"TORKAN!" yelled a voice as the 15-year-old prince stormed out of one of the many rooms in the castle, "GET BACK HERE!"
Tork snorted and bounded down the stairs.
"Torkan!" A familiar voice followed him down the stairs. Tork sighed and turned to his sister, "Come on Torkan, knock it off!" she folded her arms in a huff.
"Why should I! I don't want to do any schooling any more!" he snapped.
"Well you have no choice!" she snapped back.
"Who said so!"
"ME! That's who!"
"Settle down.." Garnet stated as she walked into the hall, "Why aren't you to studying?"
"Because Torkan told the tutor to 'shove it'!" Loni snapped.
"Torkan?" Garnet looked over at him,
"Mom, I don't want to do any more schooling.." he stated
"Well, I'm sorry, but until you complete it, you have no choice" Garnet said sternly,
"I do to!" he growled.
"Don't you growl at me, young man!"
"It seems to be the only way I can get you to listen!"
"What's going on here!" Zidane snapped as he stormed into the argument with full force.
"I'm just stating a point!" Torkan explained.
"He doesn't want to go to school anymore" Loni added while Tork glared at her.
"While you live under this roof, you will do as your told!" Zidane stated sternly.
"Well..Looks like I'm moving out!" Torkan snapped as he stormed off.
"I don't think so!" Zidane ran in front of him,
"You didn't do any schooling! Why should I have to!"
"I had a deprived childhood!" Zidane stated, "Your mother and I want the best for you and your sister, don't just throw it all back in our face"
Torkan said nothing, he just pushed past Zidane and ran off down the hallway.
"Torkan!!" Loni called as she ran after him, straight past Garnet and Zidane.
**outside**
Loni approached Torkan from behind and sat with him at the dock.
"Torky..come on, just let up a little" she stated. Torkan just snorted and looked the other way.
"You're beginning to remind me of a pig.." she smiled. Torkan smiled also,
"Your point being? So what..you remind me of a rat, but you don't here me complaining" he grinned.
"Don't call me a rat!" She flicked him in the ear.
"Well, Don't call me Torky!" he turned back towards her.
"Why? It's such a cute name" she pinched him on the cheek.
"knock it off!" he flicked her hand away. Loni smiled and sighed,
"So, what are you going to do?" she asked.
"I don't know...depends if.." he paused.
"What?"
"SHHH!" he covered her mouth. He looked around nervously.
"what's wrong..??" she whispered.
"There's someone watching us" he whispered back.
"It's probably just one of the guards" she stated, getting up.
"Lonisha!" he pulled her back down just as an arrow whistled past her head.
"What the!?" she squealed as she dove behind Tork who was on his feet and looking around.
"We got to get out of here!" he snapped. He scooped up Loni and leapt out of the way as another arrow sped past. He headed straight for the bushes in the garden, but wasn't quick enough. He yelped as an arrow pierced straight through his calf muscle and he fell, throwing Loni into the bush.
"TORKAN!" she squealed as she reached out of the bush and pulled him in. As soon as Torkan sat up, he broke off the arrowhead and pulled out the other half, wincing as it splintered the inside of this leg all the way through.
"What do we do now?" she panicked.
"Scream, Loni" he looked up at her,
"What?"
"I know you can scream real loud, so SCREAM!" he yelled. Loni nodded and took a deep breath in, with all her might, she let out an earpiercing screech that could've been heard for miles. Torkan grabbed his ears and tried to block it out. As soon as she stopped and caught her breath, the castle alarms went off. Loud sirens were heard all around.
"We should be okay now" Torkan smiled.
"Think again!" a deep voice was heard from behind him. Tork and Loni swung around to see two thugs. They reached in to grab the two twins but Tork was too quick, he was out of the bush in a flash, but Loni wasn't so lucky.
"TORK!" she yelled as she was swept up and carried out of the bush and over the courtyard.
"Oh no ya don't!" Tork yelled as he bolted after them, not worrying about his bleeding leg. He leapt up into the air and came down right on top of the thug carrying Loni. He went down with a loud thump and dropped Loni. She got straight up and bolted away. Torkan gradually got up off the large thug but was met with a punch to the face. He felt and heard his head hit the ground with a loud crack. He rolled over and held his head tight, it felt as if it was going to explode. He heard a loud yelp before he managed to look up. He saw Zidane standing there with bloody daggers by his side and Garnet was behind him holding the crying Loni. Tork felt a stinging sensation, then something warm and wet drip over his forehead before he lay his head back down.
"TOrka..n.." Zidanes concerned voice faded away in Tork's mind before the pain faded and all went black.
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So sorry it took me so long for this chapter! But I had an acute case of 'Writereous's Blockeous'..ah well..Poor Loni and Tork...hope he's okay..^_~!