River Rat: Chapter five

Need some sleep

Ishtar sat on her bed. Her eyes watched the platinum haired 'doctor' discuss the meating with Yuugin Jill had just had over the mirror (they have about five in this.) She picked out mentions of Darres being around La Naan.

Over the past few days she'd grown quiet. Her grades were even lower then usual, she was less bitchy to most people, unless she heard them talking about how careless Darres had been. Most night she sat awake wondering where the man she loved had gone to. Other nights she cried her self to sleep over rumors.

Such rumors as: "Leene got hold of the old captain and had him (insert any painfull death you wish here.)"

"He got kidnapped by spys from Razenia and taken for interigation."

"He eloped with a brothel girl from La Naan." This rumor was Ishtar's least favourate. The one that most people thought was a joke however close it was to the truth was:

"The prince of Zi Alda and him were 'involved' so they ran away to be together." Ishtar realised how possible this one was even though she didn't want to believe it.

"Ishtar." Duzie interupted Ishtar's thought. "Ishtar, I'm going to La Naan to search for my self. If Yuugin dose infact know anything he's not telling us I'll get it out of him, don't worry." Duzell turned and walked out of the door. 'And if I find him, I'll kill him.' He thought.

Ishtar watched life pass her by, infact, it was lapping her. People tried all the time to get her to cheer up but just couldn't. She heard people around her saying that she was to depressed and should just get over it. How could she? A forbidden love is often the longest and hardest one to let go of or give up on.

She leaned over her balcony and stared out at the fields. She sighed and thought of her many hiding places, her many tricks played out in those fields.

/flash back/

Ishtar was bounding through the tall grass and wild medow flowers. From Darres's view under an old oak tree it looked like some sort of creature was running through the field hunting. (you know the part with the raptor in Jurassic park three?) The oak tree Darres was leaning on was the point of many local romance legends. People had been carving their names and their crushes in the tree for years. It is thought to be good luck if the name is still there in five years and true love if it's still there in ten years.

"Darres!" Ishtar called happily. "Darres, how do you spell your name?" She asked sweetly.

"D, A , R, R, E, S. Why?" He said, playfully crawling across the ground towards her.

"Go away!" She whinned. "It's a secret!" She screached as she finished carving the 's' in to the oak using a pointy stick.

/ End flash back /

'I haven't checked the tree sence five years ago. If it's still there..." She thought, "Nah, it would have gone ages ago. It's worth the check though." She smiled chekily as she jumpped over her balcony and ran in to the field where the oak was. She pulled back some weeds and felt her heart warm and jump for joy (is that healthy?)

"YES!" She shouted. "Darres, you are so mine!" Ishtar ran back to her room and packed up her disquises and got ready to leave for La Naan, alone.

Sharlin sat out side Ishtar's room listening to her thought.

"Excellent." He thought. "She believes in that tree, I could win this easier then I thought." He laughed to him self as he flew off in the same direction a carriage with a 'doctor' in had left that morning.

To be continued

Sos if you find this chapter annoying but I wanted to add some Ishtar and Duzell in. Is it me or dose Sharlin always fly of in to the distance in my story? /shrugs Thanx for your reviews. Also the story loading may be slowing down a bit because I'm a day girl at my school now, it has some ups and downs but you know how it is.

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