A/N: HEY! Yea... just got back into my writing mood. I had a Bad case of
writer's block, and I am terribly sorry for the long delay.
Of Fins And Feet
Chapter Three: Deals with the Devil
"Excuse my interruption."
Amber sadly pulled away and turned towards the intruder.
"Yes?" Amber said looking up at him.
"You should have more respect for you Prince, milady." Prince Bryan spoke sharply.
"And *you* should have more 'respect' for young lovers." Amber retorted sarcastically.
"Really? I'm surprised you haven't slept with the bastard yet... all the kissing and hugging... enough to make a man gag!" Bryan said accusingly.
"Or enough to make a boy-such as yourself-jealous!" Amber accused.
"Amber... let's go..." River suggested standing up and offering her his hand. Amber just nodded taking his hand and allowing him to help her up.
"Come on Matt!" she called to the dog. Maybe there were other 'benefits' to having legs. She smiled at River her eyes holding his as the walked further down the beach. Little did she know this Prince didn't like the word 'no' or to be insulted.
The next morning Amber woke up smiling. She grinned like a fool thinking of River and the adventure they'd have for today. She got up, washed and was dressed in a simple sundress with her hair in a low bun by the time Martha came to wake her normally.
"Hello Martha... such a wonderful day! Where's River?" Amber said grinning. But her smile fell when she saw the pain shoot threw Martha's eyes. Those eyes. They were normally a happy gray-blue, but today they were dull and red, her eyes were puffy from crying. Amber hugged the elderly woman.
"Oh Martha! What happened?" Amber asked sitting herself and the old lady on a sofa.
"They've... taken... him... away!" Martha said threw sobs.
"Taken? Taken whom Martha? Who did they take?" Amber asked trying to make since of it all.
"R-River... the place guards took...they took-him-away!!!" she ended the last word with a sob. But Amber didn't hear her. Her eyes glazed over as she thought madly 'where? Why? River... gone? What did he do? NOTHING! I... he...um... Prince Bryan!' She glared.
"I'll go find him. And I know just the imbecile to ask."
Amber glared at the Prince as she walked into the empty library-all except for them.
"Just what do you think you're doing? I DEMAND to see River. NOW!!" Amber growled.
"Tisk... Tisk... Tisk... do you *honestly* believe that *i* would let *you* see *my* prisoner? Perhaps we can arrange an agreement...?" Bryant teased.
"What do you want?" Amber asked bluntly.
"Something you're not willing to give... But I'll settle for less... for now anyways." Bryan said smirking,
"What do you want Bryan?" She asked now glaring.
"You to be my escort to the ball. In exchange for you to visit your lover two times a day prior to the day of the ball. Deal?"
"Deal... take me to him... NOW!" Amber shouted. Bryan nods and leads her away down many hallways, corridors, and hidden doors until they reached a stairway.
" It's down these steps. Fallow me." He climbed down the steps Amber fallowing him quickly.
"River?" Amber whispered. "Where is he Bryan?" She glared at him. He opened a door a few cells down from them. Amber ran to it and saw River chained to the wall-his hand and feet with shackles on them. He looks so helpless. She ran to him hugging him, not realizing he had been asleep.
"Amber? Is that you... ouch...?" River said. Amber held back tears.
"What did they do to you? Why are you here?" Amber asked holding his face in her hands and noticing his clothes where torn with blood patches.
"Who did this to you?" she gently traced a bruise on his jaw.
"I was taken from my rooms late last night... someone was robbed and I was blamed. They found a gold ring in my room-a Duchess's. I was framed. The prince... he ordered to have me whipped. Then beaten." River said wincing. Amber traced his lips with her finger.
"I'm so sorry. I've condemned myself to save you, and I haven't helped either of us." Amber said.
"What do you mean Amber?"
"The Prince... he offered me the chance at seeing you 2 times a day prior to the ball that I shall have to escort him to. That's in less than 2 weeks. How I shall see you after than... I do not know."
"Amber... it was a trap. But I thank you dearest. If you hadn't come I would have gone mad." River said. Amber looked up into his beautiful eyes, and kissed him. Not like the normal peck, a kiss like lovers do. A passionate, lustful kiss, and she didn't even stop upon the Prince's return to retrieve her.
"Ahem...?" Amber I ignored him and continued to kiss River who was gladly ignoring the man who condemned him to this place. Amber slowly pulled away, in doing so she ended the passionate kiss with smaller still affectionate kisses.
"I'll be back, and I'll bring you mother. She's worried out of her mind." Amber promised. She then left with one more kiss to River, then fallowing Bryan back to the library began to plot how to get him out.
"That was disgusting!" Bryan shouted at her looking as if he had just caught he cheating.
"What? Me kissing my courtier? I see nothing wrong with that." Amber retorted.
"I think I should cancel your visit for tonight...."
"Really? I can then refuse to go to the ball with you and explain to the king how you FRAMED River!"
"Fine! The deal is on. Do you have any *more* requests?"
"Yes... please Bryan. Let me take his mother to visit."
"Aye-it shall be done. What else?"
"Let me sleep in the cell tonight. I won't loose myself to him in that cell or tonight. You have my word on all I own." Amber pleaded.
"Aye-We shall see. Good Bye." Amber nodded and left to find Martha.
A/N: FUN! Huh? I LoVe it! Yay! Ok. Buh-bye lataz! (
Of Fins And Feet
Chapter Three: Deals with the Devil
"Excuse my interruption."
Amber sadly pulled away and turned towards the intruder.
"Yes?" Amber said looking up at him.
"You should have more respect for you Prince, milady." Prince Bryan spoke sharply.
"And *you* should have more 'respect' for young lovers." Amber retorted sarcastically.
"Really? I'm surprised you haven't slept with the bastard yet... all the kissing and hugging... enough to make a man gag!" Bryan said accusingly.
"Or enough to make a boy-such as yourself-jealous!" Amber accused.
"Amber... let's go..." River suggested standing up and offering her his hand. Amber just nodded taking his hand and allowing him to help her up.
"Come on Matt!" she called to the dog. Maybe there were other 'benefits' to having legs. She smiled at River her eyes holding his as the walked further down the beach. Little did she know this Prince didn't like the word 'no' or to be insulted.
The next morning Amber woke up smiling. She grinned like a fool thinking of River and the adventure they'd have for today. She got up, washed and was dressed in a simple sundress with her hair in a low bun by the time Martha came to wake her normally.
"Hello Martha... such a wonderful day! Where's River?" Amber said grinning. But her smile fell when she saw the pain shoot threw Martha's eyes. Those eyes. They were normally a happy gray-blue, but today they were dull and red, her eyes were puffy from crying. Amber hugged the elderly woman.
"Oh Martha! What happened?" Amber asked sitting herself and the old lady on a sofa.
"They've... taken... him... away!" Martha said threw sobs.
"Taken? Taken whom Martha? Who did they take?" Amber asked trying to make since of it all.
"R-River... the place guards took...they took-him-away!!!" she ended the last word with a sob. But Amber didn't hear her. Her eyes glazed over as she thought madly 'where? Why? River... gone? What did he do? NOTHING! I... he...um... Prince Bryan!' She glared.
"I'll go find him. And I know just the imbecile to ask."
Amber glared at the Prince as she walked into the empty library-all except for them.
"Just what do you think you're doing? I DEMAND to see River. NOW!!" Amber growled.
"Tisk... Tisk... Tisk... do you *honestly* believe that *i* would let *you* see *my* prisoner? Perhaps we can arrange an agreement...?" Bryant teased.
"What do you want?" Amber asked bluntly.
"Something you're not willing to give... But I'll settle for less... for now anyways." Bryan said smirking,
"What do you want Bryan?" She asked now glaring.
"You to be my escort to the ball. In exchange for you to visit your lover two times a day prior to the day of the ball. Deal?"
"Deal... take me to him... NOW!" Amber shouted. Bryan nods and leads her away down many hallways, corridors, and hidden doors until they reached a stairway.
" It's down these steps. Fallow me." He climbed down the steps Amber fallowing him quickly.
"River?" Amber whispered. "Where is he Bryan?" She glared at him. He opened a door a few cells down from them. Amber ran to it and saw River chained to the wall-his hand and feet with shackles on them. He looks so helpless. She ran to him hugging him, not realizing he had been asleep.
"Amber? Is that you... ouch...?" River said. Amber held back tears.
"What did they do to you? Why are you here?" Amber asked holding his face in her hands and noticing his clothes where torn with blood patches.
"Who did this to you?" she gently traced a bruise on his jaw.
"I was taken from my rooms late last night... someone was robbed and I was blamed. They found a gold ring in my room-a Duchess's. I was framed. The prince... he ordered to have me whipped. Then beaten." River said wincing. Amber traced his lips with her finger.
"I'm so sorry. I've condemned myself to save you, and I haven't helped either of us." Amber said.
"What do you mean Amber?"
"The Prince... he offered me the chance at seeing you 2 times a day prior to the ball that I shall have to escort him to. That's in less than 2 weeks. How I shall see you after than... I do not know."
"Amber... it was a trap. But I thank you dearest. If you hadn't come I would have gone mad." River said. Amber looked up into his beautiful eyes, and kissed him. Not like the normal peck, a kiss like lovers do. A passionate, lustful kiss, and she didn't even stop upon the Prince's return to retrieve her.
"Ahem...?" Amber I ignored him and continued to kiss River who was gladly ignoring the man who condemned him to this place. Amber slowly pulled away, in doing so she ended the passionate kiss with smaller still affectionate kisses.
"I'll be back, and I'll bring you mother. She's worried out of her mind." Amber promised. She then left with one more kiss to River, then fallowing Bryan back to the library began to plot how to get him out.
"That was disgusting!" Bryan shouted at her looking as if he had just caught he cheating.
"What? Me kissing my courtier? I see nothing wrong with that." Amber retorted.
"I think I should cancel your visit for tonight...."
"Really? I can then refuse to go to the ball with you and explain to the king how you FRAMED River!"
"Fine! The deal is on. Do you have any *more* requests?"
"Yes... please Bryan. Let me take his mother to visit."
"Aye-it shall be done. What else?"
"Let me sleep in the cell tonight. I won't loose myself to him in that cell or tonight. You have my word on all I own." Amber pleaded.
"Aye-We shall see. Good Bye." Amber nodded and left to find Martha.
A/N: FUN! Huh? I LoVe it! Yay! Ok. Buh-bye lataz! (
