Torn Apart...
Long awaited chapter! Sorrie everyone
for the long, annoying wait!
Everyone turned to the loud harsh sound of skin on skin. Everyone turned to see Marie red faced with burning fury as Lady Allenby lay on the floor squealing.
"You!" Marie spat out angrily. George and the others stared at Marie wide eyed. "How dare you even show your face around here!" She once again charged at Allenby, held back by George and Chibodee.
"Get her away from me!" Allenby screeched, backing away, Akiko following with a pale face.
"Get back here!" Marie yelled again, ignoring the crude comments of their audience. She jumped again, trying to get out of the strong hold of George and Chibodee. "If it wasn't for you, they'd be together and happy!!!"
"Marie! Please!" George said holding her back, "Stop this right now!" That earned him an unintentional elbow to the face, for Marie wasn't listening. Once he let go, Marie got out of Chibodee's grasp and tried to lunge at Allenby to squealed in fright, scrambling away in an instant.
"Marie!" Shirley said angrily, pulling the smaller girl up with an unknown source of strength. "Stop this nonsense this instant!" She said dangerously low. Marie snapped out of her angry insanity in an instant.
"Its all true, my dear Marie. Anyways, if you dare to touch me again, I swear by my deceased parents I will kill you!" Allenby said angrily with false confidence.
"And if you try to, I swear by our parents, I will kill you with my bare hands!" Cecil shouted at her angrily. "No, both of you!" She said, acknowledging Akiko's presence.
"Let's go..." Allenby said angrily to Akiko, feeling her cheek gingerly. As they walked away, the crowds slowly whispered and walked away.
"Where is Domon...?" Sai piped up. They searched over the crowds to see that Domon was standing, staring off in the direction that they took Rain.
"Domon..." Marie said, going to him, putting a hand on his shoulder comfortingly. She felt all his muscles tense up immediately. "Are you alright?"
"..." Domon stood silent, not looking at her in the face. "How would I describe it... ?" Domon said, a laugh coming out of his mouth, but only sounded like a dogs bark. "I just had the most important person ripped from me in less than 5 minutes!" Domon screamed infuriated. He dropped to the floor and pounded it repeatedly.
"Domon! Stop it!" Cecil said trying to pry his arm away from the floor. "This isn't helping Rain at all you fool!" Cecil screamed again. He looked at her with tear in his eyes. "Your not helping Rain..." She repeated.
"There's no way I can help her! Thats the problem!" Domon said in pure frustration. "My father will never let me marry a servant!"
"But what other way is there...?" Shirley asked to everyone silently. They stared at the floor not knowing any answer to the question.
"Wait... Who said that there was no way?" Chibodee said slyly. "Cause i know one, but its Domon biggest decision."
"What?! Tell me!" Domon said getting up instantly.
"Domon, what were you willing to sacrifice, for your being together with Rain?" Chibodee asked seriously. Everyone stared at him, not knowing that Chibodee could get so serious.
"I would sacrifice anything to be with her! I don't care what it is! Anything! I swear it!" Domon pleaded.
"Well, no Prince would ever be able to marry a servant, but what about another peasant? That's never a problem, right?" Chibodee said, whilst everyone stared at him quizzically.
"You want Rain to marry someone else?! That's absurd!" Shirley said slapping the back of his head.
"Yeah you idiot!" Marie said exasperated. "Like Domon will be happy after that!"
"Noooo! You've got it all wrong!" Chibodee said, earning a confused look from everyone. He sighed heavily. "Duh! Domon gets to play a Servant, freed and now a citizen, buying off the troublesome lying woman, named Rain Mikamura, to go help him live off in the country side!" He finished, exaggerating his voice dramatically.
"Lord almighty!" George said astounded. "The Jester has a brain!" Everyone laughed and applauded Chibodee's thinking.
"Hey! I may be a jester, but I've got a brain too!" Chibodee pouted as Shirley pecked him on the cheek.
"Domon, what do you think?" Marie asked. Domon stood there in deep thought, his face unreadable.
"I said, I would do anything to be with Rain, even if it means I have to give up my nobility, I will. When do we go get rain back?!" He said eagerly.
"I don't know yet, but one thing is for sure, I'm going." Chibodee stated.
"So am I." George said firmly.
"What?!" Domon said, his and everyone's eyes growing large. "Why?! George-what about Marie?! And Chibodee-what about Shirley?!"
"I'm not letting you go out and live a good life while I'm stuck here trying to explain to your parents." Chibodee said poutingly.
"Same here." Added George. "And please, I can't imagine Domon actually working, so I'd better go and help him." he said plainly.
"I'm going too." Marie said. Shirley nodded in agreement.
"We're not staying here, not without them two." Shirley said, pointing to George and Chibodee. "Its final."
"And after all our hard work!" Marie added cheerfully. "We're going to see our Rain and Domon get together! At last!!!" Everyone giggled as Domon sighed heavily.
"Are you all insane?!" Domon cried exasperated. "It'll be treason! I might be able to get away with it, but you all... you'll all be... banished, or hanged!" Domon said, pleading with his friends who gave him the solid look of no.
"We are willing to do it. We're all kind of in the same position, aren't we?" Shirley asked. They all looked at each other confused. "Look, me and Marie are nobles, only allowed to marry other nobles. For us, its also going to be impossible." She said, taking hold of Chibodee's outstretched hand.
"It's true... Even if George is a knight, some what of a noble... I know my father would never approve..." Marie said, looking at George sadly. "It would be, disgraceful to him..."
"Then its settled!" Cecil and Sai said together. "we're all going!!!" Everyone turned to the two young teens and gave them a startled look. "We're going too!" Cecil snapped as everyone looked at them skeptically.
Marie sighed heavily as her cousin gave her a stubborn look. "Its better to take her with us before she and Sai Saici follow us..." Sai and Cecil snickered happily.
"Another thing to add," Chibodee said, silencing them all. "Its most likely your Parents Domon, will
"now... To go and get Rain..." Domon said as the others started to talk about the preparations...
~*~*~The Jail Cells...~*~*~
Rain sat in the cell, still in her wedding dress crying softly. Her dress newly stained from the dirt as the guards dragged her to the cells.
'how...? how did this happen...?' Ran thought as she remembered how smoothly everything went...Until.. 'Damn that Allenby!' Rain thought with pure hate. 'If she... If she didn't!' Rain couldn't even finish her sentence for she was boiling with anger. She slowly thought of Domon to calm herself down.
'Domon... Where are you...?' Rain thought as she once again, started to cry.
~*~*~The Next Day~*~*~
That morning, Rain was violently awakened by a guard who shook her mercilessly.
"Up woman!" he shouted in her face, his breath mingling in Rains' face. She turned away at having the sudden urge to puke.
He pulled her out the door as she saw other guards doing the same to other servants. She saw the bright lights of the morning and winced. Was she to be killed? She stepped into the light to see the crowds of people staring and talking, and a round man standing and yelling out prices. That made Rain pale; she was going to be sold!
"Now," The round man started out. " Here are a few servants, a little, how you say, in need to training. But, they are hard workers, and very good for their price." He man said. A soldier dragged the girl next to Rain up to stand next to the man.
As they continued the selling, Rain thought only of Domon. 'I'm never going to see him... ever again...' Rain thought as she sniffled a bit. The soldier brought up some more servants, one by one, until Rain felt a hand grab her, bringing her to reality where she started to shake in fear.
"Now, this young lady here, is quite the mischievous one." The man said, looking at Rain gleefully. "Of course, she's a little hard to handle, but I may add, very good in cleaning and such. One gold noble for her! Do we have a buyer?" He scanned the crowd, the people talking amongst themselves. "Come on now, don't be shy! Speak up!"
"I will." A man said, wearing a hunting cap, a plain white shirt, and a pair of worn out breeches. Rain couldn't bear to see who her buyer was.
'its probably an old fart who just wants some fun...' Rain thought in disgust as the Seller slowly bid her off. Rain sighed. 'I might as well take a peek...' Rain thought as she slowly looked up from the floor. There stood the man in the hat, white shirt and breeches smiling at her, making her heart leap.
hehehehhehe! Sorry everyone, its a blasted cliffhanger!
I know you all must hate me for it, but it makes it so
much more fun! ^.^ don't you think so? Well, I hope you
all like this, its shorter than usual, but its better than
nothing! bye for now!
Lina