this is my first story please reveiw tell me if you like it or not and tell me if you have any ideas for it, the second chapter will be up soon.

Runaway

"Wake up Gilan," Sir David, Gilan's dad said "you're going to be late to practice."

"Do I have to go can I skip just this once? Please?" Gilan bagged he was tired of sword practice even if it was with the legendary McNeil. It still was boring he wanted to do something else instead of the same old routine.

"No you're going, now get up Gilan!" sir David said starting to get angry. Gilan obeyed he got up and ate breakfast, hurrying to get to class on time as he didn't want to face the anger of his dad or McNeil.

Slide slash, underhand cut, overhand cut, thrust. Gilan thought as he slashed the feather stuffed mannequin, feathers going everywhere, but soon his mind started wandering. He was imagining shooting a massive longbow like the one his dad's friend, ranger Halt, had. Then the idea struck next time he saw Halt he would follow him and become a ranger! Then he would be able to disappear and-

"Gilan! I said practice is over you are free to go." Gilan snapped back to realty realizing McNeil was talking to him and he sounded angry.

"What? Huh? Oh, yeah well bye." Gilan murmured then got on his horse and began riding back to the castle pulling feathers from his hair as he went.

Gilan was almost to his room when he saw Halt and his dad whispering. But the question was what where they talking about? Oh well it didn't matter since Halt was here he had to pack before he left so he could follow him he was about to enter his room when he heard his dad and Halt talking in louder voices.

"How long will you be staying, Halt?" his father inquired he and Halt paid no attention to the fact that Gilan was listening to their conversation.

"I will be leaving after dinner, sir." He replied. Gilan smiled he had to hurry and pack but his plan would work.

Gilan had just finished packing when he realized how worried his parents would be when he went missing and they would surely notice if he wasn't seen after dinner.

"What's with the bag?" Gilan's eight year old sister, Neveh had barged into his room. He couldn't lie but if he didn't he would never be able to become a ranger or even have a chance unless-

"Umm…well….I'm…I'm going to…well, follow Halt and try to become his apprentice…Please don't tell mom and dad until tomorrow morning." He stuttered out the sentence.

"Okay…when are you leaving?…dinners ready" she said with a look of sadness appearing on her face.

"After dinner." He replied feeling kind of guilty.

"Oh okay bye." She said disappointed. Gilan would definitely miss her.

"Bye." They were left with an awkward silence both of them trying to think of something to say.

"Well are we going to eat or what?" Gilan said breaking the silence

It was before first light when Gilan was awoken by a delightful smell he wondered what it was he groaned in pain his back hurt from the bed of rocks he had slept on last night. He now regretted that he hadn't eaten much last night his mind was too busy thinking about his plan to follow Halt. He had also forgotten to pack any food except the few rolls that he had already eaten. His stomach growled the scent of food wasn't helping he had to eat but he couldn't let Halt know he was there or he would send him home for sure and he wouldn't be able to become a ranger or even have the chance. There he thought he would steal some of the food when Halt turned away right as he thought it Halt turned away now! He yelled in his head. Gilan sprinted quietly or so he thought but really thousands of twigs and leafs crackled and crunched beneath his feet but it still was quit silent it would have worked if Halt was normal but unluckily for Gilan he was trained to hear even the slightest of noises. Gilan began getting the soup and pouring some other liquid that Gilan didn't recognize but smelt like the same thing he had smelt earlier he was almost done when an iron grip was on him his hand jerked, spilling the unknown drink.

"Come on boy you spilt my coffee!" Halt said in a mix of disappointment and anger.

"sorrypleasedon'!what'scoffee?" Gilan blurted out in a rush.

"What talk slower, boy!" Halt replied having no clue what Gilan had said, then reached into his pack to get some more coffee beans.

"I said, sorry, please don't send me home I want to stay with you and be your apprentice. What's coffee?" Gilan spoke unusually slow then watched in interest as Halt began making a new pot of coffee.

"You do think I let to follow me here just to send you home do you?" Halt said in shock and putting stress on the word let "And coffee is only the best thing in the world! How could you not know what coffee is?"

"McNeil only let me drink milk and water, he said if I wanted to be a good swordsman then I had to." He explained then with disappointment and shock clear in his voice "You mean you knew I was there the whole time?" He had thought that he had done good staying hidden.

"Well if you're going to be a ranger then you have to love coffee so try some," He said handing Gilan a cup of coffee "of course I heard you, you were as loud as an elephant!"

"OH MY GOSH! The coffee is amazing! You never know there could be a very quiet elephant." Gilan said.

"You expected differently?" Halt replied with one eyebrow raised then took another sip of coffee "even if there are you definitely aren't one of them." Although he did have talent Halt would never tell him that.

"Yes, yes, you're right I'm not an elephant." Gilan said with a completely straight face until five seconds later when he let a giggle out. "So can I be your apprentice?"

"Yes," Halt replied without even having to think "don't worry about your family I already talked to your parents."

"Oh I told my sister to tell them this morning." Gilan said wondering how Halt knew he would follow him, but he didn't care right know he was going to be a ranger!

yeah sorry it's kind of short. The more reviews i get the faster i will finish the next chapter!