I finished it! I finished the next chapter! WEEHOO! These last five weeks have been really hard for me. And quite frankly, I don't think they are going to get any better. I only have three semesters of college left, so everything is getting really intense. I will try and write at least one chapter a week. Maybe I can squeeze in various chapters when I get short breaks. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I probably will write another one shortly. Thanks for all the encouragement. I really needed it. OK! Enjoy
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The Uncontrollable
'Sunrise'
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Daine opened her eyes to the sunlight streaming into her window. Squinting and blinking at the bright rays of light, she shifted slightly only to feel something lying across her stomach. Her eyes scrunched up in confusion as she looked down the length of her body. Was that a leg? The blurriness of sleep began to fade from her mind. She lifted her head slightly to get a better look at the oddly placed limb. Yup. Definitely a leg. More specifically, her five-year-old daughter's leg. Jade lay across her mother's stomach dead to the world. One bare leg spread across her stomach, the other hanging to the side. Her little face was buried in the sheets and mattress between Daine's arm and torso; both arms tucked underneath her little body for further warmth. Daine turned her head slightly. Numair was asleep on his side facing her. His arm swung over Jade's body and rested possessively at Daine's hip. His snores sounding through the entire room.
It was rare that Daine would wake up to find Jade in the bed with her. It was only on the rarest of occasions, when she was hit with a particularly vicious nightmare that she would come tiptoeing into the room. Jade was growing at an ungodly rate. Daine wished she could stay little forever. Life was just too perfect. Her little canon ball had more energy then a hummingbird, but she was growing to be a very interesting young girl. She was stubborn, excessively stubborn. Once she set her mind to something, there was no going back. She was brimming with an inner light that sometimes scared Daine. She had caught herself on a number of occasions watching her daughter with interest. She would watch as she played in the gardens humming or singing a simple tune with such life that she almost looked like an immortal sprite. The trees and flowers around her fit so well with her. And sometimes…sometimes she would see Jade's eyes and it almost seemed as if the green flashed and moved brilliantly. Daine sighed and looked them over.
The rays of light that had woken her from her sleep streamed directly onto their bodies. Numair's black hair shown magnificently in the morning light, his face relaxed in sleep. She always loved the way he looked when he slept. Her eyes shifted to Jade once more. The small light blue nightgown almost sparkled with life as the rays illuminated her small body. Her hair, nearly black and a mess of curls had the same life Numair's hair had in the morning rays. Her tanned arms and legs seemingly lighter in the bright light. The small particles of dust, illuminated beautifully by the rays of light, floated softly in the air. All Daine could do was sit and watch as the man she loved most in all the realms and the girl she loved most slept in peace.
Jade shifted slightly and let out an audible breath. She brought up her little head up from the bed and blinked sleepily. Daine smiled with amusement. Jade's mess of nearly black curls was completely wild; some of it fluffy and ruffled, some of it pressed against her head from sleeping on it. Her eyes were puffy and her cheeks flushed from sleep. A long red mark ran across her cheek from where it had been resting on her arm. She looked around in confusion for a moment before her eyes came to rest on Daine, still completely dazed. Daine smiled brightly while pushing some of the curls from her daughter's face. "Good morning, sweet."
Jade blinked again and mumbled sleepily. "Morning, Mama…" Then, Jade let her head fall back on the bed and shifted slightly trying to go back to sleep.
Daine laughed quietly and whispered, "Aren't you going to get up now?" Jade's only reply was to shake her head negatively. Daine smirked. "You sure? Because Papa's still asleep."
Jade's head shot up, her eyes wide as she looked at her mother. She swung her head around to look at her father. He breathed in heavily and breathed back out, creating an interesting snore. Jade looked back over at Daine with an evil smile plastered across her face. Daine wondered for a moment if the God of mischief had taken an all too big interest in her daughter.
Now fully awake and excited, Jade climbed to her knees and leaned over her father with keen interest. "Papa?" she whispered as quietly as possible. When he made no response, the evil grin again plastered itself across her face. She struggled to her feet and as quietly as she could got closer to him. Numair shifted onto his back with a snort. Jade's smile turned positively wicked. She looked back at Daine quickly one more time before she turned back whispered a quiet, "I got you this time Papa…" and then jumped up as high as she could and over him.
Before she even reached the peek of her jump, Numair's eyes snapped open. He reached up with his hands snatching her from the air with a yell of triumph. Jade screeched in surprise so loudly, Daine jumped in surprise as well. As he brought her down fast as lightning to the bed, he then proceeded to attack her with his hands. Jade screamed and giggled in laughter. Daine let out a laugh as Jade begged Numair to stop.
"AAAAAAA….Papa…..STOP…..PLEASE………EEEEEEEEEEE……..hahahahhahhaaaa…..hehehehehee. Papa…nooooo! AAAA, stop….hehehehehe" She curled up into a little ball protecting herself from the tickling as she screeched in crazy giggles. Finally, Numair slowed and stopped, a smile plastered across his face. Jade lay there, breathing heavily as Daine continued to laugh. "Aaawww, Papa. I had you that time," Jade said with slight disappointment.
Numair quirked as mile and then pinched her nose. "You'll just have to keep trying then, won't you?"
Jade leapt up and onto Numair. He let out a loud breath. "Oomph!" The two proceeded to tickle each other. Daine got up from the bed with a laugh, saying she would go get Jade's cloth ready. Walking into the living area of their rooms, Daine stopped suddenly. She turned back around and looked at one of the plants they had in the corner. She narrowed her eyes and walked over to it, kneeling down. "What?" she breathed. The plant had been nearly dead yesterday. Its leaves wilted and brown. Now it was firm, bright green and glossy. Perfectly healthy. "How?..." Daine let out a breath as she stood up from her kneeling position. Could things possibly become any more strange?
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I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Gives you something to think about huh? Ok...next chapter coming MUCH sooner then this last one. SMILE
Karigan