Drabble for "Answered Summons": Attention, Please
This is long overdue, like many of my projects.
Answered Summons
(this is why they call it a working title)
Drabble - Attention, please
For luckychan
Recalling the… incident earlier, Lucette balanced the tray carefully on one hand. Gabi grinned slyly while she served them drinks, as if he could hear her every thought.
She hesitated, terrified for a moment that he could see through her plan. It wasn't the most inventive, she admitted, and she wasn't as skilled as she should've been. After all, going up against Erkero's most lethal student was a mission attempted by many but accomplished by none. With her rudimentary skills learned from months - and not years - of lessons, it was foolish to think that she could fare any better.
But Crispin believed it, he who had taught her, who believed that she was the answer to his summoning. She went along with it to stay alive, but when she was alone, Lucette wondered if there had been an error somewhere in the casting. Crispin had called for the power to stop Gabi, but she had not even the strength to make Gabi pause.
Already, he was walking away, escorting his lady charge back towards the house. It irked Lucette how unfair it was that Gabi could rule her nightmares but she couldn't even sustain his glance. She scowled, forgetting for a moment that she was in the camp of the enemy.
It's not right, she thought, None of this is right.
The tray in Lucette's hands tipped over, glasses clinking together as they shifted and began their descent. Just as before, Gabi caught the tray easily with his impeccable reflexes. When he turned to mock her with another remark about carelessness, Lucette was in his in-step.
Finally, she would have his full attention.
She struck.
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I wonder if the answer to why Lucette was summoned is obvious. Hmm. Guesses?
Does "Erkero" sound like anything to any of you? A word, a name, whatever. *paranoid*
Anyhow, luckychan told me that I could use any original, so I chose the one that involved a character dropping into another world. Not exactly an alternate reality (I seem to remember she likes that type), but as close as I could get. So, super-duper-whooper (whooper?) belated Merry Christmas, luckychan! ^_^;;;
This is my most recent concrete story idea, dating back to late last year. I'd say if I were to seriously pursue publishing a YA novel, "Answered Summons" would be my second choice because its plot is typical of manga. I guess that's why I like manga and anime so much - their storylines have a lot in common with mine, so much so that when I get a plot bunny, I discover later on that it's already been done. ^^;
On the Writing To Do list:
Answered Summons
(this is why they call it a working title)
Drabble - Attention, please
For luckychan
Recalling the… incident earlier, Lucette balanced the tray carefully on one hand. Gabi grinned slyly while she served them drinks, as if he could hear her every thought.
She hesitated, terrified for a moment that he could see through her plan. It wasn't the most inventive, she admitted, and she wasn't as skilled as she should've been. After all, going up against Erkero's most lethal student was a mission attempted by many but accomplished by none. With her rudimentary skills learned from months - and not years - of lessons, it was foolish to think that she could fare any better.
But Crispin believed it, he who had taught her, who believed that she was the answer to his summoning. She went along with it to stay alive, but when she was alone, Lucette wondered if there had been an error somewhere in the casting. Crispin had called for the power to stop Gabi, but she had not even the strength to make Gabi pause.
Already, he was walking away, escorting his lady charge back towards the house. It irked Lucette how unfair it was that Gabi could rule her nightmares but she couldn't even sustain his glance. She scowled, forgetting for a moment that she was in the camp of the enemy.
It's not right, she thought, None of this is right.
The tray in Lucette's hands tipped over, glasses clinking together as they shifted and began their descent. Just as before, Gabi caught the tray easily with his impeccable reflexes. When he turned to mock her with another remark about carelessness, Lucette was in his in-step.
Finally, she would have his full attention.
She struck.
---
+
I wonder if the answer to why Lucette was summoned is obvious. Hmm. Guesses?
Does "Erkero" sound like anything to any of you? A word, a name, whatever. *paranoid*
Anyhow, luckychan told me that I could use any original, so I chose the one that involved a character dropping into another world. Not exactly an alternate reality (I seem to remember she likes that type), but as close as I could get. So, super-duper-whooper (whooper?) belated Merry Christmas, luckychan! ^_^;;;
This is my most recent concrete story idea, dating back to late last year. I'd say if I were to seriously pursue publishing a YA novel, "Answered Summons" would be my second choice because its plot is typical of manga. I guess that's why I like manga and anime so much - their storylines have a lot in common with mine, so much so that when I get a plot bunny, I discover later on that it's already been done. ^^;
On the Writing To Do list:
- Finish romance short story (begun here) - "Constancy"
- Brainstorm for YA novel ( intro is to be rewritten) - "Truths Unseen"
- Write the first chapter of Riven (yes, I still have yet to write it, despite having the entire plot already worked out. ARGH. Lazy me.)