Author's Note: Hi everyone thank you for the reviews so far and I appreciate it. Anyways I'm changing the story a little from what I originally planned since I thought it had a better plot. Hope you like it so far. :)
Disclaimer: Like I said before I don't own any of the Lost World characters and blah blah blah. Basically what I said before that I'm borrowing the characters and that it's copyrighted and hoping that you don't sue me thanx. :)
Rating: PG
Chapter 4: Truths Revealed
~Back at the treehouse~
"Ned, come on, you've been writing for hours now, when are you going to take your head out of that journal of yours and live a little," teased Veronica.
"Soon as I'm done," said Malone with his eyes down and still writing in his journal.
"Ned, your fans back home can wait just a little while," said Veronica as she slyly took the journal right from under him and ran toward the kitchen.
"Veronica give that back," shouted Malone with a smile as he ran after her to chase her through the treehouse with a little playful game of cat and mouse.
"Why what is in here that has gotten you so concentrated on this whole morning?" asked Veronica. "Is there anything about me in this?" she said with a grin while flipping through the pages. Just then Malone made a grab for a journal but lost his balance and he and Veronica fell onto the sofa beside them. Trying to reach for the journal and when he realized that his attempts were futile he resorted to plan B. He tickled Veronica.
"Ned stop...no fair...stop it..." said Veronica through peals of laughter. Then Ned soon stopped, both of them breathing heavily, both smiling, his body so close to her, her face so close to his. He stared into his eyes and she stared back, a moment so fragile that something ever so slightly could ruin it. Ned was absolutely mesmerized by her beauty and strength.
"Ned...I...I want to tell you something..." she was interrupted by Challenger's voice calling out to them. They both sat up, though still looking deeply into each other's eyes both having a unsaid conversation between them. But that broke as soon as Challenger walked into the room.
"Oh there you are, I was wondering if you two could go and gather some more plants for me, in the south western area of the plateau, it shouldn't take you more than a couple of hours, unless you have something better to do?"
"No I guess not," replied Ned, "we're on our way," he said as he nodded to Veronica. They both headed toward the elevator and headed down in silence.
The two walked a couple of miles until Veronica finally broke the silence.
"You never did answer my question, what were you writing about?" she asked with a bit of intrigue.
"Ummmm...nothing really, it was just a story about a beautiful, strong and smart female warrior, who had stole a young man's heart and he became deeply in love with her, sometimes without her ever really knowing, or wanting to pursue anything beyond a strong and good friendship." said Malone, slowly averting her gaze and then walked away.
"Ned... I," said Veronica as she paused for a second and hesitated to say what she really felt.
"No don't worry about it, it was just a fairy tale I imagined I guess..." he said then he turned and started to walk away.
Veronica thinking for a moment then grabbed his hand and when he turned around she suddenly passionately kissed him. All those feeling they held back before came rushing through them now. Them, finally getting their wish and were now together in this moment, but that moment ended when Veronica pulled away looked deeply into those eyes of his and started to walk away and not looking back. She was fighting a battle within her internal self what she should do, if this was right or not.
*****
Roxton got up and started out to find Marguerite, it had been a while after she left. He started walking outside, then he got a sudden chill and had a bad feeling that something had happened to Marguerite. He ran off into the woods shouting Marguerite's name until he came around the corner of a tree and saw her lying on the ground.
"Marguerite are you alright?" Marguerite began to wake up.
"Roxton where am I?" she asked, not realizing what had happened.
"Marguerite you fainted, and I found you lying on the ground."
"How is that possible I feel perfectly fine, now we better hurry up and get back to the tree house. Wouldn't want the other's worrying now would we," replied Marguerite, hiding what really disturbed her. "Come on let's get all our stuff and be on our way shall we."
"Sure whatever you say Marguerite, are you sure you're all right?"
"Yes I'm fine don't worry about me, now come on," she impatiently replied. But Marguerite couldn't stop thinking if what she saw was real or just a figment of her imagination. And of course she bloody well couldn't tell Roxton for he would think she was delusional and out of her mind. Was she really? Was this just something her mind conjured up because of all that was happening? God I don't know, what am I suppose to do?
Roxton came with the rest of their stuff and they started to walk back to the treehouse in silence.
"Marguerite, is something bothering you? Are you alright?"
"Roxton for the hundredth time I am fine I don't need a male hero right now so would you please just drop it!"
"Well excuse me for trying to see what the hell is wrong, Goddamn Marguerite I'm just trying to help out but I can clearly see that you don't need me to do that."
"Damn it John, for once can you just leave something alone for once, I do not want to talk about it, will you listen to me for once."
"Marguerite, I care for you, you can push me away as much as you want but I'm gonna be here no matter what, by your side. I know there are some things about your past that you don't want to talk about but it's not a damn excuse for shutting everyone out of your life. Shutting out your emotions."
"I never asked you to."
"No you didn't, but that was my decision, and I'm sorry you feel that way."
"It's my decision to shut people out if I want to. I can do as I damn well please, I do not need your watching over me. I have done it this long without a man's help and if you have a problem with that than you can go to hell"
"Fine Marguerite have it your way but you can't go on like this, you know I'm right." he replied and the couple walked back to the treehouse in silence which was only a few feet away. They took the elevator and then Marguerite retreated to her room.
Challenger who heard the elevator and the shouting just moments before came out to check if everything was alright."Dear God, here we go again." he said and returned to his laboratory studies.
Roxton walked into Challenger's laboratory. "Who the hell does she think she is? I mean i try to be a nobleman and she just shuts me out."
"Roxton calm down, you are upset on something that is like the foundation of our Ms. Krux over there. You know how she is, one day she is completely happy, the next she is the angriest and most argumentative person on this earth. You know as well as I do that she has so many inner demons and such battling inside of her. You know better than I that she is the most mysterious chameleon there is. You just never know with her. So just take into account that she wasn't mad at you, but for some other reason that she's just not ready to tell." advised Challenger calmly, bringing things into more of a perspective for Roxton.
"Yes you're right Challenger, thank you, I'll let her cool down a bit before I talk to her."
"Good idea."
*****
"Veronica...What just happened?" asked Ned.
"I..." started Veronica, but was interrupted by rustling in the bushes. "Wait..." she said as she quietly listened, then three hungry raptors just jumped out of the bushes.
"Raptors, run!" shouted Veronica as she and Ned ran for their lives. Ned trying to load his gun and aim shooting the first one,but the second one knocking his rifle out of his hands. Veronica still battling the third one and threw two daggers at it. The second raptor had it's eyes set on Malone. As Ned tried to scramble and reach the rifle, it clawed Malone's back before he could reach for the rifle and shoot it. It threw Ned to the trunk of the tree with it's last bit of energy before dropping to the ground.
"Ned! Are you alright?!"
"I'll be fine, don't worry about me."
"Come on we have to get you back to the treehouse fast." she said as she ripped a part of Ned's shirt to stop the bleeding and rested him on the side of a tree.
"I'm fine Veronica, don't worry about me, it's just a little scratch."
"No it's not a little scratch," she replied no with a more worried tone of voice. "I don't want to lose you. We have to hurry or you'll die of infection"
"You won't lose me, I promise I'll always be here for you, I love you Veronica." He then kissed her and for a brief moment he felt all the pain go away. Veronica broke the kiss, sighed averting his eyes for a brief moment before looking him directly in the eye and helped him up.
As they approached the treehouse, they hurried up the elevator.
"Challenger, hurry up, Ned's wounded!" she shouted while helping him walk over to the bed.
Challenger came rushing out, "Here hurry up and lay him on the bed. We have to cleanse the wound before it gets infected."
After all the chaos had settled down, and Ned was sleeping Veronica who was sitting by his side couldn't help feel that it was her fault that she let him get wounded. He loves me. What do I do? I know if this happens then it would turn into a very serious relationship. I couldn't ask him to leave his life in London for me. No I have to stop this, but how can I when I care for him so much? thought Veronica while she replaced the cloth on his forehead. Tears dropped from her eyes, but she wiped them away and concentrated on Ned. I love you Ned she said quietly in her thoughts holding back restraint of saying those words in front of him. She put her hand on his cheek, her warm touch quietly woke him up.
"Veronica?"
"Yes I'm here," she whispered. "Don't worry everything is going to be all right."
"You never did answer me," he said with a grin.
"Maybe another time, but right now just get your rest alright. We'll talk more later. You're going to be fine, though it's gonna hurt a little for a few days. Now get some rest." she whispered and kissed him on the forehead good night.
God she's so beautiful, but what is her answer I wonder, could there ever be anything more than friendship? he wondered as he then fell into a restful sleep.
Marguerite came out of her room and into the kitchen for a cup of tea looking at Roxton's room she had focused her attention toward . But oddly she felt as if some one had been watching her. She shrugged it off as if it was no big deal, but she should have listened to her instincts for they were a premonition of things yet to come.
******
It was in the middle of the night, and Marguerite woke up with a headache. It had seem that she had lost all her energy somehow, well that wasn't a surprise since she couldn't sleep at all. Somehow there was something bothering her, something bad was coming she could almost sense it. Veronica came into the kitchen and saw Marguerite sitting down at the table deep in thought. She put on a pot of hot water.
"Are you alright? It looks like you couldn't get much sleep either."
"Yeah I guess not, I don't know I just have a feeling that something is going to happen." she answered.
"You're not the only one, it seems that the jungle can be more quieter than usual now and everything here is unusually cautious. I just have a bad feeling about something."
"Yes well it could also just be all in our heads and that we're worrying over nothing."
"But is it really just nothing, you know this plateau, it's full of dangers and surprises."
"Yes all too well now, more than I have wanted of my share."
"So how was your picnic with Roxton?" Veronica said with a grin.
"Interesting...I guess, but I don't know I think I saw something that couldn't have possibly been there. But I guess it was just my mind playing tricks on me and I'm trying not to worry about it but somehow it just keeps getting at me."
"What are you going to do?"
"That's the problem I don't know it was probably just nothing, but now this new thing with Roxton it's getting more serious. I don't know if I should pursue this or let it go..." said Marguerite as she poured herself a cup of tea and sat down.
"I have to go and check on Malone, I'll be back in a second. But think about it for a second is he really worth it? But Marguerite consider that when you're with him I've never seen you so happy sometimes, when he's there your whole body language just changes."
"You should be taking you're own advice."
"Yeah ...I guess I should."
Veronica walked over to Ned's room, she replaced the warm towel and put on a cool one on his forehead. His fever had gone down though he was still resting. She lightly touched his cheek with the back of her hand, he was still very warm. She quickly poured out the water and went to get a new bowl of cold fresh water, when she came back Ned was awake.
"Hey, are you feeling alright?"
"Yes much better."
"You're fever has gone down. Though you're still a little warm. Get some rest I'll stay with you until you fall asleep."
"Veronica, thank you, you've been so good to me." Said Ned as he placed his hand on her cheek and smiled. She took it and held it tight in her hands, she pulled up a chair and sat alongside him until he fell asleep. Though she too then became overwhelmed with sleep and fell asleep, her head rested on Malone's shoulder and his arm around her with his head resting against hers.
Marguerite wondering what was taking her so long came into Malone's room and found her sleeping in the chair with her head on Malone's shoulder. Marguerite smiled and grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her.
"I guess I should get some sleep too," she said to herself and went off into her room and tried to sleep the rest of the night away. Though she was plagued by multiple images she had never seen was being chased by an unknown force. She woke up with a shock, there was sunlight shining into the room dancing on the floors of the room. Marguerite headed into the kitchen, everyone was still sleeping although Roxton had of course woke up at the crack of dawn as usual, looking at the empty plates she saw that he had already ate and probably was heading out to hunt.
In the other room, Malone started to wake. He was feeling much better, he woke up and found Veronica resting on his shoulder still resting in the chair with his hand around Veronica.
God she's so beautiful he thought to himself and gently kissed her on the forehead. He gently got up and pulled the fallen blanket over her and walked toward the kitchen. He was greeted by Marguerite who was drinking coffee at the table.
"Good morning Marguerite."
"Good morning Malone, looks like you had a very restful sleep or maybe a dream come true all things considering." she said with a smirk. "Besides you looked very cozy anyway, looks like you're feeling better."
Malone only smile and said "much better thank you." At that moment Veronica had woken up and entered the kitchen.
"Wow what time is it?"
"6:00, you seem to be up a little late."
"I should say that you seem to be up a little early Marguerite." replied Veronica but she just stared out the tree house without answering. Veronica just seemed not to care and went back to pouring her self some coffee. But her mind was focused on something else. Ever since the trip with Malone she has had this awful feeling, like the feeling of when she lost her parents and the fact that she felt that mother was with her. Her thoughts were interrupted with the creak of the elevator. Must be Roxton she thought, a little rest of deep thought.
Of course coming up the elevator was none other than Roxton with his rifle in hand. "Good morning folks," as he looked toward Marguerite's direction she seemed to be a little distracted but noticed his presence. "A little early Marguerite?" she shot him a glare giving him all the answer he needed. "Looks like you all didn't get any rest either."
"Marguerite joined Veronica who was standing near the balcony, it was still very dark outside. Marguerite started to get an overwhelming headache, images flashed into her head. A crystal ball, a room lit with many candles and then suddenly everything went black. She started to get a premonition and the feeling that an evil presence would soon be here. Veronica saw Marguerite fall and rushed to her side but was helpless to do anything and right when she had touched her there was a rush of energy and emotion surging through her along with images. Though afterwards before she could recollect herself someone had just come up from behind her and knocked her unconscious.
*_*_*_*_*_*
In the distance, a woman in a cloak gazed upon the explorers in a crystal like diamond.
"My queen, what seems to be troubling you? Did everything go as planned?"
"Yes it went perfectly, they will never know what hit them. Though oddly Marguerite thought I was someone named Adrienne. Maybe things are working out a little too well but a little too soon. No matter we will have her back with us soon enough. It took us this long to find her we cannot give up now, not when we are so close, so close to achieving our goal. We will let our presence be known in the right time, but for now we have to be patient and wait. She feel right into my trap I did not think that it would be this easy.Though some of her friends there will be a bit of a problem, we should find a way to get rid of them fast before they ruin our plans"
"Yes, you are right, when the time is right we will achieve our goal. And what about the other girl?" asked the man.
"Don't worry, she has her role in my plan and her time will come along with Marguerite." she replied.
"Yes my queen." he answered as he bowed and left the queen to her own thoughts.
******
Hi everyone I hoped you like this new chapter so far, I enjoyed writing it and I hope that you have enjoyed reading it.It was a chapter I really worked hard thinking up. I'll try and put up the next chapter as soon as I can. And like always reviews are greatly appreciated, they help motivate me to write my next chapter soon. So please review! Also if you get the chance please review some of my other work just click on my pen name. They're not that long and I hope you get the chance to read them. Thanx.
Until Next Chapter,
~Lady Elizabeth
Disclaimer: Like I said before I don't own any of the Lost World characters and blah blah blah. Basically what I said before that I'm borrowing the characters and that it's copyrighted and hoping that you don't sue me thanx. :)
Rating: PG
Chapter 4: Truths Revealed
~Back at the treehouse~
"Ned, come on, you've been writing for hours now, when are you going to take your head out of that journal of yours and live a little," teased Veronica.
"Soon as I'm done," said Malone with his eyes down and still writing in his journal.
"Ned, your fans back home can wait just a little while," said Veronica as she slyly took the journal right from under him and ran toward the kitchen.
"Veronica give that back," shouted Malone with a smile as he ran after her to chase her through the treehouse with a little playful game of cat and mouse.
"Why what is in here that has gotten you so concentrated on this whole morning?" asked Veronica. "Is there anything about me in this?" she said with a grin while flipping through the pages. Just then Malone made a grab for a journal but lost his balance and he and Veronica fell onto the sofa beside them. Trying to reach for the journal and when he realized that his attempts were futile he resorted to plan B. He tickled Veronica.
"Ned stop...no fair...stop it..." said Veronica through peals of laughter. Then Ned soon stopped, both of them breathing heavily, both smiling, his body so close to her, her face so close to his. He stared into his eyes and she stared back, a moment so fragile that something ever so slightly could ruin it. Ned was absolutely mesmerized by her beauty and strength.
"Ned...I...I want to tell you something..." she was interrupted by Challenger's voice calling out to them. They both sat up, though still looking deeply into each other's eyes both having a unsaid conversation between them. But that broke as soon as Challenger walked into the room.
"Oh there you are, I was wondering if you two could go and gather some more plants for me, in the south western area of the plateau, it shouldn't take you more than a couple of hours, unless you have something better to do?"
"No I guess not," replied Ned, "we're on our way," he said as he nodded to Veronica. They both headed toward the elevator and headed down in silence.
The two walked a couple of miles until Veronica finally broke the silence.
"You never did answer my question, what were you writing about?" she asked with a bit of intrigue.
"Ummmm...nothing really, it was just a story about a beautiful, strong and smart female warrior, who had stole a young man's heart and he became deeply in love with her, sometimes without her ever really knowing, or wanting to pursue anything beyond a strong and good friendship." said Malone, slowly averting her gaze and then walked away.
"Ned... I," said Veronica as she paused for a second and hesitated to say what she really felt.
"No don't worry about it, it was just a fairy tale I imagined I guess..." he said then he turned and started to walk away.
Veronica thinking for a moment then grabbed his hand and when he turned around she suddenly passionately kissed him. All those feeling they held back before came rushing through them now. Them, finally getting their wish and were now together in this moment, but that moment ended when Veronica pulled away looked deeply into those eyes of his and started to walk away and not looking back. She was fighting a battle within her internal self what she should do, if this was right or not.
*****
Roxton got up and started out to find Marguerite, it had been a while after she left. He started walking outside, then he got a sudden chill and had a bad feeling that something had happened to Marguerite. He ran off into the woods shouting Marguerite's name until he came around the corner of a tree and saw her lying on the ground.
"Marguerite are you alright?" Marguerite began to wake up.
"Roxton where am I?" she asked, not realizing what had happened.
"Marguerite you fainted, and I found you lying on the ground."
"How is that possible I feel perfectly fine, now we better hurry up and get back to the tree house. Wouldn't want the other's worrying now would we," replied Marguerite, hiding what really disturbed her. "Come on let's get all our stuff and be on our way shall we."
"Sure whatever you say Marguerite, are you sure you're all right?"
"Yes I'm fine don't worry about me, now come on," she impatiently replied. But Marguerite couldn't stop thinking if what she saw was real or just a figment of her imagination. And of course she bloody well couldn't tell Roxton for he would think she was delusional and out of her mind. Was she really? Was this just something her mind conjured up because of all that was happening? God I don't know, what am I suppose to do?
Roxton came with the rest of their stuff and they started to walk back to the treehouse in silence.
"Marguerite, is something bothering you? Are you alright?"
"Roxton for the hundredth time I am fine I don't need a male hero right now so would you please just drop it!"
"Well excuse me for trying to see what the hell is wrong, Goddamn Marguerite I'm just trying to help out but I can clearly see that you don't need me to do that."
"Damn it John, for once can you just leave something alone for once, I do not want to talk about it, will you listen to me for once."
"Marguerite, I care for you, you can push me away as much as you want but I'm gonna be here no matter what, by your side. I know there are some things about your past that you don't want to talk about but it's not a damn excuse for shutting everyone out of your life. Shutting out your emotions."
"I never asked you to."
"No you didn't, but that was my decision, and I'm sorry you feel that way."
"It's my decision to shut people out if I want to. I can do as I damn well please, I do not need your watching over me. I have done it this long without a man's help and if you have a problem with that than you can go to hell"
"Fine Marguerite have it your way but you can't go on like this, you know I'm right." he replied and the couple walked back to the treehouse in silence which was only a few feet away. They took the elevator and then Marguerite retreated to her room.
Challenger who heard the elevator and the shouting just moments before came out to check if everything was alright."Dear God, here we go again." he said and returned to his laboratory studies.
Roxton walked into Challenger's laboratory. "Who the hell does she think she is? I mean i try to be a nobleman and she just shuts me out."
"Roxton calm down, you are upset on something that is like the foundation of our Ms. Krux over there. You know how she is, one day she is completely happy, the next she is the angriest and most argumentative person on this earth. You know as well as I do that she has so many inner demons and such battling inside of her. You know better than I that she is the most mysterious chameleon there is. You just never know with her. So just take into account that she wasn't mad at you, but for some other reason that she's just not ready to tell." advised Challenger calmly, bringing things into more of a perspective for Roxton.
"Yes you're right Challenger, thank you, I'll let her cool down a bit before I talk to her."
"Good idea."
*****
"Veronica...What just happened?" asked Ned.
"I..." started Veronica, but was interrupted by rustling in the bushes. "Wait..." she said as she quietly listened, then three hungry raptors just jumped out of the bushes.
"Raptors, run!" shouted Veronica as she and Ned ran for their lives. Ned trying to load his gun and aim shooting the first one,but the second one knocking his rifle out of his hands. Veronica still battling the third one and threw two daggers at it. The second raptor had it's eyes set on Malone. As Ned tried to scramble and reach the rifle, it clawed Malone's back before he could reach for the rifle and shoot it. It threw Ned to the trunk of the tree with it's last bit of energy before dropping to the ground.
"Ned! Are you alright?!"
"I'll be fine, don't worry about me."
"Come on we have to get you back to the treehouse fast." she said as she ripped a part of Ned's shirt to stop the bleeding and rested him on the side of a tree.
"I'm fine Veronica, don't worry about me, it's just a little scratch."
"No it's not a little scratch," she replied no with a more worried tone of voice. "I don't want to lose you. We have to hurry or you'll die of infection"
"You won't lose me, I promise I'll always be here for you, I love you Veronica." He then kissed her and for a brief moment he felt all the pain go away. Veronica broke the kiss, sighed averting his eyes for a brief moment before looking him directly in the eye and helped him up.
As they approached the treehouse, they hurried up the elevator.
"Challenger, hurry up, Ned's wounded!" she shouted while helping him walk over to the bed.
Challenger came rushing out, "Here hurry up and lay him on the bed. We have to cleanse the wound before it gets infected."
After all the chaos had settled down, and Ned was sleeping Veronica who was sitting by his side couldn't help feel that it was her fault that she let him get wounded. He loves me. What do I do? I know if this happens then it would turn into a very serious relationship. I couldn't ask him to leave his life in London for me. No I have to stop this, but how can I when I care for him so much? thought Veronica while she replaced the cloth on his forehead. Tears dropped from her eyes, but she wiped them away and concentrated on Ned. I love you Ned she said quietly in her thoughts holding back restraint of saying those words in front of him. She put her hand on his cheek, her warm touch quietly woke him up.
"Veronica?"
"Yes I'm here," she whispered. "Don't worry everything is going to be all right."
"You never did answer me," he said with a grin.
"Maybe another time, but right now just get your rest alright. We'll talk more later. You're going to be fine, though it's gonna hurt a little for a few days. Now get some rest." she whispered and kissed him on the forehead good night.
God she's so beautiful, but what is her answer I wonder, could there ever be anything more than friendship? he wondered as he then fell into a restful sleep.
Marguerite came out of her room and into the kitchen for a cup of tea looking at Roxton's room she had focused her attention toward . But oddly she felt as if some one had been watching her. She shrugged it off as if it was no big deal, but she should have listened to her instincts for they were a premonition of things yet to come.
******
It was in the middle of the night, and Marguerite woke up with a headache. It had seem that she had lost all her energy somehow, well that wasn't a surprise since she couldn't sleep at all. Somehow there was something bothering her, something bad was coming she could almost sense it. Veronica came into the kitchen and saw Marguerite sitting down at the table deep in thought. She put on a pot of hot water.
"Are you alright? It looks like you couldn't get much sleep either."
"Yeah I guess not, I don't know I just have a feeling that something is going to happen." she answered.
"You're not the only one, it seems that the jungle can be more quieter than usual now and everything here is unusually cautious. I just have a bad feeling about something."
"Yes well it could also just be all in our heads and that we're worrying over nothing."
"But is it really just nothing, you know this plateau, it's full of dangers and surprises."
"Yes all too well now, more than I have wanted of my share."
"So how was your picnic with Roxton?" Veronica said with a grin.
"Interesting...I guess, but I don't know I think I saw something that couldn't have possibly been there. But I guess it was just my mind playing tricks on me and I'm trying not to worry about it but somehow it just keeps getting at me."
"What are you going to do?"
"That's the problem I don't know it was probably just nothing, but now this new thing with Roxton it's getting more serious. I don't know if I should pursue this or let it go..." said Marguerite as she poured herself a cup of tea and sat down.
"I have to go and check on Malone, I'll be back in a second. But think about it for a second is he really worth it? But Marguerite consider that when you're with him I've never seen you so happy sometimes, when he's there your whole body language just changes."
"You should be taking you're own advice."
"Yeah ...I guess I should."
Veronica walked over to Ned's room, she replaced the warm towel and put on a cool one on his forehead. His fever had gone down though he was still resting. She lightly touched his cheek with the back of her hand, he was still very warm. She quickly poured out the water and went to get a new bowl of cold fresh water, when she came back Ned was awake.
"Hey, are you feeling alright?"
"Yes much better."
"You're fever has gone down. Though you're still a little warm. Get some rest I'll stay with you until you fall asleep."
"Veronica, thank you, you've been so good to me." Said Ned as he placed his hand on her cheek and smiled. She took it and held it tight in her hands, she pulled up a chair and sat alongside him until he fell asleep. Though she too then became overwhelmed with sleep and fell asleep, her head rested on Malone's shoulder and his arm around her with his head resting against hers.
Marguerite wondering what was taking her so long came into Malone's room and found her sleeping in the chair with her head on Malone's shoulder. Marguerite smiled and grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her.
"I guess I should get some sleep too," she said to herself and went off into her room and tried to sleep the rest of the night away. Though she was plagued by multiple images she had never seen was being chased by an unknown force. She woke up with a shock, there was sunlight shining into the room dancing on the floors of the room. Marguerite headed into the kitchen, everyone was still sleeping although Roxton had of course woke up at the crack of dawn as usual, looking at the empty plates she saw that he had already ate and probably was heading out to hunt.
In the other room, Malone started to wake. He was feeling much better, he woke up and found Veronica resting on his shoulder still resting in the chair with his hand around Veronica.
God she's so beautiful he thought to himself and gently kissed her on the forehead. He gently got up and pulled the fallen blanket over her and walked toward the kitchen. He was greeted by Marguerite who was drinking coffee at the table.
"Good morning Marguerite."
"Good morning Malone, looks like you had a very restful sleep or maybe a dream come true all things considering." she said with a smirk. "Besides you looked very cozy anyway, looks like you're feeling better."
Malone only smile and said "much better thank you." At that moment Veronica had woken up and entered the kitchen.
"Wow what time is it?"
"6:00, you seem to be up a little late."
"I should say that you seem to be up a little early Marguerite." replied Veronica but she just stared out the tree house without answering. Veronica just seemed not to care and went back to pouring her self some coffee. But her mind was focused on something else. Ever since the trip with Malone she has had this awful feeling, like the feeling of when she lost her parents and the fact that she felt that mother was with her. Her thoughts were interrupted with the creak of the elevator. Must be Roxton she thought, a little rest of deep thought.
Of course coming up the elevator was none other than Roxton with his rifle in hand. "Good morning folks," as he looked toward Marguerite's direction she seemed to be a little distracted but noticed his presence. "A little early Marguerite?" she shot him a glare giving him all the answer he needed. "Looks like you all didn't get any rest either."
"Marguerite joined Veronica who was standing near the balcony, it was still very dark outside. Marguerite started to get an overwhelming headache, images flashed into her head. A crystal ball, a room lit with many candles and then suddenly everything went black. She started to get a premonition and the feeling that an evil presence would soon be here. Veronica saw Marguerite fall and rushed to her side but was helpless to do anything and right when she had touched her there was a rush of energy and emotion surging through her along with images. Though afterwards before she could recollect herself someone had just come up from behind her and knocked her unconscious.
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In the distance, a woman in a cloak gazed upon the explorers in a crystal like diamond.
"My queen, what seems to be troubling you? Did everything go as planned?"
"Yes it went perfectly, they will never know what hit them. Though oddly Marguerite thought I was someone named Adrienne. Maybe things are working out a little too well but a little too soon. No matter we will have her back with us soon enough. It took us this long to find her we cannot give up now, not when we are so close, so close to achieving our goal. We will let our presence be known in the right time, but for now we have to be patient and wait. She feel right into my trap I did not think that it would be this easy.Though some of her friends there will be a bit of a problem, we should find a way to get rid of them fast before they ruin our plans"
"Yes, you are right, when the time is right we will achieve our goal. And what about the other girl?" asked the man.
"Don't worry, she has her role in my plan and her time will come along with Marguerite." she replied.
"Yes my queen." he answered as he bowed and left the queen to her own thoughts.
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Until Next Chapter,
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