"If you don't let go of me right now, I'll bite your nose off!" Yelled
Maddy as she pounded her captor with her fists. "I swear!"
"You'd better do it," said Meron. "I've never seen her this mad, and I don't think I ever want to again."
The guards looked at each other and laughed. "You think that we're afraid of some girl?" Said one of the guards. When he said the word girl he sneered.
"They're just trying to frighten us Vlad." Said the other guard. "Don't let it get to you."
"I wasn't planning on it, Holden." Said Vlad.
"Good," said Holden. "Imagine what the boss would do to us if these two got away."
Maddy opened her mouth to yell something but Meron silenced her and mouthed 'Let them talk, I want to hear what they're saying, and if you distract them, they might remember to be more cautious around us.'
Maddy looked confused. Did he think I actually understood that? She thought. I can't read lips!
"Why are these two so special?" Asked Vlad. "It's just a boy and his girlfriend."
Meron went blushed scarlet, I'm not her boyfriend! Thought Meron, and then his expression changed to one of slight dejection. She might not want me to be.
Maddy, however, looked thoughtful. He is really sweet, but he hasn't asked me yet, and I'm not going to wait around forever!
"They know what they outsiders are doing," said Holden, "and maybe they have some knowledge about the king."
The two guards were silent for the rest of the walk. Finally, when they arrived at the end of a stairway, they saw several dungeon cells.
"Put 'em in this one." Said Holden. "I don't think we need to shackle them."
"I don't want to go in there!" Said Maddy, giving up on being quiet. "It's dirty! And there might be rats! Or spiders!"
"Rats?" Asked Meron, his voice cracking slightly. "I hate rats!"
"Oh, well do their majesties want wine with their cake, or apple juice?" Asked Vlad, sneering.
"Apple juice." Said Maddy, without hesitation. "I'm too young for wine."
Meron rolled his eyes. "He was being sarcastic, Mads."
"But, it wasn't funny." Said Maddy, her eyes wide and a look of confusion flashing everywhere on her face.
"It wasn't funny?" Asked Holden. "Nobody cares. Just get in the cell and shut up."
"We love you too." Said Maddy, glaring at Holden.
"Yeah," said Meron. "But get out of our faces, we can only stare at something this ugly for so long."
"You'll be wishing you'd been nice to us when the bosses come around." Snarled Vlad. "You'll be sorry then."
"Yeah whatever." Said Meron. "Go tell your little boss that we're ready for him. So he should hurry up before we decide we want to meet him now, dagger first."
~*~
Alanna inhaled a deep breath. "Well, the spies have infiltrated the castle, but Maddy and Meron got captured, and Reganas shot at the castle with her magic. Also, Daine and Maria have gone into the castle as mice."
"Wow, that was a lot shorter then I ever could have said it!" Said Numair.
"That's just because you use big words that nobody can understand." Said Krizsta.
"She's right, Numz, you know you talk all fancy." Said Raganas.
"I'm sure I have no idea what you mean!" Said Numair, pouting.
"No pouting now!" Said Kel. "Chin up! Chin up!"
"My gods!" Sighed Olivia. "What are you, a physiatrist?"
"Um, as I'm not entirely sure what that is, no?" Kel said, grinning in an unsure way.
"Oh no!" Yelled Kathryn. "Are Maddy and Meron OK?" She latched onto Kaytee's hand and squeezed.
"First, how on earth would we know?" Said Kaytee. "And second, you're cutting off all circulation to my hand."
Kathryn blinked. "That means let go." Explained Kaitlin. Kathryn nodded and released Kaytee's hand.
"Ouch!" Said Kaytee, massaging her hand. "That really hurt!"
"I'm sorry." Said Kathryn, sheepishly.
Rosefyre looked up from the piece of food she was currently eating. "What should we do now?"
"Is there anything we can do?" Asked Lady Light.
"Wait." Said Buri.
Liney looked unlatched herself from around Gregory's shoulders. "I can't just wait around for my friends to get tortured or maybe killed!"
Gregory looked around. "We have to keep an optimistic tone about things, pumpkin."
"Great!" Said Diana. "Another shrink in making!"
"Huh?" Asked Gregory, obviously confused.
"Never mind." Replied Diana.
Anne Marie giggled. When Gregory looked at her she said, "It's nothing! It's just...nothing!"
"It really is nothing, honey." Said Liney, glaring at Diana and Anne Marie as if to say 'don't mess with m' man.'
"Well, you've claimed her, haven't you?" Neal asked Gregory quietly.
"In some ways." Said Gregory elusively.
"What's this about claiming?" Asked Amy.
"Nothing!" Said Neal and Gregory, as innocent as the summer sky.
"Sure..." Said Amy.
"You've claimed Liney already?" Asked Marc, popping in, one of his arms in a sling.
"You have?" Asked Peter. "Nice one!"
Samkin grinned mischievously. "Have you even gotten her OK yet?"
Soon everyone was talking about Gregory and Liney becoming a couple. Except of course, Liney, who was happily roasting a piece of meat over the merrily blazing fire, and was completely oblivious to all of the things happening around her.
"I know you're all having fun with gossip and all," started Alanna. "But we really do have bigger fish to fry!"
"Food?" Asked Caprice. "That's good because I'm hungry!"
"Stop whining." Said Raoul. "I can't stand whining!"
"Besides, it's a figure of speech." Said Kate. At that moment her stomach gave a loud growl. "Hm, I think I'm hungry too." She then ran over to Liney and attempted to steal the piece of meat off of the stick that she was using to roast it.
"Daine and Maria should be able to rescue Maddy and Meron." Said George. "It'll be a piece of cake, since they can shape change and all."
Caprice's stomach rumbled. "Could you stop talking about food-"
"I think we should organize a plan." Said Kel. "Just in case they don't come out before tomorrow."
"Then can we eat?" Asked Caprice.
"Yeah!" Exclaimed Kate. "Eat!"
"Yes," said Numair. "Then we can eat."
"Wahoo!" Said Caprice and Kate as they high-fived each other.
"I got a plan!" Said Raganas leaping up and down.
"I have a plan." Corrected Rosefyre.
"I was first!" Said Raganas. "We should burn the castle down!"
"We'd roast Maddy and Meron alive!" Exclaimed Cleon. "I don't really care for anything that roasts my son and his little friend alive, thank you very much."
"Yuck," said Krizsta. "I'm not hungry any more."
"Me neither." Said Liney, putting down the meat she was cooking. "Especially since I'm not sure what type of meat this is."
"It's Herman!" Exclaimed Cleon. "My plaid fish! HERMAN! NO!"
(AN: Sorry peoples, drama joke, couldn't resist.)
Everyone stared at him, blinking. Cleon's cheeks turned gained a rosy tinge and he laughed nervously.
"OK." Said Lady Light, inching away. "I'll just go over there now."
Samkin pulled Neal over to him. "Are you really friends with that guy?" He asked.
"Yes," said Neal. "He just gets a little hysterical sometimes."
"Like Maddy?" Asked Samkin.
"Not that bad!" Said Neal, shocked.
"Oh good, I was afraid there for a second." Said Samkin, wiping imaginary sweat off of his forehead.
"OK, everyone." Yelled Buri. "We should probably hit the hay for tonight."
"What did the hay every do to you, huh?" Yelled Kathryn. "Why does it deserve to be hit?"
There was a dull thud, and an "Ow!" Apparently, Kaytee had just whacked Kathryn on the top of her head with a piece of bark.
"Good night everybody!" Yelled Anne Marie. And everybody settled down for a tough night of tossing and turning.
~*~
Did you all like it? Sorry I took like forever to write it. *Gnaws happily on her calculator* I'm so tired. Now that I've finished typing this, I think I'll go back to bed. Tell me what you think!
Luv,
LadyKnight
P.S. I'm sorry that I didn't put you in, Maria. You'll have a pretty big part in the next chapter, though, I promise!
"You'd better do it," said Meron. "I've never seen her this mad, and I don't think I ever want to again."
The guards looked at each other and laughed. "You think that we're afraid of some girl?" Said one of the guards. When he said the word girl he sneered.
"They're just trying to frighten us Vlad." Said the other guard. "Don't let it get to you."
"I wasn't planning on it, Holden." Said Vlad.
"Good," said Holden. "Imagine what the boss would do to us if these two got away."
Maddy opened her mouth to yell something but Meron silenced her and mouthed 'Let them talk, I want to hear what they're saying, and if you distract them, they might remember to be more cautious around us.'
Maddy looked confused. Did he think I actually understood that? She thought. I can't read lips!
"Why are these two so special?" Asked Vlad. "It's just a boy and his girlfriend."
Meron went blushed scarlet, I'm not her boyfriend! Thought Meron, and then his expression changed to one of slight dejection. She might not want me to be.
Maddy, however, looked thoughtful. He is really sweet, but he hasn't asked me yet, and I'm not going to wait around forever!
"They know what they outsiders are doing," said Holden, "and maybe they have some knowledge about the king."
The two guards were silent for the rest of the walk. Finally, when they arrived at the end of a stairway, they saw several dungeon cells.
"Put 'em in this one." Said Holden. "I don't think we need to shackle them."
"I don't want to go in there!" Said Maddy, giving up on being quiet. "It's dirty! And there might be rats! Or spiders!"
"Rats?" Asked Meron, his voice cracking slightly. "I hate rats!"
"Oh, well do their majesties want wine with their cake, or apple juice?" Asked Vlad, sneering.
"Apple juice." Said Maddy, without hesitation. "I'm too young for wine."
Meron rolled his eyes. "He was being sarcastic, Mads."
"But, it wasn't funny." Said Maddy, her eyes wide and a look of confusion flashing everywhere on her face.
"It wasn't funny?" Asked Holden. "Nobody cares. Just get in the cell and shut up."
"We love you too." Said Maddy, glaring at Holden.
"Yeah," said Meron. "But get out of our faces, we can only stare at something this ugly for so long."
"You'll be wishing you'd been nice to us when the bosses come around." Snarled Vlad. "You'll be sorry then."
"Yeah whatever." Said Meron. "Go tell your little boss that we're ready for him. So he should hurry up before we decide we want to meet him now, dagger first."
~*~
Alanna inhaled a deep breath. "Well, the spies have infiltrated the castle, but Maddy and Meron got captured, and Reganas shot at the castle with her magic. Also, Daine and Maria have gone into the castle as mice."
"Wow, that was a lot shorter then I ever could have said it!" Said Numair.
"That's just because you use big words that nobody can understand." Said Krizsta.
"She's right, Numz, you know you talk all fancy." Said Raganas.
"I'm sure I have no idea what you mean!" Said Numair, pouting.
"No pouting now!" Said Kel. "Chin up! Chin up!"
"My gods!" Sighed Olivia. "What are you, a physiatrist?"
"Um, as I'm not entirely sure what that is, no?" Kel said, grinning in an unsure way.
"Oh no!" Yelled Kathryn. "Are Maddy and Meron OK?" She latched onto Kaytee's hand and squeezed.
"First, how on earth would we know?" Said Kaytee. "And second, you're cutting off all circulation to my hand."
Kathryn blinked. "That means let go." Explained Kaitlin. Kathryn nodded and released Kaytee's hand.
"Ouch!" Said Kaytee, massaging her hand. "That really hurt!"
"I'm sorry." Said Kathryn, sheepishly.
Rosefyre looked up from the piece of food she was currently eating. "What should we do now?"
"Is there anything we can do?" Asked Lady Light.
"Wait." Said Buri.
Liney looked unlatched herself from around Gregory's shoulders. "I can't just wait around for my friends to get tortured or maybe killed!"
Gregory looked around. "We have to keep an optimistic tone about things, pumpkin."
"Great!" Said Diana. "Another shrink in making!"
"Huh?" Asked Gregory, obviously confused.
"Never mind." Replied Diana.
Anne Marie giggled. When Gregory looked at her she said, "It's nothing! It's just...nothing!"
"It really is nothing, honey." Said Liney, glaring at Diana and Anne Marie as if to say 'don't mess with m' man.'
"Well, you've claimed her, haven't you?" Neal asked Gregory quietly.
"In some ways." Said Gregory elusively.
"What's this about claiming?" Asked Amy.
"Nothing!" Said Neal and Gregory, as innocent as the summer sky.
"Sure..." Said Amy.
"You've claimed Liney already?" Asked Marc, popping in, one of his arms in a sling.
"You have?" Asked Peter. "Nice one!"
Samkin grinned mischievously. "Have you even gotten her OK yet?"
Soon everyone was talking about Gregory and Liney becoming a couple. Except of course, Liney, who was happily roasting a piece of meat over the merrily blazing fire, and was completely oblivious to all of the things happening around her.
"I know you're all having fun with gossip and all," started Alanna. "But we really do have bigger fish to fry!"
"Food?" Asked Caprice. "That's good because I'm hungry!"
"Stop whining." Said Raoul. "I can't stand whining!"
"Besides, it's a figure of speech." Said Kate. At that moment her stomach gave a loud growl. "Hm, I think I'm hungry too." She then ran over to Liney and attempted to steal the piece of meat off of the stick that she was using to roast it.
"Daine and Maria should be able to rescue Maddy and Meron." Said George. "It'll be a piece of cake, since they can shape change and all."
Caprice's stomach rumbled. "Could you stop talking about food-"
"I think we should organize a plan." Said Kel. "Just in case they don't come out before tomorrow."
"Then can we eat?" Asked Caprice.
"Yeah!" Exclaimed Kate. "Eat!"
"Yes," said Numair. "Then we can eat."
"Wahoo!" Said Caprice and Kate as they high-fived each other.
"I got a plan!" Said Raganas leaping up and down.
"I have a plan." Corrected Rosefyre.
"I was first!" Said Raganas. "We should burn the castle down!"
"We'd roast Maddy and Meron alive!" Exclaimed Cleon. "I don't really care for anything that roasts my son and his little friend alive, thank you very much."
"Yuck," said Krizsta. "I'm not hungry any more."
"Me neither." Said Liney, putting down the meat she was cooking. "Especially since I'm not sure what type of meat this is."
"It's Herman!" Exclaimed Cleon. "My plaid fish! HERMAN! NO!"
(AN: Sorry peoples, drama joke, couldn't resist.)
Everyone stared at him, blinking. Cleon's cheeks turned gained a rosy tinge and he laughed nervously.
"OK." Said Lady Light, inching away. "I'll just go over there now."
Samkin pulled Neal over to him. "Are you really friends with that guy?" He asked.
"Yes," said Neal. "He just gets a little hysterical sometimes."
"Like Maddy?" Asked Samkin.
"Not that bad!" Said Neal, shocked.
"Oh good, I was afraid there for a second." Said Samkin, wiping imaginary sweat off of his forehead.
"OK, everyone." Yelled Buri. "We should probably hit the hay for tonight."
"What did the hay every do to you, huh?" Yelled Kathryn. "Why does it deserve to be hit?"
There was a dull thud, and an "Ow!" Apparently, Kaytee had just whacked Kathryn on the top of her head with a piece of bark.
"Good night everybody!" Yelled Anne Marie. And everybody settled down for a tough night of tossing and turning.
~*~
Did you all like it? Sorry I took like forever to write it. *Gnaws happily on her calculator* I'm so tired. Now that I've finished typing this, I think I'll go back to bed. Tell me what you think!
Luv,
LadyKnight
P.S. I'm sorry that I didn't put you in, Maria. You'll have a pretty big part in the next chapter, though, I promise!