Back on track with faster updates! Hurray for holidays! School starts tomorrow, so I felt like I had to keep moving with the story, even though this chapter got a bit too short for my liking. I hope you can forgive me and read it anyway.
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Felix watched in shock as the Lemurians eyes rolled up and his body shone with bright light. He heard the man next to him scream in horror as the big brute, the one previously holding Piers, started to turn blue. He was literally freezing solid, and the Mercury Adept smiled humorlessly with unseeing eyes.
Footsteps behind him told him that the small man had started to run away, possibly trying to make his way into the forest.
Water from the river twisted around Piers body making wild, strange patterns in the air, and turquoise hair danced with it as Piers sharply turned his head towards the fleeing character. Suddenly the water froze and the icicles the liquid made flew from their position, heading for the running man. Felix eyes widened a fraction as it dawned on him exactly where some of the razor-sharp crystals were flying.
Towards him. And in his semi-paralyzed state, there was nothing he could do to get out of their way quick enough.
Felix squeezed his eyes shut, bracing himself for the impact, but strangely enough, the water didn't hit him. Instead he heard a thump behind him, and he realized someone else had been hit. He opened eyes again, only to stare into the milky white eyes of his love. He had to remind himself that this was Piers and not someone else or…something else.
Slowly, almost zombie-like, Piers raised his hand and tiny blue sparkles appeared around the Venus Adept. He felt the remnants of the sleep-spell leave his mind; just in time to rush up and catch his boyfriend before his now limp body hit the ground.
The water crept back into the river and left both Felix and Piers remarkably dry, but Felix paid no mind as he hurriedly checked for the Mercury Adepts pulse. He sighted in relief as he felt the soft beating of a heart, and he brushed away some stray blue hair strands to get a better look at his beloveds face.
'Lemurians really are a remarkable people…' He thought, checking the still body for any other damage. 'I doubt that Mia, or even Alex, could've done something like this. They might have the power of Mercury, but the blessing of the sea itself belongs to Lemuria only.'
A moan escaped velvety soft lips and Felix directed his attention to the tanned face.
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His head felt like it was about to explode and everything, from head to toe, felt like it was made of lead. A far too reoccurring feeling today.
He tried to figure out what cause him to feel like this, but he soon gave up since thinking felt like swimming to Taopo Swamp. One thought led to another, whom soon led to a sinking, sticky and overall useless situation. Not to mention, his head felt like something that Poseidon shoved his trident through.
Thinking was out of the question but Piers knew that he had to figure out what'd happened. He didn't know why he had to, though it probably had something to do with incredibly overprotective, possessive and amazingly hot boyfriend Felix. Ouch…just thinking that far made his brain cells scream in protest.
Opening his eyes might be a good idea. What other way was there to know where you were and figure out why you feel like someone was holding you in their arms? With slow progressing work, Piers cracked his golden eyes open and to his surprise, he looked straight up into a familiar face. Brown hair: check. Deep mysterious brown eyes: check. Felix: check.
He watched with amusement as the Venus Adept's facial expression changed from 'I'm-worried-sick-and-I-don't-know-what-to-do' to 'I'm-still-worried-but-I'm-relived-that-you're-okay'.
He forced a weak, shake smile to his lips.
"Hi Felix…are you okay?" He was rather proud over his sentence, even though hit came out in broken whispers. "You're…okay right?"
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Felix fought hard to hold back his tears of relief, and as the master of iron will and poker-faces, he succeeded. But as that stupid, stupid Water Adept asked him if he was alright, he couldn't stop himself from chocking on a sob as he swooped down clumsily to place a passionate kiss on those soft lips. In Piers weak state, all he could do was to willingly accept it and try to not get to light-headed in the process.
Breaking the kiss, Felix easily lifted up Piers bridal style and started to walk towards the shaggy tent, purposely avoiding looking at the man-now-turned-ice-statue. Careful not to hurt Piers, Felix put him down on the ground beside him and quickly shoved the priceless tablet into his backpack and picked up Piers again, afraid to let him out of his sight even for only a minute.
He felt the body in his arms stir slightly. "F-Felix? You…are alright…please say something…Felix?" The voice was tinted with worry.
He realized that he hadn't answered the question yet. "Yes. Yes, I'm alright…let's just g-"
He stopped dead in his tracks as he saw what Piers' icicles had done to the smaller man…or what was left of him anyway. He looked more like a hedgehog then a man, pinned to the tree with numerous crystals sticking out of his body. Or a pincushion perhaps. His blood mixed with the melting water and colored it a light red, shining in the dying light of the setting sun.
Not to worry Piers any further, he continued. "Let's get back to the ship and get some rest before we set sail for home, okay?"
"What is it? Why did you stop in mid-sentence?" The Lemurian in his arms (very light weight despite the muscles) was as perceptive and questioning as always.
He tightened his grip ever so lightly around the tanned sailor, just to assure himself that Piers was still there. He took a deep breath and asked the question that nagged him. "Do you…remember what you did to those two men?"
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He actually didn't remember. All that he could summon from his memory was the feeling of incredible power he'd felt before he lost consciousness. What could he possiably done to make Felix, a seasoned warrior, to lose track of what he was saying?
Piers weakly shook his head and winced at the sudden pang of pain it gave him. He'd forgotten how much it hurt to move his head. "No, I'don't. I can't remember a thing."
And that's it for tonight folks. Sorry again for the shortness and the lack of any real advancment, but I'm getting there! Promise! As always, your reviews are most welcome, and deeply appreciated! So review!