Tom POV-

"Ive been looking for you for days! Worried sick! Champwan told me everything, you would have come back in one piece if you hadn't tried to save the wizards" he said running over to her

She was sitting at the bed in the middle of the room looking a little pale and all bandaged up.

Odd part was she was covered with white soup with chunks of random crops aside from her wounds. His expression must have shown his judgement because she laughed.

"Don't ask. Tom....im so sorry I made you worry. I didn't know days had passed and there was no way to come back sooner" she said

She must have been crying earlier because he could see the old trails of tears that were masked by her new fresh tears.

Tom wanted to be upset but he knew it wasn't her fault, all she had done was save lives and create alliances. Though he was very worried for days, she didn't ask to be kidnapped after all.

"It's ok my little sparkle, just don't scare me like that ever again! Im in the process of having the priest work up a contract" he said and wasn't joking

She just laughed and stretched out her arms for a hug. Tom then ran over to her and hugged her carefully, the priest said that she was in a very delicate state and if it wasn't her life on the line he may have just ignored those instructions.

"I missed you guys so much!" She said

"By the way, aside from coming to yell at you for almost dying I came to give this back to you" Tom said

He made his way to the table by the door and got Jordan's cape he had given her.

"It was full of blood so I went to the river and washed it after the surgery, all clean now" Tom said

"Must have taken forever, you guys don't have bleach here" she said taking the cape and hugging it

Bleach?

"Anyways, what were you doing talking to the god that killed you?" Tom asked

He hated ruining the happy mood, but he was very confused as to what was going on.

"There were some things we needed to sort out aside from the usual recruiting attempts" she said

He knew that wasn't all, when he came back from the river he heard Tucker screaming his head off about Dianite and personal space.

Lucky enough for him, she wouldn't hide anything from him. They were best friends, it was as easy as asking.

"What was Tucker's deal then?" He asked

"Sit down, I have loads to tell you" Jordan said

When he reached the side of the bed he sat down and she held his hand as she told him everything.

From being thrown into the ocean to what had happened seconds before he stepped into the room. It was all impossible though.

Jordan wouldn't lie and she wasn't, it was all weird and there was a lot of confusion about what was going on that Tom wasn't sure how to feel.

His god was more messed up than he thought, in a way, Tom wouldn't have cared if all of that had happened to someone else but this was Jordan.

His Jordan

Yet he had worshiped his god since birth and he didn't mean to do anything for evil purposes, from what he understood they were both equally confused.

Yet there was a spark of anger boiling up in his heart.

"You know whats funny, Dianite asked me to go to the nether for a few days to help with some stuff. I'm not sure if I wanna kill him or not" Tom said after she finished her story

"What? You're going away for a few days?" She asked

"Yeah, I was gonna tell you during movie night. He needs my help with some stuff"

She stayed quiet, just stared at him.

" Do you think he loves you?" Tom asked

"No. Its something else, very odd and impossible to explain" she answered

"Do you love him?"

He didn't want to ask...

"Seriously Tom, of course not" she answered with a laugh

"Then why did you kiss him?"

"He needed it I guess, I don't know its my horrible wanting to help tendencies" she said collapsing back into the bed and covering her face with the red cape after she cleaned to soup off her face with a wet cloth.

"Well, those tendencies do make you do crazy things like saving the wizards against Dianite" he said peeking under the cape

"You should try to do stuff for yourself some time. A bit of selfishness is necessary in life, even healthy" he added

Once his face was under the cape staring at her she laughed at his comment and stuck out her tongue at him.

"You know, Sonja was so worried she cooked hundreds of cookies and ate most of them for comfort. Her weight gain is on you" Tom joked

Jordan just laughed but he could tell she was dying to see Sonja.

"She'll forgive me one day" Jordan added

"I dont know about that, Sonja kept saying that the stress was making her tail and ears shed like crazy" Tom said making funny Sonja ear impersonations

"Yep, I'm dead"she joked before she let out a whimper of pain from her leg

"Dang, I dont want to leave when your I'm this condition. I should stay here until you feel better and tell Dianite ill meet him next week or something" Tom said

"No, I don't want you to get in trouble with him, he'll try to kill you or burn your house. Ill be here when you come back" she said

"I promise I won't let you get hurt again, not by anyone. Someone threatens your life, no matter who, ill end them" he swore

Seeing her like that broke his small dark heart. The part that hurt the most is that he hadn't been there to save her or help her immediately.

It was Champwan who had been there.

"Speaking of which, are you ok with the wizards. Champwan told me there was a history between Dianitees and Wizards" she whispered

Tom pulled back the cape before speaking

"That was my ancestors, I wasn't drilled on Wizard hatred as a child because everyone thought they were all dead by then and I honestly think they have more reasons to hate me than I do. Yeah they started the flood that killed my town but my people killed them all. Id say were even" he said

"Hold on, the wizards were responsible! Champwan told me all about that I just never imagined.." She said socked by the news

"It wasn't these wizards, it must have been their mothers since it was women who did it. My people did a lot of bad things Jordan, they are the ones responsible for how I look" he said remembering the past

It was painful to remember at times.

"Maybe we can talk about it when you're ready if you want..." she said

"I think that would help, maybe when I come back we can talk about it during movie night" Tom said

Maybe the peace and comfort of movie night would make it easier to look back on. She had told him all about her god issues, it was only fair he was as open with her as she was with him.

"Tom....do you think Dianite is right? Am I truly that evil?" She asked after a few minutes of movie talk

"I think you and Sonja have the biggest hearts of us all, not because of your gender, but because of who you are. But...you are both the scariest when angry" he said

" I think we would all agree when I say that your kindness is your greatest attribute, hell, four wizards are alive because of it. Someone who was pure raw evil wouldn't have saved them don't you think?" He asked her

She smiled and curled up at his side without a word, Tom just hugged her tightly.

"Thank you" Jordan whispered before falling asleep by his side.

He stayed there with her for a few hours, he even fell asleep too until Tucker came and woke him up

"Tom, the priest said to get your stuff ready to go to the nether" Tucker whispered trying not to wake up Jordan

She was still asleep by his side with a smile on her face. He would have to be careful not to wake her.

"Are you seriously going after all Champwan just told us?" He asked trying to keep his voice down yet still yelling

"You don't know the full story mate, and Jordan said I should go. Unless you want to see all of our houses set in flames I suggest we don't test Dianite's patience" Tom answered after he made it out of the bed without waking her up

"You could lose her to Dianite or even death, you should tell her Tom. Before someone makes a move, I have a feeling she will feel the same" Tucker said, true concern in his eyes

"No, she's been trough enough these days. She needs me as her friend right now, besides since when do you care?" Tom asked

"Since the lord of the nether began snogging with Jordan! I'm her friend too, I care about her enough to protect her from him" Tucker screamed a little louder

Jordan moved slightly and both of them freezed in place. She just moved positions asleep... no harm done

"Will you stop worrying about other people's relations and worry about your own. Your girl has been pacing for hours that she has actually created a breeze. Go deal with her!" Tom said pushing Tucker out of the room

"Well, you go kill Mr. Steal your girl!" Tucker said as he closed the door

"Which one! Champwan still has a lot to answer for..."

"My point exactly! Make your move!" Said Tucker

"I can't stand a chance with him around. Even Sonja says he's a dreamboat!"

"Looks aren't everything...wait...when did Sonja say that?" Said Tucker

"Work this out!" Tucker said before he rushed downstairs screaming "Sonja, honey, we need to talk. I'm handsome right?" Tom could hear from downstairs

Tom went back into the room were Jordan was in and tiptoed his way to her bed and kissed her head.

"Ill see you in a few love. Don't die or get kidnapped again while I'm gone" he whispered

Jordan was a very peaceful sleeper, her innocence showed the most as she slept. Maybe when he came back they could have a talk and he could figure out where Champwan stood in her heart.

He headed downstairs and decided to go straight home to get his stuff but Sonja stopped him.

"Be careful in the nether. Don't let Dianite kiss you or anything" she joked

Tucker must have told her... Tom thought she would be upset but she looked full of energy and ready for some girl talk with Jordan.

It was probably all the sugar in the cookies kicking in. She had successfully wiped out all their sugar cane crops in just two days, now it was all in her little stomach.

If he were Jordan, he'd run for the hills.

"Very funny Sonja. Got any food for my trip?" He asked

Thats when Sonja pulled out a big basket filled with food. Tom knew her all too well so he wasn't surprised at all.

"Ill be back soon. Don't destroy my stuff please!" Tom said as he headed out

"No promises!" She yelled

Maybe he should take his valuables with him....