Chapter 3
~Sorry for the delay, ideas were brewing, and I didn't think anyone would read this! So without further adue...Chapter 3!~
I felt something cold all around me, not like the snowy plains I was so accustomed to. This was an entirely different kind of chill, it was all over me at once and was quite uncomfortable. I was stiff and sat up and opened my eyes to a brilliant light engulfing much of the room.
I stood slowly, my muscles fought against me and I cried out as I fell onto my face. I got to my knees and remembered the feeling of suffocation in my lungs. I grasped my throat as I tried to inhale and saw many things.
There plains and they were vast and green, there were deep scars in the earth and many an unfortunate adventurers death if pushed to the edge by the deadly fiends that were sure to accopy these lands. I saw a mountain, and the feeling of discomfort passed and I felt at peace I felt the presence of many things there in that place with me, and they did not welcome me. I was unnatural. I had been spared from a death that was befitting to me. I do not know how I knew these things, it was almost as the beings there, if they could be called that, whispered lost truths to me. Up until this point I thought that this was going to be a nightmare but was much more pleasant than my young childhood dreams.
In a blood colored flash I was off the safety of the mountain, I felt a wail grow up inside of my lungs and screamed a scream I did not think I could muster. Tears fell about me and I looked down at my hands to find they were covered in someone else blood. Auron lay nearby, motionless, his back to me. I shakily tried to see his face but it turned to quickly into Braska's and then Jechts face. I scrambled back away from them, him, in grief.
"You caused all of this. You are the Destroyer." A cruel voice informed me. "Let me show you more." I saw a woman with long white hair with a tear stained face, defiance maybe even. Her lover was near and nodded to her, she cried out but for a minute, and they both lay dead. In the mans place was an unnatural being.
I saw countless other things like this, and I began to cry. "I will not let this fate befall him! I will not fail! I can not, I have no other purpose."
I felt thrown back onto my back and the shadow of some man forced himself upon me and laughed as I fought him. He stroke me and I felt a white light burst inside of my heart, I felt blood come from my mouth. I grew enraged and fought harder, but every blow he stroke against me I continued to try to resist his want, his need. I felt the waking was close at hand, I could feel my name being softly called and could nearly taste his sweet lips upon mine. Something was amiss though, the creatures did not want me to awaken.
"Leave me Be. I did not seek you out."
I had struggled quite a bit in my sleep to the point where someone was outside my door knocking. I got up quickly enough, glad to be out of that..place.
Auron was in his robe and looked concerned. "Are you alright?"
"What? Why wouldn't I be?" I lied. I starred into his rusty eyes and felt the urge to collapse into him, but I tried to resist the urge to cry and tell him of my nightmare. Surely he would think me childish.
"I heard you struggling, and I couldn't sleep." He looked at me still concerned."You would tell me if anything was wrong right? You would tell me if someone tried to harm you?" He looked upset and worried, confused and like he knew exactly what was going on.
I moved so he could come in, he collapsed upon the bed and I crawled across him and curled up into him.
"I had a nightmare. It seemed so real." I looked up into his face and he pulled me closer to him.
"If I had my way, you would feel no fear, have no nightmares. I would..." he trailed off as I told him of the dream. I broke into a silent sob as I neared the part about the blood and his motionless body.
He pulled upon him and brushed the long black hair from my face, and in the dark he pressed his head to my breast. He sighed and seemed quite at ease, I wrapped my arms around him and nestled my self into his body. His face was so close, I could not see his face and I neared him.
"Auron?"
"Yes?" he answered softly.
"Thank you." I felt him press his lips to mine, somewhat clumsily, and I reveled in the heat it generated. I felt him wrap his arms around me,
"Get some sleep Freya." Nearly as soon as he told me these words I fell into a deep, deep sleep.
I felt him breathing heavily, he had not gone to sleep as I had, but I was comforted by his presence. I did not dream, but I felt such wonderful feelings in his arms.
Dawn came quickly, and Auron was still awake. He starred at me as I rose, and I did not mind he was in the room as I stripped and changed into my armor, clothes and strapped my sword to my back for easy carrying.
He looked aroused and I crawled atop him, his breathing slowed and I kissed him on the edge of his mouth. He took the gesture and groaned a little as I brushed too close to his groin. I smirked and he laughed, although he was quite red.
I followed him to his room and helped him put his armor on, we made it to the entry way of the inn and were surprised to find Braska and Jecht waiting patiently.
"Sleep well?" Jecht asked. I turned to Auron and smirked and he turned a slight red again.
Braska chuckled and informed us that we would be traveling to the Lightning Rock Road to obtain another aeon. It could take a week, It could take longer. We weren't used to the fiends there he said, and that It would be better to go slower as to straighten ourselves and learn how fiends fight. I was happy to be moving forward again, but I sorely wanted two things: Answers and Auron.
~Sorry if it was a little short this chapter, I'll try next time to make it longer. Reviews are appreciated, criticism accepted. Anything to improve the writing and how the story reads.~
