CHAPTER FIVE: THE ATTEMPTS
Disclaimer: You know, when I actually DO own the characters, it takes all the fun out of disclaimers.
Crystal grabbed a plastic cup and and filled it with sweet water. Drinking deeply, she threw her jacket over her shoulder and started back to her room. For the past week since finding Alaeo with the other elf (she had discovered the young elf's name was Tinil-Galia), she had thrown herself into her work.
Crystal had told Ralinde that she didn't want to work with Alaeo anymore, not providing a reason. She simply had started training by herself. Ralinde still came in to give her basic training, but mostly she spent long hours by herself in the gym, killing dummies and setting things alight.
Ralinde had built Crystal her own gym to work in. It was made of fireproof materials, and equipped with different areas. As huge as it was, it was close to being filled with equipment and half-walls that seperated the areas from each other.
Reaching her room, she opened the door and gaped.
Her room was filled on every availible space (there were none now) with- roses. Roses of every color, including red, yellow, and white. On each bouquet, there was a card. Grabbing one, she read it.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sorry for what I did
I'll make it up to you.
-Alaeo
Putting it down, she cleared a space on the bed and sat down.
And began to cry.
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Alaeo waited until Crystal left her room the next morning. He spent the night hiding in, of all places, an extra closet. Because Crystal didn't really use her closets, he figured he'd be pretty safe here.
Once Crystal had left to go to the gym, all the roses neatly put away, he got out of his hiding place and started to work.
When he had finished, he looked at his work.
Everywhere, red heart balloons hung. From the bedposts, the fan, the doorknobs, and taped to the walls they floated, brushing together. Each one said in big sparkling letters 'I love you Crystal'. The light bounced off them, so the room sparkled enough on its own.
Then, to accentuate the balloons, he had also hung crystals on the strings to use Crystal's name in it. Crystals also lay on the floor, glittering everywhere.
He hoped this would be enough.
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Crystal saw the latest work by Alaeo, and gasped in mixed shock and delight. She thought it was beautiful. She still didn't think she was going to forgive him though. He had hurt her too badly to be won back by gifts and beauty.
She would keep the crystals though.
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Alaeo groaned in frustration, then quickly covered his mouth. He couldn't be heard by Crystal, and possibly blow his cover. He was however, extremely frustrated to find that Crystal still didn't seem like she'd forgive him.
So, the next morning when she left, he decided to work extra hard with what he had brought with him. Taking the jewelry he brought for her, including diamond bracelets, necklaces, rings, and beautiful loose jewels (he didn't know how hard he'd have to try- he ended up bringing at least twenty of each type), he took several of each thing and pulled them apart. Taking the now-freed diamonds, garnets, crystals, and sapphires, he strung them on a long string and draped it around the room. Using the others, he got to work.
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Ralinde walked up to Crystal.
"Where's Alaeo been? I haven't seen him in a long time." Ralinde said with a worried frown.
"I don't know, and I could care less." Crystal responded curtly. "Now let's get to work."
For the next few hours, they worked hard before deciding to take a break. Crystal, who was extremely sweaty, headed back to her room to change into fresh clothes.
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Alaeo was tired and decided he needed to leave Crystal's room and go back to his. However, not expecting Crystal to get back yet, he walked out of her room boldly-
And walked straight into Crystal.
"What are you doing here?" Crystal demanded furiously. Of course, she knew that if Alaeo had been the one who had been decorating her room, he had to be getting in somehow, but she didn't think to find him there.
"I-I-..." Alaeo stuttered. He had not expected this at all.
"I actually don't care. Get out!" Crystal yelled.
"I-I was there because, I-I" He continued to stammer. He couldn't think of what to say.
Crystal brushed past him. Walking into the room, she dropped her equipment and gasped at Alaeo's work.
Once he had stripped most of the jewelry pieces, he had draped them on the strings. Then, he arranged them to spell out 'Crystal I love you. Give me a chance' in fancy lettering over her bed.
Turning to Alaeo, who blushed and turned away, she tried to convey what she was feeling.
"Alaeo...I had no clue....I mean I...How did you do this?" She said, still shocked.
"I brought some bracelets I was going to give you, and I decided that I should do something different...I'm sorry. I'll take it down." He said, moving towards the gems.
Crystal intercepted him. "I have something you will listen to," she said angrily. "You seriously hurt me. You didn't even think about what I would feel about it. And now, you have tried to win me back with jewels and a little hard work..."
Alaeo started to say something to this, but he was stopped when Crystal stepped forward and kissed him.
"And succeeded." She finished.
Alaeo's eyes widened, and he tried a little late to put his arms around Crystal, but she pulled away before he could.
Ralinde stepped out, as before not noticed, and clapped her hands. The two smiled at her, and went back to what they were doing.
As they kissed each other, they stepped closer together, and kissed in the crystal light.
A/N: Did ya like it? I'm going to do a sequel for this in which Crystal's powers are put to use. Look for it in the future!
~RR
Disclaimer: You know, when I actually DO own the characters, it takes all the fun out of disclaimers.
Crystal grabbed a plastic cup and and filled it with sweet water. Drinking deeply, she threw her jacket over her shoulder and started back to her room. For the past week since finding Alaeo with the other elf (she had discovered the young elf's name was Tinil-Galia), she had thrown herself into her work.
Crystal had told Ralinde that she didn't want to work with Alaeo anymore, not providing a reason. She simply had started training by herself. Ralinde still came in to give her basic training, but mostly she spent long hours by herself in the gym, killing dummies and setting things alight.
Ralinde had built Crystal her own gym to work in. It was made of fireproof materials, and equipped with different areas. As huge as it was, it was close to being filled with equipment and half-walls that seperated the areas from each other.
Reaching her room, she opened the door and gaped.
Her room was filled on every availible space (there were none now) with- roses. Roses of every color, including red, yellow, and white. On each bouquet, there was a card. Grabbing one, she read it.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sorry for what I did
I'll make it up to you.
-Alaeo
Putting it down, she cleared a space on the bed and sat down.
And began to cry.
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Alaeo waited until Crystal left her room the next morning. He spent the night hiding in, of all places, an extra closet. Because Crystal didn't really use her closets, he figured he'd be pretty safe here.
Once Crystal had left to go to the gym, all the roses neatly put away, he got out of his hiding place and started to work.
When he had finished, he looked at his work.
Everywhere, red heart balloons hung. From the bedposts, the fan, the doorknobs, and taped to the walls they floated, brushing together. Each one said in big sparkling letters 'I love you Crystal'. The light bounced off them, so the room sparkled enough on its own.
Then, to accentuate the balloons, he had also hung crystals on the strings to use Crystal's name in it. Crystals also lay on the floor, glittering everywhere.
He hoped this would be enough.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Crystal saw the latest work by Alaeo, and gasped in mixed shock and delight. She thought it was beautiful. She still didn't think she was going to forgive him though. He had hurt her too badly to be won back by gifts and beauty.
She would keep the crystals though.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Alaeo groaned in frustration, then quickly covered his mouth. He couldn't be heard by Crystal, and possibly blow his cover. He was however, extremely frustrated to find that Crystal still didn't seem like she'd forgive him.
So, the next morning when she left, he decided to work extra hard with what he had brought with him. Taking the jewelry he brought for her, including diamond bracelets, necklaces, rings, and beautiful loose jewels (he didn't know how hard he'd have to try- he ended up bringing at least twenty of each type), he took several of each thing and pulled them apart. Taking the now-freed diamonds, garnets, crystals, and sapphires, he strung them on a long string and draped it around the room. Using the others, he got to work.
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Ralinde walked up to Crystal.
"Where's Alaeo been? I haven't seen him in a long time." Ralinde said with a worried frown.
"I don't know, and I could care less." Crystal responded curtly. "Now let's get to work."
For the next few hours, they worked hard before deciding to take a break. Crystal, who was extremely sweaty, headed back to her room to change into fresh clothes.
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Alaeo was tired and decided he needed to leave Crystal's room and go back to his. However, not expecting Crystal to get back yet, he walked out of her room boldly-
And walked straight into Crystal.
"What are you doing here?" Crystal demanded furiously. Of course, she knew that if Alaeo had been the one who had been decorating her room, he had to be getting in somehow, but she didn't think to find him there.
"I-I-..." Alaeo stuttered. He had not expected this at all.
"I actually don't care. Get out!" Crystal yelled.
"I-I was there because, I-I" He continued to stammer. He couldn't think of what to say.
Crystal brushed past him. Walking into the room, she dropped her equipment and gasped at Alaeo's work.
Once he had stripped most of the jewelry pieces, he had draped them on the strings. Then, he arranged them to spell out 'Crystal I love you. Give me a chance' in fancy lettering over her bed.
Turning to Alaeo, who blushed and turned away, she tried to convey what she was feeling.
"Alaeo...I had no clue....I mean I...How did you do this?" She said, still shocked.
"I brought some bracelets I was going to give you, and I decided that I should do something different...I'm sorry. I'll take it down." He said, moving towards the gems.
Crystal intercepted him. "I have something you will listen to," she said angrily. "You seriously hurt me. You didn't even think about what I would feel about it. And now, you have tried to win me back with jewels and a little hard work..."
Alaeo started to say something to this, but he was stopped when Crystal stepped forward and kissed him.
"And succeeded." She finished.
Alaeo's eyes widened, and he tried a little late to put his arms around Crystal, but she pulled away before he could.
Ralinde stepped out, as before not noticed, and clapped her hands. The two smiled at her, and went back to what they were doing.
As they kissed each other, they stepped closer together, and kissed in the crystal light.
A/N: Did ya like it? I'm going to do a sequel for this in which Crystal's powers are put to use. Look for it in the future!
~RR