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Another day
of travel across new terrain. Loki was silent, as always, as they
walked, his senses ever alert for danger. He flicked his eyes across
the row for a moment, noting with annoyance that Fenris stood next to
Chaos, while Iris stood between Chaos and Loki. He still didn't quite
know what all his feelings meant, but he would wait for now. He was a
very patient person, very patient indeed.
The others were talking cheerfully, Iris would smile brightly and occasionally sidle up closer to Chaos. Loki also noticed Fenris looking at the red-haired man with painful, longing eyes. He is oblivious to her intentions.. thought Loki, The fool cannot realize what pain he is causing her...and myself? Inwardly, Loki was perturbed by this thought. What? What concern should it be of mine if she cares for him? If they both do? He thought, meaning Iris and Fenris, it shouldn't be my concern at all. They may do as they please...yet why do I feel so... Loki shook his head. It's not my problem. Yet somewhere in his secret heart-of-hearts, he suspected it was.
Fenris glanced over at Loki, he was quiet. Not that it was unusual for him to be so, but did he seem...sullen? Fenris shook her head, she must've been imagining things. Still, she couldn't help but think for a moment that something was bothering him. She almost asked him, but she decided against it. He wouldn't say what it was even if she asked. Besides, she was probably just making it up anyways. She turned her gaze to Iris and Chaos. She bit back a sigh, Balder, why can't you remember who you are...? And even if you did what then? Would you want me, or would you still love Iris? She suddenly noticed Loki staring at her, she met his gaze with a surprised expression and he turned his head away. Her heart pounded inside her chest as she flushed. N-now what was that all about? His eyes they were...
Loki cursed inwardly. She had noticed. He chanced another glance out of the corner of his eye, well, she wasn't looking at him anymore. He sighed somewhere in the depths of his soul. He had seen her staring at Chaos again with that look of desperate longing, silently pleading to him with her eyes. Loki glanced at Iris and Chaos, at the moment they seemed to be in their own little world, where Fenris and himself were outsiders. They are both oblivious, thought Loki.
As if responding to his thoughts, Chaos looked at Fenris, then Loki, "Anything the matter you two? You guys are awfully quiet." Loki didn't make any sort of answer, Fenris shook her head,
"No Chaos, nothing is wrong." Nothing, she thought faintly. Chaos shrugged and resumed his conversation with Iris. The two chattered happily, enjoying each other's company, though occasionally a minor argument would break out. Loki looked at the trees lining the path out of the corner of his eyes, So loud.
Fenris looked at Loki who suddenly seemed to be ignoring her, and Chaos and Iris for that matter. He's such a puzzle. It's so baffling, what is this game we are playing now? I wish I understood it all. She was frustrated, and felt like walking over to him and shaking him by the shoulders, demanding for an explination. She sighed and rubbed her head, that wasn't going to be the answer to all this. Her mind summoned the feel of his hand out of nowhere, saving her from a deadly plunge. Dangling in his grasp, looking up at his piercing green eyes. Why? Fenris wondered, I still don't really know why he did that. Nothing makes sense anymore. She looked at the assasain, her thoughts a whirlwind of confusion.
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Iris wasn't as clueless as Fenris and Loki thought she was. Well, nearly, but not completely. She noticed that Loki kept looking at Fenris, and Fenris had this sad expression in her eyes, but she didn't know what it all meant. Still, she could see that something was going on between them, well maybe 'see' wasn't really the right word. More like, she felt something between them, like an electrical charge in the air. She looked at Fenris again, she was blushing. Iris was struck by an idea, then nearly laughed out loud at the absurdity of the thought. Do they...like each other? She looked at Loki, then nearly laughed again. Him? I don't think so...still...maybe... She smirked as another idea came to her. Wouldn't it be funny, just to see what would happen if she tried to put them together anyways? She laughed and stood on tiptoe to whisper that into Chaos' ear. He jumped about a foot,
"WHAT!!?" Iris put a finger to her lips,
"Shhhh! Quiet!" Fenris and Loki both turned their attention on them.
"Is something the matter?" Loki inquired politely, if not distantly. Fenris raised a brow,
"Is something going on that we should know about?" Iris giggled brightly,
"Nothing at all Fenris, nothing's the matter. Right Chaos?" Chaos raised a dubious brow at the cleric, but then sighed and said resignedly,
"Right."
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Chaos thought that the whole idea was stupid. It was never going to work in a million years. There was no evidence that Loki was even fond of Fenris! Well...he had been ready to abandon him to Himmelmez's poison and go look for them before giving Chaos the ring...but still, once Iris got an idea into her head, there was no use trying to argue. He might as well go along with it, rather than fight her. Gods that girl was subborn. Iris was humming happily under her breath as she walked along. Chaos smiled fondly at her, his heart being put to ease. Iris just had that effect on him. He really couldn't explain it, but he was glad it was there. A lump grew in his throat as his thoughts turned to memories of Fayon. He had a sudden urge to grasp Iris tightly and never let her go, but that wouldn't have been seemly in front of thier other companions. He swallowd thickly, and tried to banish away the oppressing thoughts that weighed in his mind. They came to a wide clearing, that looked like it had been used before many times as a camp site. He stopped, and said in a voice he hoped was normal,
"Let's stop and eat lunch here." The group came to a halt, and they discussed who should do what duty. Iris immediatley voluntered that Loki and Fenris stay and prepare the food. She would go fetch water, and Chaos could go and gather firewood.
Iris dragged Chaos away before he could protest,
"Hey! Watch it Iris!" She knelt down behind some bushes, shushing him as she did so.
"Shhhh! I wanna see what's gonna happen!" Chaos frowned, but knelt down beside her,
"Spying on your friends isn't polite you know." Iris merley grinned, and put a finger to her lips. Chaos strained his ears, but couldn't hear a thing. He whispered quietly into her ear, "Iris how are we gonna hear what they're saying?" Iris stifled a chuckle,
"Oh? Who's the nosy one
now. Hold on a sec." She quietly summoned some runes to improve both
their hearing. Now they could hear everything perfectly, and they had a
fairly decent veiw.
"..ou know how to cook?" They heard Fenris' voice ask. Loki shrugged.
"A bit." He answered. Fenris nodded and handed him something, giving him a brisk command,
"Good. Here, peel these." As she handed him the item, thier hands touched, and Chaos and Iris could see that they stood like that for a long moment, before Fenris turned away flushing, mumbling something that they couldn't understand, even with the spell Iris had cast. Chaos whispered in her ear,
They'll be expecting us back sometime.."
"Shhhh!" Fenris glanced at the bucket Iris had left behind, she sighed rolling her eyes, "Gods Iris sometimes you amaze me." Fenris pointed to the bucket and muttered a spell. Water streamed from her finger into the container, filling it with clean pure water. She hefted it up, "At least we know it's drinkable....Loki?" Loki had stopped peeling, and had been watching her. He looked down and busied himself again.
"Yes Fenris?"
"I..." Her breath caught as her heart raced, "Nothing." She hauled the bucket over to where Loki was sitting. "Put them in there when you're done." She instructed, she took a small knife out, and began to help him peel the vegetables. They did this in silence, until surprisingly Loki broke it,
"Smells like rain's in the air. We shall probably need to find shelter tonight." Fenris looked up at the sky through the tree boughs. Some clouds were there, but nothing that would indicate a storm. She shrugged, and started cautiously speaking,
"So...what do you think...about Chaos and Iris?" Loki stopped peeling, looking a bit puzzled,
"How do you mean?" Fenris placed another vegetable in the bucket.
"Well...I mean...what do you think..of them. As..as..a couple?" Loki looked up sharpley, Fenris blushed for some reason and turned her head away, "I-I'm sorry.."
"No..it's allright..." Loki seemed a little lost for a moment. Then tenativley, put his knife in the same hand as the one he was holding his potato in, and reached over to touch the back of Fenris' hand lightly. "I think..." he said quietly, soft enough that Chaos and Iris had to strain thier ears. Fenris was blushing furiously now, and the assasian was sporting some slight rosiness of his own.
"Loki...I.."
"..I think that Chaos and Iris are...hurting you...and they don't see it. I doubt they mean it but... no one sees you suffer..except me..." Chaos and Iris exchanged perplexed gances. How were they hurting Fenris? Chaos and Iris both held thier breaths as they continued to watch thier friends.
Loki and Fenris were close now, somehow, though neither of them remembered moving. Fenris was engulfed and drowning in those deadly green eyes,
"Loki...you chose to save me on the airship...why?" Loki looked down for a moment, as though searching withing himself,
"I...want...to save you Fenris. From your pain...I want to see you smile. I don't want you to hurt. I..didn't like the thought of you not being there." He almost sounded like a child, no he sounded human, it was perhaps the most he had ever spoken to any of them.
"Loki..."
"Fenris..." Chaos leaned in to get a better veiw, unfortunatley snapping a twig, and the assasain and the warlock turned thier heads in unison and sprang apart like magnets. Iris gritted her teeth, "Chaos!! What did you do that for!?" Iris elbowed him in the face.
"Ow!! Well this was all your idea!!" Fenris stood up, her face rather red with embarresment,
"I think you two should explain yourselves right now!" Loki stood up as well, his eyes dark, but he was silent. He looked...angry, and it gave Iris chills to see him like that. "Uhh well y-y'see..." Iris forced a laugh. Ooooooooh boy....this is gonna take awhile... she thought to herself.pbr
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