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Fallen Catalyst and Fiera
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Mar 11, 2016 05:45PM
Ari told the story, watching the sky pretty much the whole time. She smiled softly and glanced at Zia.
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Zia grinned in response. "Thanks." she said.
"I know a few more stories, I just don't see the constellations for them." She said softly, smiling faintly at Zia.
"Could you tell them anyway?" Zia hoped she wasn't asking for too much.
"Yeah. Of course." Ari nodded. She smiled when Zia actually asked her to tell another story. She chose one and started to tell it.
Zia closed her eyes as Ari began the story, allowing her mind to re-create the events.
Ari continued to tell the story, smiling lightly as she did so. She had a lot of stories written down in a notebook she kept in her backpack, even though she knew most of them by memory.
Zia almost fell asleep, but when she caught herself slipping to sleep, she opened her eyes and leaned up on her arms.
Ari finished her second story after a little while. She opened her bag and grabbed her water bottle, drinking some.
"Thanks," Zia said again. "If you don't want to talk anymore, I don't mind."
"I don't mind. I have lots of stories and stuff." Ari said with a shrug. She was trusting Zia more. It was easy to tell because she just seemed calmer.
"Well I'm like...three seconds away from falling asleep, so maybe later?" Zia lay back down.
"Okay." Ari nodded. "You can sleep if you want, I can keep watch." She replied.
"Thank you..." Zia mumbled before rolling over and falling asleep.
Ari nodded. She stood up, walking around their small camp.
((Sure))It was a little last dawn when Zia woke, rubbing her eyes and hoping she didn't get much sand in her hair.
Ari was sitting nearby when Zia woke up, watching around them.
"Anything happen?" Zia asked, her voice a little rough from sleep. She pushed herself to her feet, heading for her moped to find a water bottle.
Zia sighed in relief. "Thank god." She pulled out a water bottle and took a quick drink.
"Yeah." Ari nodded. She stood up and stretched.
"You still got enough water?" Zia asked. She wanted to be sure Ari had what she needed, it wouldn't do to have her get dehydrated on the way.
"Yeah. I've got a bottle and a half." Ari replied softly, slinging her backpack over her shoulder.
"Good." Zia nodded. "If you need more, just let me know."
"I will. The same goes for you." Ari responded, looking over at zia.
She nodded, "Of course. Ready to go? It won't be too long."
"Yeah. I'm ready." She nodded. Ari wondered if where they were going, and if they'd still be in the desert.
"Hop on then." Zia smiled at her as she climbed onto the moped. "You'll probably like who I'm meeting. They're some guys I've known since I was like, fifteen; they're great."
Ari got on behind Zia like before. "Alright." She nodded.
Zia started the vehicle and pulled away from the place
Ari looked around some, wondering how far from home she was by now. She shook her head at the thought.
Driving was relaxing to Zia too. It reminded her of when it was just her and her mom.
Ari just watched around them while Zia drove. She bit her lip, thinking.
"Are you doing all right back there?" Zia called back to her.
"Good. Let me know if you want to stop or something."
"Okay." Ari responded with a nod. She kept watching around them while Zia drove.
It was only a few hours more when they arrived at the meeting place. It wasn't really anything much, just an old dilapidated shack, but it worked wonderfully for this purpose, being the only building for several miles. Zia pulled to a stop.
When Zia stopped, Ari got off the bike, stretching her legs. She looked around carefully, biting her lip.
Zia climbed off the moped. There was a car parked nearby, a beat-up, rusty thing that might have once been blue. She headed for the door of the shack, though. "Yo, Night! Green! You two in there?"
Ari hesitantly followed after Zia, staying a few feet back. She made sure her hair was still hidden in her hat.
At Zia's call, a blue-haired guy stuck his head out of the doorframe. "Blue!" He yelled, stepping out fully and pulling Zia into a hug. She laughed. "Hey Night."
Ari smiled faintly when she saw the guy had blue hair like her. She bit her lip and looked down, nervous. She trusted Zia and knew that Zia trusted these guys but she didn't know about trusting them yet.
"Night, this is Ari. I ran into her on the way, offered her a ride." Night waved at Ari. "Ari, this is Night Owl. Green Mike is inside. Right?" She turned back to Night, who nodded.
Ari waved shyly, looking over at them. She hesitated a moment before walking over to Zia.
"Hiya Ari," Night said with a grin.Zia put her hands on her hips. "Okay, you guys dragged me all the way out here, what do you want?" He tone was joking.
"Hi." Ari replied softly. She fell silent, looking between Night and Zia.
((You can totally take control of Night or Green if you want))"You're our delivery girl, what else would we want?" Night said, also joking.
Zia shook her head. "You can't want my company?"
