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So from that moment on, my life in the keep as I knew had just begun. Rufus became a close friend of mine. I never expected that we would become so close. It just didn't happen where I came from. Women were treated like the cows and pigs. He told me that he was owner of a lab that was recently destroyed by an elite terriorist group called Avalanche. I listened to him, awe struck, I had never known anything like that. He told me that he was going to find this group and make sure that they never did this again, to anyone.
" But, I don't understand why they would do this. Surely they had a reason. Did you ever say anything to a member? Perhaps not knowing who they were?," I questioned, furrowing my brow. Rufus just shook his head and leaned forward on his elbows. A cigar rested between his two fingers burning angrily.
" No, they do this because they want to. I am working on getting more workers and some hit men. They need to be stopped."
He rose and smashed his cigar into a nearby ashtray. I look at the worn wood of the table and nibble my bottom lip. I look at him and smile a bit. " I can work for you. If you like."
He turns and looks at me and then brings a hand to my cheek. " No, I don't want you to get hurt. I would never forgive myself if something happened to you."
Of course this makes me a little angry. Who does he think he is telling me what I can't do? I choose not to pursue an argument and sit once more. I lean back in my chair and study him a moment.
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A few hours later, I look out the window of the wagon to find him outside the pub. I step out and then walk over to him. I slowly take his hand and look up at him. "Rufus? Are you alright?"
He looks startled and looks down at our hands then at me. " Yeah... I'm fine."
I nod and then sigh softly.. a moment or two passes, silence. I decide to speak up.
"Rufus, I.. I need to tell you something."
He takes a drag off his cigarette, the one he lit a moment ago. His eyes glance at me from the side, then look back towards the emptiness of the city. He doesn't reply, just waits for me to finish.
"I know you aren't going to want to hear this. But.. I care for you. Alot. And I want to be with you. I know I am young..."
My words are cut off when he releases my hand and steps away. I look down and frown a bit, wondering if I said something to ofend him or make him nervous or even sad.
" I can't be with you Lucky." I tremble a bit. Some how I knew that I would be rejected. I step forward as he turns to look at me. He seems sorry, his eyes apologetic. I touch his cheek softly. He doesn't stop me from making my next move. Standing on my toes a bit, I bring my lips to his. A soft kiss, but meaningful. He doesn't pull back, but he doesn't return the gesture either. I blush, embarrassed. I look at him and then he turns, walking away.
I knew what I had done was foolish. I had ruined our friendship. But I didn't understand what I had done wrong! At first I was sad and then I was angry. What did I do to deserve this?
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not a long chapter.. but ohwell.. R&R
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So from that moment on, my life in the keep as I knew had just begun. Rufus became a close friend of mine. I never expected that we would become so close. It just didn't happen where I came from. Women were treated like the cows and pigs. He told me that he was owner of a lab that was recently destroyed by an elite terriorist group called Avalanche. I listened to him, awe struck, I had never known anything like that. He told me that he was going to find this group and make sure that they never did this again, to anyone.
" But, I don't understand why they would do this. Surely they had a reason. Did you ever say anything to a member? Perhaps not knowing who they were?," I questioned, furrowing my brow. Rufus just shook his head and leaned forward on his elbows. A cigar rested between his two fingers burning angrily.
" No, they do this because they want to. I am working on getting more workers and some hit men. They need to be stopped."
He rose and smashed his cigar into a nearby ashtray. I look at the worn wood of the table and nibble my bottom lip. I look at him and smile a bit. " I can work for you. If you like."
He turns and looks at me and then brings a hand to my cheek. " No, I don't want you to get hurt. I would never forgive myself if something happened to you."
Of course this makes me a little angry. Who does he think he is telling me what I can't do? I choose not to pursue an argument and sit once more. I lean back in my chair and study him a moment.
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A few hours later, I look out the window of the wagon to find him outside the pub. I step out and then walk over to him. I slowly take his hand and look up at him. "Rufus? Are you alright?"
He looks startled and looks down at our hands then at me. " Yeah... I'm fine."
I nod and then sigh softly.. a moment or two passes, silence. I decide to speak up.
"Rufus, I.. I need to tell you something."
He takes a drag off his cigarette, the one he lit a moment ago. His eyes glance at me from the side, then look back towards the emptiness of the city. He doesn't reply, just waits for me to finish.
"I know you aren't going to want to hear this. But.. I care for you. Alot. And I want to be with you. I know I am young..."
My words are cut off when he releases my hand and steps away. I look down and frown a bit, wondering if I said something to ofend him or make him nervous or even sad.
" I can't be with you Lucky." I tremble a bit. Some how I knew that I would be rejected. I step forward as he turns to look at me. He seems sorry, his eyes apologetic. I touch his cheek softly. He doesn't stop me from making my next move. Standing on my toes a bit, I bring my lips to his. A soft kiss, but meaningful. He doesn't pull back, but he doesn't return the gesture either. I blush, embarrassed. I look at him and then he turns, walking away.
I knew what I had done was foolish. I had ruined our friendship. But I didn't understand what I had done wrong! At first I was sad and then I was angry. What did I do to deserve this?
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not a long chapter.. but ohwell.. R&R