Hey everyone!! I was glad you liked that chapter! I really appreciate
all the suggestions from all you reviewers!! I have to admit I'm a bit
disappointed from not getting as many reviews as I used to. : ( sniff..
Well I really hope all the previous reviewers would review for this
chapter!! It's really important to me ok?? I'll try to write really long
chapters from now on ok??
~~~*Nephrite's room*~~~
Nephrite entered his chambers with his unconscious maiden in his arms and when his servants saw him walking towards them they busied themselves. The servants opened the heavy door for their master to enter, prepared a warm fire, and prepared the bed. Two female servants pulled the silk blankets back while Nephrite laid Lita on the large bed. Even with all this scurrying about not a single footstep was heard, and the servants stole curious glances of the peacefully sleeping Lita.
Nephrite's amusement to his servants' curiosity quickly turned into irritation and wondered why the hell would he feel this way. Nephrite simply gave a wave of the hand and the servants quickly but silently left the room. Nephrite carefully sat on the satin sheets of the large canopy bed next the Lita's sleeping form and the bed slightly sank under his weight. His hand gently caressed Lita's smooth cheek and he leaned down to place a small kiss on her forehead. Nephrite grinned inwardly when Lita's lips turned into a small smile.
Lita's hand unconsciously laid on top of Nephrite's larger ones and he was humbled by her innocent gesture of affection. He lightly grasped Lita's hand and lifted it up to his lips, brushing her knuckles against his lips. It was then that he noticed the bracelet she was wearing, it had a silver band and a green gem in the middle with two smaller green gems on the sides. With every single passing minute at looking at the bracelet forgotten bitter memories struck him like lightning.
~~~*Flashback*~~~
A younger version of Nephrite was holding up a bow and arrow. He attached the wooden arrow to the string and pulled the string back. He was concentrating on the target that was nailed to the tree and carefully aimed for the center. When he let go of the string it made a 'twang' sound and the arrow whistled through the air hitting the target. The arrow wasn't exactly at the very center but it was fairly close. Nephrite looked slightly discouraged and lowered his bow. Suddenly a clear voice rang through the air and Nephrite looked behind him to see a boy a few feet away from him. The boy was slightly younger than he was and he wore leather boots, a cap, white bottom up shirt, and an old pair of brown pants.
"That was pretty good but you still lack concentration." said the boy. Nephrite was slightly surprised that the young boy would dare give him some pointers. Nephrite gave the boy a smug grin and said, "And I suppose you think you could do better. "
The boy grinned back and replied, "As a matter of fact I do." Nephrite thought he was simply boasting and told him, "Well then let's see how good you are." The younger boy grinned again and picked up a wooden bow that was beside him and readied an arrow on the string. The younger boy let go of the string and the arrow hit dead center on the target. Nephrite was amazed and look back at the younger boy. "H-how did you??" The younger boy just grinned and said, "It took a lot of practice and concentration. If you want I could help you with your archery skills."
As one of Prince Endymion's protectors Nephrite thought that the extra archery lessons would do him some good. Nephrite agreed on the idea and the younger boy held out his small hand for a handshake. Nephrite looked at the small hand and grasped it with his slightly larger ones. "I'm Nephrite. What's your name?"
"I'm Lit- umm. I mean I'm Luke." said Luke. (a/n: Oh my gosh that was a huge give away!! I bet you all know who this really is right???) They created a kind of brotherly bond from that day forward. Luke trained Nephrite for a couple of weeks but then one morning when Luke was supposed to show up for archery training he didn't. Nephrite waited for him over an hour and was getting a bit agitated and uneasy. Nephrite decided to look around the training field for Luke and suddenly heard a rustling sound behind him. He readied his bow in case someone gave him a surprise attack.
Suddenly a heavily wounded body fell out of the bushes and when Nephrite cautiously approached the body he saw a familiar bow laying next the bloody body. Nephrite turned the body over and made out the face of Luke, Luke's face was covered with cuts and bruises. Nephrite put his bow aside and carefully gathered Luke's lithe body in his arms and when he lifted Luke's body up he was surprised how light he was. Nephrite began to run toward his camp where all his friends were but he noticed a house and decided to stop there instead. He was completely exhausted when he arrived at the house and collapsed on the grassy ground in front of the door.
Nephrite shifted Luke's body on his lap and began to knock on the door and suddenly someone opened the door. A lady who was slightly older than him answered the door and looked down to see Nephrite and Luke. She quickly understood that they needed help and gathered Luke into her arms and told Nephrite to follow her inside. She opened a door that led to a slightly large room and placed Luke's body on the bed. She walked over to a table that was next to a desk and filled a large basin with water. She took a towel from one of the cabinets in the table and soaked it in the basin, then wrung out most of the water in the towel. She began to carefully wipe the blood off Luke's face and began changing Luke into a different pair of clothes but when she began to take off Luke's shirt her eyes widened.
Luckily Nephrite was behind her and didn't see anything. She turned to Nephrite and asked him to wait in the living room. Nephrite was hesitant to leave Luke alone with the stranger but then someone else walked into the room. Nephrite was surprised when he saw Fei's face and asked him why he was there. Fei simply said, "I'll explain everything so why don't we make our way to the living room. Don't worry Nephrite your friend is safe with Bridget." Nephrite saw how much Fei trusted the lady so he decided to do what she asked and they both went out of the room. In the living room Fei explained how he met Bridget and Nephrite was partially listening to him but was too worried about Luke. Suddenly they both heard Bridget's voice, "I know it rude to listen in on other's conversations but I fail to see why I seem to be an interesting subject to be talking about."
Nephrite stood up and anxiously asked Bridget, "How is he??" Bridget looked a bit surprised when Nephrite said the word 'he'. "Well "he" is doing fine but I think the news that I am about to give you will give you quite a shock." explained Bridget as she took a seat next to Fei. Fei began to introduce Nephrite to Bridget and Bridget continued her explanation. "You see Nephrite your friend is not exactly who you think "she" is." Nephrite's eyes widened when he heard the word 'she'.
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Okay kind of a cliffhanger but I'm pretty sure you all know who "Luke" really is. I don't know if you readers liked this chapter so please review!!!!
~~~*Nephrite's room*~~~
Nephrite entered his chambers with his unconscious maiden in his arms and when his servants saw him walking towards them they busied themselves. The servants opened the heavy door for their master to enter, prepared a warm fire, and prepared the bed. Two female servants pulled the silk blankets back while Nephrite laid Lita on the large bed. Even with all this scurrying about not a single footstep was heard, and the servants stole curious glances of the peacefully sleeping Lita.
Nephrite's amusement to his servants' curiosity quickly turned into irritation and wondered why the hell would he feel this way. Nephrite simply gave a wave of the hand and the servants quickly but silently left the room. Nephrite carefully sat on the satin sheets of the large canopy bed next the Lita's sleeping form and the bed slightly sank under his weight. His hand gently caressed Lita's smooth cheek and he leaned down to place a small kiss on her forehead. Nephrite grinned inwardly when Lita's lips turned into a small smile.
Lita's hand unconsciously laid on top of Nephrite's larger ones and he was humbled by her innocent gesture of affection. He lightly grasped Lita's hand and lifted it up to his lips, brushing her knuckles against his lips. It was then that he noticed the bracelet she was wearing, it had a silver band and a green gem in the middle with two smaller green gems on the sides. With every single passing minute at looking at the bracelet forgotten bitter memories struck him like lightning.
~~~*Flashback*~~~
A younger version of Nephrite was holding up a bow and arrow. He attached the wooden arrow to the string and pulled the string back. He was concentrating on the target that was nailed to the tree and carefully aimed for the center. When he let go of the string it made a 'twang' sound and the arrow whistled through the air hitting the target. The arrow wasn't exactly at the very center but it was fairly close. Nephrite looked slightly discouraged and lowered his bow. Suddenly a clear voice rang through the air and Nephrite looked behind him to see a boy a few feet away from him. The boy was slightly younger than he was and he wore leather boots, a cap, white bottom up shirt, and an old pair of brown pants.
"That was pretty good but you still lack concentration." said the boy. Nephrite was slightly surprised that the young boy would dare give him some pointers. Nephrite gave the boy a smug grin and said, "And I suppose you think you could do better. "
The boy grinned back and replied, "As a matter of fact I do." Nephrite thought he was simply boasting and told him, "Well then let's see how good you are." The younger boy grinned again and picked up a wooden bow that was beside him and readied an arrow on the string. The younger boy let go of the string and the arrow hit dead center on the target. Nephrite was amazed and look back at the younger boy. "H-how did you??" The younger boy just grinned and said, "It took a lot of practice and concentration. If you want I could help you with your archery skills."
As one of Prince Endymion's protectors Nephrite thought that the extra archery lessons would do him some good. Nephrite agreed on the idea and the younger boy held out his small hand for a handshake. Nephrite looked at the small hand and grasped it with his slightly larger ones. "I'm Nephrite. What's your name?"
"I'm Lit- umm. I mean I'm Luke." said Luke. (a/n: Oh my gosh that was a huge give away!! I bet you all know who this really is right???) They created a kind of brotherly bond from that day forward. Luke trained Nephrite for a couple of weeks but then one morning when Luke was supposed to show up for archery training he didn't. Nephrite waited for him over an hour and was getting a bit agitated and uneasy. Nephrite decided to look around the training field for Luke and suddenly heard a rustling sound behind him. He readied his bow in case someone gave him a surprise attack.
Suddenly a heavily wounded body fell out of the bushes and when Nephrite cautiously approached the body he saw a familiar bow laying next the bloody body. Nephrite turned the body over and made out the face of Luke, Luke's face was covered with cuts and bruises. Nephrite put his bow aside and carefully gathered Luke's lithe body in his arms and when he lifted Luke's body up he was surprised how light he was. Nephrite began to run toward his camp where all his friends were but he noticed a house and decided to stop there instead. He was completely exhausted when he arrived at the house and collapsed on the grassy ground in front of the door.
Nephrite shifted Luke's body on his lap and began to knock on the door and suddenly someone opened the door. A lady who was slightly older than him answered the door and looked down to see Nephrite and Luke. She quickly understood that they needed help and gathered Luke into her arms and told Nephrite to follow her inside. She opened a door that led to a slightly large room and placed Luke's body on the bed. She walked over to a table that was next to a desk and filled a large basin with water. She took a towel from one of the cabinets in the table and soaked it in the basin, then wrung out most of the water in the towel. She began to carefully wipe the blood off Luke's face and began changing Luke into a different pair of clothes but when she began to take off Luke's shirt her eyes widened.
Luckily Nephrite was behind her and didn't see anything. She turned to Nephrite and asked him to wait in the living room. Nephrite was hesitant to leave Luke alone with the stranger but then someone else walked into the room. Nephrite was surprised when he saw Fei's face and asked him why he was there. Fei simply said, "I'll explain everything so why don't we make our way to the living room. Don't worry Nephrite your friend is safe with Bridget." Nephrite saw how much Fei trusted the lady so he decided to do what she asked and they both went out of the room. In the living room Fei explained how he met Bridget and Nephrite was partially listening to him but was too worried about Luke. Suddenly they both heard Bridget's voice, "I know it rude to listen in on other's conversations but I fail to see why I seem to be an interesting subject to be talking about."
Nephrite stood up and anxiously asked Bridget, "How is he??" Bridget looked a bit surprised when Nephrite said the word 'he'. "Well "he" is doing fine but I think the news that I am about to give you will give you quite a shock." explained Bridget as she took a seat next to Fei. Fei began to introduce Nephrite to Bridget and Bridget continued her explanation. "You see Nephrite your friend is not exactly who you think "she" is." Nephrite's eyes widened when he heard the word 'she'.
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Okay kind of a cliffhanger but I'm pretty sure you all know who "Luke" really is. I don't know if you readers liked this chapter so please review!!!!