Hey guys I hoped you liked the previous chapters. If not umm... idk what to do. umm maybe tell me so I can improve it? Thanks now back to the story. P.S. We're still in the past.
I jumped out of the window as the building was collapsing. There was no time to aim for something soft to land on so I twisted in the air so my back was aimed towards the ground. "Hold on!" I told Sphene, she nodded grabbing me tighter and I wrapped my arms around her. We hit the ground hard and I blacked out. The next thing I know I'm back at my home in my bed. I tried to sit up but my head was pounding and and I fell back down. Sphene was sleeping on the chair next to me but woke up because of me. She looked up at me and smiled and I returned one. She jumped up and hugged me hard it kind of hurt my head but hugged her back. "Wait here I'll go get Sapphire." she said quietly, I nodded. she grabbed her crutches and walked out closing the door. She was gone for about ten minutes until the door opened again with Sapphire, Ruby, and Sphene entering the room. Both Ruby and Sapphire gave me a huge hug "Oww." I whispered while they hugged me. They backed away apologizing with tears in their eyes. "Is everyone else okay?" I asked just to make sure that everyone got here safe. "Yes everyone got here safely, but you should be more worried about yourself." Ruby answered. "I'll live. I've been through worse trust me." I assured her. "How about your leg Sphene? How bad is it?" I asked the yellow gem. She blushed and started stuttering. "it..its f-fine don't worry about it." she covered her face after she was done talking. I chuckled and so did the others in the room.
We lived there together for years until my home became known as a safe haven for unwanted or discarded gems. Which led to the arrival of a gem named Howlite. He was smart but reckless gem using his heart to guide him instead of his mind. We became good friends and often sparring partners. But that is a story for another time. One day however I was resting on my front porch watching the children gems play in the grass. Sphene ran up to me tugging in h my coat. I looked at her "what's wrong?" she pointed at a blue dot way down the hill coming towards us. I didn't mind at first due to the fact lots of gems come here seeking refuge. But Sphene seemed distressed about it. So I got up and walked off the porch to get a closer look. It wasn't a child gem it was more my age. I put my hand on my chin to try and figure out why an older gem would come here while the dot inched closer towards us. I turned to Sphene "go get Ruby and Sapphire and tell Howlite to get the children inside." she nodded and ran inside.
I started walking down the hill slowly towards the blue gem. As I got closer I could see it was a female and she had no weapon drawn but I kept my guard up. I pulled out my blade and jumped in-front of her slamming my sword in the ground "State your business!" I yelled loudly. I inspected her, she had short blue hair and deep blue eyes. Her skin was also blue and so was her clothing. She starred blankly at me blinking her eyes in surprise. "I heard you were taking in abandoned gems and I came to see if I can help" she stated regaining her composure. I studied her for a minute looking for body signs of deception or ill intent. She checked out, from what I could tell she was telling the truth at least. "How did you hear about me?" I asked her putting away my blade. "Are you kidding me? You're known by everyone as "Obsidian the Protector of the Abandoned" She replied surprised that I didn't know my own reputation. "Everyone has heard or said your name at least once " she continued. "That well know huh?" I said rubbing my chin thinking at what this could mean for his little orphanage. "Its true I have fought off shady people that came to me home. I didn't think they would go around gossiping about me." "well its too late now" she replied. "Whats your name? I don't like not know who I'm talking to" I asked with a smile. "Its Lapis, Lapis Lazuli." She said holding out her hand. "Not that you don know, its Obsidian" I said as we shook hands. We became fast friends helping even more gems than before. She would go and find child gems and direct them towards my home and I would take them in. Me, Ruby, and Howlite all worked together and built extensions to my home to accommodate the new arrivals.
Over time my home turned into a huge building. They kept my porch and I usually sat outside just watching the children and often I would be playing with them. Sphene opened up to me to the point where she would talk normal. Lapis loved her job getting the children here, she loved seeing their faces when they arrived. However everything changed when the war started. I had to protect the children from people seeking to turn them into soldiers for their side. One day I was sitting on my porch looking at the afternoon sunset. When Ruby and Sapphire came up to me "Obsidian?" Sapphire asked. I turned my head and smiled "hi guys how are you?" "were good but we need to talk to you. Do you have a moment?" Sapphire asked looking nervous. I sat up worried what they were going to ask me. "sure ,sit down" I pointed at the other chairs on the porch. "Well there's other way to say this. But we've decided that we and a few others are going to join the war."she said. I stared blankly at them and then regained my senses. "why?" I said with tears coming to my eyes. "We've found out what the crown does to planets and we want it to stop, so we're joining Rose's side of the war" she explained. I put my hand on my head and asked. "Who else is going?" "Just ten others the same age as us. Howlite refused though." she answered "when are you leaving?" I asked with some anger. "tomorrow morning" she replied. "Well you are old enough to make your own choices but take heed, war is not a pretty sight. You will be taking other gem's lives so I hope your conscience is ready for that." I said with some anger still in my voice. They nodded, stood up, and walked back in the house. Once the door closed I burst into tears. "My children going to war and most will probably die" I sat out there for a couple hours crying nonstop. "Obsidian?" a voice asked. I looked up. It was Sphene looking at me with a face full of worry. "Oh Sphene what do you need?" I asked still covering my face. "I don't need anything. Why are you crying?" she asked demanding to know. "I'm sorry Sphene but not right now, I just cant." I said still sniffling. She walked up to me and I looked up. "What is i..." I tried to say but she hugged me. I was surprised at first but I wrapped my arms around her and hugged back starting to cry again. She whispered in my ear "don't worry I wont leave you"
don't say anything about him okay? He's just gotten attached to them over time and now they're going to war. They're like his children and he is sad that they're leaving. Remember if you have some advice or some criticism about the story please don't hesitate to comment. Thanks in advance and see ya next time.
-Joe