I arrived home late last night, after the site came down, so I wasn't able to update quite yet... sorry bout that. Late update, but here it is!
Feels like another wisdom tooth on the other side of my mouth is growing in… and unfortunately, it'll probably need pulling, seeing as it was hurting a little a couple days ago. Sigh… another hole in my gums… trust me, if the tooth doesn't hurt, avoid pulling it!
I've finally learned how to make a profile! Yes, sad, I know XD. Check it out if you want… it's not particularly interesting…
Chapter 17! Ein got pwned! Now you get to find out how it turns out… heh heh…
I'm thinking of editing chapter one for a plothole and the disclaimer. I haven't done it yet, but I likely will at some point. I'll let you all know when I do (not like it's important… . ), so for now, relax and enjoy!
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"Ein, what are you doing!"
"Whoa, what's going on? Huh? Ein!" Serene came rushing out to find Fia gawking at Ein, who was gawking back.
"Ein's a pervert…" Lina said. "Um, pervert? Or spy? Yeah! Ein's a spy… wait, that's still wrong…"
"Why were you listening in on our conversation!" Fia exclaimed. "Have you no shame!"
"Uh, I-"
"I trusted you!" Tears began to well up in Fia's eyes. "How could you do something like that!"
"Um, I was going to ask Ser-"
"That does it!" Fia yelled, turning away so he couldn't see the tears in her eyes. "I'll never forgive you for that!" Fia ran downstairs and out the door.
"Hey, I was…" Ein held his arm out, but withdrew it and sighed. "Gone already…"
"Eeiinnn…?"
Ein turned to see Serene's glare. Her dark blue eyes pierced him. "Uh, I was coming to ask some advice about Fia, but I guess I don't need to now."
"A likely story." Serene clenched her fist in front of his face. "What's wrong with you?"
"Uh, Serene? Lina thinks we should talk to Ein!" Lina interrupted. "Lina thinks Ein's not lying!"
Serene took a closer look at Ein's face, an angry expression on her face. "Okay, fine. We talk downstairs though."
"What's wrong with here?" Ein asked, pointing inside.
"That's my room, you dolt!" Serene smacked him on the head. "I'm a girl! You think I'll let a guy into my room so easily?"
"Uh, okay, okay!" Ein went down the stairs, Serene and Lina following. I think it's best to not get on their nerves…
"So, Ein, what did you come to ask about?" Serene asked, sitting down on a couch beside Lina. "Oh, and sorry about that. I kinda lost it there." She grinned sheepishly.
"It's okay. Anyway, what did you guys talk about?"
"Weren't you listening?" Serene asked, surprised. "That's a pretty stupid question."
"I only heard as much as I heard," Ein replied. "About the misunderstanding. That's pretty much all."
"Well, that's good, then," Serene said. "It'd be bad if you heard too much. Anyway, was it a misunderstanding, like I thought it was?"
"Um, yeah," Ein answered, twiddling his fingers. "I'm not sure how she came up with it, though."
"Fia said she asked and you answered!" Lina put in. "She asked who you were talking about, and you said Rose! She asked what about Rose, and you said she was cute! She asked if you liked her, and you said you did!"
"Huh? I don't remember saying anything like that…" Ein rubbed his chin. "Let's see, we were walking back, and then Fia started talking to me. In the middle of that, Rose started to send me telepathic messages, and I answered by talking-"
"Telepathy?" Serene leaned in closer. "What the heck?"
"Yeah. We share a kind of psychic connection. Anyway, I can't send messages myself, so I have to answer out loud."
"Hmm, and all that time, she was still asking questions…" Serene scratched her head. "I think I get it. She didn't know you were talking to Rose, and she thought you were answering her questions…?"
"Now, isn't that a bit strange?" Ein asked. "I would have to word everything perfectly, and answer the exact right questions for that to happen."
"Well, it's still possible." Serene winked. "That telepathy thing probably caused all this trouble. You better clear it up as soon as you can."
"B-but let's make sure first," Ein protested. "What did she say my answers were?"
"Um, Lina told you already!" Lina yelled. "Weren't you listening!"
"I just want to make sure!" Ein shot back. "Come on, what did she say?"
"Er, she first asked what you were talking about while cooking dinner, and you said Rose," Serene explained. "Then, she asked if you thought she was cute, and you said, yeah, she's cute. And then, when she asked if you liked her, you said yes."
"Hm, the way I remember it, I was talking to Rose and answering her questions," Ein recalled. "She startled me, and when I recognized the voice, I said 'Rose?' And then she asked me if I thought Fia was cute, and I said yes. After that, she asked if I liked her, and I said I did. It was pretty much a small repeat of the conversation during cooki-"
"That explains everything!" Serene exclaimed, jumping up and punching the air. "Okay, now you have to explain it to her. I'm sure she'll understand."
"It still seems odd to me how she asked the questions at the exact right times," Ein said. "Don't you think so?"
"Well, yeah, but it still happened," Lina argued.
"Just tell her, Ein." Serene gave him a smile. "Okay?"
"Well, okay." Ein walked towards the door, but paused for a second. "Um, Serene?"
"Yeah?"
"What's a picture like that doing on your wall?" Ein pointed at the picture with Serene and Lina.
"What pic- Ein! You pervert!" Lina shouted, chasing a wailing Ein out the door. "How long have you been staring at that picture, perv!"
"Eek! Okay, I'm gone!" Ein ran off.
"Hey, Ein! The village is THAT way!" Lina yelled, pointing in the opposite direction that he'd gone.
"Wow, what a ruckus," Serene remarked, settling down on the couch. "Did he really run off in the wrong direction?"
"After Lina told him which way to go, yes." Lina giggled. "That should teach him a lesson." She sat down next to Serene. "Well, shall we?"
"You're not wondering about the picture?" Serene asked, surprised.
"Um, yes!" Lina chirped. "Why did you paint it?"
"Because I…" Serene tugged at a ribbon, and her clothes slid off her shoulder, just hanging on by the other. "I thought it would be interesting, that's all…" She gently pushed Lina into a lying position and brushed at her clothes, loosening them. When the clothes slid off, she recoiled in surprise. "L-Lina! You w-wear a bra?"
Lina's eyes, which had closed for a moment, popped open, and she glared at Serene. "That was mean!" She poked at Serene's chest playfully. "I'm sure you wear one too!"
I had no idea… Serene tugged at the rest of Lina's clothes, and her jaw dropped. "No p-p-panties? Wh-why the heck do you walk around wearing a bra and no panties?"
"It feels better without panties on!" Lina chirped. "And anyway…" She turned away, blushing. "It makes it more fun." She turned back to Serene at the last word, and proceeded to toy with her clothes.
Serene relaxed and let Lina play with her shirt. When it slid down, Lina was the one who became shocked. "Uh, Serene doesn't wear a bra?" She giggled. "I thought you would…"
Serene chuckled, blushing slightly. "I do have panties though." She winked. "I'm too lazy to put on a bra in my own house, you know? And hey, it's more fun."
Lina giggled again as she tugged at the rest of Serene's clothes. They fell away easily, leaving the panties. "Huh? Light blue panties…"
"Hey, better than your bright yellow bra!" Serene teased, tugging at the bra playfully. She crouched down low over Lina, mixing their body heat. "We can leave it on, I guess."
"You too!" Lina managed to get out before Serene pressed her lips against Lina's. Lina put an arm over Serene's bare back, playing with one of her wings.
Serene broke the kiss momentarily, and whispered, "Now you know why I can never be on the bottom." She pressed again. I can never seem to get enough of this… she thought. She ran her finger down Lina's back playfully, and she shook involuntarily in irritation.
"Serene!" Lina cried, breaking the kiss. She poked Serene in the sides repeatedly.
Serene recoiled, laughing. She was especially sensitive on the sides, but she knew Lina was too. She drove in and countered with her own poking. After a minute or so, Lina threw her hands up, teary-eyed from laughing. "Okay, okay! You win!"
Serene drew back and stopped poking, but that was all Lina needed. In an instant, she got both of Serene's hands behind her back and tied them. She eased Serene onto her knees at the side, her forehead on the floor. Then, Lina got up on her bare back with an evil grin and tickled away.
"Eep!" Serene shrieked, squirming in Lina's firm grip. "That's not fair!" Giggling overtook her, and it was all she could do to keep from passing out.
"Hey, it's my turn!" Lina giggled. "I'm gonna get you back!"
"Rawr! Ha ha, I'm going to, ha, get you for, ha, this!" Serene declared between laughs. Her knees slid out, and she fell flat on the floor. "Ack!" Lina pinned her legs down with her feet, and kept tickling.
"L-Lina!" Serene choked, gasping for breath between giggles. "Ack, I'm gonna, ha, pass out!"
"Lina will tickle faster then!" Lina's grin grew wider, and, true to her word, began to tickle as fast as she could despite Serene's protesting. After a couple moments, Serene fainted from laughing and stopped squirming. Lina got up and giggled.
"That was fun!" she exclaimed. She untied Serene's hands, then rolled her onto her back carefully, keeping the wings out of the way. "Hmm…" She poked Serene's right breast, and it bounced in response. "Whee!" she giggled, poking it again.
Lina got up and sat down on the couch. She's actually cute when she's asleep, she thought.
She watched Serene's chest move up and down with her breathing. Her face was tinted pink with strain, and bits of dust and sand covered the front of her body. Lina sat down on the floor beside her, and brushed the dust and sand off her body lightly.
"Mmm…" Serene mumbled, and then was still. Lina ran her hand along Serene's smooth curves, and then lay down with her head on Serene's stomach. For fun, Lina pulled back Serene's panties and let the elastic snap back down. She got up and tried to lift Serene, and found it slightly difficult, but she managed to carry her up the stairs on her back.
Lina entered the room they now often shared, and set Serene down on the bed gently. Lina pulled back the blanket and tucked her under it, then went back downstairs, returning a moment later with the clothes. Tossing them aside, Lina pulled the blanket up and got under it next to Serene for an afternoon nap. Hugging Serene around the waist from behind, Lina drifted off to sleep with her head on Serene's back.
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Ein arrived at a clearing surrounded by trees after running for a while. Panting, he looked around. "That Lina…" he complained aloud. "She sent me in the wrong direction, didn't she…?"
He leaned over, hands on his knees, breathing heavily. "Water… need water…" He spread his wings and took off, but didn't manage to get very high before a tree branch ensnared his wings, causing him to drop back down.
"Ouch…" he said, rubbing his head. "Why is it always the head?"
He decided to retrace his steps to go back to Serene's house before backtracking to the village, figuring that he'd be able to find his way back to Elendia then.
As he moved along, rubbing his wings, a pair of eyes watched him from the shadows of the trees. He paid no attention to the rustling of the leaves, because it was windy out. He made it to another clearing that he'd passed before. He decided to stop to rest, and leaned against a tree.
Suddenly, a dark figure burst from the trees and launched at him. Startled by the surprise attack, he barely managed to dodge the attack, which cut right through the tree. The figure then ran around to the other side of the tree and pushed it down, making it fall right at Ein with an alarming speed. Ein pushed off the ground and beat his wings a couple times, evading the tree.
Silently, the figure launched up at the airborne Ein. Its weapon morphed into a huge axe, which it then swung at Ein. Dodging blows, Ein zigzagged his way back down to the ground. He's fast, he thought. If only I had Oracion with me…
The figure suddenly moved out of his sight so quickly he couldn't track its movements. Then, he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder, and blood gushed out from the wound. Ein yelped and plummeted down into the ground, and the figure landed a few meters in front of him.
Ein grasped the wound with his hand. He watched the figure slowly advance towards him, readying the final blow. His vision blurred, and he could barely see the figure raise its axe over its head for the final blow.
Ein winced, and dropped his head down, closing his eyes. He prepared for the blow that would end his life, here and now. "I'm sorry, Fia, everyone… I've failed as guardian… and I'll never be able to properly apologize to you, Fia…"
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A/N: Oh dear! Cliffhanger! Just awesome, aren't they? Even better when you have to wait longer! XD
Must work on making action scenes longer and a bit more detailed…
There you have it! Ein's greatest weakness: the absence of his power XD. Hey, it's a simple weakness, but it costs him dearly, doesn't it? XD
On the next chapter of The White Wings… I'll keep this short so I don't dull the effects of the cliffie P
Chapter 18: Forgiveness (Release on September 10, 2006)
It's the final blow! Or is it? What kind of fate awaits Ein?