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Artemis dismissed the concern as she tried to clear the choking feeling of sobs in her throat, 'aheming' to get rid of them. "No, No. I'm fine. It's just what I am interfers with what people fear. Hopefully she can get over it soon, I don't want to start sobbing for no reason." She said, and looked at the ciggarette. Looking at the girl next to her (Mina), she gave her the pack. " Here. I just wanted to view the smoke. I already quit a long time ago."

After a while she wiped away her tears got up and sat on the bed thinking. (It was to soon I stiil should have been able to hold them back whats wrong with me.......) After a long time of thinking she fell asleep.




(It was a nice sunny day. Sortha was about 6years old. She could feel the sun on her as she picked flowers. She knew she was not ment to be outside because it was not safe but she wanted to do somthing for Acara. (The lady who raised her) she was almost done when she saw somthing moving in the woods a little while away. So Sortha hid behind a tree but it was too late they saw her. They where comeing closer so Sortha ran hoping to get away but they where faster then her. She cryed out for Acara who jumped out of a tree and landed infrount of her. Acara started to say somthing that Sortha could not understand then a bright light came from Acara. Sortha fell down and could hear one of the men screem. Then she no longer heard Acara saying somthing she could not understand. Sortha looked up she saw the two men laying there then next to her was Acara on the ground with an arrow in her stomach. Sortha moved by her and Acara looked at her. "Im sorry I was picking flowers for you because I know how much you like them. I dident mean for this to happen," Sortha said in a soft voice while crying. "Its ok Sortha I know you didn't but I need you to do somthing for me ok do you promise you will do this for me?" asked Acara weekly. "yes whatever you want mommy," said Sortha still crying. Acara kissed Sortha on the forhead hugged her then looked in her bright green eyes. Acara was crying a little but she said softly "Run and hide no matter what the men do to me dont come out. Im too hurt to go with you and hide the only chance I have to live is to let them have me. That means I will not see you again but I will always be with you now go!" Acara puched sortha away crying. "but mommy no I cant leave you, I wont, NO!" said Sortha crying more then befor. "Go you promised now go run be brave my child and dont ever forget what I told you. I love you and you must do my job for the fairys now..." Acara fainted. Sortha kissed her mother on the cheek then got up and ran. She stopped a little ways away in a tree and wached. After about ten min the two men got up and saw Acara laying there. he picked her up and told the other man to look for the little girl while he gets some one to heal the lady in his arms then he left. The other man walked around looking for Sortha. Sortha pulled out a small sword that Acara had gave her as a birthday present one year.Then when the man was walking by the tree she was in the branch Sortha was on snaped and she fell down on the ground.The man turned and saw her she tryed to run but hurt her leg in the fall and could not. He walked up to her with an evil grin. Sortha was crying with a look of horrer on her face. She did not know what to do so she took her sword and when he bent down to grab her she stabed him in the chest. blood dripped from where she stabed him and ran down the swored she pulled it out and he fell. She knew she killed him and his friend would be back, so she found a stick and got up she used the stick to help her get to her home. There she drank a liqiud that would help her leg and packed up what she needed. Sortha then left with a frown on her face. 10 years later she was walking in some woods and she saw somthing move. Sortha went over to see what it was. There laying on the ground weak,skiny and was bleeding to death was Acara. Sortha ran over to her and held her in her arms. "Mother what happened," sortha said crying. Acara looked at her and smiled. "You kept your promise and like I thought I got to see you one last time. I love you and I knew you would turn out a kind person. My time is up you must go on alone without me now bye my child and never forget...." Acara stoped talking.)

NO!! screemed Sortha sitting up in bed. It was the dream again. Sortha wiped the tears from her eyes. Then went over to the end of the bed and took out the small sord she stabed that man with. She just sat there holding it in one hand looking down at the ground crying softly. Thinking why did I have to pick the flowers if I dident then she would still be here. I made it so shes not it was me. Only if I never went to pick the flowers.

"An empath? I guess in a way I am. Yes. More importantly, I'm a muse, though the effects of other peoples emotions on myself hold the same weight. As for smokey, I'll harm me more than any of you. I just recently quit, starting out in ignorance to smoke in the first place, and then getting addicted quickly. It was the smoke that got me, like the first stage before becoming solid. Oh, this is hard to explain without background on muse's cycles." She said, rubbing her temples. Even now her heart was beating from sorrow, and it was damn well making her both annoyed, angry, and sad at the same time. Artemis took a drink.

"I would like to hear about that some time," he assured her before turning to Mina. "Do they, now? I suppose they don't like the taste of it. Try dating a smoker," he said with a laugh.

Mina chuckled as she raised her glass. "Had a bloke who told me he didn't like the aftertaste of it in my mouth. Maybe I might stick to drinking after all."
As Sortha returned, they all eyed her awkwardly and hurriedly returned to their drinks and started chatting with their heads also bowed. Mina whispered to them "The poor bubba is back now. Reckon someone should see whats goin on with her?"

Unfortunatly, Artemis was sipping on her drink when Sortha entered, and she nearly choked. Setting the drink down as she coughed, she looked around to see the girl mourning her sad existance in the corner of the room. After pounding on her chest for some air and she got her breathing down, she rose from her seat. This was making her lightheaded, and being a muse with a misery laden lad was not helping her existance. Slipping out of her stool, she went over and slipped into the seat next to her. This was probably the biggest thing she regreted, since the wafting emotions where thicking here, like warm over-done perfume. Breathing slowly, she leaned her head down and tilted it to get a look at her face. "Care if I gone?"

"What?" Sortha said looking up. Her eyes where now a light blue when befor they where bright green. "Im sorry I was thinking so I did not hear you" Sortha said in a kind voice.

She froze and smiled"Um....Sorry" she closed the door and sigh...Know she felt like a complete idiot. She walk down stairs. She wonder if there was a bar at this hotel. She need a drink. She walk thinking this day could not get even more worst.