Title: The Prince of Thieves and a Moon Maiden
Author: Marie J.W.
Chapter: Ten
Rated: PG
Email: mariejwchan@yahoo.com
It took me long enough, ne? ::cringes:: Sorry! Will you ever
forgive me? ::smiles:: I know you all do! Anyway, new chapter!
It's not the longest one I've ever written but hey, it's something!
Please read and review! This story WILL be done by the end of this
month. I have a bet going on it and I don't plan to loose!
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Prince Endymion was furious. The thieves he so commonly associated with
had kidnapped a PRINCESS of all thing. Were they insane? That kind of act
was worth a death sentence. Early that very morning he had sent Malachite
to take care of the list of men at the tournament while he rode off to take
care of some men who had stepped out of their boundary. And for some reason,
he knew exactly who to go looking for.
Katt.
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After much debate, Serenity resisted the urge to leave the group of men
she knew so little about. It wouldn't make sense to leave. She was in
no condition to move on her own and if they saved her from those thieves,
they must have some good intentions.
Dawn came soon after she fell asleep. She just hopped that this
adventure would end soon.
"A girl, huh? Who would have thought the little young'in to be a girl?"
Matthew shook his head as he stirred the fire with a long stick. He glanced
over at the sleeping blonde-haired woman. Her hair was pooled out around
her, falling over her face, hiding it from his view. A girl? He shook his
head once again.
"She's a stupid girl, whoever she is." Dark glared at the girl with
annoyance. She was causing more trouble then she knew. He stared at her
long blonde hair. How had she kept all of that up in that little hat?
"I think she's cute." Stephen smiled as he glanced at the girl,
"She seemed nice enough at the tournament."
"I wonder if she has family..." Tephan pulled on his brown jacket and
looked through his duffle bag for something to eat.
All these questions left the men even more curious about the little
wayward angel.
"You think we should wake her up?" Tephan asked once he couldn't find
anything in his bag.
Matthew nodded, "She'll need those cuts taken care of now that it's
daylight."
Tephan moved slowly across the ground, all the men watching him and girl
with curiosity. Tephan leaned over and touched her shoulder lightly,
"Hey, little girl. Wake up."
She didn't move.
He looked worriedly at the men behind him.
Dark rolled his eyes, "You think she's going to wake up to that?"
Tephan glared at Dark, "Fine." He turned back to the girl, "Hello! Morning!"
He shook her a little harder this time.
Serenity groaned, her eyes slitting open in surprise. Where was she?
She turned, her hair falling from her face to reveal her perfect soft blue
eyes. Suddenly her eyes went wide and she quickly scrambled away from the
body leaning over her. She quickly looked around and immediately relaxed at
the familiar faces.
Tephan stared at her, "Wow, if she ain't beautiful, I don't know what is."
Serenity blushed at the boys bold words.
Dark just laughed and leaned back on his rolled up jacket.
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"Would you stop staring at me?!" Princess Ray glared daggers at Jadeite
before haughtily hurrying ahead of him as they walked down the hallway.
Jadeite blinked then smiled. Temper, temper, what a firry little angel.
Mina grinned and quickly caught up to stand beside Jadeite who was now
staring at the priestess back, "You could try TALKING to her instead of
staring at her all day?"
"Huh?" Jadeite turned to the blonde-haired woman next to him, "What
did you say?"
Rolling her eyes, Mina smiled, "Talk to the girl, she's not all body and
no mind you know…"
"Oh, I know that…" Jadeite got a positively evil grin, "I do…"
'That's it! He's a hopeless case,' Mina sighed and looked around at their
good-sized group. They were all heading towards the stables. Their plan was
to ride around town and into the surrounding villages and see if they could
find a trace of their Princess. They were going to have to split up in
two's, Mina realized as she took in the amount of people.
'Hmmm… I wouldn't mind being teamed up with him… IF he weren't such a
self-centered jerk!' Mina thought as she admired the man who seemed to be
the leader of the unruly bunch of men, 'What was his name again? Hmmm…
well, I'll just have to ask him…'
It didn't take too long for the group to arrive at the stables. Horses
were already read for them just outside with young men holding each
horse steady.
"Ah… yes, a horse…" Lita let out a sigh. She could now be rid of
this… Nephrite man that she depended on… Besides feeling weak, she also
felt a little too nervous around this man. He was actually taller than
her for goodness sakes!
As for the other girls, Amy was doing just fine talking to Zoicite and
Mina finally got Malachite. They would ride all day looking for their
kidnapped princess, that they were absolutely sure of…
The girls just hopped their princess wanted to be found, otherwise,
it would be nearly impossible to find her.
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Matthew blew on the fire, making it roar to life. Serenity still
couldn't believe where she found herself, with a pack of rebellious men
no less. She quickly asked them what they planned on doing with her, for
a reply, they all shrugged their shoulders or grunted. Obviously, they
hadn't thought much about the topic.
"So… shouldn't you be somewhere?" Serenity glanced at Dark who was now
on his knees rummaging through a bag before looking at Matthew.
Matthew leaned back against a thick wood log, "Not really, although we
should be getting to Erica pretty soon," At Serenity's questioning gaze
he explained, "It's a small town where we restock and get some good bed
rest."
Serenity nodded and bit her lip distractedly. Her arm was very swore by
now and it was starting to spread an aching pain along her arm and
shoulder.
"So, what's a girl doing fighting in a tournament?" Dark suddenly came
close to Serenity holding bandages and a bottle of wine in his hands.
Serenity eyed him cautiously as he came even closer. He didn't plan to
make her drink that, did he?
"Yah, I mean, where did ya learn that stuff?" Tephan suddenly leaned
closer from his spot on the ground a few feet away.
"Ummm…" Serenity glanced at Tephan then quickly turned back gaze back to
Dark who was by now sitting not two inches from her, "What are you doing?"
She asked as she watched Dark pour some wine onto a piece of cloth in his
hand.
Dark looked up at Serenity expressionless, "Fix'in ya shoulder.
You cut it. See?" He pointed to the blood dripping down her arm.
Serenity winced as she took in the dry heavy blood on her shoulder
before looking back at Dark, "And how do you plan to do that?"
"Ya'r go'in to need to take ya shirt off…" He trailed off with a
expressionless voice.
"Excuse me?! I will not."
Dark sighed, "Look, I have to clean ya wound-"
Glaring at him Serenity grabbed at the material at her sleeve and yanked
hard. Serenity winced at the searing pain as the dried blood attached to
her sleeved ripped away from her arm. She came away with the sleeve and
dropped it on the ground, "There."
Dark lifted an eyebrow, "Kay…" He started slowly, "Now how are we going
to brace ya ribs?"
Serenity's eyes widened, "Well you're not doing it!"
He laughed and shook his head, "Alright, alright, we'll figure it out in
a sec'it. Then he quietly added to himself but not quite quiet enough
because Serenity heard him loud and clear and he commented in a low voice,
"What a hell cat."
"I heard that."
Matthew shook his head as he watched the two squabbles,
"So, ya never answered our question, what were ya doing in
the tournament?"
Serenity suddenly turned to Matt, 'Oh dear, how do I explain this?'
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To Be Continued…
Author: Marie J.W.
Chapter: Ten
Rated: PG
Email: mariejwchan@yahoo.com
It took me long enough, ne? ::cringes:: Sorry! Will you ever
forgive me? ::smiles:: I know you all do! Anyway, new chapter!
It's not the longest one I've ever written but hey, it's something!
Please read and review! This story WILL be done by the end of this
month. I have a bet going on it and I don't plan to loose!
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Prince Endymion was furious. The thieves he so commonly associated with
had kidnapped a PRINCESS of all thing. Were they insane? That kind of act
was worth a death sentence. Early that very morning he had sent Malachite
to take care of the list of men at the tournament while he rode off to take
care of some men who had stepped out of their boundary. And for some reason,
he knew exactly who to go looking for.
Katt.
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After much debate, Serenity resisted the urge to leave the group of men
she knew so little about. It wouldn't make sense to leave. She was in
no condition to move on her own and if they saved her from those thieves,
they must have some good intentions.
Dawn came soon after she fell asleep. She just hopped that this
adventure would end soon.
"A girl, huh? Who would have thought the little young'in to be a girl?"
Matthew shook his head as he stirred the fire with a long stick. He glanced
over at the sleeping blonde-haired woman. Her hair was pooled out around
her, falling over her face, hiding it from his view. A girl? He shook his
head once again.
"She's a stupid girl, whoever she is." Dark glared at the girl with
annoyance. She was causing more trouble then she knew. He stared at her
long blonde hair. How had she kept all of that up in that little hat?
"I think she's cute." Stephen smiled as he glanced at the girl,
"She seemed nice enough at the tournament."
"I wonder if she has family..." Tephan pulled on his brown jacket and
looked through his duffle bag for something to eat.
All these questions left the men even more curious about the little
wayward angel.
"You think we should wake her up?" Tephan asked once he couldn't find
anything in his bag.
Matthew nodded, "She'll need those cuts taken care of now that it's
daylight."
Tephan moved slowly across the ground, all the men watching him and girl
with curiosity. Tephan leaned over and touched her shoulder lightly,
"Hey, little girl. Wake up."
She didn't move.
He looked worriedly at the men behind him.
Dark rolled his eyes, "You think she's going to wake up to that?"
Tephan glared at Dark, "Fine." He turned back to the girl, "Hello! Morning!"
He shook her a little harder this time.
Serenity groaned, her eyes slitting open in surprise. Where was she?
She turned, her hair falling from her face to reveal her perfect soft blue
eyes. Suddenly her eyes went wide and she quickly scrambled away from the
body leaning over her. She quickly looked around and immediately relaxed at
the familiar faces.
Tephan stared at her, "Wow, if she ain't beautiful, I don't know what is."
Serenity blushed at the boys bold words.
Dark just laughed and leaned back on his rolled up jacket.
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"Would you stop staring at me?!" Princess Ray glared daggers at Jadeite
before haughtily hurrying ahead of him as they walked down the hallway.
Jadeite blinked then smiled. Temper, temper, what a firry little angel.
Mina grinned and quickly caught up to stand beside Jadeite who was now
staring at the priestess back, "You could try TALKING to her instead of
staring at her all day?"
"Huh?" Jadeite turned to the blonde-haired woman next to him, "What
did you say?"
Rolling her eyes, Mina smiled, "Talk to the girl, she's not all body and
no mind you know…"
"Oh, I know that…" Jadeite got a positively evil grin, "I do…"
'That's it! He's a hopeless case,' Mina sighed and looked around at their
good-sized group. They were all heading towards the stables. Their plan was
to ride around town and into the surrounding villages and see if they could
find a trace of their Princess. They were going to have to split up in
two's, Mina realized as she took in the amount of people.
'Hmmm… I wouldn't mind being teamed up with him… IF he weren't such a
self-centered jerk!' Mina thought as she admired the man who seemed to be
the leader of the unruly bunch of men, 'What was his name again? Hmmm…
well, I'll just have to ask him…'
It didn't take too long for the group to arrive at the stables. Horses
were already read for them just outside with young men holding each
horse steady.
"Ah… yes, a horse…" Lita let out a sigh. She could now be rid of
this… Nephrite man that she depended on… Besides feeling weak, she also
felt a little too nervous around this man. He was actually taller than
her for goodness sakes!
As for the other girls, Amy was doing just fine talking to Zoicite and
Mina finally got Malachite. They would ride all day looking for their
kidnapped princess, that they were absolutely sure of…
The girls just hopped their princess wanted to be found, otherwise,
it would be nearly impossible to find her.
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Matthew blew on the fire, making it roar to life. Serenity still
couldn't believe where she found herself, with a pack of rebellious men
no less. She quickly asked them what they planned on doing with her, for
a reply, they all shrugged their shoulders or grunted. Obviously, they
hadn't thought much about the topic.
"So… shouldn't you be somewhere?" Serenity glanced at Dark who was now
on his knees rummaging through a bag before looking at Matthew.
Matthew leaned back against a thick wood log, "Not really, although we
should be getting to Erica pretty soon," At Serenity's questioning gaze
he explained, "It's a small town where we restock and get some good bed
rest."
Serenity nodded and bit her lip distractedly. Her arm was very swore by
now and it was starting to spread an aching pain along her arm and
shoulder.
"So, what's a girl doing fighting in a tournament?" Dark suddenly came
close to Serenity holding bandages and a bottle of wine in his hands.
Serenity eyed him cautiously as he came even closer. He didn't plan to
make her drink that, did he?
"Yah, I mean, where did ya learn that stuff?" Tephan suddenly leaned
closer from his spot on the ground a few feet away.
"Ummm…" Serenity glanced at Tephan then quickly turned back gaze back to
Dark who was by now sitting not two inches from her, "What are you doing?"
She asked as she watched Dark pour some wine onto a piece of cloth in his
hand.
Dark looked up at Serenity expressionless, "Fix'in ya shoulder.
You cut it. See?" He pointed to the blood dripping down her arm.
Serenity winced as she took in the dry heavy blood on her shoulder
before looking back at Dark, "And how do you plan to do that?"
"Ya'r go'in to need to take ya shirt off…" He trailed off with a
expressionless voice.
"Excuse me?! I will not."
Dark sighed, "Look, I have to clean ya wound-"
Glaring at him Serenity grabbed at the material at her sleeve and yanked
hard. Serenity winced at the searing pain as the dried blood attached to
her sleeved ripped away from her arm. She came away with the sleeve and
dropped it on the ground, "There."
Dark lifted an eyebrow, "Kay…" He started slowly, "Now how are we going
to brace ya ribs?"
Serenity's eyes widened, "Well you're not doing it!"
He laughed and shook his head, "Alright, alright, we'll figure it out in
a sec'it. Then he quietly added to himself but not quite quiet enough
because Serenity heard him loud and clear and he commented in a low voice,
"What a hell cat."
"I heard that."
Matthew shook his head as he watched the two squabbles,
"So, ya never answered our question, what were ya doing in
the tournament?"
Serenity suddenly turned to Matt, 'Oh dear, how do I explain this?'
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To Be Continued…