chapter 1

"lord david, lord rolan would like to see you" said torgal

"of course where is he?" i asked

"the ballroom" torgal replied

"thank you" i said happily

i walked down the halls of mine and my fathers castle lloking at all the paintings of the past rulers, wondering if i would ever be up there. soon enough i arrived at the ballroom, and my father was by the large window at the other end of the room.

"good morning father" i said as i walked over to him

"ah good morning David, im glad you came" he said still looking out of the window

"of course, now what was the matter you wanted me for?" i asked

he turned to me and smiled

"well as you know your now 23 and you have no woman in you life" he said still smiling

"yes that is true and i dont mind, for i am very happy" i said happily

"well thanks to me that will no longer be a peoblem" he said

"what do you mean?" i asked

"you are to marry lady charlotte" he said

"exscuse me" i practiculy choked

"you are to be married" he replied

"but why?" i asked franticaly

"that stays with me" he said firmly

"but father" i was cut of by his hand

"no buts david, and thats final" he said harshly

i removed his hand from my lips before nodding and practically running out of the room, i slammed the ballroom door. i ran down the corridor and returned to my frantic walk when i saw torgal.

"my lord what is wrong?" torgal asked rather worried

"its my father, hes put me in an arranged marrige" i said frustrated

"hmmmm" was all torgal could say

"i have to go find pagus, ill speek to you later torgal" i said whilst running down the corridor.
i stopped in my tracks when i saw emmy and a young lad, i hid round the corner waiting for them to pass but also to hear the conversation.

"oh my god rush!" emmy said happily

"hey emmy, long time no see" he replied

"oh i have missed you" she said whilst hugging him

"good to know but come on emmy let go haha" he said trying to escape her grip

"ok ill let go for now but you do realise my mum wont hahaha" she said happily

"we'll see about that, where is she?" rush asked

"down here, come on" emmy said whilst grabbing rushs hand

they both ran through the door and down the corridor. i breathed a sigh of relif when they left,
i ran to the libary and practicully fell through the doors.

"pagus i need your help" i said thudding to the floor near pagus

"oh dear david what is wrong" he asked

"its my father hes arranged for me to marry lady charlotte" i said unhappily

"ah now that is not good considering the fact the she love lord paris and you arnt into girls"
pagus said whilst rubbing his head

"what should i do?" i asked

"well you could tell you father" he said

"i would but im worried over his reaction" i said whilst hanging my head down

"well why dont you go have a think about it and then come see me when you have an idea or an answer" pagus sat whilst pushing me to my feet

"ok i will" i said forcing a smile for pagus

"good" he said happily

i gave him a tap on the shoulder before turning and leaving, i went to my normal place, the gardens, where the water fountain was. i sat there watching the water flow from the angels mouth it calmed me.

"my lord" came a familiar voice

"emma? what are you doing here?" i asked

"i just heard about it from pagus" she said worried

"ah now you know why im here" i said

"yes i do and i think for once you should listen to pagus" she said

"i know i should but i..." i was cut of by emmy

"MUM!" emmy yelled

"oh dear never a moments peace...IM IN THE GARDEN!" emma yelled

"oh there you are mum look who it is" emmy said happily

"my gosh is that rush?" emma asked in shock

"yeah its me miss.h" he said happily

when i heard him call emma "miss.h" i had to turn around and see her reaction, i couldnt see him as emma was in the way

"its been too long rush" she said happily

my jaw nearly hit the floor when she did even yell, but also because i saw him. he stood there one hand on his hip and the other by his side, he had short black hair that hung in his face. he was about the same hight as me.

"it has indeed" he replied happily

"oh come here" emma said whilst holding her arms open as rush walked into them. giving him a hug

"she actually hugged someone other than me and emmy, this rush must be very special to her" i thought to myself

"ok miss.h please let go" he pleaded

"ok i will" she said happily

she released him and let him get back into his pose like stand. i gave a small cough.

"oh this is lord david" emma said happily

"hey erm...do you mind if i call ya dave?" he asked with one hand behind his head

i tried to speak but my throat closed up, so i just nodded

"so your the one who owns this swanky place?" he asked

"yes its mine and my fathers" i finally managed to say

"cool, you see now i see why you two left, its proper nice here" he said whilst admiring my garden.

"hey rush bet you still cant catch me" emmy taunted

"we shall see" he replied

emmy ran down the stair and rush followed, i watch them until they ran into the maze

"wow" i said im amazement

"what?" emma asked

"just the fact i have never seen you give a hug to anyone other than emmy or me and the fact i have never seen emmy this...."i trailed off

"playful...rush has that effect on people" emma explained

"hmmm" was all i could say

then we both heard a scream as saw rush had picked emmy up and was now carrying her back to us but he stopped just at the water fountain where me and emma were

"rush dont you dare" emmy growled

"haha the amount of time you did it to me it now be time for a bit of pay back" he taunted

emmy began kicking but it didnt seem to bother rush and he dropped her into the fountain, causing all of us to get soaked

"rush" emmy whinned

"what" rush mimiced

"help me out" emmy asked fluttering her eyelids

"fine" he said smiling

he grabbed her hand, and pulled her out before being push in

"ha gotcha" emmy laughed

"more for you" he said

the two of them hadnt even notice that i was setting the hose up and when they did it was only because i was aiming it at them and sparying them

"ahh"emmy screamed

"woooow" rush said went it hit him

"david dont you dare" emma said whilst backing away

i didnt listen, i sprayed her and by the time i was done she looked like she had just been thrown into the sea. me, emmy and rush were laughing whilst emma was glaring at all three of us.

"ok ok thats enough for today, lets go get changed, emmy you show rush to his rush and ill go with david" she said whilst pointing her finger at the other door

"ok no more...today anyway" rush said whilst throwing a wink at me

i smiled back, but when my cheeks began to heat up i decided to go sort the hose out so rush wouldnt see me blushing. emmy grabbed rushs hand again and dragged him through the door

"my lord leaave that lets go get dry" emma said putting her hand on my shoulder and directing me to my room

"ive never seen you like that before david" she said happily

"i dont know what came over me" i replied

"i do it was rush" she said happily

"yes...it was" i said through my hidden smile

"go dry yourself and then we will discuss the matter at hand" she said whilst walking away

when i entered my room, i threw my wet cloths on the floor and got some dry ones on. then it hit me, i have had my first love at first sight and it has come at the totaly wrong time. i became frantic again, as i rushed out my room, and searched for emmy.

"emmy can i come in?" i asked

"yes my lord" she replied

i entered her room

"whats wrong my lord? other than the whole wedding thing" she asked when she saw my face

"somthing else" i said whilst sliding to the floor

"what else could it be?" she asked

i threw her a meaningful look hoping she would get my drift

"what else could it.."then she trailed off "oh my dear lord do you? do you like rush?" she asked

i threw her the same look

"oh my lord what is the problem with taht?" she asked

"its came at the wrong time" i said quietly

"i know that my lord but so what" she said

"i dont even know if he" i stopped there

"well i do my lord" she said happily

"please emmy put my mind at ease" i pleaded

"last i heard he was bi but he could now be straight" she explainded

"thank you emmy but that really didnt help" i said

"why not?" she asked

"cos now im going to want to act on that and i havent even told my father" i said "it always happens at the wrong time" i said frustrated

"david, look i have an idea, a while ago lord rolan asked for my mothers hand in marriage, she turned him down, and said he would do anything to have her for his wife, anything!" i cut her off

"emmy i dont think she would" i sighed

"lets go see" she said whilst pulling my to my feet and dragging me out of her room

we turned my corridor and saw that emma was in the garden

"mum" emmy said

"emmy, whats up?" emma asked

"well its david" emmy said

at that moment rush came out of his room, but instead of disturbing us, he hid and listened.

"whats happened now?" she asked

"well..."i cut her off

"it appears that i like rush" i explainded

"ahh now that would be a probelm" emma said

"thats why we want you to bargin with lord rolan, if he drops the marriage then" emmy trailed off

"then i would marry him" she said

"yes" i said quietly

"hmmmm....ill see what i can do" she said happily

"what? really?" emmy said shocked

"of course i love rolan and i love david so i win either way" she said happuily

"see i told you" emmy said smugly

"right david you go relax i need to talk to emmy" emma asked

"ok i will and thankyou" i said happily before walking down the hall and into my room

"have you even asked rush emmy?" emma asked

"no not yet" she said

"and you wont need to" rush said as he walked through the corridor

"how much did you hear?" emma sked

"i heard it from "mum"" rush explained as he sat infont of them both

"and you dont mind?" emmy asked

"why would i? emmy you remember a while ago i said what i looked in love for was a gorgeous face,
interlect and playfulness" rush explained

"and david showed all those today" emmy said happily

"yep, that and in all honest hes bloody gorgeous" rush said through his smile

"well instead of telling us why dont you go and tell him" emmy said

"i will then bye bye" rush said as he stood up and left

i was laying on my bed trying to think when i heard someone knocking on my door

"hey dave its rush can i come in" i heard him say

i stood up quickly before answering "its unlocked

he walked through the doors and walked straight over to me, i didnt even realise i was slowly walking backward, until i hit a wall

"so when were you planning on telling me?" he asked as he pinned me to the back wall

"t...tell you what?" i asked

he didnt reply he just looked at me and smiled before he lent in, his lips brushed against mine,
and i couldnt help myself, my arms wrapped around his neck and i pulled him closer, he didnt seem to mind.

"oh hehe thats what you wanted to know" i said quietly

"yeah it was" he laughed and he walked over and sat on the end of my bed

"i wouldnt of thought you to be" i decided to shut up

"what? gay? haha noone ever does, it actually quite funny to watch there reaction" he said happily

"did mine shock you?" i asked as i stood infont of him

"humf...yeah but it was good shock" he said whilst grabbing my hand pulling my face just inches from his

"and i didnt class you as very playful either" he whispered taunting me with his lips

"but i know what i did class you as" he said

"what?" i asked

"gorgeous" he said before pulling my lips to his, the shock of the sneak kiss nearly gave me a heart attack, but i didnt mind, then suddenly he layed down, and as he was still holding my top i followed.

"sorry did i give you a shock?" he asked whilst just laying there

"just a bit" i said happily

"now i can see that you liking the position were in but"he stopped as he got up from under me and went to the door

"we have company" he said as he opened the door and emmy fell in flat on her face, i couldnt help but laugh, i had never know anyone catch emmy of guard before.

"damn you rush" she moaned as she stood back up

"well it is rude emmy" he taunted

"hmm...anyway from what i heard you two like eachother" she said happily whilst clapping her hands together

we both looked at eachother and smiled

"you could put it that way" rush said happily

"awwwwww.....oh my god i just realised me and david are gonna be brother and sister" she said happily

rush threw a look of mock worry at me mking me laugh, which made rush laugh and emmy just stood there looking confused

"ok then ill leave you two hyenas alone" she said through her smirk.

she closed the door and me and rush just looked at eachother before bursting out laughing again.

"i dont think ive ever laughed this much in one day" i said happily as i sat on my bed

"this is daily for me especially if emmy is here" he said whilst sitting next to me

there was silence for a few minutes

"so you think im gorgeous do you?" i said smugly

"well now that you mention it" he said slyly, then i was suddenly pinned to the bed by rush, who was just smirking, so i decided i was going to get in there before he could, so i place my hand on the back of his head and pulled his face to mine, slowly, until our lips met. the kiss wasnt very long but it was long enough.

"hehe someone learns fast" rush chuckled

"i guess im gonig to have to around you" i replied

"now that is true" he chuckled again before sitting up

"i guessed" i chuckled as i sat up