Disclaimer: I do not own the Dark Jewel Trilogy.

AN: Was the last chapter really short, cause I tried to make it long. In fact it was the longest one I had. Oh, well, this one might be short, but of course it might be long. I actually hadn't planned this one out, and I really have no ideas of where to go. So I guess I'm sort of stuck.

Jerrid was meant to sound a bit to harsh, and overreact a bit. He is getting older and would like his privacy. He's sort of tired of having his little sister intrude upon his life. I don't have a little brother or sister, but from what my friend told me, they can be pretty annoying and bothersome. And after all Selari is Jerrid's younger sister, and might not want to hang around with her all the time.

Italics are the private communications between the Blood

Italics are normally used for the Blood, it will just be the other part of Selari

Bold lettering is when inanimate objects are speaking (Selari's replies will also be in bold)

Chapter 14

Jerrid Meets Divear

"Jerrid, you were a bit harsh with her." Elise told him, as soon as Selari had left. She placed her hand on his shoulder, stopping Jerrid's pacing.

Jerrid whirled around and took hold of her hand, to hold it in his. He looked her in the eyes.

"Elise you don't understand. You don't have a younger sibling. Even if you did you still might not understand. With Selari you can't keep anything from her. She knows everything, even the stuff that she couldn't even possibly know. There are a few things that you would like to keep to yourself and not have your little sister know about." Jerrid finished.

"Yes, it's true I don't have any younger siblings, but that doesn't mean that you should have been so mean to her. You wished that she had never been born. Don't you think you went a bit too far?" Elise asked him softly.

Jerrid sighed, he knew that she was right. He had overreacted and now who knows how long Selari would stay mad. Knowing her it could take a while.

He looked at Elise she was simply perfect. Beautiful, yet smart and funny. She knew exactly what to say and when to say it. She was so confident, and so sure of herself. She was sweet and could never harm any one. Jerrid had been seeing her for the longest time and he couldn't imagine a day going by with out her. He loved her so much.

"Elise, I love you so much." He whispered fiercely, pulling her into his arms. "You know exactly what to say."

"I love you too." Elise murmured wrapping her arms around his neck. "So you'll apologize to her?" she asked.

"Ya," he said laughing and pulling away from her. He looked at her sweet face, smiling slightly when he saw triumph in her eyes. That's when it hit him. What was he waiting for? They were already lovers; they never were away from each other for long. He dreaded being away from her. And the very idea of another women repulsed him. No, Elise was his, and he wanted to make it official.

"Elise, marry me?" Jerrid said looking directly into her eyes. He saw shock enter them, which was gone in an instant, replaced by pleasure.

"YES, YES, YES!" She screamed throwing herself at him. Jerrid caught her around the waist and held her tightly to him. This was the happiest moment in his life.

Jerrid silently closed the door, trying not to wake any one. His family would have gone to bed long ago. Yet despite knowing this, Jerrid found it hard trying not to jump for joy. He was excited he couldn't wait to announce it to the world.

But before he could do any of that he had to apologize to his sister. He walked over to her bedroom door and opened. He expected to find her in bed sleeping. He did not expect to see the room empty.

A moments panic hit him when he found it empty. Where was she, if not in her room? He searched the house, except for his parents and his sister's room. Selari would never go into either of them.

He remembered her going into the forest. Maybe she is still in their he thought. Maybe she got lost. That last thing seemed very highly unlikely. Selari never got lost, she always knew exactly where she was and where to go.

Jerrid left the house, and quickly set out towards where he had last seen her. He arrived in no time. Once there he immediately set out along the path that he remembered Selari had taken.

He followed it for along time, he was unsure if she would have left the path. But the safest bet was to stay on the most likely path. It was a few minutes a long the road that the path suddenly disappeared. Startled, Jerrid stopped and looked around. The trees around him had gotten thicker and thicker and he could barely see anything past them.

Jerrid after a careful and very through search of the area, he was still lost and unsure of which way she had gone. He used his Jewel to try and get a sense of her. Of course he didn't expect that to work with Selari, it never had before, and he wasn't disappointed. He was getting desperate. Which way could she have gone?

About to give up Jerrid turned away and started down the way he had came. That was when he heard the shriek. Immediately Jerrid turned around and started to race in the direction that the scream had come from. He knew that it had been Selari. It had to have been her.

Mother Night, let her be alright. Damn it let her be alright. Jerrid stopped, hoping to hear another sound to know which way to go. He waited a second, come on make a sound, make a sound. He was answered with another shriek, and he was off.

He was running hard and fast. He had to help her. What seemed like hours was really only moments that Jerrid ran into a clearing. And there was his sister and an Eyrien. They looked to be playing a game of tag.

He didn't say anything, he just watched.

"Go away Jerrid." An angry Selari's voice said to him in the way of the blood.

Jerrid looked at Selari and saw that she was still playing with the tall Eyrien and showed no signs that she was angry. That was when the Eyrien stopped and his eyes focused in on Jerrid.

Selari herself only reluctantly turned to look at him. The Eyrien's response to him was quick; he instantly summoned a sharp blade and stepped in front of Selari, weapon raised.

"Who are you?" he asked. "And why the hell are you here?" he practically growled the last part.

Jerrid was suddenly angry himself. What right did this man have to question him? And try to protect Selari from her own brother.

"I am Selari's brother." Jerrid announced smugly. Jerrid had expected the Eyrien to lower his weapon. He did no such thing. In fact he gave Jerrid a look that suggested that he didn't give a damn that he was Selari's brother.

At this time Selari stepped around the Eyrien to glare at him.

"I told you to go away." Her voice was colder then ice.

"Selari, I came to bring you home. You shouldn't be outside so late at night." Jerrid told her sternly.

"Don't tell her what she can and can not do. You are the one who is intruding, leave before I unleash my temper." The Eyrien said through gritted teeth. Jerrid ignored him and looked at his sister.

"Selari who is this man?" he questioned. Selari looked at Divear with a slight smile.

"This is Divear he's my friend." Her voice sounded like she was in awe of the man.

"How long have you been friends with him?" he asked.

The smile that had been on her face slowly disappeared, and was replaced with a cold mask of indifference.

"That is none of your business." She then turned to look at Divear, who was still holding his blade, and glaring with great venom at Jerrid. "Put the sword away Divear, he won't do anything." Divear was about to speak when she interrupted him. "And you shall do nothing."

It was obvious that Divear did not like the idea of being ordered to put away his blade, but he did so. His eyes never left Jerrid's though.

Why would a grown man take orders from a mere child? Why in the world would he listen to her? It just doesn't make sense. But before he could ask Selari any of these questions, she turned back to look at him.

"Leave." It was spoken so softly that Jerrid had to strain to hear her.

"Look-" Jerrid started.

"She said go. Now do as she asked or I will make you do so." Divear interrupted.

"Wait, Selari I want to tell you something." Jerrid hurriedly said. Divear actually took a step forward in order to fulfill his threat.

Selari took a few steps to match Divear's and placed her hand on his arm, halting him in his tracks.

"Fine, say what you have come here to say."

"Selari I wish I could take back all the things that I said earlier. I didn't mean them. I was just frustrated and took it out on you. Look I am glad that you were born. You were the greatest thing that could have happened to this family. I would like to apologize to you for the harsh and unnecessary words I said to you." Jerrid finished softly.

Selari's eyes had softened a bit while he had been talking, but when he had stopped they had gone back to their cold hard look.

"If that is all that you have to say, then I think that it is time for you to go home Jerrid." Selari told him.

Jerrid nodded, and turned around. He hadn't really expected her to forgive him right away. She had to think about it. And he would have to continually think of ways to tell her how sorry he was for what he had done. It might be a long time for Selari to forgive him, but she was worth the wait.

Jerrid was almost out of the clearing when he heard her voice call out to him.

"Congratulations Jerrid, Elise is a good choice."

"Thank you." He whispered and then entered the forest from which he had come from.

AN: This was a short chapter, I know. But I couldn't think of anything else to right. I'm sort of stuck right now and so ideas are coming to me slower and slower. (Damn writers block.)

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