Chapter 7: Our New Lives

They were running. Again. Sarah hated to run. It like she was giving up and giving in. King Nathaniel wants them, well her. Sarah is the reason that they have to hid their faces in cloaks. The reason they sleep in a random place every night. The reason she cried at night for the lost of their children. It is all her fault.

She is the only one to blame for the misery in their lives. That is why as they run in the shadows of the forest, she feels the guilt fill her. It is heavy on her shoulders, weighing her down like a pound of bricks. Sarah doesn't want to live this way.

David is right besides her running. He has only one thought in his head. Run. Over the past few days, David has tried not to think of too much about the situations he is in. It is the only way he could hold it together. David looks at the woman besides him running and that keeps him running. He loves her too much to lose her. He has lost too much in his life.

Then the love of his life stops running. She is frozen in the spot standing, not moving a single muscle. David looks confused at her. "Why have you stop running?" asked David. "We need to get as far from here as possible. We can't face off an army of Nathaniel's guards if you are thinking that."

"You have to keep going," whispered Sarah. "You have to go on without me."

David felt his heart crack at her words. "No," said David. He tried to sound stern but his emotions are bubbling. "I can't leave you if my life depended on it."

"I don't care," cried Sarah. "I can't let you live this life because of me."

"What are you talking about?" asked David./ He was confused and hurt beyond point. The worst part was that he couldn't get his answer. Sarah waved her hand and David was covered in smoke. He knew what she was doing, she had done it many times. Every time she did, David felt like someone had stabbed him in the back.

Sarah had magical transported him to a beach in an unknown place. He was on the beach without her. David couldn't hold it in longer. He fell to his knees. The tears he had held back fell freely. It was like a waterfall of tears that came out of his eyes. He wanted to stay strong for Sarah, she was his rock. Now she is gone. He has nothing to hold him in place. David fell apart on the sand of the beach. He was a mess and he didn't know what to do about it.

Sarah was still standing in the forest. She felt numb. How should she feel? Sarah just set away her true love to save him. She wanted to feel pain but it didn't come. It was like all of her feels just froze like her. Sarah was just waiting for the moment to all come to her like a dam breaking. After many minutes, nothing.

"What do we have here?" said a stone cold voice. Sarah didn't move or advised his presence. "Has the little princess given up? Is all hope truly lost?" His voice was teasing.

The guard walked in front of her. Sarah fell to her knees and spread out her arms. "Kill me," said Sarah. There were no emotions behind the words. She was just saying them. "You have won, kill me."

He chuckled. Sarah could heard his army gathering behind her. "Our majesty does not want to see you dead," said the guard. "He wants you to be his Queen."

Sarah was stunned. The guard picked her up and chained her up. He dragged her to a carriage. It looked like one of the royal carriages of her kingdom. She was roughly thrown in. The door was locked and she was stuck alone in it. Sarah still felt numb and she was glad.

Sarah just focused on the sounds around her. She heard the harsh whispers of the guard outside. They were talking and Sarah was not sure what. She watched outside the window as the world turned darker by the second. They were getting close to his castle.

All Sarah wanted to do in that moment was crawl into a hole and die. She was doing the one thing she never that she would never do, give up. Why was she giving up? That wasn't her. Sarah couldn't believe that she was here in that moment.

"Welcome to your new home princess," yelled the guard from outside. Sarah looked out the window to see a large dark castle. It looked to be thousands of years old. Some of the parts of the castle were completely destroyed and others looked like it will fall at any moment.

Sarah straightened her back and held her head high. The guard opened the door and dragged her out. "I will take you to your room where you will rest,"said the guard. "You are going to need it."

"Why?" asked Sarah.

"Tomorrow," stated the guard. He dragged her through the gates of the castle. "You will be married to King Nathaniel."

Sarah stopped in her tracks. "I am not going to marry that monster," angrily yelled Sarah. "I am already married any way."

"That is not a problem." said the guard. "As far as he knows, your lover is dead."

Sarah glared at him. The guard continued to drag her. He took her inside and into a room in the castle. It was a master bedroom., It had a king sized bed with a dresser in the corner. There was a black vanity with a wedding dress next to it. The guard unchained her and threw her to the ground. He left the room and locked the door on his way out.

It hit Sarah like a title wave. Sarah started to feel everything that she blocker out. She was crying and she didn't even know it. All the pain and misery was filling her, threatening to consume her. Sarah looked at the wedding dress and felt the need to destroy. She wanted to watch it burn in flames like she wanted her house to.

Sarah sat down on the floor and hugged her knees. She left alone and scared. What was she thinking? Sarah thought she was taking the easy way out, the one where David would be safe, but it was the hardest and most painful way. She buried her face in her knees and cried.

Sarah looked at her left hand, on her ring finger, she wore her wedding ring. It was a simple one, a golden band with a single diamond. It was not much but she still loved it. It was a symbol of her eternally love for David Jones. She wished he was here with her. Sarah was stupid to let him go.

The sun in the sky started to fall. In a few hours it will be morning again, and she will be married to another man. A man she hate with all of her soul. She was not going to let that happen.

Sarah stood up and walked to the dress. She summoned a fireball in her hand and threw it on the dress. Sarah watched the flames dance on the dress. They turned the snow white dress to black ashes. Sarah smiled. "I will never marry you Nathaniel," said Sarah out loud in the empty room. "I will not let you win."

"Good," said a voice behind her. She turned her head and was stunned by the person in front of her. It was David, in flesh and blood. He smirked at her, "Did you miss me?"

Sarah ran to him and jumped into his arms. She hugged him close, never wanting to let go. David place his arms around her and picked her up. He spinned her around in his arms. When David place her down, she gave him a big kiss.

"How did you get here?" asked Sarah. There were tears of joy in her eyes. "I thought I sent you away."

"I made a promise to never leave you," explained David. "I am a man of my word. So I came to the place I knew they would take you and broke in. I climbed the tower and came through the window."

Sarah laughed and kissed him again. "I am grateful you need," whispered Sarah. "I am sorry for all of this. This is all my fault, I am the reason you are suffering."

"No," whined David. "I do not blame you for all of this chaos. You did nothing and I know it. Like I know that if you had a choice, you would make it so this never happened. This is the price we have to pay for our love, and I would gladly pay it. The love I have for you is worth it."

Sarah smiled at him. "I love you," whispered Sarah. "I would also gladly pay the price for your endless love." Sarah cupped David's face in her hands. "If I have to run and hide to be with you, I will. I will never ever give up on our love again."

"I will do the same," said David. "I will proudly stand at your side for the rest of my life. Even if my life is in consist risk, I would have to be homeless, and I didn't have a single coin in my pocket."

They kissed once more. Then they were on there way. Sarah and David climbed out of the window and into the night. They have a long road ahead of them, they are wanted people. That doesn't change a thing. With their love they can pass every obstacles that cames there.

That is the power of true love. Sarah and David will have to live the lives of wanted people. Hiding their faces in public places, constantly moving, running from the guards. They will have to do this for years, because King Nathaniel will never give up. Neither will David and Sarah.

They will run till they take their last breathe. Fight tell their weapons are broken. Because giving up is not an option for this couple. King Nathaniel will try everything to stop them and every time he does, he will fail.