A/N: Okay, I know it has been awhile since I have written, but I need some ENCOURAGEMENT! Anyway, here's the story.
That evening, Katrene slipped out of her bedroom, and she peered out of the windows in her sitting room. She could see Raoul waiting down there for her, as he had promised he would. She loved the fact that she had her room right above the gardens. The sights there were amazing. The sight that she now looked upon was not bad either.
She tried to crack the window, but the old frame work would not budge. She thought about taking her anger out on it, but remembered, that she did not want to draw attention to herself. She had to come up with a new plan.
She slipped out of the room to peer around the corner and saw that there were two guards there that were not allowed to let her leave her room. She cursed them inwardly. They were the only obstacles keeping her from seeing the man that she...
Katrene paused and thought about what she had almost said. Did she love him? Surely not. They had only known eachother for a short amount of time. How could she fall in love so quickly?
"Don't be a fool, Katrene," she said silently to herself. "You are just dazed by his dashing good looks, and the way that he kissed you," her good sense told her.
She closed her eyes as she remembered the softness with which he had touched her. It was as if he was afraid and wanted to be careful with her. She felt important to a man for once. She decided that she enjoyed that feeling. Still, she denied that she could have such feelings for him.
"I promised him that I would meet him, and I suppose I must follow through with what I said. I will simply tell him, that I have no feelings for him, and end it there. He will then leave to go back to Tortall, and I will remain here," she said to herself. She was settled and resolved. She had used a back entrance which no one was watching, and she started walking towards the garden.
"Don't lose your nerve, Katrene," she mumbled to herself. Just then she saw him standing there in the garden at the bottom of the long stone stairs. He turned around and flashed her a smile that made her go weak in the knees. He walked quickly over to her.
"Hello, love," he said before he took her hand, put it on his shoulder and kissed her right there on the steps.
She moved her hand, and put it against his chest, to push herself away from him.
"Raoul, there's something I need to tell you," she tried to say in-between kisses.
"Hush," Raoul said as he kissed her deeply. She could feel the passion that she held for him in return. They remained like this for several minutes.
Katrene began to feel dizzy from all of the excitement and passion. She pulled herself away from him.
"You know, that is the second time that you have done that in the past five minutes," Raoul remarked.
"That's because there is something that I need to tell you, Raoul," she said looking into his eyes.
"I'm sorry. I didn't listen. Tell me now," he said giving her his full attention.
"Raoul, things can't continue carrying on like this," she whispered.
"I know, you're right. I don't like having to sneak about," he said, taking her hand and holding it at his chest.
"I...I'm glad you understand," she said.
"Yes, I completely agree. We must tell your father."
"What?" Katrene said, rather loudly.
"What else?" Raoul asked.
"I was going to say that we should just stop it here before anyone gets hurt," she said looking at him, her eyes brimming with tears.
"If that is what you want, Katrene, but I feel that I must tell you that I have already come to far to not be hurt."
"Raoul, I just..." she stopped because of a lack of words.
"Katrene, I think that I am falling in love with you already. Nothing makes me happier than the sight of your face. I thought that you felt the same way. I was deceived."
"I'm sorry, Raoul," Katrene said close to tears.
"Might I ask one thing of you?" Raoul asked.
"Of course," answered Katrene.
"Kiss me and look me in the eyes to tell me that you do not have feelings for me," Raoul said.
"Raoul, I don't think..." Katrene stammered, knowing full well what would happen to her and the hold that he had on her.
"You promised," he said.
Katrene tried to think of another argument, but failed. She then began to feel nervous as she stepped forward. She lifted her small hand to his face, letting it remain there for a moment, as she looked at him.
She slowly moved forward as if there was some sort of pull between them. Her lips grazed his lips, and then she kissed him. She stood there on her tiptoes, trying to reach his face. Her answer was not the one that Raoul thought she would give. Raoul began to kiss her back passionately. He lifted her off of the ground, and she wrapped her arms around his neck. Then the moment was gone. Their kiss came to a close and Katrene opened her eyes.
"Raoul, I...I can't do this. Raoul, I love you," she said, surprised that she had blurted out the truth. She suddenly turned her face embarrased at making such a proclaimation.
"My dear, I love you too," Raoul whispered against her neck. They remained in that embrace for several minutes.
"It's dark," Katrene said, breaking the silence between them.
"I'll walk you to the palace," Raoul said, starting forward and reaching for her hand. She gave it to him, and they walked on.
"Katrene, your father must know," Raoul said.
"But, Raoul..."
"Katrene, he MUST know," Raoul insisted.
"But, Raoul, I am afraid that he will not let us...be together. There are princes from all around that are competing for my hand. You're just a..."
"Knight from Tortall. I know, I know, Katrene. Still I must try to win your hand."
Katrene nodded her head in agreement finally.
"Good night for now, my love" Raoul said.
Katrene kissed him on the cheek, and then hurried up the stairs to her room.
That evening, Katrene slipped out of her bedroom, and she peered out of the windows in her sitting room. She could see Raoul waiting down there for her, as he had promised he would. She loved the fact that she had her room right above the gardens. The sights there were amazing. The sight that she now looked upon was not bad either.
She tried to crack the window, but the old frame work would not budge. She thought about taking her anger out on it, but remembered, that she did not want to draw attention to herself. She had to come up with a new plan.
She slipped out of the room to peer around the corner and saw that there were two guards there that were not allowed to let her leave her room. She cursed them inwardly. They were the only obstacles keeping her from seeing the man that she...
Katrene paused and thought about what she had almost said. Did she love him? Surely not. They had only known eachother for a short amount of time. How could she fall in love so quickly?
"Don't be a fool, Katrene," she said silently to herself. "You are just dazed by his dashing good looks, and the way that he kissed you," her good sense told her.
She closed her eyes as she remembered the softness with which he had touched her. It was as if he was afraid and wanted to be careful with her. She felt important to a man for once. She decided that she enjoyed that feeling. Still, she denied that she could have such feelings for him.
"I promised him that I would meet him, and I suppose I must follow through with what I said. I will simply tell him, that I have no feelings for him, and end it there. He will then leave to go back to Tortall, and I will remain here," she said to herself. She was settled and resolved. She had used a back entrance which no one was watching, and she started walking towards the garden.
"Don't lose your nerve, Katrene," she mumbled to herself. Just then she saw him standing there in the garden at the bottom of the long stone stairs. He turned around and flashed her a smile that made her go weak in the knees. He walked quickly over to her.
"Hello, love," he said before he took her hand, put it on his shoulder and kissed her right there on the steps.
She moved her hand, and put it against his chest, to push herself away from him.
"Raoul, there's something I need to tell you," she tried to say in-between kisses.
"Hush," Raoul said as he kissed her deeply. She could feel the passion that she held for him in return. They remained like this for several minutes.
Katrene began to feel dizzy from all of the excitement and passion. She pulled herself away from him.
"You know, that is the second time that you have done that in the past five minutes," Raoul remarked.
"That's because there is something that I need to tell you, Raoul," she said looking into his eyes.
"I'm sorry. I didn't listen. Tell me now," he said giving her his full attention.
"Raoul, things can't continue carrying on like this," she whispered.
"I know, you're right. I don't like having to sneak about," he said, taking her hand and holding it at his chest.
"I...I'm glad you understand," she said.
"Yes, I completely agree. We must tell your father."
"What?" Katrene said, rather loudly.
"What else?" Raoul asked.
"I was going to say that we should just stop it here before anyone gets hurt," she said looking at him, her eyes brimming with tears.
"If that is what you want, Katrene, but I feel that I must tell you that I have already come to far to not be hurt."
"Raoul, I just..." she stopped because of a lack of words.
"Katrene, I think that I am falling in love with you already. Nothing makes me happier than the sight of your face. I thought that you felt the same way. I was deceived."
"I'm sorry, Raoul," Katrene said close to tears.
"Might I ask one thing of you?" Raoul asked.
"Of course," answered Katrene.
"Kiss me and look me in the eyes to tell me that you do not have feelings for me," Raoul said.
"Raoul, I don't think..." Katrene stammered, knowing full well what would happen to her and the hold that he had on her.
"You promised," he said.
Katrene tried to think of another argument, but failed. She then began to feel nervous as she stepped forward. She lifted her small hand to his face, letting it remain there for a moment, as she looked at him.
She slowly moved forward as if there was some sort of pull between them. Her lips grazed his lips, and then she kissed him. She stood there on her tiptoes, trying to reach his face. Her answer was not the one that Raoul thought she would give. Raoul began to kiss her back passionately. He lifted her off of the ground, and she wrapped her arms around his neck. Then the moment was gone. Their kiss came to a close and Katrene opened her eyes.
"Raoul, I...I can't do this. Raoul, I love you," she said, surprised that she had blurted out the truth. She suddenly turned her face embarrased at making such a proclaimation.
"My dear, I love you too," Raoul whispered against her neck. They remained in that embrace for several minutes.
"It's dark," Katrene said, breaking the silence between them.
"I'll walk you to the palace," Raoul said, starting forward and reaching for her hand. She gave it to him, and they walked on.
"Katrene, your father must know," Raoul said.
"But, Raoul..."
"Katrene, he MUST know," Raoul insisted.
"But, Raoul, I am afraid that he will not let us...be together. There are princes from all around that are competing for my hand. You're just a..."
"Knight from Tortall. I know, I know, Katrene. Still I must try to win your hand."
Katrene nodded her head in agreement finally.
"Good night for now, my love" Raoul said.
Katrene kissed him on the cheek, and then hurried up the stairs to her room.