Icy Blaze
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Chapter 4 - Falling for You
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Alex stared at Jenna, wishing that he had the courage to get up and try to talk to her. Why was he scared, though? He was, after all, a water adept. And she was a fire mage, weak to his powers. Yet he feared her? It didn't make sense, and yet it did make sense. He had no will to harm another person, and to go forward would be to welcome a fight. He knew it, but he had to tell her. Had to help her, even if it meant death.
But how was he going to prove his... Wait... If he did have feelings for Jenna instead of Mia, why did he need to go to the peak of Aleph? He needed to talk to her, to see if she reciprocatd them. He began to stand...
...only to crouch as he heard steps approach from behind him. It didn't take much thought to realize that Felix was the cause of the sound. He quickly realized that he needed to get out of there, but a teleport would be seen, and it might cause Felix to learn of his act. But if he stayed there, he was doomed. How was he going to keep Jenna from having to tell her brother...?
He slowly formulated a plan, and quickly put it to action...
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Jenna sat next to the edge of the bushes, stroking her hair to dry it. Sadly, the bath didn't aid her as well as she thought it would. She pondered if anything would, but was interrupted when a yelp sounded from behind her.
Scrambling to her feet, she rushed to the bushes behind her, only to see her brother leaning over a body. And to her shock, the body was that of Alex. Turning to her brother, she tried to see what had happened by his face. He glanced at her, "Did you know he was over here?"
"No."
"Looks like he got into a fight with something, given the ammount of dirt on him. His wrists are even slashed."
She looked at Alex, wondering if he was dead. An hour ago she would have been glad if he'd died, but for some reason, now he seemed... He seemed innocent. Glancing at the collection of dirt on the body, she noticed that most of the dirt seemed to be on his knees. A farily good collection was on his chest, but she noticed that it had a wierd pattern...
Her eyes widened when she realized where she saw the pattern before. Once back in Vale, Isaac had fallen into a patch of dirt, and his effort to dust it off had left the same pattern on his chest. Did this mean that he was faking it?
It dawned on her that he might have been here longer than Felix was guessing. And he was probably... Watching her?
No, he wouldn't do that. She knew that he wouldn't risk being seen by either her or her brother. He was smarter than that. Was he trying to talk to her...?
"Felix, he isn't dead, is he...?"
He looked at her, apparently shocked at the thought. "No, he's just unconcious. I'd give him an hour or so to come around."
"Can we camp here tonight?"
His face was one of puzzlment. And as if it was made of liquid, it turned to one of understanding. "You want to see what he was doing?"
She stopped, wandering how to explain her need to talk to Alex. She wanted to see what he was doing, but she also needed to keep Sheba out of his head. "Yes, I do. But I want to try to get it out of him."
He seemed to consider asking her reasoning, but seemed to think the better of it. *Thank the elements...*
As Felix walked off to get Sheba, she stared at Alex, wondering what the Mercurian from Imil had to say...
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Ivan stared out the porthole, pondering his situation. He knew that Isaac had grown increasingly suspicious of him, and he couldn't blame him. He knew that it was only a matter of time before Isaac found out, and it was all Ivan could do to keep it quiet. Garet hadn't said anything about it to him, and he and Mia were too busy trying to see if one liked the other. How long could he keep it a secret...?
Staring out the window, he felt a tear streak down his face.
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And now to the reviews!
Smurf Cat - Uh, I hate to say this, but I needed to keep Garet and Mia occupied, since the plot doesn't call for them... And that is a good idea. What if Jenna *did* get pregnant? Hmm. Thanks!
Saturos - Yup. "Thank the elements" is basically "Oh thank God(s)." Thanks!
Selena - Sheba? A child? She's a teen! And if you go by Alabamba history, women got married at 12. True story. Ask my father (who has a massive family there...). Everyone has doubts, and Jenna's are only intensified since she was assaulted. The only problem with Mia and Alex is what she says at Mars Lighthouse. And Mia/Jenna ain't too bad... Though for some odd reason, that couple is more popular than Isaac/Sheba... Oh well. Thanks!
Kai Mine - Sorry. Guess answers will come next chapter when I formulate what happens...
Kyarorain - Was it? I think that my choice of words was poor on that part... The vision was... Wait, I can turn this into a plot builder later! What am I worried over?
Sheba - REVIEW!!
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Chapter 4 - Falling for You
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Alex stared at Jenna, wishing that he had the courage to get up and try to talk to her. Why was he scared, though? He was, after all, a water adept. And she was a fire mage, weak to his powers. Yet he feared her? It didn't make sense, and yet it did make sense. He had no will to harm another person, and to go forward would be to welcome a fight. He knew it, but he had to tell her. Had to help her, even if it meant death.
But how was he going to prove his... Wait... If he did have feelings for Jenna instead of Mia, why did he need to go to the peak of Aleph? He needed to talk to her, to see if she reciprocatd them. He began to stand...
...only to crouch as he heard steps approach from behind him. It didn't take much thought to realize that Felix was the cause of the sound. He quickly realized that he needed to get out of there, but a teleport would be seen, and it might cause Felix to learn of his act. But if he stayed there, he was doomed. How was he going to keep Jenna from having to tell her brother...?
He slowly formulated a plan, and quickly put it to action...
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Jenna sat next to the edge of the bushes, stroking her hair to dry it. Sadly, the bath didn't aid her as well as she thought it would. She pondered if anything would, but was interrupted when a yelp sounded from behind her.
Scrambling to her feet, she rushed to the bushes behind her, only to see her brother leaning over a body. And to her shock, the body was that of Alex. Turning to her brother, she tried to see what had happened by his face. He glanced at her, "Did you know he was over here?"
"No."
"Looks like he got into a fight with something, given the ammount of dirt on him. His wrists are even slashed."
She looked at Alex, wondering if he was dead. An hour ago she would have been glad if he'd died, but for some reason, now he seemed... He seemed innocent. Glancing at the collection of dirt on the body, she noticed that most of the dirt seemed to be on his knees. A farily good collection was on his chest, but she noticed that it had a wierd pattern...
Her eyes widened when she realized where she saw the pattern before. Once back in Vale, Isaac had fallen into a patch of dirt, and his effort to dust it off had left the same pattern on his chest. Did this mean that he was faking it?
It dawned on her that he might have been here longer than Felix was guessing. And he was probably... Watching her?
No, he wouldn't do that. She knew that he wouldn't risk being seen by either her or her brother. He was smarter than that. Was he trying to talk to her...?
"Felix, he isn't dead, is he...?"
He looked at her, apparently shocked at the thought. "No, he's just unconcious. I'd give him an hour or so to come around."
"Can we camp here tonight?"
His face was one of puzzlment. And as if it was made of liquid, it turned to one of understanding. "You want to see what he was doing?"
She stopped, wandering how to explain her need to talk to Alex. She wanted to see what he was doing, but she also needed to keep Sheba out of his head. "Yes, I do. But I want to try to get it out of him."
He seemed to consider asking her reasoning, but seemed to think the better of it. *Thank the elements...*
As Felix walked off to get Sheba, she stared at Alex, wondering what the Mercurian from Imil had to say...
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Ivan stared out the porthole, pondering his situation. He knew that Isaac had grown increasingly suspicious of him, and he couldn't blame him. He knew that it was only a matter of time before Isaac found out, and it was all Ivan could do to keep it quiet. Garet hadn't said anything about it to him, and he and Mia were too busy trying to see if one liked the other. How long could he keep it a secret...?
Staring out the window, he felt a tear streak down his face.
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And now to the reviews!
Smurf Cat - Uh, I hate to say this, but I needed to keep Garet and Mia occupied, since the plot doesn't call for them... And that is a good idea. What if Jenna *did* get pregnant? Hmm. Thanks!
Saturos - Yup. "Thank the elements" is basically "Oh thank God(s)." Thanks!
Selena - Sheba? A child? She's a teen! And if you go by Alabamba history, women got married at 12. True story. Ask my father (who has a massive family there...). Everyone has doubts, and Jenna's are only intensified since she was assaulted. The only problem with Mia and Alex is what she says at Mars Lighthouse. And Mia/Jenna ain't too bad... Though for some odd reason, that couple is more popular than Isaac/Sheba... Oh well. Thanks!
Kai Mine - Sorry. Guess answers will come next chapter when I formulate what happens...
Kyarorain - Was it? I think that my choice of words was poor on that part... The vision was... Wait, I can turn this into a plot builder later! What am I worried over?
Sheba - REVIEW!!