Chapter 2: The Promise
With winter finely over the forest was easier to see in. People were celebrating the new season with a ball two moons from today. Which is also when the Heroes would be here to find their fourth. Something the women feared and men wanted.
All you could see was her dress' skirt twirling as she was spun. Her striking pink hair dancing in the sun. A laugh escaped her smiling lips as she was spun again. Her partner was her height, with a crow's black hair. He was handsome, and every girl wanted him.
Just as he dipped his partner a pair of dagger went right by! He dropped her and turned to see the person responsible.
"What the hell!" He yelled. His face loosened though when he saw who did it. A sly grin stared to show. He shook his head and picked up the young lady he was dancing with.
"Sorry, they slipped. It was a mistake."
"Sure it was. I think I will go get a drink." He looked at both then gave a simple bow "Ladies."
She watched him leave and was stuck in a trance like stage. Then snapped right back to reality when the pink haired girl punched her in the arm. She looked at her noticing that she was shorter than her.
"Ow!"
"You deserve it. You almost him me! Dorie, you have to be more careful you almost killed me."
"Scar, I knew what I was doing. I made sure that I wouldn't hit you." At this she got a puzzling glance. "Ok, I will admit it! I was jealous. I mean you two looked so amazing. I hate seeing him dance with other people even if they are my best friend."
"If anyone should be jealous it should be me. I, mean look at that ring on your finger. The rose matches your hair, and the band looks just like vines entwined around it."
Dorie blushed at this. She moved some of her blond/ purple hair out of her face. Every one in the village had some amazing color of hair. She had a deep purple streaked through her blond hair.
"Really? I love Kaidan so much. I think without him I would resort back to being that nasty old pirate guy in the story mother tells us about." Her mother had always mention some man that all he knew was murder and sex.
She used to be like that. Never cared what people thought. She had left a few times to be rid of the constant reminder that her father had died. She would work as an assassin for about two years. When the thought that she had left her family she ran right back to them begging for forgiveness. She had been back for six years and she found something she thought was a lie, love.
Kaidan had been her one of best friends growing up. He was the one thing that challenged her growing up. They met when he got into a fight at school and she ran into the middle of the fight and punched both boys in the stomach, and called them sissies. It's also how she got her nickname.
"You two are just sissies. It's just a spot at the table." Little Dorie said with a lopsided grin. The grin was wiped off her face when little Kaidan grabbed her arm and flipped her onto the ground. As soon as he saw it was a girl he tried to help her up.
"I'm so sorry! Are you ok? Do you know where that boy went that punched me in the tummy? I have some words for him." Kaidan said as he extended his hand to Dorie. She grabbed him arm and pulled him down and got on top of him.
"I am ok, but you're not! I was the "boy" that punched you. Girls can fight too!" With that she punched him and got up and extending her hand tohim , "I'm Dorie, daughter in the Fintzell Court."
To her surprise the boy took her hand. "I'm Kaidan, Princess. I am a son of a nobody. Where does a girl learn to throw punches like that?"
"I am not a princess, nor do I want to be one. My father-"
"Dorie? Hello, come back to the land of the living. Kaidan wants you" Scarlett snapped her fingers in front of Dorie's face.
"Huh? Oh, sorry my mind trailed off again. What were you saying?"
"You know this is why we are friends. I am the brains, and you're the person I keep next to me to make me look smarter. Ow! Fine, I said Kaidan wants you."
"Thanks! You might want to put some ice on your foot. I mean after falling and having it get stepped on, I bet its sore." Dorie said as she walked away to find Kaidan.
He was right were she thought he would be. Leaning up against the wall, arm crossed over his chest, giving her the devilish look. When he gave her that look she knew what he thought about how this became their spot.
"There you are my Princess. I was just thinking about the past, and how sometimes the past can be repeated." He stated as he saw her coming closer
"Oh, trying out a bad boy look are we? Sorry love but I don't think you have the balls to pull it off. Remember I was an assassin for two years. I know bad when I see it." She said as she leaned into kiss him. The kiss was chaste, much to Kaidan's dismay.
"Hey be lucky I kiss you Frog." She said in a mocking tone. Frog was his nickname since he called her Princess, "I do not like warts and kissing you means a lot of them."
"Well then you must be very warty, you basically kiss me a hundred times a day. On a serious note, I want to talk to you. I do not know why, but this Hero thing keeps popping into my head. I don't want to lose you. I can't lose you."
"Kaidan, I don't care who this Hero is. I love you, not some stupit title. I fell in love a Sissy Frog. Not a mighty hero."
"I know, but what if one of us is this Hero. How will we get married on the next Full Moon? I mean what if one of us is the Hero, and it means that one us will have to die. I-I-I just can't lo-"
"Kaidan listen to me. If one of is the hero then we will get married when we find each other again. I promise you in front of the Goddess that I will remain only to you. You own my mind, heart, and body. "
"I promise this to. Come on its late, your mother will start to wonder were you are. I will be ready to escort you to the ball. Until then my princess" he said as he kissed her hand lightly and escorted her back home.
