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'Thoughts'

Flashbacks

Chapter 5

- Consolation Price -

Jainas POV

"What is HE doing here?!" Thrall demands in a harsh growl.

"Leave, Now!" Rexxar barks out.

"You don't understand, he's not the sam-" Uther tries to defuse the Situation before it escalates even more but his words only seem to aggravate the Orc more.

"How could you of all people ever think that monster has changed. He's tricking you! All of you! Playing you to get your trust!" Thrall all but screams in his face.

"Thrall, please clam down" Jaina tries to interject, and she lays a soothing hand on the former Warchief shoulder.

The Orc angrily shakes her hand of and takes a threatening step into Arthas direction, but Muradin moves himself between them.

"One more step and ya got yourself a problem green skin!"

"You dare threaten the Warchief, small one?!" Rexxar asks in outrage, as Misha growls at them.

"STOP! ALL OF YOU!" Arthas scream out, but it's to late, Rexxar has already drawn his Axe, ready to strike at the dwarf.

Jaina holds here breath, and then there a loud sonic boom echoing across the entire Tavern, and all heads turn towards them.

"Aggression of any sort will not be tolerated" A clam an artificial sounding voice states matter of factly.

All of them but Jaina and Arthas are thrown to the ground as if there bodies suddenly became to heavy to bear. And before them stands the Grand Form of the Bishop, Keeper of Order, his main purpose is to enforce the Rules of the Game, if anybody outright refused to fight, or as in this case to keep the Taverns Customers in Check.

He looks like a large thin man with a long pointed helmet, clad in a long white robe, his face is either concealed by a mask, or he has no facial features what so ever. He also has a counterpart that takes over his duties sometimes, but he wears a black robe. Even the strongest Champions of Azeroth seem to be no match for their reality warping power. And stronger beings then her and Thrall had tried, he could throw the Lichking and Illidan around like rag dolls.

"You goddamn-" Thrall manages to growl out but the force of gravity pushes him further to the ground.

"Rexxar, Thrall, please try to clam down, fighting is not gonna do you any good in here" Jaina tries to reason with him again.

"I should have known this was a bad Idea, coming here" Arthas says sounding strangely guilty and starts to back away from them.

"Oh no you don't! you stay right here ARTHAS! You started this mess and now you're gonna help clean it up!" Jaina shouts.

The strange looks he giving her awakens something in her she hadn't thought off in a long Time, he is not wearing his helmet anymore, and his eyes look different. Less manic, and more sad and regretfull.

Blue skin and all, but shed be damned he isn't still one of the best looking Men she has ever seen.

"The Punishment for the Aggressors Go'el, Uther Lightbringer, Rexxar and Muradin Bronzbeard will be three-weeks of Isolation without access to the Tavern, Meeting Room or Private Rooms and an increase in fighting activity of 100 %.

"But, but that will kill them!" Jaina says, sounding worried.

"Death is a concept that has no meaning in this realm"

"So, you'll just torture them into submission, some Agent of Order you are."

"Jaina Proudmore you are acting against an Agent of the King, wich is a Crime in itself, you shall be punished as well" The bishop calmly states.

Arthas steps in front of the Bishops floating form. "ENOUGH! If anyone deserves to be punished it is me! My presence here started this whole mess. Give me all the Isolation you can throw at me I don't care, I've been alone for a long time now."

Jaina can't believe it. That he would sacrifice himself like this. This seems to much like something the old Arthas would have done. Her Arthas.

"Interesting, that you, one who would be called the greatest of Monsters back in your own Realm, would give himself up so readily for the people who have given you up?"

"You have no right to say that!" Arthas screams. "They tried so hard and so long to bring me back. Jaina believed in me until the very end, and I know Uther and Muradin did as well. Even when I killed Uther and took his soul, his Whispers never stopped, that senile old man, Huh, he never lost Hope in me."

"So give me all you've got but leave them alone! Light knows they suffered enough..." Arthas trails of at the end.

"You intrigue me mortal, it shall be so. From now on you shall take over all excess combat activity that they would have had to take part in. And" The strange being chuckles "your punishment shall only end once you redeemed yourself in the Eyes of those you hurt most".

"How am I supposed to do that if I will be fighting all the Time-"

"The judgement has been heard. Your punishment shall start in an Hour. Enjoy what little Freedom you have left" The Bishop simply replies and vanishes with the same resounding boom that he had entered with.

"Oh Arthas what have you gotten yourself into again" Uther states as he finally manages to stand up again. Muradin, Rexxar and Thrall are getting to their Feet again as well.

Jaina prods Thrall in the back and gives him a meaningful look.

Thrall cleans his Throat "It seem that we have misjudged you. And for that I am sorry. But do not think that I owe you something now, If you really are true about redeeming yourself, this shall be your opportunity to proof it."

"Come on Rexxar we are leaving"

"Yes Warchief, come Misha, were getting out of here"

"I wish you a good evening Lady Proudmore, you might be able to overlook his misdeed but I am not. What he has done is unspeakable, and looking at him make me wanna puke."

"Thrall.." Is all she manages to get out before he storms away.

Rexar leaves with a simple Throm-Ka, but does stop by Muradin, and the tow talk a bit before he leaves as well. As least they seem to be on good terms now. Honor is something all Factions understand.

„I havent even gotten a Chance to greet you properly, ma Lady" Muradin starts, the old charmer.

„And I just want to say that I'm sorry for the Ruckus we caused.." Uther trails of at the end sounding guilty.

„It's not your fault Uther, it's mine I should have known bringing the laddie here was as stupid Idea."

„STOP IT already with the Guilt Trip, that was clearly my flaut and I intend to take responsibility for it." Arthas snaps at them.

„It's really you ist it not?" Jaina says in a small voice, and the three of them turn towards her as if they had forgotten she was there to begin with.

„Jaina..I don't know what to say. But, yes it's me. As much as it's been me in a long Time."

She knows that her eyes are filling with tear and doesn't care. Live had been so cruel to her, to all of them. But now, they had a Chance again, and she was never going to waste on of those again. Nothings holding her now. She runs toward him, embraces him, being mindful of that ridiculus spiked armor he wears.

Tears a running down his face now as well, and keeps blubbering apology after apology to her.

"Arthas, clam down, I know it's you know. Really you. I don't know what happened to bring you back but you are here with us. Please Arthas look at me" she says as she runs a soothing hand through his now white hair.

He turns his eyes up slowly as if afraid, she would vanish when he truly looked at her. His eyes are still his mots striking feature. Their strong, and faithful, and the deepest Blue she had ever seen. Now she gets to see them again. Beautiful.

Arthas jerks away as if striken, and she realizes that she said that out loud. As their moment slowly fades, she becomes aware of the crowd their little spectacle has gathered. The whole Tavern seems to be collected around them.

She recognizes a few Faces. Tyrannde and Malfurion look simply shell-shocked by what had just transpired, the druids mouth still hanging slightly open. Gazlowe had returned to take over his shift at the bar, and was now laughing with his Goblin Boys at the absurdity of the Situation. Jim and the chitin skinned Woman stand close by, both wearing a fond expression, they weren't the only one who found love thought long-lost.

The first one to approach them is of course, Mediv, the old Meddler. She wouldn't be surprised if he actually had something to do with this whole ordeal.

And with a great sweeping gesture of his feathered coat he speaks.

"I guess congratulations are in order. You know I suspected something like this might happen at some point."

"Save it Mediv, I didn't listen to you last time and I'm not gonna start now."

"A bit of the sassy old Arthas bleeding through there" Jaina thinks to herself fondly.

"It would have saved you and many others much grieve, but we shall not dwell on the past."

"Aye, we shall not" Muradin speaks up "because we came here to drink didn't we!"

And just like that the crowd breaks up again, and the usual chatter starts back up.

Arthas offers her his hand, and she takes it felling like a young Girl all other again. She ignores Uthers eye roll and together the walk over to Hemets Section of the Bar and take a seat at the Bar-stools.

"Well, you tow caused quite the scene their, didn't you?" Hemet says with a knowing twinkle in his eye. "And I'm still keeping an eye on you, lad" He say throwing Arthas a dirty look. "Now what can I bring you this fine evening?"

And for a moment things actually seem to be looking up. Jaina almost couldn't believe it, it's as if she were dreaming only waiting to wake up and find it all gone.

Then Arthas vanishes.

Ok, done with the next Chapter, and our lovey Doveys finally reconciled! Also poor Thrall, but were still waiting on Chairne or Vol'jin here...ah well. As some of you may have guessed I took the Chees-Piece like design of the Bishop from the first Heroes of the Storm Trailers, and mixed in some Nobody form KHII. In this trailer we saw some Chess-King like Figueres and I thought the Idea fit well with the Theme of the story.

I'm also taking suggestions if you really want to see a Hero or non-fighting character in this Story. Pretty much anything Blizzard is welcome. Also kinda need to add an Overwatch section to the Tavern. By the time I started this story, I head no Idea we were gonna get Overwatch Chars so soon on HOTS. I am really getting into that Fandom. And I mean Blizzard made it canon. What more can we wish for, as Thrall/Jaina is sadly never gonna happen in WOW. Gotta love me some god old fanservice.

Until next time :]