Ok guys, here it tis, the long awaited chapter 24! Personally I like this chapter ^^ And I think it's a fair length. So anyway, to end the cliffhanger in chapter 23, here's chapter 24!!!
Claimer: I DO own Falina, Ceres, Narimo, Tetra, Inge, Megumi, Fae, May, Shadow, Helios, Thalnos, Caladar (sadly enough :p), and I think that's it…yeah… OH I ALSO OWN THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ELFSTOCK! Mwaha!
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She opened it and the first thing she saw was a bouquet of red and white roses. Behind the roses she saw…Caladar.
"C-Caladar?" Falina stuttered. "What are you doing here?"
"Well I heard you had returned, and I couldn't miss your birthday!" He smiled. He handed the roses towards her and she took them in her hand.
He was sometimes a nice guy, had bit of a temper though. He could get a little over-protective sometimes too. She didn't really like him, and she was worried what he would do when he found out about Sora. It may hurt him, or he may get mad, or both.
"Well, can I come in?" He asked after the long silence.
"Oh, yeah sure." She said as she was shaken from her thoughts. She stepped aside and let him in.
Inge who was laughing with the others looked over in the hall, and saw him. She made a disgusted expression, and thought sarcastically to herself, 'Oh great…'.
Falina and Caladar walked into the kitchen. She handed Megumi the flowers and asked her to put them in water. She turned to the others.
"Sora, Tetra, Riku…this is Caladar." She told them rather unenthusiastically. Sora, upon seeing the flowers and remembering what Falina had told them about him, already didn't like him much. The others simply nodded and smiled.
Caladar was pretty confused, and looked at them oddly. "Who are these people, Falina?" He asked. It was obvious he wasn't much of a polite person.
"Let's go outside and I'll explain everything that's happened." She told him. He nodded.
She started to turn but Sora came up and put a hand on her shoulder. "You sure you don't want me to come with you?" He kindly asked.
"No it's alright. I'd prefer to tell him myself." She almost mumbled in reply.
Caladar looked at Sora's hand on her shoulder, and then looked at Sora rather coldly. Sora returned the cold look and walked back to Riku and Tetra. It was already obvious to everyone, that Sora and Caladar had a small chance of getting along…
Falina led Caladar outside. They walked over and sat on a big white, wooden swing under a tree. They sat there silently for a second, listening to the birds.
"Well, are you going to explain where you've been and who those others are?
He asked impatiently, but gently.
"Oh, yeah. Well, let's see, where should I start…?" She asked herself.
She began telling him the story, right from when she walked into the portal and somehow ended up at Destiny Islands. She told him how she met Sora, Riku, and everyone else on the islands. She talked about how they were taken through another portal and into Helios, about when they met Tetra, and how she and Riku fell in love.
She informed him of how Inge finally found her, and about their battle with the demon, Ceres. About how Sora died, but was revived with her necklace. Then she told him of how Ceres poisoned her before he breathed his last breath, and how they had Narimo make a portal so they could get back home. She talked about when she was in the hospital, right down to today. She told him everything…except one little detail.
"Wow. You've had quite a journey." He said after she was done. She nodded. She was thinking of how she was going to tell him about her and Sora. It wouldn't be easy for him to take in that was for sure.
Caladar noticed something around her neck and looked down at it. It was the necklace with the locket Sora had given her.
"Where'd you get this?" He asked with interest as he picked up the locket and examined it.
"Oh, this." Now was the time to tell him. "Sora gave it to me." He had a puzzled look on his face.
"Sora? Why did he give it to you?" He asked her.
"Well, today is my birthday. It was his present for me." She replied, though indicating she was still hiding something.
"There's more to it than that, isn't there?" He questioned as he looked at her while she simply looked at her hands in her lap. She said nothing, not looking forward to his reaction. He reached over and grabbed her chin, a bit roughly, and made her face him. "Isn't there?"
"Yes, there is." She said a bit chokingly. "He also gave it to me, because he loves me." Caladar released her chin and looked at her somewhat in disbelief. He really did not like Sora now.
"Then tell me something." He said. She looked at him inquisitively. "But do you love him?"
She paused for a moment. She saw the impatient look in his eye and replied, "Yes. I do." Caladar pulled back and looked at her incredulously.
"I can't believe this. Did you just forget about me when you met him?!" He asked loudly.
"If you'll remember everything I told you correctly, I lost my memory! I didn't know who you were when I met him!" She shouted back.
There was a short silence. "Okay, then tell me this. Did you ever really love me?" He asked. She really did not want to answer this question. She paused for a few moments. "Well?!" He asked again. She looked at him, almost with tears barely forming in her eyes.
"…No… I'm sorry, Caladar, but I never really honestly loved you…like I do Sora." She told him. The last four words she said made him even more angry.
He shot up from where he sat as if to walk away, then turned to face her again. "Just so you know, Falina… I did love you. But not anymore…not after this." He turned and stormed away with tears of anger in his eyes.
She stood and quickly walked after him. "Caladar, wait!"
He quickly turned around right in front of her, making her jump a bit. "Why should I, Falina?! Give me one good reason why I should stay with someone I used to love but they never felt the same way, and has fallen in love with someone else!" He practically yelled at her.
"I just don't want you to be mad at me for this! It's a stupid reason to be angry with me!" She exclaimed.
"It's not really you I'm angry with, it's Sora! And you're one to talk about stupid, I can't believe you were so stupid as to fall in love with that thing!" He said referring to Sora. That really made her mad. How dare he, she thought.
She brought her hand up and slapped him hard straight across his face. That…made his anger worse, but she didn't care.
He quickly grabbed her wrists and squeezed them so she couldn't strike him again. He had become so fed up with this that he had such a firm grip on her wrists that he was hurting her. Falina knew he had a short temper, but she had never actually seen him like this.
"L-Let go!" She cringed. He didn't remove his hands or loosen his grip, but continued to stare angrily into her eyes.
All of a sudden she saw a fist intercept with Caladar's face, knocking him to the ground. She withdrew her wrists and rubbed them, then looked at the person who had assaulted Caladar.
"Sora?!" He looked at her.
"I knew I should have come out here with you." He said. Caladar got up, wiping the blood from his mouth.
Caladar saw Sora and became enraged. "Why you-!"
Caladar ran and threw a punch at Sora's head. Sora dodged it and caught Caladar's arm, and threw him hard onto his back, causing him to skid in the grass. Sora stared down angrily at him.
"NEVER touch Falina like that again, or I'll do more than hit you and flip you." Sora said in a harsh tone.
Caladar slowly stood, still glaring at Sora. "I'll leave…for now." He said. Sora simply glared at him even more. Caladar turned and walked through the yard and out the gates, Sora watching him the whole way.
Sora turned to Falina. "You okay?" He asked softly.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied with a sigh.
"Why was he grabbing your wrists anyway?"
"Well, I told him about us. He said I was stupid for falling in love with you, so I slapped him, and that just made him blind with anger. He really does have a short temper." She told him.
"Apparently." Sora said. "I don't want you around him anymore, not unless I'm around."
Falina sighed. "I don't think I want to be around him anymore at all. Let's go back inside." She suggested. He simply nodded, and they walked back to the house.
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\/\/3ll? H0\/\/ did j00 p30pl3's 3nj0y t3h c|-|4pt3r? Sorry…went on a leet spree ^^;; Anyway, like I said, I liked this chapter. So tells me what j00 thought of it…and to do that that means you'll have to review! NOW! Mwaha! Sorry…evil spree ^^
Reviewer credits:
Dark Angel 13388: Yesh, I ish t3h evil…I believe we have established this. Ha old boyfriend…Caladar wishes. Heck yeah der gonna be some competition between him and Sora. Makes it more interesting, hehe. And here I updated don't shoot meh!!!! ; Thanx for your review, seeya on AIM!
LewsTherinInsanity: Ya know I really don't know why they're everywhere. They just keep coming those verdammte moogles!!! Yesh, the Caladar has some, and yes…KILL IT! Anyway, danke, melamin for your review, seeya on AIM! ^^
Nayeli: Danke for the GOOD JOB comment ^^ Yay I hath finally updated! O_O Cookie dough…. *grabs cookie dough and sits in little corner eating it* MEIN COOKIE DOUGH! Thanx for your review, seeya on AIM!
Chibi Neko-Chan2: YESH I finally updated! Why yes of course twas cliffhangy…me = the ebil! Mwaha! Anyway, danke, glad you thought his gift to Falina was so cute ^^ Thanx for your review, seeya on AIM!
LiquidGirl: Yesh I updated twice and you didn't know, sowwie ^^;; I haven't been updating regularly like I used to…verdammte blaster worm… YES every fiction must have cliffhangy-ness somewhere in it! Anyway, thanx for your review!
df: Wow, long review :p Anyway yes I know I need to hurry up and update…darn my verdammte laziness… Thanx for your review!
Claimer: I DO own Falina, Ceres, Narimo, Tetra, Inge, Megumi, Fae, May, Shadow, Helios, Thalnos, Caladar (sadly enough :p), and I think that's it…yeah… OH I ALSO OWN THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ELFSTOCK! Mwaha!
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She opened it and the first thing she saw was a bouquet of red and white roses. Behind the roses she saw…Caladar.
"C-Caladar?" Falina stuttered. "What are you doing here?"
"Well I heard you had returned, and I couldn't miss your birthday!" He smiled. He handed the roses towards her and she took them in her hand.
He was sometimes a nice guy, had bit of a temper though. He could get a little over-protective sometimes too. She didn't really like him, and she was worried what he would do when he found out about Sora. It may hurt him, or he may get mad, or both.
"Well, can I come in?" He asked after the long silence.
"Oh, yeah sure." She said as she was shaken from her thoughts. She stepped aside and let him in.
Inge who was laughing with the others looked over in the hall, and saw him. She made a disgusted expression, and thought sarcastically to herself, 'Oh great…'.
Falina and Caladar walked into the kitchen. She handed Megumi the flowers and asked her to put them in water. She turned to the others.
"Sora, Tetra, Riku…this is Caladar." She told them rather unenthusiastically. Sora, upon seeing the flowers and remembering what Falina had told them about him, already didn't like him much. The others simply nodded and smiled.
Caladar was pretty confused, and looked at them oddly. "Who are these people, Falina?" He asked. It was obvious he wasn't much of a polite person.
"Let's go outside and I'll explain everything that's happened." She told him. He nodded.
She started to turn but Sora came up and put a hand on her shoulder. "You sure you don't want me to come with you?" He kindly asked.
"No it's alright. I'd prefer to tell him myself." She almost mumbled in reply.
Caladar looked at Sora's hand on her shoulder, and then looked at Sora rather coldly. Sora returned the cold look and walked back to Riku and Tetra. It was already obvious to everyone, that Sora and Caladar had a small chance of getting along…
Falina led Caladar outside. They walked over and sat on a big white, wooden swing under a tree. They sat there silently for a second, listening to the birds.
"Well, are you going to explain where you've been and who those others are?
He asked impatiently, but gently.
"Oh, yeah. Well, let's see, where should I start…?" She asked herself.
She began telling him the story, right from when she walked into the portal and somehow ended up at Destiny Islands. She told him how she met Sora, Riku, and everyone else on the islands. She talked about how they were taken through another portal and into Helios, about when they met Tetra, and how she and Riku fell in love.
She informed him of how Inge finally found her, and about their battle with the demon, Ceres. About how Sora died, but was revived with her necklace. Then she told him of how Ceres poisoned her before he breathed his last breath, and how they had Narimo make a portal so they could get back home. She talked about when she was in the hospital, right down to today. She told him everything…except one little detail.
"Wow. You've had quite a journey." He said after she was done. She nodded. She was thinking of how she was going to tell him about her and Sora. It wouldn't be easy for him to take in that was for sure.
Caladar noticed something around her neck and looked down at it. It was the necklace with the locket Sora had given her.
"Where'd you get this?" He asked with interest as he picked up the locket and examined it.
"Oh, this." Now was the time to tell him. "Sora gave it to me." He had a puzzled look on his face.
"Sora? Why did he give it to you?" He asked her.
"Well, today is my birthday. It was his present for me." She replied, though indicating she was still hiding something.
"There's more to it than that, isn't there?" He questioned as he looked at her while she simply looked at her hands in her lap. She said nothing, not looking forward to his reaction. He reached over and grabbed her chin, a bit roughly, and made her face him. "Isn't there?"
"Yes, there is." She said a bit chokingly. "He also gave it to me, because he loves me." Caladar released her chin and looked at her somewhat in disbelief. He really did not like Sora now.
"Then tell me something." He said. She looked at him inquisitively. "But do you love him?"
She paused for a moment. She saw the impatient look in his eye and replied, "Yes. I do." Caladar pulled back and looked at her incredulously.
"I can't believe this. Did you just forget about me when you met him?!" He asked loudly.
"If you'll remember everything I told you correctly, I lost my memory! I didn't know who you were when I met him!" She shouted back.
There was a short silence. "Okay, then tell me this. Did you ever really love me?" He asked. She really did not want to answer this question. She paused for a few moments. "Well?!" He asked again. She looked at him, almost with tears barely forming in her eyes.
"…No… I'm sorry, Caladar, but I never really honestly loved you…like I do Sora." She told him. The last four words she said made him even more angry.
He shot up from where he sat as if to walk away, then turned to face her again. "Just so you know, Falina… I did love you. But not anymore…not after this." He turned and stormed away with tears of anger in his eyes.
She stood and quickly walked after him. "Caladar, wait!"
He quickly turned around right in front of her, making her jump a bit. "Why should I, Falina?! Give me one good reason why I should stay with someone I used to love but they never felt the same way, and has fallen in love with someone else!" He practically yelled at her.
"I just don't want you to be mad at me for this! It's a stupid reason to be angry with me!" She exclaimed.
"It's not really you I'm angry with, it's Sora! And you're one to talk about stupid, I can't believe you were so stupid as to fall in love with that thing!" He said referring to Sora. That really made her mad. How dare he, she thought.
She brought her hand up and slapped him hard straight across his face. That…made his anger worse, but she didn't care.
He quickly grabbed her wrists and squeezed them so she couldn't strike him again. He had become so fed up with this that he had such a firm grip on her wrists that he was hurting her. Falina knew he had a short temper, but she had never actually seen him like this.
"L-Let go!" She cringed. He didn't remove his hands or loosen his grip, but continued to stare angrily into her eyes.
All of a sudden she saw a fist intercept with Caladar's face, knocking him to the ground. She withdrew her wrists and rubbed them, then looked at the person who had assaulted Caladar.
"Sora?!" He looked at her.
"I knew I should have come out here with you." He said. Caladar got up, wiping the blood from his mouth.
Caladar saw Sora and became enraged. "Why you-!"
Caladar ran and threw a punch at Sora's head. Sora dodged it and caught Caladar's arm, and threw him hard onto his back, causing him to skid in the grass. Sora stared down angrily at him.
"NEVER touch Falina like that again, or I'll do more than hit you and flip you." Sora said in a harsh tone.
Caladar slowly stood, still glaring at Sora. "I'll leave…for now." He said. Sora simply glared at him even more. Caladar turned and walked through the yard and out the gates, Sora watching him the whole way.
Sora turned to Falina. "You okay?" He asked softly.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied with a sigh.
"Why was he grabbing your wrists anyway?"
"Well, I told him about us. He said I was stupid for falling in love with you, so I slapped him, and that just made him blind with anger. He really does have a short temper." She told him.
"Apparently." Sora said. "I don't want you around him anymore, not unless I'm around."
Falina sighed. "I don't think I want to be around him anymore at all. Let's go back inside." She suggested. He simply nodded, and they walked back to the house.
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\/\/3ll? H0\/\/ did j00 p30pl3's 3nj0y t3h c|-|4pt3r? Sorry…went on a leet spree ^^;; Anyway, like I said, I liked this chapter. So tells me what j00 thought of it…and to do that that means you'll have to review! NOW! Mwaha! Sorry…evil spree ^^
Reviewer credits:
Dark Angel 13388: Yesh, I ish t3h evil…I believe we have established this. Ha old boyfriend…Caladar wishes. Heck yeah der gonna be some competition between him and Sora. Makes it more interesting, hehe. And here I updated don't shoot meh!!!! ; Thanx for your review, seeya on AIM!
LewsTherinInsanity: Ya know I really don't know why they're everywhere. They just keep coming those verdammte moogles!!! Yesh, the Caladar has some, and yes…KILL IT! Anyway, danke, melamin for your review, seeya on AIM! ^^
Nayeli: Danke for the GOOD JOB comment ^^ Yay I hath finally updated! O_O Cookie dough…. *grabs cookie dough and sits in little corner eating it* MEIN COOKIE DOUGH! Thanx for your review, seeya on AIM!
Chibi Neko-Chan2: YESH I finally updated! Why yes of course twas cliffhangy…me = the ebil! Mwaha! Anyway, danke, glad you thought his gift to Falina was so cute ^^ Thanx for your review, seeya on AIM!
LiquidGirl: Yesh I updated twice and you didn't know, sowwie ^^;; I haven't been updating regularly like I used to…verdammte blaster worm… YES every fiction must have cliffhangy-ness somewhere in it! Anyway, thanx for your review!
df: Wow, long review :p Anyway yes I know I need to hurry up and update…darn my verdammte laziness… Thanx for your review!