Second Chances
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Chapter 12
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Sheba gently patted Alex's forehead, trying to heal his bruised eye. From the look of him, his head had been hit (rather hard, it would seem), as well as his nose. Other than that, she saw no signs of injury, though it did seem that Piers had done some healing. Whatever it was he had done, it obviously was not apparent.
"Alex, who did this to you?"
Silence greeted her, and she noticed something quite odd about Alex - he hadn't moved since she entered. Why had he not moved?
"Sheba, it was Garet."
She froze as she heard that name. It wasn't possible. Garet had gone to chat with Ivan, hadn't he? He wouldn't lie to Jenna; he was dumb at times, but this was obscene.
"Are you sure?"
Another pause, but it didn't last as long this time.
"Yes. He hit me, I blacked out, then I saw Pic..Piers when I awoke."
"Why would Garet do this?"
"Well, he hates me. Other than that..."
Sheba frowned. His voice wavered. In all the time that Sheba knew Alex, his voice NEVER wavered. Something was wrong, and he wasn't telling her the whole story.
"Alex, what's wrong?"
"I'm fine, S-"
"Don't tell me that. I know when something's bothering someone, and besides - you haven't moved si-"
It dawned on her WHY Alex hadn't moved since her arrival.
He was PARALYZED.
No, that couldn't be. It wasn't possible. Sure, he had sustained injuries, but not on that scale...
"Alex..."
"Yes, Sheba. I can't move."
Sheba fought back a wave of emotions, knowing that it wouldn't do Alex any good if she blew up. Whiping a stray tear, she noticed that his eyes were beginning to water up. Kneeling next to the bed, she gently wiped them away, gently cooing to him.
"It's ok, Alex. Let it out."
Not a second later, Alex exploded, tears streaking down his face and sobs filling the air. Attempting to help him, she gently raised his head, pressing him against her chest. Her left hand holding his head, her right gently stroked his hair, all the while cooing to him.
Time passed, how long, she did not know. She DID know that darkness was beginning to fall outside, though it was probably just a cloud or two. Alex began to calm down, and Sheba had resumed simply kneeling next to him. Fighting back her tears, Sheba came to the conclusion that she needed to go out, to clear her mind and think of what to do.
"Alex, I need to go out and get a breath of fresh air. Will you be ok?"
A pause. "Yes, I'll be...fine."
Sheba knew that it pained Alex to say that, and wondered if he knew just how painful it was for him to say it.
"See you in a few, Alex."
Watching as Alex closed his eyes, apparently trying to sleep, she stepped out, intent on clearing her mind.
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Alex pretended to doze off, waiting for Sheba to leave. He knew all too well that it pained her to see him in such pain, and was ashamed of himself for breaking down, for dragging Sheba into his suffering. It was one thing for him to suffer, it was another entirely for her to have to suffer.
Hearing nothing but the light flaps of the tent in the wind, he opened his eyes, staring into the abyss. How he hated to let his suffering weigh down Sheba's happiness! There had to be something for him to do to rid her of the suffering, but...what?
He tried to summon his psynergy, and was suprised to find that he was able to summon a small ammount. Using the least ammount that he could use effectively, he mentally searched his being, trying to find a reason for his paralysis. To his dissapointment, he was unable to find any problems. Worse yet, he had used up a fair ammount of psynergy. He had only enough to maybe summon a knife-sized chunk of ice...
*knife-sized chunk of ice...*
He considered the significance of what he had thought. Suicide was one way to end his suffering, but what of Sheba? True, she would be depressed by his passing, by her loss of his presence. Yet... It would be best. Should he continue to live, Sheba would have to support him for the rest of their lives. Such an idea pained him - she would have to help him eat, help him change, bathe, help him relieve himself. She would have to lead not only her life, but his as well.
She would be better off if he were dead. After all, Isaac had shown an interest in her. He would certainly comfort her in Alex's absance.
Ignoring the small tear that rolled down his face, he summoned all of his psynergy, creating a lethal blade that hovered in the air. Mentally aiming it just over his stomach, he used the last of his mental strength to plunge the blade downwards...
Gasping as a sharp pain filled his being, he allowed his senses to be blinded by the pain, thinking of Sheba as he became blinded by darkness...
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Sheba - O_0 ALEX-CHAN!! NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Is he dead, or is he dead? Let's see if careful readers can notice some small hints that I put there... =D
Sheba - You're a mean little crap, ya know that?
Yep. I get that all the time. Course, that's my sis that says it... ANYWAY... To the reviews!
Forgotten Souls - If you reread, you will note that Piers stated that he DID heal Alex. Mostly. The eye thing was something that usually does better to go away on its own, and he couldn't heal the paralysis. Where was the injury? And don't forget - Piers was a warrior. Mia he ain't. XD And as far as liking/hating Alex... I like him, but gotta torment him a bit.... *glares at the "Alex is Dead" crowd* Gotta appease them at times... @_@ Chat with ya when you get back!
TemplarofNi - I can think of twenty people that would sign it without double signing. ^_^ Howz this chapter?
wildcats1310 - All will be explained in due time...^_^ Thanks! Howz this chap?
Pyro1588 - It gets sadder next chapter, as Sheba sees into the future... And what of Alex??? Next time, on the Mighty Morpn' Power Ra... Ya know, I hate it when I flash back to those days...@_@ *cough* Thanks for the review! Howz this?
Smurf Cat - o_o You reviewed??? X_X Thanks! Howz this?
Sheba - MIKAA DOES NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN OR NINTENDO!! READ AND REVIEW, OR YOU WILL NOT LEARN OF ALEX AND SHEBA'S FATES!
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Chapter 12
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Sheba gently patted Alex's forehead, trying to heal his bruised eye. From the look of him, his head had been hit (rather hard, it would seem), as well as his nose. Other than that, she saw no signs of injury, though it did seem that Piers had done some healing. Whatever it was he had done, it obviously was not apparent.
"Alex, who did this to you?"
Silence greeted her, and she noticed something quite odd about Alex - he hadn't moved since she entered. Why had he not moved?
"Sheba, it was Garet."
She froze as she heard that name. It wasn't possible. Garet had gone to chat with Ivan, hadn't he? He wouldn't lie to Jenna; he was dumb at times, but this was obscene.
"Are you sure?"
Another pause, but it didn't last as long this time.
"Yes. He hit me, I blacked out, then I saw Pic..Piers when I awoke."
"Why would Garet do this?"
"Well, he hates me. Other than that..."
Sheba frowned. His voice wavered. In all the time that Sheba knew Alex, his voice NEVER wavered. Something was wrong, and he wasn't telling her the whole story.
"Alex, what's wrong?"
"I'm fine, S-"
"Don't tell me that. I know when something's bothering someone, and besides - you haven't moved si-"
It dawned on her WHY Alex hadn't moved since her arrival.
He was PARALYZED.
No, that couldn't be. It wasn't possible. Sure, he had sustained injuries, but not on that scale...
"Alex..."
"Yes, Sheba. I can't move."
Sheba fought back a wave of emotions, knowing that it wouldn't do Alex any good if she blew up. Whiping a stray tear, she noticed that his eyes were beginning to water up. Kneeling next to the bed, she gently wiped them away, gently cooing to him.
"It's ok, Alex. Let it out."
Not a second later, Alex exploded, tears streaking down his face and sobs filling the air. Attempting to help him, she gently raised his head, pressing him against her chest. Her left hand holding his head, her right gently stroked his hair, all the while cooing to him.
Time passed, how long, she did not know. She DID know that darkness was beginning to fall outside, though it was probably just a cloud or two. Alex began to calm down, and Sheba had resumed simply kneeling next to him. Fighting back her tears, Sheba came to the conclusion that she needed to go out, to clear her mind and think of what to do.
"Alex, I need to go out and get a breath of fresh air. Will you be ok?"
A pause. "Yes, I'll be...fine."
Sheba knew that it pained Alex to say that, and wondered if he knew just how painful it was for him to say it.
"See you in a few, Alex."
Watching as Alex closed his eyes, apparently trying to sleep, she stepped out, intent on clearing her mind.
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Alex pretended to doze off, waiting for Sheba to leave. He knew all too well that it pained her to see him in such pain, and was ashamed of himself for breaking down, for dragging Sheba into his suffering. It was one thing for him to suffer, it was another entirely for her to have to suffer.
Hearing nothing but the light flaps of the tent in the wind, he opened his eyes, staring into the abyss. How he hated to let his suffering weigh down Sheba's happiness! There had to be something for him to do to rid her of the suffering, but...what?
He tried to summon his psynergy, and was suprised to find that he was able to summon a small ammount. Using the least ammount that he could use effectively, he mentally searched his being, trying to find a reason for his paralysis. To his dissapointment, he was unable to find any problems. Worse yet, he had used up a fair ammount of psynergy. He had only enough to maybe summon a knife-sized chunk of ice...
*knife-sized chunk of ice...*
He considered the significance of what he had thought. Suicide was one way to end his suffering, but what of Sheba? True, she would be depressed by his passing, by her loss of his presence. Yet... It would be best. Should he continue to live, Sheba would have to support him for the rest of their lives. Such an idea pained him - she would have to help him eat, help him change, bathe, help him relieve himself. She would have to lead not only her life, but his as well.
She would be better off if he were dead. After all, Isaac had shown an interest in her. He would certainly comfort her in Alex's absance.
Ignoring the small tear that rolled down his face, he summoned all of his psynergy, creating a lethal blade that hovered in the air. Mentally aiming it just over his stomach, he used the last of his mental strength to plunge the blade downwards...
Gasping as a sharp pain filled his being, he allowed his senses to be blinded by the pain, thinking of Sheba as he became blinded by darkness...
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Sheba - O_0 ALEX-CHAN!! NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Is he dead, or is he dead? Let's see if careful readers can notice some small hints that I put there... =D
Sheba - You're a mean little crap, ya know that?
Yep. I get that all the time. Course, that's my sis that says it... ANYWAY... To the reviews!
Forgotten Souls - If you reread, you will note that Piers stated that he DID heal Alex. Mostly. The eye thing was something that usually does better to go away on its own, and he couldn't heal the paralysis. Where was the injury? And don't forget - Piers was a warrior. Mia he ain't. XD And as far as liking/hating Alex... I like him, but gotta torment him a bit.... *glares at the "Alex is Dead" crowd* Gotta appease them at times... @_@ Chat with ya when you get back!
TemplarofNi - I can think of twenty people that would sign it without double signing. ^_^ Howz this chapter?
wildcats1310 - All will be explained in due time...^_^ Thanks! Howz this chap?
Pyro1588 - It gets sadder next chapter, as Sheba sees into the future... And what of Alex??? Next time, on the Mighty Morpn' Power Ra... Ya know, I hate it when I flash back to those days...@_@ *cough* Thanks for the review! Howz this?
Smurf Cat - o_o You reviewed??? X_X Thanks! Howz this?
Sheba - MIKAA DOES NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN OR NINTENDO!! READ AND REVIEW, OR YOU WILL NOT LEARN OF ALEX AND SHEBA'S FATES!