Exodus(Journal Of Baobab Of Pantala)

Exodus-Journal 3:Entry 5:Happiness Can Be Found, Even In Our Darkest Moments

6,227 A.S. Early Summer
Oak and mine training was finally done. We would be sent out on patrolling missions later in the year to make sure all the races, especially the dragons, were getting along.
   It had been a long, hard six years without my parents along with me in those years. Oak was the only one that had been able to comfort and stop me in my darkest moments when I just wanted to give up on life and join my parents in the great beyond.
   Jacquelyn also helped when I was feeling down. She would often take me on walks through Silthrim or we would go canoeing or flying together. But it didn't last long. I pushed her away one day and she didn't try to help me anymore.
   That was over a year ago, and I was feeling miserable with myself every single day that passed, cursing myself for pushing away the one person that had actually tried to help me move past my tragic past.
   What was worse than knowing that Jack no longer cared about helping me anymore was the fact that she had volunteered to go on a scouting mission into the Eastern Reaches alone. I couldn't lose another loved one to a mission, whether it was a scouting one or peace one. I couldn't bare the thought of losing Jack.
   "Then go talk to her. She leaves today. This might be your only chance to tell her how you feel and that you want her to stay." Oak told me, nudging me with his head.
   I sighed. 
   I didn't know how. I didn't know how to convey my feelings for her into words. It would come out all muddled and disastrous.
"Just do it." Oak told me again, this time nocking me over and pinning me to the floor of the treehouse. "Tell her or I'll sit on you for a whole week." Oak threatened.
   "You wouldn't do that to me. You'll let me up before Jack and Fiercedawn leave because you want me to talk to Jack."
   "Blasted mind link." Oak growled in frustration. Oak always hated it when I figured out something he didn't want me to know. It annoyed the heck out of him.
   "Look, I'll go tell her if you get off me. Or do I have to use magic to knock you?" I told Oak desperately when he applied a little pressure on my chest, on accident.
   "Oh, sorry. Now, go talk to her!" Oak told me, getting off of me.
   "Okay. I still can't believe I'm doing this, but okay. Let's see how this blows up in face." I said mentally to myself and Oak.
   Oak just laughed.
   "This is so not funny." I told him, hating the blood rushing to my face in embarrassment.
   "Just go." Oak told me.
   "Okay, okay, I'm going." I said, and started down the treehouse.
   Once on the ground, I ran for the clearing where I knew Jack would be, preparing to leave for her trip.
   Elves, Riders, and dragons looked at me alike. A look of confusion written all over their faces.
   I ignored the stares, the whispers, everything. All that mattered at the moment was apologizing to Jack and telling her about my feelings for her.
   I could hear the beats of wings and I feared I was too late.
   As I rushed into the clearing, I saw a dragon in the distance that was just a dark shape in the horizon. I was too late.
   I turned around with my head hung and was about to head back to my treehouse when a very familiar voice reached my ears.
   "Have you come to say farewell, old friend?"
   I turned around to face Jack.
   She looked the same as she did when we were ten years old. Just plain leather clothes and a messy ponytail.
   "Jack, no I came to..." I trailed off, not believing my luck.
  "Well, spit it out. I'm leaving in ten minutes." Jack told me, crossing her arms over her chest with an impatient look on her face.
   "Jack...I came to—to apologize for pushing you away when you were only trying to help me."
   Jack lifted an eyebrow in surprise. "Is that it? Cause with you there is always more that what there seems to be."
   "No. Jack—I want you to stay. You're my friend and I don't want you to leave. In fact, I think of you more as a friend. I..." I trailed off with the words stuck in my throat.
   "You what?" Jack asked.
   "I—I love you. I've loved you ever since the funeral when you said you were sorry about the loss of my parents. I knew then and there that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. So I ask of you to please don't go. I-I don't—,"
"You don't want to lose me like you lost your parents." Jack said quietly.
"Yes. I couldn't live with myself if I knew you were dead. I almost gave up on life a few times after I pushed you away. Just the thought of being away from you killed me. I can't live without you, Jack. So please stay, for me."
Jack looked at the ground and then back up at me, her turquoise eyes shinning with tears.
She took a few steps towards me, and gently place her hand on the side of my face.
"I can't live without you either." She said with a smile on her face.
"So you'll—," I was interrupted when her lips met mine and mine met hers as we embraced each other.
"Yes," she pulled back from the kiss. "I'll stay. The Elders will understand." She told me and then we fell back in our embrace.
We stayed in our embrace even as warm rain fell down upon us.
I finally found my light again in the darkness.

P.S. It's been a long time since I've updated this one. But I hope you like it anyways. I know there was big time jump, but I really didn't want to go into the whole training thing. I basically did that in my first book and I wanted to shake things up a bit in this one. Hope you all enjoy.