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Post by spyder on Jul 23, 2006 23:03:43 GMT -5
Spyder: Okay, I started this fanfic earlier but didn't like where it was heading but after some convincing from two certain people in an MSN convo (*coughcoughRaffiandAshcoughcough* XD) I decided to re-write it. So here's the prologue. Hope you like it!
Prologue - Rose Of Sharyn Jake's P.O.V [Flashback] (Jake [American Dragon] bounded up against a tree, defenceless, as Rose [Thorn] moves in for the kill) Thorn: It's over dragon! Say goodbye! A.D: Rose, no! Thorn: Wait, what did you call me? A.D: Rose. If you wanna say goodbye, say it to my human face (powers down revealing his human form, Jake) Jake: Rose, it's me Thorn: Jake? (Takes off mask revealing Rose) [End Flashback]
Numb and broken, Here I stand alone, Wondering what were The last words I said to you Hoping, praying that I'll find a way To turn back time, Can I turn back time?
In life, there's the way you planned, and the way it was meant to be...But why is it that the things you want, the things you hold close to, and wish to never depart, always have to be things falling away from you, in the psychological tug of war that is held between the decisions you make in life, and what is marked before you?
You know the battle you have fought, and just how strong the fight you put in the end, when it’s all over. You can distinguish a successful life between a failure. But when you look at every single second of life (that though seem pitiful and worthless at the time) and realize just how important every second you spent living, on God’s creation, and just how lucky you were to be alive…
But the real question is, was is it your will to make decisions in life that guided you, or did fate always play the bigger role, dictating the road you would travel for the remainder of your natural life…One thing is for certain, there is no certainty. No way you can know for sure…
You just have to hope for the best, and pick up the scraps that fall from the ashes of the fire burning inside you, from your mistakes, or simple loss or submission to fate, and hope that in the end…You will someday, move on…But the question is, will I? I'm really not too sure.
Ever since that day, those few failed, broken moments, now memories tattooed across the back of my mind, I'd felt like there was nothing. Nothing left in my life, no motive, no purpose, no particular reason to even be alive. Everyday would just roll by as I searched for an answer, or just something that change the way I felt inside, as I question the soul purpose behind each seemingly meaningless beat of my cold, weak heart.
Until one day, a part of me I guess just, gave up. The truth was, I really did have reason to be here and deep down I knew it too. But given what I was going through, they just at times seemed really hard to find. But I still had friends, I still had my family, and whether I liked it or not my destiny was still there and I knew I had to fulfil it. I couldn't just put it all behind because of a...Well, let's say a 'falling out' with another girl.
I'd mourned and wasted away enough. Now it was time to let go, and I know it seemed harsh to the only way to do that was to move on with my life and render Rose and the thing that had gone on between her and I as nothing more then a memory.
So despite what had happened I continued my dragon training, I picked up the pieces left from my life and carried on with it as best I could. I'd even meet a girl...
It had been two since I'd last seen Rose, since she'd left. That was when I first met Sharyn. I was fifteen, and even through that had passed, I still hadn't been able to let Rose go. I lied to myself everyday, acting as though it didn't bother me, not letting out any of the feelings I had inside.
So when we did meet and slowly established a close relationship I turned to her as I friend, releasing but a small part of the anguish been through over the years. Though little did I know, that by turning to her for solace, the friendship we'd established would grow to become something more then what we'd expected. It would go further then I'd imagined and though I was able to move on with my life, I would seal a completely different fate, one I hadn't ever bargained for or even expected and one that slowly proved in later years to be the biggest mistake of my life.
This is my story...
Spyder: Okay, I know it's kind of a bad start but that was just the intro, I will have the first chapter up very soon! Until then, what do you think so far?
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Post by Lucille Bluth on Jul 23, 2006 23:06:58 GMT -5
LISA LOVES LOVE TRIANGLES. 8D
Good start though! -thumbs up- ;D I also like your use of metaphors in the first paragraph, those always get to me. :D;
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Post by superdoglac on Jul 24, 2006 20:17:24 GMT -5
I love it! Please update soon!
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Post by redemption on Jul 24, 2006 21:22:02 GMT -5
Love triangles interest me. ;D
Do continue, Spyder, this is certainly very interesting! I wonder what happened with Sharyn...
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Post by charles finley. on Jul 25, 2006 17:12:23 GMT -5
Convincing Convinced you! :fup:
I never that we said for you to write it, welltoldyou to or less we will take riley or something like that...:fup:
Ok, ok, GO ON OR I WILL GRAB THE MUFFINS THAT WILL HURT YOU!!:fup:
-Ash
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Post by spyder on Jul 30, 2006 18:22:35 GMT -5
Liftromancememo: Well, thankyou for completely giving away the fact that this was going to be a love triangle. What’s wrong with you?! XD lol I guess it was kinda implied. Anyway, I’m glad you like it so far. Hope it lives up to your expectations.
superdoglac: Wow, thanks superdoglac! You really seem to like it. I hope you enjoy what’s coming up.
Redemption: Huh, people really seem to like love triangles XD Anyway, I’m glad you like it too, and yeah, hope it you enjoy what comes next.
AHR: Oh yeah whatever helps you and your ego sleep at night. Really though, I’m sorry but you couldn’t steal my dog if your hands were made of bacon! XD Well, nonetheless good to know you like it. I hope I did better then the other one (Cause I thought I did crap with that XD)
Anyway here’s Chapter 2 guys, and unlike the prologue I was able to get up to my more regular length of a couple of 1000 words with this one. The title pretty much says it all. Just one last issue that needs to be cleared up before we can start this story: How Jake met Sharyn and what happened between them. What is this slip, this ‘mistake’ Jake claims he made with her? You shall see. Anyway, hope you like the follow up (Let me have it if you don’t! XD) Chapter 1 – Numb And Broken Jake’s P.O.V [Flashback] “Oh, no, no, no!” I said almost jumping out of my skin when I saw the time “I’m gonna be late, again!” And I leapt out of bed and onto my feet, rushing to my cupboard and changing ready for school. I didn’t know what was with me recently. It felt like almost everyday I was late for school, and always ended up rushing and making it their real last minute. I guess it was all the sleep I was losing, just lying awake at night thinking about her, about Rose, and my life (and destiny for that matter) in general. “It’s been two years” I thought as I stuffed my belongings into my backup as fast as I could “Why can’t I just let her go?” I sighed and swung the strap over my shoulder, before grabbing my skateboard and riding off to school. Even though I was rushing, my mind wasn’t completely on the task of getting to school. A lot of it was elsewhere, stuck in the past, stuck in these feelings of regret and denial. I was 100% focused on everything I was doing that day. Which included when I made it to school and was running to day the school’s hall, trying to get to class before it was too late. But I wasn’t exactly watching where I was going, and neither was…she. As I was running down the hall I accidentally ran into over another girl who was coming from the other direction. We both realised this last second though and we both slowed down in time, just so we didn’t get injured. We still did make contact though, but only enough to cause us to drop the books/school supplies we were carrying in our hands. They are all spilt onto the floor, scattering in all directions. We both got down onto our knees and began to collect them back up again, almost immediately after having dropped them. “Sorry” the girl said to me and I glanced across at her to respond. She was my age, with long brown hair, tied back and falling down to her shoulders, and dark eyes, which a few of strands of hair from her fringe fell over. She brushed them out of the way as she trying to get her belongings together again. “It’s okay,” I said bending down to pick my things and help her with hers “It was my fault anyway. I should’ve been looking where I was going…I’m sorry, it’s just I’m kinda late today…Are you okay?” ”Yeah, I’m fine, and I know what you mean,” she replied, smiling “I’m Sharyn, by the way,’ she added “Hey,’ I replied “I’m Jake, nice to meet you!” ‘You too,” she said back and then we suddenly both jumped slightly at the sound of the school bell going off behind us and I became conscious of time once again. “Well, I better get going” I said grabbing up the last of my books “I guess, I’ll see you round sometime.” “Yeah,” she replied “Maybe I’ll catch you later…” ”Okay, bye!” and with that I then rushed off to join my class. I was already about 10 minutes or so late. The rest of the day dragged on slow and tediously. I copped it badly for being late again and I didn’t make things much better when I spent most of the time in class just staring off into space and not to paying attention to anything going on. I just couldn’t focus that; there was too much going on inside my mind. Too many thoughts and emotions for me to have to deal with right now. But I would once again, just try and put it behind me as best I could, and carry on with my life for what it was worth. Being the American Dragon. “Gramps?” I said after returning from school; walking slowly into the dark, empty shop “Gramps?” I repeated, until I eventually heard him call from upstairs “Jake?” he replied “Yeah gramps, it’s me,” I said “Come up here,” he continued “There’s something I need to tell you…” ”Okay…” I said, a little taken back and unsure of what he meant exactly, as I made my way up the stairs leading to the roof on which Gramps was waiting for me. He was standing there across from a girl. The girl I’d seen at school earlier, Sharyn. But what was she doing here? And what did have to do with us? “Jake, this is…” Gramps began “Hey! Sharyn right?” I cut in “Yeah, and you’re, Jake?” she replied “Yeah,” I said “Do you to know each other?” Gramps asked “Only since this morning,’ I replied, looking over at her sheepishly “Well, this makes this all a lot easy then,’ he continued “What do you mean gramps?” I replied “Well Jake, Sharyn is also a dragon…” “What she’s a…?” “What he’s a...? Sharyn and I both said at the same time, before looking over at each other in disbelief “Yes,” Gramps explained “Jake, Sharyn is a dragon, and Sharyn, Jake is a dragon. Sharyn was assigned to me by the dragon council to train, “Me?” I said stunned “But, I’m not ready to train a dragon” “You are the American Dragon Jake” Gramps continued “It’s in your blood to be a leader, and I will be there to help you along the way, until you pick it up and feel you can continue it alone. I am asking you, as your dragon master to her, as a favour to me and to the magical community. So what do you say?” “Alright,” I said eventually, before turning back to face Sharyn “Let’s Go!” [End Flashback]
So, that’s how I meet Sharyn, and overtime I would train her as a dragon (with help from Gramps of course) But it wasn’t too long before I picked up the whole Dragon Master thing and was able to tutor Sharyn alone. And over the years we soon became good friends, and after seeing each everyday (in school and after it during our training sessions) we formed a very close relationship. Until one day, I took it a step further then what I really wanted. I told her everything, everything I’d kept locked up inside of me all those years.
The Present Day (8 Years Later) [Flashback - Grand Equinox Hunt] (Jake [American Dragon] bounded up against a tree, defenceless, as Rose [Thorn] moves in for the kill) Thorn: It's over dragon! Say goodbye! A.D: Rose, no! Thorn: Wait, what did you call me? A.D: Rose. If you wanna say goodbye, say it to my human face (powers down revealing his human form, Jake) Jake: Rose, it's me Thorn: Jake? (Takes off mask revealing Rose) [End Flashback]
“Jake?” I heard Sharyn’s voice call, sounding like an echo, almost like she was far off in the distance “Jake?” she repeated and I suddenly snapped out of my daydream, and I saw her standing before me, in her dragon form, arms raised, as if waiting to combat something. Or maybe she had been. I looked down I saw I too was in dragon form. I shook my head in disappointment, I’d done it again. I’d been training Sharyn but had completely lost focus of what I was doing, yet again. Even to this day it was hard to stay focused on one task, my mind was just too…Distracted… “Oh yeah,’ I broke out eventually, before powering down into my human form “Uh, great job today but I think we should leave it at that…” and with that I turned away from her and walked over to the edge of the building, staring out upon the miles of buildings stretching upon the dark and starry horizon. I sighed in frustration in myself for not being able to get Rose out of my mind, for not being able to let go. I felt like I never would, It was pathetic. “Are you okay?” she asked, as she too powered back down into her human form and came over to me. “No…” I replied “No, I’m not. I mean, everything’s just so screwed up!” “What?” “I dunno; everything.” I replied walking over to the edge of the rooftop and staring over the skyscrapers stretching beyond the horizon “Just my life in general. I don’t think it will ever be the same again…” “Why, what happened?” “Look. Okay,’ I replied “I’ve never told you this before, but a few years back…I meet a girl…” ‘Oh…” Sharyn said “And?” “Well, she really was the girl of my dreams; I had been crushing on her for what felt like years and wanted more then anything to be with her…” “But?” Sharyn said, reading my next word. I sighed and took a deep breath before continuing “Well okay,” I continued “Over time, I found out that she wasn’t really who I thought she was. There was a lot more to her then what meet the eye…” “What?” Sharyn said for the second time “She was…” I said, trying to find the right words to describe what happened, but I couldn’t “She was my…” in the end I just gave up. “Look Jake,” she interrupted “You don’t have to talk about this if it’s too hard for you, I mean. I’ll understand if you…” ‘No,’ I cut in “It’s okay.” I cleared my throat before continuing yet again. Sharyn was right about one thing, this was hard for me. I’d never really spoken about this to anyone else before (Well actually I had. But I’ve never really goon deep enough to let “She turned out to be known as Thorn, a Huntsgirl, destined to slay me…The American Dragon…” “How, how did you know this?” Sharyn asked, sitting down opposite me and listening intently “I found this out a night of our school ski trip; she’d always had a birthmark in the shape of a dragon on her wrist and some of my friends had been suspicious about her after seeing some signs of evidence that I guess I missed or just didn’t want to believe. But I guess all along a part of me always knew…”
[Flashback] (Jake [American Dragon] has Rose [Thorn] pinned up against a tree by her Huntsclan attire with stalactites of ice) Thorn: Good ahead, finish the job! The Huntsclan will find you soon enough! Trust me A.D: Actually, I don’t (Jake moves in and removes the glove from her right hand, revealing her birthmark) A.D: They were right (Rose manages to break free and lands on her feet, showing the birthmark to Jake’s face) Thorn: Like it? It’s the mark of the Huntsclan. It assures me I was born to do one thing...Slay dragons! [End Flashback]
“Did she ever find out who you were?” Sharyn asked, her tone seemed to have softened and grown more serious as I continued “I was captured,” I began “Along with a few other magical creatures. We were all going to be ‘guests’ in the Huntsclan’s Grand Equinox Hunt, I was there for one reason: To be get slain by Huntsgirl. I can only vaguely remember what happened but, I’d been chained up against a tree and surrounded by fire as Huntsgirl began to move in for the kill. But before she did she hesitated, I think it was because she’d said to me earlier she saw something familiar in me, in my eyes. Anyway, one of the magical creatures, a leprechaun, was able to distract members of the Clan long enough for Silver, a mermaid to get the key and unlock the chains that were trapping me. Everything from their on was pretty out of control. The Huntsman tried to retreat his men, but as he was running off I took a shot at him from behind, and like an idiot I decided to taunt and be all c*cky about it afterwards. But that was just it that was my downfall. I let my guard down for a second and then next thing I knew I was bound upon against a tree by thick rope and the first thing I saw was the image of her, and that staff in her hands. At that time, I thought that would be the last thing I ever saw…” “Then what happened?” Sharyn asked, hanging off of my every word
[Flashback] (Jake [American Dragon] bounded up against a tree, defenceless, as Rose [Thorn] moves in for the kill) Thorn: It's over dragon! Say goodbye! A.D: Rose, no! Thorn: Wait, what did you call me? A.D: Rose. If you wanna say goodbye, say it to my human face (powers down revealing his human form, Jake) Jake: Rose, it's me Thorn: Jake? (Takes off mask revealing Rose) [End Flashback (That’s the last time I do that, I swear XD)]
“I had no choice” I continued “Out of desperation I screamed out her real name to stop her long enough for me to power out of my dragon form and show her who I was…” Sharyn looked over at me ”…And, and how did she take it?” Sharyn asked, looking to be in a state of shock from this story.
[Flashback] (Rose gets a determined look on her face and charges in, seemingly to slay Jake anyway. Jake grimaces his face, but when he opens his eyes again he sees that Rose really just cut the ropes, but is now running off in the distance.) Jake: Rose, wait! (The ropes binding Jake snag at his ankles and he trips before he can go after her) [End Flashback]
“There was so much I wanted her to know,” I said, looking down into my lap “So much I wanted to tell her and never got the chance to. And I was so confident that everything was going to turn out okay, that everything would have a happy ending. But now…” “Now, she’s gone,’ I added, my eyes beginning to sting “She went before I could even say goodbye…” “Hey Jake, its okay,” Sharyn said and she moved into closer and put her hand on my shoulder comfortingly. “Look,’ she said eventually, breaking the silence “If you love her that much, and your sure she feels the same way, then there should be no problems between and I’m sure she’ll come back. “You think?” I asked, pulling away from her slightly and looking into her eyes “Yeah,” she replied “You really seem to care for her, and if I were her, I wouldn’t want to let that go to waste…” And the next few moments well, it was almost like I had no control over what was happening. It didn’t feel like I was ‘all there’ and that every decision I made was just an act of instinct. So when she moved in closer to me and her lips brushed softly against mine, I didn’t hesitate when it came to returning the kiss. I don’t know that it was about that night or that moment, something about it just felt right as we held our warm bodies close together, despite the slightly chilly breeze caressing against our skin. But as I held my arms around her, and continued to gently kiss her soft lips, something in the back of my mind just went off, almost like a wake up call that suddenly made me fully aware off what I was doing, and then when things started to feel not so right when I realised I’d just been making out with one of my closest friends. I quickly broke the kiss and eased out of Sharyn’s arms, before something else I didn’t want happened. “What’s wrong?” she said, almost as if she could sense how I was feeling “I’d better go…” I said eventually, pulling away from her and got to my feet, heading out the door and back down the stairs. I sat upon the bottom step and cradled my face in my hands, ashamed with what I had done. All I did was turn to her as a friend for comfort, but little did I know that with that one move I would take our relationship a step further then I’d expected and we’d gotten a little closer then I would have wanted. I really felt bad for kissing her. Because I knew when I did it I felt nothing. I still had feelings for Rose and all I was trying to do was fill up the holes in my life made by things I’d lost. In other words, it felt like I was just trying to replace Rose, and I didn’t feel right for doing that to Sharyn. I just hope I hadn’t sent her the wrong message…
Spyder: Okay, now I know I’ve down that flashback from the Hunted three times in a row now but I’m just trying to establish the fact that Jake thinks he’s moved on and put this all behind him, when he really hasn’t. He still really misses Rose deep down. Anyway, I won’t be posting that flashback much anymore. I just needed it for the start really, but nonetheless, what do you guys think? Getting interesting so far? Next chapter we’ll get to see what Rose is up to, and well I guess I’ll give you a major hint with what may happen: There is a link between Sharyn being a dragon and Rose being Huntsgirl, and that’s all I’m saying (Hope I didn’t give anything away XD)
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Post by redemption on Jul 30, 2006 20:45:24 GMT -5
Well, well.... and so the plot thickens. Me like. ;D
And why do I think the link between Sharyn being a dragon and Rose being Huntsgirl is going to be a bad thing? Maybe it's just me....
Update soon! Can't wait for the next chapter!
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Post by spyder on Jul 30, 2006 21:10:49 GMT -5
Well, I gotta tell you Redemption. It's not just you..Anyway, glad you like it! I'll try and get the next chap up ASAP!
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Post by gojake on Jul 31, 2006 13:23:38 GMT -5
I was bored and i checked this out and whoa..... guh.... *drool* bhahahba
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DarkDragontc
Young Warrior Dragon
Coming back Shortly, Life has been changing a lot for me.
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Post by DarkDragontc on Jul 31, 2006 15:53:21 GMT -5
Nice Story! Update as soon you can! Take a look at and minds and see how good it is.
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Post by charles finley. on Jul 31, 2006 16:10:30 GMT -5
Riley..I will get him someday.. ;D...But I think I would rather have Chad's guitar...:fup:
XDXD
Updates soons ma friend!
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Post by spyder on Oct 25, 2006 7:36:44 GMT -5
Spyder: Thanks for your reviews guys! And sorry about the wait on the 2nd chapter. I hope it is worth it. But first off I forgot to mention one very important detail earlier, and that's that there is in fact a song called "Rose of Sharyn" by the band Killswitch Engage, I've posted a few of the lyrics into the prologue (in case you didn't notice) Anyway, I thought maybe you guys might be able to appreciate this story a bit more (or maybe at least get an idea of where I might be taking it) if you actually heard this song. I had a link as to where you could download it, but I've lost that so, here's the MV instead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgMsACFMIq8It is a heavy metal song, but please don't be turned off it just because of that. There are harmonies in the song too, and it does grow on you. Just give it time. But it's totally up to you if you want to hear it or not. Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the song "Rose of Sharyn" Chapter 2 - An Undying Truth (Rose's P.O.V)The last few years of my life had been...Well, a struggle to say the least. I had to make so many tough decisions that even though seemed like the right thing really started to change my life for the worst. Leaving Jake and my home wasn't easy but I knew it was something that had to be done. Ever since then I'd been training in a remote Huntsclan Academy, miles from anywhere that felt like my home. Continuing to follow my destiny was another hard decision I had to make. But the bottom line was I had to do this, this was my destiny, and with Jake out of the picture things would probably be much easier. I never had to worry about being forced to slay him again, in a way, everything had work out...Fine. But really, if that was the case why did I still feel as though something was wrong? I mean, I'm twenty three years old and I still haven't slain my first dragon. I felt like I never could after what happened between Jake and I. I'd tried to put it behind me and focus on "perfecting" my new life, but it was hopeless. I just wanted things back the way they were before. I just wanted things back to...Normal. Whatever that was. "Huntsgirl, are you paying attention?" I heard my master's low cold voice crawl through my ear. I'd lost focus again, while Huntsmaster had been talking to me, discussing a new plan of attack upon our main prey, our main focus and purpose...Dragons. "You better make sure you don't miss out on anything too important" my master's voice continued to snarl, sounding irritated about my lack of concentration "You afterall, could use this kind of information." "And what's that supposed to mean?" I shot back hotly "There is a dragon in New York," Huntsmaster replied, his expression and emotions not changing even after what I'd said "Another American Dragon. It hasn't had too much experience in battle and should therefore be vunerable. We want you to slay it. Slay it and join us." "Okay," I said "When do I leave?" "Imediately" he replied, still with no emotion in his voice whatsoever "And this time there is no room for error. You are not to return here until that dragon is slain, do you understand?" he added coldly. "I understand," I replied, unsure of how to feel. I was returning to my home. This should've been one of the happiest days I'd had over the past decade, but something about it felt wrong. It saddened me to realise that in a cruel twist of irony the one thing that drove me away from New York would be the exact same thing that drew me back. A dragon. My destiny. A dragon, and my destiny. Those two never made a good mix and seemed to only ever ammount to one thing. I just hoped this time would be different, I just hoped this time I'd be able to bite my tongue and do it. Finished. Over. Simple as that. At first the thought of going back to New York excited me, I had cheerful thoughts of returning home and finding it exactly the way I'd left it. Maybe even meeting Jake too and hearing him tell me that he loved me and didnt' care that I was his mortal enemy. He still wanted to be with me... But after what I'm about to do I don't think I'd be able to even face Jake again, let alone tell him how I feel. By killing another dragon. How would that make Jake feel? Because one thing was for certain, if he'd never met me he may have very well not been alive today.
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Post by redemption on Oct 25, 2006 14:11:54 GMT -5
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I must bow down and worship you, Spyder. This was awesome. XD
Update soon!
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Post by charles finley. on Oct 26, 2006 20:46:05 GMT -5
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Your board ish like ALL the way down and it takes foreva to get to teh board. XD
You are such an awsome writer. I totally envy you know more than eva! XD updateorfacetheinsanewrathofthisparindonainsane12yearold XD
-Ash
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Post by spyder on Dec 30, 2006 19:40:46 GMT -5
Redemption: XD Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I didn't think it would come out so well seeing as I did most of it at like 2 in the morning on a pad and paper XD Ash: As usual, I'm not so worried XD Anyway, glad you like it! I'll try to update ASAP (and the same goes for TTMNC XD)
Here's the new chapter!
Chapter 3 – Shadows Of Our Past (Jake’s P.O.V) Dawn felt like it had broken the moment my head hit the pillow, and it wasn’t long before strong sunlight was blazing though my window and searing my eyes. I held them shut tightly, trying to return to sleep, or maybe just trying to reject the fact that it was morning all together. I’d wanted every second of the night to last, last night. After what had happened between Sharyn and I, there were some things I really needed to think through. But really, all I seemed to do was spend every waking moment staring against the bare, dull ceiling of my bedroom roof, hoping, wishing…Praying, even that I could find a way turn back time, that I could find a way to make this all right.
But wishing that I’d been able to see past one mistake only lead me back to another, until before I knew it I was reliving every wrong turn, every bump in the road, every downfall of my life… And they all lead back to one thing... Or should I say, person?
Rose, there she lay, forever in my heart and forever plagued upon my mind. I looked across at the tattered, worn photograph lying on my nightstand. She would’ve changed a lot since then, but despite that, even though I lived in the body of someone in their early twenties my mind was still consumed by the thirteen year old boy I’d once been. Just living life happily, completely unaware of what was about to happen to him. How I just wished I could be back in that place, instead here in the present, in the mess I’d pulled myself into. The mess I’d have to clean up alone.
I casted my eyes away from the photo and returned to reality, my mind soon once again brimming with thoughts helplessness, unsure of what do, struggling to find their way through the consuming feelings of uncertainty and helplessness. Honestly, I didn’t know what I could do to get myself of this situation, but I had to try before Sharyn tried to take anything further.
I had kissed her, but I wasn’t sure if that was really what I wanted. All I did was turn to a friend for comfort, I didn’t expect anything to happen. Well, not that much anyway. I had to tell her the truth; I had to tell her how I really felt, and how it was I really felt for.
I really hope Sharyn had taken what happened last night too seriously, though I can’t really blame her if she did. I’d completely sent her the wrong message. I sighed in disappointment and walked over to the window of the bedroom in my apartment. Staring out upon the streets, the streets that once felt like home to me but now I saw them as what they really were. Busy, bustling and hectic, places of loss of gain, of separation; millions of people surrounded you, but none of them really seemed to care, not one person in the crowd was someone you could turn to in times like this.
I hope Sharyn could understand my reasons for doing what I did, and that we could still be friends. I hated myself for risking our relationship like that, and what for? Just because I’m too pathetic to let go of someone who is once a part of life years ago? I sighed again, and turned away from the window, heading over to my dresser before changing, slipping out into the kitchen and grabbing the phone.
I punched Sharyn’s number in, after pulling the phone from the hook and held it to my ear, each ring echoing through my brain like a distant voice. Until eventually there was a click, as she picked it up from the other end.
“Hello?” she said from the other line “Hey Sharyn…” I replied nervously “It’s Jake…” “Oh… Hi.” She replied suddenly sounding a bit under confident herself “Listen, we really need to talk…” I broke out eventually ”Yeah… You’re right.” She replied “Meet me at the café downstairs from my place in about 30 minutes?” I said after a moment or two of pausing “Sure, I’ll see you in a sec.” she said “Alright, see you then,” I said back, hanging up the phone. I held my face in my hands, still feeling ashamed after what I’d done. The worst part of it all was that Sharyn sounded like last night had meant something to her, and that she thought this was actually going somewhere. I felt like the lowest person in the world right now. I grabbed my jacket and headed out the apartment door looking it as I went through. “Well,” I said, stopping at the top of the stairs “Get ready to break her heart…”
Rose’s P.O.V “Here I am,” I said to myself as I sat atop an apartment block’s roof, gazing upon the city that stretched for miles. “New York City…Home…”
I continued to make my way along the miles of rooftops, dressed in my Huntsclan uniform with my staff strapped to my back. I was here for one task and one only. The faster I got it done the better in my opinion.
I couldn’t stand the sight of this city anymore, too many memories, and not the kind that made me feel better. I stopped briefly and stared up into the clear sky, searching for any signs of movement, particular from a dragon flying through the air. But there was nothing. I couldn’t find it anywhere.
I pulled myself down the fire escape and landed in a dark alleyway between two buildings. I stared around, not too sure of what I was looking for.
“Where are you?” I breathed to myself, but suddenly dove out of the way and snuck behind an industrial trash dumpster when I heard the sound of footsteps coming right by me. There were a few of them, I pressed my back hard against the edge of the dumpster, staying as still as possible. As I heard the footsteps slow, before eventually being followed by the sliding of some automatic doors as they made there way into one of the buildings.
“Well alright,” I breathed to myself after pausing for awhile “where ever you are. You’ve got to come out sometime, and I don’t mind waiting.” Jake’s P.O.V “So,” Sharyn said from the other side of the table “What’s up?” I think she already had an idea. I ran my hand reluctantly through my hair before finally answered “It’s about last night,” I began nervously. “Oh yeah,” she replied “What about it?” ”Well, first off,” I continued “I just wanted to say thanks for being there for me, you’ve been a great student over the past few years and last night you really acted as a great friend.”
“That’s okay,” she replied “You’ve been a great trainer to me, and I was just helping you the same way you’d been helping me.” “Yeah…” I said “The problem is though,” I continued “I got a lot more then I really expected, and a lot more then I could handle.” “What do you mean?” she asked
“Look, I hate to say this Sharyn,” I said slowly, trying to figure out a way of saying this nicely “everything last night, even if I did it initiate it, it really wasn’t what I wanted… I’m sorry Sharyn, but I’m still in love with Rose. Last night was just like, a release I guess…” “So you’re saying that everything that happened last night meant nothing to you, and you were just using me to get over some pathetic crush you had what... ten years ago?” Sharyn said, not sounding too impressed. I swallowed before responding “Yes”
That was when Sharyn drew her hand out and slapped me hard across the face. After holding a hand to my stinging check and glancing around the room I noticed we were attracting the eyes of a few other people in the building. “Okay, I probably deserved that,” I replied sheepishly, returning my attention to Sharyn who grabbed her jacket and angrily made her way over to the door swinging it open and stepping half out before stopping to turn and face me again, adding a few words to go with her actions.
“I still can’t believe that after all the years that have gone by, you still haven’t let this go…” I didn’t say anything, just stared back at her with a hurt look. I know after what had happened to her I had know right to feel hurt, but still she didn’t understand. I really felt for Rose, I’d been trying to let it go for a long time now, it’s not like I never made an effort.
“I’ll tell you what,” she continued, opening the door and stepping half out it “Why don’t you call me when you’ve got a life in the present. Maybe then I’ll accept an apology” and with that she slammed the door, storming out. I introduced my head to the table in frustration, leaving it there for a moment or too, just sitting in shame and self hatred, totally aware of the fact that we’d attracted the viewing of over half the café. “Well,” I said to myself “At least there’s no way that could’ve gone worse.” But I was wrong.
Sharyn’s P.O.V. I stormed out of the café, my jacket slung over my shoulder, fuming, yet my eyes stinging I wasn’t sure why. I guess was just really hurt by what Jake had done. I thought I could trust him, yet he went right ahead and just used me to try and get over some strange obsession he was having with a girl he hadn’t seen for years on end.
Sure, I understood that he was in love with her, but it still seemed a bit odd. I stood outside on the streets in the early morning, staring up in the sky and seeing darkness clouding over the sun as rain began to fall.
“Sharyn!” I heard Jake’s voice call from inside the café; I didn’t turn to face him. Instead I kept on walking, and rather then going down the right I took a detour through the alleyway and powered up into my dragon form, getting ready to fly off away from Jake and back him, hopefully to try and get this off my mind.
But as I took off into the air I saw a series of bricks suddenly explode and tumble to the ground a few feet across from me. “What the?” I said, noticing this and suddenly pulling back down to the ground where the bricks had fallen and examined them, wondering what had happened.
“Well, look who it is” said a voice from behind me; a female’s voice, with an angry, intimidating tone to it. “What?” I said, turning around to see who had spoken; and there I saw them in black robes that were plastered to their skin from the rain, with bright, but raging blue eyes and a long strand of blonde hair hanging from her head in a braid. It was a Huntsclan member, holding the staff she had just used to blast the bricks and grab my attention. She was armed and ready, for me.
I tried to move out of her way, but she was far too quick for me. She hit me hard and fast with a kick in the chest knocking senseless against the ground. I collapsed in a head, and held my head where I had it. “Sorry about that” she said “We were never probably introduced” and she lashed at me again, cracking me in the side of the head with another kick. “I am Huntsgirl, but don’t worry about remembering it. You won’t need to for much longer...”
I grabbed onto the brick wall dazed, trying to pull myself up again. But when I finally did she just kicked out my legs from behind sending me to the ground once more; and after that I almost felt as though I was only half conscious. I was dizzy, my eyes were heavy and my arms and legs suddenly grew heavier. I must’ve hit my head when I fell.
The Huntsgirl then grabbed a hold of her staff (which she’d had strapped to her back the entire time) and pointed it at me, ready to drive it right into my heart. I was done for. “Well dragon, any last words?” she said
It was at that moment that I looked across, still dazed from her attack and saw Jake running over. Not in his dragon form, but in his human form. He was wearing a hooded jacket that covered a large proportion of his face. His hair had also gotten wet in the rain and fallen over his eyes, making his face harder to distinguish.
He immediately ran over and kicked at the Huntsgirl’s hands taken her by surprise and sending her staff flying. She tried to retaliate with a kick, but Jake caught it and tripped up her other leg slamming her onto her back. She pulled herself up quickly and threw a quick punch at Jake, which he blocked and tried to twist her arm behind her back, but she caught him in the jaw with an elbow and kicked him hard in the stomach as he collapsed up against the wall.
She moved in again, trying to take advantage of a fallen Jake, but he suddenly revealed in his hands the staff he’d knocked out of hers just moments ago. He pointed it at her, stopping her from getting any closer and she slowly backed off when she noticed Jake had it. A look of frustration crawled across her face, and she turned to face me.
“Next time you won’t be so lucky,” she said, before pulling herself up a fire escape and on top of a building making her way off. “Are you okay?” Jake asked, pulling himself back to his feet and dusting off his shirt. “Yeah, I’m fine,” I replied, clumsily standing up with the help of the wall once more “Who was that?” I added But Jake didn’t reply, he just stared off into the distance with a blank expression on his face as though he was trying to figure something out. “Do you know…?” I asked again, but he still didn’t respond “Jake?”
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