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Worlds Apart: Chapter 8 Necklaces, and Guns

She woke up. Yawning, Alearie stretched, yawned some more, and groggily attempted to get out of bed. Instead, she flopped off and landed onto the floor. Muttering, Alearie rubbed her eyes and at least got them to focus, to hunt for the bathroom. She was not a morning person today.

Hurriedly, she seized whatever clothes she'd snatched first, and entered the bathroom, looking into the mirror. She was a mess, her hair was twisted and pointed in all directions, and she looked pretty pale.

Placing her hands on her hips, she made a disapproving frown, and turned the sink on, turning the handles to 'cold'. Thrusting her hands into the cold water, she leaned down and splashed her face, feeling the tingling and frigid sensation take over. She looked into the mirror for a split-second, before grabbing a toothbrush, and plunging it in water.

After brushing her teeth, Alearie took a shower, scrubbing any gunk in her hair, and body. She filled the bath up, and took her bubble bath bottle, depositing some of the liquid in. She soaked in it, and closed her eyes.

Memories of her trip flooded back AGAIN, and she immediately opened her eyes, looking at her toes in an annoyed fashion. 'OKAY, mind!!! Can't you ATLEAST wait 'till breakfast!??!!? SHEESH!!!' she scolded her mind, while hurriedly draining the water, and getting her towel.

Putting on somewhat matching clothing, (hell, it wasn't as if she CARED today) she put her hair up in quick ponytail before dashing down the stairs, the yevonite backpack clanging on her jeans. "MomI'mgonnaogtothebeachtomeetafewfriendsthereokayIloveyoubye!" A piece of toast popped out a few seconds after Alearie yanked it out and was out the door.

Her mom blinked. It took a few seconds before she could comprehend everything that her daughter had just said. "Okay honey, be care-" she turned around and the kitchen was empty, while the curtains blew softly. "Oh nevermind," shaking her head and slightly rolling her eyes, she went back to cooking breakfast.

After her house was out of sight, Alearie slowed to a walk, munching on toast thoughtfully. She wondered how she was ever going to be able to stay with Baralai. She couldn't stay there forever…although she really, REALLY wanted to. Family, friends, she couldn't leave them, although there was a certain someone that she wanted to kick in the balls and laugh evilly while he'd willow in pain. Smirking at the thought, she finished her toast, turning a corner.

There it was. The place that so many of her memories lie. Glancing at the sandy shores, her eyes scanned over the turquoise water, finally reaching to the light golden hues of daybreak. Her bright pupils rested there for another second, before looking down at the backpack.

Unzipping it, she carefully took out the faintly glowing orb. At her touch, the orb glowed brightly, as she held it in front of her. 'What should I do next?' biting her lip, she closed her eyes, and concentrated. To her delight, a tingling sensation went through her body, and when she opened her eyes again, she was a gunner! Grinning, she ran to the shores. "Now what?" she thought aloud. Alearie looked around cluelessly until her eyes rested on something small and shiny in her backpack. 'Hey…I've never seen this before.' Taking it out, she curiously examined it. It was a necklace. A tiny silver charm of a dragon-like beast with wings attached to its back, and a ring like from behind it's wings decorated the necklace, which was held with a thin slivery chain. Shrugging, she unclasped it and put it on.

Within seconds, a bright glow of light exploded from the charm, and an equally bright light appearing from the sky in a straight line, until opening from all sides around her. Alearie gasped, holding onto the necklace tightly. The gold skies disappeared, and instead, were replaced black walls and ceilings. She was on a lighted pathway, though everything around her was dark and dreary.

A shadow was lurking in the trees behind her, watching her every move. The tall figure cloaked in dark navy, easily mistaken for black gave a wry smile before disappearing completely.

Biting her lip, she looked around again, turning in a complete circle. A piece of hair fell in her face, and she blew it away. It was just her luck to find herself in a place she didn't know. Dejectedly, Alearie started walking forward, not knowing which direction to take.

After what seemed like miles of walking, she saw a man, just idly standing with his back faced to her. Sighing in relief, she was gonna get out of here! "Excuse me…" she tapped him on the shoulder, but when he turned around, millions of spirits started to float around him, and he grabbed out at her.

Just in time, she ducked, and he had missed. Angry and confused, her emotions started to well up, and immediately, a pair of guns appeared in her hands. "SWEET!!!" Holding them up, she grinned mischievously.

Alearie was a big fan of Resident Evil, (the only friends that played video games were guys, and they only introduced her to horror games) and she loved to kill the zombies and go on shooting rampages. Getting into the fighting spirit, she pointed one of her guns at him and yelled, "Your ass is GRASS!!!" and with that, she charged.

Overjoyed that she was using magnums, she thought of an attack that she loved to use in Resident Evil. …of course!!! She absolutely LOVED to use the sub-machine guns and fire them at top speed. A smile spread across her face, why not use do the same thing with these, but maybe fire each one quickly right after each other? Shooting rapidly, she fired the shots, but quickly stopped after a minute…these bad boys were heavy!

The 'thing' attacked. Although Alearie tried to avoid it, it didn't miss, leaving a decent cut from her right knee to the top of her shorts. Crying out, more from anger than pain, she glared, charging back, and with more power than she had ever thought she had, she did a flip, (the gymnastic lessons paid off!) before kicking the 'thing' down and jumped back slightly, bombarding it with bullets.

It wouldn't die so easily though. Right before it's death, it bellowed out, rising up, and a powerful red flash hit Alearie, who covered her eyes with her arm. It seemed like all her energy was drained out of her. She could hear the last cries of that monster before it became a memory. 'Yes' she mentally did a victory dance.

She was too weak to stand. Her mind screamed, 'REST' and her vision kept getting blurry every few minutes. She limped forward, trying her best to avoid anything. Unfortunately for her, a gigantic hard-shelled dragon (different from her necklace) kept stampeding to the other side of the wall. At this rate, trying to run past was definitely out of the question.

She groaned, and it turned towards her. 'Uh oh…' she thought, mentally slapping herself for being so stupid. It charged towards her, and she knew it was the end. She was angry. Angry at herself for being so weak, and angry that she was about to die. She hated dieing in video games. It wasn't because she was afraid of dieing, it was because it annoyed her, so she would always reset the game before she died, and start again. Now she really wished there was a reset button.

She waited for the blow, and it came…HARD. "Ugh…." She groaned, but surprised that she wasn't dead yet. Energy suddenly ran through her, and immediately she was flared up. "YOU'RE GONNA PAY!"

A blue light blazed around her, and she charged, not being able to control her body, she was shooting and kicking like mad. Finally it stopped, and she was lifted up by a bright yellow light from the necklace. Angel wings appeared for a few seconds before vanishing and the light illuminated the whole area. The dragon disintegrated, and the bright light dimmed.

Alearie dropped to the floor, even weaker. She couldn't stand, she was just too tried. She heard a voice…it sounded like Baralai. He came into view, and he had the softest look in his eyes. The dim light was still faintly there, it seemed to protect her, and it gave off a warm glow that made her feel warm too. Alearie saw Baralai speak a little more, caressing her face before she passed out completely.

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I watched The Ring last night with my friends…EEEP!!! It was sad and scary…but I liked how it was a mystery!!!! But anyhow, I can't wait to see The Ring 2, even though I was hiding with my friends that were sacred…which was two…teehee??? I think people who watch the movie would think that it's boring, if they didn't believe it, but those who like to think anything's possible would love it!!!! …maybe…Anyhow, THANKIES TO ALL MY REVIEWERS!!!! You people are SOOO cool!!!!

Tifa-Carbuncle-Since this site won't seem to let me put underscore either!!! ::pouts:: Oh wells…thanks for reviewing me, AND e-mailing me!! You're fun to talk to!!! Also, I'm gonna read your KOTOR fanfic!!! Erf!! I've been having a VERY busy week!! Sorry!!! I've only gotten on the computer today, so I could upload this chapter!!! Good thing you're making more fanfics, cause without them, and MANY others…I would be VERY bored!!! ::shudders at thought:: Anyhow, THANK YOU for your review!!!! ::huggles:: .

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