Sorry this is short I haven't had much time to write recently but more is
on the way.
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Lucio had managed to get enough coal for a reasonable price and for a little extra money he was using the shop owners horse and cart as he had hoped. He stopped it in front of his fathers shop and begun to unload the heavy sacks. When that was completed he returned the horse and went to the back so that he could cut down some wood as instructed. He picked up the blunt axe stuck in a tree stump as he heard shouts.
"He's coming, he's coming!" Was what he could make out what was being said.
"Beware be brings an Axel with him!" Another voice cried out.
Lucio froze in place. He knew what an Axel was and what it meant. His father had told him that there had never been an Axel before, and if there was one now it only meant trouble.
"Hurry up Lucio!"
Lucio drifted back to what he was doing and swung the axe violently down against a small tree log that had already been cut, but needed to be smaller.
"Bless the soul that's gone forever," he said to himself.
Briar looked at Prue, but she never looked back. Everything was gone that had been her. He felt angry towards Isis for making her go through it, but there was nothing that could be done now. She still wore the white dress, but the blood stains were still visible. If only Isis would give her something else to wear.
He heard her breath in a short shallow breath; he glanced at her again and saw her eyes close. He wondered what was going on. Then she gripped tighter onto her horse, leaning closer to it her breathing becoming erratic. Her eyes closed and she slipped off the horse onto the ground below.
Isis looked behind but continued to ride forward whereas Briar stopped and jumped off his horse.
Prue was sprawled on her back motionless. He knelt to her side and held a hand to Prue's neck feeling for a pulse.
In the distance Isis and the four guards disappeared out of sight, Prue's horse was standing not too far away eating some grass.
"Prue?" He could feel a pulse, it was weak, but he wanted to get her to come around. What was happening didn't make sense. He knew even if she was in a full state of mind she might not answer to her name. It was something that he wasn't sure about, having never had been in the company of an Axel before.
Prue moaned quietly, as if she was in pain. He watched her chest swell up then deflate with each lungful of air.
He didn't know how he could help her.
Andy woke up the next morning, feeling slightly sick in the pit of his stomach. He knew he needed to get up but that didn't mean he wanted to. He needed to get the book back to Paige, but he didn't want to go to school. He could just drop it off at her house in the morning and stay at home.
Slowly he got out of bed, his feet plodding heavily against the wooden floor. Not being able to have Prue with him safe from danger was driving him crazy. At least he knew where she was.
He took a quick cool shower before getting dressed and heading to the manor with the book. He took his dad's car again, which had more or less become his own since his parents divorce.
He pulled the car in front of the steps leading to the front door of the manor and then stood at the door after he had knocked. The air was slightly cooler than previous days as a breeze swept leaves dancing on the ground.
Grams opened the door.
"Hi, could you give this to Paige please?" Andy said before Grams could say anything to him.
"Yes, was there anything else you came over for?" She put the book down on a nearby table.
"No that's all; I've got to get going."
He quickly went back to his car and let his hands drive the car subconsciously. After awhile he realised where he had parked, right by the swing he and Prue had claimed as their own.
He switched off the car engine and sat in it, he had no where to be so he could spend a few minutes thinking here.
He smiled at the memories he had shared with Prue at the swing and how often they visited it. As he let his mind indulge in all the times that he could remember seeing Prue laugh and smile that special smile, and when they had kissed. She had always loved coming to this spot, mainly because it meant that they would be alone together and she could tell him whatever it was that she had on her mind.
He felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end as he felt danger and panic, he still felt ill for no reason and closed his eyes, trying to pin point what had suddenly changed.
The breeze seemed to increase around his and soon pushed harder against his body, he fell on his back off the swing and then the wind stopped.
Something weird was going on. He opened his eyes and instead of seeing the poles of the swing above him, he saw trees. He sat up and found that he no longer felt sick. Very weird indeed.
Looking around he was surrounded by trees and was sitting on a dry mud floor. He got to his feet checking that he wasn't being watched by eager eyes.
He could see that the trees cleared and separated about 75 feet straight ahead. It was impossible to see if anyone was there but he walked through the thicket anyway. He had to be careful not to trip over as thorns snagged at his jeans and t-shirt.
As he got closer he could see someone moving about, what looked like it, it was a boy of the same age chopping some wood.
Branches slapped his face from the trees towering over him. He could just imagine how easy it would be to loose his footing and fall face first against the ground.
After what seemed longer than it had actually taken Andy stepped out onto the grass just as the boy turned around and saw him.
The axe the boy was holding fell to the floor and before Andy even had a chance to blink he felt a sword tip up against his throat.
"What were you doing?" The boy asked.
Andy stood frozen in place, he couldn't move in fear of the sword slicing right through him. Seeing a sword amazed him, when did anyone have a chance to see a proper one?
"I was er, well I don't know, I just appeared in there and came over here."
The sword stayed right against his skin. "Where are you from?"
"My mother's stomach, where do you think?"
He felt the blade push closer, if it was even possible without drawing blood. The boy gritted his teeth "You find humour in this?"
"Well I'm dumbfounded because suddenly from sitting on a swing I'm in some kind of forest then I have a sword pointed at me."
"Do you even know your in Aren?"
Andy felt his blood pound in his ears, Aren, as in the capital of Emory Tara where swords were used. How did he end up there?
As if sensing Andy was uncertain the boy put the sword back in its scabbard. "You've heard of this place before?"
"In a book."
"A book? Well that's weird, everyone in Emory Tara has heard of Aren at least once in their life from someone."
"But I'm not from here."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm from a different world, and I only know about this world from a book I've read, I know about the basic magic of this world."
"You just appeared here?"
"Yeah, I was somehow hoping to get here eventually to look for my girlfriend."
"She's here as well?"
"She was taken to be an Axel. I don't suppose you know anything about that do you?"
"I've heard that she's on her way here with Isis."
Andy didn't know who Isis was but if Prue was coming here then he could finally bring her home. Except he still needed to find the Shadow as well.
"When will she be here?"
"Probably later today."
"Great well I had better do something so that I can take her back home."
"Your going to need my help don't you think? Isis doesn't appreciate having strangers come up to him and take his processions. You could pretend to work here and then we'll figure out a plan of action."
"It would help a lot."
"I'm Lucio."
"Andy."
"Piper." Phoebe nudged the sleeping Piper. "Piper. Piper!"
"Wha..what?" Piper sat up. "Phoebe why are you waking me up?"
"Because I wanted to talk to you," Phoebe was speaking in a hushed voice hoping that if Paige or Grams was standing outside they wouldn't hear.
"What about?"
"Paige."
"Oook. Why?"
"Don't you think she was over reacting yesterday?"
"Yeah but she always had mood swings."
"True but remember when Grams was asking Paige what she was doing with Andy?" Piper nodded as she yawned behind her hand. "Well I think Paige is hiding something and that book she came home with is very suspicious,"
"The book isn't suspicious, you are. The book is a mystery, it's probably what Paige said it was, a book from school."
Phoebe looked at Piper oddly. "What you said first confused me."
"Never mind."
"Since when do schools have books that look as old as the one Paige had, and ones without titles?"
"How do you know it hasn't got a title?"
"Because I got a quick glimpse of the spine and front cover."
"Maybe the lettering just wore away."
"My point exactly. That would mean it's old and schools don't keep books like that."
"They might do."
Phoebe punched Piper's arm. "No they don't, be realistic here."
Piper rubbed her arm even though it didn't hurt. "It's not like you to be paranoid Pheebs."
"Yeah well I am this time because I believe it's true."
"What's true?"
"That Paige is hiding something from us and Andy knows what it is. You are really slow minded when you first wake up."
Without any further words Phoebe left to get ready for school, leaving Piper confused.
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Lucio had managed to get enough coal for a reasonable price and for a little extra money he was using the shop owners horse and cart as he had hoped. He stopped it in front of his fathers shop and begun to unload the heavy sacks. When that was completed he returned the horse and went to the back so that he could cut down some wood as instructed. He picked up the blunt axe stuck in a tree stump as he heard shouts.
"He's coming, he's coming!" Was what he could make out what was being said.
"Beware be brings an Axel with him!" Another voice cried out.
Lucio froze in place. He knew what an Axel was and what it meant. His father had told him that there had never been an Axel before, and if there was one now it only meant trouble.
"Hurry up Lucio!"
Lucio drifted back to what he was doing and swung the axe violently down against a small tree log that had already been cut, but needed to be smaller.
"Bless the soul that's gone forever," he said to himself.
Briar looked at Prue, but she never looked back. Everything was gone that had been her. He felt angry towards Isis for making her go through it, but there was nothing that could be done now. She still wore the white dress, but the blood stains were still visible. If only Isis would give her something else to wear.
He heard her breath in a short shallow breath; he glanced at her again and saw her eyes close. He wondered what was going on. Then she gripped tighter onto her horse, leaning closer to it her breathing becoming erratic. Her eyes closed and she slipped off the horse onto the ground below.
Isis looked behind but continued to ride forward whereas Briar stopped and jumped off his horse.
Prue was sprawled on her back motionless. He knelt to her side and held a hand to Prue's neck feeling for a pulse.
In the distance Isis and the four guards disappeared out of sight, Prue's horse was standing not too far away eating some grass.
"Prue?" He could feel a pulse, it was weak, but he wanted to get her to come around. What was happening didn't make sense. He knew even if she was in a full state of mind she might not answer to her name. It was something that he wasn't sure about, having never had been in the company of an Axel before.
Prue moaned quietly, as if she was in pain. He watched her chest swell up then deflate with each lungful of air.
He didn't know how he could help her.
Andy woke up the next morning, feeling slightly sick in the pit of his stomach. He knew he needed to get up but that didn't mean he wanted to. He needed to get the book back to Paige, but he didn't want to go to school. He could just drop it off at her house in the morning and stay at home.
Slowly he got out of bed, his feet plodding heavily against the wooden floor. Not being able to have Prue with him safe from danger was driving him crazy. At least he knew where she was.
He took a quick cool shower before getting dressed and heading to the manor with the book. He took his dad's car again, which had more or less become his own since his parents divorce.
He pulled the car in front of the steps leading to the front door of the manor and then stood at the door after he had knocked. The air was slightly cooler than previous days as a breeze swept leaves dancing on the ground.
Grams opened the door.
"Hi, could you give this to Paige please?" Andy said before Grams could say anything to him.
"Yes, was there anything else you came over for?" She put the book down on a nearby table.
"No that's all; I've got to get going."
He quickly went back to his car and let his hands drive the car subconsciously. After awhile he realised where he had parked, right by the swing he and Prue had claimed as their own.
He switched off the car engine and sat in it, he had no where to be so he could spend a few minutes thinking here.
He smiled at the memories he had shared with Prue at the swing and how often they visited it. As he let his mind indulge in all the times that he could remember seeing Prue laugh and smile that special smile, and when they had kissed. She had always loved coming to this spot, mainly because it meant that they would be alone together and she could tell him whatever it was that she had on her mind.
He felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end as he felt danger and panic, he still felt ill for no reason and closed his eyes, trying to pin point what had suddenly changed.
The breeze seemed to increase around his and soon pushed harder against his body, he fell on his back off the swing and then the wind stopped.
Something weird was going on. He opened his eyes and instead of seeing the poles of the swing above him, he saw trees. He sat up and found that he no longer felt sick. Very weird indeed.
Looking around he was surrounded by trees and was sitting on a dry mud floor. He got to his feet checking that he wasn't being watched by eager eyes.
He could see that the trees cleared and separated about 75 feet straight ahead. It was impossible to see if anyone was there but he walked through the thicket anyway. He had to be careful not to trip over as thorns snagged at his jeans and t-shirt.
As he got closer he could see someone moving about, what looked like it, it was a boy of the same age chopping some wood.
Branches slapped his face from the trees towering over him. He could just imagine how easy it would be to loose his footing and fall face first against the ground.
After what seemed longer than it had actually taken Andy stepped out onto the grass just as the boy turned around and saw him.
The axe the boy was holding fell to the floor and before Andy even had a chance to blink he felt a sword tip up against his throat.
"What were you doing?" The boy asked.
Andy stood frozen in place, he couldn't move in fear of the sword slicing right through him. Seeing a sword amazed him, when did anyone have a chance to see a proper one?
"I was er, well I don't know, I just appeared in there and came over here."
The sword stayed right against his skin. "Where are you from?"
"My mother's stomach, where do you think?"
He felt the blade push closer, if it was even possible without drawing blood. The boy gritted his teeth "You find humour in this?"
"Well I'm dumbfounded because suddenly from sitting on a swing I'm in some kind of forest then I have a sword pointed at me."
"Do you even know your in Aren?"
Andy felt his blood pound in his ears, Aren, as in the capital of Emory Tara where swords were used. How did he end up there?
As if sensing Andy was uncertain the boy put the sword back in its scabbard. "You've heard of this place before?"
"In a book."
"A book? Well that's weird, everyone in Emory Tara has heard of Aren at least once in their life from someone."
"But I'm not from here."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm from a different world, and I only know about this world from a book I've read, I know about the basic magic of this world."
"You just appeared here?"
"Yeah, I was somehow hoping to get here eventually to look for my girlfriend."
"She's here as well?"
"She was taken to be an Axel. I don't suppose you know anything about that do you?"
"I've heard that she's on her way here with Isis."
Andy didn't know who Isis was but if Prue was coming here then he could finally bring her home. Except he still needed to find the Shadow as well.
"When will she be here?"
"Probably later today."
"Great well I had better do something so that I can take her back home."
"Your going to need my help don't you think? Isis doesn't appreciate having strangers come up to him and take his processions. You could pretend to work here and then we'll figure out a plan of action."
"It would help a lot."
"I'm Lucio."
"Andy."
"Piper." Phoebe nudged the sleeping Piper. "Piper. Piper!"
"Wha..what?" Piper sat up. "Phoebe why are you waking me up?"
"Because I wanted to talk to you," Phoebe was speaking in a hushed voice hoping that if Paige or Grams was standing outside they wouldn't hear.
"What about?"
"Paige."
"Oook. Why?"
"Don't you think she was over reacting yesterday?"
"Yeah but she always had mood swings."
"True but remember when Grams was asking Paige what she was doing with Andy?" Piper nodded as she yawned behind her hand. "Well I think Paige is hiding something and that book she came home with is very suspicious,"
"The book isn't suspicious, you are. The book is a mystery, it's probably what Paige said it was, a book from school."
Phoebe looked at Piper oddly. "What you said first confused me."
"Never mind."
"Since when do schools have books that look as old as the one Paige had, and ones without titles?"
"How do you know it hasn't got a title?"
"Because I got a quick glimpse of the spine and front cover."
"Maybe the lettering just wore away."
"My point exactly. That would mean it's old and schools don't keep books like that."
"They might do."
Phoebe punched Piper's arm. "No they don't, be realistic here."
Piper rubbed her arm even though it didn't hurt. "It's not like you to be paranoid Pheebs."
"Yeah well I am this time because I believe it's true."
"What's true?"
"That Paige is hiding something from us and Andy knows what it is. You are really slow minded when you first wake up."
Without any further words Phoebe left to get ready for school, leaving Piper confused.