AN: Another Chapter!!!!!! Oh it's so exciting! At the rate I'm going,
there'll probably be like 50 chapters in this story....great.....GOOD JOB
IN OUR CONCERT GUINIEVERE AND DABBERS!! Yeah, don't ask...I am so sick of
playing Disney music. Marching band starts again soon. yay. OKAY
Story...right.
"These...are our cool high tech futuristic weapons?" Abbe held the tiny.....she couldn't even bring herself to call it a gun. It was a tiny, silver, plastic, gun shaped, two-year-old toy! She didn't even try to mask her disappointment. She pointed it at the ground and pulled the trigger. There was no noise save for a slight 'whoosh'. And any person can guess what came out the other end. Obviously little jets of coloured light, but the colours were not the boring, overused red and green light. No, what shot out the other end of that tiny gun impressed even Abbe. Little pellets of brilliantly shaded blues and greens with occasional gold. Abbe held the weapon up, impressed.
"Kick Ass!" She exclaimed. She placed it on the little velcro patch on her hip. Jaz looked at his own gun with a new respect. He wanted to try it out too, but Aiden stopped him.
"There will be time for that later, but now, before you begin practicing your instruments, you must begin your training in slow motion action.
"What?!" The reactions were instantaneous. Neither of the new trainees had any idea what the medieval child was talking about. Aiden rolled her eyes good naturedly. Young people these days!
"I'm sure that you're familiar with the fact that in every decent action movie, the really intense scenes are in slow motion...." Abbe and Jaz nodded. Jaz finally began to comprehend.
"So wait...we're going to learn how to do stuff in actual slow motion?" Aiden nodded. "Like doing double back flips while still fighting off my enemies and shooting a gun with deadly accuracy?" Aiden's grin told him all he needed to know. "That is so awesome!"
"I'm glad you think so."
"You know...Cassie, you are getting quite good at the art of swordplay." Cassie snorted.
"Liar," she said this smiling. "I appreciate it, but we both know that I can barely lift the thing."
""When I was young, and attempted the sword for the first time, I was just as bad and awkward....." He trailed off, realizing too late his blunder.
"AHA!" Cassie crowed. "So you admit that I'm bad?" Saber looked at his feet in facination. Cassie looked too. Her mind blanked and she automatically looked back at his hands. Desperately wanting to clear her mind, she glanced at Kyler and Ashley who were talking like old friends. Cassie felt a stab of jealousy. And a small one of annoyance. Would she dare to fall for anybody except Jaz? Kyler ran his hand through his flawless hair. Who in the hell wouldn't fall for this guy?....But still. Jaz. Cassie would have elbowed her, but Saber was sitting between them. He looked rather put out that his friend was sitting far from him. Cassie saw his problem, and smiled sympathetically.
"I guess we've only got each other for entertainment," Cassie said, indicating with her eyes Ashley and Kyler. Saber raised a brow wryly. Cassie blushed, but smiled all the same. The smile was a bit sly, but it worked.
"And just what did you have in mind for entertainment O Fair Cascada?" This was so totally unlike her reserved, almost shy instructor. Cassie opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Never, in her entire life, had she been the object of this kind of persual. She loved it! It was really very convenient when a passing servant banged into her arm and caused the wine she was trying very hard to choke down to spill all over her front. It wasn't all that cold, but it surprised her all the same. She jumped and knocked into Saber who had just barely begun to look for a napkin or something. When she jostled his arm, the hideous bit of lace fell into her lap, and Saber, without thinking, went after it.
Ashley and Kyler had stopped their conversation when Cassie had jumped. Ashley laughed so hard at her friend's compromising position. Even Kyler smirked as Saber removed his hand like he had been burned. Cassie looked shell shocked. She relaxed once Saber had moved away a bit. The volume in the room came back and they both became aware of Ashley who was laughing so hard she was gasping and unable to breathe. Kyler's evil smile told them he was heartily enjoying watching his friend embarrassed. Cassie glared at Ashley. She could feel the heat radiating off of her face, and Guinievere was laughing! Oh she would get her revenge! Her glare turned into a painful smile. Ashley winked. Cassie stood up and indicated that Ashley should join her.
"I am sorry," Saber muttered, hoping he was not the reason she was leaving.
"Oh it's alright," Cassie replied. "I'm just sticky, and I have a big day tomorrow anyways. I should get some sleep.."
"We're starting the bow tomorrow," Saber offered.
"Oh good! I'm sort of good at that!" Cassie smiled, relieved that she might not be hopeless after all. That smile broke some of the tension, and Saber offered a quick one of his own. 'Does he have any idea how good he looks when he smiles?' Cassie wondered. 'Probably not. He doesn't do it much.'
"Good night La.....Cassie," He looked much more at ease. Cassie nodded, still smiling, but not able to say much. Her heart was pounding too fast. 'I'm PATHETIC!' she raged at herself. 'Remember what happened the last time you let your heart lead you. You chased a guy for ten years before he went for the scummy little preppy punk girls that crawl around your class.'
Now we must remember that all this took place withing like thirty seconds, so Ashley wasn't left waiting long. Cassie joined her, and together they began the trek to their room.
"So...?" Ashley inquired as they began putting their instruments together for their nightly playing.
"What?" Cassie asked thickly through the reed in her mouth.
"You know." Quite suddenly, Cassie let out a cackle and fell backwards.
"His hands are huge!" She writhed around in hysterics for several moments. Ashley waited for them to subside while playing a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean music that she and Cassie had taught themselves. She was pondering the delicate relationship she was forming with Kyler. It felt like she had known him forever. He was fun and interesting to talk to. It was as though he had seen everything. And he was curious about her world too. He was facinated by the things she told him about. Like french fries, velcro, and remote controls. Then her mind wandered back to Jaz. She hadn't gone this long without seeing him since summer. His face was fading from her memory. She couldn't remember the exact shade of his eyes, or the absolute tone of his voice. Her heart wrenched in pain. And she wondered, 'Do I love him as much as I thought I did?'
"These...are our cool high tech futuristic weapons?" Abbe held the tiny.....she couldn't even bring herself to call it a gun. It was a tiny, silver, plastic, gun shaped, two-year-old toy! She didn't even try to mask her disappointment. She pointed it at the ground and pulled the trigger. There was no noise save for a slight 'whoosh'. And any person can guess what came out the other end. Obviously little jets of coloured light, but the colours were not the boring, overused red and green light. No, what shot out the other end of that tiny gun impressed even Abbe. Little pellets of brilliantly shaded blues and greens with occasional gold. Abbe held the weapon up, impressed.
"Kick Ass!" She exclaimed. She placed it on the little velcro patch on her hip. Jaz looked at his own gun with a new respect. He wanted to try it out too, but Aiden stopped him.
"There will be time for that later, but now, before you begin practicing your instruments, you must begin your training in slow motion action.
"What?!" The reactions were instantaneous. Neither of the new trainees had any idea what the medieval child was talking about. Aiden rolled her eyes good naturedly. Young people these days!
"I'm sure that you're familiar with the fact that in every decent action movie, the really intense scenes are in slow motion...." Abbe and Jaz nodded. Jaz finally began to comprehend.
"So wait...we're going to learn how to do stuff in actual slow motion?" Aiden nodded. "Like doing double back flips while still fighting off my enemies and shooting a gun with deadly accuracy?" Aiden's grin told him all he needed to know. "That is so awesome!"
"I'm glad you think so."
"You know...Cassie, you are getting quite good at the art of swordplay." Cassie snorted.
"Liar," she said this smiling. "I appreciate it, but we both know that I can barely lift the thing."
""When I was young, and attempted the sword for the first time, I was just as bad and awkward....." He trailed off, realizing too late his blunder.
"AHA!" Cassie crowed. "So you admit that I'm bad?" Saber looked at his feet in facination. Cassie looked too. Her mind blanked and she automatically looked back at his hands. Desperately wanting to clear her mind, she glanced at Kyler and Ashley who were talking like old friends. Cassie felt a stab of jealousy. And a small one of annoyance. Would she dare to fall for anybody except Jaz? Kyler ran his hand through his flawless hair. Who in the hell wouldn't fall for this guy?....But still. Jaz. Cassie would have elbowed her, but Saber was sitting between them. He looked rather put out that his friend was sitting far from him. Cassie saw his problem, and smiled sympathetically.
"I guess we've only got each other for entertainment," Cassie said, indicating with her eyes Ashley and Kyler. Saber raised a brow wryly. Cassie blushed, but smiled all the same. The smile was a bit sly, but it worked.
"And just what did you have in mind for entertainment O Fair Cascada?" This was so totally unlike her reserved, almost shy instructor. Cassie opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Never, in her entire life, had she been the object of this kind of persual. She loved it! It was really very convenient when a passing servant banged into her arm and caused the wine she was trying very hard to choke down to spill all over her front. It wasn't all that cold, but it surprised her all the same. She jumped and knocked into Saber who had just barely begun to look for a napkin or something. When she jostled his arm, the hideous bit of lace fell into her lap, and Saber, without thinking, went after it.
Ashley and Kyler had stopped their conversation when Cassie had jumped. Ashley laughed so hard at her friend's compromising position. Even Kyler smirked as Saber removed his hand like he had been burned. Cassie looked shell shocked. She relaxed once Saber had moved away a bit. The volume in the room came back and they both became aware of Ashley who was laughing so hard she was gasping and unable to breathe. Kyler's evil smile told them he was heartily enjoying watching his friend embarrassed. Cassie glared at Ashley. She could feel the heat radiating off of her face, and Guinievere was laughing! Oh she would get her revenge! Her glare turned into a painful smile. Ashley winked. Cassie stood up and indicated that Ashley should join her.
"I am sorry," Saber muttered, hoping he was not the reason she was leaving.
"Oh it's alright," Cassie replied. "I'm just sticky, and I have a big day tomorrow anyways. I should get some sleep.."
"We're starting the bow tomorrow," Saber offered.
"Oh good! I'm sort of good at that!" Cassie smiled, relieved that she might not be hopeless after all. That smile broke some of the tension, and Saber offered a quick one of his own. 'Does he have any idea how good he looks when he smiles?' Cassie wondered. 'Probably not. He doesn't do it much.'
"Good night La.....Cassie," He looked much more at ease. Cassie nodded, still smiling, but not able to say much. Her heart was pounding too fast. 'I'm PATHETIC!' she raged at herself. 'Remember what happened the last time you let your heart lead you. You chased a guy for ten years before he went for the scummy little preppy punk girls that crawl around your class.'
Now we must remember that all this took place withing like thirty seconds, so Ashley wasn't left waiting long. Cassie joined her, and together they began the trek to their room.
"So...?" Ashley inquired as they began putting their instruments together for their nightly playing.
"What?" Cassie asked thickly through the reed in her mouth.
"You know." Quite suddenly, Cassie let out a cackle and fell backwards.
"His hands are huge!" She writhed around in hysterics for several moments. Ashley waited for them to subside while playing a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean music that she and Cassie had taught themselves. She was pondering the delicate relationship she was forming with Kyler. It felt like she had known him forever. He was fun and interesting to talk to. It was as though he had seen everything. And he was curious about her world too. He was facinated by the things she told him about. Like french fries, velcro, and remote controls. Then her mind wandered back to Jaz. She hadn't gone this long without seeing him since summer. His face was fading from her memory. She couldn't remember the exact shade of his eyes, or the absolute tone of his voice. Her heart wrenched in pain. And she wondered, 'Do I love him as much as I thought I did?'