Hey guys! Its yours truly: epicflamingninja. I am super sorry for the delay of this next chapter. I am in a musical and we have shows on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week, but after that I will be done. This week has been referred to as 'Hell Week' part 2 on the drama side of the world. If you have ever been in a show, play, or musical, you have felt the pain that I am going through: Practices till 8:00 at night, costume fittings, make-up, remembering dance moves & song lyrics, the directer screaming at any person who is out of line, and all that fun stuff. Welcome to 'Hell Week'! Please have mercy relentless viewers of fanfiction! Anyway, enough of my highly over-stated life and on to what you really are reading this for.
Chapter 4: Accusation at the Castle
By: epicflamingninja
Milo's POV
After breakfast my parents left. Thanks the gods. They were making Tina a bit paranoid and I could see why. Poor kid. My mother was exposed to the rest of my family at age 18, but Tina is only 15. Long story short, I was so glad that they left. No more annoying, overbearing parents in my way. Of course, I knew that they were watching my every move with their odd devices for people scoping. Out of all the parents in world, I had to get stuck with the gods!
I was in Tina's mom's old room when there was a knock on the door. "Milo, it's time to go. Tina needs to get home." Voiced Mrs. Singer.
"Ok, I will be right out."
I gathered up my freshly cleaned clothes and walked down the wooden staircase. Tina was waiting by the front door looking impatient.
"I swear that they have already burnt down Illea looking for me! We need to go. NOW!"
"Ok, calm down princess," I said with a sarcastic tone.
"Milo, seriously. Stop calling me princess. I hate being called that."
"Oh, I know."
"Come on, lets get out of here," she said as we open the door, thanked her grandparents and left.
What we saw outside was complete and utter chaos.
There were posters that read:
PRINCESS VALENTINA ROSE SCHREVE HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING! COME TO THE CASTLE IMMEDIATELY WITH ANY INFORMATION OR KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. A REWARD WILL BE GIVEN TO WHOMEVER FINDS THE PRINCESS AND HER CAPTOR
Townspeople were searching everywhere and heavily armed guards were patrolling the streets.
"Well, this looks fun, but I think that you should do the creepy disappearing thing that you did yesterday and get us out of here!"
"Sure thing," I whispered as I gripped her shirt and made us float into the air as an invisible force swept us into an atmosphere of nothingness.
We re-appeared at the gate of the castle where crowds of people were surrounding the gates. Some were holding the flyers in disgust, others had people dressed up as Tina, and there were even some that I recognized as the Eights from last night.
Before I could react, guards swarmed me at the sight of me gripping Tina's shirt. They probably thought that I had captured her.
Tina fought against the hold of the guards and tried to get them to let go of me. "STOP! He didn't hurt me! Please! Let go of him!" she wailed as she was picked up and carried through the gates, "He is innocent! Let me explain! Please don't kill him!" Then she was gone.
Someone punched me in the gut and I was caught off my game. I wanted to throw fire at them, but exposing my powers would only make me seem more guilty. Another blow knocked me to the cobblestone street with a wail of fake pain. Gods cannot feel real pain except for a few instances.
This time there was a kick to my head. That would have probably knocked out a real human, so I pretended to stay limp on the ground. After that, I was taken by the fold of my shirt and dragged across a grass courtyard. My head was pounding and I was still slightly afraid of what they might attempt to do to me even though there is no possible way that it could actually hurt me.
For about 4 minutes, I am carted over different surfaces on the ground. Finally, the men around me all slow to a stop and I hear the jingling of keys. I moan to let them know that I am awake.
"What are you doing with me?"
No one speaks up.
"I asked you a question!"
"Shut up kid! The king is angry with you which means that we must be as well." retorted that guard nearest to me.
"All I did was save the princess' life when she was out at night and surrounded by a large bloodthirsty group of Eights! I had no idea that was a crime!"
"You what?" It was a younger soldier who spoke up this time. He had stepped out of their tight line to address me.
"You heard me. I fought off Eights. Alone. No weapons either."
"That is incredible!"
"Sergeant Mannord, we do not show mercy to our prisoners." said the nearest guard. "Get back in formation!"
"Sir, yes Sir! Please excuse my behavior."
"Prisoner," the nearest one, clearly the leader, said obviously talking to me. I did not respond. I was no one's property.
"If you are talking to me, I suggest you use different title."
"Who are you to say that to me?"
"I am certainly more important than you. From where I'm from, You are a nonentity compared to me."
"Shut your mouth! If you don't stop talking like that I'll have your execution date moved to today!"
I gulped with mock terror, "Execution?"
"Did you really think that you could get away from a public death considering you captured the princess?"
"For the last time: I saved her life 2 different times, so I don't want to hear any more 'what you did to the princess' because, sure, I was with her, but I did not do anything worthy of execution!"
"I don't care!"
"Obviously."
"This conversation is over. Guards, take him to his cell for the night."
A chorus of 'Sir, yes Sir's' came from the mouths of the people around me followed by arms lifting me from the pebbled ground and into a walking position.
I awoke on the floor of a smelly jail room. Locked away. I wonder how it came to this: spending my days and nights in this place, waiting for death to finally take over. Hold on, I am a freakin' god! I can totally get out of here. I probably should not expose that just yet though, so I wait patiently for someone to give me dinner.
Just then, the door opens and I pray for food, but Tina comes inside instead. Even better than food.
"Milo! Oh God, what have they done to you?"
"Tina, calm down. I am ok. I am strong, remember? The only way someone can hurt me is if they take you away from me." I say.
"I may look crumpled, beaten, and weak, but the inside of me is quite the opposite."
"I am so sorry Milo. I knew that this would happen. I just thought that it would take a bit longer for them to realize that I was not there."
"It's ok. What about you? What has happened since I have been asleep?"
"After the men pulled me through the gates, they locked me in my room. I was banging at the door until I found a secret passageway built inside of my armchair. Through there, I was transported to the kitchen and one of the maids escorted me to the dungeon to find you. My parents still think that I am in my room."
"Wow, you sure know how to get what you want."
"Yes, yes I do."
"Come here. I need a kiss from my beautiful girl," I said as she walked toward the cell door that kept us apart.
We kissed hard because it could be along time before it happened again. I broke first.
"Tina," I said, "I need some sleep and so do you."
"Ok. Goodnight Milo! I will try as I can to make my father release you. I love you."
"I'll love you until my heart stops beating. Goodnight Tina."
