Ailiana (Onora)
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Lord of All That is Fuzzy
Remember to never eat a Hooblesnorflessness.
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Post by Ailiana (Onora) on Mar 16, 2007 20:36:15 GMT -5
I managed to relinquish a small, high pitched grunt. I could only stare at the man's dead body. Maybe he had had a lover, a child perhaps. And just because of one stupid move, not too different than the one I had just pulled, he had lost his life.
"I'm..." I wasn't alright. I wasn't just fine. Traumatized, maybe. Not fine. "Maybe... maybe we should go," I requested, wiping a trickle of sweat from my forehead. It certainly had no reason for being there; I had done no fighting.
Maybe we should go faster, I silently added.
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Kalia
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Post by Kalia on Mar 16, 2007 20:39:28 GMT -5
"No. We can't walk faster. We both need rest, but don't worry, your not Traumatized...Eventualy you'll get over it. I did." With that Kalia slid down a tree and wiped her knifes against the moss. "Give me five minutes. I'm out." Kalia closed her eyes. "Don't even think of going anywhere. And I'm sorry. Perhaps he had a life...but i don't let anyone harm me, or people in my circle."
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Ailiana (Onora)
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Lord of All That is Fuzzy
Remember to never eat a Hooblesnorflessness.
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Post by Ailiana (Onora) on Mar 16, 2007 20:45:15 GMT -5
Oh, she wouldn't have to worry about me going anywhere. No way was I wandering now. I leaned against a tree, hoping it's leaves might shade me from the ever-falling rain. No such luck.
I focused on taking deep breaths, on organizing my guilt. The smell of the rain laid down in my nostrils, and it eventually became a pleasing scent to me as they were categorized no longer with chaos, but with relaxation.
I wanted to stay like that forever. And I could have done it easily. Not moving, not worrying, not thinking.
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Kalia
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Post by Kalia on Mar 16, 2007 20:49:18 GMT -5
"Yes, please don't think...i can hear your everythought, and sence your every emotion..." Kalia whispered without opening her eyes. After ten minutes she got up. "Come on. We need to keep going. The smell of blood would atract many creatures." She offered her hand to Ailiana.
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Ailiana (Onora)
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Lord of All That is Fuzzy
Remember to never eat a Hooblesnorflessness.
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Post by Ailiana (Onora) on Mar 16, 2007 20:55:31 GMT -5
I hesitated. That hand meant roughly about ten different things to me. It meant friendship, trust, assistance.
Heartbreak.
I bit my lip. It was a stupid predicament; take the hand, and I wouldn't have to go through as much labor. Or I could leave the hand and keep going my own way.
I had come to realize, though, that my own way had plenty of road blocks. Nervously, I swallowed. What an idiot I must have looked in front of Kalia.
Slowly, I grasped her hand, using it to pull myself up straight. Quickly, though, I dropped her hand once more, motioning for her to lead the way while making it a point not to look her in the eye.
Why, not even I knew.
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Kalia
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Too stuborn to give in, too broken to care
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Post by Kalia on Mar 16, 2007 20:59:38 GMT -5
"Why does it mean heartbreak?"Kalia asked confused. "Anyhow, don't worry you're alright." She laughed, and whent forward. Cautiously picking her way through the swamp. "Don't worry. Every single person who trusted me had lived. Some even began to see their world colorful."
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Ailiana (Onora)
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Remember to never eat a Hooblesnorflessness.
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Post by Ailiana (Onora) on Mar 17, 2007 9:47:54 GMT -5
I shrugged, staring down at the ground as I walked on. I suddenly wished that I had remembered to take off my pack while we were resting; my shoulders were beginning to ache. Shivering at a burst of cold wind, I looked up and cleared my throat. It seemed as if there was a huge gap in the conversation, and it was my turn to fill it.
"...Thanks," I said slowly. "You know. For... saving me and whatnot."
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Kalia
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Post by Kalia on Mar 17, 2007 10:21:59 GMT -5
Kalia looked at Ailiana surprised. "Oh, your welcome! It wasn't much of a deal really...How ever, next time do what your told. Not always moves that you didn't mean to make might save you." She smiled. "But, don't worry as long as your with me your alright. So...Tell me about yourself."
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Ailiana (Onora)
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Post by Ailiana (Onora) on Mar 18, 2007 14:59:53 GMT -5
I wasn't used to obeying orders, really. I had always been given free rein; being able to do what I wanted, when I wanted.
But I pretended her command wasn't something new to me, shrugging lazily.
And now it was time to talk about myself. Easier said than done. "I..." Hm. Funny how I couldn't think of anything of interest. "I'm a relatively boring person overall. I draw. I sleep. I run. I don't know how to do a lot of things."
Now I threw the subject over to Kalia. "What about you?"
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Kalia
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Post by Kalia on Mar 18, 2007 15:02:37 GMT -5
Kalia looke over to Ailiana. "You can't hide much from me..."She reminded. "Me? Wel...I go here and there helping out with people. I love traveling and all...Don't realy remember my family." That was partioly true. She rememberd it, but just didn't want to talk about it.
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Ailiana (Onora)
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Post by Ailiana (Onora) on Mar 22, 2007 17:07:02 GMT -5
I shrugged, trying my hardest to hide my nosy personality. Everyone could remember something about their family. Try as I might, I could still remember my own family well enough. Even when I attempted to forget.
Clearing my throat, I glanced over at Kalia nervously, hoping that perhaps some of my thoughts would remain private. But I knew there would probably be no such luck.
"So..." I left the phrase open, waiting for her to complete the sentence.
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Kalia
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Too stuborn to give in, too broken to care
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Post by Kalia on Mar 26, 2007 17:30:01 GMT -5
Kalia looked Ailiana in the eyes and looked away. "So." Kalia said, a bit sharped then she inteded. "You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to." Kalia quickly added in. It made sence. Not every family is a perfect one. Kalia should know that.
(Sorry about the Delay)
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Ailiana (Onora)
Queen's Army
Lord of All That is Fuzzy
Remember to never eat a Hooblesnorflessness.
Posts: 244
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Post by Ailiana (Onora) on Mar 26, 2007 20:02:51 GMT -5
((ooc; no problem.))
I bit my lip, trying to get a rein on the thoughts galloping about in my head. But they continued on, oblivious to me attempts.
"It's just that..." I started. I didn't know what I was trying to say. Talk about family? "It's just sort of... weird. Knowing that you know something whether I say it or not. You know?"
The sentence sounded scrambled in my head. But I glanced at Kalia to see if she understood my meaning.
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Kalia
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Post by Kalia on Mar 27, 2007 4:21:02 GMT -5
Kalia laughed at the wording. "Yea, I know. Sometimes it can be a blessing...at times a curse, because you hear or sence more then you should and that could mean that something can be ruined. Yet it alows me to get to know someone, or the situation, better..." She said quitly, hatting to admit that.
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Ailiana (Onora)
Queen's Army
Lord of All That is Fuzzy
Remember to never eat a Hooblesnorflessness.
Posts: 244
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Post by Ailiana (Onora) on Mar 27, 2007 16:55:00 GMT -5
I began to dwell on the possiblities if I had been able to bear such a power in my own past. In Nicondae, I would have been able to distinguish friend from foe, and neglected from making the poor decisions already decided. With my mother... I would have known the answer to that unspoken question. Perhaps then my entire present would be totally different; if I had bothered to even ask the question in the first place.
I bit my lip. I probaby wouldn't have even been worth or thoughts or time; she'd have been worrying about something else. Anything but me.
Taking a deep breath, I set my shoulders back. All in the past, Ailiana. All in the past.
It was something I refused to dwell on. "So... the weather. Pretty gross, right?" I asked, hoping that if Kalia had heard my thoughts, she wouldn't comment on it. The last thing I wanted was pity.
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