Sometimes It Takes Danger To Realize Your Feelings
by Sakura Maxwell
Mint stared at Rue. That's the only thing she could do. Just stare at
him..in disbelief. Because the silver haired boy had just slapped her across
the face.
It never occured to her that he would ever slap her. He didn't seem like
that kind of person. But he did. He slapped her. And that was all Mint's
mind was on. She didn¹t even pay attention to the blood streaming down her
arm.
She had decided to go to Carona forest earlier that day, despite the warning
that went through town saying there were more dangerous monsters inhabiting
the forest. Especially at night. Klaus had told her it was too dangerous and
so did Rue. But she insisted on going.
~"Mint, you know as well as I that you can't just go in there by yourself,"
Rue had said to her at Klaus's house. "The warning says that the
monsters are more savage and they're more powerful!"
"So?" Mint asked. "I can take care of them."
Klaus looked at her and said, "Mint, you have to know that we all care about
you and we don't want you to get hurt."
Mint snorted. "Who asked you guys to care? I don't need you to care. I can
take care of myself without anyone's help."
Rue looked at her desperately and pleaded, "Mint, please! This is only for
your own good! If you went out there, let alone at night, we wouldn't be
able to find you or know if you were to get hurt!"
Mint glared at Rue and argued, "Look here, Rue. I am not some weak little
girl that can just be taken over by anyone or anything! I can take care of
MYSELF!" She spat in his face and abruptly left.~
Rue stared defiantly at Mint's shocked expression and said sternly, "Mint,
we told you not to go. Why didn't you listen to us?"
Mint shook her head, returning back into reality. "Because," she yelled, her
anger returning also, "I was looking for treasure and you ARE NOT MY
KEEPER!" She gripped her rings tightly and glared hatred at Rue.
Rue glared back. "I don't care, Mint!" he said a little louder than his
normal soft voice, "but we both warned you, Klaus and I, not to come! You
acted foolishly and even stayed at night! Now look at you! Look at what your
foolish decision has done to you!"
Mint glanced at her arm, which was bleeding severely and her sleeve was
ripped.
~Mint walked into the forest with confidance. 'If there's any monsters, I'll
just give `em a piece of my magic and they'll be running back to their
mommies.'
She kept walking and walking and pretty soon it was nightfall. "But.. No
treasure," she said. She stomped her foot on the ground angrily. "What the
bloody hell is wrong?! I can't find any treasure! This place totally
stinks!"
Then she heard growling behind her and she whipped around. She gasped as
seven Saber Tiger's surrounded her. She grabbed her rings fron her backpack
and held them out.
"Alright, I can take care of this, no prob," she mumbled to herself. "What
spell to use.." Suddenly one of the Saber Tiger's leaped at her with its
fangs bared. Mint barely dodged and the Saber Tiger ripped off her sleeve.
All the Saber Tiger's followed the first and all started attacking at once.
Mint had to keep jumping and moving but the Saber Tiger's were extremely fast
and one managed to slice her arm.
Mint gritted her teeth in pain and bashed the Saber Tiger with her rings
until it stopped moving. She kicked another one and sent it flying into a
nearby tree and whacked another. She jumped into a tree and jumped kicked a
third.
But she was still outnumbered and the Saber Tiger's she hit came back and
circled around her. Then they all leaped at her, claws outstretched.
Mint covered her eyes and waited to be eaten but the Saber Tiger never
reached her. She heard a growling and then a slice as if someone slashed
something. She opened her eyes to find Rue busy with the Saber Tiger's,
killing them, one by one.
When he was finally done killing them off, he turned to Mint, who was
already standing. "Are you alright?" he asked with pure concern in his eyes.
"Besides the wound on your arm?" Mint nodded slowly.
"Good."
That's when he pulled his hand back and slapped her.~
Mint winced. Then she looked back at Rue. "Yea, so?" she said coolly. "It's
not like I haven't been hurt before. I can take it. So I suggest you just
leave me alone. I'm not done looking yet."
Rue stared at her. It was like she didn't care about what other people
thought. She only did what she wanted. Rue looked at her bleeding arm and
narrowed his eyes. 'She's going to have to banadge that up pretty soon or
she'll pass out.'
"You don't get it, do you?" Rue asked.
Mint blinked. "Get what? You're always trying to stop me from doing
something. What's to get besides the fact that you always seem to try to
stop me."
Rue ignored her and tore off a piece of his clothes. He walked over to a
nearby pond and dipped it in, making it wet. He came back to Mint and said,
kneeling down, "Hold out your arm."
Mint stared at him. "Don't tell me what to do! I do whatever damn thing I
want I don't listen to anyone! Especially ingrate's like you!"
She stopped in surprise as Rue pulled her down to his eye level. "Do you
want to look weak and faint and have me carry you back to Carona?" he asked.
"Or do you want me to banadge this wound long enough so you can walk back?"
Mint blinked. Rue was so close to her she could feel him breathing. His face was
so near she could probably reach over and... She quickly shoved those things
aside and looked the other way.
"I'll take that as a yes."
As Rue began wrapping the wet cloth around her arm, Mint asked, "How did you
find me?" Rue what he was doing and his cheeks started turning pink.
"I..Well.. I.."
Mint looked down at him. "What?"
It was a good thing for Rue that it was already dark otherwise Mint would
have seen his red cheeks.
"I..followed you.." he finally answered.
"You WHAT?!"
He expected that.
"I..."
Mint gaped at Rue. "WHY IN BLOODY HELL WOULD YOU FOLLOW ME?!" she asked in
bewilderment. Rue quickly went back to bandaging her wound. He tied the
cloth and stood up. "Well, we should be going now.." he said and started
walking.
Mint jumped in front of him with both arms out sideways. "No way!" she said.
"Not until you tell me why you followed me!"
Rue suddenly felt like there was something caught in his throat. "I..." Mint
kept staring at him. "Well?" she prodded.
"I.."
"IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN SAY BESIDES 'I'?!" Mint asked, exasperated.
Rue went silent.
Mint raised a brow and yelled, "Oh for Pete Sake! Nevermind I asked!" and
she stomped off back towards Carona.
Rue let out a sigh of relief. "I think she would've killed me right on the
spot if I told her.."
Ok.. This is my first Dewprism/Threads of Fate fic..so please have mercy with the flames. But, any kind of review is welcome! I guess this'll be a chapter story. Oh, Dewprism/Threads of Fate doesn't belong to me. Do. Not. Sue. And if there's any errors in grammar or anything please tell me.. I hate having mistakes.._ I know it's already screwed up so I'll edit it as soon as I'm done with the next chapter.. Gads, I'm turning into Cless (writer) @_@ And as always, please R&R! Arigato!
PS. I KNOW the title sucks a chicken's ass but I was rushing.. I'll try to think of a better one when I can.
by Sakura Maxwell
Mint stared at Rue. That's the only thing she could do. Just stare at
him..in disbelief. Because the silver haired boy had just slapped her across
the face.
It never occured to her that he would ever slap her. He didn't seem like
that kind of person. But he did. He slapped her. And that was all Mint's
mind was on. She didn¹t even pay attention to the blood streaming down her
arm.
She had decided to go to Carona forest earlier that day, despite the warning
that went through town saying there were more dangerous monsters inhabiting
the forest. Especially at night. Klaus had told her it was too dangerous and
so did Rue. But she insisted on going.
~"Mint, you know as well as I that you can't just go in there by yourself,"
Rue had said to her at Klaus's house. "The warning says that the
monsters are more savage and they're more powerful!"
"So?" Mint asked. "I can take care of them."
Klaus looked at her and said, "Mint, you have to know that we all care about
you and we don't want you to get hurt."
Mint snorted. "Who asked you guys to care? I don't need you to care. I can
take care of myself without anyone's help."
Rue looked at her desperately and pleaded, "Mint, please! This is only for
your own good! If you went out there, let alone at night, we wouldn't be
able to find you or know if you were to get hurt!"
Mint glared at Rue and argued, "Look here, Rue. I am not some weak little
girl that can just be taken over by anyone or anything! I can take care of
MYSELF!" She spat in his face and abruptly left.~
Rue stared defiantly at Mint's shocked expression and said sternly, "Mint,
we told you not to go. Why didn't you listen to us?"
Mint shook her head, returning back into reality. "Because," she yelled, her
anger returning also, "I was looking for treasure and you ARE NOT MY
KEEPER!" She gripped her rings tightly and glared hatred at Rue.
Rue glared back. "I don't care, Mint!" he said a little louder than his
normal soft voice, "but we both warned you, Klaus and I, not to come! You
acted foolishly and even stayed at night! Now look at you! Look at what your
foolish decision has done to you!"
Mint glanced at her arm, which was bleeding severely and her sleeve was
ripped.
~Mint walked into the forest with confidance. 'If there's any monsters, I'll
just give `em a piece of my magic and they'll be running back to their
mommies.'
She kept walking and walking and pretty soon it was nightfall. "But.. No
treasure," she said. She stomped her foot on the ground angrily. "What the
bloody hell is wrong?! I can't find any treasure! This place totally
stinks!"
Then she heard growling behind her and she whipped around. She gasped as
seven Saber Tiger's surrounded her. She grabbed her rings fron her backpack
and held them out.
"Alright, I can take care of this, no prob," she mumbled to herself. "What
spell to use.." Suddenly one of the Saber Tiger's leaped at her with its
fangs bared. Mint barely dodged and the Saber Tiger ripped off her sleeve.
All the Saber Tiger's followed the first and all started attacking at once.
Mint had to keep jumping and moving but the Saber Tiger's were extremely fast
and one managed to slice her arm.
Mint gritted her teeth in pain and bashed the Saber Tiger with her rings
until it stopped moving. She kicked another one and sent it flying into a
nearby tree and whacked another. She jumped into a tree and jumped kicked a
third.
But she was still outnumbered and the Saber Tiger's she hit came back and
circled around her. Then they all leaped at her, claws outstretched.
Mint covered her eyes and waited to be eaten but the Saber Tiger never
reached her. She heard a growling and then a slice as if someone slashed
something. She opened her eyes to find Rue busy with the Saber Tiger's,
killing them, one by one.
When he was finally done killing them off, he turned to Mint, who was
already standing. "Are you alright?" he asked with pure concern in his eyes.
"Besides the wound on your arm?" Mint nodded slowly.
"Good."
That's when he pulled his hand back and slapped her.~
Mint winced. Then she looked back at Rue. "Yea, so?" she said coolly. "It's
not like I haven't been hurt before. I can take it. So I suggest you just
leave me alone. I'm not done looking yet."
Rue stared at her. It was like she didn't care about what other people
thought. She only did what she wanted. Rue looked at her bleeding arm and
narrowed his eyes. 'She's going to have to banadge that up pretty soon or
she'll pass out.'
"You don't get it, do you?" Rue asked.
Mint blinked. "Get what? You're always trying to stop me from doing
something. What's to get besides the fact that you always seem to try to
stop me."
Rue ignored her and tore off a piece of his clothes. He walked over to a
nearby pond and dipped it in, making it wet. He came back to Mint and said,
kneeling down, "Hold out your arm."
Mint stared at him. "Don't tell me what to do! I do whatever damn thing I
want I don't listen to anyone! Especially ingrate's like you!"
She stopped in surprise as Rue pulled her down to his eye level. "Do you
want to look weak and faint and have me carry you back to Carona?" he asked.
"Or do you want me to banadge this wound long enough so you can walk back?"
Mint blinked. Rue was so close to her she could feel him breathing. His face was
so near she could probably reach over and... She quickly shoved those things
aside and looked the other way.
"I'll take that as a yes."
As Rue began wrapping the wet cloth around her arm, Mint asked, "How did you
find me?" Rue what he was doing and his cheeks started turning pink.
"I..Well.. I.."
Mint looked down at him. "What?"
It was a good thing for Rue that it was already dark otherwise Mint would
have seen his red cheeks.
"I..followed you.." he finally answered.
"You WHAT?!"
He expected that.
"I..."
Mint gaped at Rue. "WHY IN BLOODY HELL WOULD YOU FOLLOW ME?!" she asked in
bewilderment. Rue quickly went back to bandaging her wound. He tied the
cloth and stood up. "Well, we should be going now.." he said and started
walking.
Mint jumped in front of him with both arms out sideways. "No way!" she said.
"Not until you tell me why you followed me!"
Rue suddenly felt like there was something caught in his throat. "I..." Mint
kept staring at him. "Well?" she prodded.
"I.."
"IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN SAY BESIDES 'I'?!" Mint asked, exasperated.
Rue went silent.
Mint raised a brow and yelled, "Oh for Pete Sake! Nevermind I asked!" and
she stomped off back towards Carona.
Rue let out a sigh of relief. "I think she would've killed me right on the
spot if I told her.."
Ok.. This is my first Dewprism/Threads of Fate fic..so please have mercy with the flames. But, any kind of review is welcome! I guess this'll be a chapter story. Oh, Dewprism/Threads of Fate doesn't belong to me. Do. Not. Sue. And if there's any errors in grammar or anything please tell me.. I hate having mistakes.._ I know it's already screwed up so I'll edit it as soon as I'm done with the next chapter.. Gads, I'm turning into Cless (writer) @_@ And as always, please R&R! Arigato!
PS. I KNOW the title sucks a chicken's ass but I was rushing.. I'll try to think of a better one when I can.