Courtyard (North)

[chopper-chan]

There was a large tree,providing ample shade from the sun.After taking that book out,she sat down under it and took out the photo.She traced her fingers on it.Her mother looked happy about her baby,chipuperu.Usually she looked scared,or upset,or dissapointed that her child had wings and healing powers.She was ever-happy to see her sister though.But in this picture she was smiling,a huge smile.Chipuperu looked deep into the photo.She had wings.Her mother was slightly pointing to them.
"woops!"chipuperu scolded herself for dropping the photo.It landed on its front.On the back were three words."my little angel."
"what...?"she asked herself,re-looking at her mother pointing at her wings,and her eye-to-eye grin.so what went wrong that made her upset about her powers?She picked out the letter from the book.It was from her gran,when she was a student.She must have known chipuperu would read it someday.
dear chipuperu.I know you must be wondering how i knew you would exist,let alone read this book.Lets just say I had a friend who knew the future and i asked him about yours.
I know It must be terrible,knowing what happened to you as a child,that made your mother scared of you.She HAS told you,hasnt she?I asked her to before I died.I bet you can never look at yourself the same way know.Just stay away from the full moon,ok?If you do,look at a half moon.ok?
I have left more notes around the school,honey.
bye.
"something is wrong here.Very,Very wrong"Chipuperu told herself,deeply frowning,sinking deeper into the grass.
"Im not what I think I am,right!?"she shouted out to the heavens.
"tell me gran!!! what do you mean!?"she screamed,tears welling up.  

[Nefidean]

"The elf war... one that has been kept secret from man kind...." She murmered her curiosity running wild. "How could they keep a war secret form man? Was it fought on a secret plane? Or just in some deep jungle. And what of the elves? Obviously you won... right? Does that mean they lost? And what started the war, how did it end?" She asked rappidly, still all at once her questions shifted. "And your father is over 300 years old! That means he must have fought in many wars. Did he help in any of Man's wars?"  

[chopper-chan]

Chipuperu knew it was no good to scream.She peered up into the tree.It looked cool up there,between the thick leaves and branches.There was plenty of space for her,too.
With a heave of getting up onto her feet,she grabbed ahold of the nearest branch and pulled herself up and in.
"ahhh.."she sighed,relaxing in the cool shade.She opened the book to the page of the angel and looked at it,dreamily,wishing that one day she too could look and be like the girl in the picture.She knew sitting around wouldnt help,and that she would have to work hard for it,but for now,she wanted to dream.  

[uwasa]

He laughed at all her questions walked over to the tree and sat down. "Come over here and sit it will take awhile tot ell everything." He got himself comfortable. "Well the war started a long long time ago when the elves where jealous of our power considering we where older then them. So they started a war at first we thougth we would win for sure considering our knowladge and power but we where wrong. The elevse out numbere dus nearly ten too one so the war raged for many centuries, when man started to make an apearance both races decided to hide it. Both sides used very advanced magic to hide from the elves but nearl 2000years ago before my father was born, the war ended. It ended after our gratest worrior the chosen as he was called singe handely destroyed half the elf army and two of ther cities. But it was to late we had alreayd lost we where to few in number to continue so we slunk back into hiding, and eventually even faded from the elves knouwlegde. So see i made a mistake earlier my father was born many years after the war but he is the oldest living member of our race. But we have not lost hope because there is a prophecy yet to be filled that will save our race." He said smiling and sighed waiting for her to absorb all of this.  

[Nefidean]

Nefidean smiled as she sat on the grass under the tree. She sat her back pack next to her and put her book away, still listening however to Uwasa's story. "It must have been amazing though, and at lest you kind wasn't whiped out of exsistance." She said with a smile, hoping that didn't sound too rude.

"I'm sure, your people did alot of damage to the elves too. If one guy could do what he did, surely an army could do more." She muttered. "But there are rare instances I understand. It's suprirsing though to hear elves being jelous. When ever I think of elves I think of fair skined, wise, and noble beings who are graceful and gentle and one with nature...." She muttered. "But then again I always thought shapeshifters where creatures like dogs or cats not humans."  

[uwasa]

He laughed and shrugged. "Well when the war started elves where much younger and considering our long life spans it just kept going, but ya we did do damage. But it was'nt enough what we killed was replaced though most cities that where destroyed where cursed." He sighed and smiled. "But like i said we got hope the prophecy that is to be fullfilled predicted this and our race will be saved." He seemed a little sad about the prophecy.  

[Nefidean]

Nefidan wrinkeled her brow a bit as she noticed his sudden saddness. "What is the prophecy?" She asked both out of intress and concern. She was always intrested in prophecies and such, but she never knew of any living ones. She was a little aprehansive about asking the question at first, because of his sulleness about the subject. She didn't want to pry too much, but she was curious, and the word left her mouth too quickly before she could stop them.

Curosity can be a very dangerous thing in the hands of a Falon.  

[uwasa]

He shoock his head and smiled, then sighed and spoke. "Well we have aprophecy where it comes in three parts. The first part was our creater he was a bein of magic the first creature ever on earth who lived for many years alone. After that time he became lonely and made us to keep him company, but the act was so strainful it killed him. Before it killed him he told us what we were we where made after him, he used his own powers and body as a blue print. He also left us with the prophecy about our race most poeple took it to heart and waited for it to happen. My race flourished we watched as the world changed, and grew we saw the rise and fall of the dinosaurs we then saw the angels devils and fearies creatures come. Then after we met the elves and the elf war began the second part of the prophecy came true, the fist part being the creater himself. A child was born and he was predicted to be the savoir and end the war once and for all, and he did." He stopped to think a bit then continued. "He died saving us and reminded poeple of the final part of the prophecy and now it is begun to come true, the child has been chosen and our race is waiting for there salvation to come." He still seemed distant.  

[Nefidean]

Nefidean frowned a bit as she laid her hand on his sholder bending closer to look into his eyes, or rather he into hers. "Are you okay?" She aked softly. "I didn't mean to upset you if I have. My curiosity gets the better of me sometimes."

She pulled back after she had asked her question. She waited quietly for him to reply, not wishing to cause any distress.  

[uwasa]

He smiled and patted her hand. "Nah not your fault i have to come to terms with it myself, becaus you see im the third piece of the prophecy. See there is one way to tell the chosen apart from normal people of my race." He then pointed to his hair. "The hair and eye's this is not hair dye this is natural." He said running his hand threw his silver hair with black streaks. "Also the eye's silver with three lines of black leaving the center, my eye's are like that hence the sunglasses." He said as he leaned back relaxing a bit.  

[Nefidean]

Nefidean smiled. "It's nice though, I like it." She laughed as she stroked her light blue hair. "My hair is sort of half and half... same with my eyes." She said poiting to her violet red eyes. "When I was little and extreamly inexperianced, I changed them with out knowing, I've grown so used to them now, I can't change them back." She said with a blush, hopeing to change the subject about the prophecy. "But I like your hair better, color wise at lest."  

[uwasa]

He laughed and ran his fingers threw the hair again and shrugged. "It is ok but meh i was born with it so i'm use to it, but enough about me let's hear about you." He said smiling and sounding more cheerful. "Like i know a little about shape shifters but i never have met one, and i know next to nothing about you culture." He said hoping to get some more conversation out of her.  

[Nefidean]

"Join the club!" She said with a laugh. "I had no idea I was a shape shifter till a month ago." She said pulling her own hair behind her ears and looking off to the side. "Even then I thought it was a fluke or my imagination, but after the whole incedent my parents explained it better to me. Apparently they were hopeing for the day that I would get my gifts. They saw flickers of it when I was younger and had begun to worry that I wouldn't achive the skill they had been hopeing for." She said pulling out the book again. "This has more informaiton then my parents ever cared to share with me. My parents were arranged to be married by the leaders of the two houses. I got that much from my family tree." She said pointing to the notes on the side of the geneology charts. "Thankfull I'm not arrenaged yet, or my parents will be dealing with a lot more problems, then me...." She paused, unsure if it was a good idea to get into that part.  

[uwasa]

He nodded in agreement. "You telling me my race puts a big deal of marriages considering they want use to start finding a bride at 16, but if you cannot find one by 20 then arranged marriages come in. Though that's the easy part the hard part is all the crap that comes after words, like the duel of the brides father with the groom during a full moon. Also the whole thing must take place during night during a full moon with an elder preforming the rights. Also there is a bunch of other crap that makes it a real pain so i would consider your self lucky saty out of the game for along time." He said laughing then sighed. "Sorry about that, but hey a young attractive girl like you though would be snatche dup quickley." He said tyring to sound less rude.  

[Nefidean]

Nefidean blushed at his last comment. Yet instead of foxing out, she puffed up her cheeks and scrunched up her face. "I am not!" She yelped. "Besides after what happpened the last time, I could really care less if another guy even looks at me, let alone asks me to dance." She gowled folding her arms and darting her head off to the side.

It took her a few moments to realize what had happened, and she grew even redder. She turned her head around. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to go off like that."