I do not own the Patriot or any of its original characters. Noel and Eric are mine.
Noel and Eric are brother and sister. They love each other so much, they would do anything for each other. The war has started, and with it comes the raids, led by Colonel William Tavington of the British Green Dragoons. Noel and Eric were only trying to find a place to hide, but unfortunately run into a whole group of hidden Dragoon members. The two begin to slowly realize that they were wanted by the british..but for what?
My Brother and I
It was another sunny day in South Carolina. The humidity told me there was a chance of rain. I love the rain. Its better when it comes to summer time. I went slowly across the yard, to the big oak tree by the fence. I had to be quiet, unless I wanted to give away where I was. I stepped on a twig and it snapped loudly. I froze and looked around. There was no one to be seen anywhere, but then...
"Gotcha!"
I felt my legs give out, and I fell from a mixture of surprise and the tremendous weight of my brother.
"Eric that hurt," I said.
"Sorry Noel," Eric said,"I actually lost balance up in that tree."
"Eric you know you're not supposed to climb that tree," I said," Ma'ma'll give you a good whipping if she finds out you were doing that."
"You're not going to tell her are you," Eric asked.
"I won't," I said.
Eric smiled at me. I'm only a year younger than him. I just turned seventeen a few days ago. Eric turned eighteen a few months ago. I love my brother so much, and I hope that we will always be this close. Sometimes at night, I used to wake up crying because I had had a night mare, and he would always be there by my side, comforting me. To cheer me up, he would tell me stories about how he used to pick on me when I was younger becuase he was jealous. It was mean some of the things he did, but hearing about it now was amusing.
"Eric," said a voice near the house," Eric get off your sister before you flatten her."
It was our mother, Lily Kendal. Our father wasn't home at the moment. There was some kind of meeting going on in Charlestown, and he had gone to it.
"Sorry mother," Eric said. He got up and helped me to my feet. He turned his back on me and I pounced him.
"You should know by now not to turn your back on a woman," I said. Without warning, Eric reached behind him and pulled me over his shoulder.
"Eric don't you dare," said mother with a smirk on her face," Come on now you two, you're all filthy."
Eric let me down easily," You got lucky."
"As usual," I teased him.
An urgent scream echoed from down the path. We turned around, and saw our servant, Cathorine, running down the path.
"Cathorine," I asked," What's wrong?"
Mother came back outside," Eric take Noel inside."
Eric and I went inside. Eric shut the door, but not before we heard Cathorine tell mother that there was going to be a war. Eric looked at me.
"A war," I squeaked," Eric, I don't like the sound of war. I heard that more then the soldiers die."
"Whatever happens they're not coming here," he assured me. I nodded. I trust Eric, and even if we did happen to get raided, at least he would be there with me.
Mother finally came into the house.
"Eric come with me," she said," Noel go to your room. I'll call you when I've talked to your brother."
"Are we in trouble," I asked.
"No," mother said kindly," run along now."
I went upstairs to my room. It was right next to Eric's, and there was even a door that went from mine right into his. He would tell me what mother says anyway. I sat for almost an hour when I heard Eric coming upstairs. He came into my room, and sat down on my bed.
"What did she say, "I asked.
"A lot," Eric said," To put it simply, if anything happens to her I'm to take you and find a place for the both of us to hide. Then we have to go to our grandmothers house."
I stared at him confused.Why would anything happen to mother? Did she do something wrong?
"I'll explain it to you some other time," Eric said, reading the expression on my face.