A/n: what up peeps good news im not dead. Yeah so anyway I feel like no one is really reading this. Maybe it's just because im new to this fandom and im being hazed or conspired against.. Jk Jk lol I was kidding but on a serious note plz review pm me if your shy or at the very least fav me. Even if its negative no flames, constructive criticism but I am practically begging right now. Im not one of those authors who are all im
not updating until you review. However I totally understand where there coming from. O am going to keep writing and updating because I love it and it makes me happy so I do it not for reviews. People who do it for reviews plz do not take offence to this. I just mean that simply the case for me not and don't have to be for you. Oh btw this chapter takes place during the same day has the last one. Any way enough rant but I think that was really necessary to say now on to the story. See you at the bottom bye.
Chapter 6: loyalty
Over lookers pov
Miguel exited the palace, after staying a few more minutes, to talk with oro. Soon, he met up the others. Everyone had a choice to make, they knew where the lout was, so they could just get the boat, load it up, and get the hell out of there. The question was, could they really leave the people of the city of ceaser to die.
Meanwhile, evil was being plotted in two places. Joya was making the preparations to overrun the city of ceaser. While Cortez, was plotting to put the Miguel, tulio, and Chel's, blazing trail to an abrupt merciless end.
The two threats against the group, who is completely in the dark, about what they have walked into. So the unsuspecting group set with the enemy, thinking over their newfound information, with a mix of emotions.
Dialogue
The group sat back in there living quarters on their usual golden rug.
Chel: so your saying, that there a mountain of gold, and jewels some place in the palace.
Miguel: yeah
Maria: what about the black magic, if this traitor plans to do to everyone here, what it did to the king I say, we should get the hell out of here.
Chel: no way, not without the gold, I not afraid of some hocus pocus.
Maria: fine, if you want to share the same fate as the king, then so be it.
Chel: how do you know, the king doesn't have some rare disease, and those triplets are just assuming.
Maria: all I know is I've never seen something, like this.
Tulio: ladies, come on, we need to approach this logically,
Chel: I am
Tulio: chel, can I talk to you, for a minute
Chel: sure
They are away from the other two
Tulio: chel, I don't trust her either.
Chel: I know, I just feel like she's I don't know.
Tulio: not who she says she is.
Chel: exactly, nothing about her adds up, I just don't get it.
Tulio: get what
Chel: who the hell she is, and what she wants, tulio it's bugging me, I just get this feeling like, (sighs) I really can't explain it.
Tulio: well, we can't lose her, without her getting on to us.
Chel: wait ,what if, she's the traitor.
Tulio: it's a possibility, if we can, get her away from here, we can go through her stuff. If she is some kind of female zeclochan, we'll nail her ass to the wall.
Chel: I know just how to get her away from here.
Tulio: how
Chel: Miguel
Tulio: what
Chel: Miguel can take her on a date
Tulio: Miguel won't go for it, he'll let it slip.
Chel: what he doesn't know won't hurt him, and before you say it, I know you don't like lying to him, but it's for the good of all of us.
Tulio: you have to convince him
Chel: you owe me
Tulio: deal
Chel: deal
*meanwhile*
Maria: tell me something Miguel
Miguel: okay
Maria: your friends, they don't like me, I know, but why.
Miguel: they will warm up; tulio didn't even trust chel at first.
Maria: really, what changed?
Miguel: he fell in love, he won't admit it, but he did.
Maria: well, that won't help me any.
Miguel: trust me, he'll come around
Maria: (looks him in the eye) well, at least I got you (looks down)
Miguel: yeah, um Maria, I wanted to know, you haven't seen the city, and well I thought-
Maria: yes, I'd love to.
Miguel: what happened to, me being a jack ass (smirks)
Maria: oh don't worry, you're still a jack ass, but you're the only one, who knows the way around this place. (Chuckles)
Miguel: good to know where we stand. You coming?
They exit the living quarters
Miguel: so, out of curiosity, why does the king want your head.
Maria: (smirks) which one
Miguel: the one is Spain
Maria: I know, I was kidding. Well, to answer your question, my father, was being held captive, in his prison. So, I decided, to break him out. I got caught, and the king put a bounty on my head, so I ran, and, went on my way.
Miguel: so you just went from place, to place after that?
Maria: yep, so what's your story?
Miguel: my mother ,was a widow, after my dad was executed for treason.
Maria: your father, committed treason
Miguel: according to the kings standards, yes, but no, he just had a different way of doing things, is all. After he was murdered, mom did what she could, to provide for us, me and my sister.
She worked long hours, and earned little to show for it. I met tulio, when I was about 12. He was trying to hit on mayleen, my sister. I walked right over, to where they were and said, "Hey that's my sister". And we got into this long argument, and somehow ended up laughing about the whole thing. I eventually got to know him a little better, and I realized he wasn't so bad.
Soon enough, we decided to go out, and try to make some money. Our first trick was loaded dice. He has these red dice that are made to land on the winning number each time.
We kept conning, and our cons became more wild, and unpredictable. Then we realized, that was the beauty of it. The adventure was what made it all worthwhile.
He told her the story of how they stumbled onto Eldorado and how they got to where they were.
Miguel: look, were on a hill
Maria: okay
Miguel: you don't know, what they say about hills.
Maria: I gonna have to say no.
Miguel: they say it's the best place to look at the stars, because the ground is to low, and mountains are too high. (He sits down and she follows suit)
Maria: I've never, looked at the stars.
Miguel: but that makes no since, you're under them every night.
Maria: I never have time for it, im always so busy moving, or worrying, that I should be moving or—
Miguel: (puts his finger on her lips) shhhh you'll never move forward, if you're worried about what's behind you.
Maria: I never thought of it, that way (looks him in the eye)
Miguel: uh yeah, that's what I'm here for.
Maria: Thanks, I uh, had a great time.
Miguel: me to, (moves in closer to her mouth)
Maria: I um have (Miguel kisses her and she closes her eyes)
Miguel: (breaks the kiss) hi
Maria: hi, um gotta tell you something,- (puts his finger over her lips)
Miguel: me first, I never met anyone like you, your very, honest and sweet, and caring, and very loyal, I just wanted to say thanks for being all those things.
Maria: (gulps) thanks, Miguel do me a favor.
Miguel: what is it?
Maria: don't think, anyone is all good, because everyone has their down falls.
Miguel: alright, but what where you gonna say before.
Maria: it was, (looks down) nothing of importance. (Kisses him on the cheek) see ya; I think I'll go back to the living quarters. (Gets up slowly)
Maria : (singing)
(a/n: this song maria is singing is blame by collective soul, which I do not own anyway see you at the bottom, she directing it at her dad aka cortez)
You pushed me down
For all the world to see
I guess that's your price
For my loyalty
So while you tasting sin
And swallowing pain
Don't look at me
To take your blame
When you're willing to render
To the guilt you concede
When truth is your reason
Then lay that blame on me
When you unveil a conscience
And with peace you agree
When love is your constant
You lay me out
In hopes that I'd wilt away
But strength rained down
And love provided shade
So while the pageant of lies
Still glow from your tongue
Don't blame me for
Your kingdom come
Questions your answers
Truth has no anger
Gather up your words
Redemption now offered
Maria is now back at the living quarters
*meanwhile*
Tulio: they're gone
Chel: who knows how long they'll be gone we have to hurry
Tulio: I know Miguel, we have time
Chel: I hope your right tulio, come let's go see what she's hiding.
(inside Maria's room)
Tulio: what are we looking for exactly?
Chel: I don't know anything suspicious I guess, I go through this side of the room, you go through that side.
Tulio: that works
*After minutes of searching*
Chel: find anything
Tulio: I found a bow and arrow
Chel: that's definitely suspicious but that does not gonna prove her, ill loyalty, especially not to Miguel not that she has her claws into him.
Tulio: your right, but I wonder what this bow and arrows for. Do you smell that? It smells like rice and beans.
Chel: oh my god (looks nauseous)
Tulio: chel, are you ok (walks over to her)
Chel: oh, I'm fucking perfect (sarcastically)
Tulio: chel what's wrong, you haven't been acting the same, ever since, our first water stop. Are you sick, angry, home sick—
Chel: trust me, I'm fine.
Tulio: you sure (looks her in the eyes)
Chel: I'm positive, now gimme kiss (they kiss)
Tulio: k (kisses again) so, do you want to go find a boat. (Exits room)
Chel: sure, I'll be right there (to herself) yeah, im positive (follows tulio)
Maria's pov
I am so stupid, I'm supposed to be here to turn these guys in, not suck they're faces. The worst part is I liked it, I like him. Who is my loyalty to? I really don't know, what to do any more. All my life, I have had my future set in stone.
Convince papa to let me be a soldier
Meet a guy
Fall in love with him
Get married
Have kids
die
Now standing here, looking back at, the past few hours, I wonder is anything ever set in stone. Or, is that just something that we convince ourselves of. Does everything really happen for a reason, or do we make up reasons, for things that happen.
Is there a grey area in life? Is there something in between good and bad, rich and poor? I don't know the answer to any of these questions. I do know that maybe, if I disregard everything, I was taught, and just teach myself, maybe just maybe I can find these answers.
Until then, I really don't know who my loyalty belongs to.
a/n: I know what you guys are thinking I disappear off the face of the earth and give you guys this short ass chapter, im so sorry my fellow readers. Just so you know despite what you guys are probably thinking this is not a filler chapter it is needed for the plot. There is a lot of character development on Maria's part and a hint on something about chel that will be mentioned in future chapters. By the way I have a deviant art my name is phanchick on there so go check it out if you have time. I love you guys I hope you don't hate me for the shortness of this chapter. Unfortunately for you guys I'm working on two other fics as well as expanding my deviant art account so you probably won't get another update for about another week or so probably before then but don't want to set a date and not live up to it so please bear with me.