Hiya! I am so so so so so SO sorry for the wait! I had the second chapter all written out, but the program just died and I lost everything! (Yes, I'm an idiot and got so into the story that I forgot to save it…) ANNND I've been working on my own personal story, I have summer school, and have been on a camping trip, so I haven't gotten much time to write it over…
I'm still sobbing over loosing that chapter…ANYWAYS….
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Heroes: Tear of Vermillion or any of the characters associated with it! If I did, then things would be MUCH different between Avin and Mile…heh..heh…
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Dreaming…dreaming…it seems that is all I have been doing lately…I don't know what has happened to me…captive…my bell…A-Avin…everything I lost…it has left a huge gap in my consciousness, but what is this? This thing…filling the empty space…it doesn't seem to be something I can identify…I can feel it…This thing, it feels like water pouring into my lungs…it hurts. Sometimes I can feel it, sometimes I can't. Almost like it's playing a trick on me…wait…what! What's going on! Avin? What are you doing here? No…get away! Don't look at me! I fear I'm not the same person as before…Avin, please! Run away! Don't come any closer! W-what are you doing! Please…let go…don't hug me anymore…I can feel it…burning…its taking over…please! Avin, NO!
Mile's eyes flew open as he sat up with a start. A sudden shock of pain flew through his nerves, causing him to double over. His vision was blurred, but he could make out the figure of Avin standing above him.
"A-Avin…," he whispered.
Avin smiled, laying Mile back down into bed.
"Just relax…you have nothing to worry about. Try and get some sleep," he cooed. Rutice was sitting upright on her bed, staring intently at Mile.
"Are you sure its safe to touch him?" she asked with a straight face.
Avin frowned.
"Of course it's safe! It's Mile!"
Rutice shook her head.
"Yes, I can see that it's Mile, but do you have any idea where he has been all this time?"
A look of concern showed on Avin's face.
"Y-yeah, I do…but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Who knows what they could have done to him? The Octum Apostles aren't known for their hospitality, you know."
Avin looked down at Mile, who was now dozing off.
"B-but still…its Mile…"
Rutice sighed.
"Yeah…just make sure you don't drop your guard too much. I just have that feeling…"
The look on Rutice's face somehow brought Avin to sit next to her, his expression grave with worry.
"I just can't believe I got the chance to be with Mile again…," he whispered. Somehow, those words seemed to hurt Rutice.
"Does…Mile really mean that much to you?"
Avin looked at Rutice with disbelief.
"Of course he does! I mean, we're childhood friends…when I was suffering from the separation from Eimelle, he was there for me. We have gone through almost everything together…"
Rutice paused.
"Does he mean as much to you as Eimelle does?"
"That's…different," he said, looking away. "Eimelle is my sister of course she means everything to me…but Mile…that's different."
As he turned to face Rutice again, their eyes met suddenly. But something…wasn't right. Avin noticed a sort of sad desire in her dark orbs, not like the usual despair he always noticed.
"R-Rutice…what are you..."
Avin felt heat rise to his cheeks. What was she doing? She had never behaved like this before…could she possibly…?
Rutice leaned closer, to the point where Avin could feel her warm breath on his lips. It was almost like he was slipping into a Trans. He couldn't move.
Rutice's eyes were shut as she slowly brushed her lips against his.
"A-Avin…?"
Rutice opened her eyes abrubtly as Avin jumped away from her. Mile was awake.
"Mile!" he said, rushing over to his bed.
Rutice frowned.
"It seems as if he's awake. Sorry about that, Avin. I need to step out for a bit...," she said, leaving their room along with the Inn.
Avin sat on the edge of Mile's bed. He brushed his hand slowly through Miles hair, feeling the heat coming from his head.
"You still have a small fever…," he murmured, taking his hand back.
Mile smiled and sat up with a grunt. It hurt all over, but something was different from before. Bandages had covered the majority of his body.
"Avin, did you do this?" he asked.
Avin nodded.
"Yeah, your wounds were pretty bad. I didn't want them to get infected."
Mile smiled. It was a smile that Avin thought he would never see again.
"Thank you…," he whispered, looking intently at Avin.
A sudden twinge of pain shot through Mile, but Avin could tell that he was trying to cover it up. When Mile's eyes flicked towards his hand, Avin jumped up.
"Whats wrong? Did something happen? Are you alright?" he asked, concerned.
Mile laughed nervously.
"Nothing's wrong, don't worry about me."
That didn't satisfy Avin. He reached out and grabbed Mile's left arm. This made Mile wince in pain. As his hand fell open, Avin gasped.
The palm of Mile's hand was a deep blackish purple, almost like a bad bruise. The thing that worried Avin the most was that the wound was 'pulsing'.
"M-Mile…what…is that…?" he asked with a shaky voice.
Mile looked away.
"I guess…I couldn't keep it a secret from you…"
"Damn right you can't! Tell me what happened?" Avin fumed.
Mile took back his hand, frowning.
"Alright…it was three years ago, when Eimelle and I were taken by the Octum Apostles…"
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-legasp- Its a cliffhanger! I will try and upload the next chappy sooner then last time, kay? Kay!
Haha, right after I posted the first chapter I found out that in the game, Mile was alive BUT controled by the Octum Apostles...so I decided to add the whole "controlling" thing into my fanfic. This will make it just a bit more game-related.
Please R&R!
:3
