'Kay, first, I wanted to apologize to everyone for taking so long, and thank all my nice reviewers. Anyway, I hope everyone likes! Or at least doesn't consider killing me for not updating in so long then posting something so extremely sucky!
Also, this chapter is dedicated to Nolee. Thanks for the awesome reviews, and for not complaining about my lack of updating as I do to you. And to make up for taking so long, I put some Joren in this chapter, just as I had promised! Enjoy!
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Chapter Two:
Joren watched her from across the hall, just as he always had. For the past six years, ever since they had gotten that fateful news, that was all he had done. Watch. Watch her heart turn to ice. She was intriguing really. She seemed so cold, and...amazing. Perfect, like an ice queen.
He watched her from across the hall, wondering. What was she thinking about, behind that cold façade? He wished he could talk to her, learn about her. He wanted to understand her, he wanted to know her...all of her. Why couldn't he just go over and talk to her? Why couldn't he manage to say something, anything to her?
Joren shook his head, defeat plain in his eyes. He had this conversation with himself every day, and every day, he lost. Why couldn't he just do it?
Because she's a girl that you've always loved. Because you're afraid of getting hurt, or worse, hurting her.
He shook his head, knowing that he was right. But gods, why did that little voice always have to be right? He hated it!
He pushed himself away from the table with a growl of frustration and left the mess, not looking over his shoulder to see what she was doing. He didn't want to see the glazed eyes that didn't seem to see anything, that beautiful face, blank of all emotion.
He walked down the wall to his room, pushed his door open. Before he could close it however, he heard the footsteps of someone coming in behind him. Turning slowly, Joren's eyes widened in shock as he saw who stood there."Yes?" He raised a perfect blonde eyebrow.
She didn't do anything. Just watched him. He squirmed under her watchful gaze. How did this one girl manage to unnerve him this much? Gods!
"What?" He snapped impatiently, tired of those blank eyes staring at him, piercing him.
"Why have you been watching me all the time?" her voice was empty. He shivered at hearing it. Before, when they were younger, she had never sounded like this. You could always just catch the twinge of anger or fear, of some type of emotion, even when she was hiding it. Now, it just seemed as if nothing was there.
"You interest me." He shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
She laughed. It was a real laugh, not some empty fake one used for her friends. It seemed, to her, the first time she had ever laughed. And in a way, it was. The first time since he had left.
A smile split across Joren's face. She was finally beginning to melt. Gods, he was happy. Not only was he speaking to her, he had managed something not even her friends had accomplished, in all their five years!
She continued to laugh. She held her sides, as if her ribs hurt from this activity her body hadn't done in so long. It felt, strangely enough, nice.
"I interest you?" She laughed harder.
He shook his head, an amused smile flashing across his face. She wouldn't stop.
Quickly, he leaned over and pressed his lips gently to hers. The action hadn't been planned. Neither of them had expected it.
Hesitantly, she rapped her arms around her neck, kissing him back with such a hunger that Joren stopped for a moment, surprised. She tugged on his hair impatiently, bringing him back.
Suddenly, she tore away from him. "What am I doing, what am I doing?" She repeated to herself, almost hysterically, as she collected her wits once more.
He watched her. She sat there, shock plain on her face. Suddenly, she began to cry.
Wow. That took an interesting turn. I wasn't going to have her cry. I wasn't even expecting this chappie! Sorry for taking so long!
Ah...can anyone imagine a hysteric Kel? That'd be interesting...
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