Secrets of Emerald
Chapter 3
What to Do With a Fae Servant?
Next chapter up and now we start the fun part of the fic.
Zel blinked at the remark made by the fiery haired fae girl. He then cleared his throat and asked, "Why? So you can keep following me and messing with me for the rest of my vacation?"
At his response the girl glared even harder and puffed up her cheeks in anger. She looked like an owl that had ruffled it's feathers to make itself look bigger and more intimidating. Zel couldn't help but laugh at the sight and started to roll on the ground in his laughter. The girl started grinding her teeth together in anger before she shouted, "Listen here you. I might not be able to use any truly useful powers against you but I can still beat the crap out of you."
It was at this moment that she leaped to her feet and lunged at Zel's prone body. Zel, noticing her charge, quickly rolled out of the way and leapt to his feet as the girl hit the ground where he had been. He stood still and watched as she got on her feet again. "It's rather useless to do this. Just calm down before someone gets hurt," Zel replied as he watched her movement.
"Yeah you," the girl shouted as she charged at Zel for the second time.
'I have to stop this now,' Zel thought as he settled himself and waited for the right moment.
Right as the girl threw a punch Zel dodged to the right while catching her wrist in both his hands. He then twisted her arm downwards and to the rear as he used her momentum to flip he in a judo throw. He watched as she landed to the ground in a thud and saw the surprise in her eyes at his counter. He let go of her wrist and sat down next to her and said, "I didn't want to do that but if you are not willing to listen then I have to find other ways of getting your attention."
The girl looked at the man that had just bested her with the same surprise in her eyes. She slowly sat up and faced him as she sat there for a moment. After some awkward silence she blinked and asked, "What kind of warrior are you? I've never since fighting like that on this island and I've lived for quite some time."
Zel chuckled slightly and replied, "I'm not a warrior I just happen to have a black belt in judo."
The girl blinked and asked, "What's this judo?"
"It's a fighting style that is designed to use your enemy's attack and motions against them," Zel replied as he looked at his new companion.
The girl nodded and then asked, "Why have you captured me? I only meant to have a little fun nothing harmful," as she looked at her captor with huge puppy dog eyes.
Zel looked away for a moment, 'One moment she ready to kill me now she playing the cute card,' he thought before clearing his throat. "Because your fun made me think I was losing my mind. And, number two I guess I was curious of what a fae would look like so I took the manacles this old man gave me," Zel replied.
The girl blinked, "Well you seen what we look like now if you let me go then I'll leave you alone. I promise," she replied.
Zel thought for a second and then replied, "I don't know if I can trust that. Also it might be nice to have someone along on this journey."
The girl glared at him and began to grind her teeth, "If you don't let me go I'll...," she stopped when she heard a pitch in the distance and then looked at the sun.
Zel noticed her stare and looked at the sun as well. 'Man, it's gotten late. I guess we'll camp here for the night.'
Before Zel could move the girl had jumped up grabbed his thing and then picked him up bridal style and took off down the fae path at fast speeds. Zel was blushing ear to ear being carried this way and being pulled next to certain part of her anatomy. "I can walk you know. And, just what are we running from anyway?"
"Just shut up and enjoy the ride. I'll explain later," the girl replied while she continued running at a speed that seemed impossible.
Zel blushed at the phrase, 'enjoy the ride,' with himself so close to this fae girl as they ran from something unseen.
After about thirty minutes Zel found himself in a forest clearing that was surrounded by a bunch of polished stones. The girl had set him down roughly and brought out a pouch from her belt. She pulled out something and sprinkled it around the clearing before she began to whisper in a strange language. After a moment she sighed and sat down in front of Zel. "That was close," she said as she looked around.
"What were we running from anyway," he asked as he looked around the clearing.
The polished stones seemed to glow in the pale moonlight as the rest of the forest seemed deadly quiet. "Well, you don't think that fae are the only creatures around her do you. We were running to get away from a banshee," the girl replied.
Zel blinked before asking, "And, we are somehow safer here than over there?"
"Of course silly," she replied while playfully chiding Zel, "This is a fae circle and with what little bit of magic I can muster thanks to these manacles I put a protection spell on this place."
Zel sighed, he had heard of the powers of the banshee and was glad that this girl had gotten them away. 'By the way what is her name anyway,' Zel thought before saying, "Well I guess we should introduce ourselves. I'm Zelgadis Greywords and you are?"
The girl looked at him and then replied, "I'm Lina Inverse. Now we were discussing this whole captivity thing. If you will please let me go I'll leave you be for the rest of your journey."
Zel thought about it for a second before saying, "I'll think about it in the morning. Right now it's late and I'm getting some sleep."
Lina glared at him as her anger boiled again. 'I safe him from a banshee and he still refuses to let me go...why I ought to,' Lina thought before her ear twitched.
She looked up to she another fae standing at the edge of the circle. The other fae's purple hair was long down to the small of her back and her bangs hid her eyes. She stood and watched for a moment before she asked, "Lina why have you blocked off this fae circle and allowed a human inside?"
Lina turned pale at the tone of voice and then she replied, "Well, to get away from a banshee."
"That still doesn't explain the human. Why should you care about his well being. The banshee claims enough of them each month," the other figure asked as she looked at Lina.
Lina sighed and lifted up her hands to show the iron manacles as they glinted in the pale moonlight. "I kinda got caught messing with his stuff," Lina replied with a big glup.
The other fae glared at her before saying, "Well, seeing as how you are so foolish don't return home. The last thing our family needs is the disgrace of one of our own being caught by a human," before she disappeared into the night.
Lina sighed, feeling very depressed at what the other fae said, she curled up into a ball and cried. She was captured by a human and now she couldn't return home. She laid there for an hour before rolling over and trying to sleep while say, "Yes, Luna my sister I will not embarrass the family."
