You asked for it so here it is...chapter two! Ok I was wrong, this chapter might be a bit longer then the last one. I just couldn't see it as being a short little chapter. Sorry about that. I had a huge writer's block, that's why it took so long for me to update. But I finally finished this chapter. Unlike all my other stories, this one seems kind of boring to me. It might to you as well but if any of you like it I'll continue to update if not then I'll just delete this story. There's really no point in keeping a boring story. But anyways, I hope you like it!
A NEKOJIN'S LOVE
Chapter Two
THE NEXT MORNING
Ray rolled onto his side as he continued to sleep soundly. It was early and even the prince has to sleep in sometimes. But suddenly there was soft knock on the door, which immediately caused Ray to wake up. Ray opened his eyes and sat up. He yawned then looked at the door. "I wonder who that is." He muttered sleepily. He slowly got out of his bed and stretched then walked over to the door.
Ray unlocked the door then opened it to reveal a certain brown haired girl in a maid's outfit, standing outside his door. "…Huh? Oh its you! Wow you're early." Ray commented in a tired mutter. Hilary looked up at him then quickly looked away as a small blush appeared on her cheeks. Ray blinked a few times in confusion then looked down at himself. He wasn't wearing a shirt, only his pants, which was how he always went to bed.
He smirked at her then asked teasingly, "Should I be flattered by that charming blush?" Hilary tensed then blushed even redder and tried to hide her face with her hair. Ray laughed, "Hey I'm sorry. I didn't mean to embarrass you. You must've had some reason for coming to see me this early right? Well then let's go back into my room, in case of eavesdroppers." He explained then led the way into his room.
Hilary walked over to the huge windows and looked out. Down in the servant's den there weren't any windows so she never got to see the outside except for when she was in Ray's room. Ray watched her with fascination. He had never been so close to a human before and she was just so…interesting. Ray yawned again then walked into the bathroom without a word. But it didn't matter to Hilary since she didn't even notice that he had moved.
Ray soon came out, wearing a shirt this time, and walked over to Hilary and stood beside her. "So, you ready to talk yet?" He asked. Hilary shook her head gently. Ray sighed then looked out the window, "I'm sorry. I'm not very good at this. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do or what I'm supposed to have you do." He admitted quietly. Hilary looked at him then smiled reassuringly.
Ray smiled back, "Maybe I can ask my friends. They should be able to help. But for now, let's head down to the kitchen and see if we can find something to eat." Hilary shrugged then followed Ray back out into the hall then toward the kitchen, which she had no idea where it was.
The kitchen was huge and the dining room was even bigger. Hilary was in awe just at the sight of the kitchen. Everything was so shiny and neat that it didn't even seem to be a kitchen at all. Ray smirked at her then walked over to a neko wearing a chief's hat and tapped him on the shoulder. The cook turned around then bowed instantly then stood back up and looked at his prince, "Yes your grace?" He asked respectfully. "All I need is your normal breakfast but this time, make it for two."
He replied then turned and walked over to Hilary. "Come on, let's go back to the dining room." He muttered then led the way out of the kitchen while the cook just stared after them. 'He isn't actually expecting me to make any food for that human is he? Or maybe his friend will be showing up later? I'm confused, he's never asked this of me before.' He thought utter confusion.
Ray was sat in one of the many seats that surrounded the long table with Hilary at his side. There was an uncomfortable silence between them but then again, he couldn't exactly start a conversation with her since she never speaks. Hilary looked down at her lap then thought, 'He's so desperate. I don't know if I should do something or not. He says I can talk if I want but how do I know he won't turn me into the queen once I say even one word? I guess I'll just have to wait for now, just to see if he's sincere or not.'
Soon the food came, delivered to them on a silver cart by a servant. The servant bowed politely then eyed Hilary weirdly. The girl quickly set the food on the table before them then left them alone once again. "Wow! He actually listened to me! I'm surprised!" Ray commented with a smile. Hilary looked at him then raised an eyebrow causing him to laugh. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't laugh but you look so funny!" He said. 'And cute.' He added mentally. Hilary looked away as another blush appeared on her cheeks.
Ray smirked at her, "I'm sorry. What I meant was that I never expected that cook to actually make more food then usual. He doesn't like to do anything new such as make enough food for two. So he just kind of surprised me by doing as I asked." He explained. Hilary looked down at her food then back up at Ray. Ray smiled at her then started eating. Hilary sighed then followed his lead.
ONE HOUR LATER
They had both finished eating by now and were now somewhere near the backdoor. Ray walked beside Hilary, trying to figure out a way to get her to talk. Suddenly a voice was heard from somewhere nearby, "Ray! Hey Ray!" They both stopped and looked around, trying to determine where the voice was coming from.
A boy with dark green hair stepped out of the shadows and smiled at Ray, "Hey Ray. I haven't seen you around here in awhile." He commented. Ray nodded, "Hey Kevin. Yeah I know but we're going outside." He replied. Kevin looked past Ray and saw Hilary standing behind him looking slightly nervous. "Who's she?" He asked.
Ray smiled, "This is uh…well I don't her name yet but she's my personal servant." Kevin walked around her then nodded in approval, "She's a fine looking human. You got lucky." Hilary blushed while Ray just sighed, "Yes well, we should be going outside now. If you'll excuse me…." He walked past Kevin and toward the backdoor.
Kevin snickered then looked up at Hilary, "Ray sure is uptight for some reason. Either way, it was nice to finally meet a human. You should meet Mariah, she's really cool. Well see you around." He explained then walked away leaving Hilary to chase after Ray.
OUTSIDE
Ray stopped and looked back over his shoulder to see Hilary running after him. He smirked then turned and faced her. "Sorry bout that. I didn't mean to leave you behind; I just had to get away from him. He likes to talk a lot so I try to avoid him. But other then that he's a pretty cool guy and one of my best friends." He explained.
Hilary nodded in understanding. Ray smirked then said, "Come, let's go for a walk around the garden. There's not much else to do." Hilary nodded then followed the black haired prince toward the garden of which he spoke of.
For nearly an hour they walked around the garden. Hilary felt more at home there among the flowers and yet, there was something missing. Ray explained that he and his friends made the garden a long time ago. It must've taken years for it all to grow as big as it was now so it was understandable that they planted it all a long time ago.
A few times during their tour through the garden, Hilary nearly spoke but thankfully caught herself just in time. It wasn't that didn't want to talk to him; it was just that she didn't know how to or when. Ray knew she was getting closer to speaking to him but he never pushed her. He wanted her to feel comfortable when she started talking to him. Not having to be forced to.
Hilary knelt down by a patch of daises and smiled softly. Ray watched her with a smirk on his face. 'She really does like flowers. I wonder if all humans are like this? Maybe not, but at least I know something she likes.' He thought. "Ray?" A voice said from behind him. Ray spun around only to find himself staring at a very familiar kin haired neko. "Hey Mariah." He said with a fanged smirk. Mariah smiled then walked over to him.
Hilary stood up slowly and watched Mariah cautiously. Mariah stopped in front of him then grinned, "I didn't expect to see you out here. Hey is this you're personal servant?" She asked. Ray nodded, "Yeah but I don't know her name yet." Mariah walked past him and smiled at Hilary, "Hi I'm Mariah. One of Ray's closest friends. Its nice to meet you…even if I don't know your name." She said.
Hilary merely nodded in reply. Mariah turned and faced Ray then sighed, "Ray you really have no idea how to talk to humans do you?" She asked. Ray shook his head, "No." Mariah nodded, "I thought so. Ray could you give us a minute? I want to talk to her alone." She asked. Ray shrugged then walked away leaving Hilary alone with Mariah.
Mariah faced Hilary again then smirked, "Sorry bout that but I can't have Ray around right now. I need to talk to you and you alone." She explained. Hilary nodded slowly, not really sure what was going to happen. Mariah knelt down and looked at the same daises Hilary had been looking at a moment ago. "I know your scared. You don't want to talk to Ray or any neko cause you're afraid he'll turn you over to the queen and then she'll have you killed right?" She said softly.
Hilary nodded then knelt down beside her. Mariah smirked, "Yeah, I understand. Most of the other humans I've talked to have told me that. But you have nothing to fear. Ray isn't that kind of guy. He would never hand you over to his mom. She's evil and everyone knows it. Ray would never want to see you hurt. You can trust Ray and myself. We would never tell a soul. As proof, just ask around the servant's den. I've talked to many humans in there and they will tell you the same thing. You can trust us." She explained.
Hilary didn't reply, she just looked down at the ground. Mariah sighed then stood up, "Well now that you've heard me out, maybe some day we could be friends. But that's once you've learned to trust Ray and me enough, of course." She said. "Ok Ray, you can come back now!" She called. In seconds Ray was back and standing in front of Mariah. "Alright, I did what I had to do now I've got to get going. I'll see you both again sometime. See ya!" Mariah said. She waved then turned and walked away leaving them behind.
Ray sighed then smirked down at Hilary, "Well how about we head back inside? There's nothing else to do out here." He asked. Hilary shrugged then stood up beside him. He nodded then led the way back toward the castle.
INSIDE
"Why don't you go down to the servant's den for now? I have to go and talk to some people so you can go do whatever you like." Ray explained the moment they entered the castle. Hilary nodded then walked past him toward the servant's den. Ray stared after her then sighed and walked in a different direction.
IN THE SERVANT'S DEN
Hilary walked into the large main room and sat down at one of the nearest tables. There weren't too many people in it but she did recognize some of the faces. She could see Kai leaning against the wall on the other side of the room and Kenny typing on his laptop at a table nearby. She sighed then rested her head on the table, she had a lot on her mind.
Suddenly the table creaked causing Hilary to look up. Max was sitting across from her with his normal cheerful grin on his face. "Hi!" He said happily. Hilary nodded in acknowledgement. Max smirked then said, "I heard from Tyson that you won't talk to anyone so basically I had to see for myself. Why don't you talk though? There's no reason not to when you're down here." Hilary shrugged, not willing to talk to him.
Max smirked, "Well at least Tyson was right for once. But hey, if you ever need a friend or something, I'm always here and I'm sure there's plenty of other people who'd be glad to help you out with anything." He said. Hilary nodded then smiled slightly. Max grinned broadly then stood up, "Well I think I'm gonna go bug Kenny. I'm Max by the way. Whenever you feel like talking let me know. Bye!" He said. He waved then walked over and sat down beside Kenny.
Hilary smirked at him then sighed, 'Not talking is getting harder and harder by the minute.' She thought. She stayed down there for almost two hours before boredom finally hit in. Suddenly everyone in the room seemed to get quieter causing Hilary to look up in alarm. She noticed everyone staring past her at the door. She turned and saw Mariah standing in the doorway looking at her. She smirked then walked over to her. "Hey! Ray's waiting for you upstairs. Come on!" She said. Hilary nodded then followed her out of the room
Mariah giggled the second they were out of the room, "Did you see their faces? Those were all the newbies meaning that I haven't had the chance to speak with any of them yet. Some of the older servants would know me and wouldn't hesitate to talk to me." She explained. As if to prove her point a servant passed by and muttered a faint hello. Mariah waved to him then looked back at Hilary, "See? Its ok to talk, everyone else does." She said.
Hilary sighed; so far Mariah was the toughest one not to talk to. They walked up the steps to find Ray leaning against the opposite wall waiting for them. He smiled at Hilary then nodded at Mariah, "Thanks Mariah." He said. Mariah nodded then said, "Well take care guys!" She turned and left leaving Hilary in confusion. Hilary thought that Mariah was going to stay longer but apparently not.
Ray watched her go then turned and faced Hilary, "Well shall we go?" He asked. Hilary nodded then followed him back to his room.
IN RAY'S ROOM
Ray opened the door for her and waited for her to walk past him before he shut the door. He walked over to the huge glass doors and opened them. He saw Hilary watching him out of the corner of his eye so he smirked at her then walked out onto the balcony.
It was getting darker outside and Hilary hadn't even noticed how fast the day was going. She slowly walked outside after him and saw him leaning against the railing. She walked over beside him then looked down and saw the garden. "I have the best view of the garden from here. But at night its much more beautiful." He explained. Hilary could believe that. Ray sighed then ran a clawed hand through his hair tiredly.
It wasn't that late out but still, it seemed like everyone tired earlier at this time of the year. Hilary turned and faced him but kept her eyes on the ground. Ray looked at her out of curiosity then waited to see what she would do. She opened her mouth then shut it quickly giving Ray hope that she might be trying to talk to him. He watched as she shivered slightly then looked up and met his gaze.
Ray wasn't sure what to do; he only wanted to hear her speak. She looked away then walked back into his room. Ray sighed then followed after her. She sat down on the couch then looked up at the ceiling. Ray laid down on his back on the bed then waited to see what she would do. Hilary looked down at her hands then thought, 'Why is this so hard? It's like learning to speak all over again! Why can't I just say one word? Is it really all that hard?' She thought.
Ray felt himself slowly drifting off into sleep. He didn't want to fall asleep but he couldn't help it. He had nothing better to do and she could leave whenever she wanted so he had no reason to stay awake. Hilary noticed this as well. She could see that he was nearly asleep but she didn't want him to go to sleep just yet. She had to do this now or else she'd have to wait until tomorrow and that was something she definitely didn't want to do.
"H-Hilary." She said softly. Ray's eyes flew open and he sat up quickly, "What?" He asked patiently. Hilary took a deep breath then looked up and met his gaze, "My name's Hilary." She said. Ray looked at her in shock and surprise. He didn't actually think she's talk to him that day but still, he was glad she had. He smiled happily at her then jumped off of his bed and sat down on the couch beside her. "Hilary huh? It suites you." He commented.
Hilary sighed then muttered faintly, "I'm sorry." Ray looked down at her then asked, "Why? There's nothing to be sorry about." Hilary shook her head then said, "I was a fool. I thought that if I even said one word to you or anyone else I would be killed. But over and over again I was reassured by different people that I wouldn't. I know that now." Ray smiled softly then nodded, "That's understandable. But I'm glad you're finally talking to me. It wasn't all that hard was it?" He asked. Hilary smirked, "No, I was just too stubborn."
Ray smiled, "So does this mean I'll be able to talk to you from now on?" He asked. Hilary nodded, "Yes." He smiled even wider then nodded, "Thank you. For finally opening up to me." He said softly. She smiled at him, "No thank you, for being patient with me." She said. He smirked then nodded, "I could've waited an eternity." Hilary looked at him closely and knew he was telling the truth.
She smiled then stood up, "I know. I'm should get going now. We're both tired." She said. Ray nodded then stood up beside her, "Yes, when will you come tomorrow?" He asked. "Same time as today." She replied then walked over to the door. "Thank you Hilary. This all meant a lot to me." Ray said quietly. Hilary stopped then looked back at him, "For me too." She replied. She smiled then disappeared into the hallway, leaving Ray to smirk after her.
Well that's it for chapter two. I hope you liked it. I promise more fluff in upcoming chapters, that's if I continue the story or not. Review and let me know if you think I should continue the story or not. It's the reader's decision, not mine!
