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Post by Skittles on Jun 11, 2009 19:19:38 GMT -5
new fanfiction! maybe this one will be more popular then my other one ;D
Soul Wall
Character List
Serene- a fiery, courageous, but very cold farmer. Not very social. Disliked by the villagers.
Marlin- shy, grouchy farm worker. Vesta’s brother and engaged to Celia. When angered, becomes very dangerous.
Rock- friendly, slightly arrogant and peaceful by nature. Can make anyone feel calm and happy.
Takura- wise old farmer, cares for Serene like a daughter, though doesn’t show it much.
Celia- peaceful, cheerful farm worker. Engaged to Marlin. Vesta cares for her like a daughter.
John- Serene’s older brother, looks like their father. Not seen very much. Sickly but a cheerful person despite his quiet nature.
Tyler- Serene’s dog, from a shelter. His old owner beat him. Brave, noisy but joyful and intelligent. Loves children.
Shadow- black, fiery stallion. Only Serene can ride him. Once a neglected horse and shows in his personality. Can run very fast.
Bear- dun, draft cross gelding. Gentle and sweet natured despite his size. Almost sold to a slaughterhouse worker.
Elsa- Half wild creme gray mare with reddish brown mane, tail and points. Found almost dead. Skittish, wild but warms up to people. Runs faster and farther than Shadow.
Popuri- Young woman from Mineral Town. Visits every sunday.
Kai- Young travaler. Comes every summer. Good friends with Rock. Wants to marry Popuri.
Chapter One: Broken Heart
I sat waiting for him to come as I did everyday. The minutes at first felt like seconds but they began to drag on as they passed. Worried I went to go see if he was ok. As I rode I remembered how I came to Forget-Me-Not Valley. That was three years ago. I came to the farm my father had owned before he’d died. I had nowhere else to go at the time. It was hard work since the farm had fallen apart. It still wasn’t in good shape. Never having very much money, it now mostly went to taxes and buying food, seeds and animal food. There was never much left over but I didn’t care. I loved it here, this quiet peaceful village. The fresh air, nature and scenery were my painkiller. The villagers were friendly, well most of them. I remembered how he had been one of those I first thought were mean. He had been grouchy, impolite, and impatient. But I realized he was shy.
“Serene. Serene!” Celia’s voice woke me from my thoughts. She ran up to me with a big smile on her face. Serene was my name. Celia was practically jumping with excitement. She tried to tell me something but she was talking to fast for me to understand.
“Celia, I didn’t hear a word you just said.” I said to Celia. Her smile meant something good. It seemed I received more bad new then good these days.
“Guess what!” Celia practically screamed.
“What?” I mumbled grouchily. I wasn’t exactly a friendly person.
“Marlin and I are getting married. It’s going to happen on September first. I know its far away but we need to plan and there’s the summer harvest.” By now I was no longer listening. Marlin and Celia were getting married? September first was five months from now. But that wasn’t important. When was he going to tell me or was he at all? So many things ran through my mind. I knew only that I couldn’t stay here.
“I’m sorry but I need to go feed my cows” I lied, hoping Celia wouldn’t notice my pain filled face. Quietly I kicked the black horse I was riding. Turning around I didn’t go very fast at first but then I could no longer take it. I broke into a gallop back to the farm in which I had come. The familiar smell reached me as I went through the break of trees. Quickly I took of the black horse’s tack and brushed him down. Hardly paying attention to the world around me, a thousand thoughts racing through my mind. The barn could’ve been on fire and I wouldn’t have noticed.
“OUCH!” I yelped when the horse bit me.
“Shadow, that hurt,” I said to the horse, not caring that he probably didn’t understand me. I deserved it for I hadn’t been paying attention. Tyler ran into the stable, barking his head off as usual. And as usual he didn’t stop. I tried to ignore it but it began to give me a headache.
“TYLER STOP IT!” I snapped. Tyler whined then ran off. Immediately I regretted yelling at the young dog. I adopted him from a shelter; his old owner had beaten him. After I had finished, I left Shadow into the field, watching the black horse as he galloped around till he got bored and started to roll. A big draft cross walked up to the fence. He was a brown horse with a darker mane and tail. I remembered the town’s shock when I had first came.
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Everyone was excited to hear that the daughter of the friendly farmer would be taking over his land. The man had died a few years before but his son didn’t want the land and his daughter was still in college. No one had actually met the girl though because her parents divorced before she had been born. It was sad after the wife and the little boy left and the farmer took it very hard. For he still loved his wife, his son and his unborn child. They never came to visit. Even though people only had known she was coming for a few days, they already had figured out what she would be like. They knew only that her name was Serene. But everyone who remembered both parents said she would be pretty. She would have either long black or dark brown hair, either straight or wavy. Her skin would be slightly tanned and she would have green or blue eyes. She would be good farmer like her father and kind too. She would ride a bay horse like her father. She’d love animals and plants and would have a wonderful, open personality. They were dead wrong.
The young woman came into the village riding the biggest horse you’d ever see, 18 hands to be exact. He was dun and tied to him was a solid black stallion. The stallion was bone skinny with scars and the whites of his eyes showed. The girl had a puppy in her lap with pointy ears. The girl however was definitely not what they had expected. She had chestnut brown hair was pulled into pigtails on the back of her head. Her purple eyes were stone cold and unfriendly. All she had with her was two duffel bags and the clothes on her back. She hardly spoke to anyone and was very cruel-hearted. No matter how hard you tried, she would either turn you away or show her dark side. No one really liked her except Takura. But even he didn’t dare try to figure out why she was so cold. The villagers called her the ice queen but never to her cold face.
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After awhile I went to the spring, hoping to be alone. Laying in the shade for some time, my mind began to wander. Freeing me from the pain for only a moment.
“I thought I might find you here,” a gruff voice came from behind me, making me jump. I recognized the voice and ignored him. Marlin sat down beside me, neither of us looked at each other.
“I’m sorry, Vesta planned it. I couldn’t stop her. But I’m sure we can make this work,” Marlin began. No one knew about our relationship. By this point I was too angry to even recall why.
“ Why so I can just be your second woman. Just a doll you can love for awhile then throw me away after you get bored.” I snapped bitterly, hoping it hurt him. “ I’m not going to be treated like a toy!”
“ Serene, listen please. I don’t mean it like that. I love you remember. But I can’t go against my sister or Celia. They’ll be crushed.”
“ But what about me. Huh, did you ever think of that. Do I mean nothing to you?” I snapped, the pain escaped in my voice. Marlin was clearly shocked for a moment.
“I- I didn’t mean it like that. We’ll work things out, all I need is a little time to think and fix things,” Marlin stammered loosing his usually cool self. The anger was building up inside of my, threatening to break the walls I had built between myself, and the world. The walls only Marlin had been able to overlook but no one could get past them. This shocked me for it made me realize the sad truth.
“ You don’t love me do you? You lead me on. What did you hope you’d get lucky! And I believed you; I believed that you actually loved. That you actually could care for someone other than yourself!” I choked out trying desperately to hide my pain.
“ I do love you. I just have to figure out some things. Gosh, you’re so quick to jump to conclusions. And you’re always so childish, always getting mad and throwing tantrums when things don’t work out the way YOU want them to. You don’t have any patience!” Marlin snapped. When he got angry, he really got angry. It seemed as though it broke his usual silent quiet nature. Suddenly I was afraid, for Marlin when he was angry enough, couldn’t think straight. He was strong too, making things only worse. But despite my fear I couldn’t help send an insult.
“I don’t have any patience, look at you. You’re too afraid to stand up to your sister. You’re nothing but a weak coward; I’m surprised you’re even here!” I shouted. Marlin’s face was red with red as he moved close to me, the fear suddenly made itself known. I cringed as his hand rose to strike me, the memories burned my mind. I felt the heavy blow in my side, knocking me over. I glared up at him, Marlin’s angry face. I knew he had lost all control, I was now terrified. I couldn’t scream as he hit me uncontrollably. Suddenly he kicked me in the thigh and a cry escaped my lips. I was dizzy and couldn’t focus but I could hear a growl. I opened my eyes to see Tyler standing over me, snarling at the rampant Marlin. I knew Marlin didn’t like dogs; he hated them since he had been bitten as a child. Tyler yelped as the furious man kicked him. I shouted at Marlin, shoving him and grabbing the limb dog. Marlin grabbed me as I ran, knocking me down. I twisted and put all my strength into my fist as I punched in the face. Marlin shrank back, I thought I must of hit him hard but it was because someone was coming. The dreary sky had begun to drop its rain. I sat there trembling, clutching Tyler’s limb body. I felt someone shaking me; then warm arms wrapped around me and picked me up. I could hardly tell what was going on at this point. I was slipping in and out of conscious as I was brought inside. I fell prey to the black wave of sleep, muffled voices calling my name.
Finally I woke in my small, old bed. I looked around to see that Tyler lay next to me. Gently I patted his head, remembering how he stood up for me even though I had yelled at him. The dog lifted his head weakly, wagging his tail. I felt stiff and sore, my head throbbing painfully. I turned to see Takura sitting beside the bed, a worried expression on his face.
“Who hurt you?” he asked right away. I decided to pretend I couldn’t remember.
“I… don’t know, how bad am I hurt?”
“You have a concussion, a broken rib, sprained ankle and you got a lot of bruises. Who ever did this had to be strong to even bruise you, you’re tough as steel,” I already new it would take someone strong to hurt me for I was pretty tough. It was hard to imagine though for my slight and small frame made people believe I was weak. I was most certainly not, which of course had also surprised the village. I wondered what I would do now, knowing I would have to stay in bad for a while. I realized I had made a big mistake. I had let someone break through my wall, which was now beginning to leak and break. The wall, I called it, kept everyone outside of my little, broken world. It was the only way to avoid the pain and to keep from getting hurt. But I had let Marlin in, and now look what had happened. I knew I couldn’t get close to people for I knew that once they saw what I was really like, they wouldn’t like what they saw. I couldn’t trust anyone for how could I. People broke promises, told secrets and spread rumors to get ahead of others. That was why I never revealed to people what I was like, but I hadn’t realized how much of me had slipped away. My true personality had faded away to the person I was now, the person other people saw me. I knew I could never trust anyone again but now I feared that Marlin would use what he knew about me to get revenge. I would have to avoid him from now on to save myself and not upset him anymore then I already had. But I wanted him to suffer as much as I was suffering. He tore what little remained of my heart out. And now he would pay.
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