A/N: This is my first GWTW fanfic.. so please review and be nice!! Thanks!!
It is set after Scarlett, but Rhett doesn't know about Cat, and never came
to save them. Scarlett never married Luke and there was no mob, and they
were safe, for now.
Disclaimer: I don't own GWTW, Scarlett or anything else.except Eli, he is mine!!!
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Cat's Story
Chapter 1
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Seventeen-year old Katie Colum O'Hara, or Cat, for short, sat in the old tower in Ballyhara, for it was the only place she knew she could think. Her green eyes shone in the dim light of the tower like glowing green globes of fire, and her raven hair spread out around her on the stones. She had just gotten her first marriage proposal today, and her mind and her heart were telling her different things. Cat ran the day's events in her head as she lie on the cool stone floor of the tower.
~*~*Flashback*~*~
Cat woke up early, eagerly anticipating her usual morning ride with Elijah Nelson, one of her best friends. Eli was eighteen years old; his father was the owner of a nearby town, Edensville. He had blonde hair, kept short like the style of the time, with the most intense blue eyes that Cat had ever gazed into. He was an excellent rider, one of the best she had ever seen, and he and Cat rode every morning. It was, as he said "How he had gotten to know Cat, through her horse." She had long since given up her pony, Ree, for she had gotten much too big for him. She now rode Flash, her mother's 15th birthday present to her.
This morning was special to Cat, because she knew that it would be the last time she saw Eli, he was leaving for Dublin to visit some friends, and wouldn't be back for weeks. So, she made sure to look extra special this morning.
After making their usual rounds, Eli suggested going somewhere different for a change. So they rode to the ruins of Tara. Cat and her mother had visited Tara many times, and she knew her way about the place. Eli jumped off of his horse, and helped Cat do the same. The two teenagers walked around for a little while, until Eli broke the peaceful silence between them.
"Cat, I need to talk to you about something," he said. "You know you can talk to me about anything," replied Cat. "Well then, let me come out and say it," he went on confidently and went down on one knee, "Katie Colum O'Hara, I love you, will you do me the great honor of being my bride. You are the most beautiful woman in the world, and the sweetest and kindest too. I know you probably don't share my feelings, but if you could just think, for the smallest moment, of loving me, then it would make me the happiest man in the world." He pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box, and inside contained the most magnificent ring that Cat had ever seen. It was a gold band, with entwined roses engraved, with a 3- karat diamond surrounded by tiny emeralds, the same color of Cat's green eyes. It was truly breathtaking.
Cat looked around nervously for anyone who could have heard this declaration. "Um, Eli, you took me unawares, I don't know what to say, I am flattered, surely, but I am not sure if I am ready to marry you, let alone marry at all yet. I will need some time to think about it."
"I understand," He replied, looking downhearted, "Well, I am leaving for Dublin tonight, and won't be back until next month, will that be enough time?"
"Yes, I believe it will, I think we should be getting back, Mother will be worried."
~*~*End Flashback*~*~
O, she was so confused!
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A/N: Yeah, I know that was long, but R&R, and I will continue this story. Thanx soo much!!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own GWTW, Scarlett or anything else.except Eli, he is mine!!!
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Cat's Story
Chapter 1
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Seventeen-year old Katie Colum O'Hara, or Cat, for short, sat in the old tower in Ballyhara, for it was the only place she knew she could think. Her green eyes shone in the dim light of the tower like glowing green globes of fire, and her raven hair spread out around her on the stones. She had just gotten her first marriage proposal today, and her mind and her heart were telling her different things. Cat ran the day's events in her head as she lie on the cool stone floor of the tower.
~*~*Flashback*~*~
Cat woke up early, eagerly anticipating her usual morning ride with Elijah Nelson, one of her best friends. Eli was eighteen years old; his father was the owner of a nearby town, Edensville. He had blonde hair, kept short like the style of the time, with the most intense blue eyes that Cat had ever gazed into. He was an excellent rider, one of the best she had ever seen, and he and Cat rode every morning. It was, as he said "How he had gotten to know Cat, through her horse." She had long since given up her pony, Ree, for she had gotten much too big for him. She now rode Flash, her mother's 15th birthday present to her.
This morning was special to Cat, because she knew that it would be the last time she saw Eli, he was leaving for Dublin to visit some friends, and wouldn't be back for weeks. So, she made sure to look extra special this morning.
After making their usual rounds, Eli suggested going somewhere different for a change. So they rode to the ruins of Tara. Cat and her mother had visited Tara many times, and she knew her way about the place. Eli jumped off of his horse, and helped Cat do the same. The two teenagers walked around for a little while, until Eli broke the peaceful silence between them.
"Cat, I need to talk to you about something," he said. "You know you can talk to me about anything," replied Cat. "Well then, let me come out and say it," he went on confidently and went down on one knee, "Katie Colum O'Hara, I love you, will you do me the great honor of being my bride. You are the most beautiful woman in the world, and the sweetest and kindest too. I know you probably don't share my feelings, but if you could just think, for the smallest moment, of loving me, then it would make me the happiest man in the world." He pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box, and inside contained the most magnificent ring that Cat had ever seen. It was a gold band, with entwined roses engraved, with a 3- karat diamond surrounded by tiny emeralds, the same color of Cat's green eyes. It was truly breathtaking.
Cat looked around nervously for anyone who could have heard this declaration. "Um, Eli, you took me unawares, I don't know what to say, I am flattered, surely, but I am not sure if I am ready to marry you, let alone marry at all yet. I will need some time to think about it."
"I understand," He replied, looking downhearted, "Well, I am leaving for Dublin tonight, and won't be back until next month, will that be enough time?"
"Yes, I believe it will, I think we should be getting back, Mother will be worried."
~*~*End Flashback*~*~
O, she was so confused!
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A/N: Yeah, I know that was long, but R&R, and I will continue this story. Thanx soo much!!!!