"What's in Store"
Chapter Five--Forbidden Pleasures
At first, all Delmina could do is stand there, her mind a jumbled and confused, she could not...leave?...The same question echoed over and over making her want to scream it until it let her be but deep inside she knew it never would. All during her stay at this place there had been nothing but kindness offered to her since she'd gotten out of the dungeons. Her little excursion with blowing up one of the cells had long been forgotten along with the fact that she had the magic to do it with in the first place, for that she had indeed been thankful for. She was treated like every other normal person and that was just how she wanted it.
Ever since then she had thought about leaving though, but not wanting to offend her friend nor run off into the night like some criminal, she had stayed, hopign there would be a chance to bring up the issue. But now, as she stood there thinking, she realized she had no other option, for she had to put her people to rest, no other oculd do it after all, for she was an Felinian, a gaurd of sorts choosen as a child by the village and brought up learning the ways of the sword, and of course magic, to protect their people's sanctuary, and as far as she knew, the few others that had been picked besides her had been sluaghtered in the attack trying.
So sighing quietly, she shook herself from her thoughts and turned, looking down at the practice rink to see the Findle had already left, leaving her indeed very alone as she walked with slow steps down the stairs, put away her jousting gear and left the building, her head bent low while she walked to her room and threw herself onto the big feather filled matress of her bed after locking the door of the bedroom and burying her face in the pillows, she closed her eyes and drifted to sleep.
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Leranna paced back and forth in front of the fire place in her room, just down the hall from Delmina's, in thought. Stopping, she ran towards her door as she heard the light footsteps coming down the hall and pressed her ear against the wood, listening as they made their way to Del's room and entered, shutting the door softly behind. Then, sighing she turned from the door and plopped down in a seat next to the big window, gathering a blanket closely around herself, for winter was nearing and a faint chill had already settled within the palace, making the floors a wicked challange to walk across in the morning.
Her mind slipped back into thought as it went back to the conversation she and Del had in the practicing barracks, her face taking on agrimace as she had remembered the look of hurt and betrayal in her friend's eyes that had quickly been replaced by one of unemotionless as she had told her how she could not leave. She remembered the ripping tear in her heart, the guilt that had ingulfed her entire being as she had just left her there without an explanation, only saying how she could not understand. 'And its true,'She thought, crossing her arms over her chest as in defense against anything that would say otherwise,'She could not possibly understand my reasons for doing this...would not understand my...love...for her...' A feeling of regretful sadness came over her as that last thought finished and a tear slipped from the corner of her eye, running over her cheek. "Why?," Leranna said softly, hoping that some spirit would appear before her with the answer, but none did and still she wondered why she loved her friend so much,'Why like this...'
Finally, she gave up looking for the answer and getting up, she decided to go make peace with her friend.
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Delmina's senses came alert as she heard her bedroom door click as it unlocked and listened, her eyes still shut to act as if she were still asleep, as it opened, allowing the intruder to enter as whoever it was shut it quietly behind themselves and made their way to where she lay, making light tapping noises on the uncovered portions of the marble floor. Realizing whos footsteps they belonged to though, she allowed herself to relax and fall back into a light doze as she felt the bed sag to her right as Lee sat down on the edge, a mental shiver running through her mind as she also felt the pair of eyes travel over her.
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Leranna set a hand on her friends back, running it up her spine and into her ponytail, twisting her fingers through the void black strands as she watched Delmina's form rise and fall steadily in slumber. Then, acting on a whim, she lay down beside her, tentively taking her hand and bringing it up to her face she began to nuzzle her cheek against it. But Leranna's breath caught in her throat as she stopped, noticing the pair of violet eyes staring intensely at her through a few whisps of stray hair that had fallen into Delmina's face. Swallowing, she felt the heat rise into her face and the blood drain from it at the same time and releasing the captured hand, she turned quickly from her friend to flee the room. 'Oh gods, what have I done,'She thought ruefully as she began to get up.
A pair of arms encircled her waist causing her to yelp as they pulled her back against Delimina's still leather clad form. Turning in surprise, she sucked in air as she met with those eyes again, eyes she had never paid much attention to nor noticed as much as now. They were deep, filled with wisdom not meant for someone to have at Delmina's age, but more then that is that they were so compelling, she was almost afraid that if she stared in them too long that she would be lost eternally in those pooly depths.
That feeling lasted only for a second though, disappearing when the arms that had prevented her from leaving now tightened around her, causing her stomach to flutter as Delmina's face came closer to hers, so close that their lips actually brushed together for a slpit moment, and though it was only actually for such a little time, it was enough to send a shock of electric feeling through Leranna's veins, leaving her wanting for more
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Delmina had surprised herself when she had leaned in to brush her lips lightly over Leranna's, it was almost as if some unseen force had forced this impulse on her and though she had not minded it, actually, the touch of her lips had left her state of mind in a dreamy haze, but still, she knew it had been wrong. 'People are not supposed to do this...what is wrong with me,'She thought fuzzily just as she was about to loosen her hold around Lee and pull, murmuring an apolopgy. Oddly enough, what came next caught Delmina totally off gaurd as the other responded to her moevements by scooting closer instead of in turn, pulling away aswell.
Leranna had nuzzled her face deep into Delmina's tunic, her breath coming out warm through the material, her hands clenched into tight fists against beneath her chin as she whipered something so soft that Delmina had to strain her ears to hear it. "Del, I know what you're thinking, I know this is wrong...I'm so sorry..." Ending her sentence, she began to weep quietly and Delmina's sympathies went out to her friend as she again tightened her hold around her, burying her face in her sunshine hair. "Lee, please don't cry, it's alright...really...,"She replied softly, running her hands over her back. Leranna's only response was to set a hand gently against Delmina's face as her weeping subsided and there they lay, just like that as they drifted into a fitful slumber...
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Ok, yea i know that was a really funky twist, maybe not, kinda been having a hard time thiking of how to write this story. I keep getting good ideas for the middle but how to get there is just confusing the heck outta me . But if you like how its going then review and tell me, if not then review and tell me LOL Sorry for the longness of this chapter. Pleease review!!!
Chapter Five--Forbidden Pleasures
At first, all Delmina could do is stand there, her mind a jumbled and confused, she could not...leave?...The same question echoed over and over making her want to scream it until it let her be but deep inside she knew it never would. All during her stay at this place there had been nothing but kindness offered to her since she'd gotten out of the dungeons. Her little excursion with blowing up one of the cells had long been forgotten along with the fact that she had the magic to do it with in the first place, for that she had indeed been thankful for. She was treated like every other normal person and that was just how she wanted it.
Ever since then she had thought about leaving though, but not wanting to offend her friend nor run off into the night like some criminal, she had stayed, hopign there would be a chance to bring up the issue. But now, as she stood there thinking, she realized she had no other option, for she had to put her people to rest, no other oculd do it after all, for she was an Felinian, a gaurd of sorts choosen as a child by the village and brought up learning the ways of the sword, and of course magic, to protect their people's sanctuary, and as far as she knew, the few others that had been picked besides her had been sluaghtered in the attack trying.
So sighing quietly, she shook herself from her thoughts and turned, looking down at the practice rink to see the Findle had already left, leaving her indeed very alone as she walked with slow steps down the stairs, put away her jousting gear and left the building, her head bent low while she walked to her room and threw herself onto the big feather filled matress of her bed after locking the door of the bedroom and burying her face in the pillows, she closed her eyes and drifted to sleep.
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Leranna paced back and forth in front of the fire place in her room, just down the hall from Delmina's, in thought. Stopping, she ran towards her door as she heard the light footsteps coming down the hall and pressed her ear against the wood, listening as they made their way to Del's room and entered, shutting the door softly behind. Then, sighing she turned from the door and plopped down in a seat next to the big window, gathering a blanket closely around herself, for winter was nearing and a faint chill had already settled within the palace, making the floors a wicked challange to walk across in the morning.
Her mind slipped back into thought as it went back to the conversation she and Del had in the practicing barracks, her face taking on agrimace as she had remembered the look of hurt and betrayal in her friend's eyes that had quickly been replaced by one of unemotionless as she had told her how she could not leave. She remembered the ripping tear in her heart, the guilt that had ingulfed her entire being as she had just left her there without an explanation, only saying how she could not understand. 'And its true,'She thought, crossing her arms over her chest as in defense against anything that would say otherwise,'She could not possibly understand my reasons for doing this...would not understand my...love...for her...' A feeling of regretful sadness came over her as that last thought finished and a tear slipped from the corner of her eye, running over her cheek. "Why?," Leranna said softly, hoping that some spirit would appear before her with the answer, but none did and still she wondered why she loved her friend so much,'Why like this...'
Finally, she gave up looking for the answer and getting up, she decided to go make peace with her friend.
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Delmina's senses came alert as she heard her bedroom door click as it unlocked and listened, her eyes still shut to act as if she were still asleep, as it opened, allowing the intruder to enter as whoever it was shut it quietly behind themselves and made their way to where she lay, making light tapping noises on the uncovered portions of the marble floor. Realizing whos footsteps they belonged to though, she allowed herself to relax and fall back into a light doze as she felt the bed sag to her right as Lee sat down on the edge, a mental shiver running through her mind as she also felt the pair of eyes travel over her.
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Leranna set a hand on her friends back, running it up her spine and into her ponytail, twisting her fingers through the void black strands as she watched Delmina's form rise and fall steadily in slumber. Then, acting on a whim, she lay down beside her, tentively taking her hand and bringing it up to her face she began to nuzzle her cheek against it. But Leranna's breath caught in her throat as she stopped, noticing the pair of violet eyes staring intensely at her through a few whisps of stray hair that had fallen into Delmina's face. Swallowing, she felt the heat rise into her face and the blood drain from it at the same time and releasing the captured hand, she turned quickly from her friend to flee the room. 'Oh gods, what have I done,'She thought ruefully as she began to get up.
A pair of arms encircled her waist causing her to yelp as they pulled her back against Delimina's still leather clad form. Turning in surprise, she sucked in air as she met with those eyes again, eyes she had never paid much attention to nor noticed as much as now. They were deep, filled with wisdom not meant for someone to have at Delmina's age, but more then that is that they were so compelling, she was almost afraid that if she stared in them too long that she would be lost eternally in those pooly depths.
That feeling lasted only for a second though, disappearing when the arms that had prevented her from leaving now tightened around her, causing her stomach to flutter as Delmina's face came closer to hers, so close that their lips actually brushed together for a slpit moment, and though it was only actually for such a little time, it was enough to send a shock of electric feeling through Leranna's veins, leaving her wanting for more
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Delmina had surprised herself when she had leaned in to brush her lips lightly over Leranna's, it was almost as if some unseen force had forced this impulse on her and though she had not minded it, actually, the touch of her lips had left her state of mind in a dreamy haze, but still, she knew it had been wrong. 'People are not supposed to do this...what is wrong with me,'She thought fuzzily just as she was about to loosen her hold around Lee and pull, murmuring an apolopgy. Oddly enough, what came next caught Delmina totally off gaurd as the other responded to her moevements by scooting closer instead of in turn, pulling away aswell.
Leranna had nuzzled her face deep into Delmina's tunic, her breath coming out warm through the material, her hands clenched into tight fists against beneath her chin as she whipered something so soft that Delmina had to strain her ears to hear it. "Del, I know what you're thinking, I know this is wrong...I'm so sorry..." Ending her sentence, she began to weep quietly and Delmina's sympathies went out to her friend as she again tightened her hold around her, burying her face in her sunshine hair. "Lee, please don't cry, it's alright...really...,"She replied softly, running her hands over her back. Leranna's only response was to set a hand gently against Delmina's face as her weeping subsided and there they lay, just like that as they drifted into a fitful slumber...
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Ok, yea i know that was a really funky twist, maybe not, kinda been having a hard time thiking of how to write this story. I keep getting good ideas for the middle but how to get there is just confusing the heck outta me . But if you like how its going then review and tell me, if not then review and tell me LOL Sorry for the longness of this chapter. Pleease review!!!