Chapter 10

De fourth person

Within a minute July was back with water and a towel. Jed immediately grabbed the towel and made the tip of it wet and wanted to take care of Octavius' wounds. Just before he started, he stopped en looked at July with begging eyes.

"Maybe it's better if you do it," Jed said.

July, smiling, grabbed it out of Jed's hands and started to take care of the wounds without any hesitation. Jed sat down on the only chair in the room but put it close to the bed. He will be there when Octavius wakes up. July briefly looked up at laughed at the serious looking Jed.

"Usually you never show any feelings," she said with a sympathetic smile on her face.

"This is too serious to do nothing" Jed answered.

"You're really worried about Octavius but it'll be alright," July said with a calming voice. "Octavius is a strong man and it just looks way worse than what it actually is."

Jedediah quickly nodded but kept his mouth shut. At that moment Serena walked in. Surprised she looked at the Roman that was sitting next to the bed.

"Octavius?" Serena said shocked. "Octavius, I heard you were unconscious."

"He is," 'Octavius' answered sadly. At that moment Serena heard and saw that it had to be Jed in Octavius' clothes. Just then she saw Octavius lying on the bed, unconscious, in Jed's clothes.

"Why are you wearing each others clothes?" she asked very surprised. Jed took the helmet off his head and let his blonde hair fall to his shoulders.

"That was for a mission because I was too stubborn to let Ockie command my boys" Jed said, gradually speaking louder and louder. "And after that I was too late. And then you immediately have the reason why Ockie is lying here. I just should've been on time. Damn it Ockie, this is all just my fault"

Jed got some more tears in his eyes. Serena and July both stayed quiet. Everything they would say would only make it worse.

"Why do you think it's your fault?" a fourth person suddenly said. Jedediah, July and Serena looked at Octavius. "It was my own fault" Octavius continued. "I forgot that you had my sword. I got distracted by it and that's why he hit me. You had nothing to do with it. Besides you were perfectly on time, else William might've hurt July as well."

Jed shook his head with a big grin. "It doesn't matter anymore" he said. "As long as you'll be fine."

Octavius sat up. "I still have something for you" Octavius said with a smirk on his face. Followed by that Jed felt his hat being pressed on his head. Jed gratefully nodded at Octavius.

"Octavius why did you do that?" Serena complained. "He looks way cuter without the hat."

July saw, with a warmed heart, how Serena sweetly hung her arms around Jed's shoulder. Jed gave Serena a small kiss on her left hand and at that moment July felt a shot of jealousy.

"Those two look cute huh." July startled and looked up into two brown eyes. Those eyes spoke words like trust and friendly. Above those two eyes she saw the cute black curls from up close for the first time. And from up close they were even cuter than from afar. Suddenly someone walked into the room.

"Jed" Jacob spoke right away, "William already confessed. It was true what you said. We took his men from him and tied him onto the pillory."

Jedediah nodded approvingly and a smile appeared on his face. "You've heard it July" he said. "You're free to go to wherever you want and he'll never bother you again."

July got tears in her eyes from joy. It seemed like it took some time before she realized what had been said. She started to smile from ear to ear and gave Octavius a big hug. "And all this thanks to you!" July said while she was crying from happiness.

Full of joy Jedediah looked at William who let his head hang down.

"Octavius?" Jed heard Larry say from behind him. "Octavius, I heard you got hit unconscious. Are you alright?"

"Everything is fine Gigantor." Jed said annoyed because he got mistaken for Octavius again. And Larry looked at him shocked. Something isn't right. First of all, since when does Octavius call him Gigantor? Secondly why doesn't he make a small bow anymore? And thirdly his voice sounded a lot like Jedediah's.

"Gigantor," Jed said. "It's me. You can see that I'm wearing my own hat?" Larry nodded surprised but still hadn't fully noticed.

"Why are you wearing Octavius' clothes?" Larry asked after a while. "Where are your own clothes? And where's Octavius?"

"Woah, slow it down Gigantor," Jedediah replied. "The clothing switch was only for tonight. It was needed for a mission. Octavius did get knocked unconscious but it's going be okay again. He'll be out soon. But he is still a bit dizzy so he needed some help"

"Serena is checking up on him," Larry said, thinking he understood everything. But Jed shook his head.

"No, no Gigantor," he said, still shaking his head. "We now have a fourth person now." Astonished Larry looked at Jedediah.

At that moment Octavius came out, supported by two women. Everyone could easily see that he was leaning more on the shoulder of the cowgirl than the one from the Roman. And the cowgirl responded way more nervous on the touch of the Roman general.

"I tell you, Gigantor," Jedediah said with a sweet smile on his face, "it won't take long before Octavius and July are together!"

I'm really sorry it took so long before I uploaded this one! =( I really hope the next will be alot faster. But believe me, I'm gonna finish it, no matter what! =D