Author's note: Hiyo! I'm back! Here's another chapter for you! I like
the reviews guys! By the way, I already told Kona this, but I figure I'll
let the rest of you know.
Jea's narration is her way of coping. She has detached herself from her past, using apathy as a protective shield. That's why she sounds so.third person. It is a psychological defense mechanism.
As for the relation between the personal lives of the characters and my own- particularly the sex life; there is no correlation. Jea's activities with Laguna are not reflections of Adam and myself. Trust me, I ain't THAT stupid. The best protection from problems and pregnancy is NO sex at all.I'm patient.I can wait, and so can Adam. I'm serious when I say that pregnancy is a serious issue, and so are STD's-especially for teens. When it comes to sex, use your brain-you're better off with abstinence.
It is actually a result of two caffeine-high teens at 11:30 on a Saturday night. We were on the phone and were discussing the different AD&D stuff we'd looked up over the week. Incidentally we had stumbled over the D&D Guide to Carnal Knowledge. We started poking fun of it.and before you know it, we were making up our own rolls and stats: Self-Control, and Horniness. We just started playing the roll play with the new stats-and things degraded from there. It was completely unplanned, and when it happened, I really barely knew Adam. We were friends, but we'd actually spent more time on the phone than in person.
If you want the other side of the story, you could always e-mail him.his e- mail is ssj4ryogahibiki@yahoo.com
Enjoy the read
Chapter Thirty One
Later that evening, they all sat around the dinner table, eating a hearty meal. Laguna's mother was a fabulous cook. Jea complimented the food, enjoying her meal utterly.
Halfway through the meal, there came a pounding on the door. Largo got up to answer it. Jea and Laguna rushed to see who was there when they heard Largo scream. The duo charged into the front hall with drawn weapons-only to see Dumbugg and Ambermist staring in confusion at the fainted form of Largo.
Jea laughed as Laguna sheathed Quar and stared exasperated at their two comrades. "What are you two doing here?" he demanded.
"Um.Well." Ambermist started. "...We.got bored."
"Bored?" he raised his eyebrows/
"You stuck me with Dumbugg-the moron who drools on himself! There was absolutely nothing to do! So I decided to find you guys! I took Dumbugg because I didn't want him accidentally scaring someone to death-although I guess I didn't count on your dad screaming and fainting like that.
"Besides we're hungry."
Laguna put his face in his hand as his mother hurried into the room. She'd heard the conversation, and was somewhat intrigued. Though she started when she saw Dumbugg, she neither screamed nor fainted. Instead, she apologized for Largo and invited them to dinner. The two newcomers were only happy to oblige.
That night they put Ambermist in the extra room and Dumbugg in the barn. Jea and Laguna, exhausted themselves, collapsed in Laguna's old bed, and the two wolves curled up by the fire.
The party set off the next day, bidding Kironi and Largo Kimsteed a fond farewell. Laguna, of course, had to endure constant teasing all day.
* * * * * *
In the three months it took them to travel from Laguna's home to Jea's, their lives were filled with interesting events. (Or at least info everyone needs to know! :-P) Jea's ten and a half month pregnancy progressed into its eighth month, and Laguna became infuriatingly overprotective. Many times Jea's old "paladin-genocidal-urges" came very close to resurfacing, and the ranger/druid had to restrain herself from strangling him outright.
Thistlechaser had a litter of 12 puppies, but Jea solved the problem by sending the wolves into the Dimension Egg-including Wolf. (He won't age because of his link to Jea.)
And then there was poor Ambermist. Being an elf, she was going to be forced to endure a 24 month pregnancy-a fact she was not in the slightest bit happy about.
As they neared the village in the afternoon, the group became aware of several hundred furry forms around them in the woods. Suddenly, a dozen huge wolves stepped in front of them, snarling, accompanied by a single youth of roughly sixteen summers. "State your names and business!" he ordered, looking brave.
Jea slid gently down from Lifeblood, careful of her heavy stomach. Reaching up, she pulled back her cloak hood, shaking out her reddish brown hair. Tilting her head back imperiously, her dichromatic eyes flashed in the woodland light. "Sit!" she commanded.
All the wolves' behinds dropped simultaneously to the dirt, tails wagging furiously in joy. Jea looked at the young man. "I believe we are related, youngster. You are my second cousin, Gher Redforest, yes?"
The youth peered at her closely. "Cousin Jea?! Whoa! You haven't been back here in three or four years! Where have you been? Have you had any cool adventures? Who are your friends? They weren't with you the last time you were here! Where's-"
"Whoa! Easy, kiddo!" Jea cried. "One question at a time! One: I've been out and around the world. Two: Cool is one thing to call it. Three: They are my party. Now, we're tired and I need to go see Papa. I'll talk to you later, Gher."
Jea ushered her comrades passed, and led them to the town. People pointed and whispered as she walked by.
"It's Jea! She's back!"
"Yeah, and pregnant too!"
"Wonder how?"
"Stupid tramp! It's her own fault."
"Wow, guess half-breeds have no self respect."
Jea walked proudly, her head tall and eyes forward, refusing to give them the satisfaction of making her expression change. Not that it shut them up, of course. By the time the group got to the other end of town, where Jea's father's house was, the grapevine was alive and humming with speculation.
Taking a deep breath, Jea knocked on the door. A strange man answered. He was tall, with greying rust colored hair. His eyes were piercing, but, like Jea's, they were two different colors. His left was a piercing green and the right a shining gold. However, they were clouded with a vacant, distant look. His clothing was simple, a tunic and breeches in plain green and brown.
Jea's eyes were filled with a strange sorrow, and she whispered quietly, "Hello, Papa."
The man looked at her, grinning like a child. "Jea!" He scooped her up in a huge hug, talking excitedly about how much he'd missed her. When he let her go he said, "Jea! You're gonna have a baby! I'm so happy for you! Who're your friends? ..You know what, that can wait a minute. I am being rude. Please come inside, all of you." He led them inside a warm, cozy house to a very pleasant living room.
Jea crossed immediately to an old, worn, fur covered armchair and sat down with a sigh. Putting one hand on her gravid stomach, she spoke. "Let me introduce you to my friends, Papa. This is Laguna Kimsteed.my husband.My friends Yaruu Dumbugg and Ba~reau Ambermist. Guys, this is my papa, Coleman Kinnaran."
Laguna held out his hand to his father-in-law. Coleman shook it and then pulled Laguna into a hug, pounding him on the back good naturedly. Laguna got the distinct impression that the older man's mind was like a small child's-innocent, trusting, happy , and carefree.
Coleman greeted the others just as enthusiastically. When Ambermist inquired about a bath, he jovially told her where it was. When Jea suggested a nap for Dumbugg, Coleman pointed out a spare room.
Jea, for the first time since Laguna had known her, was mild mannered and soft spoken. Her face was a mask, her emotions hidden under a very thick layer of forced happiness. With a quizzical look around the room, she spoke to her father. "Papa? Where's all your stuff? Your old tools and things?"
He smiled happily, looking highly self-pleased. "Oh, I got rid of them. Your Aunt was kind enough to take them off my hands. Isn't she nice?" He looked at her like a little kid seeking approval.
Jea frowned. "Papa, you don't need to do what Auntie wants. You can't trust her."
Coleman seemed to be perplexed and hurt. Jea rose and hugged him. "It's okay, Papa. I'm not angry at you. Why don't you go take a nap? You look tired."
The man nodded and trotted off to his room. Jea frowned angrily, thinking for a long minute. Then she said, "I'm gonna go pay 'Auntie' a visit. That low down, good for nothing, hypocritical, busy-body BITCH has been taking advantage of Papa again! And I'm gonna put a stop to it!"
Laguna murmured, "I'm coming with you." He rose to stand in front of her.
She hugged him tightly. "Thank you, my friend. I appreciate it."
Jea's narration is her way of coping. She has detached herself from her past, using apathy as a protective shield. That's why she sounds so.third person. It is a psychological defense mechanism.
As for the relation between the personal lives of the characters and my own- particularly the sex life; there is no correlation. Jea's activities with Laguna are not reflections of Adam and myself. Trust me, I ain't THAT stupid. The best protection from problems and pregnancy is NO sex at all.I'm patient.I can wait, and so can Adam. I'm serious when I say that pregnancy is a serious issue, and so are STD's-especially for teens. When it comes to sex, use your brain-you're better off with abstinence.
It is actually a result of two caffeine-high teens at 11:30 on a Saturday night. We were on the phone and were discussing the different AD&D stuff we'd looked up over the week. Incidentally we had stumbled over the D&D Guide to Carnal Knowledge. We started poking fun of it.and before you know it, we were making up our own rolls and stats: Self-Control, and Horniness. We just started playing the roll play with the new stats-and things degraded from there. It was completely unplanned, and when it happened, I really barely knew Adam. We were friends, but we'd actually spent more time on the phone than in person.
If you want the other side of the story, you could always e-mail him.his e- mail is ssj4ryogahibiki@yahoo.com
Enjoy the read
Chapter Thirty One
Later that evening, they all sat around the dinner table, eating a hearty meal. Laguna's mother was a fabulous cook. Jea complimented the food, enjoying her meal utterly.
Halfway through the meal, there came a pounding on the door. Largo got up to answer it. Jea and Laguna rushed to see who was there when they heard Largo scream. The duo charged into the front hall with drawn weapons-only to see Dumbugg and Ambermist staring in confusion at the fainted form of Largo.
Jea laughed as Laguna sheathed Quar and stared exasperated at their two comrades. "What are you two doing here?" he demanded.
"Um.Well." Ambermist started. "...We.got bored."
"Bored?" he raised his eyebrows/
"You stuck me with Dumbugg-the moron who drools on himself! There was absolutely nothing to do! So I decided to find you guys! I took Dumbugg because I didn't want him accidentally scaring someone to death-although I guess I didn't count on your dad screaming and fainting like that.
"Besides we're hungry."
Laguna put his face in his hand as his mother hurried into the room. She'd heard the conversation, and was somewhat intrigued. Though she started when she saw Dumbugg, she neither screamed nor fainted. Instead, she apologized for Largo and invited them to dinner. The two newcomers were only happy to oblige.
That night they put Ambermist in the extra room and Dumbugg in the barn. Jea and Laguna, exhausted themselves, collapsed in Laguna's old bed, and the two wolves curled up by the fire.
The party set off the next day, bidding Kironi and Largo Kimsteed a fond farewell. Laguna, of course, had to endure constant teasing all day.
* * * * * *
In the three months it took them to travel from Laguna's home to Jea's, their lives were filled with interesting events. (Or at least info everyone needs to know! :-P) Jea's ten and a half month pregnancy progressed into its eighth month, and Laguna became infuriatingly overprotective. Many times Jea's old "paladin-genocidal-urges" came very close to resurfacing, and the ranger/druid had to restrain herself from strangling him outright.
Thistlechaser had a litter of 12 puppies, but Jea solved the problem by sending the wolves into the Dimension Egg-including Wolf. (He won't age because of his link to Jea.)
And then there was poor Ambermist. Being an elf, she was going to be forced to endure a 24 month pregnancy-a fact she was not in the slightest bit happy about.
As they neared the village in the afternoon, the group became aware of several hundred furry forms around them in the woods. Suddenly, a dozen huge wolves stepped in front of them, snarling, accompanied by a single youth of roughly sixteen summers. "State your names and business!" he ordered, looking brave.
Jea slid gently down from Lifeblood, careful of her heavy stomach. Reaching up, she pulled back her cloak hood, shaking out her reddish brown hair. Tilting her head back imperiously, her dichromatic eyes flashed in the woodland light. "Sit!" she commanded.
All the wolves' behinds dropped simultaneously to the dirt, tails wagging furiously in joy. Jea looked at the young man. "I believe we are related, youngster. You are my second cousin, Gher Redforest, yes?"
The youth peered at her closely. "Cousin Jea?! Whoa! You haven't been back here in three or four years! Where have you been? Have you had any cool adventures? Who are your friends? They weren't with you the last time you were here! Where's-"
"Whoa! Easy, kiddo!" Jea cried. "One question at a time! One: I've been out and around the world. Two: Cool is one thing to call it. Three: They are my party. Now, we're tired and I need to go see Papa. I'll talk to you later, Gher."
Jea ushered her comrades passed, and led them to the town. People pointed and whispered as she walked by.
"It's Jea! She's back!"
"Yeah, and pregnant too!"
"Wonder how?"
"Stupid tramp! It's her own fault."
"Wow, guess half-breeds have no self respect."
Jea walked proudly, her head tall and eyes forward, refusing to give them the satisfaction of making her expression change. Not that it shut them up, of course. By the time the group got to the other end of town, where Jea's father's house was, the grapevine was alive and humming with speculation.
Taking a deep breath, Jea knocked on the door. A strange man answered. He was tall, with greying rust colored hair. His eyes were piercing, but, like Jea's, they were two different colors. His left was a piercing green and the right a shining gold. However, they were clouded with a vacant, distant look. His clothing was simple, a tunic and breeches in plain green and brown.
Jea's eyes were filled with a strange sorrow, and she whispered quietly, "Hello, Papa."
The man looked at her, grinning like a child. "Jea!" He scooped her up in a huge hug, talking excitedly about how much he'd missed her. When he let her go he said, "Jea! You're gonna have a baby! I'm so happy for you! Who're your friends? ..You know what, that can wait a minute. I am being rude. Please come inside, all of you." He led them inside a warm, cozy house to a very pleasant living room.
Jea crossed immediately to an old, worn, fur covered armchair and sat down with a sigh. Putting one hand on her gravid stomach, she spoke. "Let me introduce you to my friends, Papa. This is Laguna Kimsteed.my husband.My friends Yaruu Dumbugg and Ba~reau Ambermist. Guys, this is my papa, Coleman Kinnaran."
Laguna held out his hand to his father-in-law. Coleman shook it and then pulled Laguna into a hug, pounding him on the back good naturedly. Laguna got the distinct impression that the older man's mind was like a small child's-innocent, trusting, happy , and carefree.
Coleman greeted the others just as enthusiastically. When Ambermist inquired about a bath, he jovially told her where it was. When Jea suggested a nap for Dumbugg, Coleman pointed out a spare room.
Jea, for the first time since Laguna had known her, was mild mannered and soft spoken. Her face was a mask, her emotions hidden under a very thick layer of forced happiness. With a quizzical look around the room, she spoke to her father. "Papa? Where's all your stuff? Your old tools and things?"
He smiled happily, looking highly self-pleased. "Oh, I got rid of them. Your Aunt was kind enough to take them off my hands. Isn't she nice?" He looked at her like a little kid seeking approval.
Jea frowned. "Papa, you don't need to do what Auntie wants. You can't trust her."
Coleman seemed to be perplexed and hurt. Jea rose and hugged him. "It's okay, Papa. I'm not angry at you. Why don't you go take a nap? You look tired."
The man nodded and trotted off to his room. Jea frowned angrily, thinking for a long minute. Then she said, "I'm gonna go pay 'Auntie' a visit. That low down, good for nothing, hypocritical, busy-body BITCH has been taking advantage of Papa again! And I'm gonna put a stop to it!"
Laguna murmured, "I'm coming with you." He rose to stand in front of her.
She hugged him tightly. "Thank you, my friend. I appreciate it."