A/N : Thanks for taking the time to read this work of mine! It's been on the official flyff site for quite a while, but since I'm becoming more active here, I decided to post it here as well.

As of now, this story counts 50 pages, so this is just the tip of the iceberg.

I hope you enjoy, and please review if you have comments!

Disclaimer : I don't own FlyFF ;)

... .:chapter 1:...

Caitlyn sighed when she felt an aching pain in her wrist. For today, she would have to stop her practicing. She hung her stick on a hook on her belt, and turned to a young Mercenary, who was chopping away at a Mr. Pumpkin.
"Colin." she called out to him, wanting to tell him that she would be stopping for a while. He barely noticed that she wasn't healing him, before the pumpkin smacked him in the face and he staggered back, falling on his behind. The pumpkin turned and left him there. Insulted, Colin stood up again.
"COME BACK HERE, YOU MONSTER! I'M GOING TO SLAY YOU!" he yelled, his face red of anger. His red hair had grass in it when he took off to go after it.
"COLIN!" Caitlyn yelled, way louder this time. She felt her voice crack and sighed. Why did she even have to call him that loud? He wouldn't hear her anyway, knowing him. She laughed sheepishly when one of her other friends turned up. The dark-haired magician smiled at her.
"What are you yelling about?" he asked in a melodious voice. His long black hair sat on his shoulder in a braid. His black suit and top hat made him look like like a performer. Caitlyn smiled slightly. He looked at her with calm eyes.
"It's nothing, Sam. Colin refuses to hear anything right now, that's the only thing." she said and sighed, running her hand through her dark blond hair. She rubbed her dark blue eyes

.
"He's hyperactive again, I think." Samuel said, smiling. Caitlyn stared at him.
"Well, I guess. Things like this make me forget what I planned to say in the first place!" she yelled, groaning in frustration.
"I'm turning in for the day, I hurt my wrist while healing him." she said, rolling her eyes. Samuel gave her a serious look before carefully taking her hand and looking at her wrist.
"It doesn't look too bad, just don't use it for a bit, you Assists heal yourself quickly." he said, grinning. His light gray eyes looked into hers for a second and she smiled back.
"Yeah, thanks." she said, walking over to one of the trees to grab her board. She strapped her dark blue cape around her shoulders and neck and put it on. The motors started up soundlessly, and the board hovered in the sky, waiting for her to step onto it. She smirked, and stepped onto the board.

"See you at home then, Sam. Say bye to the rest for me!" she yelled, and then took off. Fresh air blew into her face, and she breathed in deeply. She loved everything on this island, the skies, the land, the people and the cities. It was beautiful. For today she planned to head to the capital to get some groceries. It seemed like she was the only one who really thought of going. She lost herself in thought while soaring through the air at heights other people didn't really feel comfortable with. Before she knew it, she could smell the city smells in the air up above, and she stopped going ahead and started to fly lower. She flew past the round arena, that was deserted since there was a new one nearby. Sighing, she circled around it and landed behind the wall. She put her board in a place where it couldn't really be seen, and then walked around, through the gate. She pulled her hair out of the ponytail, and brushed grass off of her clothes. Then she took a deep breath and headed into the city.

The noise was overwhelming for some people, but she was used to it. People were every, swarmed around stalls and shops, fitting new armor and chatting in general. Guilds stood with each other, class guilds and friend guilds alike. People who lived here were talking to people outside of their door, in the sun. It was a great day today. Caitlyn sighed when she headed to a little house a bit more into the city.
"How are you today?" Karin asked, her chubby face lighting up when she saw her coming. Caitlyn smiled brightly. "I'm fine, Karin! It's a nice day today. How are you doing?"
"It's busier than normal today! I think one of the Guild Leaders is heading here, otherwise it would be quieter... But still, this is great for business." she said,smiling. Caitlyn blinked.

"A guild leader? Do they ever come to the cities?" she asked sheepishly. To her, the Leaders seemed like strong people who wouldn't want to be seen close to the others. And like amazing people, who would blind the normal people if they came too close. She had seen them shining brightly, brighter than she had ever seen before.
"Maybe you'll even get to see them... But first things first, do you want to buy something?" the blond lady said, seeing the girl lost in thought. Caitlyn smiled.
"Yeah. Could I have some of these..."

With a full backpack, Caitlyn headed to the Armor Shop. She had leveled up a few times, and thought that it could be a nice thing to get some new clothes. She headed inside, smiling at the saleslady inside. People rarely came inside the shop, but she thought that the most interesting things were in here. She headed into a walk-in closet, and settled with a long blouse with open shoulders, and a dark blue pair of shorts with a new belt and a beret. She looked in the mirror, turning to see the bow in the back.
"Mm... If people would bother, they could see all the nice things in here..." she mumbled, smiling when thinking that she was one of the few who could buy these things. Suddenly she heard a crashing sound from the closet next to her. It was silent immediately. She blinked, and then slowly pulled on a pair of brown boots and headed to the source of the sound.
It was a young man, and he was buried in a pile of hats. Smiling sheepishly, he struggled to get out of it. Caitlyn laughed out loud, even though she knew it was rude.

"I'm sorry, sir. It just looked..." she started, crouching down to push the hats off of him. He looked at her and chuckled.
"Well, yes, I assume that it looks strange for an adult to be buried in hats." he said, pulling his arm out. He gestured upwards and all the hats started to glow faintly. Then they all flew back onto their original spots. The hat in Caitlyn's hands flew away as well. She stared at her empty hands speechlessly.
"Eh..." she started. "That's amazing..." she continued. The magic-user stood up, brushing off his clothes. She noticed how he looked now, and forced herself not to stare.
He was absolutely gorgeous. He had a gray turtleneck on, and a pair of black pants and shoes. His hair was black, and reached until about an inch above his shoulders. His bangs hid his right eye. His skin was a caramel-brown. His eyes were gray, but she swore she could see more colors. Now, it may seem like she took minutes to observe him, but she took a few seconds. Then she smiled shyly.

"Um... Sir..." she started, wondering what she could ask him. He smiled.
"No sir. Call me Nathan." he said simply. Caitlyn blinked.
"Um.. So your name is Nathan? May I ask what class you are?" she asked quietly. He leaned a bit closer to hear her.
"I'm an Elementor." he said simply.
"Wow... I've never met an Elementor before." she said. 'Oh, that sounded lame' she thought.
He just smiled again. "We're not all that special as you think... What's your name?"
"Caitlyn, I'm an Assist." she said, feeling a blush rise on her face when he looked into her eyes.
"Caitlyn.." he mused, looking past her. His gray eyes stared into hers again. They changed color to a light blue. "That's a nice name." he said.
The next moment she heard a lot of noise and talking come her way. And suddenly she found quite some people talking into her face.
"I heard the Elementor guild Leader was here!" a girl yelled, looking past her. She whirled around. Nathan was gone. She sighed. The Guild Leader huh... No wonder he had been that amazing. It was too bad that she couldn't talk to him a bit longer though.
"I have no idea..." Caitlyn said, walking over to the counter to buy the clothes she had fitted.
The lady smiled at her when she left in her new outfit. Outside, she absentmindedly braided her hair. She couldn't stop thinking about that conversation just then. It suddenly felt unreal, knowing that she has spoken to the Leader himself.

"It's the Guild Leaders!" someone nearby yelled. Then she noticed a few people standing at the front of the Church. Carefully, she came closer, her feeling of anticipation rising. The Mayor, a lady in a top hat and green hair, greeted the individuals.
"Let us go to the conference hall." she said. Caitlyn studied them. She searched for Nathan. And found him quickly. He was standing at the left of the group, a bit apart from the others. He looked like he was thinking about something hard, and his arms were folded over each other. He was wearing a black tuxedo. And it glowed so fiercely that she had to shield her eyes. She suddenly felt like laughing though, because she had imagined the leaders to shine like that. The next moment he looked straight into her eyes and smiled. And people started to turn to her. She cursed inwardly. She smiled at him and then fled from the scene, dashing through the crowd and jumping over the wall. She knew that people had noticed. But she was afraid to be noticed like this.
'I hope I didn't insult him..' she thought when she was flying back to Pumpkin Town. And when she dashed into the house, she crashed straight into Colin.

"Caitlyn? What's up?" he asked, blinking. Caitlin smiled awkwardly.
"Hey. I was worried that .. I would be late." she said, hesitating with her words. Colin raised his eyebrows. Samuel was sitting at the table. A brown-haired girl with green eyes was sitting next to him.
"Hey, have you heard about the Guild Leaders conferencing in town today?" she asked, smiling. She put her mug of tea down and began to pour another one for the nervous Assist. Caitlin took off her shoes and big beret and hung them on the hook next to the wooden door. She dropped herself in a soft chair next to Colin.
"Yes." she said and groaned.
"Wha's wrong?" Colin asked, eying her suspiciously. Caitlyn avoided his gaze.
"I saw them." she said. Anya, the green-eyed girl, gasped. "What?"
"Yes, and they're just as amazing as I thought they would be..." she mumbled, more in herself now. Anya smiled gently, and pushed the tea into her hands.

"Relax. You're home now. It was chaotic in town, I assume?" she asked, cocking her head.
"Very. I got groceries though." she said, sipping the tea and smiling when the warm liquid made her throat feel better. "What do you want to make for dinner, Anya?" she asked sheepishly. Anya smiled brightly.
"What about some pasta, it's energizing and filling, since we all worked very hard today." she said, earning a lot of cheers from the rest of the room. Caitlyn already felt like sleeping. The sun had set just minutes ago, because the sky was turning a dark blue. Yawning, she stood up. Running a hand through her brown hair, she walked to the stairway.
"Do you need my help for anything?" she asked, smiling.
Anya grinned. "I'll have the boys help me." she said. Caitlyn saw the boys pale next to her and laughed. "Okay then." she said, heading upstairs. She headed out to the balcony.

Now, you should know that they didn't build a new house in Pumpkin Village. This was an old house. She stepped out onto the dark wood and smirked when she heard it creak. It was like it tried to frighten her. The Mr. Pumpkins here weren't aggressive, though. They tolerated them.
It was strange how each of the people in this house felt like lost children. At one point, each of them had ran from their houses to find freedom. And they found it here. There were stronger people living here, people who fought in Darkon already. But they always took longer to come back. They were like parents to them, somehow. You had Mum & Dad, actually named Rosalie and Benjamin, who were Ringmaster and Billposter respectively. They were the cutest couple they could imagine, and the most caring people she had ever met.

Dreaming off, she yawned. Suddenly she had the feeling that she was being watched. She turned sharply to her left, and she stopped breathing for a second when she saw someone sitting casually on the edge of the balcony.
"Hi." Nathan said, a huge grin on his face. Caitlyn stared at him. And blinked.
"Wha-" she started, before he jumped off the edge, and onto the balcony. He walked over to her, still smirking, his hands in his pockets. His dark hair blew out of his face when the wind rushed through the town.
"Um.. What are you doing.. here?" she asked, trying to not make it sound mean. He kept smiling. "I came to look for you." he said simply. Caitlyn blushed at this, for a reason she wasn't quite aware of. He walked over and observed her face.
"Aren't you very busy as a guild leader?" she blurted out suddenly. He frowned, and thought.
"How do you mean?" he asked her, cocking his head. His eyes stared into hers, and she couldn't read his emotions out of them. She shivered.
"I mean, I'm just one of the crowd..." she mumbled quietly, barely audible. Hearing this, his expression changed dramatically. He turned away from her for a second.
"This is just what I didn't want you to think..." he mumbled. He sounded a bit angry. Caitlyn suddenly felt like crying.
"I didn't mean it like that, I mean..." she started, her voice cracking. 'I want to talk to you!' she thought. He turned to her, a sad smile on his face.
"Let's meet again, okay?" he asked, touching her cheek. He was at least a few inches taller than her, she noticed. She nodded. And with a gust of wind, he was gone.