I'm back!
Not much to say, just a reminder that I only own the fairies, the elves, and most of the shape-shifters you'll meet (Jacob Black belongs to Stephanie Meyer, along with Emmett and the rest of the vampires and everyone else familiar).
Forward to Chapter 7!
Chapter 7
"Who was that?" Emmett asked.
"She was one of the ani'arA. My family and I, we belong to ani'halA. ani'arA and ani'halA are two of the clans of my kind. ani'halA is soon to be at war with ani'arA." I looked at the piece of paper in my hand. It was addressed to me, from Blaze. It pushed it into the pocket of my skirt. The fairies dropped out of the trees.
"Well, some of us need sleep," Sun said. "So, the dance is over. We'll see you again on the next full moon, if we're still here. Home is in Michigan."
"I may see you again, then," Josh said. "I have family in Michigan." Sun, Dave, Cumulus, Emmett, and I turned around to walk back to my house.
"I'll sleep outside, if you don't mind, Raven," Dave said.
"Go ahead," I replied. Cumulus, Emmett, and I walked inside. Sun stayed outside to say goodnight to Dave.
"You are back early," Mom said. "What happened?"
"ani'arA," I spat. "I'm sorry, Emmett. ani'arA can control fire." I left it unspoken that he may be in danger. fO nada nei'rhi no an, nada nei'doo ree an isila. If we speak of the enemy, we see the enemy everywhere. This is why we rarely speak of our worst fears when they are likely to happen. We believe speaking of them will make them come true.
"Peace, Raven, and no harm will come. sfarK luu sfark uwe sfark," Uncle Luke said.
"Yes, Uncle Luke. Emmett, this is my uncle, Luke. Uncle Luke, this is Emmett Cullen."
"Pleased to meet you, sir," Emmett said, shaking Uncle Luke's hand.
"The same to you, young man," Uncle Luke replied. Sun came in and said goodnight.
"What did you say to Raven?" Emmett asked Uncle Luke
"It's the motto of ani'halA. Translated, it means 'war is horrible and offensive.' ani'halA is the clan least likely to go to war." A wind blew open the door. It stayed open, and then a materialized wind walked through and bowed with her hand over where a heart would be.
"I bring news from your aunt, Lady Tharina," she said. "The herd has passed the human border of Colorado and will be here in a few human hours."
"Thank you, ri'hala," I answered. "Would you please tell her we will be ready?"
"I will," she said. Then the door shut and she was gone.
"Who was that?" Emmett asked.
"I can't even begin to tell you, Emmett. I'm sorry," I said. Thanks to the darn elfish laws. "Come, Emmett, I'll walk you home." Unbidden, Emmett took my hand. His hand was cool, but comfortable. We walked towards his house.
"I enjoy spending time with you, Raven, even though it gives me more questions about you."
"I might not be able to answer any of them. But you can still try and guess what I am, though there are not many human stories about us." We walked a little longer in silence.
"Will I see you tomorrow?"
"You should. And if tomorrow is sunny, I will see if I can come over to your house, if I may."
"You are always welcome at my house, Raven," Emmett said. "Until tomorrow, then."
"Until tomorrow." Looking back, I think this was the point at which my heart became Emmett's. But I did not realize it then. Alone, I turned and walked back, towards my house.
Halfway there, I remembered the piece of paper in my pocket. I took it out and unfolded the double fold. I read it and froze. One thought ran through my mind.
NO!
Cliffhanger! And I'm sorry this chapter was so short, I needed a simple filler chapter (that actually turned out to be important).
Any guesses on the general idea of the note? Remember, it is from Blaze, the main fire elf in this story.
Common Tongue to English:
ani'arA – Fire Clan
ani'halA – Wind Clan
fO nada nei'rhi no an, nada nei'doo ree an isila. - If we speak of the enemy, we will see the enemy everywhere.
sfarK luu sfark uwe sfark – War is offensive and horrible
ri'hala – wind, breeze, etc.
A short lesson in the Common Tongue:
The Common Tongue is capitalized backwards, except for words being used as names, like General Talôh is not General talôH, and titles, like Butterfly-Thar is not Butterfly-thaR.
Also, words in the Common Tongue are not names. taye'A means rain, but Rain's name when speaking in the Common Tongue is Rythen, not taye'A.