Here come the next chapter. I'm very glad you liked this story. Thanks for your kind review. You give me courage to write more.
Chapter 9
The next morning, Teela wake up close to Adam's body. At first she wanted to go away, but her body betrayed her. Instead of doing what her mind screamed to her, she found herself going close to him. He was warm and she felt a very nice feeling at being so close to him. She fought hard to stay awake but it was a battle she, for once, was no able to win. Soon enough she fall again asleep with a feeling of safety she never had felt before. Even if she is not ready to accept it, she know deep down that she had found her right place in the world. by Adam's side now and forever.
When she wake up again, she was alone in the bed. She looked around but she had no idea of what hour it is. There is no sun to wake you up in the fright zone, and Teela regretted it. She left the bed and go to the search of some clothes to wear. She was not surprised when she can't found her battle outfit, but a lot of dress more beautiful than she can have dreamed. Teela don't have to try them to know that every of them would fit her perfectly. Adam was not the sort of man who let pass such detail. All of the dresses were at her tast and she wondered which one she can wore. After all, she can't stay in her nightgown all days and she don't wanted to stay in this room all day. So she chose one midnight blue dress with white lace. When she was ready she opened the door of the room.
She had half expected that, at last, one of the horde's men watched after her, but she was wrong. There was indeed guard at the door, but they don't made a move to follow her. She was very puzzled about it. Of course, she is now their princess, but a few days ago she was just a prisoner. Who in his right mind would let a prisoner wandered around without having an eyes to her ? She had soon her answer. She had nowhere to go outside. The fright zone deserved very well it's name. The voice of her father-in-law startled her so much that she let a small cry escape her. She felt furious with herself for not noticing him before. She is a soldier, and she needed to be more aware of her surrounding if she wanted to survive here.
" Do you want me to give you a tour to your new home ?" Asked Hordak in his strange voice. " I'm sure Adam wanted to give you this tour, but he had some important matter to deal this morning. The choice is your."
Teela can't help herself but be a little scared by Hordak's face. She had heard so much vile things about the horde that she felt very uneasy with him. But, until now, he was nothing but very nice with her. And she had married his son. she will live her whole life with him close, so the better choice is to agree with him. After all, it's better to have him as an ally than an enemy.
" Thanks you very much for the offer. I accept gladly. If it will not bothered Adam too much."
Hordak seems very pleased with her answer and he smiled. Which was a very frightened sight for Teela, but she hid it very good.
" I'm sure, it won't. My son will understand. Come here my dear, I will show you the rooms where you can go. You can understand that for now you can't go in some room. But it was for your safety. "
" I understand." Lied Teela.
" Now come. i will show you the throne room first."
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Adam was reluctant to leave his bed this morning. But he don't had the choice. he needed to talk with Bow before he returned to the whispering wood. Sure, Adam can go to visite him later, but he don't wanted to leave his young wife alone so soon after their wedding. So, he left the bed, but not before stealing a kiss from his wife. Fortunately, she stay asleep and he let a smile come to his face. He can't believe how much he loved her. Never before he had felt such wish of protect and share everything with a woman. Teela was very special and he was more than grateful to be able to find her.
Before he left the room, adam ordered Cringer to watch over Teela for the day, and to defend her at all cost. Adam knows very well that his friend would not disappointed him. Feeling reassured for his wife's safety, Adam go to his mother garden. This place was strange for the fright zone. It was a gift from his father to his mother to celebrate his birth. There, the sun shined and a lot of flower and different plant grow naturally. Adam knows that Bow loved this place as much as himself, and he don't doubted to find his friend here. And he was true.
Bow looked at the garden with peace. for the first time since he had left Etheria he was at peace. It was hard for him too fight his feeling for his best friend's wife, but he had managed for now. He needed to make some excuse to Adam for his way of acting toward him the last days. But he was reluctant to leave the place, like if he knows that his anger would come back as soon as he left. He saw Adam coming to him and can't help a chuckle escape him. Never before he had seen his friend with his hair so out of place. This Teela must be a real wildcat.
" I"m glad to see you, Bow." Began Adam. " I wanted to talk to you before you left."
" I'm glad too. I wanted to apologies for my behaviour. I'm really sorry for the way I have acted, but..."
" You have fall in love with Teela." Continued Adam for him. " Don't worry. I understand. it had take me less than a minute to fall in love with her, and you have spend almost a month with her. She is very special."
" Yes, she is. But she had chose you, and I accept it. I just regret to not have meet her before you."
" So, we are good together ?" Asked Adam.
It pained him to lost the friendship with Bow over a woman, but he can't also let his friend hope for something who would never happen.
" Yes, we are. She is your, end of the story. But there is something I wanted to know."
" What it is ?"
" Do you really, and I mean really love her ?"
" Yes, I do. More than I can say. She is the only one to me, and she always would be."
" That's great. I'm happy to you. Take a good care of her."
" I will, I promise his to you."
The both men hugged, their friendship restored.
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Teela left Hordak after he had give her the tour. She was grateful that he had take the pain to show her this. Maybe her life in the fright zone would not be so bad. She walked without a goal, but she don't doubted that she will be stopped as if she tried to leave the castle. But for where to go ? She would be alone against almost of the etherian, this is sure for her. she had saw how much the etherian loved her husband during their wedding. She had to make the best of everything.
An unexpected sound attracted her attention. She would never had believed that a bird can sing in this dreadful place, but it did. She followed the sound and found a garden. She can't believe her own eyes. How is it possible for the flower to grow here ? She was astonished by it, and very pleased too. She hoped that this place was not one of the one forbidden to her. Because except for their room, this place was the only one where she felt at peace. She heard the voice of her husband not far away and she used her skill to come close to him without him noticing her.
She heard her husband says " She is the only one to me, and she always would be." And her hear stopped for a second. Whas he talking about her ? Is it possible for him to love her so much ? she don't know how long she had stayed in her hiding spot, but when she looked around her husband was no longer here. She felt something touching her hand and she turned around. She found Adam's tiger looking at her with soft eyes.
" We have to go." He said. "Adam would be worried sick if something happen to you. Come. he is waiting for you, he had all his life."
With that the tiger turned around and lead her to Adam again. Teela don't know what stunned her the most, the talking tiger or the fact that Adam loved her. But more and more she wanted to believe that she can found some happiness even here. At last she would give it a try.
To be continued.
A short chapter I know. I don't know when I can update because my family come to Christmas and I will not be able to use the computer too much. Don't forget to give me a review.
Next chapter : What had happen during this time to Eternia.
