A Footstep Away, An Ocean Apart.
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A/N: Hey!...sorrysorrysorrysorry…it's just that schoolwork is catching up to me now and then there were EXAMS and well, I have everything WRITTEN on PAPER and…um…you kinda can't read THAT…I promise the wait is worth it. Finally Eirika makes a move! Ya!...ok maybe after she's done crying…Sorry! More lamenting coming up but it'll be good I promise. I PROMISE! So please REVIEW! (yes, I know I sound like a broken record.)
Here's your belated Christmas present my faithful readers! OH AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
BUT …REVIEWS! At this point I'd like to point out my old reviewees…what do you call them again?... Thanx are over due to Lemurian-Girl, blade niger knight, Hamano Ayumi, Wandering Cat, Ulitheal and Ann2. I hope I didn't miss anyone…
Lemurian-Girl: Hehe, I know what you mean. I was trying to get someone people could both hate and sympathize with but it seems the majority hate her.
Blade liger knight: Ok, I will not think negative, I will not think negative, I will not think negative…is it working do you think? Yeah, Forde's basically the guy for screwing things up.
Wandering Cat: Why do people think Marisa is gonna kill? I mean, she could be nice if…she…wanted to…never mind I get it. The majority of the plot starts AFTER this chappie when they get to Rausten, srry!
Ulitheal: You and almost every other one of my reviewers seem to be in the same state of mind.
Hamano Ayumi: Cookie? …OH COOKIE! Yep, uh can I take a raincheck on that? And I promise from now on, no more horrible unbearable angst. Just a touch of it!
Ladyofrings: Thank you! Keep reading please!
Queen Of The White Dunes: :laughs: Yupyup, everyone DOES think Cali's bad.
Raiden no onna: Thank you for your dedication. I'll try to keep out of too much angst.
ShadowChocobo: Good, atleast I managed to get something right. I'm sorry about the typos but you might've figured out that I suck at typing.
Gawdammit: They're actually coming up….soon.
RZX: Yeah, well, I wanted Forde in the story but I kinda forgot about usual pairings besides the most basic so I did some bad matchmaking. Rennec/L'Arachel and Natasha/Joshua are so coming up though!
Lil'Joanne: Glad you think so! It's not THAT good…
Selandora: I'm moving! I'm moving! Slowly but surely…
Oh and there was one unsigned review, I wasn't sure how to do that …um…happy face the person used as a name, but all the same I'd like to thank him or her for reading my story and bothering to review!
First though, the new list of revised pairings: Eirika/Seth (duh!) and a bit of Cali; Marisa/Gerik; Vanessa/Innes; Kyle/Lute; Rennec/L'Arachel; Natasha/Joshua; Neimi/Colm; Tana/Ephraim (I've never actually supported them so would someone please tell me what they're like?); and of course, the controversial Forde/Syrene. (Did I miss any?) NOW we can begin!
At the bright bustling merchant port, Kiris, Eirika and her party found a ship sailing directly into Rausten. They would go from the ocean into a small river that lead straight into the heart of the nearby village. It was quite a convenient arrangement, but…alas, Cali still managed to find critical errors with the plan.
"I just got off one vessel milady; do you wish to torture me cruelly by forcing me to board yet another so soon? Please there must be another way." Cali dismissed the suggestion off-handedly and insisted on a land route. Eirika found it hard not to frown; the way by ship was a lot faster than traveling through the pass. Besides, it would not do to trouble Saleh and his village when they are still rebuilding. Seth apparently also came to the same conclusion because he stepped forward and tried a hand at pacifying the high-strung girl. And the part that irked Eirika the most was that Cali always seemed to agree with everything he said; take the riding formation for example, on the way here Cali had wanted to ride upfront with Eirika but when Seth had dropped behind to guard the little lady did too. But of course her annoyance was all because she wasn't even getting ANY respect; not the fact that Cali was tagging along like a poor little puppy to Seth. Of course not; that didn't mean anything to her.
Seth's gentle voice said, "Please, this way is fastest; no more than two or so days. You would not be discomfited much."
Unfortunately, this time Eirika felt more than a twinge of jealousy. She had a horrible sinking feeling just watching the two converse and when Seth laughed at something Cali had said, well, Eirika wasn't sure but she felt like crying. Maybe now Seth had found someone he could relate to, someone of his status; that he was worthy of. Eirika felt her mood swing drastically and despaired even more as Cali gave Seth another smile that outshone the sun.
"…Weelll, if you put it that way, I guess it's best." Cali teased making Eirika wonder what Seth had told her.
She couldn't bear to look on any further, her heart was shattering slowly, piece by piece she felt her chest clench. Eirika turned herself towards her other companions and seeing that they were also disgruntled by Cali soothed her slightly. But of course, she knew that it was just plain mean of her to think so ill onto another human and so she had to relinquish that train of thought. Without really meaning it, the sapphire eyed princess began talking with Tana in hopes to get her mind off Cali and set her thoughts straight. No such luck. Tana was agitated.
"I sure hope she keeps her hands to herself when we get to Rausten. I'm not sure if I can control myself if she doesn't, and I can guarantee the others won't stand still for this." Tana turned to her life-long friend and sighed. "I'm no where near as kind hearted as you Eirika; how can you sit and smile when you can see her over there." Tana knew what Eirika was going through because she was one of the few whom Eirika had openly told about Seth; though Tana claimed she saw it the day Eirika arrived in Seth's arms. Being a princess didn't stop Tana from being downright blunt at times, she liked to tell the person exactly what they were letting happen. Like right now for instance. It saddened Eirika that Tana had seen right through to Cali's intentions, though at this point you'd have to be blind and deaf not to notice.
"I endure it as best as I know how to. I can manage; after all, she's only visiting." Eirika replied. Tana shook her head and muttered something under the lines of 'Only visiting, yeah right.'
At this point Vanessa had come by and caught the thread of the conversation. "If you'll pardon my intrusion, Milady Eirika you're TOO kind. One could almost call you passive about the situation. You should protect your own feelings for once…I'm sorry, I was out of line." Vanessa bowed slightly in apology. Tana was nodding her furious agreement with the other Pegasus knight's statement.
"Vanessa is so right Eirika, your feelings matter more to everyone then you think." Tana told her as they began to move onto the plank of the ship.
Eirika glanced ahead to find Seth helping Cali on deck while a crew member took the horses. Once again, that longing came with the pain of another missed chance. She shook her head and handed over Eloquence to another stable hand. 'Everyone must be given an opportunity at happiness; I just have to ensure that another's comes before mine. That is the duty of a good princess.' Eirika suddenly spoke up.
"Vanessa I don't believe you are in any position to talk like that, I heard that you tried to set Innes up just last month!"
And just like that the mood was lightened and the attention was shifted, if only for a second. Vanessa however, turned a most unusual shade of cherry. She began stumbling and mumbling incoherent excuses and dashed off into the hull to her appointed room. Tana watched the Pegasus knight's retreating back before turning to Eirika and sighing.
"I still don't believe her, 'just say it to him and get it over with' I told her but of course she ignores me." The pretty blue haired princess huffed and glared at the doorway. A few minutes later the ship, dubbed Rinimth, pulled into the sparkling waters of Magvel's sea.
Eirika cocked her head to look at the dying sun. She mused at how even in its last moments; it could still shed golden light and give life to the glistening waves below. The last golden aura's strove for dominance in a losing battle with the darkening sky. Eirika could see the pale form of a waning moon to her left; night was slowly approaching. When she turned back to face Tana she met with a worried Syrene and it didn't take long to figure out why. Of course, Forde was behind it.
"Lady Tana, Princess Eirika, there's been a slight difficulty. Forde went off to search for Lady Cali with the words of 'getting Commander Seth out of his misery'. And I can't find him anywhere, I'm afraid that he might do something brash… Oh and I was told to tell Vanessa Lord Innes asked for her. Dear Latona, I AM not a messenger! And where did that sister of mine get to?" Syrene looked much harried and slightly annoyed. Eirika grinned weakly at the mention of Seth and Forde's well meant attempt. But of course it wouldn't be well received.
"I'll get Forde. Could you relay your message to Vanessa? She's down in her room," Afterwards Eirika bid the two farewells and set off to find her hapless Knight General, which in itself was not an easy task on such a big ship and since Forde had a knack to just up and disappear it would be even harder. Eirika searched around the stables and even near the rooms, it took her almost until sunset before she found him. And in reality Forde was holed up in the crow's nest with board and brush in hand. The Renais princess hoisted herself up and sat down beside him unnoticed. Forde was so absorbed in his drawing that Eirika was able to easily slide behind him. And in a moment of childishness she decided to scare him a little, so, in a loud sarcastic voice copied from some of the courtiers, she aimed right for his left ear.
"Now Forde why are you up here? If I had heard right you're supposed to be harassing Lady Cali." Eirika giggled when the knight sprung almost a foot in the air, knocking his drawing to the wooden floor and spilling a couple of paint bottles in the process which in turn dripped over the edge and down to the deck. Forde turned around and winced but upon seeing that it was only Eirika he let out a sigh.
"You're not Syrene, thank the heavens." He moved to snatch up the fallen painting but Eirika beat him to it. "Princess! Give it back, it's not done yet! Give it back….oh why do I even bother." Forde protested as he looked at Eirika's widened eyes. So he began mumbling something about unfairness and decided to go check on what was left of his paints.
Eirika for her part couldn't believe how beautiful the picture was. Forde had taken the waning sun and sparkling ocean and transferred it onto canvas, detail for detail. The unimaginable scene before her somehow had life to it…Eirka felt the scene was actually in motion; the waves seemed to move under her vision; the molten gold blended at the end of aqua blue to form a sinking sunset. However, what really caught her vision was the minute figure flying amongst it all. It was no longer than her finger yet if she looked closer every detail could be seen. Rivulets of emerald flowed behind her as the Pegasus she rode trod air. No doubt this had taken a long time to create but…could it be? That lady looked a lot like…
"Yeah, it's Syrene if you were wondering. But you can't tell her! She'd kill me." Forde waved his hands sheepishly with a tinge of panic in his voice. Eirika merely nodded, awed that such a stunning painting came from the stumbling knight in front of her. But that didn't stop her from teasing just a little.
"So this is why you ran off with the excuse of finding Seth. I can't fault with you, Syrene really does hate being the topic of portraits."
Forde looked quite serious suddenly. "Actually, I was going to check on our lady and relieve Seth of the duty but they seemed to be getting along and Seth sent me away…" Eirika felt a stab at her heart. This time her mask couldn't come up fast enough and Forde got a glimpse of her pain. If only for a second it was enough to confirm his speculations his Commander and Princess.
"Oh…"
The idiot knight began cursing himself repeatedly, he was seriously regretting not shutting his mouth in time. Kyle was always telling him he tended to say the dumbest things, even Lord Ephraim mentioned it more than once, and now that he thought of it; Syrene HAD told him to keep his trap shut about Commander when talking to the princess…DAMN!
"Um….I'm sure it was nothing. You know the Commander, he's always so polite; even worse than Kyle sometimes-" He was silenced with a hand.
"It's okay Forde. It's getting late now, go down and have dinner. Oh, and here's you're painting I suggest you show it to Syrene, it's quite beautiful." Eirika handed him the painting and Forde mutely gathered up his materials before leaving the crow's nest. After making sure he was gone, Eirika walked to the railing and leaned her elbows on the polished mahogany.
She closed her eyes against the steady wind that blew at her heated face, her blue hair detangled and floated off her shoulders; whipping through the darkening evening. Eirika fought the tears and lonely pangs; closing her eyes to ward them away. When she opened them again it was dark. Not a shred of orange light was left in the pitch black night. She looked up and saw the first of many twinkling stars look down at her, they were cold and distant. The waters beneath her had turned into a sea of liquid ink; clear and endless. From so high up Eirika could feel the air change from lukewarm to chilly and she invited the change since it soothed her emotional turmoil and distracted her from her aching heart. The kind hearted young lady breathed deeply and savoured the salty sweet scent of the sea. She could hear voices below her and see the warm fires that were lit but she felt detached from it all. At the moment she didn't want to see anyone. Even though she knew she probably missed dinner the princess didn't care; it was nice to be ably to just stand there and sort out her problems.
'It's not my business if Seth decides to spend time knowing Cali. I don't – shouldn't – feel any different if he does. He promised to me that he would always stay a loyal knight and that's all that matters.' Who was she kidding? Seth would stay loyal with his very last breath oath or no oath. It wasn't THAT Eirika was worried about, of course not. No, she was worried about that horrible feeling of jealousy she'd gotten with the mere mention of Seth and Cali. 'If I can be jealous over such a simple thing, ok it's not so simple, but still, shouldn't I be better than this?' Eirika thought furious with herself. However in the back of her head, that evil little part of her told her that it was ok to think so because Seth had (and never should) stray far from her side.
And suddenly, out of the blue Eirika began to relive a memory from long ago. It was something she treasured beyond even those of Lyon. She wasn't more than eleven back then…
:Flashback:
It was a cloudy fall afternoon. The tumbling wind blew wildly about the courtyard; drying leaves were pushed from side to side and crackled every time they hit stone. Eirika stood by the front gate of the chapel and looked about with a distressed expression on her delicate features. A blunted practice sword hung out of place at her hip as she waited. She didn't have to wait too long. Ephraim rode into view.
The young princess' face broke into a delighted smile as she saw her brother, Eirika ran up to his horse and before he even had a chance to get of she began talking.
"Finally! How was the trip? Was it harsh? Did you eat properly? Did you learn anything new?" The eager little girl interrogated her twin. The she noticed the two figures behind Ephraim. "Oh! Kyle! Forde! Are you two well? It was awfully rude of me to not see you." In response the two squires bowed to her. She blushed. How could she forget? Of course they would give Ephraim escorts.
Her brother like her was almost jumping with excitement. "The trip was great! I want to tell you everything, how we set up camp, took guard duty…and how Forde tried to pull one over Sir Duessal, he got caught and was sentenced to cooking and cleaning for three days!" At this Forde pointedly looked away. "But first I'd like to visit Father Dalim, can you go on ahead? I'll tell you more when I get back to the castle."
Eirika hugged her brother before backing away.
"Okay, I'll see you back home then." With one last wave to the three knights-in-training she dashed off into the surrounding forest. There was a jumble of thoughts going through her head, 'If brother's back from the wilderness training…then that meant HE was back too!' At the young and naïve age of eleven, Eirika didn't care much for protocol, and in turn she wasn't expected to act with court finesse. That meant she could like whoever she wanted and talk to everyone as if they were her equal, not just nobility. And she became so concentrated on what questions she'd ask her friends first that she barely noticed that she was going deeper and deeper into the heart of the forest. That is, until she tripped.
It was a knarled and knotted old stump but it succeeded in knocking Eirika back to reality and out of her giddiness. She looked around from the ground, expecting to see the tops of Renais Castle, however, only receiving a dense overlaying of shrubs. The dark green moss hung from dry, almost bare branches. The floor she sat on was littered with red and orange leaves. That was all Eirika could make out, no sky, or clearing. And only occasionally a scuttle or chirp to signal that there was in fact life other than her own. She was lost.
Panic threatened to overtake the girl as she stumbled up and fell again over a larger trunk. Her knee crashed down on a rock embedded in the earthen floor and her hand hit a particularly sharp pinecone. Eirika bit her lip to suppress a yelp of pain as both limbs began to bleed profusely. SH didn't know where she was or where she should go and there was no one available to help. She was alone.
Eirika took a deep breath and got up yet again. 'I'm a princess, not a idiot. I can find my way out…' Then, with a determination rivaling L'Arachel at her worst, Eirika set off.
It felt like she had walked an hour, though it was probably no more than a few minutes, when her foot slipped again and twisted oddly because her hands weren't there to stop the fall since THEY were too busy bleeding. At this point the princess really felt defeated so she resigned herself to praying that someone would find her, anyone really. She sat on a fallen moss covered log and hugged the non-bleeding knee in misery. The only comfort she had was the knowledge that she had not cried even once.
"Help?" Eirika mumbled feebly, hating the way it sounded like a dieing animal's last cry but she was too tired and pained to raise her voice. Anyways, the forest was silent.
"Oh, why do I even bother?..."
Then a shuffling noise came from behind her seat and Eirika stood prepared to run should it turn out to be a wild bear. The shuffling got louder and she tensed up, eventually a figure emerged from the undergrowth.
"Seth? SETH!" Eirika shrieked as she half ran and half limped over to the young knight. "Thank you thank you THANK YOU. I thought I was going to remain lost forever!." In her relief Eirika began to talk nonsense. She was shaking and so close to tears at her good luck, uncaring for etiquette Eirika threw herself on Seth and promptly threatened to choke every last breath out of him. Heedless to say, the knight prodigy was surprised. He'd stood silent and rigid upon seeing the disheveled princess and barely came out of his trance in time to wrapped an arm around her and support the sprained ankle. Eirika loosened her hold but seized his shirt in exchange as she caught her breath.
"Seth you don't know how glad I am to find someone." She whispered and rested her head against him.
The poor knight was forced to take a deep breath and calm his own raging heart, for another reason, before being able to talk in a neutral voice. "Milady Eirika, didn't we tell you not to stray so far in? I was lucky to have heard you."
Eirika snuggled closer still. "I was heading back to the castle because Ephraim still had something to do. But then I lost track of which direction I was traveling. I admit, it was stupid of me…" She shivered at the thought of remaining lost in this forest. Seth's arms unconsciously drew tighter and his face showed worry.
"Milady, your hurt. And bleeding if I'm not mistaken."
Eirika looked at her hands then at his bloodstained shirt. "I'm sorry! Oh no. What've I done now!" She abruptly backed off and had the grace to blush crimson. Seth grinned.
"Don't worry, it's an old shirt I was wearing for camp. I'm more worried for your wounds, they could get infected if I don't get out all the dirt immediately."
He motioned for Eirika to sit back down on the tree and went to his horse's saddlebags for a vulnerary and bandages. Eirika sat complacently, now that there wasn't fear of danger she was content to wait. With Seth here nothing could harm her and so she felt completely at peace now. Warmth flushed through right down to her spine, her cheeks blushed at the memory of his arms around her. 'Seth has such a kind heart…' The said knight walked back to her and made short work of her stinging cuts and bandaged the sprain. Then he pulled her up to a standing position.
"Princess, you'd better ride on Providence so you don't strain that foot too much. I can lead her to the castle quicker that way. Don't worry; I know the forest quite well." Seth didn't give her any room to argue before helping her up.
Eirika smiled down at him, trusting him completely. "I'm not worried anymore." This time it was Seth's turn to blush, luckily he averted his face before it became evident. From there on they continued at a comfortable pace. After a while, Eirika spoke up.
"Seth? If I asked, would you promise me something?"
He thought for a moment before replying. "As a knight of your country I'm obliged to do so…"
"But what if you weren't a knight? What if you were just a friend? Would you promise?" Eirika pressed determined to get an answer.
"Hmm….as a friend I would promise. So, yes I will." Seth gave a small smile. "So what is it?"
At this Eirika faltered….should she? What if… ah, oh well. She'd already got his attention. "Could you you promise me that….that you'll hold me whenever I'm scared or sad?"
Seth froze in his tracks. Eirika maybe but eleven but he was 16 and HE knew etiquette. Certainly this was stretching too many rules. "Milady, I'm not sure that is appropriate for…"
"Please Seth?" Eirika's childish face fell and she looked down at the cream coloured mane of his horse, twirling it around her index finger. "I won't ask anything else of you ever."
"But milady, I am merely a knight-" Seth protested.
"But you are also my friend." Eirika argued. She slid from the saddle and wrapped her arms around the teenager. "Please, think of it as a childish whim for a spoiled little brat." Then she looked up at his handsome face with her big ocean blue eyes…and he was sunk.
"Very well," Seth sighed I defeat. "Under the condition that no one sees."
Eirika nodded her head rapidly in elation. "Of course." She clambered back onto the horse, her ankle was ignored. "Now, I'm ready to go home."
The prodigy knight didn't know how he was going to get out of this one.
:Flashback Ends:
'He'd kept that promise till my thirteenth birthday.' Eirika mused to herself. And now that she could see the whole spectrum of things she understood why. But since she was so caught of in the past she didn't notice another's presence in the present. A pair of hands drew across her slim shoulders to clasp on a heavy cloak and Eirika smelt the familiar scent of cinnamon and once again it comforted her. The hands and closeness retreated much to her displeasure.
"Milady, you shouldn't be up here without a cloak. And I noticed you skipped dinner." Seth's voice scolded her as his person came into view. He leaned his elbows and back onto the wooden railing and turned his face to the dark ocean below.
Eirika sighed. "It's not bad up here and I didn't feel hungry. I was just thinking of some things…" She gazed at her love softly before continuing. "I was wondering, Seth, do you believe what they say about the ocean? That it frees a person from their masks and bindings?" She was actually waiting for his denial. Instead though, he merely inclined his head and smiled that gentle smile.
"I have never experienced it for myself but I do believe it. After all, just being onboard seems to make me relax. Care to tell me what got you thinking so?"
Eirika's breath caught in her throat and she turned her head towards the cloudy sky, refusing to look at her knight for fear of baring her feelings to him. Softly, almost unwillingly, she spoke. "I-I was just remembering a promise made long ago."
"Would it by any chance be one said amidst a large proportion of shrubbery?" Seth asked, almost teasingly. The blue-haired princess didn't know how to react and when she looked up in surprise she noticed that Seth's eyes were misted over in amusement.
"Yes, I still remember it."
"B-but I thought…it was so long ago and…" Eirika wrung her hands as she tried to find the words to express her thoughts.
"You'd thought that I'd forgotten. Especially since I seemed to have broken it." Seth said with a hint of sadness. A loose breeze brushed his face and danced through his blood red hair. "Truth is, that was a contract was one I could never keep."
Eirika moved close to him so that they were barely touching. She placed a hand on his arm and forced him to look at her straight in the eye. "Then, just this once I'll beg of you. Could you hold me again? Like you used to? It's…well, it's nothing…." Eirika looked into his eyes and her words died on her tongue.
For once, she glimpsed the underlying currents of emotions that coursed through the paladin's mind. In his eyes there was love, warmth, understanding and beneath everything, great sadness. For once those shielded blood coloured windows had opened up and Eirika a fire so great it consumed her entire being flare up inside her. It was all she could do to hold back and control herself from destroying the comfortable companionship she suddenly had. However, she couldn't (or maybe didn't want to) control the fact that her body was moving closer to his on its own accord. Soon almost no physical distance separated them and the princess could feel Seth's warmth radiate off his body. Yet she was still unsure of the real canyon that divided them from each other or whether it was self inflicted.
Then suddenly, you could say instinct took over the two tortured loves, never before had they been so forth coming towards each other. Maybe it was because they were so high up that they thought the world below would not, could not, affect them. Either way, as Eirika's fingers traced the chiseled outlines of her knight's face, she knew that this time there would be no rejection. In one fluid motion Eirika wound her arms around Seth's neck and pulled his face down to hers. His ember eyes were burning into her soul.
"…Milady, this isn't proper on so many degrees." Seth tried valiantly to pull away and do the honourable thing, but Eirika refused to let go and truth be told he didn't want her to. Mayhap she had known before, certainly she knew now; without Seth by her side she would not be able to continue. Never before had she felt such a pang of longing for one person. Never again would she feel it for another. This affection went far beyond the boundaries of any she had ever had, for her brother, for her father, for Lyon.
"Seth, just this once, no one would know. Please, before duty enslaves us again." Eirika whispered as she brushed against his lips. Hot fire spread through her body like starfire. It was like nothing she had ever experienced, and she had become addicted.
The couple stood like that for what seemed like eternity. Their eyes read every detail of the other's thoughts, every detail of each other's pain and loneliness. It was as if an enchantment had been cast and time had halted. Seth's arms came around Eirika's slight body and he pulled her close.
"I'm sorry milady I shouldn't have done that." His breath tickled her cheek as their lips met in another mutual agreement. When they slowly parted Eirika as if a piece of her left with him. But he made no moves to part.
Eirika leaned herself against him sighing in contentment. "It seems the magic of the ocean is not merely a tale. You've finally followed your heart rather than your duty. Even if it's only this one time, Seth, I'm happy you did."
"I am out of line princess. Never again will I be, I promise." He told her softly against her hair. Eirika downcast her eyes but made sure he could not see.
"Never say never. I have rarely been happier than right now." Eirika turned to face him again as she sought warmth in his embrace. 'Even if Cali does try, Seth I know now, will not be charmed. His mind may focus on his job but his heart belongs to me." Eirika thought satisfyingly. She knew it was selfish of her to think so possessively but she couldn't help herself. It was true. 'I can want no more than that.'
Below them the dark crystalline waters worked their magic.
"May we never falter so long as they shine bright..."
A/N: Voici! THEY FINALLY KISSED! Done! Soooooo…how was it? Too sappy? (I'm new to this ok!) Too boring? Too- oki I'll stop now before blade liger knight kills me for it. I've been working on this for a while so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRESS THAT PRETTY LITTLE PURPLE REVIEW BUTTON. After all, this IS the longest I've ever written. Sorry for any typos and grammatical errors, I tried my hardest to get rid of most but I'm not that good yet!