*hey if you forget to read down at the bottom of the page, there is a link down there to a picture that kinda looks like Azize.
Chapter Five
Azize tossed and turned all through the night. Dreams of the plan, what she was going to do, and…him, plagued her mind. Then a particular dream came into play that slashed all of the others to bits.
* Azize hung by one hand off the end of the ship. The cries of the dying crew members surrounded her, and made her ears ring. Looking down below her, she saw the ship rising from the Earth, and things blowing up all over the place. What the hell was going on? All she knew was that she had to hang on, or she would fall to her ultimate death. The ship started to speed up, and Earth was left far behind. Now she was dangling in the middle of space with no sign that anyone would help her. She started screaming, but not for help. She started screaming because she knew all this was her fault. What had she done, and how could she? Feeling as if she didn't care anymore, Azize started loosening her grip on the side of the ship. 'This is what I deserve' she thought. Then as she was about to free fall into space, a strong hand grabbed her arm at the last second. Surprised that she was still dangling, she looked up to see an outline of a body, but the fire of the ship behind them were so strong that she couldn't make out their face. The feeling that she deserved to die disappeared as she realized someone DID care. That someone didn't want her to die. The figure pulled her up back into the ship, and they both fell to the floor when another explosion shook the ship. The figure, who now she could tell was a male, covered her body with his to protect her. Laying curled up on the deck Azize could hear in the distance someone screaming, 'Look a ship! Another ship! Its coming to help!'. Azize and her savior looked up, just in time to see the finally explosion, that made the front part of the ship crumble apart. The small pieces of fire went everywhere, including Azize's arm. She screamed at the pain then forgot it when they looked out into space and saw the ship heading toward them. They were going to be ok! Smiling at their luck, Azize looked behind her to see who had saved her. When she did see his face, she gasped, at both who it was and the fact that the part of the deck they were on was starting to fall away from the ship. Azize and the man quickly scampered to a safer spot, but was one of them was too late. The unlucky one started falling with the deck, and Azize reached to grab his arm, but it was too late. He fell into space, still reaching out for Azize's hand. Then she cried out to him, 'NO! JIIIMMM!"
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Azize shot up in her bed screaming. She was covered with a cold sweat and was shaking from the detail, and realness of the dream. Still breathing hard, Azize ran a still shaky had through her hair that was moist with sweat. She had to get some air. Quickly jumping out of bed, she ran to the door, swung it open and ran out onto the deck. Walking over to the side, she rested her arms on the rail, and gave a deep sigh. 'Now what in god's name was that all about?' she thought to herself regarding the dream. Leaning her head back, she felt a soft and refreshing breeze blow on her face and through her hair.
Closing her eyes, all she could see where fragments of the dream. The explosions, the screams, and most of all Jim falling away from her. She could also remember the pain of the fire on her arm, in fact she could still feel it…wait. It was a dream…how could she…feel it? Lifting her hand to her sleeve, she gently pulled it back so she could see her shoulder. No…it…couldn't be. It was a dream that's all it was, just a dream! How could she have a burn on her arm from a freaking dream. She rubbed her hand over it in frustration. 'This can't be right' she thought again. But there it was, in the same spot the fire had hit her in the dream, and it hurt like hell. Closing her eyes again and shaking her head, she thought, 'this can't be real. A dream that's all it was. That's all…'. Opening her eyes, she couldn't help but train them on the spot where the deck had crumbled away in her dream.
She could still hear his scream as he fell, and see the look on his face. She closed her eyes hard trying to make the image and the sound go away.
"This can't be happening." she said quietly to herself. Now it wasn't just that she was sensitive to bad dreams, no, she had a much better reason to be shaken.
Elves have, well, a so called gift, even though if you asked one of them about it, they would call it more like a curse then a gift. Now sometimes elves just had dreams like all other creatures, but other times, the dreams were something much different. They could tell if the dreams were just that, dreams, or the other thing. And Azize to her dismay could tell that this was something much more then a dream, and she didn't like it one bit.
"This is exactly why I didn't want to get attached to anyone on this god forsaken ship." she explained to herself
"And why is that?" a voice said behind her, and right now she didn't need anymore surprises. Azize turned quickly, and grabbed the neck of the speaker. But when she saw who it was, released them immediately.
"Jim? What are you doing out here?" she questioned suspiciously.
"Well I heard you scream, so I went to your cabin to see what was wrong, but you weren't there, so I came out here. So…what's wrong?" he asked with concern. Azize looked at him with soft eyes because he would actually check on her. But then she remembered, no attachments, he doesn't mean anything to you. Keep your distance.
"None of your business what's wrong!" she lashed out. "Don't I have the freedom to scream whenever I want?"
"Well yeh, but.." then she cut him off.
"Damn right I do! So keep your nose out of other peoples business, your next time you won't be saved from that, that, BUG thing!" she screamed at him. He was taken aback by her temper, but begin Jim screamed back.
"Fine! I'll keep to MY business, and you keep to YOURS from now on! I don't need any favors from you anyway! Your just a…a, pirate! And pirates don't have any friends anyway right!? God damn, I don't know why I even tried in the first place, your just like the rest of them! And that's why your parents left you alone, obviously!" he shot back, but had said the really wrong thing. Azize slapped him straight across the face, hard.
"You have no right to assume why my parents aren't here, or to assume that they left me! And I shouldn't be talkin' anyway! You didn't exactly have perfect parents either! Especially on you DADS side!" she said angrily, her face burning hot with fury. Jim's face was still to the side from when she slapped him. He slowly turned his head back around and glared down at her, and she did the same. But while looking at her, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She was right, he had no right to say that about her parents. But she had no right to say that about his dad! Even though he kinda deserved it, and he would have done the same thing. But even though he was thinking all this he still sent a death glare down at her.
"Now." she said more quietly. "Will you get out of my way." she said in more of a command then a question. She was still looking at him with a look that could kill thousands, as he stepped aside.
Azize brushed past him, and went straight to her quarters. As she did so she noticed him stomping away to the stair way that let to the cabin he was staying in and stomping even harder as she went down the stairs themselves. Looking after him, Azize walked into her cabin and gently closed the door behind her, and smiled at herself.
"That's what I'm talkin' about." she said proudly, but he smile faded when she felt her heard burn to ashes and blow away.
*Ohhhh dramatic chapter. What will happen? Anyone have a guess? What do you think the dream means? Can you feel the suspense (if there is any)? Will all be right with the world in time to come? Hmmmm… well I now leave you to ponder, and you have a good time, lol. Well review and I'll give you the answers to this stuff. Oh and I found a picture at Elfwood that's the closest thing to looking like Azize that I can find until I get a scanner and put my own picture up somewhere. The link to the pic is http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/b/o/bogelund/windy_hair.jpg.html . But remember, I didn't draw it so don't give me the credit, give it to her! And also remember, its not really what I want Azize to look like, but was as close as I could get. Well better go, lata.
Chapter Five
Azize tossed and turned all through the night. Dreams of the plan, what she was going to do, and…him, plagued her mind. Then a particular dream came into play that slashed all of the others to bits.
* Azize hung by one hand off the end of the ship. The cries of the dying crew members surrounded her, and made her ears ring. Looking down below her, she saw the ship rising from the Earth, and things blowing up all over the place. What the hell was going on? All she knew was that she had to hang on, or she would fall to her ultimate death. The ship started to speed up, and Earth was left far behind. Now she was dangling in the middle of space with no sign that anyone would help her. She started screaming, but not for help. She started screaming because she knew all this was her fault. What had she done, and how could she? Feeling as if she didn't care anymore, Azize started loosening her grip on the side of the ship. 'This is what I deserve' she thought. Then as she was about to free fall into space, a strong hand grabbed her arm at the last second. Surprised that she was still dangling, she looked up to see an outline of a body, but the fire of the ship behind them were so strong that she couldn't make out their face. The feeling that she deserved to die disappeared as she realized someone DID care. That someone didn't want her to die. The figure pulled her up back into the ship, and they both fell to the floor when another explosion shook the ship. The figure, who now she could tell was a male, covered her body with his to protect her. Laying curled up on the deck Azize could hear in the distance someone screaming, 'Look a ship! Another ship! Its coming to help!'. Azize and her savior looked up, just in time to see the finally explosion, that made the front part of the ship crumble apart. The small pieces of fire went everywhere, including Azize's arm. She screamed at the pain then forgot it when they looked out into space and saw the ship heading toward them. They were going to be ok! Smiling at their luck, Azize looked behind her to see who had saved her. When she did see his face, she gasped, at both who it was and the fact that the part of the deck they were on was starting to fall away from the ship. Azize and the man quickly scampered to a safer spot, but was one of them was too late. The unlucky one started falling with the deck, and Azize reached to grab his arm, but it was too late. He fell into space, still reaching out for Azize's hand. Then she cried out to him, 'NO! JIIIMMM!"
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Azize shot up in her bed screaming. She was covered with a cold sweat and was shaking from the detail, and realness of the dream. Still breathing hard, Azize ran a still shaky had through her hair that was moist with sweat. She had to get some air. Quickly jumping out of bed, she ran to the door, swung it open and ran out onto the deck. Walking over to the side, she rested her arms on the rail, and gave a deep sigh. 'Now what in god's name was that all about?' she thought to herself regarding the dream. Leaning her head back, she felt a soft and refreshing breeze blow on her face and through her hair.
Closing her eyes, all she could see where fragments of the dream. The explosions, the screams, and most of all Jim falling away from her. She could also remember the pain of the fire on her arm, in fact she could still feel it…wait. It was a dream…how could she…feel it? Lifting her hand to her sleeve, she gently pulled it back so she could see her shoulder. No…it…couldn't be. It was a dream that's all it was, just a dream! How could she have a burn on her arm from a freaking dream. She rubbed her hand over it in frustration. 'This can't be right' she thought again. But there it was, in the same spot the fire had hit her in the dream, and it hurt like hell. Closing her eyes again and shaking her head, she thought, 'this can't be real. A dream that's all it was. That's all…'. Opening her eyes, she couldn't help but train them on the spot where the deck had crumbled away in her dream.
She could still hear his scream as he fell, and see the look on his face. She closed her eyes hard trying to make the image and the sound go away.
"This can't be happening." she said quietly to herself. Now it wasn't just that she was sensitive to bad dreams, no, she had a much better reason to be shaken.
Elves have, well, a so called gift, even though if you asked one of them about it, they would call it more like a curse then a gift. Now sometimes elves just had dreams like all other creatures, but other times, the dreams were something much different. They could tell if the dreams were just that, dreams, or the other thing. And Azize to her dismay could tell that this was something much more then a dream, and she didn't like it one bit.
"This is exactly why I didn't want to get attached to anyone on this god forsaken ship." she explained to herself
"And why is that?" a voice said behind her, and right now she didn't need anymore surprises. Azize turned quickly, and grabbed the neck of the speaker. But when she saw who it was, released them immediately.
"Jim? What are you doing out here?" she questioned suspiciously.
"Well I heard you scream, so I went to your cabin to see what was wrong, but you weren't there, so I came out here. So…what's wrong?" he asked with concern. Azize looked at him with soft eyes because he would actually check on her. But then she remembered, no attachments, he doesn't mean anything to you. Keep your distance.
"None of your business what's wrong!" she lashed out. "Don't I have the freedom to scream whenever I want?"
"Well yeh, but.." then she cut him off.
"Damn right I do! So keep your nose out of other peoples business, your next time you won't be saved from that, that, BUG thing!" she screamed at him. He was taken aback by her temper, but begin Jim screamed back.
"Fine! I'll keep to MY business, and you keep to YOURS from now on! I don't need any favors from you anyway! Your just a…a, pirate! And pirates don't have any friends anyway right!? God damn, I don't know why I even tried in the first place, your just like the rest of them! And that's why your parents left you alone, obviously!" he shot back, but had said the really wrong thing. Azize slapped him straight across the face, hard.
"You have no right to assume why my parents aren't here, or to assume that they left me! And I shouldn't be talkin' anyway! You didn't exactly have perfect parents either! Especially on you DADS side!" she said angrily, her face burning hot with fury. Jim's face was still to the side from when she slapped him. He slowly turned his head back around and glared down at her, and she did the same. But while looking at her, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She was right, he had no right to say that about her parents. But she had no right to say that about his dad! Even though he kinda deserved it, and he would have done the same thing. But even though he was thinking all this he still sent a death glare down at her.
"Now." she said more quietly. "Will you get out of my way." she said in more of a command then a question. She was still looking at him with a look that could kill thousands, as he stepped aside.
Azize brushed past him, and went straight to her quarters. As she did so she noticed him stomping away to the stair way that let to the cabin he was staying in and stomping even harder as she went down the stairs themselves. Looking after him, Azize walked into her cabin and gently closed the door behind her, and smiled at herself.
"That's what I'm talkin' about." she said proudly, but he smile faded when she felt her heard burn to ashes and blow away.
*Ohhhh dramatic chapter. What will happen? Anyone have a guess? What do you think the dream means? Can you feel the suspense (if there is any)? Will all be right with the world in time to come? Hmmmm… well I now leave you to ponder, and you have a good time, lol. Well review and I'll give you the answers to this stuff. Oh and I found a picture at Elfwood that's the closest thing to looking like Azize that I can find until I get a scanner and put my own picture up somewhere. The link to the pic is http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/b/o/bogelund/windy_hair.jpg.html . But remember, I didn't draw it so don't give me the credit, give it to her! And also remember, its not really what I want Azize to look like, but was as close as I could get. Well better go, lata.