Chapter 2 Things are changing I stood by the window watching the leafmen train. Nod was sitting on the coach still. It had been almost 10min since I said I loved him. I ruined every chance I had with him, in his mind we were just friends. But every time I looked into his coffee brown eyes and touched his olive skin I just died inside and I just let it go. I felt a hand touch my shoulder, I turned around to see nod. Looking down I said "Nod I..." "I might kiss you" he interrupted. "I might be bad at it" "that's not possible" his lips gently touched mine. After a few seconds he pulled away. "I've been crazy for you all this time."He said. "That was yesterday" I giggled. He smiled and kissed me again. I Hadn't screwed it up! And I was actually in love and kissing him! "But please call me Mk" I sighed "as you wish Mk" I smiled "come on were going somewhere!" He shouted. "Woah ok, but wait can I please change out of this dress, I need pants pronto" he laughed. "In the cupboard" I ran over to it and grabbed a white rose long sleeve shirts and a pair of pants made of leaves. "Hold on 2 minutes!" I shouted. Running into the bathroom. I quickly changed and pulled my hair up into a pony tail. Luckily I found my boots and put them on. "There's the Mk I know." He smiled. "Now come on!" We walked down the hall way of the castle, Ronin ran into us and asked me to meet him in the throne room after we returned. I agreed and we went on down the hall. Nod whistled for his bird. Very quickly the bird flew down and he hopped onto the bird. "Hang onto me!" He shouted. I wrapped my arms around his waist. We flew over the water and passed the rings of knowledge. "Here let's take a break" he said. Nod tossed me a cheery and we sat on a branch. "So what's it like being queen?" He asked. "Well I haven't done much but so far it feels pretty normal." I admitted. He took a bite of the cherry and I followed. It's sweet taste it Made my taste buds twist. "Mmmmm" I whispered and smiled. Nod laughed. "So it's good?" "Ya" I said bringing the cheery back up to my mouth when suddenly an arrow hit the cheery right in the middle. It happened so fast that I bit the cherry taking a bite of the rot on the arrow. "Mk!" Yelled Nod. He pulled his bow out and shot the single Boggon. "Mk you'll be ok" he whispered. The last thing I remembered was him laying me on the bird and flying off. I woke up in the Moonhaven hospital with an IV hooked up to me or should I say literally an ivy was hooked up to me. Nod was asleep in the chair next to me. With a knot in my head I stood up out of the hospital bed and walked to the window. I peeked out of the window to see many of the Moonhaven people waiting for me! Oh gosh I gasped. "Hey sleepy head, how are you?" Asked Nod. "How long have I been out?" I asked. "About 3 weeks?" He said. "3 WEEKS!" I shouted. "No Mk it's been about 2 hours." He laughed. My head began to throb. "What happened to me?" I asked. "Stupid boggons tried to kill you but luckily you put the cherry over your face and you just ate rot. Instead of you know dying" he explained. My eye browse rose. "So why do I feel so miserable?" I said dizzly. "You ate Rot! Here I'll leave you alone you need your rest." He said walking towards the door. "Nod?" I asked he turned and faced me. "Can you sit next to me?" He smiled and came towards the hospital bed. I moved over and laid down next to him, I sat my head on his chest and closed my eyes. Right before I dozed off I heard him whisper. "It's my pleasure my queen" ~3 hours later~ "Good morning beautiful" I looked up and found Nod. "What time is it?" I moaned leaving my eyes closed. The room was silent. "It's 1o'clock" he said. "In the morning?" I yawned. "Nope afternoon" he smiled. I kissed his cheek and sat up. My head was still throbbing but I needed to go see Ronin, he said he needed to talk to me. "Come on" I said. "What do you mean, you can't leave your on medication." Nod spoke very serious. I smiled "I need to see Ronin, I'm fine I swear!" I yelled. "Ohh!" I moaned my head ached. "You need to sleep" "Nod I have to speak to Ronin, he said he needed to talk to me." I stated "well them I'll bring him to you" he frowned. Before I replied a knock came from the door. "Come in!" I yelped. Ronin stepped in. "Oh man speak of the boggons!" Laughed Nod. "Nod out." Ronin demanded. He got up and mumered curses as he made his way out. "My queen" Ronin bowed. I didn't really know what todo so I bowed my head "Ronin" "so what do we need to talk about?" I asked. "Yes the situation with the boggons, it's getting out of hand without Mandrake there roaming our territory" he frowned. "That includes why they shot your cherry this morning." I made a little embarrassed smile at him. "I'm fine now can I go back to the castle?" I asked. "You may after we speak" he said. "Of coarse, go on" I said. "Anyways I have a plan, we get that bug spray you spoke of while in there territory and use it against them!" I smiled "that's a great idea but when will we fight against them? " I wondered. "I was thinking maybe you could show the leafmen how to use and it and whenever they attack we use it" he explained. "Should we put in in like the arrows the boggons have?" I asked "the bug spray will not harm the plants or wildlife just the boggons" I smiled. "Ok so we have an agreement?" Asked Ronin. "Yes sir!" We shook on it. "Now can I leave this room?" I begged. "Yes my queen" he answered. I smiled. I wish he would just call me MK though! Ronin and I walked out of the hospital room, right outside the door Nod was waiting for us. "Finale!" He Moaned. We both laughed. Two seconds later a daisy nurse came by and asked for my arm. I gave her it and she took my blood pressure and handed me some pain relief. The three of us walked out of the hospital. "Nod can you take Mk to the castle?" Ronin asked. "Yay you called me Mk!" I laughed. "Well ya that's your name" Ronin answered. "Haha very funny" I explained. Nod and him started to laugh. "Come on leaf boy" I pulled on nods hand. We hopped on his bird and flew to the castle. "Nod?" I asked. "Yes Mary Katherine?" He mocked. I rolled my eyes, "so were do you live?" "I live right there actually" he pointed down to a hut made out of leaves and twigs. "That reminds me" he began to fly straight to to where he lived. "Come on" he lead me inside. "When the doctors said no visiting hours I made this for you, close your eyes" I shut my eyes anxiously waiting. I could hear his foot steps behind me."there" I opened my eyes and looked down. "Wow nod, it's... It's gorgeous!" He smiled. I looked down at the ring on my finger. It was a white rose but not just any white rose I had read about it in the past. It never dies it lives forever. I turned around and wrapped my arms around his neck,Up on my tippie toes. Our eyes matched, his brown eyes sparkling. I kissed him and he held me. I felt secure and safe for once. "Come on we better get to the castle" he laughed. "Awwww" I giggled. He held my hand and lead me to his bird. As we soared threw the sky in Moonhaven I had to ask. "Nod do you want to move into the castle?" I asked. "Woah Mk I met you yesterday!" He mocked. "I mean I don't know anybody except for Ronin so why not?" I waited for an answer. "I'd love to" he smiled. "Now face the way the bird is flying!" I yelled. "What you don't trust me?" He laughed, "uh I just met you?" "Hold onto me" he yelled back. "Still barley know you!" I yelled again. I wrapped my arms around him and kissed his cheek. So far being queen wasn't so bad. I had a great day could it get any better! Little did Mk know that following her was a powerful Boggon that every leafman new but Mk well you'll just have to find out next...
