Angel-kiss7 ~ Thanks, and I like urs as well, so keep up the good work! I
really like the Impossible Love, Eternal War one. And I'm glad u like the
humor and seriousness at the same time in my story (did that make any sense
to u? It didn't to me). But whatever. Thanks for reviewing!
Luv*a*lot ~ Luv u lots! OMG, and no offense or anything to any of my other reviewers (don't take this personally!) but u r seriously my favorite reviewer!!! (Or at least, one of them . . . I love those who review with long reviews or always review my chapters . . . *cough* those of u who do, I luv u all, too!) I always laugh & feel so . . . proud when I read ur reviews!! They're funny, interesting, and (informative?) and totally make my day! And thank u - I know I have over 100 reviews, and that just makes me feel . . . like dancing around right now! *Does a little dance* And LoL ur guess was very creative! And yes, I really, really want (need!) you to update Cyra. And of COURSE I will read ur PotC story!!! (That's my all-time favorite movie EVER!!!) Need more advertisements? HEY, EVERYONE, CHECK OUT CYRA, IT'S REALLY GOOD! (Was that good?) I haven't checked out Flight yet. I will as soon as I get a chance.
Dorkeegirl168 ~ Well, too bad, I AM leaving this huge cliffy . . . and I luv ur reviews too! So thanks!
Babyjayy ~ Thank u for reviewing every chapter so far! And I'm not telling who it is *secret smile* I want to make u all wait in suspense (or in my dreams, but whatever). Thanks again 4 reviewing!
Aviastar ~ Thank u, here's the next chapter!
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Sword lessons and archery continued. I wouldn't give that up no matter what. They were FUN.
Ted didn't think so - not when I managed to beat him half the time whenever we dueled with swords.
"Ha!" I crowed when Ted's sword flew through the air once again and sank, blade first, into the springy grass.
Ted rolled his eyes. "Good job."
"That's the second time I've beaten you today." I informed him smugly.
"So?"
"We've only dueled three times today."
He sighed. "Maybe I should stop teaching you. You're getting way better than I was when I just started learning. And I think I taught you anything anyhow."
I beamed. I was getting good, and I was proud of it.
Archery, however, was a completely different topic.
James ALWAYS managed to do better than I did. And, considering the fact that I didn't do well at all, that wasn't such a great feat.
"Let everything else go. Focus only on the target. The world is you, the bow, arrow, and target. Nothing else. Let the bow become a part of you. You control it." James said, trying to be encouraging.
But I was completely discouraged. I had dropped the arrow for the fifth time, and when Ted had laughed, I had just said, "Natural clumsiness - family thing."
Yeah, right. My father wasn't this clumsy. Neither was Charles. Neither, in that case, was my mother, although she had been before finishing school.
I drew back the string, and let loose the arrow. It fell a few feet away. I stamped my foot in frustration.
"Are you going to throw a tantrum?" Ted teased.
"Yes, soon enough." I muttered under my breath.
"I can't do this!" I said as my next arrow dropped within a few feet of the target.
"You're better with a sword." James said observantly, which, of course, made me feel grumpy that I couldn't do half as well in archery.
I tried to shoot again, but, naturally, I missed. The wind seemed to mock my feeble attempts to shoot the target, and I couldn't get the stupid arrow far enough. Not that the wind helped much. Neither did James and Ted trying to stifle their laughter.
Nor did the feeling that I had that we were being stalked.
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"Is it just me or is Lela acting scared of her own shadow?" Ted muttered to James.
I heard of course, but chose not to show it. Of course, I wasn't scared of my own shadow, but I WAS scared of the shadows that always seemed to follow us.
The forest was always full of shadows.
Maybe I was just going crazy. I shook my head, trying to clear away all the strange and unpleasant thoughts.
James also kept glancing sideways at me. "Lela, what is it?" he asked finally, when I had peeked behind us for the umpteenth time.
I shook my head. "Nothing. Just . . . wary."
From the corner of my eye, I saw them exchange glances. Neither said anything, however.
I heard a twig snap somewhere behind us, and I stole another glance backwards.
Maybe I WAS crazy. I mean, animals lived in the forest too, right? And animals can snap twigs . . . so why did it always seem to me that something other than an animal was following us?
I insisted on taking roundabout paths, to throw off anyone who might be following us. The two boys complied willingly, but it soon made them extremely annoyed.
"Lela, WHY do you keep on insisting we walk in circles for fifteen minutes?" James asked, exasperated and at the end of his patience.
"I think we're being followed." I whispered.
James looked around. "How do you know? Are you sure?"
Ted looked concerned. "I'll check around," he said quietly. He slipped off.
James and I waited, both of us apprehensive. Half an hour later, Ted returned, shaking his head. "I've searched the entire area. There's no one following us. I can't even find any footprints beside ours."
Ted was convinced that there was no one following us. James also thought my fears were unfounded.
But as reassuring as that was, I still was creeped out. Not by anything stalking us - but by the immense, looming forest that we were traveling in. As you can see, I wasn't fond of the idea of getting lost again in a spooky forest.
"Come on, guys." James said impatiently. "We've wasted enough time searching for non-existent shadowy stalkers. Time to get a move on, if we want to reach Maydria before next year."
I knew he was being sarcastic, but the mention of the trip taking a year really - and I mean REALLY - was unappealing to me, so I followed willingly. I wanted to go HOME. Even IF home was the palace.
So we went on.
I knew my fears were irrational. But still, for some reason, I couldn't shake off the feeling I had that something bad was going to happen.
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A/n: Short chapter, I know, but there's only so much I can squeeze into a chapter without crowding it. You'll see what I mean later. And, as always, please REVIEW!! Luv ya! *~*~AryaWinds~*~*
Luv*a*lot ~ Luv u lots! OMG, and no offense or anything to any of my other reviewers (don't take this personally!) but u r seriously my favorite reviewer!!! (Or at least, one of them . . . I love those who review with long reviews or always review my chapters . . . *cough* those of u who do, I luv u all, too!) I always laugh & feel so . . . proud when I read ur reviews!! They're funny, interesting, and (informative?) and totally make my day! And thank u - I know I have over 100 reviews, and that just makes me feel . . . like dancing around right now! *Does a little dance* And LoL ur guess was very creative! And yes, I really, really want (need!) you to update Cyra. And of COURSE I will read ur PotC story!!! (That's my all-time favorite movie EVER!!!) Need more advertisements? HEY, EVERYONE, CHECK OUT CYRA, IT'S REALLY GOOD! (Was that good?) I haven't checked out Flight yet. I will as soon as I get a chance.
Dorkeegirl168 ~ Well, too bad, I AM leaving this huge cliffy . . . and I luv ur reviews too! So thanks!
Babyjayy ~ Thank u for reviewing every chapter so far! And I'm not telling who it is *secret smile* I want to make u all wait in suspense (or in my dreams, but whatever). Thanks again 4 reviewing!
Aviastar ~ Thank u, here's the next chapter!
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Sword lessons and archery continued. I wouldn't give that up no matter what. They were FUN.
Ted didn't think so - not when I managed to beat him half the time whenever we dueled with swords.
"Ha!" I crowed when Ted's sword flew through the air once again and sank, blade first, into the springy grass.
Ted rolled his eyes. "Good job."
"That's the second time I've beaten you today." I informed him smugly.
"So?"
"We've only dueled three times today."
He sighed. "Maybe I should stop teaching you. You're getting way better than I was when I just started learning. And I think I taught you anything anyhow."
I beamed. I was getting good, and I was proud of it.
Archery, however, was a completely different topic.
James ALWAYS managed to do better than I did. And, considering the fact that I didn't do well at all, that wasn't such a great feat.
"Let everything else go. Focus only on the target. The world is you, the bow, arrow, and target. Nothing else. Let the bow become a part of you. You control it." James said, trying to be encouraging.
But I was completely discouraged. I had dropped the arrow for the fifth time, and when Ted had laughed, I had just said, "Natural clumsiness - family thing."
Yeah, right. My father wasn't this clumsy. Neither was Charles. Neither, in that case, was my mother, although she had been before finishing school.
I drew back the string, and let loose the arrow. It fell a few feet away. I stamped my foot in frustration.
"Are you going to throw a tantrum?" Ted teased.
"Yes, soon enough." I muttered under my breath.
"I can't do this!" I said as my next arrow dropped within a few feet of the target.
"You're better with a sword." James said observantly, which, of course, made me feel grumpy that I couldn't do half as well in archery.
I tried to shoot again, but, naturally, I missed. The wind seemed to mock my feeble attempts to shoot the target, and I couldn't get the stupid arrow far enough. Not that the wind helped much. Neither did James and Ted trying to stifle their laughter.
Nor did the feeling that I had that we were being stalked.
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"Is it just me or is Lela acting scared of her own shadow?" Ted muttered to James.
I heard of course, but chose not to show it. Of course, I wasn't scared of my own shadow, but I WAS scared of the shadows that always seemed to follow us.
The forest was always full of shadows.
Maybe I was just going crazy. I shook my head, trying to clear away all the strange and unpleasant thoughts.
James also kept glancing sideways at me. "Lela, what is it?" he asked finally, when I had peeked behind us for the umpteenth time.
I shook my head. "Nothing. Just . . . wary."
From the corner of my eye, I saw them exchange glances. Neither said anything, however.
I heard a twig snap somewhere behind us, and I stole another glance backwards.
Maybe I WAS crazy. I mean, animals lived in the forest too, right? And animals can snap twigs . . . so why did it always seem to me that something other than an animal was following us?
I insisted on taking roundabout paths, to throw off anyone who might be following us. The two boys complied willingly, but it soon made them extremely annoyed.
"Lela, WHY do you keep on insisting we walk in circles for fifteen minutes?" James asked, exasperated and at the end of his patience.
"I think we're being followed." I whispered.
James looked around. "How do you know? Are you sure?"
Ted looked concerned. "I'll check around," he said quietly. He slipped off.
James and I waited, both of us apprehensive. Half an hour later, Ted returned, shaking his head. "I've searched the entire area. There's no one following us. I can't even find any footprints beside ours."
Ted was convinced that there was no one following us. James also thought my fears were unfounded.
But as reassuring as that was, I still was creeped out. Not by anything stalking us - but by the immense, looming forest that we were traveling in. As you can see, I wasn't fond of the idea of getting lost again in a spooky forest.
"Come on, guys." James said impatiently. "We've wasted enough time searching for non-existent shadowy stalkers. Time to get a move on, if we want to reach Maydria before next year."
I knew he was being sarcastic, but the mention of the trip taking a year really - and I mean REALLY - was unappealing to me, so I followed willingly. I wanted to go HOME. Even IF home was the palace.
So we went on.
I knew my fears were irrational. But still, for some reason, I couldn't shake off the feeling I had that something bad was going to happen.
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A/n: Short chapter, I know, but there's only so much I can squeeze into a chapter without crowding it. You'll see what I mean later. And, as always, please REVIEW!! Luv ya! *~*~AryaWinds~*~*