Hi again people! I know. It's summer so we should be updating like crazy. Well you are WRONG! TOO BAD! I'm bizay like crazay. But here is the next chapter.
Disclaimer: Sry this is so late. Well, plot is ours…some characters are ours. Basically you recognize it from TP? It's hers!
My most heartfelt thanks to reviewrs….and btw. If it says Eunae..that means it is my reply..and if it says Alex.. then it's from her. Sorry if they like sound the same. See. I thought she wouldn't get 'em in to me..so I did them. And then. I check my email. And she did them too…so well. Yah….
Kevin – yah…2 marriages. You kno u luv it.
Fell4adeadguy – Eunae - hey, the whole to do thing was all ALEX! Blame her! I even got confused on that! So I don't blame ya! Stupid alex huh… ;) Alex-sorry about that. It was like, one in the morning when i wrote that part. I should stop doing that.
Heather-marie – Eunae – glad you were worried..shows how much you care!
Alex - yay! someone cares! lol. we did sort of dissapear didn't we?
Lady Knight 1512 – Eunae - LOL….ur personal info is SO funny. Well, since you say australia's like that. Let me introduce you to Arizona where I live. Even though I am Korean. Okay..here it is like 110 degrees and up every day in the summer..so it's like fried humans everywhere. And air conditioning is like a 24/7 thing! And..well. the beach is not THAT close….6/7 hour drive. AND ITS HOOOOTTTTTT! And about Maura and Lasku…well…readon! Alex - now, me being alex and not eunae i'm butting into a conversation here but i've always wanted to go to Australia. As for the cold weather... It sounds nice. liveing in Arizona your whole life means no snow or rain and the sunburn and stuff. we're having like 120 degree days. to tell you the truth I played in the snow for the first time in my life about a month ago. I also think it's interesting that you have never met a Korean. I know quite a few. eunae and others. our animals include rattle snakes...and lizards of all kinds. I saw a quail once in my back yard, that was cool. well sorry for not updating quickly. we'll try to write more quickly.
On top of cloud 9 – Eunae - sry bout the confusing parts..grammar and punctuation. Alex, my writin buddy is terrible at it. LOL! And I TRY to catch everything. But it's hard…thanks for reviewing! Alex - i am always sorry for my horrible spelling and grammar. eunae is better. we'll try to work on it.
EquestrianBabe – Eunae - yes I updated….not very timely this time either. Whoopsee daisies! Alex - yeah, sorry about the delay. at least we havn't completly abandoned it.
Megster – Eunae - LOL….i always thought it was noomy. But alex says n-umy. Like u..i have NO clue whatsoever. We should SO figure out! And what u mean by the space is uber long? Omg..my friend keeps using uber too. It must be a trend..! LOL! Alex - We like ur review ubermuch...is that right? What a cool word/prefex...I've used it a couple of times and had to stop to wonder where i heard it from. you, duh! i always pronounced in "Noomy" as well but i suppose the correct way would by numy or sumthing.
Kings Lioness – Eunae - well..u said in most fics either Daine or Numair die right? Well…let's see if eventually they BOTH die or they BOTH survive? I wonder..it's like DOUBLE jeopardy. LOL.' Alex - yah...cliche...well can't be helped this far into it. yah...sorry about that...and we were trying to be original ...sniff
Swapneshwari – Eunae - I'm so glad for ur ENTHUSIASM! It's so Awesome! Sry the update wasn't that "soon".! Alex - yah...you'd think with it being summer vacation and all we'd get it updated more often but guess not.
PhantomFlutePlayer – Eunae - how do you know that they (daine and numy are getting back together?) well..seriously. u never know! But I don't THINK I could be that cruel..or could i…. dun dun dun! Alex - yes. we might not get them back together though. we have yet to find a loop hole. that's what happens when you weave really tangled plots. lol
Roherwen – Eunae - well it's good exercise. For ur EYES! Teehee… Glad youre back. I was actually thinking of you earlier. Yah…and I'm glad you think this fic is getting more "intriguing"! Alex - yep. glad ur back. we missed you! yah we're full of suspense. We are all powerful w/ the suspense! Muahahahahaha!
Well, i hope you enjoy the chapter...but don't forget to Review!
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"Where in the damn world could they be!" cried a very tired out Henry to his wife, Elsinore.
"Now, Henry, just calm down. They are bound to be somewhere near, and trust them, sweet, they are both responsible for themselves. We have only searched for-"
"Only for around 4 point 5 hours, Nory! Mithros! They both know better than this, I feel very responsible for this, especially about Maura," Henry exclaimed while Elsinore tried to calm him down with a soothing massage.
Tillie had sunk into a comfy chair by a small table, placed strategically next to an immense window giving a full view of pages and squires in training, as well as the scenery of the palace.
The girl sighed inwardly, mentally checking off the many places she had searched diligently, including countless groves of trees. She knew they were together for she had a hunch about the feelings between Maura and Lasku, but where could they have gone? For the whole morning?
And then, a wild thought popped into her head. A bridge formed in her mind between the two important events of today…
But surely, Daine said she was traveling alone to rescue Numair.
But….
Thoughts were rushing through her head, until it all finally made sense. And then, a little scrap of paper with familiar handwriting written hastily on it confirmed her hypothesis.
That Maura and Lasku had gone with Daine hoping for an adventure and in hopes to aid Daine at all times.
Tillie thanked the gods that she knew they were both safe and that Daine would now have some companionship on this trip. Although she felt a bit forlorn at being excluded in this new excitement, her feelings of joy that she knew where they were shadowed her negative feelings.
"Mother! Henry!" yelled Tillie at the top of her lungs because the pair had slipped out of the room to rest a while in their bedroom. She ran out of the library and ran smack into Henry and Elsinore.
The three sat dazed for a couple of seconds until Tillie remembered why she had called for them and started jumping up and down with the note. For a few seconds, she could not talk for some strange reason. Perhaps it was the reason there was a very handsome lad around the corner eyeing her, however when she did find her voice, Tillie saw her parents gaping at her as if she were mad.
"A note, a note from Maura and Lasku!" she finally exclaimed exuberantly. No sooner than the words had escaped her mouth, the note was snatched out of her hands and was read by her parents.
"Thank the gods! Bless them, they have gone off with Daine. Well, I feel a tad bit better about Daine now that she has some company joining her," stated Elsinore.
"As do I, darling. Now, I suppose we had better tell the king not to worry about them, and Tillie, honey, will you tell any others that you encounter who are looking for Maura and Lasku what we know?" asked Henry.
"Of course," answered Tillie and went down the hall to follow her stepfather's directions.
Henry kissed Elsinore's cheek softly and then smiled lovingly at her, a smile full of relief and genuine love.
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His hands cupped her cheeks and stroked them gently, his fingers then toying with her silky locks. Then, the distance between the two was closed by his lips descending down to hers.
Captured in a kiss that halted time, that froze everything around them.
Lips pressed tightly against the other's, with a passion and fervor that only love could create.
Her fingers ran through his hair, his raven hair, savoring the feeling of his smooth hair. Then, after loosening the leather tie that had bound his hair, began to finger comb his hair. An act that made him shiver in delight.
Then she locked her arms around his neck and laid her head on his sturdy chest, enjoying the sound of his heart beat pulsing ever so quickly whenever she stroked him. She laughed at the sheer pleasure of making him moan in his passion and looked deep into his amber eyes.
He then growled in play and knew that it was his turn to make her feel the waves of passion throughout her body. He kissed her soft and full lips, opening his mouth and pressing his moist tongue against her closed mouth until she allowed him entrance.
They broke apart, for air, until he began to suck on her lower lip while she just held onto him, trusting him and loving him for everything.
He played with the bare flesh her waist and found a place on her neck to kiss while she nibbled at his earlobe.
Both of them lost in their eternal realm that they had built for themselves, a realm of everlasting love and passion.
Where they would never be apart….
Daine sat straight up from her makeshift bed, ending the dream, and faced a full, but mournful, moon.
The moon also mourns for Numair, thought Daine remorsefully.
Even when she was dreaming, Numair was all she could think about. Daine started to silently grieve again at everything that she was missing, and losing.
He was fading away from her, just the other night she had a dream where she had woken up from the room that she and Numair shared, to find Numair gone.
With only blood in the shape of his body outline staining the once clean sheets of the bed.
From this nightmare, she had awoken with drops of sweat on her face and could not face the dangers of Dreamland again. What kind of message was Gainel trying to give her?
Could he not just let her be, alone with the fond memories of Numair, a memory that she should cherish.
But it does not have to remain a memory, chided an inner voice of Daine.
She then remembered her task: to rescue Numair from the clutching hands of Death and of the Black God.
What kind of secrets would the morning reveal? Mused Daine as she gazed at the golden sun beginning to rise from the horizon and extend its rays of sunlight, chasing away all her dark dreams and the moon.
And awaken Maura and Lasku.
"Good morning," said Maura a little groggily rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Likewise," replied Daine with a small smile of affection toward this girl, excuse me, young lady. Maura had blossomed into an attractive lady, not the most beautiful lady in the court, yet with a curvy figure and an intelligent face.
Lasku just grunted in reply and set off to wake himself more fully with a dash of cold water from the nearby stream. When he returned, he was in a much better mood and was very awake from his dip, as Daine could tell from his wet blonde hair.
Daine left Maura in charge of making a simple breakfast while she washed herself, enjoying the sensation of cold water erasing her sinister dreams and thoughts.
She finished quickly, looking forward to some warm porridge and setting off with Cloud, Maura, and Lasku. But then, a dark blot appeared on her sunny plans, she had to open the mysterious scroll.
The wild mage hurried back to the camping site only to have all thoughts, whether they were foreboding or enthusiastic or anything in between, wiped away and replaced with only shock and amazement and wonder.
What other sight could make such a person as Daine just gape with her mouth open except for Maura and Lasku kissing over the now burning porridge?
The two were obviously oblivious to everything around them, and while Daine could smell distinctly the overcooked breakfast, the two lovebirds were too focused on their kiss to care.
That is until Daine finally found her voice and said, "Maura! Lasku!"
That got their attention, another human voice. Seeing them kissing, a most forbidden thing in their minds.
"What is going on!" asked Daine.
"Well, Daine, I guess you know now. I mean, there's nothing to explain. You have just seen it with your own eyes," answered Lasku with a little blush.
"Goddess bless have I seen it!" exclaimed Daine.
"I know you know what it's like to be in love," said Maura. She mentally asked herself, Did I just say I loved Lasku? When just a couple minutes ago, he was just talking to me about how cold the water was until we looked each other in the eye and he kissed me? Oh the best feeling in the world it is, Mithros!
However, Maura and Lasku did not get the reaction they were anticipating from Daine, in fact, quite the opposite.
"The Hag's bones I know what it is like to be in love! And look where it has gotten me!"
Maura winced at the harsh tone of Daine's voice. As well as to her carelessness of reminding Daine about Numair.
"What are you guys thinking? Is this why you came with me on this mission? So that you two could frolic and play your love games?" inquired Daine.
"No!" chorused Maura and Lasku. (A/N: LOL! I just typed Laura and Masku!)
Daine knew inside that she was being quite tough on her friends, and oh, how she wanted to say she was sorry and would they forgive her?
Maura wondered why Daine was acting so bitter toward their relationship. She wanted Daine's blessing more than anything, especially if they were going to survive this trip as a group of three.
And then, Daine broke down into tears.
"I'm sorry! I know I was acting terribly, but you two made me think of Numair and I. And I just couldn't help the way I was acting. I'm sorry, please, forgive me," whispered Daine after she had calmed down.
"Of course we do, Daine. And I'm sorry for our actions," apologized Lasku in turn.
"No, no. I think that you and Maura are perfectly fit for each other."
The two smiled their thanks and with relief that everything was, after all, going to be fine.
And while eating their burnt porridge as much as they could handle, Daine brought up the subject of their scroll.
"Well, after breakfast, I suppose we should open it. I am just a little afraid of what it might tell me to do," confessed Daine.
"I am, too. But Lasku and I are going to stick with you no matter what happens!"
"Thanks, Maura. You are a true friend," said Daine appreciatively.
So Daine held the scroll reverently and broke the seal of the gods gently and slowly opened the letter.
After reading it, Daine told her companions what the letter said.
"It says that we are to go to the town of Barad, a deserted town, or so it seems. There was where Tristan performed the magic rites to conjure the demon of Revenge. We, or I, must perform the same spell and it will actually transport us to the realm of Death. From there, the scroll says we are on our own and we must talk to the Black God himself to release Numair. And remember, we have until the next full moon, last night was the farewell of the moon until two weeks."
"All right, I guess. Mithros, that is plenty to tell our folks back at home about, when we return," said Maura.
But the question, If we return, was bouncing around in their minds at this point. But Daine continued on.
"And now, I must say this spell, and the scroll says this will help us in finding Barad because hardly any map has this town recorded," stated Daine. She proceeded in saying the words, stumbling once or twice, but saying them in a steady voice as she would hear Numair do.
A beam of light shot out of the letter and shining a path turning left from the woody area.
"Ah, it flashed in my eyes! I think I'm temporarily blinded!" yelled Maura.
"I'll help you, Maura. Well, I assume we follow this light?" Lasku questioned.
"Yes, are you okay Maura?" asked a concerned Daine.
"I think I will be fine. Eventually. You know, we really should name this wonderful beam of light that will show us the way to the whatever city."
"Barad. Yes, I wonder how it works? The light seems to protrude from my hand now. Perhaps because that was where I was holding the letter before I put it back into my bag," Daine pondered.
"I have a brilliant name!" cried Maura.
"What, dearest?" replied Lasku and Daine looked at her, a smile crinkling her eyes at the persistence of her younger friend to name this light.
"I derived my brilliant name for this light from the fact that it is a light and it flashed in my eyes. Which is, a FLASHLIGHT!"
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Yes, so THAT'S how a flashlight was named the flashlight! SURPRISE!
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