Ok, apologies for my absence. Life has been a bit random for me and I haven't had time to put my thoughts in writing. Apologies…This one, will be a blasty blast. I promise!! I own nothing!! Enjoy (the review pretty please) Much luv Gnome.
DG ran down the hallways as fast as she could, her sneakers barely making a sound against the dark marble floors. The cool moonlight threw unique shadows against the walls. It wouldn't be too long.
"Princess!" A strained whisper came from behind her. Turning around wasn't necessary, DG knew who it was.
"DG!! Get back here!" Her legs continued moving as she contemplated her options. Finally she came to halt, Cain would catch up eventually.
"DG. Have you lost your mind? Where are you going at this hour?" Cain took her by the shoulders, planting her in place. His light eyes met her much darker ones.
"I'm leaving, to look for Az." Az had taken it upon herself to disappear. Her current location was unknown despite the fact that the Queen had placed search parties everywhere.
"You can't do that. You'll get yourself killed." Cain tried his best to stay serious even though DG wore a heavy smirk.
"I won't if you come with me." She raised her eyebrow slightly.
After a few seconds of contemplation Cain agreed. "Fine. Let's go."
"Really?" That must have been a dream. He did not just say 'Fine. Let's go.'
"Yes really. I'm tired of seeing you mope around the palace all day. You're making me depressed, I hate seeing you that way. Besides, even if I had said 'no' you probably would've gone anyway." In the dark, DG could feel her cheeks burn.
"Aww…Cain, you care about me?" A light tease, DG knew it would drive him crazy. She leaned up and kissed his cheek ever so softly.
"No. I mean, uh, yeah," he said stuttering slightly as his face burned, "I'm tired of seeing you look frustrated is all. Now, come on, we don't have much time. Sunup is only a few hours away."
As quietly as they could, they slipped out of the palace. Only after they had come a safe distance did they speak.
"Okay Princess. So what's the plan?" DG chewed the inside of her lip and stared up at him.
The look was too easily read. "What do you mean you don't have a plan?"
"I don't know. I didn't really think of any place specific to go looking for her." It was true. DG knew that Cain would follow her, secretly she hoped he'd know where to look.
"Great. This is just great." Removing his hat, Cain ran his fingers through his short disheveled hair.
"Hang on, no need to panic. Let's just think about this Cain." Rationality attempted to surface through her words.
"Okay DG. Let's just think about this." The sarcasm slipped out his mouth all too easy. "Your mother has people placed all over the place in the OZ to look for Az. I doubt there's any surface that's not covered. We just…"
An adventurous flicker flashed in her eyes. "Surface?"
He caught on to her thoughts. "No DG! No!"
"It only makes sense. It's the only place none of the parties have been sent." DG began to pace as she thought. "My mother must have forgotten."
"DG. This is insanity there's no way that I'm going. My job is to protect you not to play detective." Once more he found himself fighting a losing battle. He tried to play it off to make it sound like he didn't like that he was losing. In truth he did. DG was the only one who could overpower him. While this deflated the ego of most men, it gave Cain the opposite effect. He simply loved it.
"Fine. You can be the bodyguard. I'll be the detective. We're off to the Realm of the Unwanted." With that, she took off.
"I should've just stayed in bed," Cain groaned as he followed the darling Princess in the dark.