Thanks so much for the reviews! They really made my day. Anyways, here's the second chapter of this baby. Enjoy!
2. Complicated
"Daughter, will you not at least take my words into consideration, or are you that stubborn that you can't find it in your heart to listen to your old man?" Sally, with arms crossed stubbornly across her chest, glared daggers at her father, anger swirling in the depths of her blue eyes. Her body trembled and shook with the barely contained rage she felt towards her father, and she had to mentally count to ten to help blow off some steam as well as keep her composure. She refused to give him the satisfaction of knowing that he was, in fact, getting under her skin.
"There is nothing left for me to consider, for my mind is already made up and there is nothing you can say or offer to me that will make me bend to your will. As for my stubbornness, well, you can thank yourself for that." Sally inwardly smirked at the scowl on her father's weary face, a growl of annoyance escaping his lips as he shot a glare of his own at her, though Sally was unfazed by it. Instead, she stood proudly and with as much dignity as she could muster and jutted out her chin in defiance.
"What I can't seem to wrap my mind around is why you're even bothering entertaining that brute's company. He is dangerous, not to mention a threat to this world that should have been wiped out long ago!" His fist, like the ocean waves, came crashing down on the polished dining room table, and his voice echoed throughout the room. The servants, each terrified and fearing for their well-being, made themselves scarce and hurriedly scurried out of their angry ruler's sight, not wanting to be the victims of his dangerous temper.
"I don't care what he is! I love him with every beat my heart makes, and nothing you say or do can change that. Even you shouldn't be foolish enough to interfere with matters of the heart," Sally spat back, her pride not allowing her to simply stand still while her father insulted the man she loved. "He's changed and is a much better person than he initially was! Why do you refuse to open your eyes and see him for what he now is instead of what he once was?" Sally demanded. However, she didn't bother to wait for his reply; she stormed out of the room, hot, angry tears streaming down her face and obscuring her vision. The ground quaked under her forceful, harsh stomps, and it seemed like the palace was walking on eggshells in its attempts to shield itself from her fiery wrath.
Shadow, who was waiting calmly outside the palace doors for her, sensed her before he saw her, and he could tell from the negative energy that radiated off her that things didn't quite go as the way she had planned. The doors swung open, hitting the walls with a vicious thudding sound that caused Shadow's ears to fold back as he flinched. Sally ran towards him, wasting no time in burying her face in his chest as she let loose the tears she had tried her hardest to contain.
Shadow wrapped his arms around her slender frame as he held, letting her vent her feelings. He could feel the vibrations from her body as it trembled with every sob that crawled out of her throat, and he felt his fur began to get wet from the salty, hot tears she let fall. His heart ached and went out to her, and he tried his hardest to soothe her pain and console her to the best of his abilities.
"He'll never accept us." Her voice was barely above a whisper, and it sounded slightly hoarse from her crying. Shadow remained silent, lacking the words to explain how he felt. He couldn't argue with her because he knew she was right. Her father never did approve of their relationship as he couldn't stand the very sight of Shadow, and he knew it broke Sally's heart that her father would be so cold as to refuse to give them his blessing and acknowledge their relationship. Sometimes love, especially a love like theirs, was never easy, and Shadow wondered why people couldn't understand what they felt for each other.