A/N: Mmm ok the fun starts in this chapter. Read on.
Disclaimer: The song 'Accidentally in Love' is not owned by me.(nods) nice song, please don't sue
JaN::RaGaLlNiTe: Yup yup mro mm Iris 1 and 2. But mostly in Iris 1. So are you still playing? It'd be cool if we can play Ro together. And thanks for the compliment and the review =)
poor dude hu cant afford PRCs: I don't mind if you take some ideas from my story. Ish greatly honoured Good luck on your fic! and thanks for the review
Chapter 3: Accidentally in love
Raine crept through a bush, brushing twigs away from her face as she positioned herself so that she was hidden from view. Snickering to herself, she brushed sand off her palms and proceeded to wait in silence.
"Find me if you can." She whispered smugly to herself. Suddenly, a shadow fell over her and a pair of familiar shoes came into view. She froze, and felt her muscles tense as she tried to merge as one with the bush.
"I'm a bush…I'm a bush" the acolyte muttered to herself. The pair of shoes seemed to hesitate for a second, before moving on. Raine let out a relief sigh as she remembered to breathe again.
"Victory!" she beamed.
"Raine, come on out, I won't hurt you." a deep, drawling voice reached her ears. She smirked to herself.
"Uhuh Erique, like I'm going to fall for that" the raven haired tomboy rolled her eyes and tried to ease her muscles. She grinned happily to herself when she no longer felt the presence of the wizard. Suddenly, her communicator crackled to life.
"Raine! Where are you? Erique and I give up. You're the master of this game k?" Mint's voice traveled over, pleading her friend to come out of her hiding place.
Another smirk. "Repeat after me. Raine rocks."
The mage sighed. "Raine rocks"
"Wahahhahaha!" Raine cackled in glee as she stood up from her hiding place, twigs and leaves in her hair. "Ok, where are you?"
"By the lake." An annoyed voice replied.
Raine brushed sand off her robes as she ran towards the lake. This was a game they started playing after they had gotten to know each other better. She grinned as she remembered the look on Erique's face when he found out that Kain was actually called Raine.
"Well, I should have known that no guy can be cuter than me"
She rolled her eyes skywards as she recalled what the wizard had said. "What an egoistic, vain narcissist "she snorted.
But…did he say that I'm cute?
Blushing furiously, she waved off that thought as a careless remark made. She smiled when she saw the lake in the distance, its crystal clear waters glittering in the sunlight, reflecting and refracting light across its unruffled surface.
Adventurers love hanging out at the lake, especially since it's the safest (provided you don't drown) place to cool and chill out at. The pyramids were of course, the best place to be to be away from the unrelenting sun, but it was rather hard to relax when Familiars have the tendency to pop up every now and then, which is quite an annoyance.
There it was, the lake, shining like a piece of gem in the middle of the dessert. A water body is very much welcomed in Morrocc, seeing that it provided water, as well as a change of scenery. Apart from an occasional bush or tree, Morrocc mostly consists of sand, and even more sand.
At one end of the lake was a bush and a couple of trees. As Raine neared it, she spotted two figures behind the greens. She slowed down, and crept silently towards the bush, hoping to give her friends a scare. Then, taking a deep breath, she lunged into the bush and screamed her lungs out. (Kind of)
One of them shrieked with fright, while the other just stared at her blankly, a look of utter shock on his face.
Raine gaped at her two victims. They certainly look nothing like Mint and Erique.
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry….Nikki!?" she yelped in disbelief.
Said person, who was currently digging her nails into the skin of her unfortunate partner, stared back at the hyperactive acolyte.
"Ra…Raine!"" she screamed happily. "Huggles!!" Nikki squealed as she jumped on her friend and hugged her tightly.
"Taaaaag!!" shouted someone. The two friends looked up in surprise to see a wizard looking at Raine smugly.
"I win!! I tagged you!! Wahahahah!" the dark haired wizard cheered as he turned to a nervous mage behind who was trying to look as inconspicuous as possible.
"See Minty, I told you this will work!"
A look of comprehension descended onto Raine's startled face. She narrowed her emerald eyes and stood up, her fingers clenching her Morning Star.
"You…You freak! You cheater!!" the over zealous acolyte hollered and shook her fist at the chuckling wizard.
"Ha! I can't believe you fell for that."
"I'm so going to kill you and rip you into a million pieces! Immature bastard!"
Mint sweatdropped as she watched her friend chase the sniggering wizard across the desert.
"What just happened?"
The mage turned around and was met with two blank stares. "Nikki!" she squealed.
"Mint!!" And thus another round of 'huggles' ensued.
"Oh Nikki! What are you doing behind a bush?" Mint asked curiously.
The red haired priestess suddenly turned as red as her hair. "Nothing." She replied innocently, as she tried to push someone into the bush. Finally, seeing as a grown man can never be shoved into a bush and blend in perfectly, especially one that is wearing robes of scarlet and black colors, the priestess proceeded to introduce her friend.
"This is Opst. We met…somewhere" she giggled. Opst smiled at the ogling mage, when suddenly two colored blurs dashed past them. One skidded to a halt and joined Mint in drooling over the priest.
"Hey!" Erique protested when he realized that the acolyte was not chasing after him. He walked back to the lake and sat down beside the friends.
Opst blushed slightly as he turned to face the priestess.
"Dear, we've got to go. The church is calling us again." He sighed wistfully as she stood up and stretched.
"What? Oh this is so troublesome. It was hard finding time to be alone…" Nikki trailed off as she sweatdropped at the expressions on her friends' faces.
Raine smiled coyly at the priestess. "Well, we really shouldn't bother you guys. Have fun together!"
Mint grinned evilly at her friend. "Oh they'll have fun. Right Nikki?" she asked the blushing priestess.
With a wave of his hand, a portal appeared beside the priest, the purple light that illuminated from it shimmered in the waning sunlight.
"Ciaoz." Nikki smiled and stepped into the portal. Her acquaintance gave a polite nod of his head and disappeared into the portal. In a flash, the portal vanished.
Mint gazed at the setting sun, before turning to the acolyte and the wizard. "I've got to go. Have to be back in Geffen before dark or Mom will yell. You know how my mom is." The blonde mage sighed, her hair a radiant gold with a tinge of pink from the scarlet colors of the sun which was settling over the horizon, bathing the desert in crimson light. Shadows stretched across the sandy plains, as the darkening sky was streaked with an array of colors. Morrocc's sunset was truly the most beautiful occurrence in any part of the kingdom, if caught at a right time.
"But…Ok. Bye Mint, see you tomorrow." Raine smiled at her friend, who gave a hearty wave and disappeared into the distance. She
"Bye Minty!" Erique called. "Hmm, now what?" the dark haired wizard asked, his brown hair darker than ever in the lengthening shadows. Yet, his piercing eyes remained as blue as ever, but with a hint of violet as the rays of the setting sun washed over his silhouette.
"Hn! I'm not speaking to a cheater." the acolyte sniffed and turned her back at him. But even as she did so, she found herself flushing madly. Now that her friend was gone, she was stuck with him! Of all people, him…he who caused her heart to race whenever their eyes met, he whose smiles and laughter made her head light with confusion of the many feelings clashing within her.
"You just did. Hahaha Oh come on Raine. Don't be such a sore loser." Erique chuckled.
"You cheated! I'm not a sore loser!" Raine cried furiously, her viridian eyes flashing furiously.
"Ok ok I'm sorry, you win." the wizard laughed, holding his hands up in defeat. "How about we have another round of hide and seek?"
"No cheating." The raven haired girl growled. "Or I'll make sure you will never have off springs."
The wizard smirked. "Ha, like I need to cheat to find you." He said airily.
Raine glared angrily at the arrogant wizard, before running off. "We'll see about that garbage wizard!"
"Garbage wizard?" Erique blinked in shock. "Why that little…" he trailed off, as he gazed at her retreating form, his lips twitching in amusement.
Raine ducked around, glancing back occasionally to see if the wizard was following her. She ran behind a pyramid, hidden amongst the shadows.
Stupid wizard…damn him and his arrogance. How dare a man like him bully a little damsel like me? Ugh I'm going to castrate him and kill him and feed him to Osiris. But he is kind of cute…kind of. No no what am I thinking? He's a male chauvinist pig who can't tank at all. Hate him hate him hate him.....
"I'll see if you can find me now egoistic bastard." She said aloud, smirking as she looked up to the majestic form of the pyramid, its pointed top seemingly piercing through the starless sky.
"Why not?" a soft voice breathed, strong arms wrapping around her lithe frame. With a startled yelp, the acolyte spun around, and came face to face with a pair of deep blue eyes. Raine stared at the pair of sapphire orbs, as she felt herself being coaxed into the depths of his soul.
Beautiful, how ethereal…is that…lo…no it can't be
"Raine." Erique murmured. "I…"
"Let me go!" The acolyte shrieked, feeling blood rush to her face.
"Do you really want that?" The wizard whispered, as he stared intensely at the struggling girl in his arms. At his words, the acolyte froze, her body trembling.
"I dunno." She replied, so softly, but he heard her clearly.
"You're cute Raine, even though you're a tom boy in male clothing with a big mouth and an even bigger vocabulary to match…" Erique said softly, tightening his arms around her.
"Don't push it." Raine muttered, but with a hint of fondness in her words.
"Raine…"
The acolyte raised her head. With a slight movement, Erique bent down and kissed Raine lightly, his lips brushing across hers, like raindrops falling on cool water.
Love…In love…Once upon a time in love
Mmm he tastes like lemon drops, with a hint of mint…
Accidentally in love…Accidentally in love
A/N: (twitch) ok the they cheated to beat me at hide and seek!! sobs well it's mostly the wizard. sheesh first couldn't tank me, then he ice walled me and caused my death, now he cheats to win me at hide and seek -- why did i even like him!? (ish baffled too)