Author's note: Well first things first, I know it's been a while since the
last update, but I am fighting a war with a virus on my computer, and sad
to say, I don't think I'm winning.... Next, in response to all the reviews
I've gotten (A whole whopping four of them...sigh), I know this story is a
little (a lot) rough around the edges.... I have noticed it as well... but
if you refer to the first chapter of my story... and I quote:"This is my
first attempt at a truly serious fic" ,so I am working on it. Thank you for
responding though. That makes you about a million times better in my eyes
than the people who read this and didn't review (or maybe no one else read
it....sigh again). And a note to all the people who read and didn't
review.... I know where you live. I am going to show up one day when you
least expect it, beat you with a wide mouth bass, and hold you hostage
until you write a review. (This is what I like to call motivated
advertisment) As for how confusing Nash's inner thoughts are, I noticed
that as well. But for some god awful reason, when i uploaded the story, all
the wonderful italics the thoughts were written in magically disapeared. I
am working on it however. Just try to think of it as a realistic approach.
Nash's thoughts make him confused, and you, as the reader ,can geniuinely
be confused just like him! heh. final thing. I know a lot of this story
seems to resemble other stories of this subject. Believe it or not, this is
actually a coincidence. Most of this story is based on real life
occurences, a sort of therapy for my own sad, horrid, screwed up love life.
All those other authors copied off of my life, i swear. but anyways, on
with the story, and remember, no hard feelings unless im upset. then I can
have hard feelings. but not you guys. I'm the one writing. heh.
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Nash sat in the study of his former mentor, Ghaleon. The people of Vane had wanted to destroy this room. Nash had fought tooth and nail to keep it safe, and the only reason he won was because Mia saw how much he wanted it to stay. He found himself in this room more and more as the days went by. The carnival had finished a few days ago. Lemia had talked to Mia the last night of the carnival, and the next day, she had passed on. Many of the people of Vane had wanted to attend the funeral, but Mia decided there was not going to be a big service. Only Nash, a few senior members of the council of Vane, and herself had been there. The entire time, Mia sat there and wept into Nash' arms.
But that had been several days ago. Nash had been amazed at how quickly Mia pulled herself toghether after the ceremony. Merely five days later, and she was already back on her normal scheduele. Nash realized he didn't have to worry about Mia quite as much as he did. He found himself in admiration of her for it. Then he realized he had more important things to worry about.
Sean, one of Mia's childhood friends, had been getting awfully close to Mia lately. And Mia, to Nash's horror, didn't realize that Sean was coming on to her. She just assumed he was being really nice. Nash had been trying to forget about it by spending his time in Ghaleons office, studying all the books of magical lore Ghaleon had amassed in his library. It wasn't working too well.
"I gotta talk to her, I guess..." Mia had asked why Nash spent so much time looking through Ghaleons books. He couldn tell her the truth, so he told her he was looking for a spell. But in reality, the reason he was so interested was because he wanted advice. And the only person who might have understood his position was his late mentor. Ghaleon had been in love. Everyone had assumed that he was in love with Lemia, but Nash had found out the truth. He thought back to the night that his entire perspective of Ghaleon had been turned around.
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"Nash, I need to speak with ya alone fer a moment."
Nash looked at the hand on his shoulder, and then up at the face it belonged to. Laike looked back at him with a worried look on his face, and pulled him into a room at Hell Mel's mansion.
"What is it,Dyn... Laike?" Laike had been known as the legendary Dragonmaster Dyne, but after he had lost his powers, he came up with the alias of "Laike" and wandered the world. The man had never really even given Nash so much as a nod before, so it struck him as odd that the hearty man was actually striking up a conversation with him.
"Look, I've been watchin' ye for the past coupla days, and I need to talk to you about a few things.
"Is it really important? I do have things to do...."
"This is what I'm gettin' at! You're hiding yourself in a shell, just like Gh...."
"Don't say it! Don't! Just because he was my teacher doesn't mean I'm his clone!"
"Nash, please, hear me out." Laike had been Ghaleon's closest friend, so maybe what he had to say might matter. Nash stopped yelling and waited.
"Everyone knows Ghaleon was Mia's father, right?"
This line of conversation struck Nash as odd. Why is Laike bringing this up with me?
"Well, its not the truth, lad."
"What?"
"Ghaleon wasn't in love with Lemia. Ghaleon had nothing to do with the conception of Mia."
".....You're joking, right old man?"
"No. Ghaleon had fallen in love with Althena."
Nash went to reply and stopped. All he could mutter was "Althena...?"
"Ay, lad. And his devotion to the Goddess is very similar to your devotion to your 'goddess'."
Nash's brow wrinkled. "What, Mia?"
Laike smiled."You aren't quite that subtle about it, y'know..."
Ghaleon wasn't Mia's father? "Then why did Ghaleon act so close to Mia? And Lemia too for that matter?"
Laike sighed."Your master was a very good actor. It was one of his little known hobbies..."
Nash was confused. "Why would he act about something like that?"
Laike sighed. "He promised someone he would."
"You mean Mia's real father?"
Laike nodded.
"So... who was he?"
Laike shook his head. "I shouldn't tell you... Ghaleon, Lemia, and I made a vow to her father never to tell the tale, but.... I suppose these things should be known...."
"And you're going to tell me?"
"Ay. Mia's father, his name is..."
"Nash! Laike! There you two are! Everyone's looking for you! Alex and Luna are getting ready to go back to Burg!"
Laike nodded. "We'll be but a moment, Nall."
Nall nodded and flew away.
"So who is..."
Laike shook his head."No time for that now. But I assumed we wouldn't have the chance to finish talking, so here."
Laike pressed an envelope into Nash's hands. Then he turned and began walking quickly towards the docks. Nash opened the envelope and began reading. His eyes widened in suprise as he read the name of Mia's father.
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Nash sat in the study of his former mentor, Ghaleon. The people of Vane had wanted to destroy this room. Nash had fought tooth and nail to keep it safe, and the only reason he won was because Mia saw how much he wanted it to stay. He found himself in this room more and more as the days went by. The carnival had finished a few days ago. Lemia had talked to Mia the last night of the carnival, and the next day, she had passed on. Many of the people of Vane had wanted to attend the funeral, but Mia decided there was not going to be a big service. Only Nash, a few senior members of the council of Vane, and herself had been there. The entire time, Mia sat there and wept into Nash' arms.
But that had been several days ago. Nash had been amazed at how quickly Mia pulled herself toghether after the ceremony. Merely five days later, and she was already back on her normal scheduele. Nash realized he didn't have to worry about Mia quite as much as he did. He found himself in admiration of her for it. Then he realized he had more important things to worry about.
Sean, one of Mia's childhood friends, had been getting awfully close to Mia lately. And Mia, to Nash's horror, didn't realize that Sean was coming on to her. She just assumed he was being really nice. Nash had been trying to forget about it by spending his time in Ghaleons office, studying all the books of magical lore Ghaleon had amassed in his library. It wasn't working too well.
"I gotta talk to her, I guess..." Mia had asked why Nash spent so much time looking through Ghaleons books. He couldn tell her the truth, so he told her he was looking for a spell. But in reality, the reason he was so interested was because he wanted advice. And the only person who might have understood his position was his late mentor. Ghaleon had been in love. Everyone had assumed that he was in love with Lemia, but Nash had found out the truth. He thought back to the night that his entire perspective of Ghaleon had been turned around.
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"Nash, I need to speak with ya alone fer a moment."
Nash looked at the hand on his shoulder, and then up at the face it belonged to. Laike looked back at him with a worried look on his face, and pulled him into a room at Hell Mel's mansion.
"What is it,Dyn... Laike?" Laike had been known as the legendary Dragonmaster Dyne, but after he had lost his powers, he came up with the alias of "Laike" and wandered the world. The man had never really even given Nash so much as a nod before, so it struck him as odd that the hearty man was actually striking up a conversation with him.
"Look, I've been watchin' ye for the past coupla days, and I need to talk to you about a few things.
"Is it really important? I do have things to do...."
"This is what I'm gettin' at! You're hiding yourself in a shell, just like Gh...."
"Don't say it! Don't! Just because he was my teacher doesn't mean I'm his clone!"
"Nash, please, hear me out." Laike had been Ghaleon's closest friend, so maybe what he had to say might matter. Nash stopped yelling and waited.
"Everyone knows Ghaleon was Mia's father, right?"
This line of conversation struck Nash as odd. Why is Laike bringing this up with me?
"Well, its not the truth, lad."
"What?"
"Ghaleon wasn't in love with Lemia. Ghaleon had nothing to do with the conception of Mia."
".....You're joking, right old man?"
"No. Ghaleon had fallen in love with Althena."
Nash went to reply and stopped. All he could mutter was "Althena...?"
"Ay, lad. And his devotion to the Goddess is very similar to your devotion to your 'goddess'."
Nash's brow wrinkled. "What, Mia?"
Laike smiled."You aren't quite that subtle about it, y'know..."
Ghaleon wasn't Mia's father? "Then why did Ghaleon act so close to Mia? And Lemia too for that matter?"
Laike sighed."Your master was a very good actor. It was one of his little known hobbies..."
Nash was confused. "Why would he act about something like that?"
Laike sighed. "He promised someone he would."
"You mean Mia's real father?"
Laike nodded.
"So... who was he?"
Laike shook his head. "I shouldn't tell you... Ghaleon, Lemia, and I made a vow to her father never to tell the tale, but.... I suppose these things should be known...."
"And you're going to tell me?"
"Ay. Mia's father, his name is..."
"Nash! Laike! There you two are! Everyone's looking for you! Alex and Luna are getting ready to go back to Burg!"
Laike nodded. "We'll be but a moment, Nall."
Nall nodded and flew away.
"So who is..."
Laike shook his head."No time for that now. But I assumed we wouldn't have the chance to finish talking, so here."
Laike pressed an envelope into Nash's hands. Then he turned and began walking quickly towards the docks. Nash opened the envelope and began reading. His eyes widened in suprise as he read the name of Mia's father.