Chapter 12: Day 4 Part 3
I marched up to the mad woman. She glared at me. "You do know how much you're putting on the line by facing me like this don't you?" I just glared back at her.
"First you take away my Aqua Stone which is the only memento I have left of my mother. Then you lie to my father. Next you take away my one true love. And finally you bind and gag me. I don't think you can do much else to hurt me."
"We'll see about that. Guards!" Ryou jumped out and started to attack the guards. I grabbed the Aqua Stone by the chain and yanked it as hard as I could. Madame Mariko fought me hard to get me off of her. I just wanted the stone. The stone along with the chain flew across the room and slid across the tiled floors. We both made a jump for it. A guard walked over and stuck his foot over it, threatening to smash it into a thousand pieces. If it broke, I would die…
"No…" I said softly. Madame Mariko stood up and brushed herself off.
"Surrender or it is destroyed." She said defiantly. I backed up slowly, tears welling up in my eyes.
"Please no...Please…" The guard picked up the chain and handed it to Mariko. "Please whatever you do. Kill me but please don't destroy the Aqua Stone. If you do destroy the stone then I will die with it, but I'd rather that it lived on with my father. Please..."
"You would rather die than see this stupid thing destroyed?" Mariko asked me confused. I nodded sadly. "That can be arranged."
"NO! Lettuce!" Ryou jumped into the way of the guards. "I can't just stand here and watch you kill her! Kill me instead."
"Ryou!" After everything that happened, after I had lied to him about everything, after I had gotten him captured by the most wicked woman on the earth, Ryou was going to give up his own life for my own.
"No, Lettuce! I know what I'm doing." He told me.
"You would take Lettuce's place?" Mariko asked the blonde prince.
"Yes." He said firmly without a moment's hesitation.
"Take him away."
"No! Ryou!" I reached out to him. He gave me one last kiss before being dragged away. "RYOU!"
"I LOVE YOU, LETTUCE!" And those were the final words he said before getting dragged around the corner. I was shocked and devastated. Ryou had given up his life for me. He really did love me. But it was too late now. They were going to kill him.
Dad ran into the room and saw me sitting there on the floor crying. "Lettuce? What's wrong?" He asked me alarmed.
"Daddy...they're going to kill Ryou."
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Mew Lizzy: Okay, short chapter. So sorry. I DO NOT OWN! There are two more chapters left!
