Aizis~
"Aizis, slow down!" Alek's strangled voice floated up from behind me, "you really shouldn't run yet!"
"Catch me if you can slowpoke!" I yelled, laughing as I sprinted down the hallway.
"Really Aizis, you're gonna hurt yourself!"
"Don't worry, I'll be fi- AUGH!" I shreiked as I fell and tumbled into a wall. Damn leg...
"AIZIS WHAT DID I TELL YOU OH MY GOD WE SHOULD GET YOU TO A DOCTOR MY LORD WHAT IF THEY HAVE TO CUT IT OFF NO WAIT DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT AHH!" Alek burst out as he crashed to a stop next to me. I sighed through the pain in my leg, and tried to push myself up; my leg hurt so bad!
"Hush, I'm fine." I gasped out through my teeth. Urgh, why didn't I listen to him?
"Aizis, you idiot... you're pretty obviously NOT fine." Alek shook his head. "Up you go, I guess" he reached down, and hooked his arm around my waist.
"Ah!" I yelped as he scooped me up in his arms.
/play it cool Aizis.../
Obviously my brain and my face didn't agree; I could feel my traitor cheeks turningA red that would make tomatos jealous.
"There. Now let's get you to the doctors and..."
"No." I mumbled into his shirt. "No doctors."
"Uh.. then where to? I guess..." He shifted me up a bit, thankfully taking care not to jostle my leg.
"Let's go to the library!"
"The.. library?"
"ONWARD, SUGARCUBE! The library!"
Alek walked on toward the library, and my little aizis brain decided I should enjoy myself why it lasted. So I threw my arms around his neck, and pulled us closer.
/I feel like a princess. I'm fucking princess Aizis, bow down to me my subjects or I'll throw you in the dungeoun, mwahahaha! Cowar before me!"
"Aizis?" I glanced up at his face, noticing the little blush that was going on. Should I be ashamed of the triumph I felt?
"What's up?"
"How're you feeling? Are you sure it's not to early to be out of the med center? I mean Izumi's still there.."
"Izu's in worse shape than I am." I replied. "I'm fine, you worrywort. I'm just sorry you had to carry me..."
"No, i-I don't Really mind..." there was a little awkward silence, but I realized that we were right outside of the library.
"Wait." I said, and climbed out of Alek's grasp. I limped over to the wall and gasped. "Ah, I love this!"
On the wall was a GIANT tile mosiac, apparently made by Fudo before he went crazy. It's pretty expansive, but my favorite part has apollo and sylvia in the center, with apollonius and celiane behind them.
I reached out and placed my hand over the spot where apollo's met sylvia's, and apollonius' met celiane's. My eyes closed reflexcively; the picture always made me feel so peaceful. Of course, until something touched my hand on the wall. My eyes snapped open to find Alek's hand closed over top of mine. And something, the combination of the two former reincarnations, and then the two of us, made everything more... beautiful. I sighed, and turned to look back at him.
His other hand reached out to push a strand of hair out of my face, and then lightly grabbed my chin. I fullyspun around and stood up on tiptoe, and then he leaned towards me and it felt right and I closed my eyes and-
"AHHH!" Alek jerked back.
"WHAT?!" I gasped, and then looked down where he was gaping.
"Er.. is that frog.. floating?!" I stammered, staring fixedly at the stuffed animal hovering a foot or two off of the ground. it looked as though it was walking somewhere.
"Do you hear that?" He whispered. At first I heard nothing, but then a soft sort of singing met my ears.
"Oh shit. GET IN THE LIBRARY!" I shouted. He quickly grabbed me up and sprinted the few feet into the building.
"It's... real..." I gasped out, pretty freaked out.
"What.. are... you... talking... about?" Alek asked between breaths, I guess I'm harder to run with than I had thought.
"Hang on.." I said, hopping to one of the bookshelves. I swung up the ladder and pulled a thin book off of the shelf.
"Here." I said as I plopped at a table.
"Myths and Legends by Andy W. Hol...?" He read, "what about it?" I flipped throughThe pages until I found the story I was looking for.
"It's about a girl who's ghost wanders deava with her stuffed frog doll. She apparantly was lonely, and one day just disappeared." Alek skimmed the story and glanced up.
"Wait, so you mean we just saw a ghost?"
" 'fraid so."
"This is crazy. If I hadn't seen it too, I would've thought you'd overdosed on your pain meds."
"Well... I'm pretty sure I've done that too.."
"WHAT?!"
"They're too colorful to only take one!"
"Aizis!" He shreiked, and practically dove over the table to grab my hands, "I promise from this day on that I'll take care of you!"
"Uh..."
"I mean.. uh.. I'll make sure you don't do anything to hurt yourself.." he stammered, scratching the back of his neck.
"Alek, you're so cute!" I said, laughing. He blushed, and I laughed even harder. I squeezed his hand and said, "thank you. I can take care of myself, but it's good to know you're looking out for me." He smiled and said,
"Anything for you."
Dammit Izu, get better so I cAn talk to you! WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN?!
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And yeah xD
