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Weee ^_^ I'd like to say, as always, my many thanks to my reviews: 'miyako14,' 'Revlis' and 'RAW 18'.
On with the tale.
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Chapter 16
"Era, what's wrong," Koenma repeated.
Era rung her hands nervously for a moment before picking herself up off the ground, she started walking on top of the water that was a few steps away. She was walking towards the waterfall on the other side of the chamber.
"Era," Touya said lightly, mostly to himself, as he quickly got to his own feet. He walked to her, she had only just started to walk on the water and was still in its shallows, and tried to put a comforting hand on her shoulder but she pulled way. She sliding on top of the water with a cry of "NO!"
Touya was hurt by this sudden reaction; she had never tried to get away from him before, especially when he had tried to help her in anyway he could.
Jin got up and slowly flew out in front of Era. She backed away like a small child would do when scared by something. Jin became confused by this and tried to grab her arm as she retreated from him, but once again she slid on top of the water to get away and cried, "Stay away!"
Era ran across the water to the small waterfall, which she ran through upon getting to it, entering the cave on the other side.
"What's wrong with her?" Suzuka asked perplexed.
"She's afraid of something," Shishiwakamaru to him as if saying 'isn't it obvious'. "But the question is, what's frightening her?"
Touya walked around the small lake. "What's he doing?" Kuwabara asked while watching the ice master.
"Leave him be Kuwabara," Kurama told him, "He is perhaps the closest to Era out of all of us."
"If any of us can talk some sense into that girl, its Touya," Hiei translated for Kuwabara who looked a little confused.
"I know what he meant Shorty," Kuwabara growled, "I was just wondering what could have made her act like that. I mean she is unbelievably strong, what's to be afraid of?"
"Please Kazuma calm down, none of us know." Yukina said from next to Botan.
Kuwabara smiled, "Of course my love, anything for you."
*****
Touya walked into the dimly lit cave behind the falls and looked around for Era. As he looked his eyes laid upon the many pieces blue crystal that had once been whole and had held Era for five thousand years.
He bent down and picked up one of the pieces, it fit comfortably into his palm. When Era had been in it, it had been a brilliant shade of blue, but now it looked dull. Touya let the piece fall to the ground where it cracked and broke into smaller pieces.
As Touya looked up and began scanning the cave again he heard a light crying noise. He walked towards it and found Era against a wall with her knees up to her chest, her arms around them and her face hidden in her knees.
Touya felt his heart break into pieces as he saw her cry for the first time. It was strange, he had thought of her as a younger sister, given that she seemed lost and confused in this world from the time he had met her. But something in him told him otherwise and this confused him because he did not know what it was trying to tell him.
He shook this thought off and knelt down in front of her. "Era," he said lightly and when she did not respond in any way he repeated himself, "Era." When no response came again he frowned.
He put his right hand on the upper part of her left arm. "Hey, look at me," he said to her softly, "I don't bite..." he paused a moment and thought before chuckling lightly, "I don't bite my friends anyway, and your one of them. So look up."
Era shook her head and did not look up. Touya sighed and pulled his hand away, he was not sure what to do to get her to look up much less speak to him. He moved so that he sat beside her, leaning against the wall he sighed again.
"We all want to help you Era, but you have to tell us what's wrong for us to do so," Touya told her.
Touya heard her light muffled voice and strained his ears to hear what was being said but failed in catching it. "What did you say?" He lightly asked her.
Era sniffed and picked her head up. She brushed her hair out of her face and wiped her eyes, her tear stained face made Touya feel even worse.
"You no understand," she repeated
Touya looked at her questioningly, "What do you mean?"
"I'm no strong..." She began but Touya cut her off.
"Now that's the biggest lie I have ever heard in my life," he declared, "You beat Van-Gareth before and you can do it again."
"No true," Era said before putting her head down, this statement startled Touya.
Touya shifted so that he was now facing Era, he sat Indian style, still at her side. "Hey," he said lightly as he rubbed her back comfortingly, "Look at me and not your knees, I can't hear you very well when you're like that."
Era picked her head up again and straitened her legs out, crossed her arms over her stomach and leaned against the wall when Touya had taken his hand away.
"Van-Gareth no understand me before," Era said almost too softly for Touya to hear, "He 'ould 'ave won if he understand me."
Touya let this all sink in; the only reason Era had beaten Van-Gareth last time was because he had underestimated her, or so she said.
"I'm no strong," Era said again lightly, a tear glided down her face but she quickly wiped it away.
Touya put his hand on her shoulder, "You're plenty strong Era," he told her caringly, "The fact that you did beat Van-Gareth, regardless of how, means that you are very strong." Era looked at him and gave a small thankful smile.
"I, or should say everyone, believes that you can beat him. We know it won't be easy, but Era you must know that we are all here for you."
"Thank you," She said her emotions flowing in her voice. She brought her knees back up to her chest. A small smile crept upon Touya's face and he rubbed her back again.
Era looked at Touya and smile before wrapping her arms around him and resting her cheek on his chest. Touya was shocked at this sudden action but quickly recovered and returned the embrace.
"Everything will be alright," Touya told her reassuringly, "Everything will be alright."
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Awwww, so cute *cough cough* Alright, sorry if you think this was a bit off tangent, but it actually plays an important role *nods* Indeed it does -_- ;; I need to stop quoting Kenshin.
How's everything going to be alright? How will Era over come Van-Gareth if she truly is weaker than him?
Need reviews to continue.
..... There's only one more chapter of this part of the tale T_T Don't kill me *cringes* I'm working on the third one. I've got about half of it done... on paper -_-;; Now I just need to start typing it *sighs*
I need reviews to get it up though ^_^ so please review. It means a lot to me ^o^ But first things first, chapter 17 need to get up. I'm hoping to get the third part up by the end of June, so if all goes well you, my readers and most of all my awesome readers who REVIEW, don't have to wait too long...... speaking of which I think the readers of "Touya's Dilemma" are going to hurt me.... I need to work on that fic....
OK enough of my rambling... Just one more thing though. If I get 3 reviews by next weekend I'll up date that week, 2 reviews means a two week wait and 1 review..... I might update eventually, *might*
Fair well for now.
Weee ^_^ I'd like to say, as always, my many thanks to my reviews: 'miyako14,' 'Revlis' and 'RAW 18'.
On with the tale.
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Chapter 16
"Era, what's wrong," Koenma repeated.
Era rung her hands nervously for a moment before picking herself up off the ground, she started walking on top of the water that was a few steps away. She was walking towards the waterfall on the other side of the chamber.
"Era," Touya said lightly, mostly to himself, as he quickly got to his own feet. He walked to her, she had only just started to walk on the water and was still in its shallows, and tried to put a comforting hand on her shoulder but she pulled way. She sliding on top of the water with a cry of "NO!"
Touya was hurt by this sudden reaction; she had never tried to get away from him before, especially when he had tried to help her in anyway he could.
Jin got up and slowly flew out in front of Era. She backed away like a small child would do when scared by something. Jin became confused by this and tried to grab her arm as she retreated from him, but once again she slid on top of the water to get away and cried, "Stay away!"
Era ran across the water to the small waterfall, which she ran through upon getting to it, entering the cave on the other side.
"What's wrong with her?" Suzuka asked perplexed.
"She's afraid of something," Shishiwakamaru to him as if saying 'isn't it obvious'. "But the question is, what's frightening her?"
Touya walked around the small lake. "What's he doing?" Kuwabara asked while watching the ice master.
"Leave him be Kuwabara," Kurama told him, "He is perhaps the closest to Era out of all of us."
"If any of us can talk some sense into that girl, its Touya," Hiei translated for Kuwabara who looked a little confused.
"I know what he meant Shorty," Kuwabara growled, "I was just wondering what could have made her act like that. I mean she is unbelievably strong, what's to be afraid of?"
"Please Kazuma calm down, none of us know." Yukina said from next to Botan.
Kuwabara smiled, "Of course my love, anything for you."
*****
Touya walked into the dimly lit cave behind the falls and looked around for Era. As he looked his eyes laid upon the many pieces blue crystal that had once been whole and had held Era for five thousand years.
He bent down and picked up one of the pieces, it fit comfortably into his palm. When Era had been in it, it had been a brilliant shade of blue, but now it looked dull. Touya let the piece fall to the ground where it cracked and broke into smaller pieces.
As Touya looked up and began scanning the cave again he heard a light crying noise. He walked towards it and found Era against a wall with her knees up to her chest, her arms around them and her face hidden in her knees.
Touya felt his heart break into pieces as he saw her cry for the first time. It was strange, he had thought of her as a younger sister, given that she seemed lost and confused in this world from the time he had met her. But something in him told him otherwise and this confused him because he did not know what it was trying to tell him.
He shook this thought off and knelt down in front of her. "Era," he said lightly and when she did not respond in any way he repeated himself, "Era." When no response came again he frowned.
He put his right hand on the upper part of her left arm. "Hey, look at me," he said to her softly, "I don't bite..." he paused a moment and thought before chuckling lightly, "I don't bite my friends anyway, and your one of them. So look up."
Era shook her head and did not look up. Touya sighed and pulled his hand away, he was not sure what to do to get her to look up much less speak to him. He moved so that he sat beside her, leaning against the wall he sighed again.
"We all want to help you Era, but you have to tell us what's wrong for us to do so," Touya told her.
Touya heard her light muffled voice and strained his ears to hear what was being said but failed in catching it. "What did you say?" He lightly asked her.
Era sniffed and picked her head up. She brushed her hair out of her face and wiped her eyes, her tear stained face made Touya feel even worse.
"You no understand," she repeated
Touya looked at her questioningly, "What do you mean?"
"I'm no strong..." She began but Touya cut her off.
"Now that's the biggest lie I have ever heard in my life," he declared, "You beat Van-Gareth before and you can do it again."
"No true," Era said before putting her head down, this statement startled Touya.
Touya shifted so that he was now facing Era, he sat Indian style, still at her side. "Hey," he said lightly as he rubbed her back comfortingly, "Look at me and not your knees, I can't hear you very well when you're like that."
Era picked her head up again and straitened her legs out, crossed her arms over her stomach and leaned against the wall when Touya had taken his hand away.
"Van-Gareth no understand me before," Era said almost too softly for Touya to hear, "He 'ould 'ave won if he understand me."
Touya let this all sink in; the only reason Era had beaten Van-Gareth last time was because he had underestimated her, or so she said.
"I'm no strong," Era said again lightly, a tear glided down her face but she quickly wiped it away.
Touya put his hand on her shoulder, "You're plenty strong Era," he told her caringly, "The fact that you did beat Van-Gareth, regardless of how, means that you are very strong." Era looked at him and gave a small thankful smile.
"I, or should say everyone, believes that you can beat him. We know it won't be easy, but Era you must know that we are all here for you."
"Thank you," She said her emotions flowing in her voice. She brought her knees back up to her chest. A small smile crept upon Touya's face and he rubbed her back again.
Era looked at Touya and smile before wrapping her arms around him and resting her cheek on his chest. Touya was shocked at this sudden action but quickly recovered and returned the embrace.
"Everything will be alright," Touya told her reassuringly, "Everything will be alright."
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Awwww, so cute *cough cough* Alright, sorry if you think this was a bit off tangent, but it actually plays an important role *nods* Indeed it does -_- ;; I need to stop quoting Kenshin.
How's everything going to be alright? How will Era over come Van-Gareth if she truly is weaker than him?
Need reviews to continue.
..... There's only one more chapter of this part of the tale T_T Don't kill me *cringes* I'm working on the third one. I've got about half of it done... on paper -_-;; Now I just need to start typing it *sighs*
I need reviews to get it up though ^_^ so please review. It means a lot to me ^o^ But first things first, chapter 17 need to get up. I'm hoping to get the third part up by the end of June, so if all goes well you, my readers and most of all my awesome readers who REVIEW, don't have to wait too long...... speaking of which I think the readers of "Touya's Dilemma" are going to hurt me.... I need to work on that fic....
OK enough of my rambling... Just one more thing though. If I get 3 reviews by next weekend I'll up date that week, 2 reviews means a two week wait and 1 review..... I might update eventually, *might*
Fair well for now.