-1Chapter 10-

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"Oh, my goodness. You almost gave me a heart attack, Will." Hope says jumping in surprise. "Didn't you guys left for school already?"

"I forgot something. Wait, what are you doing dress like that?" Will answers looking at the cloak princess.

"I decided to go for a walk… I got business to attend… It's none your business."

"Wow, you suck at lying." Will says laughing.

"I do not." Hope says placing her hands on her hips before laughing herself. "Alright, I do. Happy?"

"Not until you tell me the truth." Will says holding the princesses hand. "I thought we were friends."

"Fine, I'll tell you. As long as you don't tell anybody, specially Caleb. Better yet, make him busy that way he wont notice while I am gone." the purple eye girl is saying looking around.

"What are you going to do? Why…"

"Do you promise?"

"On a guardian's honor." Will says raising two fingers and looking like she was saluting Hope.

"Fine, whatever." Hope says after studying the red head guardian leader. "I need to go back to Lilick. Before you say anything let me explain. I just need to make sure everything is alright. That no one over there is betraying my family and us. I just want to warn them."

"So you don't think Caleb will do that?" Will ask.

"Never, Caleb will never do that to me. He…" she just trails of.

"I know." Will says. "Everyone can see it in his eyes. In yours."

"Please don't tell anyone."

"I wont, but you know he is going to notice you are not around. Every time he gets near the palace he is already checking if you are around."

Hope bites her lower lip as she thinks for a minute.

"Well…" she begins. "that is were I was hoping that you will help me. Maybe you can keep him busy for me. That way he wont notice that I am not here. Its only going to be for a couple of hours. I mean, if I don't bump into anyone over there in about an hour I'll be on my way back."

"I don't know maybe I should go with you." Will says after a while.

"We can't risk that both guardian leaders get capture. How will the others power up with out us?" Hope counters.

"Yes, but it is also more important to keep you protected. I know who will help us keep Caleb busy anyway and that person will do a better job. That way there wont be any suspicion. She is even a natural liar."

"You mean, Cornelia?" Hope ask a little annoy at the thought of Caleb spending more time with Cornelia.

"Who else? She is his girlfriend." Will says eyeing the other girl.

"Alright." Hope says with a shrug. "How do we find her and get her to help?"

"We need to head to Earth, and our school. You up to going to my land again."

"Sure." Hope says with a big smile.

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"Hey!" Cornelia exclaims as she gets pull into a dark room. "I like to tell who ever you are that if anything happens to me my boyfriend will kick your ass."

Then this small pink light comes out of nowhere and illuminates the janitors closet.

"Cornelia will you calm down. It is me, Will."

Cornelia finally can see the profiles of her friend Will and the other guardian leader.

"What is going on? Why aren't you in class? Why is she here?" the blond guardian throws out at the two other girls.

"Calm down, Corny." Will says.

"We are here because I will like to ask you to do me a favor." Hope cuts in getting to the point. Cornelia looks Hope up and down before nodding for her to continue. "We need you to distract Caleb for a few hours. I have to go get some business done and I don't want him to come with me. Will, has volunteer to come. We probably wont be gone for long. I just don't want Caleb to come after us."

"You think this is wise?" Cornelia says after a while of thinking.

"I need to see my parents. I need to make sure they are alright. I think there is someone in our side playing both sides. So I need to warn them to watch out."

"You still don't think is, Caleb." Cornelia ask with a little anger.

"Of course not, but my dream has had me thinking. So I just want to make sure everything will be alright." the dark hair guardian grabs one of the blonde hair girl's hand. "Please."

"Alright, I'll go get him now and ask him to spend the day here with me." Cornelia says with a big smile. "We haven't done that in while. It will be fun."

"Thanks." Will and Hope say at the same time.

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Two girls cover in dark cloaks walk towards a palace laughing and giggling.

"I am glad you had fun." one of them tells the red head.

"I am happy to have met your parents. I need to say your mother is beautiful and your dad is wonderful." the red head says.

"I miss them so much. But it is better for me to be here than with them."

"Don't worry, Hope, this will soon end and you will be with them soon. Not to mention how yummy your boyfriend is." Will says causing the girls into another fit of laughter.

"What do you think you two are doing?" a man's voice is heard.

The two guardian leader's look up to find a very mad looking Caleb. Both Will and Hope look down to the floor.

"Hi, Caleb." Hope says and Will looks at her before waving at the boy before them.

"Well look at the time." Will says. "I should get back home before my mom has a heart attack." Will says running towards the palace.

Will stops when she sees Cornelia.

"I couldn't stop him." the blond says. "At first we were having fun like before but after a while he wanted to come back here and check on the girls. I couldn't stop him."

"So…" Will says.

"He has been pacing in the front steps for a couple of hours." Cornelia says. "I think I have lost him."

Will wraps her arms around her friend.

"I am sorry, Corny. Come on lets go home."

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"Hi, Caleb. That's all you have to say to me? I been pacing this place for over two hours waiting for you to arrive." Caleb says crossing his arms over his chest.

"I never ask you to do that." Hope counters.

"Look, Hope, as long as I am here I will always protect you. That means I have to know where you are at all times."

"Caleb, you cannot tell me what I can do or where I can go. I am a grown woman." Hope says getting on his face.

"Well what a fine woman you are. Risking your life and that of the others. What if you would have been caught. Imprisoned, or kill." he says his voice raising at every word.

Up above looking down from a window is the other guardians and the Meridian queen.

"Your over reacting, Caleb. Nothing would have happen to me. Will went with me remember." Hope says calmly walking away a little.

He grabs her hand and turns her so they can be facing each other.

"If you want to go back, fine, I understand, but I am coming with you. I need to be aware of where you are at all time." Caleb says.

"Why don't you tie me to you, then." Hope says angry. "What gives you the right to do that, anyway?"

"Because I say so." he answers letting her go. "Now go up to the palace, have dinner and go to bed."

Hope glares at him.

"Big mistake." Ice tells the other girls by the window looking at the scene below.

Hope begins to walk away from the palace.

"Were are you going?" Caleb says following her.

"I am getting away from you. That is what I am doing." she says still not looking at him.

"No, you are not. You are going to stay here where you are safe."

"You are being a big dork. Just…just…"

Then Caleb grabs her arm and holds her in a very tight hug before whispering into his hair.

"Please don't be mad. I was so worried about you. I am so happy that you are alright. I just want to make sure you are alright. I don't know what I would do if something happen to you."

"Caleb…" she whispers after his scent invades her senses. "I understand why you are doing this, I really do. But you are overreacting. You need to trust me. We wont always be able to stay together."

"I know." he says as she pulls away and looks into his eyes. "You can't blame a guy for worrying."

Hope kisses him lightly in the corner of his mouth.

"I know." she says and walks towards the palace.

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