Rebel Fire

by PhantomofDeath99

A night of patrol for Caleb, turns into a chase, a game, to find the servant of Phobos who attacked him. But who is she? He wants to know. But will he risk his leadership in the rebellion for a girl? There's just something about her, something that draws him in, lures him into the depths of cinnamon eyes and leaves fingers to card through red locks. It's fire, would he risk a burn?

1. Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Caleb groaned as he walked through the thickest of the forest. He was on patrol again and he hated it. There wasn't even anything in this part of the forest, just him, the trees and the soft mumbling—"What?" he murmured, walking towards the voice, his curiosity piqued. No one came to this part of the forest…ever. It had been closed off from the public eye and given over to Phobos' monsters and then the naturally occuring monsters of Meridian. Anyone who didn't want to be eaten never ventured to the forest. The rebellion held no such fear of the monsters, only thinking the Prince would soon come this way to check on them, though he rarely cared for anything enough to check on it. "…stupid Phobos—couldn't have gotten Cedric to do it… asshole—" the voice grumbled softly, echoing in the vastness of a clearing before Caleb. Gravel paths connected throughout a light stream that ran through it, heading towards either end of the clearing, one towards the rocky cliff face, the other towards the winding trees. It was a type of oasis, Caleb supposed, not quite as beautiful as one should be, or so he thought. Coming closer in the thick line of trees that surrounded him, he saw a red headed girl in dark blue trousers that seemed like they were cut short with stray threads trailing around her thighs. A tight black jacket was wrapped around her, barely hiding the white of a type of blouse. Her face was turned away from him as she continued to grumble about the stupid Prince and how everything was all his fault, something that the duo seemed to agree on. Caleb chuckled silently, stepping forward around the base of the tree to see her clearer. He looked around the clearing, noticing she wasn't standing where she was a second ago. In fact…she wasn't there at all. Quickly scouting the perimeter with firm, harsh green eyes, Caleb decided she had left. After all, what was a girl like herself to be doing in the middle of the forest?

A tap on his shoulder lured him from his trance. He spun around, a tint of suspicion colouring his strong jawed face before said face collided with an awaiting fist and he fell backwards. A sharp pain erupted from his skull as he came crashing into the ground and he thought he heard someone sigh before black clouds enclosed his vision and he passed out.