# Illusion of Reality Chap 4

Author: AshuraK
Tags: Avian, Character Development, Dragoness, Friendship, Hybrid, Incomplete, Magic, Modern, Other/Herm, Relationships

#5 of Mondias Tales

Illusion of Reality  
Written by: Ashura L. Kusanaga  
Adapted from: JDawson's adventure  
  
Chapter Four  
"Ow..." Anthony cried out. He propped himself up on his elbows, and turned his  
head towards the direction of the moans that weren't his.  
Lying on its back was a small child about his age with blue hair. Its head was  
turned to the side.  
  
Drake and Toshi made their way across the plateau, and both examined both  
Anthony and the other child. Anthony and the child just lay there breathing and  
moaning now and then.  
"Anthony's fine, but that fall looked like it hurt" Toshi said to Drake, who was  
examine the damage on the blue haired child.  
"This one's a girl and she's bleeding from her head, but not too badly" Drake  
said, then placing some slight pressure on the girl's head where the blood was  
coming from. A moment later, the bleeding stopped, and Drake wiped the blood  
from his hands and her head.  
"Let's get them over to the steeds, Toshi" Drake said. Toshi nodded and  
preceded to help Anthony up, who did not object.  
"I'm sorry I said those things Toshi" Anthony whispered. Toshi smiled, and  
continued to walk Anthony to Katey.  
"It's okay... if I didn't love you like a brother, I still would've forgave you,  
buddy" Toshi replied quietly.  
"How are you doing small one?" Drake asked the girl. He hoisted her onto  
Elkira, who kneeled down for the new passenger.  
"My head still hurts" the girl said with tears in her eyes.  
"Unfortunately, my Magik can't take away pain, just injuries."  
"That's okay, it's better than the pain that I would've felt if that boy didn't  
jump into me."  
Drake smiled, and looked to the skies, then back down at her.  
"You gonna be okay Anthony?" Toshi asked Anthony as he got on Katey. Anthony  
was sad and quiet, but he looked up and smiled briefly.  
"Yeah, Toshi, yeah..." Anthony replied. He squeezed Katey's sides with his  
knees, and she made her way back in the direction of the Sear house at a  
reasonable pace. Drake, Toshi and the girl took off a moment after Anthony.  
During the ride, he kept thinking to himself about the girl's life he saved by  
colliding with her.  
"I can't believe I was even thinking about killing myself, Katey" Anthony said.  
He hunkered down, and hugged her around the neck, while she bounced along.  
"Next to my parents and Uncle Drake, you and Toshi are the most important things  
to me." She heard him, but didn't respond, as if to say "Thank you, but you  
need to realize I'm am very important to you".  
  

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"That should do it" Drake said, after applying a cold wet cloth to the bruise  
that bothered the injured girl. Anthony said they should use his bed, as it was  
closest from the front door.  
"Can I come in, Uncle Drake?" Anthony asked. Drake was already on his way out,  
and shrugged his shoulders.  
"Sure, but I don't know if she'll want to talk to you after you accidentally  
thumped her head and saved her life by doing so" Drake said smiling, which  
invoked smiles from both Anthony and the girl. Then he promptly left.  
"You can come in, Volo" the girl said. Anthony was surprised at this remark.  
Volo happened to be Anthony in Tree Elven.  
"How'd you know my Tree Elven name?" he asked inquisitively. She turned over to  
face the wall, and shrugged. And as she did so, her hair parted just right to  
reveal pointed ears, exactly like Anthony's ears. He felt comfortable in her  
presence now, as he now knew she was like him.  
"You're half n' half like me?" Anthony asked making his way over to his bed.  
"Yes" she replied, then looked at him for a second then faced the other way  
again. He noticed as he sat down on the edge of his bed, that she had green  
eyes. He then realized that her hair and eyes were polar opposites from his  
green hair and blue eyes.  
"What's your name? Who're your parents?" he asked her.  
"My name is Nera Fain, and my parents are Sam and Taylor Fain, the merchants"  
she said while still facing the wall. "By the way, your wallpaper is nice."  
"Is you mother a Tree Elf as well?" Anthony asked. She nodded knowing that he  
was on the bed. There was silence except for their breathing, and after a bit,  
Anthony said something.  
"I'm sorry that I jumped into you, but I'm glad I did" Anthony said quietly.  
"Thank you... I wanted to run right over the edge and right into the sea because  
of what's been happening," she said. "I'm glad you stopped me from ending my  
life."  
At that she turned to lie on her back again, and put her hand on his hand.  
"Here's to a life debt and a new friendship," she added.  
  

  [In the next Chapter of IoR: ?.]  
  
{I'll edit it as soon as my friend reads it and makes a suggestion, as I've hit  
a temporary writer's block.}

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