A.P.O.V
As soon as I knew everyone was asleep, I got out of bed and changed out of my uniform. I slip on a pair of jeans and a black Cami. I creep to the door and silently pry the door open, shutting it carefully behind me. I go down the stairs, and out the servants' door. I tread my way down the worn path to behind the stables. I nearly trip over a twig, and curse myself mentally for not thinking to bring a flashlight. I find Emmett and the breath is knocked out of me. He's stunning in a tight black long sleeve button up shirt, and dark denim jeans. I let go the breath I hadn't known I was holding. He smiles and takes my hand to where there is one horse waiting, and it's a black stallion.
"For you, I hear you enjoy riding horses." My smile nearly catches the barn on fire from its brightness.
"I don't know what to say let alone do... maybe I should start by doing this..." I reach up and throw my arms around his neck. He picks me up around the waist and places me on the horse so we are closer to height. He steps forward a bit.
"Is there something you wanted to do?" I lean closer to him. I whisper in his ear.
"Yes in fact there is, I'm glad you asked." I trail my lips from his ear to his lips and press mine against his. I gently pull away. He smiles and put his hand on the horse's back.
"So did you want to see your surprise?" My eyebrows shoot up.
"You mean the horse wasn't my surprise?!" He shakes his head while smiling. He hops up on the horse behind me and I swing my leg over the other side. He takes hold of the reigns and leans next to my ear.
"Hold on." I hold on all the way smiling. I watch as he takes us down a path I've never been down before. He stops where the sweetest thing I've ever seen was there. He'd laid out a blanket with candles and a CD player. He jumps of and then grabs me by the waist. We lie back and watch the stars until the sun starts to rise. Then we go back to the stables. We walk back up the school where I kiss him once more and go back upstairs. I collapse onto my bed in utter bliss.
B.P.O.V
I yawn as I sit up in my bed to find Alice already up and dressed. I glance at the window and groan.
"Alice what do we do when it's raining?" She smiled.
"We do fencing classes and other things. We should wake up Rose we have to eat soon anyway." After some grumbling about Rose not getting her beauty sleep we treaded downstairs to the lunch room. We sat with the boys' again and Edward said he was glad it was raining; now he could practice fencing. I finished the bite I was chewing before responding.
"Do you enjoy fencing?" He nodded as his mouth was full.
"Well, did you know I enjoy fencing myself?" Edward had just taken a sip of water so it sputtered out of his mouth and the girls' pulled away from the table.
"I think Ladies shouldn't be able to fence, they should just knit or encourage their admirers in the game of fence. Otherwise it is no business of theirs." I started to get upset.
"And why not? Are you so stuck up that you don't realize that this is the twentieth century? Women are allowed the exact same rights as men as they should."
"No it is too dangerous of a sport for woman to do, they could injure themselves." I stood up.
"That is their own will; I will not sit at the same table if someone refuses to face reality." Now Edward stands up and leers into my face.
"And I won't sit at the same table with a total feminist!" He sits back with a smirk on his face. Oh how I wish I could slap that smirk off of his face. I lean over the table absolutely furious.
"If you think you have won Edward you are so wrong.'A never ending war can never be won.' I push away from the table and start to walk away until Edward speaks up once more.
"That is true.'Unless the war has been lost before it has begun.' Which is where you are right now Swan." I don't turn around but the air around the table drops down several degrees along with my voice.
"If the war has been lost, then it is merely a battle. In which case, anything's fair." I walk away and I can hear whispering around the whole Cafeteria. I walk straight to the Head mistress' office.
"Head mistress, I want to ask if I can possibly be exchanged in fencing classes?"
E.P.O.V
I walk out of the Dining hall furious. How dare she? How dare she challenge my knowledge let alone my dignity?! I rush back upstairs to our room and grabbed my fencing gear; hoping fencing would clear my mind. I arrive from the changing rooms dressed in everything but my mask. Jasper comes up to me and points to someone across the room that has just emerged through the door.
"He wants to challenge you." I scrunch my face up and look at the build of his body; very lean. I nod smiling. I walk over to the person.
"Very well I accept your challenge."
? Point of view.
I stand in my ready position and him in his until the teacher calls 'En guard' I smile as he thinks I'm going to be an easy defeat but years of fencing lessons with a saber has finally paid off. He thrusts I parry and we circle around on the mat. He finally shifts his foot to thrust and I dive roll away from him to his left propping back up before thrusting to his chest. I stand taller and wait for him to make another mistake. He huffs and I can just see him scowling. We continue the same until I parry one of his directed to my left he withdraws quickly and plans to thrust but I am already to the right of him thrusting into his ribs. Finally he thinks he has me. We parry and thrust for a bit more. Until I parry one of his thrusts and respond with a thrust of my own catching him off guard. Everyone is merely fascinated by how I am fighting and beating their champion. The score keeps climbing until it is fourteen me him nothing. Game point for me then. He has finally cracked he keeps getting more and more frustrated and each time he thrusts the more sloppery he gets making it easier and easier for me to strike until his last thrust is so weak then I thrust. He throws his saber down on the ground frustrated. He strides over to where I stand leaning on my saber.
"Who are you?! I demand to know who you are!!" I shake my head. I tch, tch and he looks at me furiously. After a long time I remove my mask to the gasps from the crowd to the agonized blush creeping up his face that turns to anger.
"You...You!!" He manages to splutter, and I laugh.
"Surprise, surprise, shock, shock."