I am so sorry to all the people who favorites this story and it's been a year since I updated it. *bows a couple dozen times* I have had little motivation and between college and work I've found it hard to get much done. Since I had chapter 5 on my computer already, I've decided to upload it for those that are still interested in this story. It's short and I had been planning on molding chapter 6 into it but 6 isn't finished being typed and I wanted my fans to have something to pick up on. Again, a thousand sorry's. T_T
Chapter 5
Elise yawned as she made her way out of bed. Iya had woken up and was crying for a pair of arms to pick her up. As she carried Iya to Dijori's office she started thinking back on things. Iya was almost ten months. Devan and her group had joined just four months ago. She smiled, glad that Devan was now around. Devan kept Dijori straight and even ordered out his priorities. Devan has also been a good friend to Elise when she needed it. She opened the door to Dijori's office and saw Devan leaning over the desk going over plans with him.
"Good morning you two." Elise greeted as she walked over to them.
"Good morning Elise." Devan looked up and smiled. "I'm going to go hang out with Elise for awhile. I want to talk to her about some things." Dijori nodded and kept going over the newly claimed floor plans for the government's base.
The girls looked at each other and shook their heads. They bowed to Dijori and left. Elise sighed, "And that's my brother?" The two girls laughed. "Oh well. He's my brother and I still love him as such." She shifted Iya again. "I wish you could walk already."
Devan smiled. "She just needs some help. She should be getting there in no time. Do you want me to carry her? How's her talking going by the way?"
Elise looked at Iya. "Sure, if she'll come to you." She leaned Iya toward Devan. Devan held out her arms to Iya and she slid from Elise and into Devan's arms. Elise looked a little shocked but smiled. "Finally, she was getting heavy. As for her talking…She says a few words. She called me mama." She giggled.
Devan and Elise continued walking around. Devan broke the awkward silence with a question. "Dijori mentioned that you were married. Where is he? I never see you with anyone except your family, me, and the lady that took care of Iya." She looked over at Elise who's smile had turned into a slight frown. "I'm sorry…"
"No…" Elise interrupted. "It's ok." She told Devan her story. Her husband, her daughter, everything. She smiled. "I miss him. But even though he's gone I know he'll always protect me." She took in a deep breath and slowly let it out.
"I'm sorry. I should have figured that something had happened." Devan apologized and looked down at the floor. She wondered if she should tell Elise about her too. She shook it off and figured Elise would ask soon enough.
Elise smiled. "I'll be ok. I have my family here and no I have you as a great friend." Elise told her. She looked at Devan with a wide grin. "And besides, if my husband saw me moping around he would despise me." She smiled as she thought about what he would tell her. "He would tell me to marry again rather then sulk."
Devan laughed. "I guess you're right. I know Dijori would probably start pacing around the room and burn a like in the floor if anything happened to you."
Elise stopped and looked at her in surprise. Suddenly Elise started to burst out in laughter. "You know the sad part about that?" She continued thought the laughter. "He would do it! He would burn treads in the carpet and probably fall though."
Devan thought about what she said and pictured Dijori falling thought a hole he burned though the floor. She started to laugh with Elise. After awhile, the two girls sat down trying to catch their breath.
"Oh…" Elise sighed, "That was fun." She leaned against the wall. Iya squirmed and began to whine. She leaned over reaching out for Elise. Elise just smiled, "Alright you silly girl. You're probably getting hungry, aren't you?" Elise put her arms out and Devan handed Iya over to her. "Let's go get Iya food and then put her down for a nap." Devan smiled and nodded.
The two girls got back up and went back to the base. They fed Iya and finally got her down for a nap, taking almost two stories to finally get her to sleep. Elise sighed, "We really need to teach her that walking is not dangerous." She rubbed her shoulders and watched her sister sleep for a little bit before she nudged Devan with her out of the room.
There was a rush of men running passed the two girls. They looked worried and that worried Elise. "Someone! Help me!" The girls heard the plea for help and raced passed the crowd and looked out the window. Not too far away, a young man was being chased down a nearby ally by a created. "We need to do something or he's going to lead them here." Elise told Devan and they grabbed one of their own guards. "Come with us, we need your help." The man nodded and followed.
The girls reached the back door of the building which connected directly into the ally the man had run down. The three of them rushed and saw the man pinned to a wall, much like Elise had been the day she was saved my Devan. Elise picked up a rock and after hiding with Devan, she threw it at the soldier's shoulder to get his attention. "Make him chase you and then kill him if you get the chance." She told them man as the soldier came at him. Elise waited for the two to be out of sight. "Let's go." She said getting up and running to the man. "Hey, are you alright?" She asked, kneeling down next to him. "Can you walk?"
The man shook his head. "I stumbled and I think I twisted my ankle." He tried to put pressure on it but it ended with a wince and he had to drop his leg again. "Alright, Devan. You run back and get something I can bind his ankle in. I can get him inside on my own." Devan nodded and ran off. Elise took the man's arm and draped it over her shoulder, hoisting him up. "You certainly don't seem to weigh much." She smirked and they hobbled down the ally.
"And you seem to be stronger then you want to let on." The man said. His voice was rather kind and even though it was a simple jest for what she had said before, his words were smooth. He smiled some and let his free hand brush against the stone, hoping it would help her get to their destination faster. "And thank you…for helping me." The man said, feeling something twitch in his stomach. Elise just smiled for now, wanting to save her energy for getting him to the hideout.
It didn't take long but Elise sighed when she finally set him down against a wall in the building. She leaned against the same wall, rolling her shoulders a couple times. "You're welcome by the way." The man looked at her confused. "For saving you." She looked over at him and gave him one of her bright smiles. He looked away, feeling something heat up in his cheeks.
