weak and my soul is tired of fighting. I would like to rest now."
She nodded. With that he disappeared.
She wished she could have embraced him; let him kiss her forehead like he did so many times when she was a young girl. However, he was not there, not truly. He was a projected image, brought by magic. His body was still on some unknown isle. She knew his decision would be best for all, but it still broke her heart.
"Goodbye Master Dim Dim."
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He waited a day after seeing Ileana. He went to Maeve in her dreams, to say goodbye to his apprentice. He knew if he hadn't she would continue searching for him. He was saddened by saying goodbye to the women he thought of as family. But he was wary of this world, and by watching all of the people he considered his children content, he knew it was okay for him to let go.
He entered to small house that he created for himself with some trees and magic. He laid on his cot and thought of each one of his children, the adventures they went through, the children they had or will have. His mind slowly shifted to his own wife, and how elated he was to finally join her.
With sweet memories of his life he drifted off into his final sleep.
The End
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As the sunset and the ship was well out of Cestria's port the ship turned into a large celebration. Ale was brought back with the crew, and the men were taking full advantage of that gift. Firouz played his flute, while the men danced, sang and welcomed Maeve home. She had danced with everyone, Doubar, Firouz, Dermott, even Rongar (and he hated to dance). There was one person however she did not dance with; she did not see him all night.
She spent some time searching the deck for him, but amongst the merriment of the crew he was not easy to spot. She did spot something however. Over by the tiller, she witnessed something that warmed her heart. Her brother was having his dreams come true as he was kissing the woman who owned his heart.
She smiled and bit her lip at watching them. She felt guilty for staring, but it was still the sweetest sight she ever saw. "And what are you up to Lass?" Doubar had said coming from behind, and then realized what she was gazing at. She turned to him to respond, "Not much, just wondering when our ship might be blessed with a nephew or niece of mine." She smiled at him and he let out a chuckle. "It is funny Lass, I was thinking the same thing." The look he gave her made her realize he was not talking of Dermott and Bryn; he laughed even harder as her jaw dropped, which made her blush profusely. "Um......have you seen Sinbad by any chance?" She said to nervously. Doubar smiled again, "I believe my little brother went down below.....to get some rest.....or preparing for other things I suppose." With that Maeve ran to the lower deck to search for the missing captain, and to hide from Doubar.
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When Maeve reached the lower deck, she kept thinking about Doubar's comments. 'Children? Sinbad and me?' The thought scared her and excited her. It had crossed her mind before, but she always brushed them away immediately, afraid of what THAT type of thinking would bring. However, now her and Sinbad had...were...well.....her and Sinbad.....it was not impossible now for Doubar's request to occur. 'Does Sinbad even want children? With Me? And where is that captain?' She halted her thinking as she reached his room and he was not there. She turned to go back up and see if she had missed him, but heard a creaking noise.
"Hello?" She slowly walked towards the noise. Finding that it was in a shady area of the corridor. She reached for her dagger, as images of Meliko and Vexicus started to invade her thoughts. Did they really destroy them? Did any of Vexicus' men come aboard the Nomad? Did.....the questioning was interrupted as she came upon a dark figure. As it became aware it had been spotted Maeve felt her arm get pulled.
With a strength she could not fight she felt her wrist effortlessly twisted, and lost the dagger. She was pulled into the figure as one arm wrapped around her shoulders and chest, pinning her hands close to her. The other hand closed onto her mouth. And as she yelped through the palm on her lips he spoke, "Shhhhhhh." She knew that voice; she let out a frustrated groan knowing she would kill him for scaring her like this.
As to make amends, she felt the palm on her mouth tilt her head. She began to groan again, but with no frustration, as she felt warm, luscious lips on her, nibbling and sucking her neck. She started to feel the arm pinning her to the figure relax and slowly descending down her body. Her mind began reeling from thoughts of revenge to much sweeter things.
As the hand started up rubbing up her thighs, under her skirt, the teasing became too much. She started moaning into his palm, and they both realized they were getting too loud for the Nomad's corridor. "Follow me." He let go of her mouth and put both arms around her as he pulled her to his room.
"Sinbad, have you gone mad, what if someone would have saw us." As the door shut behind the captain's room Maeve felt herself get pinned again, this time to the closed door. He began to kiss her furiously on her neck and then her chest and then......she knew if she did not stop him now, then she would not be able to stop him at all. "Sinbad we can't." Her words were accompanied by a quick shove as she escaped his grasp and moved away from him.
His jaw dropped at her comment and gesture, "WHAT?! Why not?" her eyes rolled and she turned from him, "The eternal infant." She mumbled under her breathe. "Sinbad we cannot.... not .....do....THAT...not here." Sinbad's expression dropped again, "O-Uh-Why in Hades not?!" his stuttered replied had her let out a frustrated gasp and started moving towards wooden dresser. "Sinbad, if we....we...if we do.....AGH.....THEY SHALL KNOW!"
He truly wished he had brought Ale back with him now; he needed a drink terribly at this moment. Not only was Maeve infuriating, she was unbelievably desirable simultaneously. He did not think she could get under his skin any more than she had already done, but she amazed him once more. He decided to walk to her slow, like an animal to his prey getting ready to pounce at the perfect time.
She had become very familiar with that look, and knew how dangerous it was, so she stepped back to a safer distance, "Sinbad, THEY can hear....we are no longer surrounded by the stone walls of the palace," she knocked on the wall to make evident her point, 'thin walls.' His face went from one of lust to one of annoyance, "What does it matter if they hear anything? If you do not remember Rongar walking in on us once before, though I believe he really won't SAY anything on the subject, others would have had to have notice us by NOW." He wanted to hit himself for not thinking before he said that. Especially when he saw the fury building up in Maeve's eyes.
"WHAT DOES IT MATTER?! It might be acceptable to you that I become the ship harlot, but I would rather keep my reputation in tact. SO if you do not understand it.....IT MATTERS TO ME!!!" She did not think he could be any more a cad than he was now. He stood there, angered with HER. He should be apologizing for being so insensitive, but he stood there in all his insanity, angry he could not get what he wanted, he was nothing more right now than a 'thoughtless ape.' Maeve began a path to the door. "Where are you going?" he asked as he hooked her arm and twirled her back to where she had been before. "I am going to my OWN cabin."
She was right, partially right at least. Their situation was less than traditional. However, their lives were less than traditional, "Maeve I do not believe anyone would think less of you for being with me." His angry faced turned into something more empathetic. He needed her, but he also loved her, and what she needed came first with him. When he noticed the stubbornness in her eyes he knew he had to tell her the truth, it would infuriate her, but it would also give her less options.
"You no longer have a cabin Maeve, at least not the cabin you think you have." His words confused her. "What are you talking about Sinbad, I put my belongings there when we arrived back on the ship." Sinbad turned around to see his dresser, which had been supporting a large chest. MAEVE'S large chest; when she turned back to him he saw her mouth drop open ready to make his eardrums throb, but he interrupted her before she had the chance. "I told you once I would not sleep without you again, and a sailor's word is bond."
She was utterly speechless, she could not process this...this....blatant over-stepping of boundaries. "What?..How?..Whaaa.." her mumbled attempts at a coherent question was unsuccessful, but he answered already knowing the questions, "When you were on deck with everyone else, I took the liberty of redecorating your quarters some. I brought your things in here, but I left the chest with your potions and spells and such. You can use that cabin now for a potions room. I thought it only necessary now that we have two sorceresses on board and you had already been accustomed to having one..Also...." he did not realize until it was to late the large cup of water in his room being chucked at him.
"MAEVE. That HURT!" He said as he brushed off the water and rubbed his now aching head. She crossed her arms, "GOOD...You deserved it....You are absolutely the most arrogant brute in the universe. I cannot believe you would do this without my permission...I do not believe you..." It was his turn to interrupt. But he decided his revenge would be less painful and more fun; so he pulled her into his arms and kissed her. She pushed at his chest, but as his tongue swirled her thoughts. She panicked and used her left hand to call on her powers and made a small tornado in the room, but one big enough to push him off her.
He landed on his rear, and he glared up to her. She could not hold the laughter for too long. "That is what occurs when you upset a sorceress." She started laughing even louder. However, the laughing distracted her from the look on his face, the look of retribution. With a quick movement his arms hugged her calves and sent her falling on top of him.
"Sinbad what are you......" he decided to finish what he started before so he pulled her head to capture her lips. She was in too good of a mood now to be angry, and with one of his hands in her hair and the other grazing her thigh, she really could not challenge him again.
They were on the ground for a long time, but both knew if they wanted to live to see what other trouble they could get themselves into they would have to come up for air. She let go first and sat up atop of him, straddled on his waist. He in returned put his hands on her waist and pulled her back down to lie on his chest.
Her hair had cascaded his face sending the scents of it through his nose. He could not resist touching it, in wonderment that it was real, that she was real. He pulled it up over her shoulder so he could see her face. "I cannot believe you are here, that you're home. Even if you are insane, I do not think I could have lived without you much longer." She smiled at him, and responded by giving him small butterfly kisses. "I believe even with your levels of infancy there is no where I'd rather be. It's just I do not want the men to think that I'm....well....I am 'impure', though it is the truth so I should not worry of it so much." His heart broke at that. He knew the only way to remedy her feelings was to do what he had planned on doing before.
He pulled up her thighs with both hands and carried her off the floor. He slowly laid her onto his hammock, and released himself from her grip. She was baffled at his actions, but watched as he rummaged through his dresser. He grabbed something from the side and turned to her. "Where is that pendant we gave you for Winter Solstice?" She stood up and opened her chest; searching through it she found her pendant rolled protectively in some of her clothes. She made her way back to the hammock and sat as he joined her. He signaled his hand for the pendant and she hesitantly gave it to him, still confused about his actions.
"Do you know who got this pendant for you initially?" She gave him a sly smile. It was a question she had answered some time ago. "I do believe a once boyish sailor was my benefactor." He smirked back at her; of course SHE would figure it out. "I wanted to give it to you myself, but I was afraid, of what THEY would think." She nodded and let out a knowing sigh. "I do think it is time though sorceress we face them and the rest of the world with the truth Maeve. No more hiding." He pulled out the tattered rope that held the pendant and replaced it with a beautiful, tiny, silver chain. He pulled it open and put it on Maeve.
She moved her hair aside for him to have better access. As he slipped his hands away she slipped her hands around her pendant and its new holder. "Sinbad it's exquisite." She was too entranced by the pendant on her neck to realize how enchanted Sinbad had become of her. "Yes Maeve you are." She shifted her attention to him, "I am what?" He chuckled, the woman may be unbelievable brilliant, but she was still coy in other areas. "You, your also exquisite." Her cheeks began blushing, she did not know why, after everything they had done and seen, she thought she should no be so timid. She decided she could not let him have too much control over their current position and raised an eyebrow, "Hmmm, I do believe dear captain that I heard Toris use that exact phrase with Deora. Have your dastardly statements gone to a drought, you have to pilfer other's romantic declarations?" If she kept her tantalizing jesting he won't be able to keep up his resistance, especially when she kept caressing the necklace on her breastbone.
To help him concentrate on the task at hand he grabbed both her hands into his and made her turn fully to his face him. "The reason I am giving this to you is." she quickly interrupted him, "Well you are not exactly giving to me, it was already mine for a few years now." Her corrective tone put a look of frustration on his face. She held back a grin and let her chin fall to her chest as she raised her eyes in guilt.
"Are you finished?" She nodded and pulled her head up. "Good. Now before I was impolitely interrupted, AGAIN. I was about to say WHEN I had gotten this for you I was still denying how I felt about you. And I knew the men would never give me peace if I gave it to you myself. So that is why you were given two gifts from the crew, the real gift, and my gift. I should have just left it, but when I saw it, it reminded me of you. It was beautiful. The exterior made of hard, almost unbendable metal, but that was so it could protect the gem at its center, protect what it held dear. And though it was a hard exterior it still had a grace to it. I just knew it belong on you, so I just told the crew I was not aware of their gift, and just gave it to you from all of us. But now I don't care anymore, I want them to know, I want them to see it on you, and know it was ME who gave it to you. That is why I bought the chain, so they all know it was given to you from me. A symbol.." She smiled again, feeling rather at peace with his statement, but something just kept gnawing at the back of her mind.
"Sinbad, that is all well and good, but you are their captain and their HERO. Of course they will understand it, after their banters they will pat you on the back, but I'm.." he put his finger on her lips, "YOU are still not letting me finish. I WANT them to know about us. Not specifically all of our previous AND FUTURE activities mind you, but I think they should know about us. I cannot exactly invite them to our wedding without them being somewhat informed." Here eyes became two large circles, Sinbad was a little worried they would fall out of their sockets, but decided while she was finally silent he'd keep going, "Of course, you would have to agree to marrying me."
She sat there, too shocked to speak. Was she hearing this correctly? She had many dreams that were similar to her present state, but this was no dream. She knew the answer, but could not formulate a proper answer for him, which was a usual occurrence for them. So she decided to make her answer evident.
She put her hand on the back of his neck, to the smalls of his hairs, and pulled him in for a passionate kiss, one that was to make sure he knew her reply. Of course, as he pulled back from her Sinbad had to play with this a little, "So is that a yes, or are you just letting me down easy?" She rolled her irises and smirked, "Sailor, if you can't get an answer from that you are as mad as I've always claimed you to be." He could not fight back his widened smile any longer; his heart wouldn't let him.
"Well fine than, I believe I will take that as a yes, but that is only because I would like my brother to have those nieces and nephews he wanted." Her eyes grew large once more, "YOU WERE LISTENING?!" He chuckled as he pulled her in by her waist. "Of course I was, how else was I able to trap you in the corridor, now about where we left off in the corridor....."
He began kissing her neck again, when she lightly pushed back he looked frustrated by her still uncertain facial expression, "They will not hear us, woman, if you keep your screaming down to a minimum." This time her entire face widened, but she calmed herself and retorted to his scheming glint, "Well sailor, if you do not whine and beg like a puppy, maybe then they will not have to hear me SCREAM at you." She gave him bobbed her head and smirked. He could not think of any better answer to that challenge then to pull her thighs and position himself between them, "I accept that challenge, my love. We shall see who is left begging dear sorceress." Before she could protest any longer he began descended on her mouth and slipped his tongue into her orifice, as his hands worked their way under her skirt.
Sinbad won the challenge that night. Maeve won that morning after. And by their afternoon activities, they called it a draw.
*****
"Thank Allah those two are finally together." Said by the old man looking through his ball of light at the image of Maeve, Sinbad and the rest of the crew gathered around them on the beach as they became joined for life. The old man made the light disappeared and turned to the woman he was speaking to.
"Yes, it is good to see them happy." She responded as she moved toward him.
"Now that is done, I may finally take my rest." She knew what he meant by that statement, and he was speaking of sleep.
She began to shake her head, "No! Master you can't, not yet, we still need you." She was brought to tears at the reality she was facing.
"My dear girl, do not cry. It is time for me; there is nothing for me to do. I have fulfilled my promises. You are all safe now."
"Yes, but what about the future, things may be peaceful now. But Toris and Mailadine are still young, and Sinbad, Maeve, Doubar, and Dermott do not lead secure lives. Who knows what danger they may get themselves into." She was signaled to sit near him at her last statement.
"That is true, but the promise I made to your father, to their grandfather has been satisfied. I have protected and kept safe their children, and their children's children. You knew this. Before Vexicus killed your father I gave my word I would protect you, your sister, and Anketurk's daughter. I also promised I would take care of all your children as Vexicus walked on the soil, but he is no longer here." He still saw the troubling look in her eyes.
"Child please, I am done. I have kept you safe throughout your life. I was not able to do the same for your sister and Anketurk's daughter, but that was not by Vexicus, it was by entirely different tribulations. I have though fulfilled it in ALL of your children.
"Toris has his land back now, an entire army at his finger tips, a land of peace, and he also has the woman he loves. I gave Mailadine those powers, so she can grow to learn to protect herself.
"Sinbad and Doubar, could not have made Anketurk more proud if he were alive to see his grandson's, they are heroes, sailors on the most renowned ship on the seven seas. I even fulfilled my personal promise to by letting you meet your niece and nephew."
She felt the tears start falling at the mention of them. "That you did. They are beautiful. I still cannot believe how much Maeve looks like her." She smiled at the thought of her sister's incarnate image.
"Yes. She is." He replied as he continued, "I know how much you missed her, and I was always sorry I had to take her into hiding. However, I knew her child would be born to be my apprentice; I had to keep her safe from Vexicus. If he had known about Maeve...Well it was good he did not. Both Maeve and Dermott will be safe now though, and they will be happy.
"That was not of my doing as you know, I may have set up the events that have lead to their present lives. But fate brought them with Sinbad, Bryn and the rest of the crew. I was rather astonished by how that happened, I will admit. But they have found their family, their soul mates. They will still get into much trouble, but I have foreseen that they will live long lives, full of love and children. There is nothing more I can do for them or your children. I have fought many lifetimes, and protected many people. It is now my time to rest."
She wiped the tears from her eyes. She knew that her long time mentor was right, and it was unfair to ask him for more. He HAD fulfilled his duties; she just did not know how to say good-bye to another father.
"Ileana, no matter where I am I am always with you. Always with them, I shall be by your side until you can join me. But my body is weak and my soul is tired of fighting. I would like to rest now."
She nodded. With that he disappeared.
She wished she could have embraced him; let him kiss her forehead like he did so many times when she was a young girl. However, he was not there, not truly. He was a projected image, brought by magic. His body was still on some unknown isle. She knew his decision would be best for all, but it still broke her heart.
"Goodbye Master Dim Dim."
*****
He waited a day after seeing Ileana. He went to Maeve in her dreams, to say goodbye to his apprentice. He knew if he hadn't she would continue searching for him. He was saddened by saying goodbye to the women he thought of as family. But he was wary of this world, and by watching all of the people he considered his children content, he knew it was okay for him to let go.
He entered to small house that he created for himself with some trees and magic. He laid on his cot and thought of each one of his children, the adventures they went through, the children they had or will have. His mind slowly shifted to his own wife, and how elated he was to finally join her.
With sweet memories of his life he drifted off into his final sleep.
The End
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YAY..I finished my first fanfic, woohoo.
I hope that was a good ending...I'm not sure...if you have kept up with this fic.but have not reviewed, now is definitely the time.
I promise tweaking will occur.but I have to take a break from it for a while...I have been neglecting too many of my other fics for this one.
SEE I told you someone would not make it to the end of the story...did not expect that one huh?
Anyway.I want to say some extra special thanks.
First and foremost to *Raigeki* and *Space-Case7029 (Audra)* you guys have been SOOOO great. I really kept writing as fast as I did because of you two, you guys kept me going. Thanks for all the encouragement, support. And I am really sad its ending.....*sniff* but it had to end sometime. I hope this ending makes you guys happy. I hope you guys make your own Adventures Of Sinbad fics so I can read them and return the love.
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