(a/n thanku for your support!! Any who I had a bit of trouble writing this
chapter thanks to writers block. But it's done now! This is one of the
longest chapters I've done for this story it's also in my opinion the
saddest. Please review. )
Oh and Da-xia Nariko thanks all of you who read and reviewed her poetry. Thank you.
Remember Me
Ton Of Bricks
He never came back that day.
Kel couldn't think about much else. She was still pretty shocked that he'd kissed her and told her that he loved her!!! Her!
There must be something wrong with his head Kel thought not for the first time. I mean her? Her? He didn't love her he was just messing with her head. He couldn't love her. Considering all that was on her mind though Kel slept surprisingly well. When she woke up she had a visitor. Sitting on her window seat staring at her. Just staring.
She jumped. It was Cael.
"Goddess don't do that!" She cried looking at his calm face.
"Do what?" He asked calmly smiling.
"That! Appear and sort of watch me."
"It's okay if the person that's watching you loves you." He replied.
"Ah but that's where your wrong you don't love me. You just think you do. And anyway it's unnerving."
"Kel the feelings I have for you are real. As real as you or me, I love you and I care about you and I am definitely not imagining it." He paused and then said in a hesitant voice, "Was I wrong to believe you could ever feel the same way about me? Was I wrong thinking you liked it when I kissed you?"
He looked crushed and something did pull at Kel's heart, she did care for him more than anyone else she knew. She felt safe with Cael. But was it love? She didn't know. "Cael." She whispered and got out of bed to sit by him. "I do care for you more than anyone I know. I felt that since the beginning, a connection that we've got. Just us. But I'm only sixteen I'm not sure I even know what love is."
He grabbed her hand and looked into her eyes. What she could see in his frightened her. I degree of love which would never die. "Kel you never answered my questions. I need to know. I don't want to lose your friendship even if I can't have your love."
"Yes." She said then, "Yes to both."
He smiled at her. She blushed slightly. "Enough of this talk of love it's confusing. Cael you know I have a little vendetta against the king don't you?"
He nodded. She sighed, "Actually I suppose I owe him one now if he hadn't of done the probation thing I would never have gone to the convent which means I would never of met you. But anyway, there's another ball tonight one, which I'm quite looking forward too. It's a masked ball. I want your help to pull the ultimate scheme."
"What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to come to the ball with me. Bring some of the boys. Rob 'em'all blind. Nobody will know it's you because of the masks. You can be my date."
He raised his eyebrows, "What do I owe the honour of escorting such a beautiful lady to such a ball?"
"Shut up! But I meant to ask you do you have anything nice to wear?"
He thought for a minute then said, "No."
She rolled her eyes well you can take me to the seamstress and I'll get my ball gown made and you can get something too, I don't want to go on my own yet." She said a picture haunting her eyes.
"They won't bother you again Kel." Cael said seriously. "I'll have they're other ears if they do."
She raised her eyebrows, "Other ears? Cael what do you do?"
He raised his hands, "Nothing that didn't need to be done." He grinned at her in mischievous way that made her worry.
"Like what. Cael tell me."
"Well you see it's a well known rule in The Rogue if The Rogue is fond or in this case love." He added grinning at her. "The main thing you do is not try to hurt the one they love." He cracked his knuckles. "Or they lose an ear." He said this very causally.
"They lose an ear?" Kel whispered. Cael nodded, "Please tell me Cael that the idiots that attacked me are not walking around with only one ear?"
He shrugged, "One slip and I warn ya, two slips I take an ear, three slips I take the other ear and all that's with it. I like things done proper. Anyway they deserved it. Kel they attacked you, and, and you know how I feel if anything happened to you which was done by the rogues I don't what I'd do."
(a/n should I leave it here? Nah I'd never do that to you.)
There was a knock on the door. "Damn Cael wait outside I'll come out for you but you have to go!"
"Why?"
"Cael you're a boy your in my room and it's morning, it doesn't look good."
"I'm dressed."
"Do you think they care? They'd love to get a look at my boyfriend! Now go." The boyfriend bit sort of slipped out. Cael didn't seem to mind though.
Another knock.
"I'm your boyfriend?" He said a dopey grin on his face.
"Go! We'll talk about this later."
"I don't want to go." He said calmly.
Another knock louder this time.
"Cael I'll push you out of the window if you don't go now!" Kel whispered she couldn't help smiling.
He held up his hands. "Okay, okay I'm going." He jumped out of the window with a last, "Farewell my love!" Kel shook her head. 'Farewell my love?' Oh my god. The knocks were getting impatient now. "Okay, okay I'm coming already. Don't get your skirts in a twist." She opened the door to find a fully dressed Char. The girl actually looked awake. At this time in the morning?
She and Kel stared at each other for a minute since the last time they'd spoken they'd been calling each other names. Then Char snapped out of it. "Kel I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be nasty but, but, but I'm sorry. They'd told me I had to fight with you or they wouldn't have been nice to me and I'm sorry please forgive me they're the bitches!! So can we be friends?"
Kel raised an eyebrow, "Char that's a pathetic reason for fighting with me."
"I know Kel I know." She said, "But then I heard you were attacked and they were all saying that you made it up and I realised that they're just horrible and you were my real friend and that I don't believe I called you a bitch. I'm so sorry. I was so worried when the convent people said you'd been attacked and that you weren't to be disturbed."
"You were worried about me?"
"Yes!! Of course I was Kel you were my best friend and you had the same dreams as me and I was being stupid!"
"If it makes you feel any better I forgive I suppose. Listen though Char the ball tonight the masked ball? I'm pulling something big there. I'm bringing a few people. So if you're still in with our plan to get the King then tonight's the night."
Char's pretty face broke into a evil smile. "What are you doing and how can I help."
"I need you to act normal get Joren and his gang to do whatever just make sure I'm alone. I don't need them hassling me. I also want you to act like we're still not friends that your still friends with the gang of bitches. Tonight is the night I get my revenge." Kel said grinning.
She was right tonight was the night for revenge. But then again every plan has a flaw, as it turned out this flaw was for the best.
(a/n this is probably the next chapter as well but whatever.)
After talking to Char Kel got dressed and rushed out of the palace without having breakfast Cael was waiting by the gates. He looked up when she reached him gasping for air and he grinned. "In a meet me? I'm flattered."
Kel still gasping choked out, "I would punch you but I'm having troubles breathing."
He laughed and shook his head, "You are the most unlady like lady I have ever met."
Kel nodded, "That's why you fell in love with me. I may be wearing a dress but it doesn't mean I act like a lady, and I fell for you because you're a charmer." She studied his shocked face, "And your sweet and I you care for me I can see that. Now shall we head for the seamstress?" Kel walked off and Cael ran to catch up. He slipped an arm around her waist. Kel glanced at him but didn't protest.
They kept on walking until they reached the seamstress. She was busy. But then again the shop always was. It was said that she even made gowns for the Queen. Kel and Cael were served quickly though. Cael was bustled off while Kel apologised for the lateness and could they make it for tonight?
She was told that it was no hassle. They bustled her off. About an hour and a half later Kel was being made the perfect dress. Cael was looking harassed and he was standing outside the shop.
"How can you stand it in there?" He asked making a face.
Kel faked a look of surprise, "I'm a lady." She said, when Cael raised an eyebrow she said, "They taught us to at the convent. It wouldn't do well if ladies started screaming in the middle of a dress fitting."
"I still can't see how you can stand it." He said, then added, "Come to the dancing dove with me?"
She smiled, "Okay."
(a/n Right it's getting boring for me now so I can see how bored you must be. I'm going to skip to that night the night at the ball where everything started to go wrong. Did I say that? Whoops ah now you have to read to find out what I'm talking about.)
That night.
Kel had the dress on but it didn't look right and it was about 2 hours before the ball started so as she made her way to Daughter Moonshine's rooms she began to feel nervous. They all knew what you had to do to get ringlets. It wasn't pretty. It was definitely dangerous when Kel was involved.
She knocked and waited for minute then the daughter opened the door. "Keladry." She greeted, "What can I do for you?"
Kel explained that she wasn't sure what she could do with her hair. The Daughter didn't ask why Kel all of a sudden wanted to look nice but she suspected it was a boy. She wasn't wrong. So 2 hours later Kel's hair was up in ringlets and she even had a tiny bit face paint on.
She looked really good. The Daughter was impressed with her work. So was Kel. She put the mask to her face as the finishing touches. She was a bit reluctant to go out though. That was until the Daughter pushed her out of her room and walked her to the ball. Kel quickly walked through the doors and into the ball. She was aware of the heads that turned but she was interested in only one.
Cael.
As she glanced round she spotted him sulking in the corner. She walked up to him. "Cael." She whispered, he grinned at her.
"You look beautiful. More than beautiful then normal." He said, and she laughed.
"Thank you, you don't look bad yourself." He grinned again, "But aren't you supposed to be nicking all the pretty girls jewels and such and dancing and flirting with them?"
His arms snaked around her waist, "There's only one pretty girl here who I want to dance with and I'm looking at her."
Kel blushed. "Stop it!" She whispered embarrassed. (a/n not like Kel is it? I know. But this fits for the part of the story and anyway she's in love she just doesn't realise it yet. But she does, oh how she does.)
Kel pulled away from him smiling. He took his mask off eyes sparkling. "Go on off with you I'll dance with you later." He walked off.
Kel watched him go. She heard a sigh behind and turned to find Char and a bunch of other convent girls looking longingly at Cael. She almost laughed. "He is handsome isn't he?" She said.
The convent girl looked over to Kel with disgust. "Pity he'll never be yours." She said nastily.
Kel raised an eyebrow apparently the convent girls had missed her and Cael's little chat. "Never be mine? Oh but he is mine, my partner to this ball and my boyfriend outside these walls." She almost laughed at the look of shock on all of the convent girls faces including Char. She walked away smiling.
The rest night went pretty well, Cael asked her to dance and Kel was surprised by how noble-like he acted, and how well he danced. She enjoyed the look of jealousy on the convent girls faces. She never once thought though she loved him. I suppose that, that's what happens you don't realise how much you care for them until they've gone.
Cael pointed out The Rouge's in the crowd. To soon it was time for to be going along with the rest of The Rogue's. He kissed her goodbye. She was shocked at this. Little did she know that might be the last time she saw him alive.
The Rogue's filtered out. Soon uproar went up in the palace; the women's jewellery had gone! Moneybags were missing and so on.
Then the final blow hit. A Rouge had been caught! Dressed as a noble. He was going to be executed at sunrise the King would take no chances.
Kel rushed out just in time to see the guards drag him away. It was Cael. It hit Kel like a ton of bricks. Cael. Cael had been caught. Cael was going to executed. Cael was going to die. But he couldn't he'd promised her he'd never leave her. He'd promised. He couldn't leave her now not when she'd just realised exactly how much she loved him.
By sunset Kel was hysterical. They wouldn't let her see him. He was going to die and she couldn't tell him that she was sorry and that she loved him with all her heart.
She might as well been the one with the axe.
Oh and Da-xia Nariko thanks all of you who read and reviewed her poetry. Thank you.
Remember Me
Ton Of Bricks
He never came back that day.
Kel couldn't think about much else. She was still pretty shocked that he'd kissed her and told her that he loved her!!! Her!
There must be something wrong with his head Kel thought not for the first time. I mean her? Her? He didn't love her he was just messing with her head. He couldn't love her. Considering all that was on her mind though Kel slept surprisingly well. When she woke up she had a visitor. Sitting on her window seat staring at her. Just staring.
She jumped. It was Cael.
"Goddess don't do that!" She cried looking at his calm face.
"Do what?" He asked calmly smiling.
"That! Appear and sort of watch me."
"It's okay if the person that's watching you loves you." He replied.
"Ah but that's where your wrong you don't love me. You just think you do. And anyway it's unnerving."
"Kel the feelings I have for you are real. As real as you or me, I love you and I care about you and I am definitely not imagining it." He paused and then said in a hesitant voice, "Was I wrong to believe you could ever feel the same way about me? Was I wrong thinking you liked it when I kissed you?"
He looked crushed and something did pull at Kel's heart, she did care for him more than anyone else she knew. She felt safe with Cael. But was it love? She didn't know. "Cael." She whispered and got out of bed to sit by him. "I do care for you more than anyone I know. I felt that since the beginning, a connection that we've got. Just us. But I'm only sixteen I'm not sure I even know what love is."
He grabbed her hand and looked into her eyes. What she could see in his frightened her. I degree of love which would never die. "Kel you never answered my questions. I need to know. I don't want to lose your friendship even if I can't have your love."
"Yes." She said then, "Yes to both."
He smiled at her. She blushed slightly. "Enough of this talk of love it's confusing. Cael you know I have a little vendetta against the king don't you?"
He nodded. She sighed, "Actually I suppose I owe him one now if he hadn't of done the probation thing I would never have gone to the convent which means I would never of met you. But anyway, there's another ball tonight one, which I'm quite looking forward too. It's a masked ball. I want your help to pull the ultimate scheme."
"What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to come to the ball with me. Bring some of the boys. Rob 'em'all blind. Nobody will know it's you because of the masks. You can be my date."
He raised his eyebrows, "What do I owe the honour of escorting such a beautiful lady to such a ball?"
"Shut up! But I meant to ask you do you have anything nice to wear?"
He thought for a minute then said, "No."
She rolled her eyes well you can take me to the seamstress and I'll get my ball gown made and you can get something too, I don't want to go on my own yet." She said a picture haunting her eyes.
"They won't bother you again Kel." Cael said seriously. "I'll have they're other ears if they do."
She raised her eyebrows, "Other ears? Cael what do you do?"
He raised his hands, "Nothing that didn't need to be done." He grinned at her in mischievous way that made her worry.
"Like what. Cael tell me."
"Well you see it's a well known rule in The Rogue if The Rogue is fond or in this case love." He added grinning at her. "The main thing you do is not try to hurt the one they love." He cracked his knuckles. "Or they lose an ear." He said this very causally.
"They lose an ear?" Kel whispered. Cael nodded, "Please tell me Cael that the idiots that attacked me are not walking around with only one ear?"
He shrugged, "One slip and I warn ya, two slips I take an ear, three slips I take the other ear and all that's with it. I like things done proper. Anyway they deserved it. Kel they attacked you, and, and you know how I feel if anything happened to you which was done by the rogues I don't what I'd do."
(a/n should I leave it here? Nah I'd never do that to you.)
There was a knock on the door. "Damn Cael wait outside I'll come out for you but you have to go!"
"Why?"
"Cael you're a boy your in my room and it's morning, it doesn't look good."
"I'm dressed."
"Do you think they care? They'd love to get a look at my boyfriend! Now go." The boyfriend bit sort of slipped out. Cael didn't seem to mind though.
Another knock.
"I'm your boyfriend?" He said a dopey grin on his face.
"Go! We'll talk about this later."
"I don't want to go." He said calmly.
Another knock louder this time.
"Cael I'll push you out of the window if you don't go now!" Kel whispered she couldn't help smiling.
He held up his hands. "Okay, okay I'm going." He jumped out of the window with a last, "Farewell my love!" Kel shook her head. 'Farewell my love?' Oh my god. The knocks were getting impatient now. "Okay, okay I'm coming already. Don't get your skirts in a twist." She opened the door to find a fully dressed Char. The girl actually looked awake. At this time in the morning?
She and Kel stared at each other for a minute since the last time they'd spoken they'd been calling each other names. Then Char snapped out of it. "Kel I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be nasty but, but, but I'm sorry. They'd told me I had to fight with you or they wouldn't have been nice to me and I'm sorry please forgive me they're the bitches!! So can we be friends?"
Kel raised an eyebrow, "Char that's a pathetic reason for fighting with me."
"I know Kel I know." She said, "But then I heard you were attacked and they were all saying that you made it up and I realised that they're just horrible and you were my real friend and that I don't believe I called you a bitch. I'm so sorry. I was so worried when the convent people said you'd been attacked and that you weren't to be disturbed."
"You were worried about me?"
"Yes!! Of course I was Kel you were my best friend and you had the same dreams as me and I was being stupid!"
"If it makes you feel any better I forgive I suppose. Listen though Char the ball tonight the masked ball? I'm pulling something big there. I'm bringing a few people. So if you're still in with our plan to get the King then tonight's the night."
Char's pretty face broke into a evil smile. "What are you doing and how can I help."
"I need you to act normal get Joren and his gang to do whatever just make sure I'm alone. I don't need them hassling me. I also want you to act like we're still not friends that your still friends with the gang of bitches. Tonight is the night I get my revenge." Kel said grinning.
She was right tonight was the night for revenge. But then again every plan has a flaw, as it turned out this flaw was for the best.
(a/n this is probably the next chapter as well but whatever.)
After talking to Char Kel got dressed and rushed out of the palace without having breakfast Cael was waiting by the gates. He looked up when she reached him gasping for air and he grinned. "In a meet me? I'm flattered."
Kel still gasping choked out, "I would punch you but I'm having troubles breathing."
He laughed and shook his head, "You are the most unlady like lady I have ever met."
Kel nodded, "That's why you fell in love with me. I may be wearing a dress but it doesn't mean I act like a lady, and I fell for you because you're a charmer." She studied his shocked face, "And your sweet and I you care for me I can see that. Now shall we head for the seamstress?" Kel walked off and Cael ran to catch up. He slipped an arm around her waist. Kel glanced at him but didn't protest.
They kept on walking until they reached the seamstress. She was busy. But then again the shop always was. It was said that she even made gowns for the Queen. Kel and Cael were served quickly though. Cael was bustled off while Kel apologised for the lateness and could they make it for tonight?
She was told that it was no hassle. They bustled her off. About an hour and a half later Kel was being made the perfect dress. Cael was looking harassed and he was standing outside the shop.
"How can you stand it in there?" He asked making a face.
Kel faked a look of surprise, "I'm a lady." She said, when Cael raised an eyebrow she said, "They taught us to at the convent. It wouldn't do well if ladies started screaming in the middle of a dress fitting."
"I still can't see how you can stand it." He said, then added, "Come to the dancing dove with me?"
She smiled, "Okay."
(a/n Right it's getting boring for me now so I can see how bored you must be. I'm going to skip to that night the night at the ball where everything started to go wrong. Did I say that? Whoops ah now you have to read to find out what I'm talking about.)
That night.
Kel had the dress on but it didn't look right and it was about 2 hours before the ball started so as she made her way to Daughter Moonshine's rooms she began to feel nervous. They all knew what you had to do to get ringlets. It wasn't pretty. It was definitely dangerous when Kel was involved.
She knocked and waited for minute then the daughter opened the door. "Keladry." She greeted, "What can I do for you?"
Kel explained that she wasn't sure what she could do with her hair. The Daughter didn't ask why Kel all of a sudden wanted to look nice but she suspected it was a boy. She wasn't wrong. So 2 hours later Kel's hair was up in ringlets and she even had a tiny bit face paint on.
She looked really good. The Daughter was impressed with her work. So was Kel. She put the mask to her face as the finishing touches. She was a bit reluctant to go out though. That was until the Daughter pushed her out of her room and walked her to the ball. Kel quickly walked through the doors and into the ball. She was aware of the heads that turned but she was interested in only one.
Cael.
As she glanced round she spotted him sulking in the corner. She walked up to him. "Cael." She whispered, he grinned at her.
"You look beautiful. More than beautiful then normal." He said, and she laughed.
"Thank you, you don't look bad yourself." He grinned again, "But aren't you supposed to be nicking all the pretty girls jewels and such and dancing and flirting with them?"
His arms snaked around her waist, "There's only one pretty girl here who I want to dance with and I'm looking at her."
Kel blushed. "Stop it!" She whispered embarrassed. (a/n not like Kel is it? I know. But this fits for the part of the story and anyway she's in love she just doesn't realise it yet. But she does, oh how she does.)
Kel pulled away from him smiling. He took his mask off eyes sparkling. "Go on off with you I'll dance with you later." He walked off.
Kel watched him go. She heard a sigh behind and turned to find Char and a bunch of other convent girls looking longingly at Cael. She almost laughed. "He is handsome isn't he?" She said.
The convent girl looked over to Kel with disgust. "Pity he'll never be yours." She said nastily.
Kel raised an eyebrow apparently the convent girls had missed her and Cael's little chat. "Never be mine? Oh but he is mine, my partner to this ball and my boyfriend outside these walls." She almost laughed at the look of shock on all of the convent girls faces including Char. She walked away smiling.
The rest night went pretty well, Cael asked her to dance and Kel was surprised by how noble-like he acted, and how well he danced. She enjoyed the look of jealousy on the convent girls faces. She never once thought though she loved him. I suppose that, that's what happens you don't realise how much you care for them until they've gone.
Cael pointed out The Rouge's in the crowd. To soon it was time for to be going along with the rest of The Rogue's. He kissed her goodbye. She was shocked at this. Little did she know that might be the last time she saw him alive.
The Rogue's filtered out. Soon uproar went up in the palace; the women's jewellery had gone! Moneybags were missing and so on.
Then the final blow hit. A Rouge had been caught! Dressed as a noble. He was going to be executed at sunrise the King would take no chances.
Kel rushed out just in time to see the guards drag him away. It was Cael. It hit Kel like a ton of bricks. Cael. Cael had been caught. Cael was going to executed. Cael was going to die. But he couldn't he'd promised her he'd never leave her. He'd promised. He couldn't leave her now not when she'd just realised exactly how much she loved him.
By sunset Kel was hysterical. They wouldn't let her see him. He was going to die and she couldn't tell him that she was sorry and that she loved him with all her heart.
She might as well been the one with the axe.