MC Diaries: A Garmau Story - Book 2

:2: D a n g e r L u r k i n g

A/N - I leave for 11 hours. THE NEXT MORNING, I CHECK AND IT'S GOT 117 READS, AND 24 COMMENTS— it was ONE chapter and a simple two paragraphs of introduction.. My GOD. I love you guys ^3^ also, LEONA & LU IS BFFS! @dontbelasganga commented the other day, so YOU GET A SHOUT OUT FOR SUGGESTION! And.. First.. Comment..? You guys are FAST. So, i'mma start this off peacefully, until we get into the excitement. Anyway, that's all, and— Also, just pretend everything that I didn't include happened, but minus 15 years thing. Blah blah blah Leona, blah blah blah Malachi human, blah blah blah, this, and whatever. Being the terrible author I am, I forgot to add it properly. (*bangs head on wall* stupid, stupid, Baka.) anyway, I've already wasted 136 words, GO AND READ!

-Time Skip to the Next Day CUZ I FEEL LIKE IT.-

Aphmau's PoV

(Uh, God, where in Tartarus do I start this?) We sat in the meadow, Garroth, Levin, Malachi, Lu, and I. We were enjoying a quaint little picnic, on that certain fateful day.. (Everything happens for a raisin.. [BRINGIN BACK OLD TRADITIONS!])

"Mama?" Lumina had learned a few simple words during that first day.

"What is it, Lu?" I asked.

She pointed over to a bush. She babbled some, and squirmed in Malachi's arms.

"What..?" Garroth moved closer to the area Lumina was pointing to.

Garroth's PoV

As I moved closer into the thick bushes, I heard a soft rustling. Closer, and closer, I moved, and I caught a glimpse of something, and as quickly as it had appeared, it disappeared.

"Nothing," I said. 'That's strange,' I thought. 'I could've sworn..'

-Time Skip Cuz I Has Nothin To Do-

There was a knock on the door, and soon, I heard a voice.

"Aphmau, Garroth, you home?" It said. "It's Kiki!" She added.

I opened the door, revealing the redhead holding her young daughter. "Hey, Kiki! Um, it's nice of you to visit, but why exactly are you here.. With Leona?"

"Leona looked bored, and all the other kids are a bit older than her, so I decided why not give Lu a visit?" She gave a warm grin, and I invited her inside. (Leona's just about two or three months older than Lumina) [also, I feel like Kiki's like.. Mirajane... Or.. Maybe Lisanna..? Cough FAIRY TAIL REFERENCE cough)

-meep-

Leona and Lumina were upstairs playing while Aphmau and Kiki talked over tea. I was a bit unoccupied, so I decided to take a walk. I headed out, and started walking along a stray path. (Forgive me, EVER SINCE SEASON 2 STARTED, I'VE LOST SIGHT OF HOW BOOTIFUL PHOENIX DROP USED TO BE.. My god.. FIFTEEN YEARS SENPAI HOW COULD YOU DO THI-- ahem, back to the story..) I made my way to the clearing, and decided to look back at the spot Lumina was pointing to, I was starting to get suspicious. This time, I dove deeper into the bushes, through the thick leaves, and into the tangled forest of overgrowth. 'Rustle, rustle' I whipped my head towards the noise.

"Hello..?" I called. The rustling noise seemed to move away, so I followed it. "Is anyone there?" I called again.

Silence.

A lilting, delicate voice spoke up, gently, but loud enough to hear from a few feet away. "... With whom are you associated?"

I was stunned to hear a voice. "Wh-what do you mean..?"

"You look like the high priest. Your eyes are similar.."

"Is that a good thing?"

"It depends.. To a person like myself, the high priest is a tyrant, but to others, he is a hero whose deeds are worshipped greatly."

"I.. Have a deep hatred for Zane."

"Heh.. You dare speak his name?"

"He's m-my brother-- but don't go thinking I'm like him!"

"Garroth, no? The High Priest spoke much of you when he was.. Alive."

I took a deep breath to stop my rapid heartbeat. "Yes, Ma'am. I am Garroth Ro'Meave, eldest son to the Lord of O'Khasis."

"Meaning," the woman's voice suddenly sounded quite harsh. "You are part of the O'Khasis royal family, and part of their alliance?" She spoke the word O'Khasis like it was some undignified curse.

"No. I am.." I searched for the right word, seeing as we seemed to have a regal conversation. (Read: IMMA USE BIG BOY WORDS!) "I am betrothed (WOOOH, FANCY WORDS!!) to Lady Aphmau, leader of the Phoenix Alliance, to whom Scaleswind, Meteli, Pikoro, Brightport and their wolf tribe belong to. My spouse's alliance is strictly against O'Khasis." (Pure gold.. THIS AIN'T HARD TO IMAGINE GARROTH'S VOICE ACTOR SAYIN DIS.)

She hesitated. ".. I believe you."

"Why is that?"

"The high priest spoke terribly about you, and how he sought your blood for marrying the woman he wanted."

"Of course he would, now, excuse me, but, I must get going.."

"Wait." The rustling got louder, and the woman appeared. "My name is Lyla. I am a former member of the Jury of Nine." She appeared to be in her mid-twenties, long light blue strands streaking her silvery blonde hair, pinned up with a soft pink flower. She wore a loose flowing cerulean dress, almost seeming as if she wore a gently water stream, with the occasional water lily as an accent on the dress.

I was speechless, but she continued to talk.

"I was, and am, Lyla the Bloom. (shut up, blame the writers block, not me.) I try to spread peace, (No she's not a hippie -.-') benevolence, (FANCY SHMANCY) and kindness to others. Do not take this the wrong way, but I have been observing your village for quite some time now, and Phoenix Drop has plenty of that. I have to hand it to your little daughter, she's very much a beacon of happiness."

I finally found words, and said, "In fact, that's what we named her for. Illuminate, to light up. We were in a state of plight before she came."

"Well.. I must warn you, danger lies ahead. There is a new threat, and it's headed towards Phoenix Drop, for this village is home to your family. Be watchful, for the age of the Zenith of Darkness has begun.."

A/N - DUN DUN DUUNN! Tbh I have NO idea what the Zenith of Darkness is.. I MADE IT UP ON THE SPOT.. I was gonna originally do Zenix (hint hint) but then auto correct was like, "NUH UH, DIS AIN'T RIGHT, WE GON' CHANGE DIS TO ZENITH." And so I'm like "huh, wtf does Zenith mean?" And then I search it, and then BA BAM! IDEA LIGHTBULB! And then, TADA! A'ight, whatevs, but a note TO ALL OF MY OTHER OTHER READERS! I'm going on a short hiatus for that stuff so I can focus on MCD, but I will eventually post short short like, 300 - 600 word chapters. That sounds like a lot, but with my SUPER LONG author's notes, it's only a bit.

Goodbye from the other side,
~Em