Anxious and Unforgiven

 Author: ThaChompyLeader

(This story takes place about four years after the last event in Torn)

PROLOGUE

The morning sun drowsily climbed up in the hazel-grey sky. Fog littered the ground, shrouding the mountain range in indistinct white. Jet-sized eagles hung in the air, silently swooping several miles above the mountains. Chickens and pigs scuttled around, nibbling at the grass and seeds on the ground. Everything was quiet and peaceful as the lake inside the ring of mountains gently lapped at one of the gargantuant bird's feet, splashing cool water on its legs.

In the distance, Herobrine watched the scenery.

It was hard for him to believe that after such a violent storm, the Mountain ring would recover at all. Many of the wildlife was destroyed, as well as many great friends lost. He no longer took the peace and quiet for granted, yet he enjoyed the warm, sunny days. As well as being accepted and respected by Cloudville's citizens, he had found a very close friend.

That close friend was Annabeth G. Tucker.

She was only 14 when they had met. Herobrine had never seen anyone who would trust him so strongly, let alone fall in love with him. He had sensed it the moment she laid her eyes on him. 16 years ago, they met. Herobrine had no concept of age because he was a ghost, but he knew very well that Anna had grown much older over time.

As Herobrine was pondering all this, a giant wave of brown and white feathers fluttered in front of him, toppling him over on his back. A loud braaawwk! ringed in his ears.

"Sorry, I still need to practice my flying," Leono apologized. His wing was still slightly bent. "Annabeth wants to talk to you."

"What for? Is something wrong?" Herobrine brushed the dust off his jeans and looked at the giant bird anxiously.

Leono shrugged his wings. "She didn't tell me. All she said is that she wanted to have a word with you. She seemed pretty worried about whatever it was about."

Herobrine's heart thumped in his chest. Oh, no. Not that... He sprinted off the hill he was standing on, bid a hasty farewell to Leono, and dashed to the mountain ring, kicking up a cloud of debris.

By the time he reached the mountains, he was drenched in sweat. He clumsily dragged himself up the largest mountain and found Anna lying against the wall with a fearful expression on her face. She looked up when he had clammered into the cave.

"Oh, there you are," Anna shivered. Herobrine had the feeling that something was very wrong.

"What's the matter?"

"I'm afraid our secret won't hold much longer," She spoke as if a creeper had just popped in her face and spontaneously combusted. "It will only be a matter of time before...they...find out." Herobrine flinched, immediatly knowing what she was worried about.

"I don't care what they say we can't do, it won't hold me back," He argued. "Codes of the Rulers don't apply in this case."

"But the punishment would be beyond words when they find out! You know it's against the code!"

"What they don't know won't hurt them," Herobrine muttered.

"What they already guessed will hurt us," Anna pointed out. "They know you as well as if they were your relatives. They would know if something was going on. It will only be a matter of time before they piece together the reason why you never go to the meetings..."

Herobrine balled his fists. "They wouldn't understand because they never had it happen to them. You are more important than rules to me. Their restrictions won't stop me from doing anything. I will do whatever I can to prevent them from knowing the truth, and that is final. I don't care what they say. You are worth more than codes, and nothing will change my opinion."

CHAPTER 1