*I do not own Darken Rahl or anyother character from the Legend of the Seeker*
Incident
Shara's POV
The days just seemed to just fly by. They all had the same schedule, training in the morning and free time in the afternoon. I always get up at the same brutal time and have the same early morning. Rahl and I hone my magic skills and then have a late lunch. I leave after lunch and don't know what Rahl does when I leave but I often go for a ride on Windstar. After I either go to the night's banquet or have a small dinner in my room, all depending on my energy level.
Today was just like every other day. I get up way too early and ate a quick breakfast. I do my own hair seeing as I now know how to use my magic to twist and braid my hair into an elegant and complicated bun. I feel my maid look at me with unhappy eyes. I know that my maid was not happy with my sudden ability to have usable magic. I know that if she wrote my mother and told her that I was using my magic more openly, I would surely get a fairly angry letter from my mother telling me to stop it immediately.
I let my maid help me dress to make her happy and let her put a bit of rouge on my lips because I knew that it would make her happy. I hurry out of my room as soon as possible so I don't end up being turned into a doll. I hardly realise that I am a few minutes later then I normally am. I hurry towards Rahl's rooms thinking of all the things I learned and how much a have yet to learn. I've covered half of the books in the original pile but most of them were basic things. I wonder what I'll be learning today; hopefully something more challenging that will push my limits a bit.
I walk into his room without even knocking like I've been doing for the past week or so. He never really said that it bugged him so when I saw him standing with his back to the door. I quickly close the door. Only when the door slipped closed behind me and I warded the room by myself, does he move. I hear a growl escape his lips as he turns to face me. I feel my eyes widen with shock and a bit of fear.
"You're late! "He hisses at me." How many times have I told you not to be late? "
I bow my head and clamp my mouth shut. I let my eyes blink back the few tears that I feel coming and I play with the skirts of my dress nervously. I don't know why he is in such a bad mood. Normally he is never this grumpy, maybe it is because I had dinner in my room and I am late this morning. Maybe he thinks that I am feeling ill and he is just worried about me and he just doesn't know how to show his concern.
"I'm sorry," I mutter to the ground.
I hear his footsteps approach me and his soft hand slide under my chin. He pulls my chin up so I have to look him in the eyes and he runs his hand along my lips. The rouge stains his fingers and scowls. I look away from him and can't bring myself to look him in the eyes. I could tell that he wasn't all too pleased with me wearing rouge but I don't dare speak up to my defence in case it makes him even angrier.
"So you're wearing face paint now? Why? Do you want to look like a tramp?" I hear his say, his voice totally bitter and growing slightly.
I shake my head slight but bite my tongue again.
"Sure, you say so now, but you're wearing it aren't you?" he says.
I feel his lips move closer to my ear slowly and I shiver slightly. I try to step away but I find his arm around my waist.
"Well if you want to be a tramp so much, why not let me do the honours" he whispers in my ears.
I fight his slightly as I step away from him. Sadly I am not near as strong as I thought I would be against him. He quickly pulls me closer to him and I feel genuinely terrified. I feel his hot breath on my face as I duck my head again. I'll admit that I had thought of what it would be like to kiss Rahl one or two times, but I had never thought it would happen this way.
I feel a magical pull tug my face up to meet his. I shy away from his fierce gaze slightly. When I feel his lips getting closer and closer to mine I panic. No! I won't let him do this just because he didn't get enough sleep last night.
I let my magic fly threw me and I let an electric current shock him enough to make him let go. As soon as I am released, I back as far away from him as I can manage. I knew that I had done something fair stupid but I needed to get him to stop. He walks towards me and slaps me hard on the cheek. I wince as my face starts to sting and burn.
"Don't you dare ever do that again" He growls at me.
"Well how about you don't try to kiss me again!" I yell at him.
I don't care if he is a king, he chose me to show me these powers. If he wanted me to be weak and a push over then he should have kept me as I used to be. He can't teach me how to defend myself and then expect me to let him have his way with me.
He is slightly taken aback but he slaps my other cheek. I wince but I know that I deserved that one. I realise that backing up against the wall wasn't the smartest idea I have had today. I feel myself being pressed up against the wall with both his magic and his body. I meet his gaze with angry eyes as I feel him grab at my wrists and force them up. As I feel his eyes wander my body I try to find a weakness in his force against me.
I feel his lips graze my cheekbone and wander down to my neck. I thrash against his hold wildly and I feel the hold getting tighter. As he tightens his hold I feel like I can scarce breath and that makes me panic even more than anything. As his hands slide up from my waist to my rib cage and higher still I let out a shocked gasp, where is this coming from?
I felt an overpowering urge to kiss him. As terrible as this situation is, I can feel some hidden emotions beneath the veil of anger. I urge his lips up to mine mentally and I sigh as they agree with me. My lips tingle wildly and I relax slightly. I feel him tense up and before I know it I feel raw magic blasting its way at him. I hear a loud crash as I fall to the ground hitting my head on a table and the darkness slowly creeping up in my mind.
As the darkness is about to take me, I hear a soft 'I am so sorry, please, forgive me' being muttered in my ear.
R&R