Autumn's Beginning, Autumn's Breeze [2]

Val--

Sighing, I looked at Natan. He seemed to be asleep, and I began to wonder if he would be able to hear her.

Natan? I asked hesitantly, touching his cheek lightly with my fingers.

Natan-

Natan?

I stirred slightly. Or, thought i did. As it was, only my mind stirred, not my body.

Natan? Can you hear me?

Yes, came my weak response. Even mentally, i could not raise my voice higher than a whisper.

Val-

Oh dear, are you okay? I asked worriedly, holding tighter to his unconcious body simply out of fear for the concious voice.

>.< short

Natan-

I...i don't think so. What happened? All i can remember is teleporting back to you...

I let my 'voice' trail off, feeling utterly weak and exhausted. My whole body, as far as i could tell, ached horribly and even burned with a searing pain in some places, even in unconsciousness. I was glad for the smothering darkness which dulled my pain. I was not looking forward to waking, for i knew that with consciousness would come pain.

Val--

Um... I resisted the urge to tell him what had happened. I was sure he would be furious if he knew, and I knew his father was already upset enough.

Val, what happened? Natan's 'voice' was stern, and worried.

Your father...lost control.. I answered slowly, hoping he wouldn't get to upset.

Natan-

Everything came back in a flash. I remembered my father flinging Max and Val against the wall. I remembered tackling him and ordering the others out. I remembered getting hit with the spell that could've near killed me. I remembered the pain...

I 'sighed' weakly and gently eased what was left of my consciousness over Val's in what i hoped felt like a hug.

I'm just glad you're okay, I said softly.

*uhhhh.....*is lost!*

Alzz, we're all back in Verlmil at Nathaniel's house. Natan was hurt by his father and so we all came back to Verlmil (except Trent, who was left accidentally) so everyone's just sorta hanging around. More or less.

Okay...so where's Riley and Ariana?

Somewhere in the house. See if this helps...

Riley-

I sat with Ariana on a large chair in the living room, watching people move about. I wrapped my wings around her, feeling slightly uncomfortable when Bella came by and handed us a blanket and two pillows, apologizing for the lack of space. Ariana, however, thanked her with a smile.

"I don't suppose you're tired?" i asked, yawning.

A little...

Ariana

"Sorta...lets go back to my house, there's more room there."

*sorry....all i've got*

Riley-

I shrugged. "Alright. C'mon, let's go."

We got up and Ariana wrote a quick note to Bella explaining where we were. We slipped quietly out of the house and started towards Ariana's.

"Are you sure you want to face your parents without one of the others...? Won't they be mad...?" i asked nervously, my original confidence slowly fading.

Ariana

"They'll go 'is everyone alright?' and we'll say 'they're taking care of it.' and woosh, they'll be running right over."

"They won't ask what happened?"

"They'll know I'll jump around, they're gonna go right to uncle Nat, and then...then I'm in trouble."

Riley-

I laughed softly. "Well, perhaps we can avoid them tonight? It's pretty late and they're not expecting us. They're probably asleep."

Ha, yeah right.

We decided to go through the back once we saw a light on inside in the living room. We slipped through the door, into the kitchen, into the hallway...

"Ahem."

Ariana

I half moaned half squeed as I heard my dad's voice behind me. Turning around I smiled and threw myself at him. It never really struck me how much I missed him until now.

"Father!" I squeeled before tears started to form in my eyes, "I missed you so much!"