Poisonous :: Chapter One
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Summary: She's travelled from Hajra, in Sotat, to be with him; Or at least who he used to be. Will she except Briar? Or must she bring out the Roach in him? You'll learn how Venom really got her name.
Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters, only my own. The places are Tammie's, she's genious and it's all for her, designed and created by her, not Moi.
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Chapter One: A promise
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A girl with highly tanned honey skin and vibrant green eyes walked up to the outside gate of Winding Circle Temple. One of the soldiers, standing at his post, raised an eyebrow at her, enquiring what it was a girl like her would be doing here.
The girl, at the age of sixteen, wore a ragged and torn mini-style dress, worned by those who lived in The Mire, at least in Emelan. She has sun-streaked honey- brown hair and a pretty face, despite the once-deep scar on her right cheek.
By the looks of her, she was a theif, or at least from that kind of background. Looking at her knee-high boots wouldn't have told you that she hide a medium- bladed knife in each, sheathed and strappled to the insides of her boots, which she had stolen a year ago in Hajra; Her home.
She looked up at the shoulder, a seductive smile plastered on her face.
"State your business," Ordered a sour-faced guard to her left.
The girl, Venom, smiled up at him too.
"I'm here to visit a mage by the name of Briar Moss," She told the guard. Briar Moss, or Roach as he was best known as in Hajra, was her soul-mate as far as she was concerned. She hadn't seen Roach in years, but had swore the day she had seen Roach change his name in that court room that she would trace him and they would be together again, as he had promised her when he'd last seen her.
The guard raised an eyebrow at her also.
"And what is your connection?" The guard asked drily.
Venom popped her hands on her hips and scowled. "Would you like to find him and ask him?" She snapped, "Open this gate."
The guard scowled back, the soldier she had smiled at first came forward from his post. "Let's just let her in, you know the kinds of people Briar's had in here."
The guard scowled a few moment further then sighed his defeat. "Fine, open the gates," He ordered.
Venom smiled triumphantly and winked at the soldier, in her own way of thanks.
The soldier motioned for her to enter and Venom paused. "A moment," She told them and turned around, placed her thumb and index finger in her mouth and whistled loudly.
Suddenly bushed russled to their right and two slim, but muscled, young men appeared, wearing the same state of clothing as Venom. They trotted over to her, grinning.
"Let's go," Venom told them and lead them through the gate, sudden;y she turned and faced the soldier. "Could you point us in the right direction?" She asked, her voice a sweet purr.
The soldier's knees seemed to buckle slightly as he listened to her voice. "Follow that path," He was finally able to croak, pointing to their left. "You'll see a cottage called 'Discipline'."
Venom winked at him again and motioned from the two boys to follow her.
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"You speak awful proper for a street rat," her tallest companion teased her, he hadn't thought to ask her why in all the weeks they'd been travelling.
"I wasn't born street rat," She told him. "I don't think I ever told you I was high-ranked merchant-born, did I?"
The young men gaped at her, "High-ranked? You never mentioned that, I just thought you learned it."
Venom smiled, "My parent were murdered, and I was cast onto the streets."
"Is that when you met Roach?" One of them ask.
Venom nodded, her golden curls bouncing. "Roach helped me, that's why we have to find him, Cheater."
Cheater had been in Roach's gang, along with the other boy, Viper. Both had been sentenced to the mines, but had escaped when the mine they were working on had collasped on their guards as they were leaving the mine. This was years ago, so luckily the boys weren't done in.
They had been walking for quite a while when they came to a cottage at the side of their winding path. A sign on the gate told them this was indeed the cottage they had been walking towards: Discipline.
"Who're you?" Asked a female voice from the large garden in front of the cottage.
Venom mentally kicked herself for not noticing the woman, a mistake like that could have gotten them killed back in Sotat.
Venom eyed the woman, she had short mouse-brown hair and penetrating eyes. Venom scowled as the woman scowled at them. A girl with black hair stood up also.
"Yes?" The girl asked, more kindly than the woman.
"We're looking for Briar Moss," Venom told them.
"Who are you?" The woman asked again.
"Old friends," Viper informed her, his voice slurring a little in his Sotat accent.
"Old friends?" The girl asked, "Really?"
"Why else would we say?" Cheater muttered in Venom's ears. Venom smiled and elbowed him.
"Shhh, we need to find Roach."
"So are you all theives?" The black-haired girl asked.
"Evvy!" The woman scolded.
"Sorry," Evvy apologised. "Briar's my teacher, I'll take you to him."
Evvy dropped a pile of stone she had in her hands and vaulted the gate. She looked to be fifteen. How could Roach be her teacher? He was only seventeen, wouldn't he need to be a accredited mage?
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Evvy led them down what seemed to be impossible numbers of paths.
"I thought you were taking us to Ro-Briar?" Venom said, correcting herself.
"I am, he's with his sisters, Sandry, Daja and Tris, they're in the Fire District."
Venom simply nodded, lost in thought. Roach hadn't told her he had sisters, sure she hadn't seen him in years, but things were starting to get weird.
Evvy stopped outside a smith, and told them to wait while she went inside.
Venom noticed her hands were shaking she clasped them in front of her so Cheater and Viper wouldn't see them shaking; She was too late.
Cheater put a hand on her shoulder, momentarily. She looked up at him, he smiled. "Relax," He mouthed.
Venom gave him a 'I'll-try-but...' kind of look.
At that moment Evvy exited the smith a tall, broad-shouldered young man with dark-brown hair behind her. It was Roach, only older, and in well- sowed clothes.
"Roach," Venom gasped and threw herself on his, hugging him tightly.
Roach's eyes were wide, he looked down at her and breathed, "Venom?"
Venom nodded, "I... I had to find you," she told him.
As she did, a smile broke over Roach's face.
"I'm sorry," He told her.
"Why?" She asked, as he wrapped his arms around her.
"I broke my promise, I never came back."
Venom stood on tip-toe and pressed her lips to his own.
"I forgive you," She told him before he kissed her again.
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I know that was so short, but It's a school night and I feel a short first chapter... leaves you wanting more.
So review if you want, I enjoy flames, they give me something to laugh about(Weird aye.) but I mostly love reviews which tell me what I've done wrong.
Don't bother telling me I have terrible spelling, I'm aware of that, and somehow my spell-check was deleted. One kind of review I don't like is: "upate soon, I'm loving this," or something like that. Come on guys, you know that's not a review, really.
This is my first Tammie Pierce attempt, have a Harry Potter account under 'Kalasin Mi Thai-Licia' if you wanna check that out.
Thanks for reading, choc-fudge cookies for my readers,
-Thai.
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Summary: She's travelled from Hajra, in Sotat, to be with him; Or at least who he used to be. Will she except Briar? Or must she bring out the Roach in him? You'll learn how Venom really got her name.
Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters, only my own. The places are Tammie's, she's genious and it's all for her, designed and created by her, not Moi.
-=-=-=-
Chapter One: A promise
-=-=-=-
A girl with highly tanned honey skin and vibrant green eyes walked up to the outside gate of Winding Circle Temple. One of the soldiers, standing at his post, raised an eyebrow at her, enquiring what it was a girl like her would be doing here.
The girl, at the age of sixteen, wore a ragged and torn mini-style dress, worned by those who lived in The Mire, at least in Emelan. She has sun-streaked honey- brown hair and a pretty face, despite the once-deep scar on her right cheek.
By the looks of her, she was a theif, or at least from that kind of background. Looking at her knee-high boots wouldn't have told you that she hide a medium- bladed knife in each, sheathed and strappled to the insides of her boots, which she had stolen a year ago in Hajra; Her home.
She looked up at the shoulder, a seductive smile plastered on her face.
"State your business," Ordered a sour-faced guard to her left.
The girl, Venom, smiled up at him too.
"I'm here to visit a mage by the name of Briar Moss," She told the guard. Briar Moss, or Roach as he was best known as in Hajra, was her soul-mate as far as she was concerned. She hadn't seen Roach in years, but had swore the day she had seen Roach change his name in that court room that she would trace him and they would be together again, as he had promised her when he'd last seen her.
The guard raised an eyebrow at her also.
"And what is your connection?" The guard asked drily.
Venom popped her hands on her hips and scowled. "Would you like to find him and ask him?" She snapped, "Open this gate."
The guard scowled back, the soldier she had smiled at first came forward from his post. "Let's just let her in, you know the kinds of people Briar's had in here."
The guard scowled a few moment further then sighed his defeat. "Fine, open the gates," He ordered.
Venom smiled triumphantly and winked at the soldier, in her own way of thanks.
The soldier motioned for her to enter and Venom paused. "A moment," She told them and turned around, placed her thumb and index finger in her mouth and whistled loudly.
Suddenly bushed russled to their right and two slim, but muscled, young men appeared, wearing the same state of clothing as Venom. They trotted over to her, grinning.
"Let's go," Venom told them and lead them through the gate, sudden;y she turned and faced the soldier. "Could you point us in the right direction?" She asked, her voice a sweet purr.
The soldier's knees seemed to buckle slightly as he listened to her voice. "Follow that path," He was finally able to croak, pointing to their left. "You'll see a cottage called 'Discipline'."
Venom winked at him again and motioned from the two boys to follow her.
-=-=-=-
"You speak awful proper for a street rat," her tallest companion teased her, he hadn't thought to ask her why in all the weeks they'd been travelling.
"I wasn't born street rat," She told him. "I don't think I ever told you I was high-ranked merchant-born, did I?"
The young men gaped at her, "High-ranked? You never mentioned that, I just thought you learned it."
Venom smiled, "My parent were murdered, and I was cast onto the streets."
"Is that when you met Roach?" One of them ask.
Venom nodded, her golden curls bouncing. "Roach helped me, that's why we have to find him, Cheater."
Cheater had been in Roach's gang, along with the other boy, Viper. Both had been sentenced to the mines, but had escaped when the mine they were working on had collasped on their guards as they were leaving the mine. This was years ago, so luckily the boys weren't done in.
They had been walking for quite a while when they came to a cottage at the side of their winding path. A sign on the gate told them this was indeed the cottage they had been walking towards: Discipline.
"Who're you?" Asked a female voice from the large garden in front of the cottage.
Venom mentally kicked herself for not noticing the woman, a mistake like that could have gotten them killed back in Sotat.
Venom eyed the woman, she had short mouse-brown hair and penetrating eyes. Venom scowled as the woman scowled at them. A girl with black hair stood up also.
"Yes?" The girl asked, more kindly than the woman.
"We're looking for Briar Moss," Venom told them.
"Who are you?" The woman asked again.
"Old friends," Viper informed her, his voice slurring a little in his Sotat accent.
"Old friends?" The girl asked, "Really?"
"Why else would we say?" Cheater muttered in Venom's ears. Venom smiled and elbowed him.
"Shhh, we need to find Roach."
"So are you all theives?" The black-haired girl asked.
"Evvy!" The woman scolded.
"Sorry," Evvy apologised. "Briar's my teacher, I'll take you to him."
Evvy dropped a pile of stone she had in her hands and vaulted the gate. She looked to be fifteen. How could Roach be her teacher? He was only seventeen, wouldn't he need to be a accredited mage?
-=-=-=-
Evvy led them down what seemed to be impossible numbers of paths.
"I thought you were taking us to Ro-Briar?" Venom said, correcting herself.
"I am, he's with his sisters, Sandry, Daja and Tris, they're in the Fire District."
Venom simply nodded, lost in thought. Roach hadn't told her he had sisters, sure she hadn't seen him in years, but things were starting to get weird.
Evvy stopped outside a smith, and told them to wait while she went inside.
Venom noticed her hands were shaking she clasped them in front of her so Cheater and Viper wouldn't see them shaking; She was too late.
Cheater put a hand on her shoulder, momentarily. She looked up at him, he smiled. "Relax," He mouthed.
Venom gave him a 'I'll-try-but...' kind of look.
At that moment Evvy exited the smith a tall, broad-shouldered young man with dark-brown hair behind her. It was Roach, only older, and in well- sowed clothes.
"Roach," Venom gasped and threw herself on his, hugging him tightly.
Roach's eyes were wide, he looked down at her and breathed, "Venom?"
Venom nodded, "I... I had to find you," she told him.
As she did, a smile broke over Roach's face.
"I'm sorry," He told her.
"Why?" She asked, as he wrapped his arms around her.
"I broke my promise, I never came back."
Venom stood on tip-toe and pressed her lips to his own.
"I forgive you," She told him before he kissed her again.
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I know that was so short, but It's a school night and I feel a short first chapter... leaves you wanting more.
So review if you want, I enjoy flames, they give me something to laugh about(Weird aye.) but I mostly love reviews which tell me what I've done wrong.
Don't bother telling me I have terrible spelling, I'm aware of that, and somehow my spell-check was deleted. One kind of review I don't like is: "upate soon, I'm loving this," or something like that. Come on guys, you know that's not a review, really.
This is my first Tammie Pierce attempt, have a Harry Potter account under 'Kalasin Mi Thai-Licia' if you wanna check that out.
Thanks for reading, choc-fudge cookies for my readers,
-Thai.