A/N: The next chapter. So sorry if I keep on leaving you guys with
cliffhangers. But that's the fun part. Anyway, I sooo sorry about the
spelling mistakes I've made!! SORRY!!!=( Well.here goes
Chapter 6:
Reality sank in and Liza gave chase. She ran out of the tavern and found Sally sitting in a corner sobbing her heart out. Liza felt as if her own heart had been wrenched out. She approached Sally.
"Sally." Liza attempted to draw her out.
"Go away," Sally cried, curling into a ball and facing the other direction.
"Don't do this to me, Sal. There's nothing between Dan and I. You of all people should know that!" Liza protested.
"Yeah right," Sally said bitterly. "If the kissing wasn't prove enough, I don't know what is."
Liza hadn't realized how deep Sally's feelings for Dan ran. She decided to try another approach.
"Well, if you want Dan, get him! Talk to him and don't hide behind my back whenever he comes over. I love Dan but only as a brother and I know you're the girl for him," Liza said fiercely, trying to make her see some sense.
"Really?' Sally asked uncertainly.
"Of course, you silly girl," Liza exclaimed, glad that her sis had finally seen the light. "I'm far too argumentative and mule-headed for him."
Liza brought Sally up to her feet and tried to make her look presentable. "There! Isn't that much better? We'd better get back soon."
In the tavern, Sally went back to her room to wash up. Dan pulled Liza aside and asked, "Is she alright? We didn't shock her too much, did we? I hope she'd be able to cope with the fact that we may end up together."
Liza froze. End up together? Did that mean Dan still had no idea about Sally's infatuation with him? Things had somehow gotten from bad to worse. She couldn't tell him now that they were never going to be a couple. Not now, not ever. That would make him feel bad and after all, he was still her best friend. But she also couldn't let things continue like this when Sally was still hurting. Now what, she thought desperately.
"Dan, since you're here, please help calm Sally down and don't ever mention about what happened, okay?" Liza asked, keeping her fingers crossed that they would understand each other better and that it may lead to something else.
So while Liza busied herself with helping out kitchen chores and serving customers, she also kept sharp watch on Sally and Dan. Dan had probably told a joke as Sally was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her cheeks. Liza smiled. They looked so perfect together. Why can't they see it? If only life were this simple, she thought.
"Liza!" Sally called. "I can take over from here, you can send Dan home." She had a sparkle in her eye and Liza had never seen her look so pretty nor happy before. "Enjoyed yourself, didn't you," Liza whispered. Sally blushed becomingly and hurried to the kitchen.
"Thanks to you, Sally's much better," Liza thanked Dan. "Awww.come onShe was great company." Dan replied.
They walked out of the tavern and strolled along the street chatting , just like the old times. When they reached the inn which Dan's family owned, Liza hugged him farewell. "Promise me that you'd wear the necklace, Liza," he said. "I'll think about it," Liza replied uncomfortably. When the door closed, she hurriedly scoured the streets for the necklace to no avail. If she had indeed dropped it somewhere, it would have been long gone. Seeing as how Tora was full of thieves and beggars, Liza gave a disheartening sigh and returned to work.
Before long, evening came and the dinner crowd started to arrive. It was yet another humid day which soon had Liza sweating like a pig and muttering darkly at any customer she was irritated at. As the sky darkened, the stranger's face floated to her mind. She cursed him vilely. Ever since she had met him, her luck had been going downdrain.
Two men entered that tavern and ordered some ale. As she slapped the ale down on their table, she thought one of them was vaguely familiar. But she couldn't seem to place him as he was wearing a cloak. Liza gave a shrug, who cares.
Without thinking, she walked back to the kitchen by passing by Big Jim's table. He was one of Tora's notorious womanizer and Liza always took great pains to avoid him at all cost. Jeffrey, Sally's twin brother, was the one who served those unsavory figures.
A strong arm grabbed Liza's waist and pulled her towards him. Liza nearly recoiled with repulsion at being so near Big Jim. "hey, lil' lady. You've never looked better." Big Jim grinned broadly, showing his decayed teeth. Liza smelled beer on his breath and concluded that he was drunk. She struggled hard, "Leave me alone, you god-damned bastard!" she cried, kicking him as hard as she could. "Oh no, not when I've got this lil' treasure. 'sides, I like some temper in gals too." Big Jim smirked.
Liza's heart sank. Where was everyone when she needed them? Why were the other men frozen rigid? Hadn't they heard of saving a damsel in distress? She thought irritably. At that moment, someone plucked her out of Big Jim's grasp. "What do you mean by frightening the lady, bro," the stranger questioned, an unspoken dare hung solemnly in the air.
Big Jim cried, "You dare challenge me?"
"We shall see about that soon, I hope." The stranger smirked, rolling up his sleeves to reveal muscles fit to challenge Big Jim.
A man from Big Jim's table was smart enough to notice that Big Jim could be easily beaten. He got up hastily, "Come on, guys. It was just some fun, no harm done, right little lady?" He remarked casually although his eyes were clearly pleading her.
"Uh.right," Liza said weakly. The stranger seemed satisfied. He gave Big Jim one long last look before striding back to his table. Liza hurried after him, her gratitude on the tip of her tongue. But when he turned around, Liza's eyes widened.
"You!"
Chapter 6:
Reality sank in and Liza gave chase. She ran out of the tavern and found Sally sitting in a corner sobbing her heart out. Liza felt as if her own heart had been wrenched out. She approached Sally.
"Sally." Liza attempted to draw her out.
"Go away," Sally cried, curling into a ball and facing the other direction.
"Don't do this to me, Sal. There's nothing between Dan and I. You of all people should know that!" Liza protested.
"Yeah right," Sally said bitterly. "If the kissing wasn't prove enough, I don't know what is."
Liza hadn't realized how deep Sally's feelings for Dan ran. She decided to try another approach.
"Well, if you want Dan, get him! Talk to him and don't hide behind my back whenever he comes over. I love Dan but only as a brother and I know you're the girl for him," Liza said fiercely, trying to make her see some sense.
"Really?' Sally asked uncertainly.
"Of course, you silly girl," Liza exclaimed, glad that her sis had finally seen the light. "I'm far too argumentative and mule-headed for him."
Liza brought Sally up to her feet and tried to make her look presentable. "There! Isn't that much better? We'd better get back soon."
In the tavern, Sally went back to her room to wash up. Dan pulled Liza aside and asked, "Is she alright? We didn't shock her too much, did we? I hope she'd be able to cope with the fact that we may end up together."
Liza froze. End up together? Did that mean Dan still had no idea about Sally's infatuation with him? Things had somehow gotten from bad to worse. She couldn't tell him now that they were never going to be a couple. Not now, not ever. That would make him feel bad and after all, he was still her best friend. But she also couldn't let things continue like this when Sally was still hurting. Now what, she thought desperately.
"Dan, since you're here, please help calm Sally down and don't ever mention about what happened, okay?" Liza asked, keeping her fingers crossed that they would understand each other better and that it may lead to something else.
So while Liza busied herself with helping out kitchen chores and serving customers, she also kept sharp watch on Sally and Dan. Dan had probably told a joke as Sally was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her cheeks. Liza smiled. They looked so perfect together. Why can't they see it? If only life were this simple, she thought.
"Liza!" Sally called. "I can take over from here, you can send Dan home." She had a sparkle in her eye and Liza had never seen her look so pretty nor happy before. "Enjoyed yourself, didn't you," Liza whispered. Sally blushed becomingly and hurried to the kitchen.
"Thanks to you, Sally's much better," Liza thanked Dan. "Awww.come onShe was great company." Dan replied.
They walked out of the tavern and strolled along the street chatting , just like the old times. When they reached the inn which Dan's family owned, Liza hugged him farewell. "Promise me that you'd wear the necklace, Liza," he said. "I'll think about it," Liza replied uncomfortably. When the door closed, she hurriedly scoured the streets for the necklace to no avail. If she had indeed dropped it somewhere, it would have been long gone. Seeing as how Tora was full of thieves and beggars, Liza gave a disheartening sigh and returned to work.
Before long, evening came and the dinner crowd started to arrive. It was yet another humid day which soon had Liza sweating like a pig and muttering darkly at any customer she was irritated at. As the sky darkened, the stranger's face floated to her mind. She cursed him vilely. Ever since she had met him, her luck had been going downdrain.
Two men entered that tavern and ordered some ale. As she slapped the ale down on their table, she thought one of them was vaguely familiar. But she couldn't seem to place him as he was wearing a cloak. Liza gave a shrug, who cares.
Without thinking, she walked back to the kitchen by passing by Big Jim's table. He was one of Tora's notorious womanizer and Liza always took great pains to avoid him at all cost. Jeffrey, Sally's twin brother, was the one who served those unsavory figures.
A strong arm grabbed Liza's waist and pulled her towards him. Liza nearly recoiled with repulsion at being so near Big Jim. "hey, lil' lady. You've never looked better." Big Jim grinned broadly, showing his decayed teeth. Liza smelled beer on his breath and concluded that he was drunk. She struggled hard, "Leave me alone, you god-damned bastard!" she cried, kicking him as hard as she could. "Oh no, not when I've got this lil' treasure. 'sides, I like some temper in gals too." Big Jim smirked.
Liza's heart sank. Where was everyone when she needed them? Why were the other men frozen rigid? Hadn't they heard of saving a damsel in distress? She thought irritably. At that moment, someone plucked her out of Big Jim's grasp. "What do you mean by frightening the lady, bro," the stranger questioned, an unspoken dare hung solemnly in the air.
Big Jim cried, "You dare challenge me?"
"We shall see about that soon, I hope." The stranger smirked, rolling up his sleeves to reveal muscles fit to challenge Big Jim.
A man from Big Jim's table was smart enough to notice that Big Jim could be easily beaten. He got up hastily, "Come on, guys. It was just some fun, no harm done, right little lady?" He remarked casually although his eyes were clearly pleading her.
"Uh.right," Liza said weakly. The stranger seemed satisfied. He gave Big Jim one long last look before striding back to his table. Liza hurried after him, her gratitude on the tip of her tongue. But when he turned around, Liza's eyes widened.
"You!"