Fala finally finished looking at my memories and regained focus of the world around her.
"Oh Faalan. I can't believe went and did all that just for me. I'm touched. If Tahi wasn't my boyfriend..." She trailed off and I resisted the urge to scream in frustration and anger. That stupid Tahi. He came out of my memories a moment after Fala. Which was odd because he started looking first. Ah well.
"You forced yourself on her!" he accused. It took me by surprise. Not Fala though.
"He did not!" Fala retorted, eyes flashing.
"You saw it, she responded to what I did. If she had wanted to, she could have pushed me away or slapped me." I tried to reason with him. Half-heartedly.
"You are stronger. You forced yourself." He refused to stop his accusations.
"Tahi. You say that one more time and I will break up with you again. He did not force himself on me. I love him as I love you." I was glowing with the last part of her last sentence, but not the first part of that sentence. I half purred and half growled at her words.
"He FORCED himself on you!" he screeched. He hadn't had time for her words to sink in.
"And now I cannot love you." Fala whispered sadly, giving Tahi a final kiss on the cheek. I gave a smug grin to no one in particular.
"I'm sorry Tahi, but I guess the better man won." I said, half sarcastically. He gave a howl of fury and thorned plants began to rise from the ground. Crap.
I surrounded myself with a force field as Tahi surrounded me with dangerous plants, attempting to strangle me and kill me, looking ready to explode the whole time. Fala stood on the side in horror, staring at the massive plants.
I'll be fine, Fala. Let me take care of myself.
But Faalan! When he's angry... I worry for you. Her face disappeared from my vision as the plants completely surrounded my protective bubble.
Fala, has he done something to you? 'When he's angry'? That doesn't sound good.
Faalan, not now. Please. I'll tell you later.
Why didn't I see it?
Because I hid it from you.
What? You can do that?
There's someone else I know who can read minds. I've learned to shield my memories from that person. And it seems to work for you as well.
I gave a mental sigh and then concentrated on maintaining my force field. I was already rather tired from my travels and all I really wanted was to sleep. I wasn't sure if I could defend myself, actually. But I didn't want Fala to help me. I wanted to do this on my own.
I shot an illusion of myself to Tahi and had it avoid his vines and attacks on the illusion. Fala didn't see it and only saw Tahi trying to hit something that did not exist. After a while, the plants around my force field were released and I carefully slipped behind a large boulder nearby. Fala saw, but didn't say a word.
Tahi tired after an hour or so, and collapsed from over use of his power. Fala got some healers to take him to his house and then she came back to me.
"Faalan. Why have you done all this for me?"
"Because I love you. Didn't I already say before? Or at least show you?"
"Yes, bu-" I cut her off by kissing her. Her small warm body against mine made my heart and soul soar with giddiness. I missed her so much. And I loved her with all my heart. I don't think I will ever love anyone that much again.
"Mmhm... Faalan... You have to stop..." Fala moaned as I kissed her neck.
"Fala, why?" I whispered, kissing down her collarbone.
"Not here... Please..." I sighed, and then stopped.
"Fine..." I murmured, dropping my arms from her.
"And Faalan?" I looked up into her lovely brown eyes.
"Yes?"
"I do believe you have something for me." She grinned mischievously. I smiled.
"Yes, I do have something for you. But you have to come and get it." She gave a cute pout before wrapping her arms around me and digging through my cape. It took her a while, but she found it eventually.
"Why, it's gorgeous! Better than it looked like in your memories!" she gasped, turning it over and over in her hand.
"Let me help you put it on." I said, beaming. I must have looked like a giddy idiot. Not that I cared at the time.
I gently took the piece of jewelry and fumbled with the clasp until I got it on.
"You like it?" I asked gently, when I had gotten the necklace on. I got no reply.
"Fala?" I poked my head around her and...her eyes were glowing gold. As well as the necklace. It took me of guard, and I gaped for a couple moments.
Her eyes slowly closed and I could see the light pouring from under her eyelids. What was going on?
I'll admit, I whimpered a little when I saw her like she was. It was as if she was sleeping while standing but...her expression...was more than a sleeping expression. Almost...an expression of enlightenment. It scared me a bit. Suddenly, the light faded, and she crumpled into my arms. All I could do was hold her in my arms and wait for her to wake up.
AN: This is the end!!! The end I tell you! Ha! Ha. Ha ha. Ha. I'm okay. Sorry, I'm just happy that I've finally finished this. I'm going to start developing book three soon.
Thing is, the idea of just one book, just Melody Maker, really appeals to me. Or maybe I will make it into three books in one. Sort of like having the books as chapters and the chapters as sections. What do you think?
Friday, August 15, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Memory Lane (Chapter 21)
The first thing I saw was Fala standing in front of a woman's bed. Or rather, a younger Fala. She looked around 6 or younger. The woman looked a bit like Fala, and I thought she might be her mother.
"Mommy?" The younger Fala confirmed my guess.
"Yes honey?" Her mother looked very weak. With pale skin and thin frame, she looked as if she wouldn't live much longer. I wondered what this woman could have.
"Are you gonna be okay, mommy?" Fala's wide, frightened eyes looked down at her mother.
"Sweetheart, mommy is very sick." The woman raised a shaky hand to caress her daughter's face.
"Does that mean you'll have to be in this hospital forever?" The young girl sat down on the thin cot, the sheets wrinkling around her body.
"I won't be here forever. Forever is a long time, dear."
"So you can leave soon and come and live with daddy and me again?"
"Maybe. We'll have to see what the doctors say." Fala leaned down and hugged her mother tightly.
The scene blurred and then I was in front of a coffin. I saw the younger Fala again. She looked the same age as before, but she was dressed in black. Her eyes were red and had dark circles underneath. She looked as if she'd been crying for a long time without rest.
There were people around her and a tall man with light brown hair in black put his hand on Fala's shoulder.
"Fala?"
"Yes daddy?" Her young voice was shaky but she did not cry.
"Mommy told me to tell you not to cry when she was gone. She said she wanted you to be happy and that she was in heaven now. She'll be watching you from above."
"Mommy said that?"
"Yes she did." At this, Fala burst into tears, clinging onto her father, her small body wracked with sobs.
There was a series of scenes of her father, becoming more thin and sickly until I saw yet another coffin. This time, Fala was a little older, a little taller, and a little sadder. Her eyes were filled with the grief of one who has seen the deaths of beloved ones. Those sad eyes shot pain into my heart. To know that she had suffered that much at such a young age hurt me. I wanted to protect her always.
And then I saw her being hugged by a woman who looked like Tahi, which I took to be his mother. I watched her grow up, the grief fading from her eyes over time. She became close to Tahi, and stuck by his side. I was filled with jealousy, but I watched on.
Now she looked around 17, and it was most likely true, for there were other people her age throwing fireballs and trying to fly. She alone sat on the side, an area of empty space around her. Not a single soul came to talk to her. Then it hit me: this was when she didn't know her power.
I watched her go through the halls of some building, treated as if she had some deformity. I saw her wrapped in Tahi's arms and sobbing. I wished that I had been there. I would have stood by her side and comforted her.
Finally, I saw her get sucked into the blue portal that Khanna had created. I saw myself and my sister once more.
I stopped and then jumped past the time I had been with her. She dropped into her own world, at the time that she had left it. No one noticed her as she got up and went to some lady in a room. They talked about some prophecy and her getting her gift.
Then she left for a house. The door opened, and there was Tahi, tangled up with his supposedly half-sister on the ground, laughing and giggling. Fala flew into a rage, screaming into Tahi's face, with him frantically trying to explain. She ignored him and stormed out of the house. I felt proud of what she had done, but hated Tahi even more for his relationship with her.
Scenes of her taking things out of his house with him still trying to explain passed. Then I saw her walking down a road, muttering something about saying goodbye to Tahi once and for all, when I saw myself crash into her.
I pulled myself out of her mind and waited for Tahi and Fala to recover from their trip through my memories.
She clearly still considered Tahi her boyfriend even though he had "cheated" on her. And she had been about to dump him once and for all when he had to come up with his great explaination! I gave a growl of frustration.
All I could do now was wait for her to come out from my memories and hope that she would choose me.
Suddenly, I remembered that I wanted to give her something. Except I couldn't remember exactly what it was... Then it came to me.
The necklace that I had bought when I had first started my way to find her was still tucked into my cloak. It only took me a second to find it in the various pockets of my cloak. I didn't take it out though. I would give it to her later.
AN: I think I'll drag out this conflict to book three. ^_^ Then again, I might not. I'll have to think about it.
"Mommy?" The younger Fala confirmed my guess.
"Yes honey?" Her mother looked very weak. With pale skin and thin frame, she looked as if she wouldn't live much longer. I wondered what this woman could have.
"Are you gonna be okay, mommy?" Fala's wide, frightened eyes looked down at her mother.
"Sweetheart, mommy is very sick." The woman raised a shaky hand to caress her daughter's face.
"Does that mean you'll have to be in this hospital forever?" The young girl sat down on the thin cot, the sheets wrinkling around her body.
"I won't be here forever. Forever is a long time, dear."
"So you can leave soon and come and live with daddy and me again?"
"Maybe. We'll have to see what the doctors say." Fala leaned down and hugged her mother tightly.
The scene blurred and then I was in front of a coffin. I saw the younger Fala again. She looked the same age as before, but she was dressed in black. Her eyes were red and had dark circles underneath. She looked as if she'd been crying for a long time without rest.
There were people around her and a tall man with light brown hair in black put his hand on Fala's shoulder.
"Fala?"
"Yes daddy?" Her young voice was shaky but she did not cry.
"Mommy told me to tell you not to cry when she was gone. She said she wanted you to be happy and that she was in heaven now. She'll be watching you from above."
"Mommy said that?"
"Yes she did." At this, Fala burst into tears, clinging onto her father, her small body wracked with sobs.
There was a series of scenes of her father, becoming more thin and sickly until I saw yet another coffin. This time, Fala was a little older, a little taller, and a little sadder. Her eyes were filled with the grief of one who has seen the deaths of beloved ones. Those sad eyes shot pain into my heart. To know that she had suffered that much at such a young age hurt me. I wanted to protect her always.
And then I saw her being hugged by a woman who looked like Tahi, which I took to be his mother. I watched her grow up, the grief fading from her eyes over time. She became close to Tahi, and stuck by his side. I was filled with jealousy, but I watched on.
Now she looked around 17, and it was most likely true, for there were other people her age throwing fireballs and trying to fly. She alone sat on the side, an area of empty space around her. Not a single soul came to talk to her. Then it hit me: this was when she didn't know her power.
I watched her go through the halls of some building, treated as if she had some deformity. I saw her wrapped in Tahi's arms and sobbing. I wished that I had been there. I would have stood by her side and comforted her.
Finally, I saw her get sucked into the blue portal that Khanna had created. I saw myself and my sister once more.
I stopped and then jumped past the time I had been with her. She dropped into her own world, at the time that she had left it. No one noticed her as she got up and went to some lady in a room. They talked about some prophecy and her getting her gift.
Then she left for a house. The door opened, and there was Tahi, tangled up with his supposedly half-sister on the ground, laughing and giggling. Fala flew into a rage, screaming into Tahi's face, with him frantically trying to explain. She ignored him and stormed out of the house. I felt proud of what she had done, but hated Tahi even more for his relationship with her.
Scenes of her taking things out of his house with him still trying to explain passed. Then I saw her walking down a road, muttering something about saying goodbye to Tahi once and for all, when I saw myself crash into her.
I pulled myself out of her mind and waited for Tahi and Fala to recover from their trip through my memories.
She clearly still considered Tahi her boyfriend even though he had "cheated" on her. And she had been about to dump him once and for all when he had to come up with his great explaination! I gave a growl of frustration.
All I could do now was wait for her to come out from my memories and hope that she would choose me.
Suddenly, I remembered that I wanted to give her something. Except I couldn't remember exactly what it was... Then it came to me.
The necklace that I had bought when I had first started my way to find her was still tucked into my cloak. It only took me a second to find it in the various pockets of my cloak. I didn't take it out though. I would give it to her later.
AN: I think I'll drag out this conflict to book three. ^_^ Then again, I might not. I'll have to think about it.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Memory Sharing (Chapter 20)
Honestly, I really was quite confused as to what had happened. All I really knew was that Fala had seen Tahi and his half-sister together. (What had they been doing anyways?!) The other thing that I knew for certain was that I was going to make Fala only mine. Tahi needed to get his hands off of her. (I was about ready to run a stone through his heart now.)
I concentrated for a brief moment for teleportation. And then I stood in front of Tahi and Fala.
"Shit, he found us!"
"Whoa, watch your language!" I retorted. I mean, I did swear on occasion, but...
"Faalan. Meet Tahi. Tahi. Meet Faalan. Now, I would like for the two of you to get along." We both turned to look at Fala. Then we both gritted out teeth.
"Faalan." Tahi stuck out a hand, jaw set and eyes hard.
"Tahi. I took the hand and shook it, resisting the urge to crush his hand. We let go of each others' hands ASAP.
"Good. I'm glad that's settled now." Fala beamed, and I half melted to see her smiling face. But I didn't let that deter me from my original goal.
"Tahi, I'd like you to see what Fala and I have been through." I smiled slightly.
"Wh-" I didn't give him a chance to reply before I sent all of our travels through his head, making sure he would see our kisses.
"What did you do to him?!" I turned to Fala, who was staring at Tahi. He was very still now, eyes wide open as my memories rushed through his mind.
"I merely am letting him experience what we went through." She sighed and shook her head disapprovingly. I felt my heart sink a little, but I got over that quickly.
"Fala. I missed you so much." And it was true. I forgot about her sometimes when I had been searching for the Pranji flower and desperately trying to save Yosa and Noiyra, but she had always been in the back of my mind. I loved her so much. My heart ached at the though of her possible rejection.
"I missed you too Faalan, but Tahi is my boyfriend." She let the words sink in for a moment. I clenched my hands into fists for a moment then took a deep breath to calm myself.
"You don't know what I've been through to get here." I let myself flip through my mental folders where I had the memories of my travels to get to this point in time.
"It couldn't possibly be as bad as what I've had to go through." Her eyes were filled with pain, but I couldn't stop the words that came out of my mouth.
"Really? You sure about that?" It was, in a way, cruel that I had said that. I couldn't know what she had gone through until I saw for myself. So I let my words take effect for a moment before I let her experience my memories. Then I plunged into hers.
AN: What shall we find out about Tahi and Fala's past? Only time will tell...
Stay tuned for the next chapter! ^_^
I concentrated for a brief moment for teleportation. And then I stood in front of Tahi and Fala.
"Shit, he found us!"
"Whoa, watch your language!" I retorted. I mean, I did swear on occasion, but...
"Faalan. Meet Tahi. Tahi. Meet Faalan. Now, I would like for the two of you to get along." We both turned to look at Fala. Then we both gritted out teeth.
"Faalan." Tahi stuck out a hand, jaw set and eyes hard.
"Tahi. I took the hand and shook it, resisting the urge to crush his hand. We let go of each others' hands ASAP.
"Good. I'm glad that's settled now." Fala beamed, and I half melted to see her smiling face. But I didn't let that deter me from my original goal.
"Tahi, I'd like you to see what Fala and I have been through." I smiled slightly.
"Wh-" I didn't give him a chance to reply before I sent all of our travels through his head, making sure he would see our kisses.
"What did you do to him?!" I turned to Fala, who was staring at Tahi. He was very still now, eyes wide open as my memories rushed through his mind.
"I merely am letting him experience what we went through." She sighed and shook her head disapprovingly. I felt my heart sink a little, but I got over that quickly.
"Fala. I missed you so much." And it was true. I forgot about her sometimes when I had been searching for the Pranji flower and desperately trying to save Yosa and Noiyra, but she had always been in the back of my mind. I loved her so much. My heart ached at the though of her possible rejection.
"I missed you too Faalan, but Tahi is my boyfriend." She let the words sink in for a moment. I clenched my hands into fists for a moment then took a deep breath to calm myself.
"You don't know what I've been through to get here." I let myself flip through my mental folders where I had the memories of my travels to get to this point in time.
"It couldn't possibly be as bad as what I've had to go through." Her eyes were filled with pain, but I couldn't stop the words that came out of my mouth.
"Really? You sure about that?" It was, in a way, cruel that I had said that. I couldn't know what she had gone through until I saw for myself. So I let my words take effect for a moment before I let her experience my memories. Then I plunged into hers.
AN: What shall we find out about Tahi and Fala's past? Only time will tell...
Stay tuned for the next chapter! ^_^
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Complications (Chapter 19)
"I'll tell you what's wrong; he cheated on me!" That took me by surprise. I knew that Tahi was Fala's boyfriend (a pang of jealous hit) but this was new.
"I told you, I didn't cheat on you! I was with my sister!"
"And your sister has blond hair and blue eye and looks nothing like you?! Fat chance!"
"She is my sister! My half sister, but we're still related!"
"And I couldn't possibly be helping him to cheat on you because I'm lesbian." We all stopped talking at that. I turned around to see a beautiful woman who was in fact blonde and blue eyed.
"That...simplifies things I suppose." I managed to say.
"So then you're really telling the truth, Tahi?"
"Of course I am, Fala. Didn't I say I wasn't lying?"
"Yes...and no. Depends on what you mean by that because he didn't say those exact words-"
"Faalan, shut up." I closed my mouth. I couldn't help it. I just got like that sometimes.
"I'm sorry I thought that you were cheating on me, Tahi."
"It's okay, Fala. Just know that I love you."
"Okay, hold on a second!" I was seething with jealousy and anger now.
"Why?"
"Did Fala even tell you about me?" She paled and I wished I had shut my mouth.
"What happened between you and Fala?"
"I love her, that's what!" I snapped and immediately felt guilty, for she paled even more. Tahi narrowed his eyes.
"She's mine. I have first claim."
"So? I love her more!"
"Yeah right! I've known her longer and lived with her for several years now!" Whoa. Wait, he lived with her?!
"I killed a man with her!" Oops. That came out wrong.
"You what?!" Tahi looked absolutely furious.
"Tahi, it's not like you think it-" Fala began to say.
"You forced her into it didn't you!" He pointed an accusing finger at me as he pulled Fala to his chest. I resisted the urge to rip his arm off and take Fala from him.
"I didn't! I-"
"See! You're hesitating! You did force her into it! You bastard!" A swirl of plants shot up from his feet and then surrounded them. When the plants disappeared, they were gone as well.
"Good luck buddy." I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Tahi's half-sister.
"Err... Thanks." She disappeared in a flash of light. I sighed. They both had a thing for exits with a flare.
And then all the anger rushed back into me. Growling, I opened my mind and searched for their minds. I found Fala's first and his nearby.
Fala was my girl, not his. I didn't care if he'd known her longer. He couldn't possibly know how much I loved her. And I was going to go there and show him what we'd done together and what I'd done to get here.
AN: Um... This chapter complicates things a bit doesn't it? ^_^
"I told you, I didn't cheat on you! I was with my sister!"
"And your sister has blond hair and blue eye and looks nothing like you?! Fat chance!"
"She is my sister! My half sister, but we're still related!"
"And I couldn't possibly be helping him to cheat on you because I'm lesbian." We all stopped talking at that. I turned around to see a beautiful woman who was in fact blonde and blue eyed.
"That...simplifies things I suppose." I managed to say.
"So then you're really telling the truth, Tahi?"
"Of course I am, Fala. Didn't I say I wasn't lying?"
"Yes...and no. Depends on what you mean by that because he didn't say those exact words-"
"Faalan, shut up." I closed my mouth. I couldn't help it. I just got like that sometimes.
"I'm sorry I thought that you were cheating on me, Tahi."
"It's okay, Fala. Just know that I love you."
"Okay, hold on a second!" I was seething with jealousy and anger now.
"Why?"
"Did Fala even tell you about me?" She paled and I wished I had shut my mouth.
"What happened between you and Fala?"
"I love her, that's what!" I snapped and immediately felt guilty, for she paled even more. Tahi narrowed his eyes.
"She's mine. I have first claim."
"So? I love her more!"
"Yeah right! I've known her longer and lived with her for several years now!" Whoa. Wait, he lived with her?!
"I killed a man with her!" Oops. That came out wrong.
"You what?!" Tahi looked absolutely furious.
"Tahi, it's not like you think it-" Fala began to say.
"You forced her into it didn't you!" He pointed an accusing finger at me as he pulled Fala to his chest. I resisted the urge to rip his arm off and take Fala from him.
"I didn't! I-"
"See! You're hesitating! You did force her into it! You bastard!" A swirl of plants shot up from his feet and then surrounded them. When the plants disappeared, they were gone as well.
"Good luck buddy." I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Tahi's half-sister.
"Err... Thanks." She disappeared in a flash of light. I sighed. They both had a thing for exits with a flare.
And then all the anger rushed back into me. Growling, I opened my mind and searched for their minds. I found Fala's first and his nearby.
Fala was my girl, not his. I didn't care if he'd known her longer. He couldn't possibly know how much I loved her. And I was going to go there and show him what we'd done together and what I'd done to get here.
AN: Um... This chapter complicates things a bit doesn't it? ^_^
Finally (Chapter 18)
Dyari turned to me.
"Are you ready to go to Fala?" I smiled.
"Yes. I'm ready."
"I guess this is goodbye then."
"Yeah. I won't forget you for what you've done for me."
"Aww, don't go all soppy on me now."
"Fine, be like that!" We laughed and he pulled me into a bear hug, pounding me on the back.
"Alright, let's go then!" He smiled at me, though there was a slight tinge of sadness etched into his eyes. Taking out his dagger, he made a quick swipe into the air and through the hole in the air, I could see a large building with students milling around the front.
"Goodbye, Dyari."
"Oh don't say goodbye! I'll be seeing you later!" I stared at him a moment before I realized what he meant.
"Cool, see ya later!" I looked around at the city of Maunti one last time and stepped through the rift. The last thing I saw of my time was Dyari's face through the hole. Then, I took a good look at my surroundings.
This time was...strange. What had happened to all the plant life? Why were there so many buildings? And-
"Oof! Watch where you're go-" The voice stopped short as I turned around.
"Faalan?" Large golden eyes and a bewildered brunette looked at me.
"Fala!" My heart sang with joy when I saw her beautiful face for the first time in ages.
"What are you doing here? I came here so that I wouldn't mess up time!"
"I came to see you." She blushed slightly, but kept her face hard.
"You have to go back. We'll mess up everything if you come here. I mean, you probably were destined to do something in the past and now you aren't there. You have to fix that!"
"No. I worked for around a year just to get here. You can't send me back now!" I was hurt. I had hoped that she still loved me, but now I wasn't so sure.
"Oh Faalan..." She sighed.
"I needed to be with you. I can't live without you by my side." Her ears turned red along with the rest of her face.
"It's not as simple as you think."
"Tahi."
"What?!"
"I said Tahi."
"Wait, you know about him?!"
"I only-"
"You went into my mind?!" She sounded really really annoyed and I winced at her harsh words.
"It was when I established a connection with you right before we went for Kaija. It was an accident, I swear!" Her face relaxed a little, though she twitched a bit at the memory of Kaija.
"How long do you think I've been here now?" I paused, taken aback by the sudden question.
"What?"
"Seriously, just answer the question."
"Um... A couple of days?"
"I've been here a year. Things are more complicated than just Tahi."
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Care to fill me in?"
"Not in-" She stopped abruptly and she looked at me. Or...not.
I turned to see someone who was around my height with black hair and brown eyes.
"What do you want, Tahi?" she snapped.
"I'm trying to explain to you that I did nothing wrong!" Tahi looked genuinely upset about something.
"Don't mess with me, Tahi." And she looked genuinely pissed off.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on here?" I was confused.
AN: Soooooo sorry it took so long to get this chapter up!!! I finally found a way to end TTT so I'm really really pleased with myself. ^_^
"Are you ready to go to Fala?" I smiled.
"Yes. I'm ready."
"I guess this is goodbye then."
"Yeah. I won't forget you for what you've done for me."
"Aww, don't go all soppy on me now."
"Fine, be like that!" We laughed and he pulled me into a bear hug, pounding me on the back.
"Alright, let's go then!" He smiled at me, though there was a slight tinge of sadness etched into his eyes. Taking out his dagger, he made a quick swipe into the air and through the hole in the air, I could see a large building with students milling around the front.
"Goodbye, Dyari."
"Oh don't say goodbye! I'll be seeing you later!" I stared at him a moment before I realized what he meant.
"Cool, see ya later!" I looked around at the city of Maunti one last time and stepped through the rift. The last thing I saw of my time was Dyari's face through the hole. Then, I took a good look at my surroundings.
This time was...strange. What had happened to all the plant life? Why were there so many buildings? And-
"Oof! Watch where you're go-" The voice stopped short as I turned around.
"Faalan?" Large golden eyes and a bewildered brunette looked at me.
"Fala!" My heart sang with joy when I saw her beautiful face for the first time in ages.
"What are you doing here? I came here so that I wouldn't mess up time!"
"I came to see you." She blushed slightly, but kept her face hard.
"You have to go back. We'll mess up everything if you come here. I mean, you probably were destined to do something in the past and now you aren't there. You have to fix that!"
"No. I worked for around a year just to get here. You can't send me back now!" I was hurt. I had hoped that she still loved me, but now I wasn't so sure.
"Oh Faalan..." She sighed.
"I needed to be with you. I can't live without you by my side." Her ears turned red along with the rest of her face.
"It's not as simple as you think."
"Tahi."
"What?!"
"I said Tahi."
"Wait, you know about him?!"
"I only-"
"You went into my mind?!" She sounded really really annoyed and I winced at her harsh words.
"It was when I established a connection with you right before we went for Kaija. It was an accident, I swear!" Her face relaxed a little, though she twitched a bit at the memory of Kaija.
"How long do you think I've been here now?" I paused, taken aback by the sudden question.
"What?"
"Seriously, just answer the question."
"Um... A couple of days?"
"I've been here a year. Things are more complicated than just Tahi."
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Care to fill me in?"
"Not in-" She stopped abruptly and she looked at me. Or...not.
I turned to see someone who was around my height with black hair and brown eyes.
"What do you want, Tahi?" she snapped.
"I'm trying to explain to you that I did nothing wrong!" Tahi looked genuinely upset about something.
"Don't mess with me, Tahi." And she looked genuinely pissed off.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on here?" I was confused.
AN: Soooooo sorry it took so long to get this chapter up!!! I finally found a way to end TTT so I'm really really pleased with myself. ^_^
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Duh... (Chapter 17)
The next couple of weeks ended up being pretty much the same. I would search for a long time, sometimes encountering the strange mind that could create such a strong metal wall. Usually it was near the end of the day, but sometimes I would sense it near the beginning. The problem was, whatever it was, it moved extremely fast. I never got a chance to chase it down and find out what it was.
One day, after another exhausting search, Yosa sat beside me, staring into the fire, while Noiyra and Dyari played mancala with holes in the ground and stone. The two had become an inseparable pair. I never figured out how that worked out, seeing as I was away for almost the whole day.
"Faalan?" I groggily sat up from my sleeping position and looked at the girl.
"Yes, Yosa?"
"You do realize that I can transform into more than one state of water, right?"
"What about it?"
"Well, I've been thinking, and I've actually wondered about this for a while... You realize that it would be easier to just let me come with you, allow me to combine with the ocean, and then find the stupid city?"
"Um... Gee, I never thought of that." I felt extremely stupid. How could I have not thought about that?! All this time, I was thinking about how to protect the girls from Zyri and getting to Fala and I'd missed the very obvious! The answer had been sitting in front of my nose, figuratively and physically!
"Then take me with you tomorrow."
"Alright, I will." I lay back down and closed my eyes, allowing my thoughts to wander.
We'd already run from Zyri a couple of times, this was the 4th island that we'd settled on. I knew I'd only be a little longer before he found us again. And Fala... I missed her so much. I wanted to be with her. Even though I probably hadn't seen her for at least a half a year, my heart, soul, and body ached to be with her. Every inch of me longed to be touching her soft, warm skin.
It seemed almost yesterday that she had gone back to her time. I wondered how she was doing now. Had she learned more about her gift? And- had she gone back to Tahi?
Oh yes, I knew about him. I don't think she ever mentioned him, but I picked up on this through her thoughts. He was her boyfriend, that much I knew, but now that she knew me...what did she do? A feeling of dread clenched my stomach.
She went back because she felt that she didn't belong in this time and now...if she really wanted to let go of this time so much, then she probably was with Tahi. I gritted my teeth. Now I really wanted to pound whoever that Tahi person was. Fala was my girl, my beautiful love, and nothing could stop me from being with her. I would only accept that she was with him if she rejected me completely.
As if someone was squeezing my heart, my chest hurt with the pain of despair, and I knew it would kill me if she were to reject me. There would be no point in my existance without her. I'd already lost Khanna and Kaija, and I couldn't stand loosing any more people. I would probably kill myself if she did that. Of course, it wouldn't matter to her. She would be with him and...
My thought process broke off as hot angry tears made their way down my face. I turned away from my companions, hiding my saddness as I cried.
~*~
"So....are we going now, Faalan?" I'd slept a really bad night and I couldn't think straight. I couldn't even see who was talking to me properly. (I did know that it was Yosa from her voice though.) It was like my whole vision had been shrouded with fog.
"Uhn?"
"You know, to go find that city in the ocean?"
"Yeah, I'm gettin' up" I mumbled, rubbing my eyes and standing up. My legs complained as I walked around to get the sleepy-ness out of my system.
"Are we going yet?!" She sounded annoyed.
"Okay, okay, I'm ready! Jeez..." I held out my hand and she took it. Then we were off.
I gave her a moment as she stared at the giant ocean. Was she surprised at the size or-
"The water here is a different color." I resisted the urge to smack my forehead. She took a good half minute to look at the coean and all she could say was the water was a different color?!
"I'll see you later!" She didn't give me a chance to reply before she jumped into the water and become one with the crashing waves. I sighed and connected my mind to hers.
Seriously, I think my heart stopped for a beat when we were connected properly. She was...everywhere yet only in one place. Her mind was just one, but yet she was the crashing waves against the rock and the deep dark water where dangerous creatures lurked all at once. She was the gentle currents that circled the reefs and the strong treaturous waters that shook ships. It was all so complex and indescribable. I was truly honored to have been able to experience that. It was absolutely amazing sharing her thoughts.
I found it. Her voice rang loud and clear in my mind.
Show me. And then, I could see it. It was beautiful. It was a giant city made of coral with a giant air bubble around it. There were people with gills that left the air bubble and swam with the graceful dolphins.
I'm going to go to Noiyra and Dyari and bring them to where the city is.
Okay.
As quickly as I could, I got myself to the two. I didn't bother explaining before I put a hand on their shoulders and teleported them under the water. (I put an air bubble around us, don't worry.)
They stared, wide-eyed, at Maunti. It wasn't floating in the air, but it sure was floating in the water.
I slowly moved us towards the air bubble that surrounded the city and then when the air bubbles met, they merged. It was only due to quick thinking that I was able to catch us in our fall to the base of the city. A trickle of water leaked into the bubble and then turned into Yosa.
"Wow... It's so pretty..." I looked at Noiyra and smiled. The young girl's eyes were large and curious as she studied the city a little closer.
"Will you two be alright now?" This question of mine was addressed to the two girls.
"I think we'll find our way around. Thanks for everything."
"You're welcome." I smiled at them.
Noiyra hugged both Dyari and me while Yosa watched her younger sister carefully. Then, hand in hand, the sisters walked towards the heart of the city.
AN: This turned out a lot longer than I intended, but I guess that's a good thing. Yes, the moment you've all been waiting for is coming soon. Faalan will be meeting Fala.
One day, after another exhausting search, Yosa sat beside me, staring into the fire, while Noiyra and Dyari played mancala with holes in the ground and stone. The two had become an inseparable pair. I never figured out how that worked out, seeing as I was away for almost the whole day.
"Faalan?" I groggily sat up from my sleeping position and looked at the girl.
"Yes, Yosa?"
"You do realize that I can transform into more than one state of water, right?"
"What about it?"
"Well, I've been thinking, and I've actually wondered about this for a while... You realize that it would be easier to just let me come with you, allow me to combine with the ocean, and then find the stupid city?"
"Um... Gee, I never thought of that." I felt extremely stupid. How could I have not thought about that?! All this time, I was thinking about how to protect the girls from Zyri and getting to Fala and I'd missed the very obvious! The answer had been sitting in front of my nose, figuratively and physically!
"Then take me with you tomorrow."
"Alright, I will." I lay back down and closed my eyes, allowing my thoughts to wander.
We'd already run from Zyri a couple of times, this was the 4th island that we'd settled on. I knew I'd only be a little longer before he found us again. And Fala... I missed her so much. I wanted to be with her. Even though I probably hadn't seen her for at least a half a year, my heart, soul, and body ached to be with her. Every inch of me longed to be touching her soft, warm skin.
It seemed almost yesterday that she had gone back to her time. I wondered how she was doing now. Had she learned more about her gift? And- had she gone back to Tahi?
Oh yes, I knew about him. I don't think she ever mentioned him, but I picked up on this through her thoughts. He was her boyfriend, that much I knew, but now that she knew me...what did she do? A feeling of dread clenched my stomach.
She went back because she felt that she didn't belong in this time and now...if she really wanted to let go of this time so much, then she probably was with Tahi. I gritted my teeth. Now I really wanted to pound whoever that Tahi person was. Fala was my girl, my beautiful love, and nothing could stop me from being with her. I would only accept that she was with him if she rejected me completely.
As if someone was squeezing my heart, my chest hurt with the pain of despair, and I knew it would kill me if she were to reject me. There would be no point in my existance without her. I'd already lost Khanna and Kaija, and I couldn't stand loosing any more people. I would probably kill myself if she did that. Of course, it wouldn't matter to her. She would be with him and...
My thought process broke off as hot angry tears made their way down my face. I turned away from my companions, hiding my saddness as I cried.
~*~
"So....are we going now, Faalan?" I'd slept a really bad night and I couldn't think straight. I couldn't even see who was talking to me properly. (I did know that it was Yosa from her voice though.) It was like my whole vision had been shrouded with fog.
"Uhn?"
"You know, to go find that city in the ocean?"
"Yeah, I'm gettin' up" I mumbled, rubbing my eyes and standing up. My legs complained as I walked around to get the sleepy-ness out of my system.
"Are we going yet?!" She sounded annoyed.
"Okay, okay, I'm ready! Jeez..." I held out my hand and she took it. Then we were off.
I gave her a moment as she stared at the giant ocean. Was she surprised at the size or-
"The water here is a different color." I resisted the urge to smack my forehead. She took a good half minute to look at the coean and all she could say was the water was a different color?!
"I'll see you later!" She didn't give me a chance to reply before she jumped into the water and become one with the crashing waves. I sighed and connected my mind to hers.
Seriously, I think my heart stopped for a beat when we were connected properly. She was...everywhere yet only in one place. Her mind was just one, but yet she was the crashing waves against the rock and the deep dark water where dangerous creatures lurked all at once. She was the gentle currents that circled the reefs and the strong treaturous waters that shook ships. It was all so complex and indescribable. I was truly honored to have been able to experience that. It was absolutely amazing sharing her thoughts.
I found it. Her voice rang loud and clear in my mind.
Show me. And then, I could see it. It was beautiful. It was a giant city made of coral with a giant air bubble around it. There were people with gills that left the air bubble and swam with the graceful dolphins.
I'm going to go to Noiyra and Dyari and bring them to where the city is.
Okay.
As quickly as I could, I got myself to the two. I didn't bother explaining before I put a hand on their shoulders and teleported them under the water. (I put an air bubble around us, don't worry.)
They stared, wide-eyed, at Maunti. It wasn't floating in the air, but it sure was floating in the water.
I slowly moved us towards the air bubble that surrounded the city and then when the air bubbles met, they merged. It was only due to quick thinking that I was able to catch us in our fall to the base of the city. A trickle of water leaked into the bubble and then turned into Yosa.
"Wow... It's so pretty..." I looked at Noiyra and smiled. The young girl's eyes were large and curious as she studied the city a little closer.
"Will you two be alright now?" This question of mine was addressed to the two girls.
"I think we'll find our way around. Thanks for everything."
"You're welcome." I smiled at them.
Noiyra hugged both Dyari and me while Yosa watched her younger sister carefully. Then, hand in hand, the sisters walked towards the heart of the city.
AN: This turned out a lot longer than I intended, but I guess that's a good thing. Yes, the moment you've all been waiting for is coming soon. Faalan will be meeting Fala.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Tried and Almost Succeeded, but Failed (Chapter 16)
I stared at the enormous ocean from the coast. I really wasn't sure how exactly I was going to find Maunti. My best bet was to extend my mind and search for a thinking being so that I could locate the place. But the ocean was extremely large and I could only extend my mind so far. If I tried to go past my limits, I would most likely blackout, and blacking out here...was probably not the best idea. The tide would probably come in if I blacked out and take me to sea. And then I would drown. Not pleasant, but it was true that something along those lines could happen.
Sighing, I levitated myself out to sea and began searching for human intelligence. After an hour, the closest I had gotten was dolphin and whale minds, but what thoughts I could decipher didn't help me to find Maunti.
Animal minds were simple, but sometimes hard to understand, since they were often bits and pieces of places. Some didn't remember much at all, and others only really thought of food, shelter, and running away from predators.
The sun was beginning to set and I still hadn't found anything on Maunti. But then, there was a flicker of intelligent "movement" just outside my mind web. (This mind web was pretty much how far my mind extended) I quickly shifted my position and dived into the mind. Or rather, tried to dive into the mind.
I gasped as I "crashed" into a thick mind shield. I'd never encountered the problem and was stunned for a couple seconds. This gave the intelligent life form time to escape and I lost it.
There were humans who would hold up resistance, but I had always been able to get through to their minds. But this...this was different. I couldn't get in at all; the whole mind was protected by "armor". There was no way to get through from what little I had tried. I didn't think I would be able to penetrate the shield.
Already tired from searching for hours, I desperately tried to find the intelligent life form. I continued until I had just enough energy to get back to Dyari and the girls. I collapsed on the sand, my legs no longer able to support me.
"Faalan! Are you alright?" I wearily attempted to look at the person talking to me, but I didn't have enough energy to even lift my head. I knew it was Dyari though.
"I'm just really tired..." I mumbled, still trying to pick myself up from the ground.
"Faalan!" It was Yosa and Noiyra, though Noiyra had been the one to call my name. The younger girl knelt down to look into my face.
"Faalan?" She looked concerned as she examined my face.
"Yes Noiyra?" I answered.
"You okay?" Her eyes were wide and innocent.
"I'll be okay, I just need some rest." I felt Dyari supporting my shoulders, with Yosa getting my legs and Noiyra in the middle. I was too tired to complain that I didn't want to be picked up by them. Somewhere along the way as they carried me, I fell into a deep sleep.
AN: Gods, I am so bad at this... TTT isn't working out quite as well as MM...
Sighing, I levitated myself out to sea and began searching for human intelligence. After an hour, the closest I had gotten was dolphin and whale minds, but what thoughts I could decipher didn't help me to find Maunti.
Animal minds were simple, but sometimes hard to understand, since they were often bits and pieces of places. Some didn't remember much at all, and others only really thought of food, shelter, and running away from predators.
The sun was beginning to set and I still hadn't found anything on Maunti. But then, there was a flicker of intelligent "movement" just outside my mind web. (This mind web was pretty much how far my mind extended) I quickly shifted my position and dived into the mind. Or rather, tried to dive into the mind.
I gasped as I "crashed" into a thick mind shield. I'd never encountered the problem and was stunned for a couple seconds. This gave the intelligent life form time to escape and I lost it.
There were humans who would hold up resistance, but I had always been able to get through to their minds. But this...this was different. I couldn't get in at all; the whole mind was protected by "armor". There was no way to get through from what little I had tried. I didn't think I would be able to penetrate the shield.
Already tired from searching for hours, I desperately tried to find the intelligent life form. I continued until I had just enough energy to get back to Dyari and the girls. I collapsed on the sand, my legs no longer able to support me.
"Faalan! Are you alright?" I wearily attempted to look at the person talking to me, but I didn't have enough energy to even lift my head. I knew it was Dyari though.
"I'm just really tired..." I mumbled, still trying to pick myself up from the ground.
"Faalan!" It was Yosa and Noiyra, though Noiyra had been the one to call my name. The younger girl knelt down to look into my face.
"Faalan?" She looked concerned as she examined my face.
"Yes Noiyra?" I answered.
"You okay?" Her eyes were wide and innocent.
"I'll be okay, I just need some rest." I felt Dyari supporting my shoulders, with Yosa getting my legs and Noiyra in the middle. I was too tired to complain that I didn't want to be picked up by them. Somewhere along the way as they carried me, I fell into a deep sleep.
AN: Gods, I am so bad at this... TTT isn't working out quite as well as MM...
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