Breaks:
[L1,2 or 3] represents the beginning of a flashback to one of Elena's past lives. There is more than one past life, which is why I have put up the numbers. Though, these memories are usually told as she sleeps and Elena herself cannot remember them.
[/L1,2 or 3] represents the end of a flashback to one of Elena's past lives.
[P] represents the beginning of a retelling of a memory in Elena's current life.
[/P] represents the end of a retelling of a memory in Elena's current life.
~3~ is just a timeskip
AN: Enjoy the story!
By the time I had made it to the Summit Tree, my entire body shook. There was a terrible pain in my chest, just below where my heart should be, and every one of my nerves felt like they were on fire. Just wearing clothes hurt, and I worried if anything had melted into my skin.
Shakily, I somehow managed to use one last portal to get to the top of the totem. The soft breeze of the sea and cold of the stone totem felt wonderful on my heated skin. Unable to do much more than simply collapse in place, I was glad at how soft the totem felt- like I had laid down on a cloud.
[L1]
A happy sigh left me as I turned about on the ball of my foot before I flopped down onto my bed. My body bounced somewhat off the mattress as I turned on my side to grab my body length pillow and hugged it to my chest tightly. There was a rabble of butterflies inside me still, tickling at my stomach pleasantly ever since I had joined Yugo today. In fact, this particular feeling would always appear around him lately, or even when I thought of him.
Whenever I had a chance to, it seemed, my mind would wander to him. Which can be rather troublesome when speaking to others... for example, several times someone has spoken to me and something with what they said has reminded me of him- then my face is hot and the person who had been speaking to me has a look on their face that wonders what could be wrong with me...
Now alone in my room though, I am free to let the smile (which is surely salacious) that I had held in free. Unable to stay still, I rolled about the soft surface of my bed with the pillow still clutched in my arms. I felt so happy the entirety of the time I had spent with Yugo, and knowing that I could do the exact same tomorrow sent a sense of elation through me.
I'm not sure how long I had spent on my bed thinking about tomorrow, but it only felt as though a second had passed before I heard the low sweep of wings beat at the air. My eyes opened (when did I close them?) and I spotted my sister swoop into the bedroom from the large open terrace that had been built for her. Her black scales shimmered against the fire light at the top of the large room, and her wings folded neatly at her sides when she landed.
Large purple eyes immediately found me as the quadrupedal reptile walked over to her large bed (which was just a large slab of heat-stone) to lay down. My smile became much more welcoming as I felt Tehanu's own happiness leak over our link and into me.
"Why are you so happy?" She asked me gently, twinkling eyes watching me.
I rolled over from my back to my side, so that I could face her. "I had a good day." I responded, and hid my smile my pillow. "I brought dinner with me to visit a friend and we spent the evening talking about our years away from the village."
My sister had unfurled one of her sublime wings to start her preening before bed, and paused with her tongue sticking half out with a thoughtful look on her face. Then she turned to me with an all too innocent look. "You were with Yugo?" She asked, and the mere mention of his name set the rabble of butterflies off again.
Face inflamed and feeling as though I had been caught, (though for the life of me, I didn't know why) I tightened my hold on my pillow. "Y- yeah, and?"
The soft tone of her laughter filled the large rounded bedroom and I couldn't help but question myself as to why I felt as though I had just given something away. Frustrated at my confusing emotions, I began to roll about on my bed again.
"Ah, geeze! What's with you?!" I questioned my sister hotly, and stopped to stare at her with a glare. "Go back to your preening already!"
"Sorry, sorry," Tehanu chuckled and I spotted tears of mirth in her eyes. It only made my face feel hotter as I realized just how childish I had just acted. "It was an honest question, really. I needed to know who had made you so happy today."
"Did you?" I questioned, suspicious of her intentions. "Why's that?"
She let out a small hum as she went back to her wing. "I've been a bit busy myself recently, and wanted to know who you've spent your time with."
Immediately my sore emotions calmed, and I realized with a start just how distant I had been with her. Ever since I could remember Tehanu and I have been close. We share everything together, all of our emotions and thoughts.
When we had left the village all those years ago, it had become a steady habit to keep a watch of each others emotions at the backs of our minds. With it having been just the two of us for so long, speaking to one another became curative for our loneliness.
Even after we had returned we kept each other's emotions in mind throughout the day and spoke to one another frequently. But now that I look back, I realized how we slowly began to be content with greetings in the morning or in the evening ever since the festival of Goddess Eliatrope and Great Dragon had passed.
Today just so happened to be the first since that festival a month ago, where both Tehanu and I had arrived home without one of us already asleep.
"Busy?" I asked, a sudden feeling of jealousy in me at the thought. "With who?" I questioned, even as I tampered down the jealous feeling- knowing that I had no right to it when I was stuck on my own cloud.
A feeling of happiness- much like how I had felt earlier- bubbled over to me from our bond and I felt a little stunned with awe as I watched her eyes flutter while she put down her wing slowly. Completely dazed, a happy sigh escaped her as she collapsed onto her side in a heap. "Phaeris."
'Mina's twin?!' I couldn't help but gape as my mind filled with questions and I pictured the large blue scaled dragon. Then I took in the doe-eyed look on my sister and could help the feeling of appall that rose within me. 'Gosh, what has he done to her?!'
"Te- Tehanu?" I asked tentatively, unsure of the lump of scales that my sister had become. She was the tougher out of the two of us, more brave, more commanding and sure of herself. Fighting was her second nature and she was proud of just how deadly her claws and fangs could be. Now to see my sister look so dazed and flustered, I felt as though it were a completely different dragon in the room with me.
"He is so lovely~!" Was my sister's response as a low purr erupted from her chest. She turned onto her back and rubbed her neck into her bed. It sounded remarkably similar to a knife being sharpened on a whetstone. "Claws sharp and mind bright, he knows how to treat a dragoness right."
Eyes wide, I listened as she began to word vomit her every thought about the older dragon. Feeling like I had entirely too much information on the matter, I tentatively asked her, "but I thought you wanted to have a dragon your age to be with."
At that, the happy air about her turned somewhat sad. She turned over on her belly and laid her head between her front paws with a sigh. "Yes, I did." She replied sadly and the sight tugged at my heart. "He will undoubtedly pass away before me or even dismiss me as too young." Her tail flickered behind her as she spoke and her eyes barely opened as she looked over at me. "Do you think me foolish to wish to be with him?"
Humbled in knowing that my sister still wanted advice from me, I closed my eyes and took the time to think on it. Without looking, I knew that Tehanu had tensed as she waited, but I didn't need too long to know my answer. I slowly opened my eyes and gave my sister a soft smile.
"If he makes you that happy, my sister then I say go for it. If he decides to not be with you, I will be here for you. But you won't know your answer until you ask him." I stated calmly, both happy and sad inside.
A low purr started from Tehanu again and I couldn't help the smile that it brought out of me. "I will extend the same courtesy to you, Elena." She replied quietly.
I felt my heart skip a beat in my chest at her words, and my mind went blank. Then my eyes widened as I realized who she meant and I felt even my ears grow hot from the thought. But then I felt my stomach simultaneously drop in icy fear and rise in elation as I realized that Tehanu was right. I loved my best friend... and I had no idea when it started.
[/L1]
Cold, crisp air rushed into my lungs with a gasp. A shiver came over my body as I realized just how cold I was, and I turned over onto my side to curl in on myself for more warmth. A small noise of protest was heard, however, as my hand landed on something soft and fuzzy.
Groggily I opened my eyes, and took in the sight of Moon squirming around under the palm of my hand. A lazy smile made it's way onto my face as I dragged the little monkey closer to my cold body. He complained some more at the action, but didn't bother to get up. Instead, he turned over and clutched at the front of my tunic before scumming to sleep once more.
Another shiver ran up my body as I registered how sore everything felt. If I twitched my ankle, the muscles in my calves felt as though they'd freeze. An ache went through my upper back, just below my shoulder blades, every time I moved my arms. Neck stiff and ribs sore, nothing had been spared.
In the distance, the sea had been dyed black. Silver dots would rise and fall, crests that were highlighted by the moon even as it descended somewhere behind me. It calmed me to watch, and my eyes wandered up the the stars that glinted silver in the sky. An almost perfect replica of the sea.
Then a fiery line of orange rose from behind the water. It ignited everything with it's colors, pinks reds and purples. Darkness was chased away, and replaced with radiant blues.
I didn't fall back asleep. Tired and sore as I was, my mind raced with thoughts of the previous day. How that massive jolt of energy had suddenly rushed through me, what it felt like and now, how it left me afterwards. I could already tell that I wouldn't be up to much today. The most I might be able to do is get up to go find some food, and then go lay down again to rest. My muscles felt like jello and I really didn't want to push it. At least it no longer hurt to wear clothes.
By the time that my stomach gave a growl, the sun was well on it's way into the sky and I had drifted between a light doze and full consciousness too many times to count. The noise seemed to rouse my friend, and soon I could see Moon sit up drowsily next to me. He blinked his eyes blearily as he took in the scenery around him and rubbed at his face tiredly. His brown eyes landed on me, and suddenly Moon let out a screech of surprise and jumped high into the air.
"You okay Moon?" I asked and cringed at how raspy my voice was. Moon's eyes went wide when he heard it though, and slowly approached me. Tentatively, the monkey reached out to my face, and it was then that I realized that I had actually slept with my new mask still on.
A small laugh left me as Moon peeked under the mask, then made a face that resembled relief when he confirmed that it was only me. "Hehe, you okay there Moon? You looked rather surprised!" I giggled at him, but he didn't seem to appreciate it. His eyes narrowed, and he chittered at me in an angry fashion.
"Okay, okay! I'm sorry! I'm sorry." I placated when he had climbed up onto my belly and began to jump around there. My tender muscles did not like this abuse. But I forced myself onto my elbows and pushed the mask so that it clung to the side of my face in order to give my monkey friend a smile.
I'd like to think that he forgave me right away, but really, I think he only got distracted as his own stomach let out a growl for food right about then.
"Say, hows about I make us some food?" I asked as I commanded my muscles to work in order to sit up properly. I had to sit for a moment to let the burning feeling the movement caused in my torso and upper arms to recede. "What... do you say?"
By that point, I think Moon figured out that there was something up with me. He carefully got off my lap- where he had slid to when I sat up- and looked at me imploringly. I gave him a smile when I'd caught my breath and slowly worked my way up to stand.
"I'm... okay." I stated with a breath and moved my way over to the edge of the totem. Gaze straight as I imagined where I wanted to go in my mind, I called up my magic to take me there.
It was a big mistake.
A searing pain rushed through me, like I had called upon liquid fire in my veins. With a shout of shocked pain, I threw my hand outwards and out of it came the dreaded high pitched whine of an improper portal tearing it's way into the world. The air around the discolored portal was distorted as it wove in and out of reality. Energy crackled around the portals edges and crawled along it like live spiders. Then the scent of burning ozone hit my nose like an unwelcome discovery.
Luckily enough the portal only stayed open for barely a second, but that's all it really needed to leave behind it's stench.
Meanwhile, I stumbled back and clutched at my injured arm as it flared up in pain. Never ever had it hurt to use magic before! I crumpled in a heap and cried out in confusion as the pain continued. Vaguely I could hear Moon's screeches of worry and my eyes opened just long enough to see him hop around in front of me with no idea of what to do.
Eventually, with my very veins still burning, I succumbed to sleep.
[L1]
With my hands a little clammy, I nervously ran them down the inside of my lilac colored cloak. Muttered words of jumbled thoughts escaped me as I walked on, unsure of the response that I would receive for them, and the unpleasant feeling of anxiety churned in my stomach.
But then I spotted the person I had come for and suddenly the only feeling I knew was the pleasant flutter of my heart in my chest. He had just emerged from the mountainous forest that surrounded the Eliatrope village and was speaking to his twin as he made his way back. As though he had felt my gaze, he soon glanced forwards and his eyes caught hold of mine. My nerves instantly melted away as his gaze lit up noticeably.
I grinned- happy that he was happy- and quickly created two portals to stepped through so I could reach his side faster.
"Yugo! Adamai!" I greeted happily as I appeared beside them, "I hope I'm not interrupting anything?"
"Your fine," Adamai responded and gave me a lopsided smile. Because he was in an Eliatrope form at the moment, the look resembled Yugo's almost perfectly. "We were just discussing the bear-owls within the forest and how one has begun to mark it's territory rather close to the village."
"We'll have to make sure that no hatchlings or children wander in too far for this season coming." Yugo added, and I nodded my head understandably.
Since I have come back there hasn't been any real incidents with the wild creatures of the mountain forests as Yugo and Adamai have kept the boarders of the village well protected. However, before Tehanu and I left on our journey, there were occasional incidents where a young Eliatrope or Dragon would wander into the forest and not return. Nora, her twin Efrim, and one other small Dragon happened to have done exactly that one year, I remembered.
It had been a sad and surprising day, as we figured out what would happen to those of us with twin Dragons after we passed away, but the implication of what had happened after they disappeared was devastating. Qilby had been especially close to Nora at the time, as he and his twin Shinonome had hatched at the same time as her- four years before Yugo and my own Dofus' had hatched. Dragons and Eliatropes alike were all grief stricken by the event, but none more so than Qilby. For the next few months, even as others began to recover with the knowledge that Nora and Efrim would come back alive and well, Qilby had often sat by Nora and Efrim's Dofus for hours by himself.
"I'll go ahead and inform Chibi myself, brother." Adamai stated as he walked walked away from the two of us. His look became playful, almost knowing when he directed it towards Yugo, as he gave a shrug of his shoulders while he transformed into his full dragon shape. "I'll meet you at our home later!"
Then the great white dragon spread his wings and launched off the ground and into the sky.
Buffeted by the wind Adamai had created, Yugo and I grunted in discomfort as our cloaks whipped about us. When the wind died down, Adamai was a small spec in the sky above us.
Yugo let out a small sigh from his brother's antics, which got a small laugh from me. With a smile on my face, I looked over at Yugo and saw that he was already looking towards me. My smile broadened, "I actually have something to ask of you." I stated and we began to walk towards the village again.
"You do?"
"Yup!" I confirmed with a small bob of my head, and clasped my hands behind me within my cloak. I would not let my nerves get the best of me today. "Chibi even told me that it was okay with him, before I had even asked!"
[/L1]
Something wet dribbled down my chin, and my nose scrunched up in confusion as the scent of a citronana nearby. Slowly my eyes fluttered open as I looked about for the cause of the disturbance to my sleep. In the back of my mind I registered how my arm still hurt, but not nearly as much as it had before.
Then my eyes landed on two brown orbs that stared back at me in delight. It was Moon. The little monkey was on my chest as he leaned forwards over me, a pile of citronana's placed nearby with one of them half eaten in his hands.
"Moon?" I groaned, and brought up my non-injured arm to wipe at my face. My hand came back with something white and clumpy...
"Moon, nooo." I whined as my face paled and my stomach churned in disgust. I shook my head from one side to the other as I stuck out my tongue and tried to wipe away what he had tried to feed me. Turned onto my side, I spat out what was left of it and grabbed a citronana to eat for myself.
Though I was touched that he would try to feed me when I couldn't do it myself... I didn't want whatever Moon put in his mouth. I had seen him lick his fingers clean after going to the bathroom for goodness sake! (After which, I made sure he washed hands after each bathroom break he would take.)
My monkey friend crooned in a soft tone as he jumped in front of me and rubbed a hand up and down my arm. With a small sigh, I gave Moon a smile to show that there were no hard feelings between us as I finished the citronana and tossed the peel away. A small huff escaped me as I moved onto my back once more and let out a sigh.
The muscles on my back barely protested now and I was glad of it. It would seem that I had healed somewhat in my sleep. Even though I had slept most of my day away, as it was nearly nightfall, I was still rather exhausted. My fingers twitched, and I cringed as the muscles along my arm flared up in mild pain.
Then I noticed how fast my heart was beating, like I was anxious about something. But what could I be anxious about when I was only stranded on top of a totem until I regained the use of my magic?
Moon's face appeared over my own, and I noticed another citronana in his hand. He handed it over to me with a worried croon. I gave him a smile at the sweet gesture.
"Thanks for looking after me, Moon." I stated to him as I peeled the fruit and began to eat it. With every swallow, I lifted my head somewhat so that I wouldn't choke, then sighed as my head-sit-ups got tiring.
~3~
[L1]
My friend furrowed his brows in confusion but then titled his head towards me to show I had his attention. Nerves suddenly bubbled up then, and I momentarily found myself tongue tied as I stared up to his handsome face.
At first it scared me, how strongly and suddenly these feelings had come. It almost felt like they had come from no where at first and I worried that I would ruin my relationship with Yugo forever if I ever told him. But then Tehanu spoke with me, and I realized that I had always had a fondness for Yugo, ever since we were young. Not only that but Tehanu explained that just because I was suddenly aware of what I felt, I didn't need to change my relationship with Yugo. Not right away or all at once.
This left me with many moments where I found myself unable to look away from him as though he had become a new herbal remedy that I had yet to figure out. There were small things about him that I noticed now, like how he'd tilt his head ever so slightly every time he was confused, or how his brow would furrow and his tongue might stick out while he concentrated. The trick was not getting caught staring too long; something that had happened once and made Yugo give me a concerned look, as though my dazed condition had scared him. Never did I want him to look at me like that again.
To keep my thoughts, which were quickly slipping away the longer I stared, I had to look away. "Ah, Tehanu is busy see- trying to win over a dragon- and I couldn't bother her in the middle of that. But I need to go to the fire mountains across the plains in the East for a special herb that grows there." Bravely, I look back to his brown eyes as I finished my request, "I'd like it if you came with me."
His eyes really lit up then, and I felt myself smile proudly at the knowledge that I had done that to him. "I haven't seen much in the East as of yet. Didn't you say that the weather there changed rather often?"
"It does!" I nodded, "it can be scorching hot one moment, then you'll be in a rain storm the next! At one time, Tehanu and I would have been blown away for sure if it weren't for our Wakfu."
The excitement didn't die in his eyes as he listened, if anything it grew. At that moment I knew that if he came with me, I'd want to keep the most exciting parts of the journey a surprise.
"How long will the journey be?" Yugo asked then, and I knew that my answer would determine his decision.
Unfortunately, I could only give him a shrug. "It depends really. The weather could really set us back for travel on bad days, which could possibly be worse with or without a dragon accompanying us. Ideally, it's about eight days. But it could also be lengthened to a full moon cycle, to go there and come back."
Yugo nodded, and we lapsed into a comfortable silence as we traveled through the village. Most Eliatropes that we passed would stare at us with wide eyes as we passed, as though unsure what to do about us. There were a few who suddenly ducked their heads and lowered their eyes, while other simply gave a happy smile and waved. When the children ran by, they'd either be in groups playing games (and thus didn't notice us) or approaching someone older to ask questions with frivolous looks of awe in their eyes as they glanced our way.
Much more sure of myself in my role as someone who my people looked up to since my arrival, I gave out warm smiles to anyone who wanted to see them.
It was only when the house, which belonged to Tehanu and I, came into view that Yugo spoke again. "Perhaps our king had prophesied what would happen when you went to him... or maybe what would happen if he had said no?" he said, almost too quietly for me to hear.
I hummed in question, unsure of what he meant with his pondering. Only Mina was brave enough to listen to all of Chibi's prophecies and try to help him decipher them. It was unwise for others to try, as the prophecies often made thoughts loop with all the double (and sometimes triple) meanings they could hold. Glancing up at Yugo, the warm fluttery feeling in my stomach finally settled to a constant tickle as I spotted just how worried his expression had gotten.
"Nuh uh, Yugo." I stated as I abruptly turned on the ball of my foot so that I could spin myself in front of him. With his attention instantly drawn to me when I spoke his name, he stopped walking, and I reached up to gently smooth the crease in his brow. "No over thinking what Chibi does, it's not good for anyone." I teased and shot him a smirk as I pulled my hand away. He rolled his eyes at me as I spun back to his side so that we could keep walking, and I silently wondered if the faint red on his face had been there the whole time or not.
"And besides," I stated, having not lost eye contact with him, "you should choose to come with because that's what you want to do. Not because of what might or might not happen in an uncertain future. We won't get anywhere with that- way too much second guessing."
[/L1]
By the next morning's sunrise, I was much better. Muscles no longer hurt to move, and- probably best of all- there was no pain in my arm from the use of magic from the previous day. I had just needed some serious rest, it seemed.
A satisfied hum made itself known from the back of my throat as I stretched my arms above my head, after I had sat up without any problems. It felt good to be able to move without pain anymore. Sure, I was a little stiff from keeping still for so long, but I knew that it would go away as the day wore on.
Moon still slept beside me, not yet ready to rise, so I decided to leave him be as I went to the edge of the totem once again. But as my hands rose in front of me to ready for a portal, I hesitated.
Scorching pain that had run through me the day before came back in my memories and I was unsure of what to do if it happened again. It scared me, as my magic had never physically hurt me like this before. At the same time, my portals would be the only (safe) way to get down from the totem atop of the Summit Tree.
Ever so gradually, I let out a breath of air. Once my lungs had given out, I drew forth my magic. Relief flooded through me as the familiar cool sensation of my magic ran through me, and I grinned as I created my portals. They were perfectly normal, a light shade of blue that hummed pleasantly with the air that rushed through it.
Confidence in my magic returned the moment that I had seen my portal, and I easily stepped through it. As I made my way down into the Summit Tree, in the back of my mind I wondered why it was that my magic had not worked yesterday. Was it because I was in that ring of light with Saul? It was magic that had come from the hammer... maybe it didn't mix well with my own magic?
Inside of the Summit Tree, I barely paid attention to furniture that was displaced from where I had last left it- Moon often brought random new things into the house and liked to move things about too. Instead I went straight to my room and began to undress.
Carelessly I let the mask fall to the bedroom floor moments before I untied the rope from my waist. As it thunked against the wooden floor, I got the chance to properly examine my tunic and long shorts. They both now sported multiple tears, their hems almost completely shredded.
It was disappointing to see. Unless I cut off several inches from both fabrics, then sewed the hem again and sewed together the rest of the tears, these wouldn't be usable anymore. There were less tears in my shorts (thank goodness), but it seemed like my tunic was too destroyed to even try and put it back together again. A small sigh left me as I threw the garments onto my bed, then went to the chest at the foot of the frame to rummage around for another tunic and long shorts to put on.
This new tunic was still mostly white, since I hadn't had the chance to give it much color yet, and it's sleeves would end just past my elbows. There was only a small ring of violet around the bottom hem for now, but I had planned to put a picture of some sort in the center (in a lilac color of course). It would do for now, especially since I had messed up the dye for these shorts and just colored it all black to cover it up...
Once my new tunic and shorts were on, I snatched up my rope from the floor and began to tie it around my waist again (to keep my long shorts up of course). Only to pause when I realized that my mask wasn't the only thing that had been on the floor beside the rope.
"Shoes...?" I muttered, and felt my brow scrunch up in confusion. Beside the shoes was a yellow tunic without any sleeves, and a blue pair of shorts. I followed the trail of clothes to my bed, and nearly felt my heart beat out of my chest in my shock.
Sleeping soundly on the bed was Yugo, my torn up clothes draped over his bare torso. I gaped in confusion, no idea how he had gotten there, or how I didn't notice until just now!
Only when my heart had slowed to a normal pace again did I go over to him, still disbelieving in what I saw. Just... what was he doing here?
I carefully lifted my clothes off of him, folded them neatly and put them on top of my storage chest. As I folded the clothes, with the help of the morning light that had started to seep into the room, I noticed the dark marks on Yugo's skin. He still needed to heal his injuries from the battle against Saul... and there were ones from even before that, when he had been ship wrecked.
Which reminded me, I should probably check his arm to see if it was healing properly. In fact, I should probably check all of the travelers for injuries. For now... my eyes went up to the light blue energy on the top of Yugo's head that was on full display as he slept. They were quite beautiful- wide and curled, like the wings of a dragon. Very similar to my own, yet also different. From what I remember from my reflection, my own energy looked a little more delicate than his... like the antlers on a male deer.
I hadn't physically checked to be certain before, but seeing the twin energies with my own eyes now made a warm feeling grow in my chest while it also felt like a weight had been taken off my shoulders. It really was relieving to know that I wasn't the only one. And, maybe, Yugo would know where there were others like me. Like us.
The thought made my heart palpitate in my chest at the uncertainty, and I remembered how I thought something similar a few days ago when I found Yugo in the shipwreck. Now he was here, in my room, and somehow I felt like this would be a perfect opportunity to ask my questions.
My eyes went to his shoulder again, where the bruises seemed to be the worst, before I took in the other injuries that were visible on his body. He might be more receptive to questions if I help with those at the same time.
Mind made up, I quickly left my room to gather some supplies.
AN: Had to break this chapter up, again. Bear with me, will you?
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