(a/n Yay I finally got round to writing it! Tiny bit of swearing.)
This chapter is dedicated to my dear friend: Dax-ia Nariko if you hadn't of been badgering me at home an at school I never would have got this done. So it's here it's done!! All I can say is you better review it now!!
Someone Really Does Care
Kel ended up getting drunk along with Titch and Cael. She somehow managed to stagger back to the palace and into her rooms. After a while she got a knock on her door. When she opened it she found Char, looking pissed.
"Why are you being such a bitch to everyone?" She asked, "Why?"
She looked at Char in shock. "What?" She asked she knew that she and Char hadn't spoken in a while and she might be being a bitch to the rest of the world but defiantly not to Char.
"You heard me!!" She said loudly, "It may not occur to you but other girls actually feel hurt when your so cold and, and, and you!!" She burst out savagely.
So when did this happen? Kel wondered. Char going all sticky up for the girly girls at the convent. Why? "Why would you care?" Kel asked quietly, "You never cared before."
"Well I care now!! Those girls are really nice and I think you should give them a chance!! You know be nice to them. That is if you know how." Her tone was mocking.
"Of course I know how to be nice I just don't waste it on people who don't deserve it!" Kel retorted.
"Your just bitter and twisted because you didn't get your own way! Cause you had some stupid dream of being a knight."
"I seem to remember you having the same stupid dream, Char." Kel said coldly.
"I got over it!! I didn't get some stupid vendetta against the King! And anyway I like being a girl."
"You know what Char that's so nice for you." Kel said then turned round and slammed the door in her face. She walked over to her bed and flopped down. No sooner had she done that she had another knock on her door. She groaned.
"If it's the King or anyone else for that matter go away!!" She called.
"It's Titch." A slurred voice called. Kel rolled her eyes Titch had drunk more than her. She opened the door and he basically fell in the door. He fell onto her bed and groaned.
"My head hurts."
She laughed it was his own fault after all. "I have no sympathy Titch. I admit I drunk a lot but I did not drink as much as you." She said smiling. He just groaned again.
After a while he managed to get out, "Can I stay here tonight I don't think I can move."
Kel raised an eyebrow. "Umm hello? Girls bedroom we're not supposed to have men in here unless we're married."
"Just for tonight. Until I can remember where the dancing dove is." He groaned again.
"Just for tonight then. And you can sleep in my dressing room, because I want my bed back."
"We could both sleep in your bed." Titch suggested eyes closed he was smiling.
"Or not. Titch your drunk, you don't what your saying. Now move go into the dressing room and don't come out!"
He didn't move. "You sure?" He whispered.
"Yes I'm positive. I'll sleep fine by my own thank you." Kel said. When Titch didn't reply, she realised that he was asleep. Kel sighed and rolled her eyes. She was tempted to push him off the bed, she really was. Instead she just shook her head and retreated to the dressing room.
She got up in the morning with a tremendous headache. She staggered out and muttering, "I'm in pain. I'm in pain."
Titch looked up from the bed. "That makes two of us," he groaned. Kel regarded him as well as she could with a pounding headache. He didn't seem to remember what he said last night; either that or he didn't want to show he remembered.
"I don't know about you but I'm going for a hang-over remedy." She said and staggered towards the door. Titch with some great difficulty followed her. It was a funny scene to watch. They were both stumbling and cursing the both could barely stand yet here they were staggering down the corridor trying to keep each other upright. A very funny scene you can imagine.
When they finally staggered in Duke Baird Of Queenscove raised an eyebrow at them.
"Can we have the hang-over remedy?" Kel asked sounding like she was in pain. The duke nodded trying to hide a smile. He didn't succeed.
He filled two cups up with this green stuff with a rather strong smell and handed them to Kel and Titch. Kel looking down at it began to wonder just what exactly was in it. They both drained it all. When Kel finished she pulled a face. "Goddess that's nasty!"
Titch nodded in agreement.
Duke Baird smiled widely, "I believe that it's your own fault."
Kel rolled her eyes, headache gone. "Please your grace I don't want a lecture."
"Yes I know you don't so off with you, before I change my mind." Kel and Titch feeling suddenly better scrambled through the door. They walked down the corridor.
"Titch?" Kel asked suddenly.
He glanced at her, "Yes."
"Do you remember what you said last night?" She asked hesitantly. She had to know if he meant what he had said. If he even remembered saying it.
Titch all of a sudden looked uncomfortable. He avoided her eyes. "No." He paused, "I barely remember anything." Kel could tell he was lying, but why was he lying? Was he embarrassed at what he had said? Did he want to take the words back? Or did he think she didn't like him in that way? Kel shook her head deciding not to press him. They walked for a bit in silence then a group of convent girls including Char, walked down the corridor. Towards them.
They pushed past, and as Char pushed past Kel, Kel whispered, "Bitch. Go back to where you came from." Char blushed scarlet but continued to walk past, pretending that she hadn't heard Kel. But it was obvious she had.
Titch raised his eyebrows at her. "Have you two fallen out?" He asked.
Kel gave him an oh-aren't-you-so-smart look. "Duh."
"When? What about?" Titch questioned her.
"Last night just before you came. Called me a bitch."
"Oh nasty. Why'd she do it?"
Kel shrugged "Goddess only knows. I think she friends with some of the Kel- hater girls at the convent." Kel shrugged again. "Anyway who needs her? I've got you and I've got Cael what more could a girl ask for?"
"Something more." Titch whispered voice betraying some sort of emotion. When she glanced at him sharply he looked away and muttered. "I have to go. It's time to rob some nobles." He turned a corner without looking back. Kel just shook her head and decided to go and see if Cael was in.
Kel walked out of the palace and into the streets. As she got deeper into the streets she noticed that someone was following her. No there were more there were four of them, and they were following her. Her. She quickened her steps. So did they. She turned so did they. By this time Kel was getting nervous. There was only two things they could be following her for. Her money or to rape her. Either was she was going to wake up dead tomorrow.
Neither particularly appealed to Kel. She decided to take a short cut through an alley. Not the best idea. They grabbed her from behind hard enough to bruise her arms. She screamed for all she was worth.
"Cael!! Cael help me!! Please somebody help me!" A hand went over her mouth stopping her from screaming again. A man walked in front of her.
"A right pretty one lads. We did well." He could see the fear in her eyes. "Don't worry lady." He said mockingly, "I'll make it as less painful death as possible." Thoughts were running through Kel's mind frantically. The things Titch had taught her. They wouldn't work though there was only one of her and four of them. She bit the guys hand who was over her mouth. He yelped and took it away.
She started screaming again. "Cael! Please Cael, Titch somebody help me." Although Kel didn't know it her call had been answered. Things happened in a blur. Kel could barley remember it, the only thing she remembered was being in Cael's arms. Crying.
"It's okay Kel, it's okay. They're gone. I won't let hurt you." He whispered softly trying to calm her down. It didn't work that well. Cael basically had to drag her to the dancing dove and into one of the rooms. He stayed with her for a while until she fell into an uneasy sleep. Then and only then did he go down the stairs and into the pub part of the building.
He found Titch looking into a pint of beer. He sat next to him.
"Titch Kel's been attacked." He said very quietly.
Titch's head shot up to look at Cael with wide eyes. "What? Attacked, is she alright did they hurt her?" He asked worriedly.
Cael shook his head. "She'll have bruises but that's not what I'm worried about. I'm more worried about what it did to her mentally." Cael said. Worry lacing his voice and showing on his face. "The ones who did this got away." Cael said his voice shaking with anger. "If I find them I'll make them sorry that they thought to lay a hand on Kel. They'll regret it."
Titch nodded his understanding. The thieves knew well what the penalty was for hurting someone The Rouge cared about. It was death. They heard a frantic shriek from upstairs. The whole bar went quite.
Cael got up quickly and basically ran up to the room. Kel was sitting on the bed hugging her knees and shaking. Cael walked over in one swift movement and too her into his arms. She held on tight. She stopped shaking and started to fall asleep again. Very slowly.
"Someone really does care Kel." He whispered to her sleeping form. "Someone really does care."
Even when she was sleeping peacefully Cael didn't let go.
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This chapter is dedicated to my dear friend: Dax-ia Nariko if you hadn't of been badgering me at home an at school I never would have got this done. So it's here it's done!! All I can say is you better review it now!!
Someone Really Does Care
Kel ended up getting drunk along with Titch and Cael. She somehow managed to stagger back to the palace and into her rooms. After a while she got a knock on her door. When she opened it she found Char, looking pissed.
"Why are you being such a bitch to everyone?" She asked, "Why?"
She looked at Char in shock. "What?" She asked she knew that she and Char hadn't spoken in a while and she might be being a bitch to the rest of the world but defiantly not to Char.
"You heard me!!" She said loudly, "It may not occur to you but other girls actually feel hurt when your so cold and, and, and you!!" She burst out savagely.
So when did this happen? Kel wondered. Char going all sticky up for the girly girls at the convent. Why? "Why would you care?" Kel asked quietly, "You never cared before."
"Well I care now!! Those girls are really nice and I think you should give them a chance!! You know be nice to them. That is if you know how." Her tone was mocking.
"Of course I know how to be nice I just don't waste it on people who don't deserve it!" Kel retorted.
"Your just bitter and twisted because you didn't get your own way! Cause you had some stupid dream of being a knight."
"I seem to remember you having the same stupid dream, Char." Kel said coldly.
"I got over it!! I didn't get some stupid vendetta against the King! And anyway I like being a girl."
"You know what Char that's so nice for you." Kel said then turned round and slammed the door in her face. She walked over to her bed and flopped down. No sooner had she done that she had another knock on her door. She groaned.
"If it's the King or anyone else for that matter go away!!" She called.
"It's Titch." A slurred voice called. Kel rolled her eyes Titch had drunk more than her. She opened the door and he basically fell in the door. He fell onto her bed and groaned.
"My head hurts."
She laughed it was his own fault after all. "I have no sympathy Titch. I admit I drunk a lot but I did not drink as much as you." She said smiling. He just groaned again.
After a while he managed to get out, "Can I stay here tonight I don't think I can move."
Kel raised an eyebrow. "Umm hello? Girls bedroom we're not supposed to have men in here unless we're married."
"Just for tonight. Until I can remember where the dancing dove is." He groaned again.
"Just for tonight then. And you can sleep in my dressing room, because I want my bed back."
"We could both sleep in your bed." Titch suggested eyes closed he was smiling.
"Or not. Titch your drunk, you don't what your saying. Now move go into the dressing room and don't come out!"
He didn't move. "You sure?" He whispered.
"Yes I'm positive. I'll sleep fine by my own thank you." Kel said. When Titch didn't reply, she realised that he was asleep. Kel sighed and rolled her eyes. She was tempted to push him off the bed, she really was. Instead she just shook her head and retreated to the dressing room.
She got up in the morning with a tremendous headache. She staggered out and muttering, "I'm in pain. I'm in pain."
Titch looked up from the bed. "That makes two of us," he groaned. Kel regarded him as well as she could with a pounding headache. He didn't seem to remember what he said last night; either that or he didn't want to show he remembered.
"I don't know about you but I'm going for a hang-over remedy." She said and staggered towards the door. Titch with some great difficulty followed her. It was a funny scene to watch. They were both stumbling and cursing the both could barely stand yet here they were staggering down the corridor trying to keep each other upright. A very funny scene you can imagine.
When they finally staggered in Duke Baird Of Queenscove raised an eyebrow at them.
"Can we have the hang-over remedy?" Kel asked sounding like she was in pain. The duke nodded trying to hide a smile. He didn't succeed.
He filled two cups up with this green stuff with a rather strong smell and handed them to Kel and Titch. Kel looking down at it began to wonder just what exactly was in it. They both drained it all. When Kel finished she pulled a face. "Goddess that's nasty!"
Titch nodded in agreement.
Duke Baird smiled widely, "I believe that it's your own fault."
Kel rolled her eyes, headache gone. "Please your grace I don't want a lecture."
"Yes I know you don't so off with you, before I change my mind." Kel and Titch feeling suddenly better scrambled through the door. They walked down the corridor.
"Titch?" Kel asked suddenly.
He glanced at her, "Yes."
"Do you remember what you said last night?" She asked hesitantly. She had to know if he meant what he had said. If he even remembered saying it.
Titch all of a sudden looked uncomfortable. He avoided her eyes. "No." He paused, "I barely remember anything." Kel could tell he was lying, but why was he lying? Was he embarrassed at what he had said? Did he want to take the words back? Or did he think she didn't like him in that way? Kel shook her head deciding not to press him. They walked for a bit in silence then a group of convent girls including Char, walked down the corridor. Towards them.
They pushed past, and as Char pushed past Kel, Kel whispered, "Bitch. Go back to where you came from." Char blushed scarlet but continued to walk past, pretending that she hadn't heard Kel. But it was obvious she had.
Titch raised his eyebrows at her. "Have you two fallen out?" He asked.
Kel gave him an oh-aren't-you-so-smart look. "Duh."
"When? What about?" Titch questioned her.
"Last night just before you came. Called me a bitch."
"Oh nasty. Why'd she do it?"
Kel shrugged "Goddess only knows. I think she friends with some of the Kel- hater girls at the convent." Kel shrugged again. "Anyway who needs her? I've got you and I've got Cael what more could a girl ask for?"
"Something more." Titch whispered voice betraying some sort of emotion. When she glanced at him sharply he looked away and muttered. "I have to go. It's time to rob some nobles." He turned a corner without looking back. Kel just shook her head and decided to go and see if Cael was in.
Kel walked out of the palace and into the streets. As she got deeper into the streets she noticed that someone was following her. No there were more there were four of them, and they were following her. Her. She quickened her steps. So did they. She turned so did they. By this time Kel was getting nervous. There was only two things they could be following her for. Her money or to rape her. Either was she was going to wake up dead tomorrow.
Neither particularly appealed to Kel. She decided to take a short cut through an alley. Not the best idea. They grabbed her from behind hard enough to bruise her arms. She screamed for all she was worth.
"Cael!! Cael help me!! Please somebody help me!" A hand went over her mouth stopping her from screaming again. A man walked in front of her.
"A right pretty one lads. We did well." He could see the fear in her eyes. "Don't worry lady." He said mockingly, "I'll make it as less painful death as possible." Thoughts were running through Kel's mind frantically. The things Titch had taught her. They wouldn't work though there was only one of her and four of them. She bit the guys hand who was over her mouth. He yelped and took it away.
She started screaming again. "Cael! Please Cael, Titch somebody help me." Although Kel didn't know it her call had been answered. Things happened in a blur. Kel could barley remember it, the only thing she remembered was being in Cael's arms. Crying.
"It's okay Kel, it's okay. They're gone. I won't let hurt you." He whispered softly trying to calm her down. It didn't work that well. Cael basically had to drag her to the dancing dove and into one of the rooms. He stayed with her for a while until she fell into an uneasy sleep. Then and only then did he go down the stairs and into the pub part of the building.
He found Titch looking into a pint of beer. He sat next to him.
"Titch Kel's been attacked." He said very quietly.
Titch's head shot up to look at Cael with wide eyes. "What? Attacked, is she alright did they hurt her?" He asked worriedly.
Cael shook his head. "She'll have bruises but that's not what I'm worried about. I'm more worried about what it did to her mentally." Cael said. Worry lacing his voice and showing on his face. "The ones who did this got away." Cael said his voice shaking with anger. "If I find them I'll make them sorry that they thought to lay a hand on Kel. They'll regret it."
Titch nodded his understanding. The thieves knew well what the penalty was for hurting someone The Rouge cared about. It was death. They heard a frantic shriek from upstairs. The whole bar went quite.
Cael got up quickly and basically ran up to the room. Kel was sitting on the bed hugging her knees and shaking. Cael walked over in one swift movement and too her into his arms. She held on tight. She stopped shaking and started to fall asleep again. Very slowly.
"Someone really does care Kel." He whispered to her sleeping form. "Someone really does care."
Even when she was sleeping peacefully Cael didn't let go.
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