Chapter 16
WARNING: This is a yaoi story! Please don't read if you like guy/ guy stuff.
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Copywrite: I don't own World of Warcraft. But I do own my characters: Shizu, Targe, Saffy, Gabriella, Rio, Krimer etc.
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It was dark outside. Too dark. It was the sort of unnatural dark that made Shizu uneasy. It shouldn't be this dark at this time of day, at this time of year, in this environment. The air was humid. The sun that normally made the humidity forgivable was absent, making it stuffy and horrid to breathe. Booty Bay was quite. Most people were inside their houses or the inn instead of out on the docks.
"Storm 's coming," Targe said quietly. Shizu looked up at the Night Elf staring out of the window. He followed his gaze to the outside. He was defiantly right. The clouds gathered in great swirling patterns over the tossing waves.
"It's not right" Targe looked solemn. The concern written on his lovers face bothered Shizu, but then again he didn't feel that great either. There was something in the air that felt odd. The night elf had shaved (a rare occurrence) and although this would normally be met with praise by Shizu, he knew it was because the hunter was on edge and wanted something to do with his hands. Right now those hands were playing with the hoops in his ear as he gazed out of the window leaning against the frame.
Saffy mewed from the floor. Targe had taken his pet tiger into Shi's room in the inn as the winds that raged outside where battering the Night Elf's tree house to bits. She was sitting curled up in the corner washing her fur occasionally.
"Be right back." The Night Elf said suddenly, moving to the door.
"Where are you going?" Shizu asked.
"I'm just going to get some air." Not looking at the Blood Elf as he strode out. Shizu sighed and bookmarked his place in his book before putting it down and following his partner out.
Targe was leaning on the side of the boat-like balcony of the third floor of the inn. There was nobody around up here and Shizu felt safe to stroke Targe's back as he approached, joining him in leaning against the wooden balcony. The Night Elf smiled and lifted his arm to stroke the ends of Shi's hair absentmindedly.
"What's up?" Shizu asked but in a way he already knew what. The weather was unnatural and was making everybody tense.
"It just doesn't feel right" Targe answered.
They continued looking out around Booty Bay. A Human sailor was carrying planks of wood towards a group of goblins that were busy reinforcing the decks with scraps of anything they could find.
"Big storm then," The mage stated as he watched their shenanigans without feeling any need to help. Then the rain started.
"I need a drink" Targe said suddenly and walked down to the bar, Shizu hurrying after shielding his head from the rain with his arms.
The bar was full yet it was horribly quiet. Horde and Alliance sat on every chair and some even sat with their legs hanging off the ledge of the second floor. Shi followed Targe's lead down the stairs, a Tauren moved from his position on the stairway to make way for the elves. Shizu saw many familiar faces that normally didn't appear in the shady pub. He spotted Gabi sitting in the corner against the wall (probably because all of the chairs were occupied). Shizu joined her and slid down the wall to sit beside her.
"Where are your friends?" He asked as Gabi normally had her gaggle of humans females close at hand on the weekends.
"They left" She said sounding depressed. "Flew to Stormwind before the flight master took off."
"Why didn't you go with them?"
"That was before I heard Stormwind is worse off than us." Shizu heard stress and panic in her voice. "I hope they're ok." She lay her head on his shoulder. Shizu pated her knee. He didn't want to ask any more questions with Gabi almost in tears. He had always seen her as such a strong woman and he it made him feel discomforted looking at her current state. If Stormwind was in a worse situation than Booty Bay then something bad must be going down and Shizu didn't think it was just a storm.
Targe came back with his drink and sat next to Gabi but said nothing.
All was quiet.
The door burst open and the wind and rain swept in. A goblin dressed in leather slammed the door and pushed his way to the bar he jumped up onto it and started to shout.
"All of you!" He said pointing across the room "I need every single person in here to come help secure Booty Bay! THIS IS NO TIME FOR JUST SITTING ABOUT! YOU!" He jumped down grabbed Shizu's hand and pulled him to his feet roughly (an achievement, considering how small the goblin was)
"You!" He said again "Translate!"
"Ermm..." Shizu said caught off guard "Oh emm, well..." He began in common "The goblin says"
"LOUDER!" As he was kicked in the shins.
"THE GOBLIN SAYS HE NEEDS ALL OF YOU TO HELP SECURE BOOTY BAY...o-or its gonna sink."
"That's better!" the Goblin replied in Orcish. With that he pulled Shizu by the robes out into the rain. Targe and Gabi followed suit and then a few trolls and dwarfs pursued them curiously. Soon the whole population of the bar had ventured out to face the elements.
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Shizu held his hand in front of his face, shielding himself from the rain. He was dragged by the Goblin towards a coil of rope where he was instructed to start securing buildings and bridges.
The others joined in and together they hauled the ropes tight. The wind swept the rain across the decks creating a white spray of water. They worked for what seemed like hours and the weather just worsened as time passed. The task was made all the more difficult by the growing wind and leaves and twigs that were being flung at them from the jungle.
Shizu was busily pulling a canvas sheet over a door-less shop. He and a female Draenei had managed to rope it tight when a scream came from behind them. People started to back away and run for the exit of the Bay. Turning and looking up through his tangled hair Shizu suddenly knew what had invoked such fear. A wave the size of a cliff was heading their way.
Shizu stood rooted to the spot in fear. The tsunami was coming towards the bay at a great speed and Shizu felt something tug him out of his terrified trance. Targe was holding his hand but looking straight ahead at the waves.
And then suddenly a terrific sadness washed over him as if the wave had already hit. He would never get to see his friends again. He would never get to see Silvermoon City again or say sorry to his father. He would never see the sun setting in Booty Bay again. Booty Bay, his home. He would never walk around the docks and have his friends greet him. Or be able to laze around in the sun with Targe. He would never see Targe again. He would never be able to have fun with Targe, visit places with Targe, grow stronger with Targe ever again. Because Targe would be...
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...Dead.
The Night Elf turned to hold both of Shizu's hands.
"I love you" the Hunter said golden eyes shined with tears into his.
And the shadow of the wave engulfed them.
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..
…
….No.
Emotions so strong filled Shizu in a second. He felt determined, powerful and full of rage at the same time. Shizu felt he could take on anything that was thrown at him as the power surged through him making his hands shake like he was being electrocuted. It was too powerful! He felt euphorically happy and he laughed hysterically but it merged with the rage that was so strong his felt like spitting acid. He screamed and closed his eyes as if the power was coursed through him and then...all was dark
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The sun was warm on his feet. Shizu could hear waves that calmly shifted. There was a soothing hand stroking his face and hair; Targe's hand. He smiled, eyes still closed, so perfect.
"It's nice here" he said slowly. He was so warm and happy; happy to with Targe again. He could see a bright light from behind his eyelids. This place was wonderful.
"Shizu…" He heard Targe say, his voice echoing.
"I never…I never thought there was an afterlife" Shizu said thoughtfully.
The sound of the sea moving sounded just like Booty Bay.
"Huh?"
"It feels...good here"
"S-Shi you're not dead you know?"
"Wha?"
He jumped up from the bed baging his head on Targe who was leaning over him. "Ow!"
"Ow..." The Night Elf's grimaced in pain but was evidently happy to see Shi. The light had dimed to that of normal sunshine and not of heavenly white light. Shizu blinked at the room around him. He was in the long bottom floor room which the vendors normally sold their wares. It looked as if the room had been made into a makeshift hospital with unoccupied beds and stretchers lined against the walls.
"Sorry!" He said rubbing his head "But what happened! You're not dead! And I'm not dead! And Booty Bay is still here!" He blinked. Maybe he had dreamed it. But if that was it why was he felt so drained. Targe smiled at him again his eyes glittered in the sunlight.
"You stopped it! I don't know how you did it but you shielded the town." Targe said still overjoyed. "There was a flash of purple light and then a huge sphere jumped out from you. It surrounded the bay! And shielded it just for a second but it took the blow of the wave. The Bay still suffered from smaller waves but it wasn't destroyed!"
"I-I did that?" Shizu asked, astounded. Targe nodded slowly.
"There's something special about you, you know. To have that kind of power inside you…"
"What?" Shizu asked worriedly.
"I don't know it just odd. But it's also kind of epic" The hunter smiled. "Anyway you chose a good time to wake up. You've been out for days. They've only just finished cleaning up the place."
Indeed it was. The Bay had obviously been shook but it looked almost normal now. The only visible damage on the decks had been replaced but some of the ropes that had been used to secure the bay still remained.
"Let's go on a holiday."Targe broke Shizu's thoughtful silence.
"What, really?"
"Yeah, why not?"
"Well I dunno maybe the end of the world isn't the best time to go on a holiday?"
"It's not ending yet. And now I realise. You've got to do everything you've ever wanted to do it soon."
"Why?" Asked Shizu.
"Because nobody is going to warn you when you're gonna snuff it." Shizu blinked at this but then began to laugh.
Targe laughed too and they reduced to giggles and the Night Elf leaned in to kiss the other. Shi closed his eyes and relished every second. When they broke apart the mage smiled.
"I think a holiday sounds good."
Fin.
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Thanks very much for your patients with this fic! I may well do a sequel but it may take some time because I want to have it all written up before I start uploading. This is because I don't want this situation of my fic being on semi-hiatus again :( As I said before everybody has been really patient and supporting with this fic and I couldn't have even got half way through it without your amazing reviews and comments! So thankyou!
Ideas for next series are: Guys go on holiday, Shizu meets his dad, Rio and shizu bodyswap, cataclysm adventures, meeting Harrison Jones and more! :D