Media led Jesse through the castle's lands, past the river and gardens, through the huge oak forest, and past the shrine. Finally, she stopped in a large grove, Jesse looked around, wondering why he was here.
"what is this place"
"the tree shrine" she led Jesse into it, there he saw the pattern. Trees were placed in perfect circles. They stood in the largest circle, on the edges were smaller circles, as if they were more precious.
"this was planted when they rebuilt Fanelia. Each tree represents a person from Fanelia who died during the War for The Future." she touched the trees in turn, gently touching the rough bark of each trunk.
"why did you bring me here?" he asked, following her with his eyes.
"it's my favorite place to think" she said quietly. Ever since they had entered this shrine, she seemed distant, as if part of her were away some where.
Jesse looked at the rim of the circle "What is that circle with five trees on the left?"
Media walked towards them. "these are the trees of the five warriors" she moved to the next circle "and this is the circle of kings." she pointed to one on the left 'my grandfather's tree. and my grandmother's" she caressed the trunks, like she had done the others.
"what's that tree? over there, apart from the rest" Media turned to see what he was pointing at.
"that.." she walked over to the tree and stared at the bark "this is my uncle's tree." she smiled gently "Folken de Lacuer de Fanel. He....was..." she revealed his whole history to Jesse, not leaving anything out, about how he had betrayed Fanelia, and how he had earned his brother's love back. How he had died... fighting to end the war.
"he saved my mother, you know. he saved her from leaving behind everything she loved..." She turned to Jesse and smiled sadly. "kinda amazing how much I know about him. Considering I never meant him" She looked up at Jesse. he was just staring at her, his eyes meaningful. But the meaning, unclear. Media got lost in those magnicefent eyes. Jesse looked at her, and it was if the world stood still. Jesse looked at her, as if to ask permission for somthing. She just stared at him.. captivated by those eyes. Jesse leaned in, and Media closed her eyes.. He kissed her. The kiss deepend and Media leaned back against the tree. On which was carved "in Loving Memory".
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BANG BANG BANG!!!
"Miss please hurry, the lord's gonna be mad if ya don't show soon"
"I'm coming irale. Hang on, tell my father I'll be down in a few minutes alright?"
Sigh "yes mam" and walked away. Media sighed and strapped her sword on her belt. there was another knock at her door. She sighed loudly and walked to it, ready to kick some servant butt(this was the 20th time she had been yelled at) She threw open the door
"WHAT.... oh, Jesse." she opened the door so he could come in "what do you need?" Jesse blushed and held up the tie. Media laughed and took the tie from him
"you really should learn how to tie these things if you're going to stay here."
"well, how did you learn?"
"I had too because of becoming a knight Cali" she said as her fingers expertly tied the complicated string "these things are clip on's you know" she motioned to her fluffy tie things(by the way, the fluffy tie things are now PURPLE instead of PINK and the whole out fit has been revised to make it more... manly) 'well allen's is but don't tell" She smiled and he laughed. "k, its done" she backed up and looked carefully at him. "Vondebar" she smiled and blew out the candles in her room. She opened the door and walked out, Jesse in tow.
"So, is this dance going to be different?"
"Very different. One, i'm not in a dress. Two: I'm not dancing three: it's not an acutal dance. just dinner with people from Austuria"
"oh' he said and followed her down the hall. 'hmm' they turned and corner and Media stopped dead in her tracks.
"don't move" came a cold voice... and ran Media through with a sword. Jesse looked up, straight into Deren's face.................
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Jesse woke up in cold sweat. It was day light, and the sun streamed down on him in his bed
"just a dream, it was just a dream."he calmed down a little ` but how much of it?` he shook his head and climbed out of bed, pulling on his leather steel toed boots and pulling on an overshirt.
"Jesse"he heard his name and turned to the door way "hey" Media smiled and came into his room. He smiled back
"hey what's up?"
"nothing much... just took a little cat nap"
"hmm" she looked at his pale face "are you alright?" she stood up and touched his forehead 'you look pale"
"I'm fine" he told her but did not brush her hand away. Her touch made him calm down quickly.
"if you're sure" she dropped her hand. He crashed down on his bed staring up at the ceiling. She dropped down right next to him.
"Media?"
"hmm?"
"why do you like the tree shrine so much?"
"I don't know. I just do"
"hmm"
"do you like it?"
"yeah, it's a great place to think. nice and quiet"
"yeah, secluded away from humanity" she lay her head on his chest
"Hey media, do you miss Deren?"
"not really, no. i really don't. "She laughed lightly "that seems odd doesn't it?" she sat up and leaned on her elbow, facing Jesse
"no not really. Nothing about you seems odd execpt you liking me"
"I don't like you Jesse" she said, seriously
he sat up fast "you dont'??"
"no.. I.. I love you"
"Media..."
"seriously. I know that sounds sappy and everything. but... it's the truth. I am in love with you Jesse De luna mystica"
Jesse fell back down on his bed
"whoa"
"yeah.. whoa" Media replied. Jesse turned to her and took her hand
"are you sure you want to love me?"
"I'm sorry. I didn't know I had a choice" she said sacastically
"you don't ...." he kissed her hand softly then her lips even softer.
"I love you too Media" he wispered as he kissed her.
Ok I ADMIT IT!! I WRITE SAPPY LOVE STORIES AND THAT'S ALL I'VE EVER WRITTEN WITH THE EXPETION OF"THOUGHTS OF THE COMPANY" "DRACONS, PEOPLE OF THE GREY HAVENS" "WHERE EVER YOU GO I'LL STILL BE HERE" AND " SHADOWS" GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
"what is this place"
"the tree shrine" she led Jesse into it, there he saw the pattern. Trees were placed in perfect circles. They stood in the largest circle, on the edges were smaller circles, as if they were more precious.
"this was planted when they rebuilt Fanelia. Each tree represents a person from Fanelia who died during the War for The Future." she touched the trees in turn, gently touching the rough bark of each trunk.
"why did you bring me here?" he asked, following her with his eyes.
"it's my favorite place to think" she said quietly. Ever since they had entered this shrine, she seemed distant, as if part of her were away some where.
Jesse looked at the rim of the circle "What is that circle with five trees on the left?"
Media walked towards them. "these are the trees of the five warriors" she moved to the next circle "and this is the circle of kings." she pointed to one on the left 'my grandfather's tree. and my grandmother's" she caressed the trunks, like she had done the others.
"what's that tree? over there, apart from the rest" Media turned to see what he was pointing at.
"that.." she walked over to the tree and stared at the bark "this is my uncle's tree." she smiled gently "Folken de Lacuer de Fanel. He....was..." she revealed his whole history to Jesse, not leaving anything out, about how he had betrayed Fanelia, and how he had earned his brother's love back. How he had died... fighting to end the war.
"he saved my mother, you know. he saved her from leaving behind everything she loved..." She turned to Jesse and smiled sadly. "kinda amazing how much I know about him. Considering I never meant him" She looked up at Jesse. he was just staring at her, his eyes meaningful. But the meaning, unclear. Media got lost in those magnicefent eyes. Jesse looked at her, and it was if the world stood still. Jesse looked at her, as if to ask permission for somthing. She just stared at him.. captivated by those eyes. Jesse leaned in, and Media closed her eyes.. He kissed her. The kiss deepend and Media leaned back against the tree. On which was carved "in Loving Memory".
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BANG BANG BANG!!!
"Miss please hurry, the lord's gonna be mad if ya don't show soon"
"I'm coming irale. Hang on, tell my father I'll be down in a few minutes alright?"
Sigh "yes mam" and walked away. Media sighed and strapped her sword on her belt. there was another knock at her door. She sighed loudly and walked to it, ready to kick some servant butt(this was the 20th time she had been yelled at) She threw open the door
"WHAT.... oh, Jesse." she opened the door so he could come in "what do you need?" Jesse blushed and held up the tie. Media laughed and took the tie from him
"you really should learn how to tie these things if you're going to stay here."
"well, how did you learn?"
"I had too because of becoming a knight Cali" she said as her fingers expertly tied the complicated string "these things are clip on's you know" she motioned to her fluffy tie things(by the way, the fluffy tie things are now PURPLE instead of PINK and the whole out fit has been revised to make it more... manly) 'well allen's is but don't tell" She smiled and he laughed. "k, its done" she backed up and looked carefully at him. "Vondebar" she smiled and blew out the candles in her room. She opened the door and walked out, Jesse in tow.
"So, is this dance going to be different?"
"Very different. One, i'm not in a dress. Two: I'm not dancing three: it's not an acutal dance. just dinner with people from Austuria"
"oh' he said and followed her down the hall. 'hmm' they turned and corner and Media stopped dead in her tracks.
"don't move" came a cold voice... and ran Media through with a sword. Jesse looked up, straight into Deren's face.................
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Jesse woke up in cold sweat. It was day light, and the sun streamed down on him in his bed
"just a dream, it was just a dream."he calmed down a little ` but how much of it?` he shook his head and climbed out of bed, pulling on his leather steel toed boots and pulling on an overshirt.
"Jesse"he heard his name and turned to the door way "hey" Media smiled and came into his room. He smiled back
"hey what's up?"
"nothing much... just took a little cat nap"
"hmm" she looked at his pale face "are you alright?" she stood up and touched his forehead 'you look pale"
"I'm fine" he told her but did not brush her hand away. Her touch made him calm down quickly.
"if you're sure" she dropped her hand. He crashed down on his bed staring up at the ceiling. She dropped down right next to him.
"Media?"
"hmm?"
"why do you like the tree shrine so much?"
"I don't know. I just do"
"hmm"
"do you like it?"
"yeah, it's a great place to think. nice and quiet"
"yeah, secluded away from humanity" she lay her head on his chest
"Hey media, do you miss Deren?"
"not really, no. i really don't. "She laughed lightly "that seems odd doesn't it?" she sat up and leaned on her elbow, facing Jesse
"no not really. Nothing about you seems odd execpt you liking me"
"I don't like you Jesse" she said, seriously
he sat up fast "you dont'??"
"no.. I.. I love you"
"Media..."
"seriously. I know that sounds sappy and everything. but... it's the truth. I am in love with you Jesse De luna mystica"
Jesse fell back down on his bed
"whoa"
"yeah.. whoa" Media replied. Jesse turned to her and took her hand
"are you sure you want to love me?"
"I'm sorry. I didn't know I had a choice" she said sacastically
"you don't ...." he kissed her hand softly then her lips even softer.
"I love you too Media" he wispered as he kissed her.
Ok I ADMIT IT!! I WRITE SAPPY LOVE STORIES AND THAT'S ALL I'VE EVER WRITTEN WITH THE EXPETION OF"THOUGHTS OF THE COMPANY" "DRACONS, PEOPLE OF THE GREY HAVENS" "WHERE EVER YOU GO I'LL STILL BE HERE" AND " SHADOWS" GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!