Okay guys I just wanted to clear some things up first. I honestly didn't mean for the first "chapter" to be so long. I'd originally had it broken into parts but when I decided to post I just went ahead and posted what I had and whala there is chapter one. Cherdain is pronounced Chair-dane.....I have plans for Naomi and don't worry her father plays into it so does the evil man standing outside of her house...but he comes later mysterious grin~ Ummm...That's it for the moment...sorry this is short but there's this evil thing called school and they like to give homework...Anywhoo enjoy! And of course responses are loved..hehe. WAIT man I'm stupid people you recognize are Tamora Pierces...the rest are mine. If you feel like using them ask me first please.
The next day Aurora woke up feeling refreshed. As she got up and dressed she hummed and realized what made her feel so happy. She'd slept through the night! Breakfast that morning was more enjoyable than they had been. The other boys allowed her and Damion to join them. Well most of them that is. Nemra and Kemran left the table and went to join Lawrence and his ring of friends, including Thom who at least had the decency to look ashamed when the boys from Nemra and Kemran's table cast Aurora dirty looks.
That morning Lord Wyldon took the pages out to the Royal Forest. "Oh Mithros! I hate this exercise," Riarch complained. Jasson sympathized with him as did many of the other pages. Aurora was to shy to ask what they were talking about and followed along after them until Wyldon had them all stop by the river. Aurora frowned as she studied the area. She noticed the flatly cut log that lay across the river. Surely he's not going to have us fish, she thought puzzled, not noticing all the boys trying to get in back. "Corus and Kennon out on the log now," Wyldon ordered. Aurora did as she was told freezing when she reached the middle and looked down. As she looked down at the swiftly moving current a fear seized her. She'd never liked water and therefore never learned to swim. The frothy water swirled under her and she couldn't move for fear that she'd fall in. All the sudden a memory gripped her....
"No don't take my daughter!" "Give us the opal now!" "I will not!" Suddenly she felt herself back safe in her mother's arms. She felt her and her mother jump into the black river. Aurora could hardly breath. She remembered the jagged rocks, the way the current pulled her under only to spit her out just in time for a breath. She felt her mother's hand slip from hers. Saw her mother's head strike a rock. Then everything had gone black. Until she woke up in the dawn to the blood soaked sand where her mother and her had washed up on the beach. Red, everything was red.....so much blood....
Aurora gasped and tried to run back across the log, but Lawrence caught her and hissed, "What are you doing, pig? Didn't you hear what he said? We're supposed to swim against the current." Aurora hadn't heard and she wasn't about to get into the water. Desperately she tried to get away from him in panic. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion then. Lord Wyldon yelled something at her but she didn't hear. Lawrence pushed her over and she let out a scream as she plunged into the water. Frantically she thrashed as the current carried her downstream. Trying to scream she swallowed large amounts of water along with the air. A hand roughly grabbed her collar and jerked her out of the water and onto the bank. She stayed on her hands and knees gasping for breath. When she was under control an arm steadied her and pulled her up. Aurora turned and faced Lord Wyldon whom had pulled her out of the river.
Carefully he studied her for injuries and asked if she felt anything broken. When she reported she didn't his voice took on a sterner note. "Why did you not inform me that you could not swim, Page Aurora?," he demanded. The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them, "You didn't ask sir." Wyldon looked stunned for a brief moment and raised his hand. Aurora flinched thinking he was going to hit her, but instead he pointed at the crowd of pages that had gathered. "Naomi of Nond....tell me, can you swim?" he asked. The group parted and Naomi stepped forward. "Yessir I can," she responded. "Very well then," he said placing a hand on Aurora's shoulder, who jumped and immediately turned red when he gave her a look, "You shall teach her how to swim." Turning to the rest of the pages he asked, "Does anyone else need a swimming lesson?" Aurora heard someone murmur, "Only if it's with Naomi." That caused a ripple of chuckles. If Lord Wyldon heard the comment he chose to ignore it. "Very well then, we shall go back to the palace and run off all the energy your mouths seem to be running."
Sighing, Aurora turned dejectedly to follow them back to the palace. Cherdain came up and slung an arm around her shoulder. "Way to go Corus, thanks for getting us out of that torture lesson," he joked, giving her a grin. "Yes oh girl from the city, that stunt was an amazing show of wit and cunning. Not even I, the great thinker of schemes, could think of a way out of that hideous lesson," Tereden said catching up to them. Aurora tried to give them a smile and failed miserably. She just wanted to be left alone. Damion came up and nudged them out of the way, "Come on you two leave her alone. With that near death experience she's afraid you will talk her to death with your bad jokes." "Bad jokes! Now see here Storm's Fall...." Tereden started. Cheridan started up a conversation with Rirarch and thankfully left Aurora alone to deal with her thoughts. She glanced up and gave Damion a grateful smile. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly in response.
As they neared the palace Damion dropped back to talk to her but didn't get a chance to speak when Lawrence and Kemran ran by and shoved her out of the way. "Get out of the way pig!" Lawrence shouted at her. "It's too bad you didn't stay in the river then you wouldn't be in our way, pig," Kemran sneered as he ran by. Damion growled in anger and started after their retreating forms, but stopped when Aurora placed a tentative hand on his sleeve. "Please don't. It's not worth it," she said quietly and dropped her hand. Damion sighed, "You're right." He frowned as he watched her out of the corner of his eye. "You're really okay? You didn't hit your head on a rock did you?" he asked. He saw her pause a moment and her face go pale. "I....No...I'm fine," She replied not meeting his gaze. "We'd better hurry or Lord Wyldon will make us run more laps." Damion watched her jog off, wondering what secrets she kept hidden inside.
So...what did ya think? My addy is Corie_Q@hotmail.com feel free to email me. I'm also working on a couple more fics called Trying Times and Changing Fate. I'm off to Scotland next week so don't expect any posts until after next Friday. Have a wonderful week!
The next day Aurora woke up feeling refreshed. As she got up and dressed she hummed and realized what made her feel so happy. She'd slept through the night! Breakfast that morning was more enjoyable than they had been. The other boys allowed her and Damion to join them. Well most of them that is. Nemra and Kemran left the table and went to join Lawrence and his ring of friends, including Thom who at least had the decency to look ashamed when the boys from Nemra and Kemran's table cast Aurora dirty looks.
That morning Lord Wyldon took the pages out to the Royal Forest. "Oh Mithros! I hate this exercise," Riarch complained. Jasson sympathized with him as did many of the other pages. Aurora was to shy to ask what they were talking about and followed along after them until Wyldon had them all stop by the river. Aurora frowned as she studied the area. She noticed the flatly cut log that lay across the river. Surely he's not going to have us fish, she thought puzzled, not noticing all the boys trying to get in back. "Corus and Kennon out on the log now," Wyldon ordered. Aurora did as she was told freezing when she reached the middle and looked down. As she looked down at the swiftly moving current a fear seized her. She'd never liked water and therefore never learned to swim. The frothy water swirled under her and she couldn't move for fear that she'd fall in. All the sudden a memory gripped her....
"No don't take my daughter!" "Give us the opal now!" "I will not!" Suddenly she felt herself back safe in her mother's arms. She felt her and her mother jump into the black river. Aurora could hardly breath. She remembered the jagged rocks, the way the current pulled her under only to spit her out just in time for a breath. She felt her mother's hand slip from hers. Saw her mother's head strike a rock. Then everything had gone black. Until she woke up in the dawn to the blood soaked sand where her mother and her had washed up on the beach. Red, everything was red.....so much blood....
Aurora gasped and tried to run back across the log, but Lawrence caught her and hissed, "What are you doing, pig? Didn't you hear what he said? We're supposed to swim against the current." Aurora hadn't heard and she wasn't about to get into the water. Desperately she tried to get away from him in panic. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion then. Lord Wyldon yelled something at her but she didn't hear. Lawrence pushed her over and she let out a scream as she plunged into the water. Frantically she thrashed as the current carried her downstream. Trying to scream she swallowed large amounts of water along with the air. A hand roughly grabbed her collar and jerked her out of the water and onto the bank. She stayed on her hands and knees gasping for breath. When she was under control an arm steadied her and pulled her up. Aurora turned and faced Lord Wyldon whom had pulled her out of the river.
Carefully he studied her for injuries and asked if she felt anything broken. When she reported she didn't his voice took on a sterner note. "Why did you not inform me that you could not swim, Page Aurora?," he demanded. The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them, "You didn't ask sir." Wyldon looked stunned for a brief moment and raised his hand. Aurora flinched thinking he was going to hit her, but instead he pointed at the crowd of pages that had gathered. "Naomi of Nond....tell me, can you swim?" he asked. The group parted and Naomi stepped forward. "Yessir I can," she responded. "Very well then," he said placing a hand on Aurora's shoulder, who jumped and immediately turned red when he gave her a look, "You shall teach her how to swim." Turning to the rest of the pages he asked, "Does anyone else need a swimming lesson?" Aurora heard someone murmur, "Only if it's with Naomi." That caused a ripple of chuckles. If Lord Wyldon heard the comment he chose to ignore it. "Very well then, we shall go back to the palace and run off all the energy your mouths seem to be running."
Sighing, Aurora turned dejectedly to follow them back to the palace. Cherdain came up and slung an arm around her shoulder. "Way to go Corus, thanks for getting us out of that torture lesson," he joked, giving her a grin. "Yes oh girl from the city, that stunt was an amazing show of wit and cunning. Not even I, the great thinker of schemes, could think of a way out of that hideous lesson," Tereden said catching up to them. Aurora tried to give them a smile and failed miserably. She just wanted to be left alone. Damion came up and nudged them out of the way, "Come on you two leave her alone. With that near death experience she's afraid you will talk her to death with your bad jokes." "Bad jokes! Now see here Storm's Fall...." Tereden started. Cheridan started up a conversation with Rirarch and thankfully left Aurora alone to deal with her thoughts. She glanced up and gave Damion a grateful smile. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly in response.
As they neared the palace Damion dropped back to talk to her but didn't get a chance to speak when Lawrence and Kemran ran by and shoved her out of the way. "Get out of the way pig!" Lawrence shouted at her. "It's too bad you didn't stay in the river then you wouldn't be in our way, pig," Kemran sneered as he ran by. Damion growled in anger and started after their retreating forms, but stopped when Aurora placed a tentative hand on his sleeve. "Please don't. It's not worth it," she said quietly and dropped her hand. Damion sighed, "You're right." He frowned as he watched her out of the corner of his eye. "You're really okay? You didn't hit your head on a rock did you?" he asked. He saw her pause a moment and her face go pale. "I....No...I'm fine," She replied not meeting his gaze. "We'd better hurry or Lord Wyldon will make us run more laps." Damion watched her jog off, wondering what secrets she kept hidden inside.
So...what did ya think? My addy is Corie_Q@hotmail.com feel free to email me. I'm also working on a couple more fics called Trying Times and Changing Fate. I'm off to Scotland next week so don't expect any posts until after next Friday. Have a wonderful week!