Hello again everyone! I hope you liked the first chapter! I got my first two reviews on it, which was really sweet.
NyanicornYaY- YES! I love MitchxRobin too! They're like my favorite pairing behind BubsxBoom!
FFLuver- Thanks for the positive review! Electronic Orchestra is the best kind there is. I hope you checked out Two Steps Form Hell if you haven't already.
I really tried to plan out this chapter. It seemed to work to my likening, which is always good. I hope you all like it too. Also, this chapter introduces some familiar faces to this story. I bet you all know who they are.
Anyway, hope you all enjoy!
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~TheRedWolf
Present: So sorry for the wait, guys. I was stuck with boatloads of schoolwork and then I just had to catch a pretty nasty head cold. I'm just known getting over it! Ugh, it sucks but I hope this chapter will not disappoint.
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~TheRedWolf
Chapter 2: Heart Of Courage
"For when there is victory, when battles are won, when burdens are lifted, when bright shines the sun, when struggling souls gather where heroes belong, they find in themselves the heart of the strong."
The morning sun rose in the clear blue sky. The Giants were the first to rise from slumber. Robin commanded them to start packing for the rest of their journey to Byhollow.
Mitch awoke after a long, hard night. His eyes were bloodshot and he adopted dark circles under his eyes. His hair was more out of place than usual and his frown that he always wore seemed to be more defined. When he walked across the makeshift camp, the troops swarmed to get out of his way. His face was the only excuse to be afraid of what he might do if ticked off. Robin noticed his brooding state and strode over to him. Once she got close, Mitch stopped in his tracks.
"Are you alright, Mitch? You look awful. I hope I didn't send you off to bed to late for your liking." Mitch glanced down at her with a grim look. He silently shook his head in response. Robin frowned. "Well if I didn't, what's wrong?"
Mitch glanced down at her again and sneered.
"It would be best if you not talk to me for a while. Knowing you, that might be too much for you to handle." Mitch then stomped away without another word. Robin looked taken back. What was his problem?
Soon, it was time to leave the river. Robin decided to let her hair flow freely in the warm spring air. She picked out her corn roles and took out her map. She decided on the fastest route to follow to the kingdom. Once she did, she put the map back on her waist and gave the signal to head out.
Robin glanced at Mitch every few moments. She wanted to see if his dark expression would change, even in the slightest. To her dismay, it never did. Mitch's profound sneer seemed to deepen as time went on. Robin got a worrying feeling in her gut that told her to keep a sharp eye out for Mitch. She wanted to see if he encountered any kind of change in persona. She was also hit by another emotion. Hurt. She was hurt by the words Mitch spoke to her back at the camp. She wondered if she had said anything the night before for Mitch to take offence to. Mitch was never the kind of person to take offence to anyone for anything they might throw at him. She would be surprised if she did say something she didn't like. Especially, for him to snap like he did. It just wasn't like him.
Once noon hit, the group could see the very large, very attractive castle of Byhollow. The only thing that separated them from the kingdom was a shallow river.
On the balcony of the castle, a woman of the age of twenty-one looked through a silver telescope. Her mid back length, blonde hair blew in the wind. She grinned in delight as she saw the troops march their way to the castle. She ran back inside to notify her sisters.
She reached a large room filled with books and sitting places. Two women of the same age as the blonde were sitting around reading. One had long fire red hair that came to her waist and the other had short, mid neck, raven hair. When the blonde suddenly showed in the doorway, they both snapped their heads towards her.
"They're here. They are FINALLY here!" The blonde ran away from the room and went off to the front gates to watch the troops roll in.
the raven and redhead both looked at each other, smiled, then dropped what they were doing and ran after their bubbly sister.
Once they were outside, they could see everyone from the hilltop looking off into the distance at the troops. The children gathered excitedly as the army marched in. They all came up with a name for them over the course of time. The Freedom Fighters. They dubbed them this because of their ability to stand up for freedom no matter what.
The Freedom Fighters marched in sync as they reached the outside gates to the large kingdom. The water splashed as they made their way up the hill. Once they reached the gates, the watch guards pulled open the large, steel gates to let them in. everyone bowed and whispered as the Fighters all made their way inside the kingdom.
Robin told the rest of the troops to follow her to the top of the large hill to the kingdom castle. Once they came to the large building, Robin told all of them where they would be staying and to make themselves as comfortable as possible.
When the troops dispersed, Robin and Mitch could hear a very distinct squeal coming their way. Before they knew it, the blonde women gabbed them both and pulled them in for a hug. Robin giggled as the blondes grip became tighter.
"It's nice to see you again too, Bubbles." Bubbles finally let go with a bright smile. The raven-haired woman came over and pulled Robin and Mitch in turn for a hug. "It's good to see you too, Buttercup," The redhead came up and hugged Robin and Mitch as well. "And how could I forget Blossom."
So, how was the trip here? Was it as long as I predicted?" Blossom asked with a knowing smirk on her beautiful face.
"It was as long as you said, yes, thank you Blossom. You are clearly, the smartest woman the world has ever seen! We should all applaud you for your brilliance!" Mitch outstretched his arms and had a mocking smile on his lips. Blossom scrunched up her face. Mitch then, let his arms drop and he walked into the doors to the castle and made his way to the castle pub. Buttercup turned to Robin.
"What crawled up his ass this morning?" Blossom whipped her head around to her and gave her a warning look.
"Language, Buttercup. It is not proper to curse in the presents of guests." Buttercup scoffed.
"Fuck being proper. I will say what I want in front of guests. If they don't like it, they an leave." Robin snickered at Buttercups defiance. She was always like this. Robin was just glad that she hasn't changed since the last time she saw her.
Blossom rolled her eyes at her sister. She then grabbed Robin's hands.
"So, you did make it here fine?" Robin nodded her head with a smile.
After a few hours, Mitch was still nowhere to be seen. Robin decided to go to the pub to look for him. Usually when he gets how he did today, he drinks himself into sleep. Robin found her way to the pub, with a little bit of help from Buttercup. Once she arrived, all she could see was a small band playing slow ominous music in the far side of the room and Mitch with his head down at the bar of the pub. Robin sighed then made her way towards him.
Mitch could sense someone was making their way towards him and lifted his head. His amethyst eyes were surrounded by a shade of red. His skin seemed to flush at the amount of alcohol he consumed at one given time. His hair was in more of a mess than it was in the morning.
"Mitch." Mitch looked directly into Robin's big, blue eyes. "Mitch, are you okay? You look like you have been drinking since we got here. Which, I guess you have." Mitch rolled his eyes and looked straight ahead. A look of annoyance graced his handsome features. "Mitch, I-I can't help you if you don't tell me what's been bothering you this whole day. You never snap at Blossom or me or anyone like you have today. Did I say something to you that bothered you last night? If I did, then I'm sorry and I didn't mean it. At all. But, please don't be like this. It brings everyone down with you when you get like this. I have only seen you drink like this one other time and it scared me half to death because I didn't know what to do." Mitch continued to look forward. The annoyed look never left his face. Robin had enough and did a very daring move. She grabbed the sides of his face and forced him to look at her. Robin frowned as she saw his face. She new something was wrong and she was determined to fid out what it was.
So there you go! I know, cliffhangers right? Everyone loves to hate them. I know I do. Anyway, I hope you all liked it. Next chapter I will hopefully post sooner than I did this one.
Also we may see some lovey feelings start to arise between Robin and Mitch in the next chapter. I am also planning on introducing the three princes also.
In the meantime, R and R!
Happy Reading!
~TheRedWolf
