Ch 1

It was a lovely spring day. The sun was shining, a breeze was blowing, the birds were singing, and Black Mage was miserable. Not only did he hate spring days like this, with their liveliness, and happiness, and loch ness, but also White Mage had turned him down again. White Mage was the only woman that he had ever really loved. She was so beautiful. The blue pendant she wore around her creamy white neck set off the green in her eyes, which set off the red in her hair.

Just thinking about her made him babble. But he was upset. Maybe if he asked her enough she would say yes. First he would have to find her. He stood up, looked around, and started walking. He saw her sitting on top of a hill.

"White Mage?" he called, hoping for an answer.

"Ugh. What?" she replied, tired and frustrated, for she knew what was coming, and was annoyed with its constant onslaught .

"Hey, uh, you want to go out sometime?" he asked anxiously, hoping for more than the usual "heck no you perv."

"Black Mage?…How many times have you asked me?"

"Only three times… today" he looked at his feet

"Will you stop asking me if I say yes?" she asked

His face lit up "YES!"

"Will you keep asking me if I say no?" A nod came in return. "Well fine then. Yes, Black Mage. I would love to go out with you." She gave in, and made Black Mage the happiest thing alive. He jumped for joy, but in the landing, tripped over his feet, and rolled down the hill. White Mage smiled with embarrassment

Black Mage picked himself up, dusted off, gave a thumbs up to White Mage, then merrily skipped off.

"He never gives up, does he?" White Mage said to herself.

"Well lets hope he doesn't." Came a voice from behind her. She turned around just in time to see a tall figure draped entirely in black before she smelled something bitter, and passed out.

End ch 1