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to somebody else.duh.and oh did I mention duh! (Sorry :P)
A/N Sorry for spelling and grammar mistakes and thank-you sooooooooo much to the people that reviewed (
Chapter 2:
Marguerite had started to explain the Myth of Persephone to Roxton, when he suddenly cut her off.
"Shhh!" He whispered, signaling for her to stay back."
"Well if you didn't want to hear the story all you should have said so." she muttered, but obeyed him anyway.
Roxton moved towards the entrance of the cave with his rifle cocked. He stood at the cave mouth for a many minutes. He waited, senses alert, but nothing happened: no raptors appeared, no headhunters, no danger that he could see. Growling in frustration because he was sure that he had heard something, he went back to tell Marguerite that they should get moving. As he approached her Roxton saw that she was sitting with her head rested on the wall fast asleep and grinned. He went to his pack and retrieved a blanket which he gently placed over her. She stirred slightly and groaned. Roxton kissed her gently on the forehead and went to take guard at the cave opening. He had wanted them to leave the cave before dark, but Marguerite was clearly exhausted and he didn't have the heart to awaken her. Anyway, it was a harmless little cave, with good shelter. Nothing would happen to them that he couldn't handle. Yes, it was just a cave after all.
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Veronica awoke to sound of chattering birds and whispering wind blowing through the trees. She also awoke to find an apprehensive feeling gnawing at her brain: something was definitely wrong. She quickly got herself dressed and stepped out into the main room of the tree-house. "Ned," she yelled. "Challenger, wake up!"
Malone and Challenger came rushing out from their respective rooms. "Veronica, what's the matter?" Malone said looking wildly around for some threat to the tree-house.
"Did Marguerite and Roxton come back last night?" she asked frantically
"No," Challenger replied. "But it rained a little yesterday, it seems logical that they'd be a little off schedule."
"Something's wrong. I can feel it.we need to go after them."
Challenger and Ned both frowned but did not disagree with her. "We can't just go rushing off into the jungle after them Veronica," Ned Reasoned. "Let's have breakfast first, and pack what we need and them we can go find Roxton and Marguerite."
"Fine," Veronica said a little too coldly. "You two go eat your breakfast I'm going to pack what we need. I can feel it! Something's not right; I'm not wasting any more time than I have to."
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Roxton woke up and stretched his aching back. He mentally cursed himself when he realized that he had fallen asleep on his watch. He looked over to where Marguerite had fallen asleep to realize that she wasn't there. Something had happened to her when he should have been protecting her! He went deeper into the cave. His heart thumped wildly around in his chest and he called out her name, "Marguerite!"
"Whoa! Jesus Roxton, don't scare me like that!" Marguerite scolded him angrily. She was crouched down in the corner of the cave studying additional Ancient script which she had missed the day before. Roxton gave a visible sigh of relief to see her safe and her anger lessened a little at the knowledge that he had been so worried.
"Sorry, but you gave me quite a scare. I though..." He began.
Marguerite smiled and stood to walk over to him. "Worried about me where you?" She teased. "Why Lord Roxton, I didn't know you cared." She walked over to him until there were only a few centimeters separating them. Roxton slowly leaned forward to kiss her when.
"Marguerite! Roxton! Are you in here?" they heard the voices of Veronica, Ned and Challenger from the entrance of the cave sand the couple sprang apart.
"In here!" Roxton called. When the other three adventurers appeared they saw Marguerite and Roxton standing at opposite ends of the cave, looking like children caught with their hands in the cookie jar.
Veronica smiled. There was no sign that either of the two where in danger, unless you could die from embarrassment...but she still had to ask, "Are you ok? We were worried when you didn't come back last night."
"We're Fine," Marguerite replied "I just wanted to stay a bit longer to examine these carvings on the walls." She waved her hands and gestured to the cave walls.
"How fascinating!" Challenger said eagerly peering at the script. "What did you find?"
"It seems to be the Myth of Persephone and the King of the underworld, except it's written as Persephone's personal account. And the text refers to a portal which was created by Ceres (her mother) in order to bring Persephone to the plateau where her promise to the King of the Underworld wouldn't be legitimate. I'm guessing the mother wanted Persephone all year around, she want happy with a half-half pact." Marguerite told them. "Theoretically speaking, you know, if it were true." she added quickly.
Challenger looked intrigued and arched his brows while Ned and Veronica looked at her with puzzled expressions. Roxton smiled, "Please, enlighten the less gifted of us by explaining what on earth you are talking about."
Marguerite rolled her eyes and sighed, "Ok, but get comfortable it's a long story." Once they had all settled onto the floor Marguerite said in a mock- teacher voice, "Now you will learn the Greek Myth of Persephone and the king of the underworld."
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It IS going somewhere ( I think :P) and the Myth IS told in the next chapter...ideas are welcome so review!
A/N Sorry for spelling and grammar mistakes and thank-you sooooooooo much to the people that reviewed (
Chapter 2:
Marguerite had started to explain the Myth of Persephone to Roxton, when he suddenly cut her off.
"Shhh!" He whispered, signaling for her to stay back."
"Well if you didn't want to hear the story all you should have said so." she muttered, but obeyed him anyway.
Roxton moved towards the entrance of the cave with his rifle cocked. He stood at the cave mouth for a many minutes. He waited, senses alert, but nothing happened: no raptors appeared, no headhunters, no danger that he could see. Growling in frustration because he was sure that he had heard something, he went back to tell Marguerite that they should get moving. As he approached her Roxton saw that she was sitting with her head rested on the wall fast asleep and grinned. He went to his pack and retrieved a blanket which he gently placed over her. She stirred slightly and groaned. Roxton kissed her gently on the forehead and went to take guard at the cave opening. He had wanted them to leave the cave before dark, but Marguerite was clearly exhausted and he didn't have the heart to awaken her. Anyway, it was a harmless little cave, with good shelter. Nothing would happen to them that he couldn't handle. Yes, it was just a cave after all.
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Veronica awoke to sound of chattering birds and whispering wind blowing through the trees. She also awoke to find an apprehensive feeling gnawing at her brain: something was definitely wrong. She quickly got herself dressed and stepped out into the main room of the tree-house. "Ned," she yelled. "Challenger, wake up!"
Malone and Challenger came rushing out from their respective rooms. "Veronica, what's the matter?" Malone said looking wildly around for some threat to the tree-house.
"Did Marguerite and Roxton come back last night?" she asked frantically
"No," Challenger replied. "But it rained a little yesterday, it seems logical that they'd be a little off schedule."
"Something's wrong. I can feel it.we need to go after them."
Challenger and Ned both frowned but did not disagree with her. "We can't just go rushing off into the jungle after them Veronica," Ned Reasoned. "Let's have breakfast first, and pack what we need and them we can go find Roxton and Marguerite."
"Fine," Veronica said a little too coldly. "You two go eat your breakfast I'm going to pack what we need. I can feel it! Something's not right; I'm not wasting any more time than I have to."
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Roxton woke up and stretched his aching back. He mentally cursed himself when he realized that he had fallen asleep on his watch. He looked over to where Marguerite had fallen asleep to realize that she wasn't there. Something had happened to her when he should have been protecting her! He went deeper into the cave. His heart thumped wildly around in his chest and he called out her name, "Marguerite!"
"Whoa! Jesus Roxton, don't scare me like that!" Marguerite scolded him angrily. She was crouched down in the corner of the cave studying additional Ancient script which she had missed the day before. Roxton gave a visible sigh of relief to see her safe and her anger lessened a little at the knowledge that he had been so worried.
"Sorry, but you gave me quite a scare. I though..." He began.
Marguerite smiled and stood to walk over to him. "Worried about me where you?" She teased. "Why Lord Roxton, I didn't know you cared." She walked over to him until there were only a few centimeters separating them. Roxton slowly leaned forward to kiss her when.
"Marguerite! Roxton! Are you in here?" they heard the voices of Veronica, Ned and Challenger from the entrance of the cave sand the couple sprang apart.
"In here!" Roxton called. When the other three adventurers appeared they saw Marguerite and Roxton standing at opposite ends of the cave, looking like children caught with their hands in the cookie jar.
Veronica smiled. There was no sign that either of the two where in danger, unless you could die from embarrassment...but she still had to ask, "Are you ok? We were worried when you didn't come back last night."
"We're Fine," Marguerite replied "I just wanted to stay a bit longer to examine these carvings on the walls." She waved her hands and gestured to the cave walls.
"How fascinating!" Challenger said eagerly peering at the script. "What did you find?"
"It seems to be the Myth of Persephone and the King of the underworld, except it's written as Persephone's personal account. And the text refers to a portal which was created by Ceres (her mother) in order to bring Persephone to the plateau where her promise to the King of the Underworld wouldn't be legitimate. I'm guessing the mother wanted Persephone all year around, she want happy with a half-half pact." Marguerite told them. "Theoretically speaking, you know, if it were true." she added quickly.
Challenger looked intrigued and arched his brows while Ned and Veronica looked at her with puzzled expressions. Roxton smiled, "Please, enlighten the less gifted of us by explaining what on earth you are talking about."
Marguerite rolled her eyes and sighed, "Ok, but get comfortable it's a long story." Once they had all settled onto the floor Marguerite said in a mock- teacher voice, "Now you will learn the Greek Myth of Persephone and the king of the underworld."
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It IS going somewhere ( I think :P) and the Myth IS told in the next chapter...ideas are welcome so review!