Icy Blaze
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Chapter 5 - Fires of Love
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Lost in his mind, Alex stared at the insides of his eyelids. Having failed to open them due to the brilliant light around him, he turned his thoughts to her. How was he going to tell her that he wanted to help her if he was stuck here. Where ever here was, she was gone for sure. No doubt that Felix had seen him, probably leaving him for dead. While Alex knew that Felix wasn't that way, it would have been appropreate. Better to die than to have to put both himself and her through misery. Not including, of course, Isaac, Garet, Mia, Felix, and whoever else she was close to.
He felt something cold and wet brush his forehead, some kind of cloth. He tried to open his eyes, but failed for the nth time. If his knowlege of ailments was good enough, odds were that he had a form of the flu. Or some other disease that raised the body tempature. Whatever it was, he couldn't identify it without seeing his reactions...
Wait. A cloth ran over his head. That meant that someone was taking care of him, someone with a knowledge of whatever ailed him. Mia? No, Isaac and Mia were too far from here to be able to know about him, let alone see him. Did this mean that Felix saved him? No, neither Sheba or Felix had knowledge of how to cure this, that much was for sure. Heck, Felix caught the Proxian Cough, a simple bug that was long since cured with Prox Soup, but Felix had begged for a healer or something. Of course he couldn't know of it...
Grinning at the recollection, he felt his throat sting as he tried to laugh. No doubt, it was a strain of Flu, probably a local variant. And with the list exhausted save one, he ventured to guess who it was that was caring for him:
"J..Jenn.a..?"
Silence greeted him, and he wondered if it wasn't Jenna, but some healer at a local town. Funny. He risked his life to save her from having Felix and Sheba learn of their "relations," and he was lying here, not being able to tell her...
"It's OK, Alex. I'm here."
His thoughts cleared as he heard her voice, soothing and direct. Her normally sharp and firey toungue was in check as she wiped his face again. She seemed so... Caring. But why? He had forced her, had violated her, and yet she still cared? Alex marveled at the thought; women like that were not common, and he never would have pegged Jenna as one...
"Jenna..."
"Please, don't speak. You've somehow caught the Vale flu. It usually lasts a day, so you should be back on your feet in about twenty five hours."
Vale Flu, eh? That was odd. How had he caught that? Must run it's course during the fall season... But to hear her voice, to know that she was at least showing compassion... But how long will it last?
"Alex, why did you try to slit your wrist? It wasn't enough to kill you."
He let out a sigh, wandering how he was going to explain that. Before he got his first word out, the other voice cut him off:
"You were watching me, weren't you."
It wasn't a question. She knew, somehow. But how; he had made sure that the wound wasn't bad enough to kill, and the slashed clothes and dirt was supposed to make it seem more of an attack than anything. How had she figured it out?
"H...ow..?"
"The dirt on your chest looked like you'd quickly sloshed dirt on you, and your knees were way too dark to have just been dirty for a minute or two."
He smiled inwardly, glad that she had noticed. Her knowing that made it a little easier to tell her. "I wa.s trying t..to. talk to ..y.ou."
"About what?"
This was the hard part: if Felix or Sheba were in earshot, then they would know, and he'd certainly be dead. On the other hand, if she thought that he was peeping a look...
"Alex, what abo... Oh... You wanted to talk about... that."
Well, at least she knew. He tried to nod his head, hoping that she picked up on it.
"Why did you want to talk about it?"
Was it just him, or did her tone just harden with anger? No, more like dissapointment...
"In I..mi.il, it i.s cus...ustom fo...r a p..erso..on to a..id .a....person th...at the..y wr..on...onged."
His throat stung with pain as he waited to hear her answer. The pause became quite uncomfortable after a minute or so. It got quiet enough that he literally jumped when she spoke again.
"Y..ou want to help me?"
"Yes. An..y w...way I c..c.can."
Another lull followed, but this time, it wasn't as much torture as he thought it would be.
"Uh, Alex, I want to thank you, but..."
Felix, he thought.
"Felix."
"Yes."
"W..h.en w..ill yo.u b.e le..a.v.in.g?"
"After you are better. Felix wants to talk to you."
"D...oes h.e kno..w?"
"No."
A wave of relief passed down his spine. "I gue....ss I'..ll talk t...o him tomor..rr.ow."
"You won't tell him, will you?"
He let a smile form on his face. "Not un...le.ss y.ou t.el.l me t..o, Jenn..a."
He felt her arms wrap around his form, and something soft against his lips. He allowed himself to be held and kissed, slowly wrapping his arms around her.
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Unknown to the two in the tent, Sheba sat nearby, seemingly staring into the sky. She knew that something was wrong with Alex's presence here, and the fact that he was near where Jenna was bathing made it a little more problematic. She normally wasn't this suspicious or sneaky, but she had to know, if only to protect Felix and Jenna...
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Sheba - I'm not that sneaky, am I?
Yes.
Sheba - Shut up! Just go to the reviewers!
Hmm... Oky Doke! Me thinketh that me get more reviewers after each chapter... Well, here's the response part:
Gay Witch - Hmm... Another new face... Thanks for the positive input! I hope this chapter is as good as the last few!
Killing Perfection - Is she? Won't know for a month or two. I guess. *cough* And Felix will find out, obviously, especially if Alex and Jenna get together. But what do I want to do before that...? Hmm... And reading Alex's mind is fun!! Bwahahahaha!! Thanks!
Smurf Cat - Sure thing! Thanks!
Kyarorain - So mean that he holds a knife to Ivan while getting the information, goes on a killing spree and then kills Alex, beats Jenna for it, then kills Felix for not "protecting" her. Wait, there's plot in that! :-) Thanks!
Selena - Okay, you put two reviews on here, so I'll divide the response:
Chapter 2 - Okay, maybe. But what of Alex being the protagonist? Why? Oh, and go Jenna/Mia!
Chapter 4 - If you think that (the part about universal love and forgiveness), check out Love Line. And will Alex and Jenna get together? Hmm... Maybe. I might stick her with Mia... ;-) Thanks for the continuing reviews!
Sheba - REVIEW!!
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Chapter 5 - Fires of Love
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Lost in his mind, Alex stared at the insides of his eyelids. Having failed to open them due to the brilliant light around him, he turned his thoughts to her. How was he going to tell her that he wanted to help her if he was stuck here. Where ever here was, she was gone for sure. No doubt that Felix had seen him, probably leaving him for dead. While Alex knew that Felix wasn't that way, it would have been appropreate. Better to die than to have to put both himself and her through misery. Not including, of course, Isaac, Garet, Mia, Felix, and whoever else she was close to.
He felt something cold and wet brush his forehead, some kind of cloth. He tried to open his eyes, but failed for the nth time. If his knowlege of ailments was good enough, odds were that he had a form of the flu. Or some other disease that raised the body tempature. Whatever it was, he couldn't identify it without seeing his reactions...
Wait. A cloth ran over his head. That meant that someone was taking care of him, someone with a knowledge of whatever ailed him. Mia? No, Isaac and Mia were too far from here to be able to know about him, let alone see him. Did this mean that Felix saved him? No, neither Sheba or Felix had knowledge of how to cure this, that much was for sure. Heck, Felix caught the Proxian Cough, a simple bug that was long since cured with Prox Soup, but Felix had begged for a healer or something. Of course he couldn't know of it...
Grinning at the recollection, he felt his throat sting as he tried to laugh. No doubt, it was a strain of Flu, probably a local variant. And with the list exhausted save one, he ventured to guess who it was that was caring for him:
"J..Jenn.a..?"
Silence greeted him, and he wondered if it wasn't Jenna, but some healer at a local town. Funny. He risked his life to save her from having Felix and Sheba learn of their "relations," and he was lying here, not being able to tell her...
"It's OK, Alex. I'm here."
His thoughts cleared as he heard her voice, soothing and direct. Her normally sharp and firey toungue was in check as she wiped his face again. She seemed so... Caring. But why? He had forced her, had violated her, and yet she still cared? Alex marveled at the thought; women like that were not common, and he never would have pegged Jenna as one...
"Jenna..."
"Please, don't speak. You've somehow caught the Vale flu. It usually lasts a day, so you should be back on your feet in about twenty five hours."
Vale Flu, eh? That was odd. How had he caught that? Must run it's course during the fall season... But to hear her voice, to know that she was at least showing compassion... But how long will it last?
"Alex, why did you try to slit your wrist? It wasn't enough to kill you."
He let out a sigh, wandering how he was going to explain that. Before he got his first word out, the other voice cut him off:
"You were watching me, weren't you."
It wasn't a question. She knew, somehow. But how; he had made sure that the wound wasn't bad enough to kill, and the slashed clothes and dirt was supposed to make it seem more of an attack than anything. How had she figured it out?
"H...ow..?"
"The dirt on your chest looked like you'd quickly sloshed dirt on you, and your knees were way too dark to have just been dirty for a minute or two."
He smiled inwardly, glad that she had noticed. Her knowing that made it a little easier to tell her. "I wa.s trying t..to. talk to ..y.ou."
"About what?"
This was the hard part: if Felix or Sheba were in earshot, then they would know, and he'd certainly be dead. On the other hand, if she thought that he was peeping a look...
"Alex, what abo... Oh... You wanted to talk about... that."
Well, at least she knew. He tried to nod his head, hoping that she picked up on it.
"Why did you want to talk about it?"
Was it just him, or did her tone just harden with anger? No, more like dissapointment...
"In I..mi.il, it i.s cus...ustom fo...r a p..erso..on to a..id .a....person th...at the..y wr..on...onged."
His throat stung with pain as he waited to hear her answer. The pause became quite uncomfortable after a minute or so. It got quiet enough that he literally jumped when she spoke again.
"Y..ou want to help me?"
"Yes. An..y w...way I c..c.can."
Another lull followed, but this time, it wasn't as much torture as he thought it would be.
"Uh, Alex, I want to thank you, but..."
Felix, he thought.
"Felix."
"Yes."
"W..h.en w..ill yo.u b.e le..a.v.in.g?"
"After you are better. Felix wants to talk to you."
"D...oes h.e kno..w?"
"No."
A wave of relief passed down his spine. "I gue....ss I'..ll talk t...o him tomor..rr.ow."
"You won't tell him, will you?"
He let a smile form on his face. "Not un...le.ss y.ou t.el.l me t..o, Jenn..a."
He felt her arms wrap around his form, and something soft against his lips. He allowed himself to be held and kissed, slowly wrapping his arms around her.
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Unknown to the two in the tent, Sheba sat nearby, seemingly staring into the sky. She knew that something was wrong with Alex's presence here, and the fact that he was near where Jenna was bathing made it a little more problematic. She normally wasn't this suspicious or sneaky, but she had to know, if only to protect Felix and Jenna...
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...
Sheba - I'm not that sneaky, am I?
Yes.
Sheba - Shut up! Just go to the reviewers!
Hmm... Oky Doke! Me thinketh that me get more reviewers after each chapter... Well, here's the response part:
Gay Witch - Hmm... Another new face... Thanks for the positive input! I hope this chapter is as good as the last few!
Killing Perfection - Is she? Won't know for a month or two. I guess. *cough* And Felix will find out, obviously, especially if Alex and Jenna get together. But what do I want to do before that...? Hmm... And reading Alex's mind is fun!! Bwahahahaha!! Thanks!
Smurf Cat - Sure thing! Thanks!
Kyarorain - So mean that he holds a knife to Ivan while getting the information, goes on a killing spree and then kills Alex, beats Jenna for it, then kills Felix for not "protecting" her. Wait, there's plot in that! :-) Thanks!
Selena - Okay, you put two reviews on here, so I'll divide the response:
Chapter 2 - Okay, maybe. But what of Alex being the protagonist? Why? Oh, and go Jenna/Mia!
Chapter 4 - If you think that (the part about universal love and forgiveness), check out Love Line. And will Alex and Jenna get together? Hmm... Maybe. I might stick her with Mia... ;-) Thanks for the continuing reviews!
Sheba - REVIEW!!