I’ve neglected this diary, haven’t I? *sighs* I get so busy, what with the farm, and work, and the house.
I’m not even sure where to start.
After Mikal fired me, I wasn’t sure what to do. I stayed around the house and cared for the animals and such, but that really left me….unfulfilled. I was happy, just not…challenged, I guess.
Then Navaar asked me to go on a mission for NavKor. Vao was furious, not wanting me to go. He didn’t want me to work for Navkor, and said that Navaar was just using me. Not that I could argue with some of his points, but he really made me feel worthless. Stupid. Ignorant. He said I had no skills. *hangs her head* His words…..hurt. Terribly. He apologized for it later, but…..you can’t unring a bell. I can still hear him telling me all of those things.
Rival, on the other hand, encouraged me. He said it would be a wonderful opportunity. A chance to do something different. He said that Navaar obviously had a reason for choosing me, so I have some skills to offer. He made me feel like I could be so much more than just….staying around the house. *smiles at the memory*
The mission was to B’Daal, and it actually didn’t go perfectly. Phobetor and I were shot. He….saved my life. He took weapons fire that was meant for me, blocking the shot with his body. It went through him and still did plenty of damage to me. I would have been killed instantly if he hadn’t stepped in front of me.
But the trade agreement went through, and the Ambassador was impressed with me! He even commed Navaar and said so!
So after that….Navaar offered me a job as a liaison for NavKor. She said that Rival and Phobetor could come, too. *smiles* I said yes. *smile fades* Vao wasn’t….happy.
I took the job. I went to Giju - another mission that didn’t go well – and to Revyia, which did go well. Our next mission is to Galidraan, and we leave tomorrow.
Vao and I continued to date. *long pause* While on the missions, Rival and I grew….very close. Closer than best friends. Closer than we should have grown, I suppose, since I was dating Vao.
On the first mission, while we were on the ship, Rival kissed me. Not just a friendly kiss. A kiss of passion, of….love. *pause* I returned it, in kind. I finally had to admit to myself that I loved Rival as more than a friend.
While on the missions, Rival and I were very close. Not intimate, but…close: kissing, sleeping in the same bed, holding hands, etc.
When home, we were “just friends.”
When talking to Rival once were were home, I told him that he deserved better than that. He deserved a girlfriend that didn’t belong to someone else. Someone that he didn’t have to sneak around with.
I had intended the talk to lead to an understanding that…he and I should no longer be affectionate on missions, that I belong to Vao. But it didn’t work out that way. I admitted that I loved him. I realized that….I wanted to be with him, not Vao.
*sighs* So….I told Vao everything – what had happened with Rival on the missions, how I felt about Rival, etc.
Vao was furious, of course, not that I blame him. He left. I think he’s at NavKor HQ right now.
Rival and I are dating. I’m so happy.
I need to go take care of some things. I’ll write more soon.