DON'T KILL ME! SOORRRY EVEEERRRYYYYOOOOONNNNNEEEE
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A/N-ok this chapter took forever. The spellings suck. But I sent it to my beta reader and she never gave it back so…if the spellings are wrong of anything please don't kill me it had been a long time since I READ wheel of time, I'm just getting back into reading it again and oi why don't ya just read? OH! and events happen a little to fast but.....bear with me please?? :(
Aria sat on her bed, grasping onto the little wolf that sat in her lap. It was days since she had met Marriiah. Days since Tao had entered her room and left uncomfortably. And only a few days since her friends had came into her room spluttering happily the good news. They had all been raised to Accepted. They had all sat with her and cried, even though they were happy, at the misfortunes that had happened.
Aria had comforted them then, and when it was time they moved on. And still, the Aes Sedai came every Light blessed day to check on her and Marriiah and still, not one said anything about the test for Accepted.
She lay back on her bed staring at the ceiling - she was really beginning to hate it – when a knock came on the door. All hopes of Aes Sedai coming to take her to Accepted vanished.
"Come in," she called, even though she knew the knocker would come in anyway.
"How are you today my dear?" Janaya Sedai asked as she walked in, a grumpy looking Perrin following her.
"Fine."
"And Marriiah?"
"Tired. She's tired of all this testing Janaya Sedai!"
"Perrin?"
"Yes its true Aes Sedai."
"Go take a walk to the Amyrilin child."
"But…."
"Go!"
Aria jumped out of her bed, and almost out of her skin, as the brisk command came. She trotted down the hallway towards the Amyrilin's study.
Janaya Sedai sat down on the girls bed, rubbing her temples.
"Do not talk to the wolf Perrin. You may go."
Perrin waited until he got out into the hallway to breathe a sigh of relief.
Janaya sat in the room, watching the wolf pace. This is a good sign. She thought. The bond is increasing.
Lan and Nynaeve were walking down a path outside of the Tower alone.
"Aria's finally taking her test today. After Dar and Alys did. That's unfair do you not think Lan? Lan?"
Lan just looked at Nynaeve. "She will do well."
Nynaeve glared at him. "That's all you have to say?"
Lan grinned and his eyes sparkled.
"Lan…?"
Lan leaped at Nynaeve sending her crashing down to the ground, but he rolled so that he took the blow. Then they went tumbling down the hill together, the pond stopping their decent.
Nynaeve came up for air, spluttering. "Lan Mandragoran!"
He came up from under water and splashed her. Dripping wet Nynaeve grinned and made her way over to Lan. He grinned to, and therefor, did not see her coming. She grabbed his head and forced it under water.
"Ha!" she screamed, making her way to the banks. She didn't make it far before a hand grabbed her leg and she went under again.
After a while, the play in the water stopped, and Lan and Nynaeve sat on the banks, dripping wet, in eachothers arms enjoying time alone.
"I wonder how Aria's doing," Tao said, fingering the ring on his finger.
"She'll be fine Tao now shut up. I have a class to prepare for," Tala said.
Alys sat on her bed, staring at a book and helping Tala prepare. Dar was in the corner of the room glaring at everyone.
"Why did they advance us and not her?" Tao asked. "Is she going to be kicked out of the tower."
"Tao! Shut. Up."
Aria stared all around her. Trying to remember what had just happened. She knew something happened, but all she could remember was to look for the arch. She looked around and noticed she was in her room. The door banged open. It was Tao.
"Aria," Tao breathed. "You're awake. We thought, maybe, we had lost you."
Aria didn't understand the tears that glistened in his eyes, but suddenly, tears were in hers too. "I couldn't dream of going," She said. He laughed vaguely. The words just came from her mouth. She recognized this, but couldn't picture it…she just…didn't…know anything.
Tao took a step towards her. Aria got up from the bed and Tao reached to grab her. "I love you," he whispered in her ear. "Stay with me, forever."
Just then, over Tao's shoulder, an Arch appeared. Aria thought hard and fast, and rushed through the Arch…
….to come out and feel the cold rush of water on her, the mumbling of words, and the presenting of another ring. She walked through that too…
And she came out remembering nothing that had just happened. She tried to remember but couldn't.
She heard a sound, someone calling her name. She looked around and saw Tao. He was holding someone at bay with a sword.
"Run Aria!" he said. "Run!"
She felt his presence in her mind, and a stole draped over her shoulders. She didn't want to run. She reached for the source, and found herself blocked. She heard two groans. The groan of the other man, and a stabbing pain and groan from Tao.
"Tao!" she cried. The block vanished.
"Aria…" he gasped, reaching up to her face. She reached for the source, to Heal him, but the Arch appeared and was disappearing fast. She got up, and ran for it. Something told her this wasn't real…
….and she came out, tears staining her face, water rushed over her head, and she
heard more mutters and the guiding to another ring. She stepped through it and…
…she was in a room, clutching a baby. Tao was there, holding her shoulder. She remembered a little, past pains and she didn't think they were from here. Suddenly, a arch appeared in front of her. It seemed to easy, but she knew it was there, and ran for it….
The Aes Sedai all gasped as the ring hummm coming from the Ter'Angreal disappeared. "What will we tell Nynaeve, and…and Lan!" One of the Aes Sedai gasped, losing control of herself.
"The truth."
Aria stepped through the ring, and found herself not in a room of Aes Sedai, but in a different room. A block was thrown against her, a towel draped over her unclothed body, and something restrained her. She started to pass out, but she heard…
"The rebirth of the Forsaken, and on our first try, we snare a pretty girl…"
Janaya Sedai jerked from her sleep as Marriiah wined loudly, crying, and fell to the floor. "Something's wrong with the girl!" she thought outloud.
As Alys and Tala stepped outside of the room, with the boys on their heels, they saw an Aes Sedai pass with Aria's clothes in hand. And no trace of Aria.
"No!" Tao cried, falling to the ground. Aria's siblings fell around him to sorrow with him.
Neela: ::sniff:: you never gave this chappie back to me! So its not my fault if its bad. Was it bad? I hope it wasn't bad.
Jasmine Corzou: Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you liked this story and the other one. It might take a while for me to update though but I shall and I will!
NightDweller: Did ya like this chapter dija dija?? I hope so. I hope it was good enough…I fear it wasn't. if not neela didn't give me my story back ::pouts::
Fantasy Traveler: Is this a cliffy? I hope this is a cliffy. Well not reaaaaaally but its still a cliffy…
