A/n - hello everyone! I'm back!!! I had a nice little vacation, but now i'm ready to upload some chapters!
Chapter 23
"What aren't you telling me?" Rovin demanded standing up from the bench and placing her hands on her hips, as she glared at Noah and Candle. Both of them sat on the bench, leaning forward with their elbows on their knees, as they clasped their hands and shook with laughter. This made Rovin even more mad, she growled at them and smacked Noah over the head. He sat up with a jolt and glared at her, as he rubbed his head.
"What the hell did you do that for?" he demanded
"For being mean" Rovin replied crossing her hands over her chest and pacing in front of them
"Wha--?" Noah questioned looking at Candle confused before turning back to Rovin in question "Well, if I'm being mean, then so is Candle"
"Yeah…so" Rovin muttered in reply
"So…that means you have to hit Candle as well!" Noah exclaimed pointing a finger upwards in triumph
Rovin stopped pacing and stared at him. She couldn't believe he had just said that. She was at a lost for words and stood there gawking at him until he slowly lowered his finger in defeat. Candle was shaking with laughter as he shoved his hand over his mouth, to try and keep the laughter in his mouth. Noah shoved him hard in the shoulder, but that only made him laugh more. He gave him another shove, and Candle fell off the bench, landing hard on the ground. Like seams bursting from a dress, he burst into laughter as he rolled on the ground.
Rovin couldn't help but stare down at him, and in a few moments she was laughing almost as hard. She uncrossed her arms and covered her face as they laughed. Noah started chuckling as well, and before he could help himself, he tackled Rovin to the ground. This made her give a loud laugh of surprise, as she fell beside Candle with Noah on top of her. She pushed him off, and laughed some more as he leaned on his elbow staring at them. Rovin was the first to stop laughing, as she propped herself onto her elbows and took some deep breaths. Candle did likewise but stayed lying on the ground.
"So what exactly are you guys doing here…and who are we waiting for?" Rovin asked once they had calmed down.
"You'll see." Candle said
"C'mon, one surprise tonight is enough for me, I.."
"Calm down Rovin. You'll see" Noah replied giving her a light shove in the shoulder
"No I won't 'calm down'! I have ever right to be angry. You came storming into the palace once already, this time I want to know why you're here! If you're here to take me home you would have done so already, so why in Mithros name are you here!" Rovin had now gotten off the ground, as did Noah and they stood face to face screaming at each other, while Candle sat on the ground in worry.
"I don't have to tell you any of my bloody business" Noah spat in her face
"Yes you do" Rovin replied growing red with anger as she wiped some of his spit off her cheek.
"Wrong answer, try again"
"Mithros, you're just like your father! Can't you just come out and say what everyone wants to hear!"
"Why would I do that? Life wouldn't be any fun!"
"Life would be fun, and a lot less complicated!"
"But being complicated is what makes life fun!"
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!"
"NO! Noah it doesn't make life fun!"
"Well see I disagree! I'm being complicated right now, and I'm having fun watching you blow up like an apple!"
"I am not a piece of fruit!"
"Are you sure? From where I'm standing you look juicy enough to eat! Did I mention I loved the dress!"
"Get out you filthy piece of cow shit!"
"Excuse me?" Noah replied quite confused
"I said get out of the palace now!"
"No! I don't think I'm done here!"
"You're done all right!"
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!"
"Can I interrupt?" Candle asked weakly standing and waving a hand
"NO!" Both Rovin and Noah replied continuing to bicker with each other.
Candle turned away from the two of them, who were now pointing at each other and starting to get somewhat violent, and starting staring out into the rain, waiting for John and Ryan to appear.
"Glad I'm not in love with a girl like that. Nasty little temper. Doesn't know what's good for herself. Runs away with a stupid noble, who probably only wants to sleep with her and then dispose of her, wouldn't be surprised if that's what he does. Nobles sleeping with innocent thieves, it's disgusting. What's this world coming too? Where the hell are those two? Even as dimwitted as they are, they should be able to find the palace. It's the big house that you can see everywhere in the city. How hard is it to find? Of course with their experience, I wouldn't be surprised if they get here by dawn!" Candle muttered this under his breath, as the two behind him continued to argue, their voices getting louder by the minute. Candle looked out into the rain, and finally spotted a person walking towards them, shielding his eyes against the rain.
"Oye! Noah!" Candle said turning back to them and trying to get his attention "Noah! Noah!" But there was no use in trying to get his attention. He was lost in the fight with Rovin. "Bloody hell!" Candle muttered turning from the two and paying attention to the man coming forward, hoping it wasn't a guard who had somehow seen them. A minute or two later the man emerged into the clearing and Candle breathed a sigh of relief, it was only John.
"What the hell! How did you two get here so fast?" John said in amazement
"We took the easy road." Candle replied with a small laugh
"What's with those two?" John inquired nodding towards Rovin and Noah.
"Nothing. They're always like this." Candle replied shrugging his shoulders with a grin.
"That's Rovin huh? Mithros she's grown up!"
"I wouldn't tell her that if I were you."
"Yeah that's exactly what I was planning on doing. Striding right up to a very dangerous, and obviously mad female thief, and tell her she's grown---err---everywhere."
"Hey, I'd like to see that!"
"Right!" John started forwards and casually tapped Rovin on the shoulder trying to get her attention "Rovin, excuse me"
"What the bloody hell do you want! Who the hell are you! Stay the hell away from me! And mind your own business!" Rovin yelled at his face giving him a punch in his arm, and a large stamp on his foot, before turning back to yell at Noah some more. John winced and limped back over to where Candle was standing.
"Well, that went well" Candle managed to get out between laughs.
"Shut up!" John replied rubbing his arm and standing on his good foot.
Rovin and Noah continued to argue, and Candle and John continued to try and interrupt, but they were always yelled at to 'mind they're own business' and then hit. This went on for twenty minutes or so, until a figure fell out of the tree with a yell, and landed on his back, staring at the four of them.
"Mithros PLEASE NO MORE SURPRISES!" Rovin whined clutching her head and swearing at Noah.
"Hey Rovin," the person said weakly, as the breath had been knocked out of him, but Rovin ignored him and continued to yell at Noah.
"What the hell are you doing bringing all these people here!" she yelled
"Oh that's right! Everything is my fault! I just lead everyone to the palace to see Rovin, who by the way is a pain in my ass!"
"I'm a pain in your ass! Excuse me, but if I recall I was the one who left, to get away from you, and you are the one who followed me! Obviously it's more like you're the pain in my ass!"
"She's right," Candle muttered to John who was helping Ryan get off the ground.
"That's her?" Ryan asked pointing to Rovin
"Yeah," John replied letting go of his friend. Ryan started towards Rovin to try and talk to her. "I wouldn't if I were you." John replied. Ryan turned and looked at the bruises all over John and Candle, that hadn't been there earlier.
"Right," he replied picking up his sword that had fallen and joining Candle and John, to watch.
"You are an impossible girl to have a conversation with! Go back to whatever hell you came from!" Noah screamed at her
"Right after you go back to yours, you filthy scum on my shoe!" Rovin replied
"Scum on your shoe am I! Well here!" Noah spit on her shoe, but it made no difference as they were all soaking wet. Rovin became quite mad though, and slapped him across his face, leaving a large, red, hand mark. She was breathing hard as Noah stared at her in horror.
"You bitch!" he yelled at her
"You're right Noah," Rovin replied weakly, a wave of tiredness washing over her. She suddenly didn't want to fight with him anymore. She just wanted to go back to her room in the palace and sleep in the comfortable bed that was there. To sleep all day tomorrow and not have to deal with the world around her. "I am a bitch, happy?" she collapsed on the bench and sat there clutching her dress and wishing they were all gone.
Noah stared at her, not believing she had given in so fast. He looked at his brother, his friend, and his brother's friend, before turning from all of them and collapsing against the tree's trunk. All five of them stood/sat there waiting for someone else to speak. No one moved, and no one spoke. They all just waited.
Finally Ryan moved towards Rovin, and sat down beside her, ringing out his dripping wet hair.
"Who are you?" Rovin asked not even staring at him.
"You could say I'm your long lost brother, Ryan" he replied with a small grin
Rovin turned and stared at him, not really believing what he said. "You look nothing like me!"
Chapter 23
"What aren't you telling me?" Rovin demanded standing up from the bench and placing her hands on her hips, as she glared at Noah and Candle. Both of them sat on the bench, leaning forward with their elbows on their knees, as they clasped their hands and shook with laughter. This made Rovin even more mad, she growled at them and smacked Noah over the head. He sat up with a jolt and glared at her, as he rubbed his head.
"What the hell did you do that for?" he demanded
"For being mean" Rovin replied crossing her hands over her chest and pacing in front of them
"Wha--?" Noah questioned looking at Candle confused before turning back to Rovin in question "Well, if I'm being mean, then so is Candle"
"Yeah…so" Rovin muttered in reply
"So…that means you have to hit Candle as well!" Noah exclaimed pointing a finger upwards in triumph
Rovin stopped pacing and stared at him. She couldn't believe he had just said that. She was at a lost for words and stood there gawking at him until he slowly lowered his finger in defeat. Candle was shaking with laughter as he shoved his hand over his mouth, to try and keep the laughter in his mouth. Noah shoved him hard in the shoulder, but that only made him laugh more. He gave him another shove, and Candle fell off the bench, landing hard on the ground. Like seams bursting from a dress, he burst into laughter as he rolled on the ground.
Rovin couldn't help but stare down at him, and in a few moments she was laughing almost as hard. She uncrossed her arms and covered her face as they laughed. Noah started chuckling as well, and before he could help himself, he tackled Rovin to the ground. This made her give a loud laugh of surprise, as she fell beside Candle with Noah on top of her. She pushed him off, and laughed some more as he leaned on his elbow staring at them. Rovin was the first to stop laughing, as she propped herself onto her elbows and took some deep breaths. Candle did likewise but stayed lying on the ground.
"So what exactly are you guys doing here…and who are we waiting for?" Rovin asked once they had calmed down.
"You'll see." Candle said
"C'mon, one surprise tonight is enough for me, I.."
"Calm down Rovin. You'll see" Noah replied giving her a light shove in the shoulder
"No I won't 'calm down'! I have ever right to be angry. You came storming into the palace once already, this time I want to know why you're here! If you're here to take me home you would have done so already, so why in Mithros name are you here!" Rovin had now gotten off the ground, as did Noah and they stood face to face screaming at each other, while Candle sat on the ground in worry.
"I don't have to tell you any of my bloody business" Noah spat in her face
"Yes you do" Rovin replied growing red with anger as she wiped some of his spit off her cheek.
"Wrong answer, try again"
"Mithros, you're just like your father! Can't you just come out and say what everyone wants to hear!"
"Why would I do that? Life wouldn't be any fun!"
"Life would be fun, and a lot less complicated!"
"But being complicated is what makes life fun!"
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!"
"NO! Noah it doesn't make life fun!"
"Well see I disagree! I'm being complicated right now, and I'm having fun watching you blow up like an apple!"
"I am not a piece of fruit!"
"Are you sure? From where I'm standing you look juicy enough to eat! Did I mention I loved the dress!"
"Get out you filthy piece of cow shit!"
"Excuse me?" Noah replied quite confused
"I said get out of the palace now!"
"No! I don't think I'm done here!"
"You're done all right!"
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!"
"Can I interrupt?" Candle asked weakly standing and waving a hand
"NO!" Both Rovin and Noah replied continuing to bicker with each other.
Candle turned away from the two of them, who were now pointing at each other and starting to get somewhat violent, and starting staring out into the rain, waiting for John and Ryan to appear.
"Glad I'm not in love with a girl like that. Nasty little temper. Doesn't know what's good for herself. Runs away with a stupid noble, who probably only wants to sleep with her and then dispose of her, wouldn't be surprised if that's what he does. Nobles sleeping with innocent thieves, it's disgusting. What's this world coming too? Where the hell are those two? Even as dimwitted as they are, they should be able to find the palace. It's the big house that you can see everywhere in the city. How hard is it to find? Of course with their experience, I wouldn't be surprised if they get here by dawn!" Candle muttered this under his breath, as the two behind him continued to argue, their voices getting louder by the minute. Candle looked out into the rain, and finally spotted a person walking towards them, shielding his eyes against the rain.
"Oye! Noah!" Candle said turning back to them and trying to get his attention "Noah! Noah!" But there was no use in trying to get his attention. He was lost in the fight with Rovin. "Bloody hell!" Candle muttered turning from the two and paying attention to the man coming forward, hoping it wasn't a guard who had somehow seen them. A minute or two later the man emerged into the clearing and Candle breathed a sigh of relief, it was only John.
"What the hell! How did you two get here so fast?" John said in amazement
"We took the easy road." Candle replied with a small laugh
"What's with those two?" John inquired nodding towards Rovin and Noah.
"Nothing. They're always like this." Candle replied shrugging his shoulders with a grin.
"That's Rovin huh? Mithros she's grown up!"
"I wouldn't tell her that if I were you."
"Yeah that's exactly what I was planning on doing. Striding right up to a very dangerous, and obviously mad female thief, and tell her she's grown---err---everywhere."
"Hey, I'd like to see that!"
"Right!" John started forwards and casually tapped Rovin on the shoulder trying to get her attention "Rovin, excuse me"
"What the bloody hell do you want! Who the hell are you! Stay the hell away from me! And mind your own business!" Rovin yelled at his face giving him a punch in his arm, and a large stamp on his foot, before turning back to yell at Noah some more. John winced and limped back over to where Candle was standing.
"Well, that went well" Candle managed to get out between laughs.
"Shut up!" John replied rubbing his arm and standing on his good foot.
Rovin and Noah continued to argue, and Candle and John continued to try and interrupt, but they were always yelled at to 'mind they're own business' and then hit. This went on for twenty minutes or so, until a figure fell out of the tree with a yell, and landed on his back, staring at the four of them.
"Mithros PLEASE NO MORE SURPRISES!" Rovin whined clutching her head and swearing at Noah.
"Hey Rovin," the person said weakly, as the breath had been knocked out of him, but Rovin ignored him and continued to yell at Noah.
"What the hell are you doing bringing all these people here!" she yelled
"Oh that's right! Everything is my fault! I just lead everyone to the palace to see Rovin, who by the way is a pain in my ass!"
"I'm a pain in your ass! Excuse me, but if I recall I was the one who left, to get away from you, and you are the one who followed me! Obviously it's more like you're the pain in my ass!"
"She's right," Candle muttered to John who was helping Ryan get off the ground.
"That's her?" Ryan asked pointing to Rovin
"Yeah," John replied letting go of his friend. Ryan started towards Rovin to try and talk to her. "I wouldn't if I were you." John replied. Ryan turned and looked at the bruises all over John and Candle, that hadn't been there earlier.
"Right," he replied picking up his sword that had fallen and joining Candle and John, to watch.
"You are an impossible girl to have a conversation with! Go back to whatever hell you came from!" Noah screamed at her
"Right after you go back to yours, you filthy scum on my shoe!" Rovin replied
"Scum on your shoe am I! Well here!" Noah spit on her shoe, but it made no difference as they were all soaking wet. Rovin became quite mad though, and slapped him across his face, leaving a large, red, hand mark. She was breathing hard as Noah stared at her in horror.
"You bitch!" he yelled at her
"You're right Noah," Rovin replied weakly, a wave of tiredness washing over her. She suddenly didn't want to fight with him anymore. She just wanted to go back to her room in the palace and sleep in the comfortable bed that was there. To sleep all day tomorrow and not have to deal with the world around her. "I am a bitch, happy?" she collapsed on the bench and sat there clutching her dress and wishing they were all gone.
Noah stared at her, not believing she had given in so fast. He looked at his brother, his friend, and his brother's friend, before turning from all of them and collapsing against the tree's trunk. All five of them stood/sat there waiting for someone else to speak. No one moved, and no one spoke. They all just waited.
Finally Ryan moved towards Rovin, and sat down beside her, ringing out his dripping wet hair.
"Who are you?" Rovin asked not even staring at him.
"You could say I'm your long lost brother, Ryan" he replied with a small grin
Rovin turned and stared at him, not really believing what he said. "You look nothing like me!"