Chapter 2: Progress
After a few weeks, the casual meetings grew into long visits between the Princess and the Knight. They would sit in the gardens and talks for hours at a time. Sometimes Chad would visit Raye on her balcony at night when she sat to read.
One night though, Raye couldn't sleep. She knew the rules of conduct between Knights and Royalty and it hurt her. She knew she wouldn't be able to love Chad the way she wanted to. She had to tell him. For now, though, she just wanted some fresh air to calm her nerves. Raye put on her robe, went out her balcony door and down the steps. When she reached the gazebo, she sat down. But even if she could love him, how would it be?
//If u had my love and I gave u all my trust
Would u comfort me?
And if somehow u knew that your love would be untrue
Would u lie to me
And call me your baby //
Chad was on night watch. as he was patrolling the gardens, he noticed Raye sitting alone. He looked around to make sure no one was spying and walked into the gazebo making the princess jump thinking it was an intruder.
"Calm down, it's me", he said in a hurry so she wouldn't scream.
"Oh", Raye said while taking a sigh of relief. "What are you doing out here?".
"I'm on night watch, Princess", Chad answered taking a seat next to her.
Raye quickly wiped the tears from her eyes. She had been crying over how to tell Chad she couldn't see him anymore. She hoped he didn't notice but he did.
Taking her hand in his, he asked her. "What's the matter?".
"Nothing", she said quickly.
"Something is. Please tell me.", Chad said sounding concerned.
The tears followed freely now, like rivers down her cheeks. She owed it to him to tell. She couldn't string him along like that.
"Chad", Raye began, her voice cracking with emotion. "We can't be together".
Chad was taken back. they had gotten along so well and gotten so close. This declaration was a shock to him.
//Can't get my love together, no matter how I try.
Can't get my love together, don't know the reason why.
Can't get my love together, can't make the pieces fit.
Can't get my love together, can't make sense of it.
Why do I keep going in two directions at once?
Seems like I keep fighting a war on two different fronts
Can't get my love together, how I wish I could.
Can't get my love together, but once my love's together.
I know we'll be together for good
(Can't get my love together)
But once my love's together,
I know we'll be together for good! //
*Did I do something??*, he wondered.
"Why not?", he asked.
"Chad, we both know the rules of conduct. We aren't supposed to be together this way...you know that", She said sadly, looking at the marble floor of the gazebo.
"Princess Raye, please don't say that...we can try...no one would know", He said hugging her, which came as a surprise to both. "Besides, I can't help falling in love with you".
Raye pulled away slightly and looked up at him. "Love?", she asked. "You love me?".
Chad nodded and said. "Yes".
Raye sat back in surprise. "Wow...I can't even remember my own father saying that to me".
Chad leaned over, kissed her cheek and handed her a pink rose. Raye smiled then stood.
"I better go now, It's late", She said, a bit regretful. "Thank your for the flower".
"You're welcome, Princess", Chad said with a smile.
"You know", Raye began a bit shyly. "You can call me Raye in private...if you want to".
"Ok....Raye", he said.
Raye hesitated slightly when she began to walk away. She felt something warm brewing in her groin. Something she had to release. She had wanted to do this since the first day they met. She walked back to Chad, pulled him down gently and kissed him.
//Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me//
Chad smiled as he watched her go. Then he sat back down to recall the recent turn of events. Unknown to him, another Knight was watching from the shadows, plotting and scheming. The Princess and the Knight do not know of the trouble that's looming around them.
*~*~*
In the morning, King Lucas called Chad into his office. He looked up when Chad opened the door and bowed.
"Ah, good morning, Chad. Sit down", the King said.
As Chad took a seat, he wondered why the King called him in. He was calm as he was packing the papers he needed for the business trip, so he wasn't worried.
"Chad", the King began. "As you know I will be gone for a number of weeks on an important business trip and that Raye will be in charge".
Chad nodded. "Yes sir, I do know".
"Good. And for her safety, I am assigning you as her full time personal body guard. Raye will need the extra protection in case something happens when I'm gone.
Chad suddenly was floating on cloud nine. He felt slapstick happy. He can spend more time with Raye without rising suspicion!! He stood and bowed to the King after receiving his orders.
"Thank you, sir", he said. Then he left and went to Raye's room. He cleared his throat and knocked.
*~*~*
Raye answered the door thinking it was one of her maids. She gasped in shocked when she say Chad standing there. When he told her about the new orders, she smiled and invited him in.
"That sounds great. Now we can be together with out making a scene", Raye said happily.
Chad nodded in agreement. "Yeah. Do you need something Raye?", he asked.
Raye shook her head. "No, I'm free today, so I'm just going to stay in my room today. Sit down and I'll pour you some tea", Raye said while walking to her table.
Chad sat down on the couch and was looking at Raye's figure. Being a normal guy he couldn't help it. But he wasn't looking at her in a dirty, perverted way. He was looking at her in such a way, he was overflowing with love. Love for her. Chad felt like he couldn't express it in words anymore...
"Her raven hair...her cherry sweet lips...her warm soft body...I want to make love to her...*
(A/N: HA HA HA!! You thought I'd put the lemony part in here, right? NOPE! Next Chapter! Just to let you know, it'll be like PG-13. Then after that the R rating comes in. NO, there will be no rape scene. But there will be some swearing, mentions of it, and graphic descriptions. This is the SECOND and FINAL warning, so don't say I didn't warn you again! Ok? Until next chapter! A.J)
After a few weeks, the casual meetings grew into long visits between the Princess and the Knight. They would sit in the gardens and talks for hours at a time. Sometimes Chad would visit Raye on her balcony at night when she sat to read.
One night though, Raye couldn't sleep. She knew the rules of conduct between Knights and Royalty and it hurt her. She knew she wouldn't be able to love Chad the way she wanted to. She had to tell him. For now, though, she just wanted some fresh air to calm her nerves. Raye put on her robe, went out her balcony door and down the steps. When she reached the gazebo, she sat down. But even if she could love him, how would it be?
//If u had my love and I gave u all my trust
Would u comfort me?
And if somehow u knew that your love would be untrue
Would u lie to me
And call me your baby //
Chad was on night watch. as he was patrolling the gardens, he noticed Raye sitting alone. He looked around to make sure no one was spying and walked into the gazebo making the princess jump thinking it was an intruder.
"Calm down, it's me", he said in a hurry so she wouldn't scream.
"Oh", Raye said while taking a sigh of relief. "What are you doing out here?".
"I'm on night watch, Princess", Chad answered taking a seat next to her.
Raye quickly wiped the tears from her eyes. She had been crying over how to tell Chad she couldn't see him anymore. She hoped he didn't notice but he did.
Taking her hand in his, he asked her. "What's the matter?".
"Nothing", she said quickly.
"Something is. Please tell me.", Chad said sounding concerned.
The tears followed freely now, like rivers down her cheeks. She owed it to him to tell. She couldn't string him along like that.
"Chad", Raye began, her voice cracking with emotion. "We can't be together".
Chad was taken back. they had gotten along so well and gotten so close. This declaration was a shock to him.
//Can't get my love together, no matter how I try.
Can't get my love together, don't know the reason why.
Can't get my love together, can't make the pieces fit.
Can't get my love together, can't make sense of it.
Why do I keep going in two directions at once?
Seems like I keep fighting a war on two different fronts
Can't get my love together, how I wish I could.
Can't get my love together, but once my love's together.
I know we'll be together for good
(Can't get my love together)
But once my love's together,
I know we'll be together for good! //
*Did I do something??*, he wondered.
"Why not?", he asked.
"Chad, we both know the rules of conduct. We aren't supposed to be together this way...you know that", She said sadly, looking at the marble floor of the gazebo.
"Princess Raye, please don't say that...we can try...no one would know", He said hugging her, which came as a surprise to both. "Besides, I can't help falling in love with you".
Raye pulled away slightly and looked up at him. "Love?", she asked. "You love me?".
Chad nodded and said. "Yes".
Raye sat back in surprise. "Wow...I can't even remember my own father saying that to me".
Chad leaned over, kissed her cheek and handed her a pink rose. Raye smiled then stood.
"I better go now, It's late", She said, a bit regretful. "Thank your for the flower".
"You're welcome, Princess", Chad said with a smile.
"You know", Raye began a bit shyly. "You can call me Raye in private...if you want to".
"Ok....Raye", he said.
Raye hesitated slightly when she began to walk away. She felt something warm brewing in her groin. Something she had to release. She had wanted to do this since the first day they met. She walked back to Chad, pulled him down gently and kissed him.
//Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me//
Chad smiled as he watched her go. Then he sat back down to recall the recent turn of events. Unknown to him, another Knight was watching from the shadows, plotting and scheming. The Princess and the Knight do not know of the trouble that's looming around them.
*~*~*
In the morning, King Lucas called Chad into his office. He looked up when Chad opened the door and bowed.
"Ah, good morning, Chad. Sit down", the King said.
As Chad took a seat, he wondered why the King called him in. He was calm as he was packing the papers he needed for the business trip, so he wasn't worried.
"Chad", the King began. "As you know I will be gone for a number of weeks on an important business trip and that Raye will be in charge".
Chad nodded. "Yes sir, I do know".
"Good. And for her safety, I am assigning you as her full time personal body guard. Raye will need the extra protection in case something happens when I'm gone.
Chad suddenly was floating on cloud nine. He felt slapstick happy. He can spend more time with Raye without rising suspicion!! He stood and bowed to the King after receiving his orders.
"Thank you, sir", he said. Then he left and went to Raye's room. He cleared his throat and knocked.
*~*~*
Raye answered the door thinking it was one of her maids. She gasped in shocked when she say Chad standing there. When he told her about the new orders, she smiled and invited him in.
"That sounds great. Now we can be together with out making a scene", Raye said happily.
Chad nodded in agreement. "Yeah. Do you need something Raye?", he asked.
Raye shook her head. "No, I'm free today, so I'm just going to stay in my room today. Sit down and I'll pour you some tea", Raye said while walking to her table.
Chad sat down on the couch and was looking at Raye's figure. Being a normal guy he couldn't help it. But he wasn't looking at her in a dirty, perverted way. He was looking at her in such a way, he was overflowing with love. Love for her. Chad felt like he couldn't express it in words anymore...
"Her raven hair...her cherry sweet lips...her warm soft body...I want to make love to her...*
(A/N: HA HA HA!! You thought I'd put the lemony part in here, right? NOPE! Next Chapter! Just to let you know, it'll be like PG-13. Then after that the R rating comes in. NO, there will be no rape scene. But there will be some swearing, mentions of it, and graphic descriptions. This is the SECOND and FINAL warning, so don't say I didn't warn you again! Ok? Until next chapter! A.J)