This a continuation of take 2..hence take 3Anyways....read the last few post on take 2 before you post here so you know what's going on, I tried to sum it up on one of the last post on take2 so you guys can understand what's going on. Enjoy and let your imaginations run wild..no really..please...post here...the story has to be continued!!!!!!!!! So...POST HERE!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!
Last edited by piglover4551; July 10th, 2006 at 12:51 AM.
gosh, new thread! i still haven't finished reading the old one
My will power is gone.......this is where the story was left off...and now...it WILL continue...mwa hahaha mwa hahah mwa hhha..ok..anywaysMaerad hastily replied," You shouldn't be apoligizing,it's my fault we were arguing to begin with, I just--"
She was cut off as Cadvan walked around the fire to her,held her hands and pulled her close to him, he leaned over slighlty and then..........
Cadvan was just about to passionately kiss her when Hem came storming out of the forest. Mearad and Cadvan flew apart before Hem even noticed anything.
"Oh I'm the stupid one, am I??!!!!Hem screamed furiously at no one stomping out in a rage.
Maerad full of concern went over to see what had happened. " Hem, whats wrong?"She asked gently.
"The stupid horses think that I'm stupid because I can't find the water! And then the actually told me I was privelged to be in theirpresence!!Stupid horses!! Who needs them anyways!!"Hem yelled letting out all of his pent up frustration and rage.
Maerad and Cadvan both exchanged glances and looked at Hem in concern, Imi and Darsor would never say such hurtful things. They were proud, but arrogant, no. Maeard stayed and soothed Hem until he clamed down then she managed to get him to fall asleep while Cadvan went to talk to Imi and Darsor. A while later Cadvan apeared back at the camp fire. Maerad sent him a questioning look.He told Mearad what Imi and Darsor had told him. They said they were joking around with him and he took it far to serious and wouldn't listen when they tried to apoligize. Hem then insulted them and called them worthless as cattle and they told him that he was lucky to be in there presence, not the other way around. Maerad went and apoligized to her friends for her brother's rudeness. They told her not to worry, they knew he was still young and had much to learn. Maerad went back to the camp. Maerad still concerned lay down knowing she would have to talk to Hem in the morning and he would have to apoligize to Imi and Darsor. Maerad knew it would be hard for him, but he would have to. How else would they travel? All the thoughts and more were soon forgotten as see drifted into sleep.
Maerad and Hem fell into sleep easily and quickly. Cadvan wished he was as lucky. His head was full of thoughts. He wondered if he and Maerad would ever have time alone. How did she feel about him? Did she love him as he loved her? Did she know how he felt for her? And for that matter how would she react if she did?! Cadvan's head buzzing with thoughts was making him feel if he was about to reach insanity. But then, to tired to think anymore, he slept.
But his sleep was not a peaceful one. He was full of panic, grief, and worry. But yet he did not know why. He opened his eyes, around him he saw the body of Hem. He had not know him long, but he was Maerad's sister, and he knew she would neve recover from this. Then at the edge of the forest Imi and Darsor's bodies lay. Darsor was one of his best and truest friends. They had been through so much together, he didn't know how he could go on without him. Then he saw Imi's body. She was a great horse as well, he would miss them both beyond belief. He felt such much agony that he didn't think it was possible. He finally stood up, and surveyed the camp once more. Then he realized, Maerad, Maerad was gone.
Fury such as he had never known rose up inside him. He cursed him self for not seeing she was gone sooner, every second was precious. He looked around for clues or hints to who or what had taken her and where. He saw in the dirt obvious markings of where she was dragged away. She might live yet, he told himself, hoping with all his heart that it was true.
He followed the markings through the woods at the fastest pace possible. He had been following these tracks for hours now. How much longer could these creatures, whatever they were, keep going? Then he looked ahead. He saw her. But he was not relieved as he should have been. Something was terribly wrong and he knew it. He sprinted over to her where her body lay bruised and bloody againist a giant oak. He knelt down and held her body to him. And that was when he realized, he realized that, Maerad was dead. NO!!!! he thought! It isn't possible, she can't die! After all they had been though, after everything he had been through, he could not face to lose her. He could not, would not excpet that she was dead. He held her body and talked to her, telling her,"wake up, everything will be okay now." But she did not stir. He was waiting for her to awake, but she would never wake again. Then, beside him appeared Ardina.
"Ardina!" he cried out, "wake her from her sleep Ardina! Wake her, I know you have the power!" But Ardina said nothing, and a tear fell from her brimming eyes to the ground.
"I can do nothing, she is gone Cadavn, gone to us all now,"Ardina murmured fighting back sobs and many tears.
And then Cadvan realized, why would Ardina lie to him, she had no reason to, she loved Maerad, my daughter she had called her, he knew she would do everything possible to save her. And that is when he accepted the truth. Maeard was dead, and there was nothing he could do to save her now. Grieaf and despair beyond belief filled him, magnified a thousand times from when he had lost Hem, Imi, and Darsor. But then he rejected the truth.
"NO!!!!!! she's not dead I love her, I can save her! Help me save her! Help me! I can't lose her! I can't, SHE IS ALL I HAVE AND I LOVE HER!" He screamed these last sentences aloud so that Maerad awoke realizing Cadvan was dreaming, or having a nightmare rather.
He still loves her. He still loves Cederin, and he will never overcome that and love meshe thought bitterlyHow could I think he loved me, what was I thinking? He is my teacher, and I am but his student and friend. And that is all we shall ever beshe thought these words more bitterly than the first. She did not want to except what she had thought, but she knew she would have to.
Realizing that she had forgotten all about Cadvan she ran over to him to wake him from his nightmares.
He opened his eyes and saw Maerad's gentle loving face. But when he looked in her eyes he saw what she had been thinking, or part at least. That he was her teacher and friend, but nothing esle. And that it never would be more. This hurt him more than anything else he could ever imagine.
"Are you all right?" Maeard asked, "I heard you screaming in your sleep and woke you."
How much had she heardhe wondered, did she now know his true fellings, that he loved her and that she was his life?But these thoughts were quickly pusehd aside from his mind. She's alive. She's alive!he thought with the greatest joy in all his life.Even if she does not love me, she is alivebut this thought did not cheer him up at all. For without her love she felt dead to him.
Maerad saw how worried and confused he looked and said,"What's wrong Cadvan? Tell me what's wrong, you can tell me anything you know."
I cannot thought Cadvan frustratedI love you and cannot tell you for you do not love me, but she almost let me kiss her before, why would she allow that if I was just a teacher and friend to her? Perhaps she didn't know how to react, yes, that must be it he thought
Maerad saw all the worry on his face why won't he answer me, he is ashamed, that must be it, to ashamed to talk to me about Cederin because he must know how I feel about himshe thought quickly but, why did he, I thought he was going to kiss me before, but, he hasn't spoke of it since, maybe he was confused, maybe he is as confused as I am
She spoke again summoning all of her power to do so,"Cadvan tell me what happened." She spoke with authority and it was not a request, but more of an order. I WON'T be kept in the dark any longer she thought.
"Cadvan, tell me what you are keeping from me, last time you kept your secrets from me it almost ruined our friendships and bond as teacher and student, .......and my trust,"she added speaking softer than before.
She is righthe thoughtlast time I almost lost her, but I can't tell her this. I WON'T tell her this, because it will ruin our friendship. But, if I refuse to tell her she well never forgive me, and then she would still be lost to me.He was starting to sweat now But if I told her how I feel, what would she say, would would she do? It's better to try and lose than to refuse her question and lose heranyways. Maybe she will get over it eventually. His thoguhts were streaming through his head at remarkable speads.But I won't, I love her, and I will always love her.
Maerad was staring deeply into his face, she saw worry, dispair, and hurt. But she knew from the look he gave her that he was not going to tell her. She gave him one last desperate look, he looked into her eys then looked away, ashamed. She stood up, started to roll up her pack and gather her belongings. She walked over to Imi and confided in her her feelings, desires, and hopes. She had added her packs to Imi's load and was about to walk away to awake Hem. But then Imi told her to stop.
You know not what you are doing,"Imi told her.
"I know very well what I am doing!" Maerad snapped back at her." I love him, but he will never love me that way, he can't even reveal his secrets to me. There is nothing here for me now." Tears streamed down her face.
"How do you know Cadvan does not fell for you as you do for him?" She asked gently.
" I, he...if he loved me he would not hide from me! If he loved me, he would--"
"Maerad, go to him, do not question him, just go to him and comfort him, trust me,"Imi told her her voice more sure than it had ever been. Maerad started to agrue back with her when Imi stopped her," When have I ever lied to you, given you false hopes, I love you Maerad, you are my greatest friend."
Maerad knew not how to reply to this.
"Go to him Maerad," came Imi's soothing voice.
Maerad had no other idea of what to do, she did not want to lose him, so she went to him. He was sitting at the other edge of the woods, a tear fell down from his face towards the ground.I have lost her, I have lost her, what will I do now, I have nothing to live for, she is gone and will never forgive me nowhis thoughts were interuppted by a warm hand on his shoulder.
Maerad stood over him and then sat down beside him.
"I'm here," she whispered mustering up all of her courage to speak these two simple words.
Cadvan turned, he looked at her, She didn't leave, why didn't she leave me? Why would she stay, even after I refused to tell her my secrets?
Cadvan spoke," Maerad, why have you not left?"
Maerad's head was spinning, Does he want me to leave??!!! Why did I ever have to go and listen to Imi in the first place!????Even though I came back, he doesn't realize I love him, he never will, her fingers twitched in her lap, she had to hold her hands in a fist to stop the twitching.Well, then I shall go then, and spare him my inflicting companyshe thought full or anger and lost hope. She got up, Cadvan did not move, not even a finger. She walked slowly as if to her death over to Imi .
"I tried Imi, I tired, he does not care,"Maerad sobbed to her.
Imi replied,"He does care, he simply doen not wish to hurt you."
"Hurt me?? Hurt me!! WEll,it's a little late for that isn't it! Incase you haven't notice I AM hurt!!!Besides, how would you know what Cadvan wants or feels, he hasn't been talking to you, I would have seen him!" Maerad yelled at Imi.
"You forget to easily that Cadvan confides him self in Darsor and trusts him with his life, and....that Darsor and I tell each other almost everything,"Imi said with amusement.
"But, what, I--, but you said that, no, I mean, I just,"Maerad stuttered as she had no idea what to say to that. Then a thought struck her.
"But that means, that, if, if Darsor tells you how Cadvan feels, that you told him what I told you?!!!!!"Maerad yelled to Imi.
"Hmm.....about time you figured it out,"Imi added with humor in her voice.
But suddenly Maerad forgot her secrets, she wanted to know Cadvan's.
"What did he say, what did Cadvan say, I need to kno Imi, I HAVE to know!"Yelled Maerad at Imi.
Imi paused, a slilenced followed. "He, well, he loves you Maerad."
"I know he loves me, I'm his best friend and student, tell me the secret he wouldn't tell me. Tell me that secret!" Maerad added hastily.
"no, Maerad, he does love you as a student, and as a friend as well. But the love he feels for you is more than that,"Imi stopped waiting for her response.
"But, no, you , he doesn't he. he loves Cederin still, he doesn't love me. The dream, he had the dream about her death, you saw, you saw how much he loved her!!" Maerad added feeling confused and lost.
"Maerad, who ever said the dream was about Cederin?"Imi asked.
"Well, who was it then? Are you sure, who else would it be? I didn't know of any other love he had. You must be wrong Imi.'
"I am not wrong, Cadvan told Darsor all about his dream, the one he loved who died, the one he loved more than any other was you."
Maerad stared back at Imi unsure of what to say or do but, he doesn't, all those times, I...he ..but...no...I can't get my hopes upshe said sadly.
"oh don't look so amazed and full of disbelief Maerad, he loves you, and you love him, what more can you want, his love is true, and real, he loves YOU Maerad!"Imi screamed.
Maerad sat down on the ground, not sure if she had the strength to stand anymore.
While she had been talking to Imi, Cadvan had been talking to Darsor.
"What is wrong with you?" Darsor yelled at Cadvan," You love her, tell her you love her!"
"I can't," mumbled Cadvan under his breath.
"Why not?" asked Darsor ready to explode.
"she-because, I , I just can't."Cadvan screamed to Darsor, "becuase, becuase she doesn't, doesn't love me."
"And where did you get that foolish idea?"Darsor asked with humor in his vioce as Imi's had had.
"What?"aked Cadvan suprised,"WEll, I wasn't sure till I saw it in her eyes earilier, it couldn't have been clearer."
"Ah, but you didn't know what she was thinking then, what she was going through."
"Who does!? I will never know, all I know was that she never would love me as I would her!"
"Imi knows actually, oh don't look so suprised," he added when he saw Cadvan's face,"it's funny, Imi said you would react just like that...hmp..anyways...Maeard tells Imi everything, as you tell me."
"so.....but....that means..you....tell me what you know Darsor!"
And he did. He told her of Maerad's love from him and how she feared he loved Cederin still and would never love her. How she thought he was dreaming about Cederin and that it comfirmed her thoughts that Cadvan loved her still. And how she thought she wanted her to leave.
Cadvan couldn't absorb it all at once. He mind was spinning, I have to tell her, I have tohe thought determined.
"ah, but she already knows," Darsor added.
"hm....wait..WHAT??!!!!! YOU JUST SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW---"
Darsor interupted him before he could get any further,"Use your brain Cadvan! Surely if I was going to tell you how Maerad felt, Imi would want to tell Maerad how you felt as well."
Cadvan's mind was soaring now,She knows then, she knows I love her, but what if she doesn't believe Imi, what if --but then--I could--but if she--
He stopped all the thoughts in his head and looked over to where Maerad stood talking to Imi, he face hidden. He watched her, she was angry and suprised he could tell as he was with Darsor. Then, she calmed, and her face was covered with disbeilief and hope. Then she sat down on the ground.
Cavdan walked over to her now. She didn't show signs of noticing his approach at all, she didn't turn around, look up, or move an inch. Cadvan sat down beside her. For a while they just sat there. Then, Maerad's eyes were filled and brimming with tears, one stray tear betrayed her and trickeled down her cheek. Cadvan saw it right away, but no longer was he worried if his love was shared. He reached out and gently wiped away the tear from her face. He held her face in his hands and looked into her eyes.
"Maerad, I love you, I think I always have, since the day I meet you, I love you Maerad, and I always will."
Maerad looking back into his eyes, saw for her self that his love was true.
Now the tears she had been holding back poured out of her eyes. " I love you too Cadvan, I love you."
Then Cadvan sitting in front of her now, still cupping his hands around her face, slowly leaned in towards her. Maerad allowed herself to feel his love and not deny her own. She leaned towards him as well. Cadvan kissed her so passionately she felt as if she was the only person alive. Then there was a rustling behind them and the reluctantly broke off their kiss. Hem!!! Hem was rusteling around in his blankets making the noise. Seeing they were in no danger, other than the fact that if Hem woke up they would neve hear the end of it; the kissed each other swiftly, luckily, right before Hem woke up. Both were wondering when they could have some privacy! They couldn't even kiss with out problems. But that wasn't a problem now, because they both loved each other and they knew it, that was all that mattered now.
Last edited by piglover4551; July 10th, 2006 at 12:50 AM.
obviously i have some issues when it somes to having things way to longanyways....i have 2 go now, my brain hurts after all that!
sorry bout the spelling misstakes..i went back and edited it,..but i'm sure i still missed plenty....when ever i type i always screw up the spelling
im very impresed, u've written a short story! lolIt was really gd, nd i hope sumthin like that happens in nxt bk! (im also glad to know im nt the only insane one here)
hahah...yea...I've mentioned on several occassions that I'm insane, so ure not alone!lol
nice...
wouldn't it be so funny if this happened:
Cadvan walked around the fire to her,held her hands and pulled her close to him, he leaned over slighlty and then.....farted.
"oops, i think i had too much beans for lunch"
um.....that would be interesting.......
woah. I think I'll stick with the kissing though elednor!lol
that was really good piglover...once I have got a spark of brain power-I shall contribute!
yes!!! Have a spark soon!!!!!lol
my brain is searching for flint and tinder...
lol
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