"Damn, why must I love you both?" I asked him quietly. I rested my head on his chest. I knew my master could probably hear me, but I didn't care at that moment.
"I don't know Reddine," he answered.
"Why can't you both be the same person? That'd make this so much easier. I'm sorry, I must go take care of my master now. I don't want him thinking that I will leave."
"Reddine, come with me. Run away with me." He said quietly. His face clearly had healed from yesterday.
"I can't Moonistare. I made a promise to him." I leaned up and kissed his chin. "Good bye." I left back inside while shivering because I had taken my shirt off. I went and sat by the fire. I didn't look to see if my master had seen me, he was probably asleep at the moment anyways.
"My dear, why are you so flustered?" I heard. It sounded like cross between my two loves.
"I won't lie, but you'll probably be upset master," I told him as I turned around.
"Do tell then, I do love to hear you speak," he answered. His eyes were so familiar.
"I fell in love with two people. I haven't known them very long, but, I did. I wish they were one person. It'd make this so much easier."
"Well who are they?" He asked politely.
"Master, if I may," I stepped over to him and kissed his nose. "I must go collect food, I promise I'll be back." I went outside into the snow after grabbing a long sleeve and putting it on.
"Wait! Your hood!" He called after me.
"You can keep it until I get back so you know that I will come back," I told him and started out. I heard footsteps behind me. I then felt cloth set on my head and cover my face. "Master," I said.
"Yes?" I kept walking and he followed me.
"Have you decided to come with?"
"Indeed I have. I got lonely." I blushed lightly and put my cloak on. We walked in silence but, it felt nice.
I gave him a small shove and then looked around like I did nothing wrong. He did the same to me. We did this a couple times back and fourth until I ran a head and tossed snow at him.
"Hey!" He called to me. My master ran a head as well then tossed snow that hit my face and I fell to the ground. "Reddine! I'm so sorry!" He ran to me and I started laughing at it. He started to laugh along with me. It was a deep laugh that I loved. I laid down in the snow and realized it had began to snow, I reached my hand out and let the cold substance touch it. Master laid down next to me in the snow.
"You're going to get your fur wet Master," I said with a smile.
"I'll dry." Was all he said. He came closer to me and I leaned into his warm fur that I had come to love.
"I should go and start to look for food," I said to him.
"Just give me a few minutes here then we shall go together," he answered.
"As you wish Master."
We waited until he was ready to leave. I was soaked and he didn't seem to notice until I was digging around for food in the snow.
"Reddine, are you cold?" He asked as I shivered.
"I'm fine Master." I continued to look for anything that was growing under the snow with on arm for that morning I had made a sling so my right arm could heal. It was so sore and I was so tired from working as much as I had. I started to cough a little and my master noticed I was in misery.
"Lets go home Reddine," he told me.
"Master I'm fine," I continued.
"Reddine-"
"Master, I'm fine," I stated again.
"Master?" We heard from behind us. I turned to see James standing there. "What the hell?" he looked at my master. He pulled out his bow and arrows. I dropped everything and ran to go in front of my master.
"No James!" I yelled. "Don't hurt him!" I tried to cover him as much as I could with my body.
"Get out of the way Red," he said and aimed for my master. I stepped to where he aimed. He walked closer to us.
"No way in hell James, over my dead body will you hurt him," I stated.
"I'm going to kill this monster Red, if you decide that you are going to stand in my way, then you'll have to die with him," my eyes began to water.
"You know me better than that James, I won't go down without a fight." James had gotten about ten feet away from us at that point.
"Then die with the damned beast, you know I love you so choose, me or that monster," He pulled the arrow back further. My master started to growl before and tried to step in front of me, I got in front of him again. I started to form an idea.
"Fine, if what you say is true, I'll go back home with you. We'll start a family even if you want. I'll start to even wear dresses." I started to close the space between us but still stood between him and my master. "I'll do whatever, because I love you too," I felt sick to my stomach. I heard my master growl louder and slightly whine. I was within five feet of James.
"Really? You'll even marry me?" He slightly lowered his bow.
"Yes my love, the moment we get back, we can start to plan it if you want." It lowered about another two inches, it was only lowered to my stomach though.
"Promise me. You never break your promises," he told me. I got closer to his face and his eyes glazed over when I got closer to his face.
"James," I said in a singsong voice. He lowered his bow more. I ran my hands over his chest. I knew all his points of every weakness.
"Shut up!" I heard my master yell. "Reddine, please. Don't leave me."
"Don't listen to that monster Red. He's just going to hurt you again." James explained. I wrapped my good arm around his neck, he didn't seem to notice that I cut off his ability to shoot.
"James," I said again in his ear. I knew my master could still hear. A devilish grin spread across my face. "Go to hell," I grabbed his wrist that held the bow and twisted it so he dropped the bow.
"Agh! Red!" He cried out in pain as I pulled his arm behind his back, breaking it
"Next time, don't break a promise to me, nor call my master a monster." I said in his ear. I kicked him in his back, most likely doing permanent damage to his back. I looked down at him and he tried to get up. I grabbed one of his arrow that was on the ground with his bow. "You think I could ever love you after what you did?" I yelled. My master stood in shock. I placed the tip where it would hurt, his jewels.
"Think about what you're doing Red, stop being his pet," James almost yelled. I smirked.
"I'm not his pet James, not by a long shot. I'll give you one last chance to get the hell out of here or you're losing these." James knew I was a better fighter than him because I knew his weaknesses. He may have been stronger, but when you know his points, his strengths were useless.
"O-okay, just, come with me at least. Please."
"Hell no," I dug the tip in a little and he cried in pain. "You're just like everyone else, I'm not going back to get hurt again. I'm done with humans. I'm done with pain, but most importantly, I'm done with you." I lifted the arrow just enough for him to get out and run. He did and I fell to my knees after he left.
"Reddine, why didn't you let him kill me?" My master asked.
"Because I made a promise to you that I would be here." I let my head fall and realized I was bleeding on my head. I put my hand to my face. 'I must've gotten hurt when I pushed him down,' I thought to myself.
"Something tells me that's not the only reason." He said and I heard him come up behind me. A few tears fell down my face. "What is it?"
"I can't tell you Master, you might not trust me after."
"Reddine, you just saved my life, how could I not trust you?" He came around to face me and saw the tears. "Reddine? What's wrong? Have I done something? Did you actually love him?" I stayed silent. He sat on his haunches. "Fine, if you did truly lied to me, then leave."
"What? M-master, what are you talking about?"
"Just leave Reddine Thalia Durison." He looked down. My head snapped up.
"What? No! I don't love him! I don't love James!" I stood up and walked close to him.
"Then what is it?" He asked. "Who are you in love with?" Something told me he already knew from the confidence in his tone.
"I'm in love with you and Moonistare!" I turned a deep shade of red.
"You can't be in love with two people." He stated.
"I love you both more than words can describe. I feel the same when you two are around. I feel happy, even though I socked him in the jaw." I looked down.
"Why did you do that?"
"He called you a monster and beast. I told him you weren't. I didn't know what happened until after I hit him."
"I knew it, I knew it but I needed you to tell me how you felt."
"I'm sorry Master, I know it's wrong, but I can't help how I feel. Are you going to kill me?" I started to cry with my head hung for only one reason, heartbreak. 'He doesn't love you back.'
"Why would I kill you?"
"Servants aren't supposed to love their masters, especially be in love with them."
"Why not?" He continued to ask questions.
"Their masters never return their feelings for the sake of that they are either loyal to their wives or the servant gets turned down then the servant's work is never the same. They are so heartbroken that they fail. I knew that you wouldn't return them, so I didn't tell you. I didn't want to become a horrible servant. Master, I'm not supposed to be in love with you nor Moonistare. I can't help it though." I tried to stop crying. This was twice in four years I had cried like this.
"It's okay-"
"Master, it's not. I'm not supposed to feel this way for anyone. I was never supposed to love like this." I balled my fists and cried harder.
"That's not true," I looked at him in the eyes. They were so familiar.
"It is. I was born with a curse, to never love a human nor creature. I'm in love with Moonistare and you. I have the mark and that is most likely why I never fell in love with James."
"Show me." He ordered.
"Yes Master," I turned and moved my cloak and then my shirts from the small of my back. There was a dark mark in a skull shape with a dark heart directly under it.
"I see," I moved my clothing back. "But you do love. This is a very rare case. Especially with two on the receiving end of it."
"I know. But Master, what am I supposed to do?" I stood up and turned around. My vision started to get blurry and I started to sway.
"Reddine, we love you too. We've been in love with you the moment we first saw you."
