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Authors Note: Sorry once again, but I haven't been faithful to my readers. Instead of writing, all I've been doing is chatting online and reading 8- Bit Theater on nuklearpower.com. But I will make this chapter as best as I can for all my precious readers^.^ Actually another thing to announce, I haven't been able to get my files on my floppy disk. It wont let me save or open any of my fanfics, I don't know why. I've tried everything and it seems there's more to this problem than i'ma willing to figure out. And thank you to all who reviewed, review and read as much as you like^.^ I don't mind flames either!
Brief Interlude chapter 7
"I...I love you Rath." The blonde elf stutters, a blush slowly creeping up onto his sun kissed cheeks. He moves his face away shyly and sits back on the chair, fiddling with his fingers that lay in his lap. Rath, on the other hand, brings a wavering hand to his face and traces his soft lips, a small blush rising upon him as well. The Fire Dragon Knight moves his lips, as if to speak, but close them for the sake of not being able to form a clear sentence.
Then, as if it was the stupidest thing in the world to do, Rune blurts out, "I'm sorry. I should have controlled myself...please forgive me." He looks down at his fidgeting hands, afraid to me the eyes of the one he loves. There's a rustling and a moment later, a hand places itself over Rune's, causing the elf to look up, startled. "Don't be Rune...you did nothing wrong."
"I..."
The Fire Dragon Knight takes his hands away and leans back in his bed, panting slightly from the fever. "You had the guts to speak the truth...there's no shame in that." He brushes aside his sweaty bangs as he lays his head against the soft white pillow, closing his eyes for a brief moment before saying, "I envy your courage Rune...I probably would have never confronted something like this if I was in your place." Dark red eyes open once more to stare at clear blue ones, "but you are the one who must forgive me Rune..." At this the elf looks at his fellow knight with confusion. "But Rath I don't understand..."
"You don't need to," the Fire Dragon Knight coughs slightly, grabbing for the water glass resting upon the bedside table and taking a few gulps, "I... I cant return your love, I'm sorry." He gazes up to the blonde elf sitting mere feet from him, hoping he hasn't broken the fragile creature. There is no response....Rune just stares blankly...stares past even Rath, as if he's not even there.
"Rune?" The concern in Rath's voice isn't registered by the elf so the dark haired youth leans forward and waves a hand over Rune's eyes, "hey Rune...you okay?" Then, as if he hadn't zoned out at all, Rune blinks swiftly and looks up to Rath. "I...uh..I..." Tears well up in crystal clear blue pools, the chair is pushed back with a scraping noise, and the stuttering of an embarrassed elf rise the atmosphere in the room. "I'm a fool, I'm sorry..." With that, Rune turns around and rushes out of the infirmary, tears rolling down his flushed cheeks. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~~::~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:
"Huh?...gimme ten more minutes Mr. Ducky...." A snork and a few grunting moans are passed over a certain red haired dragon knight's lips before he regains consciousness. "Oh...morning already?"
"More like late afternoon, you were supposed to report to Lord Lykouleon three hours ago along with Rune."
"Huh...really? Where's Rune?" Thatz sits up as he rubs his head, still feeling quite groggy from too much sleep. He looks up into the face of an amused Ruwalk and chuckles, removing the covers from himself and placing one leg over the side of the bed. The brunette on the other hand scratches the back of his head in a nervous manner as he states truthfully, "I honestly don't know Thatz, I haven't seen Rune all day."
"Do you think he's visiting Rath?"
Brown hair sways side to side as Ruwalk shakes his head, "no...a few fighters say he was there earlier but none have seen him since."
"Hmm...Oh well, that elf is probably off meditating or something."
"You might be right...get dressed and make sure you send Lykouleon that report."
"I will eventually..."
With that, the brunette turns around and opens the oak door, waving his hand as he exits.
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Silky blonde hair trails deplorably past hunched shoulders and over sunken, sad eyes. Soft sobs emit from the ashamed elf as he hugs himself tightly, allowing his disgraceful tears to pour out of his clear blue eyes and down his cheeks, dripping onto his quivering lips. "I'm so stupid! Of course Rath doesn't love me..." An even louder sob breaks free and the tears flow more rapidly as Rune berates himself harshly, "you stupid elf, what made you think Rath would return your love?....You just had to go and kiss him, didn't you?"
Rune drops his face into his cupped hands and wails extensively. Why did he do it? Rune had mustered all that courage and now he was crushed...was this what it was like to have a broken heart? Would the pain go away in time like the rumors said? Rune didn't think so, nothing this painful could ever leave him. It was too much to handle and Rune was afraid Rath would hate him now for doing this.
"Stupid, stupid elf!"
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Red eyes stare sadly at the half filled glass that is being twirled unceremoniously. "Rune...your delicate heart must be shedding all its tears. I hope you can forgive me in time...I just don't love you in the way you care so deeply for me." Rath sets the glass down on the bedside table and removes the bed sheets, feeling too stuffy in the infirmary to stay there any longer. He stands up slowly and shakily, making sure not to lose his balance. His first few steps are taken cautiously but once he gets the hang of it, his pace increases and his need to lean against something slightly decreases. "I can do this...its just a fever, nothing to worry about...," the Fire Dragon Knight reassures himself.
Once outside the infirmary and into the hallway, Rath heads straight towards Rune's quarters, all the while praying the sensitive elf hasn't done anything drastic. "Don't you dare do something stupid Rune....you tried that once before with the Varawoo incident and that's not happening again."
Rath finally comes across the elf's quarters and opens the door without knocking, barging into the dark, lifeless room. There's no sign that the elf had been there at all in the last couple of hours and that scared Rath. Where else would a heart broken elf go to?...Elf's did like the wild...maybe he could have gone outside and taken a nap. That was quite possible, considering Rune spent almost all of his time outside in the garden.
"THAT'S IT!" Rath shouts to himself suddenly, "Rune's in the garden!" And so the Fire Dragon Knight bolts out of the elf's room and runs down the hall, towards the nearest exit.
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"Hmm....these calculations are all wrong. Ruwalk just better not be changing Kaistern's expense reports again!" Alfeegi walks down the corridor with his eyes glued to the documents in his hands. "If I find out he did this...ooh is that Ruwalk in for it now...." Without much warning, the Dragon Officer is bombarded with a thunderous padding of feet and then......*BAM!*
A young dragon knight collides with a peeved officer and they both crash to the floor in a heap of falling papers. "What the hell?!! Rath what are you doing!?" Alfeegi shouts once he's regained his balance, picking up all the formerly neatly arranged documents.
"Sorry Alfeegi, ain't got much time...gotta run!" The youth goes to flee but is caught by his collar by the infamous Alfeegi. "Your not going anywhere except to bed, your in no condition to be rampaging the halls with your reckless running!"
"But Alfeeeeeeegi..." Rath whimpers as he gives the teal haired officer his cutest puppy eyes, biting his lower lip in experienced expertise. It doesn't fade the officer as he picks the youth up and drags him down the hall, his papers tucked neatly under his right arm.
Authors Note: Sorry once again, but I haven't been faithful to my readers. Instead of writing, all I've been doing is chatting online and reading 8- Bit Theater on nuklearpower.com. But I will make this chapter as best as I can for all my precious readers^.^ Actually another thing to announce, I haven't been able to get my files on my floppy disk. It wont let me save or open any of my fanfics, I don't know why. I've tried everything and it seems there's more to this problem than i'ma willing to figure out. And thank you to all who reviewed, review and read as much as you like^.^ I don't mind flames either!
Brief Interlude chapter 7
"I...I love you Rath." The blonde elf stutters, a blush slowly creeping up onto his sun kissed cheeks. He moves his face away shyly and sits back on the chair, fiddling with his fingers that lay in his lap. Rath, on the other hand, brings a wavering hand to his face and traces his soft lips, a small blush rising upon him as well. The Fire Dragon Knight moves his lips, as if to speak, but close them for the sake of not being able to form a clear sentence.
Then, as if it was the stupidest thing in the world to do, Rune blurts out, "I'm sorry. I should have controlled myself...please forgive me." He looks down at his fidgeting hands, afraid to me the eyes of the one he loves. There's a rustling and a moment later, a hand places itself over Rune's, causing the elf to look up, startled. "Don't be Rune...you did nothing wrong."
"I..."
The Fire Dragon Knight takes his hands away and leans back in his bed, panting slightly from the fever. "You had the guts to speak the truth...there's no shame in that." He brushes aside his sweaty bangs as he lays his head against the soft white pillow, closing his eyes for a brief moment before saying, "I envy your courage Rune...I probably would have never confronted something like this if I was in your place." Dark red eyes open once more to stare at clear blue ones, "but you are the one who must forgive me Rune..." At this the elf looks at his fellow knight with confusion. "But Rath I don't understand..."
"You don't need to," the Fire Dragon Knight coughs slightly, grabbing for the water glass resting upon the bedside table and taking a few gulps, "I... I cant return your love, I'm sorry." He gazes up to the blonde elf sitting mere feet from him, hoping he hasn't broken the fragile creature. There is no response....Rune just stares blankly...stares past even Rath, as if he's not even there.
"Rune?" The concern in Rath's voice isn't registered by the elf so the dark haired youth leans forward and waves a hand over Rune's eyes, "hey Rune...you okay?" Then, as if he hadn't zoned out at all, Rune blinks swiftly and looks up to Rath. "I...uh..I..." Tears well up in crystal clear blue pools, the chair is pushed back with a scraping noise, and the stuttering of an embarrassed elf rise the atmosphere in the room. "I'm a fool, I'm sorry..." With that, Rune turns around and rushes out of the infirmary, tears rolling down his flushed cheeks. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~~::~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:
"Huh?...gimme ten more minutes Mr. Ducky...." A snork and a few grunting moans are passed over a certain red haired dragon knight's lips before he regains consciousness. "Oh...morning already?"
"More like late afternoon, you were supposed to report to Lord Lykouleon three hours ago along with Rune."
"Huh...really? Where's Rune?" Thatz sits up as he rubs his head, still feeling quite groggy from too much sleep. He looks up into the face of an amused Ruwalk and chuckles, removing the covers from himself and placing one leg over the side of the bed. The brunette on the other hand scratches the back of his head in a nervous manner as he states truthfully, "I honestly don't know Thatz, I haven't seen Rune all day."
"Do you think he's visiting Rath?"
Brown hair sways side to side as Ruwalk shakes his head, "no...a few fighters say he was there earlier but none have seen him since."
"Hmm...Oh well, that elf is probably off meditating or something."
"You might be right...get dressed and make sure you send Lykouleon that report."
"I will eventually..."
With that, the brunette turns around and opens the oak door, waving his hand as he exits.
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Silky blonde hair trails deplorably past hunched shoulders and over sunken, sad eyes. Soft sobs emit from the ashamed elf as he hugs himself tightly, allowing his disgraceful tears to pour out of his clear blue eyes and down his cheeks, dripping onto his quivering lips. "I'm so stupid! Of course Rath doesn't love me..." An even louder sob breaks free and the tears flow more rapidly as Rune berates himself harshly, "you stupid elf, what made you think Rath would return your love?....You just had to go and kiss him, didn't you?"
Rune drops his face into his cupped hands and wails extensively. Why did he do it? Rune had mustered all that courage and now he was crushed...was this what it was like to have a broken heart? Would the pain go away in time like the rumors said? Rune didn't think so, nothing this painful could ever leave him. It was too much to handle and Rune was afraid Rath would hate him now for doing this.
"Stupid, stupid elf!"
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Red eyes stare sadly at the half filled glass that is being twirled unceremoniously. "Rune...your delicate heart must be shedding all its tears. I hope you can forgive me in time...I just don't love you in the way you care so deeply for me." Rath sets the glass down on the bedside table and removes the bed sheets, feeling too stuffy in the infirmary to stay there any longer. He stands up slowly and shakily, making sure not to lose his balance. His first few steps are taken cautiously but once he gets the hang of it, his pace increases and his need to lean against something slightly decreases. "I can do this...its just a fever, nothing to worry about...," the Fire Dragon Knight reassures himself.
Once outside the infirmary and into the hallway, Rath heads straight towards Rune's quarters, all the while praying the sensitive elf hasn't done anything drastic. "Don't you dare do something stupid Rune....you tried that once before with the Varawoo incident and that's not happening again."
Rath finally comes across the elf's quarters and opens the door without knocking, barging into the dark, lifeless room. There's no sign that the elf had been there at all in the last couple of hours and that scared Rath. Where else would a heart broken elf go to?...Elf's did like the wild...maybe he could have gone outside and taken a nap. That was quite possible, considering Rune spent almost all of his time outside in the garden.
"THAT'S IT!" Rath shouts to himself suddenly, "Rune's in the garden!" And so the Fire Dragon Knight bolts out of the elf's room and runs down the hall, towards the nearest exit.
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"Hmm....these calculations are all wrong. Ruwalk just better not be changing Kaistern's expense reports again!" Alfeegi walks down the corridor with his eyes glued to the documents in his hands. "If I find out he did this...ooh is that Ruwalk in for it now...." Without much warning, the Dragon Officer is bombarded with a thunderous padding of feet and then......*BAM!*
A young dragon knight collides with a peeved officer and they both crash to the floor in a heap of falling papers. "What the hell?!! Rath what are you doing!?" Alfeegi shouts once he's regained his balance, picking up all the formerly neatly arranged documents.
"Sorry Alfeegi, ain't got much time...gotta run!" The youth goes to flee but is caught by his collar by the infamous Alfeegi. "Your not going anywhere except to bed, your in no condition to be rampaging the halls with your reckless running!"
"But Alfeeeeeeegi..." Rath whimpers as he gives the teal haired officer his cutest puppy eyes, biting his lower lip in experienced expertise. It doesn't fade the officer as he picks the youth up and drags him down the hall, his papers tucked neatly under his right arm.
