Misplaced Princess

[Perplexia]

For as long as she could remember he had been there to rescue her in the nightmares that came on full moons like clock work. She could vividly remember his face, yet he never said a word. His ice blue eyes would always look warmly to her as he carried her out of the nightmare to a better dream. He was like a dream savior. If they existed.

Jordan Michaels thumped her eraser against her cheek as she sat in chemistry class. Her lips blew up to remove the black hair that dangled in front of her blue eyes. This was the last class of her high school career and next year she would be away at college. As she glanced out the window for a brief moment she thought she saw him. But just as quickly he was gone. That happened to her sometimes. She would think she would see him and he'd simply disappear.

The bell rang loudly and she gathered up her backpack and headed out the door. The parade of teenagers rushing out of the school to start their lives in all kinds of new directions and ways. Jordan was going to art school. It was her passion. She didn't have any real experience in much else if truth be told.

Her grades were average and she simply blended in with the rest of the student body. She had gone on a couple dates with a few guys. But nothing ever proceeded much further.

Perhaps it had been because she was obsessed with the nameless face that invaded her dreams. He had never aged over the years. But there was more to him then just his looks. Perhaps it was the fact he was her own personal rescuer. Her savior so to speak.

In her daze of questioning the likely hood that she was simply insane she took a short route home. Before she knew it she was surrounded by three guys. They were looking at her with hungry eyes and malicious intentions. One of them eyed her up and down smacking her backpack off her shoulder.

"Lookie what we have here boys, she's a fresh one"

 

[FireyIce]

David Wells http://www.new-york-headshots.com/580/bb/bb_379g.jpg had been relaxing at the same spot that he normally did at the same time every day. It was a bit tedious since he didn’t enjoy being a creature of habit that much. From a very young age he was trained by his people to work as a personal guard for the royalty in his land. At 15 he took on his first assignment and after a few years, he had switched to having to guard someone on a different realm than he was on.

At 23, he looked just like any other normal human in public. He stayed close, but not too close to Jordan, always keeping an eye on her. He watched from afar as she went on several dates, went to school trips and even slept. For the most part, he never really seemed to have any problems with her in the day while she was at school, so he usually slept until school was close to being out. “Such a ridiculous task,” he told himself as he watched her in the window. He never knew why she had to stay here on Earth, or why she would want to. He wondered if she even knew who she really was. He just knew that it had better be important if he ever interfered and let her see him, let alone find out who he was.

As predictable as possible, he heard the bell ring. “At least this is the last one for the school year,” he told himself while getting into his normal spot. Perhaps, after today he could be reassigned to something a bit more interesting. While fighting demons in her dreams were entertaining at best, he wanted more of a challenge. And quite frankly, he didn’t think she needed any more protection, at least not from him. While he walked and thought, something didn’t seem right to him. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but there felt like a disturbance.

Without any warning, today of all days, David watched as Jordan took a different way home. “Fuck,” he said without wondering what people around him would think, “What is she doing?” He hurried down towards where she was going. It was at that time he saw the three individuals coming towards her. “Hey!” he called out to the three boys, “what are you guys doing?” David asked in a firm and harsh tone. He stormed towards them, his hands in fists as he looked intently at them with his blue eyes, his brown hair blowing gently. Luckily, he decided to dress down to wearing just jeans and a t-shirt today.

It didn’t take him long to size all three of them up. He figured he’d be taking a few hits, but nothing major. Especially to the beating he would be willing to dish out to the boys. “Leave her alone!” he commanded, “or you will endure my wrath.” There was no doubt he slipped up a bit with his speech but he didn’t think about that at the moment. As he got closer, there was a bit more of an intimidation feature to what he had. He was very fit, and at 6’2” he carried himself very well.

Before one of the three could get a punch in at him, he had already grabbed his wrist and started to twist it with some ease. He could hear some of the bones cracking in the person’s wrist and arm as he didn’t let up. With what was a simple fluid motion, he managed to use his free hand to punch his opponent in his stomach hard. After the fierce hit, he kicked him near his sternum, pushing him against the wall of a building. As he looked over at the other two he told them, “take your friend and leave. Otherwise you two will be next,” David told them with more firmness and control than what they probably expected.

 

[Perplexia]

It all happened so quickly. A surge of fear shot through her body and then his deep satiny voice broke through the air. She turned as her would be assailants did to see him. She stepped back in time for him to attack the assailant that blocked her path. The verbal threats the power behind his blows an fighting. It was just like in her dream except without the wings.

When it was done the guy lay groaning and the others took off at his threat all she could do was blink at him. For as long as she could remember he was always there in her dreams to fight away the monsters that were after her. Other then the brief glimpses she thought she caught of him. She'd never seen him in reality. Now he was here.

"Don't go" was he first words she spoke to him. Her blue eyes looked into his "Who are you?" she asked with the tone that indicated she recognized him. "Why do you keep saving me?". She almost dared him to tell her this was the first time he'd ever met her. But she knew he was the same one from her dreams. There was no mistaking the expert way that he moved. Even the few words he spoke 'you'll endure my wrath'. It was all part of her dream.

His 6'2 frame towered over her 5'4 one as she practically demanded answers from him. She wanted to reach out and touch him, but held back. She leaned to the side to look around his back to verify there were no wings then looked back to his face and awaited his response.

 

[FireyIce]

David was somewhat relieved that the other individuals decided to flee rather than to try fighting him. Though he would’ve enjoyed the sparring, he also didn’t want to do anything to risk hurting Jordan. His attention was regained when he heard her speak. It was a bit soft, yet calming. He knew he still had a job to do and part of his job was to conceal who he was as long as he could. As he looked back at her he continued to listen to her questions.

“My name is David,” he said plainly, his voice still as firm as possible, “are you alright?” he asked, making sure Jordan didn’t endure any harm. Though it was a very small encounter, there was no change in his pulse or breathing. He took a quick moment to make his next words be as careful as possible since he didn’t want to cause any problems, for himself, Jordan, or anyone else that he had to report to. As far as he knew, this was the only time they had met. “How have I been saving you?” he inquired with a hint of curiosity. He was hoping that her response may make it seem as though she would be viewing herself as crazy as her response would be.

David was also curious as to what she was looking at when she looked behind him. It was obvious that the individuals had been long gone. Part of his upbringing required him to have a very plain and emotionless look on him. It would probably be the kind of face the best poker player would love to have. “What did she know?” he thought to himself as he continued to wait for her response, “did she know about what has been occurring in her dreams?” David needed to know what she knew, but he still didn’t want to give away who he was first.

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan narrowed her eyes at his questions. "I'm fine" she said rather exasperated. So he wasn't going to acknowledge that it had been him in her dreams. He was going to make her say it and sound insane and doing so. Reaching into her bag she pulled out her sketch book and handed it to him. Within the pages was 98 percent him fighting demons with expert accuracy to detail.

"You can try to make me seem insane, but I know that it is you. I've seen your face for many years now. I've watched the way you fight and heard the battle cries you make. You've been rescuing me in my dreams for as long as I can remember. Suddenly i'm in danger in the real world and you just happen to be a random passer, I think not." Realizing she probably sounded a bit harsh she softened her tone. "Thank you by the way, for always being there. But i think i deserve to know why you are."

His poker face was hard to read. So taking back the sketch book she put it in her bag and looked for the nearest fire escape. If it required her walking on the edge of the building to get answers she would. Despite the fact she hated heights.

 

[FireyIce]

David looked at the sketch book, seeing picture after picture of some of the encounters that he had indeed had in the last several years. As he listened to her, he continued to look at the detail and think about how he should respond to her. He was also a bit surprised at how harsh of a tone Jordan had with her reasoning. It wasn’t very often that he saw her get made or defensive to this degree.

David thought about a way to turn it around on her, if only for a moment. Hopefully what he said next would throw her off guard. “How do I know you’re not delusional? Yes, the person looks like me, but so does a lot of the other individuals in the world,” he added with the same emotionless look. “Maybe you’ve been stalking me? Is that why these drawings look so similar to me?”

He figured he should start walking away from her as she thought about her response. He didn’t want to risk saying or doing something that would blow his cover. As he turned to walk away, he didn’t even look back to see the look on her face. If anything he would be seeing her face later today. Hopefully by then she would be a bit more calm and relaxed. David was also hoping that she would blow off their encounter as nothing more than happenstance as he suggested.

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan scowled at his accusation that she had been stalking him. So as he turned to walk away she jumped up and brought down the fire escape ladder with a large bang.

With a deep breath she began to climb up the unstable rusty ladder. The further up she went the more the winds seemed to blow. The ladder shook beneath her causing her to grip it for dear life shooting out fear from every pore in her being. She couldn't go up and she couldn't go down.

'yes' she admitted to herself this was a stupid idea. She knew that somehow he was connected to her even if he wouldn't admit it. What the symatics of it was she wasn't sure. But right now all she wanted was to get down.

 

[FireyIce]

David walked steadily, yet briskly away as he turned the corner. The plan was simple. Just walk a block, go down a street and circle back around and watch from a distance. The only problem occurred when he heard a loud thud from the fire escape ladder as he turned the corner. It wasn’t until he managed to turn around, heading back that he saw Jordan stuck on the ladder. There was a little bit of amusement at the current situation, however, he knew not to make light of the situation.

“It amazes me,” David said as he looked up at her, “that one person can find themselves in so much peril in such a short time. How is that possible?” he asked as he headed towards the ladder. As he climbed up he looked up at her. He couldn’t help checking her out from the view but he wasn’t going to let her know how much pleasure he was getting in it.

“Grab a hold and I’ll help you down,” he nearly commanded her. He knew she had seen a hint of his power with the guy earlier. If her views of him while she was sleeping were accurate, she would know a bigger portion of his power. “If you come with me, Jordan, I’ll tell you what you need to know,” he said, hoping to gain her trust.

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan grabbed a hold of him and allowed him to help her down off the ladder. She had heard the no nonsense tone in his voice before. "I never told you my name" she advised smoothing out her shirt.

She trailed along with semi spurts to keep up with him as he led her away from the ally. "Where are we going?." She barely knew him, yet knew that she could trust him with her life literally. The question was why? why did he keep showing up in her dreams? why did he rescue her today..twice. Was he some kind of guardian angel?. She had a ton of questions for him, but none seemed as though they were going to be answered until he decided it was to be so.

"Is your name really David?" she asked as a second question still trying to keep up with him. She followed him through the less acceptable part of town and stayed on his heal. She really should have worn tennis shoes instead of boots today. The sun was starting to go down and he kept walking with purpose.

 

[FireyIce]

David felt Jordan get on him as he started to lower down the ladder. He did catch that she mentioned she didn’t ever tell him her name. He knew, aside from showing his other form, there would be a lot of secrets being spilled tonight. As they got back onto the ground he looked at her, “we need to hurry,” he said with a straight voice.

As they continued to walk they started to head over towards the outer part of the city. Though the neighborhood didn’t look that great, it wasn’t as bad as people had made it out to be. He didn’t like answering all of the questions. It was bad enough he would be answering a lot more in their other home. When they got back to his place, he opened the door and let her in. “After you,” he said politely as he made sure no one was following them.

He offered her a seat on the couch and then went to the fridge to get something to drink. “Did you want anything to drink, Jordan?” he asked as he poured himself some water. He started to pour a second glass before she could answer. As he walked back he gave her a quick look over. Part of it was to make sure she was alright; the other part was for his viewing pleasure.

“I want to let you know that what I’m going to tell you will seem impossible at first. But you will get a lot of the answers that you’ve been looking for.” David sat down next to her, yet with some space. “You’ll know more about me, yourself and reality,” he told her with the same serious look he gave her before, hoping that she wasn’t scared too much.

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan was starting to think that he was nuts talking about how her reality would make sense. Her life had been normal and mundane. There had never been anything extremely odd about her existence other then him showing up in her dreams, and occasionally catching a glance of him in the world. She had explained it away until today that she had an over active imagination. Perhaps that was her only sane resolution.

She took a sip of the water, pulled up her legs and crossed them and waited silently for the world changing information that he promised. He was so serious, but she was guessing that was probably his normal demure. "hang on a moment" she advised before he got started and pulled out her phone to text her mom she was going to see a movie with a friend. That was something she did on occasion. Even though the amount of friends she had was limited.

"Ok please tell me" Her eyes stared into his as she waited for him to tell her.

 

[FireyIce]

David watched as Jordan got comfortable. He continued to see her pull out her phone and text her mother. Though he didn’t know what she was doing, he still decided to be patient until she finished and he had her undivided attention.

As he stood in front of her, he looked down at her, enjoying somewhat of the view he had on her. “Here, my name is David,” he said as he started to talk, “however, on our home planet o Xygedo, my name is Kycyn.” He knew that what he was saying would’ve been just as crazy as what he tried making Jordan admit she was crazy. As he straightened up a little bit, he allowed his wings to sprout from under him, exposing their beauty.

“I’m one of the royal guards for the royal family,” he said as he waved his hand and allowed his armor to appear on him. “I say that it’s our world since, here, you’re only Jordan, a typical teenager in this world. On Xygedo, you are the princess to all the people,” he told her, hoping she wasn’t freaking out too much. “For the last five years, I’ve been assigned to protect you while you’re here.”

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan listened as he told her that she came from a different planet and that he was her guardian. She listened as he told her she was a princess to a race of people. She should have been shocked by the wings but she had seen them so many times in her dreams she half expected them to go along with his story.

"So you're saying i'm like superman?" she question with a bit of humor. "Sent here from a planet to be raised as a human except i get my own guardian to keep me safe. Is my name different on this planet Xygedo? Are my parents on earth from this planet as well? or were they blown up or something?"

Jordan referenced the superman movie since it was the only thing that seemed to relate in her little world.

She continued admiring the armor and the wings. "Why am I here?" She was trying to remain as calm as possible. Her mind was swimming with questions all of which she intended that he answer before she continued her mundane life.

Instead of continuing to bombard him with the questions that flooded her mind she gave him the opportunity to finally reply.

 

[FireyIce]

David knew if this situation had ever come to pass there would be a lot of questions. He waited until she had finished asking all of her questions before answering. “In regards to your first question, yes, you are like Superman, to a degree,” he told her. “Unfortunately, you don’t have any special powers like that. As for your real name, this is it. On our planet you were taken and hidden here,” he said with a sense of sincerity. “The only people who know where you are at would be the king and queen, as well as a few of us in the royal guard,” he stated.

He let his wings start to fold back as he leaned back a little bit, getting a tad more comfortable. “Your parents passed some time ago, sadly. That’s part of why you’re here,” he added. “Though you were brought here, you were supposed to stay here to have a normal life. There was a chance, however slim, that you would one day figure out how special you were. But that was supposed to be years from now,” he said with a little bit of a scowled face.

“The only thing we never knew,” he went on to say, “Was that we didn’t know you could see when you were sleeping. As far as I could tell, when you hit your REM sleep cycle, your brain still functions as normal, but for a lack of a better word, you use your mind’s eye to see our world.” He continued to try and relax as he finished talking. “Do you have any other questions?” he inquired while looking at her. He figured she would still have more questions, however, he didn’t know how much time they would have before they would have to leave Earth, if at all.

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan nodded at what he told her. It was a bit overwhelming. In one day she had found out she was a princess to a world that she only saw in her dreams. A world that had terrifying monsters in it. She had gained and lost parents she would never know. How was she suppose to react to this?

"How many guardians have I had, and why is it only you that i remember?"
she asked still processing everything that he told her. And what the hell she was sent from another planet and yet didn't have any super powers what a gyp.

It also hit her that her parents never told her she was adopted. For all of her life she thought she was completely and utterly normal. That she wasn't special or unique in the least, and was simply just another face in a sea of people. Instead she finds out she's a princess that was hid away here for just that purpose.

"In my dreams there's always two suns and what appears to be battles. Is my world at war with itself or with other worlds? and how many worlds are there? Do I have wings in this world? Or is there another form that I take?" She scowled at the idea of being some blue long necked creature with a tail like Avitar.

"Do you have any alcohol? I need a drink"

 

[FireyIce]

David watched as Jordan took in what he told her. He was surprised that she wasn’t freaking out; from anything ranging from his story to his wings. “This is at least a good sign,” he said to himself as she asked a new slew of questions. He imagined it had to be hard for her to process so much. He walked over to the kitchen to get some water for her. He looked at her as he gave it to her.

“My apologies, your highness,” he said sincerely, “Though you are royalty, we still have observed the rules of this domain while guarding you. And I have no doubt that you would be satisfied with any alcohol, I cannot allow that,” David told her. “It may appear as insubordination to some, however, as a Jocustar, a royal guard, I cannot break those rules for you. Even at your command,” he pointed out as he sat down next to her.

“Your world worships a god that made the analogy that faith, as small as a mustard seed can move a mountain,” he said as he started to think about his points. “There is power in you, just as small as that seed, which will manifest itself to you on Xygedo. Until then, this planet hasn’t been beneficial to your powers,” he admitted knowing Jordan would probably be displeased at the news.

“When you were born, the planet was at war with both itself and with others. What you know of space is but a small fraction of what is out there,” he told her as he watched her take a sip of her water. David put his hands together and formed a holograph of Earth. As he turned on hand he still held it and used the other to zoom out of it. “As you can see, there are many planets, many systems,” he went on saying as he made the Milky Way disappear. “Earth is very isolated. That is part of why you were brought here. That is why you still sleep at night.”

He looked into her eyes as he continued to speak. “The wars have cost our planet a lot. There used to be many more in the royal guard. At one point there were close to a hundred. Now, not even a handful of us remain,” he said, his voice somber. “At your young ages, we rotated people out more frequently. However, war takes its toll on everything. Though the years, the royal families have been slayed and there have been rumors that you don’t exist to you existing and being a savior, to others; a demon. “I don’t know what your powers are going to be if you decide to go back, however, it will cause a lot of strife either way. It is something that just cannot be avoided.” David could only think about how she must be feeling to process all of this.

“My wings, they are rarer now than in the past. People though we abandoned our duty that we forgot about our oath. All of the winged ones were hunted down and not many more of us exist. The gold on my wings is represented of my calling to be a Jocustar, the purple signifies my ties to the royal family detail and the red represents my seeing of combat as protection. Though, now, they may as well be torn, coated in the blackness of the famine and hate, scarred with the white stains of death to many,” David explained to Jordan. “That is why you have seen and remembered so few of us. Make no doubt, your highness, that if you choose to go to your real home, it will not be easy. But, as your personal guard, I will do as you command, whether it is to stay here or to return.”

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan scowled at him as he denied her alcohol. She listened though as he went on to talk about the mass amounts of planets that existed, and the wars and strife that existed. She was torn in many directions at that moment. She had a born responsibility, and yet a selfish desire to stay and be human for the rest of her existence. Here she could be a nobody which she was quite comfortable with. There she would have to be not just somebody but the princess to a world that was killing itself. She was just a teenager, she hadn't even had a job yet. In the fall she would be leaving for art school. Where she could create and be normal.

How could she possibly just leave? It would hurt her family if she just vanished into thin air without an explanation. But what would happen to her world. If she didn't go back and try to make a difference.

"I would like it if you remained by my side regardless of which world I am in. You have a lot to teach me, to prepare me for when i return. I would also like you to teach me how to defend myself. If i'm to go back to this world i want to go back with knowledge and strength. The only way to be accepted is if i am one of the people. Not someone that is a stranger to the ways and customs."

She put down the glass and held her head as the overload of information took place. "No one will believe that we're just friends. So here you will have to play the role of my boyfriend if you're going to be by my side all the time. That will allow us to spend time together without me having to come up with excuses for my disappearances with training. I hope that's not too awkward for you."

She sighed and closed her eyes for a few minutes before reopening them. "Also here you'll have to stop referring to me as your highness. That way you aren't prone to slip up in public."

 

[FireyIce]

David looked at Jordan as she made her request for him to stay by her side. “Again, your highness,” he restated just as before, “I am bound to protect you wherever you decide to go.” His look changed a little bit as her second request was made. “It has been many years since I’ve actually stepped foot on Xygedo,” he told her as he thought. “Though there is fighting in the skies on the planet, most of the fighting takes place in a place called The Void,” he mentioned. “You would need to think of it as being in limbo, but in space,” he said in the simplest was possible. “That means, not knowing the full impact of what has changed, I’m just as much as a stranger as you are.”

He continued to look at her, seeing how she presented herself. “Here on Earth, you just finished your last day of school, correct?” He lifted his hand to his face for a moment, “I can still teach you what you want to know before your graduation ceremony,” he replied as he thought about how much of a challenge it would be to teach her. David stood up and allowed his armor to change into a different form. “One of the good things is that this is the Ancient Ceremonial Battle Armor that can only be formed by people on our planet. So that will help with the credibility. As far as people believing you to be the fabled or ancient heir to the throne, that may be different,” he admitted in a somber voice.

“I will teach you your history, up to what I know, and how to help you protect yourself. You just need to let me know what weapon you would like to be trained in.” He expanded his wings out a little bit as he continued to think. “However, with what you know now, I’d like to see you make a choice of either staying here or not, after your graduation ceremony,” he added with some urgency.

The last request was a bit unusual since he knew so much about her past. “If I am to be your boyfriend,” he started out saying, this time for the first time a bit unsure, “How do we explain how we met?” He continued to add, “Also, I’m usually asleep with you being up in the morning, should we still keep it that way?” he inquired. The last thing he wanted was to leave her vulnerable at night.

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan scowled at him when he called her "your highness" once again. "I will be going back Kycyn" she said with assurance. "I don't see that I have much choice. I can't abandon an entire world simply because this is the only one I know and feel comfortable in. Although I hadn't thought that it would be as soon as the graduation ceremony. But if that's the time frame you feel is best i"ll take your advice on that." Goodbye normal life she said to herself with a bit of a frown. She then continued.

"We'll say we met at the library and have been talking ever since. You should keep your sleeping schedule and I'll try to stay out of trouble while you're sleeping. As for my training I think we should start with hand to hand combat, and then find the weapon i'll have most access to and train with that. Even when we go back, I'd like to continue training. It's important that I can protect myself if you're indisposed. We don't know for sure that i'll get powers, so i shouldn't rely on them."

Sitting for a moment in silence she admired his wings. They were so much more elegant in person then they had been in her dreams. "I'm starting to get hungry, a group of my friends are meeting up at a restaurant, No better time like the present to introduce you. Your back story can be simple, you're from another state and here for state college. We met at the library a few months ago. I just knew then you were the man of my dreams." she let out a laugh as she made a joke.

With a more serious face she rose from the couch and took the glass of water back to the kitchen.

 

[FireyIce]

David listened as he heard Jordan make up her decision in a fairly quick matter. He was hoping that a month would be long enough; however, her determination would be a factor if the timing had to change. For right now he decided not to let her know about that.

“That seems like an easy enough backstory,” he admitted. “Fairly simple, bland, it shouldn’t gain a lot of attention from anyone.” He looked over her, noting that this wasn’t sounding like the same character that spent so much time hiding into the background throughout her junior high and high school life. He was somewhat pleased with the choices she was making. “We can start training tomorrow,” he told her. “It will be taking up a lot of energy; however, we can do hand to hand if you want to. As for me being indisposed,” he added slightly, “That would be only if you decided to send me somewhere. You will be more heavily protected once we get to Xygedo, seeing how I haven’t stepped foot on there in a while.”

He stood up and had his armor disappear along with his wings. As grand as they were, especially from the expression on Jordan’s face when she looked at them, he knew they needed a break. “Dinner sounds fine,” he said as he helped her up, her touch being warm. “But keep in mind; you’ll have options with huge impacts when we get there. You will be able to rule as you see fit. I’m not completely sure, but I think since you don’t have a formally recognized name, you will be allowed to give yourself one. No matter, I will be at your side, protecting you,” he said as he held back saying “your highness” to her.

He opened the door for her as they headed out to the restaurant. Hopefully the only main concern right now was that she would keep this as secretive as it had to be. The last thing he wanted to deal with was trying to cover for some insane sounding stories.

 

[Perplexia]

"Rule as I see fit" she mused over as they walked to the bus and took it to the restaurant. All of this had been overwhelming. Her life as she knew it would soon be gone and she would be starting a new life on the planet she came from. As they walked up to the table she grabbed his hand and spoke. "hey guys i have someone i'd like to introduce you to. This is my boyfriend David, David this is everyone."

The feel of his fingers wrapped around hers seemed to give her strength. It was probably in her mind but she felt as if she'd held his hand before. As if with David by her side she would be able to get through this. His temperature seemed to run a bit cooler then hers but it was soothing at the same time.

They scooted over in the round booth to make room for them as they went around and introduced themselves to him. He handled their questions well and soon they were on a new topic as they ordered and waited for food.

Jordan melded into the background as she normally did with her mind heavy on everything she had learned. This was all going to be history soon. Her normal existence replaced with a high profile one.

She picked at her food and ended up getting a take out box for most of it. Saying when they mentioned it that they had stopped for a snack earlier. She said goodbye to the group of friends many of which she may not see again.

As they walked toward her house she was pretty silent. It was all a lot to take in.

 

[FireyIce]

David walked with Jordan to the bus station. From there it was a nice ride to the restaurant. The friends that Jordan knew, he had seen from afar so often. They were a good group of people. It was then that he started to realize just what she was willing to give up in order returning to her home planet.

The conversation had been very light and friendly at the restaurant. It seemed as if there were a lot of people surprised Jordan now had a “boyfriend” that not even her best friend had known about. The questions were fairly simple to answer. And as expected, he didn’t elaborate too much on where he was from or his family for that matter.

Every now and then he would look over and see Jordan trying to blend into the background like normal. He felt a little sad, though he couldn’t blame her with guessing how she was feeling. One of the few benefits was that the group of her friends was so impressed, they insisted on picking up the tab.

As they headed out, he started to hold her hand again, letting her know he was still by her side. “Are you ok?” he asked simply as he looked over at her. Luckily, the weather was still fairly warm. “I would suggest we find a place to meet at tomorrow,” David suggested as they walked together in stride. “Perhaps a little after 2PM for you?” he inquired. It didn’t take as long as he thought for them to get to her house before they stopped.

 

[Perplexia]

Jordan didn't object to him taking her hand. But she stayed quiet none the less still processing that soon this would all be a memory. She was brought out of her status when he asked if she was okay. "yeah" was the only response she had.

Eventually they reached her house. "2pm got it" she responded. "There's a empty warehouse a few blocks from my house. I think it will do well as a training facility. I'm sorry i haven't been too talkative I'm still processing everything. I'll go to bed in a couple hours giving you time to get home." she said lightly.

"I'll see you in my dreams" she said with a soft smile. Jordan went inside the house said a few words to her mom and retired to her room claiming a headache. She pulled out her sketch book and went through the drawings of David and the demons that he protected her from. She studied their forms an tried to remember the dreams they occurred in.

So this occurred in the void he talked about. Pulling out her laptop she began to research war strategies. Her research indicated that alliances were the best way to get the help her planet needed.

Her eyes went over to the clock and realized it had been a few hours. She was exhausted and David would be waiting for her. Getting changed into a t shirt she crawled into bed. Soon she fell asleep.

 

[FireyIce]

David figured it was best to give her some space. He used his judgement and didn’t push the subject. There was no doubt her day had been flipped upside down from when she woke up this morning. He heard her mention the abandoned warehouse. “That should work,” he said as she let go of his hand and disappeared into her house.

It didn’t take long for David to head back to his apartment. Luckily, the darkness had settled pretty well. When he got back, he relaxed for a few hours, getting a little bit of some much needed sleep before hearing the all too familiar sound that indicated the tear that existed. “So, she’s asleep,” he said to himself as he proceeded on his way to her aid.

As he got there he went through the void and stood guard as usual. This time, he decided to use the same ancient armor that he had shown Jordan earlier. The night progressed uneventfully. This was a surprise to him since it felt like the attacks were starting to pick up. Just as quickly as he had shown up, he had already disappeared as he heard Jordan start to wake up for the night. Hopefully Jordan knew if she needed something from him, she knew where to find him now.

As he got back, he had no problem falling asleep. Just like clockwork for so many years, he woke up a little bit after 1. When he got cleaned up and dressed he went over to the warehouse that Jordan had mentioned, making sure it was suitable to his standards.

He watched as the time neared 2. When he saw her he was pleased with the fact that she was willing to take up such actions. “I see you slept well,” he said in a jokingly manner without trying to sound creepy. “Today is an easy day,” he added. “It’ll just be basics, but still, the basics are some of the most important parts,” he pointed out to her as they got ready to start Jordan’s training.

 

[Perplexia]

Her dreams for once were uneventful. She was able to explore the void without the need of rescuing. It was a dreary place filled with bones and litter of armor and broken weapons. She knew that he was watching her and it made her feel safe and secure as it always had.

When she arrived at the warehouse she wore a tank top and leggings with tennis shoes. She was ready to start her training and focus on it.

They started with the basic pressure points. The forehead, the eyes, the collar bone, and kneeing or kicking to the groin. They practices some defensive moves and how to escape if she was grabbed or held.

They managed to get three hours of training in without a break or her complaining. She was tougher then she thought she was. As they sat down she pulled out some bottled water for them both and leaned up against him. It just seemed natural to be so close to him.

"I refuse to be a frilly princess" she advised him between sips of water. "If i'm going to do this i'm going to kick ass and take names. By doing this training you're helping me to figure out how to do that." She punched him playfully in the arm with that statement. "We should probably get something to eat, my mother is at her new boyfriends for the next few days if you want to stay with me. I happen to be some what of a cook so we can stop by the store pick up a few things and i'll make you dinner."