AN: Thank you to the two really fast reviews, hopefully I can get some more.
Pretty much, I haven't planned where the story is going, and I have a feeling that I'm rushing the plot too much, so I'm going to PLAN this time. Yeah, the last eight chapters have been written by instinct, hahaha.
Anyway, another extra chapter, because I personally found my X1 chapter more enjoyable than the others (heh).
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"Oh how they grow up so fast," Ivan sniffed as Karis walked towards the remnants of Mount Aleph by herself.
Karis was heading over to check that the Soarwing was fully operational and ready to go. Ivan stayed behind because… well, there were other things he had to perform by himself.
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Karis was whistling as she slowly travelled down the path by herself. It was a nice day, and she was heading on a slight adventure of her own! She had recently turned sixteen, and she was heading off to see her close friends, Matthew and Tyrell.
Well, okay, Tyrell as the close friend. Matthew… Karis didn't swoon at all, but she always felt a spark whenever she saw Matthew, and felt like on top of the world whenever she enticed Matthew to talk. Heck, not to mention…
She started blushing slightly after remembering Matthew diving down to save her… oh, and not to mention the slight exchange of saliva that occurred afterwards…
She really hoped that her dad wouldn't look into her mind; otherwise Ivan would knock Matthew ten leagues away.
She quietly hummed to herself as she made her way down the path, oblivious to the danger that was stalking the very person on her mind at the moment.
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Matthew was silently walking down his path towards the forest, lost within his thoughts.
They all went back to the same person: Karis.
Matthew would honestly say that he would have done the same for ANY friend. Yes, even if Tyrell had fallen off the cliff, he would have dived in without hesitation. Hell… even if it was a stranger, Matthew would have dived straight in. That's the kind of kid he is.
But… why did it hurt his heart at that moment to see Karis fall? Yes, although he would have done the same for a stranger… the thought process behind his actions was a little… desperate. He was fifteen back then… and he had matured slightly since then (which doesn't say much, because he's mature enough already).
Was it sibling love? Matthew had been around Karis ever since the two of them were born, so it would only be natural that he would protect her… like she was her sister.
That didn't seem right, because half the time Matthew just wanted to kick Tyrell's ass for being annoying.
So, he went to the next plausible answer (excuse). She was a really really REALLY good friend that Matthew didn't want to get hurt, because Karis's personality was definitely better than Tyrell's personality.
Nope, scratch that.
No matter how many scenarios (excuses) Matthew made in his own head, he couldn't deny the feelings in his heart, the feelings that said that he loved Karis, more than a friend, more than a sister… that he loved her because she was Karis.
In his befuddled state, he nearly walked into a psyenergy vortex.
And it just so happens that something pops out of the psyenergy vortex.
And that Matthew wasn't armed. Because, you know, carrying around a sword when going on a simple walk was going to be life-threatening one of these days.
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Karis was still humming a song to herself when she saw a massive monster attack a person with blonde hair. That boy kinda looks like Matthew, Karis thought to herself as she drew a sword and prepared to attack the large monster.
Which just so happened to do a one hundred and eighty degree turn and punch Karis.
Well, that kinda sucked was her last thoughts before darkness enveloped her.
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Cliff-hanger ^^, I might start one other story and I need to get the next chapter of Dead Space done… haha, give me some time :)