Chapter 23
Disclaimer: see chappies 1-8
At sunset that day, the guards came to take Kally. She tensed as they led her to a tent. HIS tent. They brought her inside; no one was there yet. They tied her to a cot near the center of the room, then left. As she awaited her doom she carefully observed the layout of the tent. A desk covered with maps was in one corner and small flap near it led outside, probably to the privy. Other than that, the room was bare. Especially compared to what she thought the captain's room would and SHOULD look like, an arrogant man like Scarface would have medals or trophies or SOMETHING that symbolized his success.
" You are a very lucky man. How did you convince Scarface to let you have her?!" she heard a man say.
'Oh greeeaaaaaat!' she thought. 'Well, if he isn't Scarface, then who is he?'
Her question was answered when Chris entered the room.
" WHAT THE-"
" Oh be quiet." Chris said as he untied her.
She lowered her voice. " What are you doing? Why isn't Scarface here?"
" What?! Did you want Scarface to rape you?" he asked incredulously.
" No! I wanted to stab him. Why are you here?"
" I took your advice and sucked up to him. Got on his good side. Convinced him that I deserved a reward for being such a good boy. I'm now in charge of making sure you bad little prisoners don't escape and when we deliver you to the Warlord, I get a quarter of the profits."
" Well I'm sorry Chris, but we wont be around long enough for you to collect that money."
" Oh yeah," he frowned for a minute, but then he perked up again. " But now I'm in charge of you and Izzy. Bobbie and Robbie will be the new guards and that'll make everything easier for us."
" Yes it will. But why am I here?"
" Um...well. Y-you...um," he took a deep breath. "Scarfacegaveyoutometonightasanotheroneofthoserewards." He looked scared all of a sudden and moved closer to the desk. Kally watched him amused.
" What are you doing?"
" I'm moving out of hitting range."
" I could still throw a dagger at you." She said carelessly. He paled and cursed. She stifled a laugh as she untied her dagger than slowly moved to where Chris was cowering behind the desk. He was sitting on the floor with his hands over his eyes.
" Why are you closing your eyes?"
" I can't see you so you can't see me." Kally placed the dagger on the desk and let out a fit of laughter. Chris opened one eye and then the other and stared at Kally with a worried expression on his face.
" Um, are you okay?" he asked.
" Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" she wanted to know after she had controlled the laughing.
" Because you aren't trying to kill me."
" I'm just relieved your you and not Scarface."
" Oh. I'm glad I'm not Scarface too."
Wesley walked into the tent as Kally was helping Chris get up.
" The rest of the dudes want ta know why we ain't hearin' no lovemakin sir." Wes smirked when he saw the dagger on the desk and Chris getting off the floor.
" Was there a fight?"
" No. Go tell the 'dudes' to do whatever they're supposed to be doing instead of listening to things they shouldn't be listening to."
" I can't say that, Scarface would kill me."
" Scarafce? Is he listening too?"
" Yup. All we could hear was a little bit of girlish laughin, so he got worried and sent me to check on ya and ta tell ya ta get on with it."
" Okay, fine. We will get on with it. And if anyone asks, just tell them that gypsy women are vicious or something like that."
" Will do. It's about time you two finally did something." Wes left without another word.
" Remind me again why we brought him along." Chris said sitting next to Kally on the cot.
" I thought he was good at fighting. So, what are we gonna do now?"
" Just start making noises I guess. We still need to talk though."
" Ok, just whisper." They started jumping on the cot and making weird noises, making sure that when they talked, it was only in whispers.
" So, any date set for the big escape?" Chris asked before he let out a fake moan.
" Uh...sometime tomorrow?" Kally asked before jumping on the cot again. It broke and she screamed. Chris rushed over to her.
" You okay?" he asked.
" Yeah, just shocked, didn't know I was that heavy," she said jokingly.
" Yeah, and the sad part is you haven't been eating much. You probably weigh less than you did last week." He said with a grin.
" Oh shut up." She hit him playfully. They were about to kiss when Nick rushed into the room. His face was red and he looked really worried.
" Th-th-the p-princess is g-gone!"
" What do you mean GONE?!" Chris roared, getting up and grabbing the collar of Nick's shirt.
" Chris! Stop It!" Kally said, her voice was barely above a whisper. Nick was shaking visibly. Kally grabbed Chris's hands and pried them off Nick.
" We can't get any information if you choke him." She pointed out. " Now then, Nick, what happened?"
" I-I-I dunno. Bobbie and Robbie were knocked out. Luckily, they weren't dead, but they didn't see anything. They found this though. It has your name on it." He pulled aout a piece fo paper addressed to Chris. Chris took it, read it carefully, and then tore it up.
" Kally, how far is Storm?"
" About an hour away. Why?"
" Good. If you go west five minutes on foot, you'll find my sister, she'll come up to you. Get to Storm as fast as you can and ride to the rendezvous point. We'll be there as soon as we can."
" Wait, what was in that letter? How do you know where she is?"
" That's for me to know and you to find out. Now go."
" But I didn't get to kill anybody," she pouted.
" You will. Just not now. But you need to leave."
" There's gonna be a fight, isn't there? I can't believe it! You are staying here to fight, but I have to go. Away from ALL the fun. Instead, I have to let a spoiled little BRAT ride my horse. The horse I promised that no one else would ride. It's not fair!"
Chris rolled his eyes. " If you leave now, I'll bring you back a Captain Scarface to torture."
" REALLY?!" Kally got all excited.
" Yes, but you have to leave now."
" Okay. BYE!" She rushed out of the tent and ducked behind a pile of wood so that no one would see her. She stealthily made her way to the edge of the camp and broke out into a run heading for the trees nearby. Everyone else was too preoccupied to notice her and she ran hard for ten minutes. There was a huge tree up ahead and a person popped out from behind it and ran over to Kally.
" Hey! Why do you look so tired? Where is everybody?"
" I just ran for ten minutes straight, of course I'm a little tired. Everyone else is out there fighting. C'mon, we have to go NOW!" They headed south and when they came to this big fork in the road, Kally heard Storm whinny.
" Okay, this way." Kally led Isabel to Storm who was saddled and ready for her riders.
" OOOOOOOOO!" Isabel squealed. " What a pretty horsey!" She ran up to Storm before Kally could stop her. Surprisingly, Storm let Izzy pet her, without losing an arm. Kally shook her head, she would never fully understand Storm. She got up in the saddle and then helped Izzy up. Izzy insisted on riding side-saddle because it was 'proper' When Kally told Storm to go at a full gallop, Izzy fell off. SO, Kally had to stop Storm, help Izzy get back on, and then she had to ride slower so that Izzy wouldn't fall off again. Then Izzy started talking, about everything from clothes to boys to friends to boys to Chris to clothes and boys.
They neared the rendezvous point. The gypsies were there, she could see Chris's horse, so that meant they all beat her there. But there were eleven other horses. Eleven horses that were tired and Gallan-bred.
" YAY! They're here! Make this stupid horse go faster!" Izzy kicked Storm's sides and screamed when Storm reared.
Chris was tending to a cut on his head and talking to the blonde man beside him. They both heard the scream and automatically knew who it was. They rushed out to see a rearing horse and two women on top of it.
" IZZY!" The blonde man shouted.
The Cheesiest Kraft: Hey Loren! Don't review again till ya actually read the story. Yah, Alyxaandra needs special help...she sent 9 of the same reviews. *shakes head* I think she needs more help then me...thats so sad....she used to b so smart. Nywayz...yah...I HATE Algebra! We really should poison the teacher, thatd be so funny!
Froggy: Y the hell did u send me 9 copies of the same review? Thats weird even 4 u, dont talk 2 me ever again, or at least wait till ya see a shrink. Lol. Wat do u mean u cant wait till the end of the story?! Am I really that bad *sniffsniff* even if I am, you shouldn't tell me...thats mean.
Kaelin: Uh... I thought about that...I probably wont do that though, sorrz.
Felsong: Hey! Im gonna try and write more, but school is stupid.
Loki-goddess of Destruction: sugar is GOOOOOOOD! Lol. Scarface scares me, i dunno y, but he does, its weird...I think its his face, its all purple and scarred. Eewww....
Tigress FN: Yah Chris needs some anger management classes. But u really cant blame him 4 gettin a little upset...his sister is bein held captive and his girlfriend is about to be raped.
Kero 7590: it will ALWAYZ b c/k! i luv chris...i want one!
Hyacinth: Owie *rubs head* that pillow hurtz. R u tryin to give me even more brain damage!? I'm weird enough as it is, ask ny1 who knows me. U dont have to make it worse by givin me brain damage with a PILLOW!!!! Gosh, save that 4 Izzy. I wanna throw a brick at her...that wud be sooo fun! :D Y did u cry at return of the jedi? Thats strange......
Disclaimer: see chappies 1-8
At sunset that day, the guards came to take Kally. She tensed as they led her to a tent. HIS tent. They brought her inside; no one was there yet. They tied her to a cot near the center of the room, then left. As she awaited her doom she carefully observed the layout of the tent. A desk covered with maps was in one corner and small flap near it led outside, probably to the privy. Other than that, the room was bare. Especially compared to what she thought the captain's room would and SHOULD look like, an arrogant man like Scarface would have medals or trophies or SOMETHING that symbolized his success.
" You are a very lucky man. How did you convince Scarface to let you have her?!" she heard a man say.
'Oh greeeaaaaaat!' she thought. 'Well, if he isn't Scarface, then who is he?'
Her question was answered when Chris entered the room.
" WHAT THE-"
" Oh be quiet." Chris said as he untied her.
She lowered her voice. " What are you doing? Why isn't Scarface here?"
" What?! Did you want Scarface to rape you?" he asked incredulously.
" No! I wanted to stab him. Why are you here?"
" I took your advice and sucked up to him. Got on his good side. Convinced him that I deserved a reward for being such a good boy. I'm now in charge of making sure you bad little prisoners don't escape and when we deliver you to the Warlord, I get a quarter of the profits."
" Well I'm sorry Chris, but we wont be around long enough for you to collect that money."
" Oh yeah," he frowned for a minute, but then he perked up again. " But now I'm in charge of you and Izzy. Bobbie and Robbie will be the new guards and that'll make everything easier for us."
" Yes it will. But why am I here?"
" Um...well. Y-you...um," he took a deep breath. "Scarfacegaveyoutometonightasanotheroneofthoserewards." He looked scared all of a sudden and moved closer to the desk. Kally watched him amused.
" What are you doing?"
" I'm moving out of hitting range."
" I could still throw a dagger at you." She said carelessly. He paled and cursed. She stifled a laugh as she untied her dagger than slowly moved to where Chris was cowering behind the desk. He was sitting on the floor with his hands over his eyes.
" Why are you closing your eyes?"
" I can't see you so you can't see me." Kally placed the dagger on the desk and let out a fit of laughter. Chris opened one eye and then the other and stared at Kally with a worried expression on his face.
" Um, are you okay?" he asked.
" Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" she wanted to know after she had controlled the laughing.
" Because you aren't trying to kill me."
" I'm just relieved your you and not Scarface."
" Oh. I'm glad I'm not Scarface too."
Wesley walked into the tent as Kally was helping Chris get up.
" The rest of the dudes want ta know why we ain't hearin' no lovemakin sir." Wes smirked when he saw the dagger on the desk and Chris getting off the floor.
" Was there a fight?"
" No. Go tell the 'dudes' to do whatever they're supposed to be doing instead of listening to things they shouldn't be listening to."
" I can't say that, Scarface would kill me."
" Scarafce? Is he listening too?"
" Yup. All we could hear was a little bit of girlish laughin, so he got worried and sent me to check on ya and ta tell ya ta get on with it."
" Okay, fine. We will get on with it. And if anyone asks, just tell them that gypsy women are vicious or something like that."
" Will do. It's about time you two finally did something." Wes left without another word.
" Remind me again why we brought him along." Chris said sitting next to Kally on the cot.
" I thought he was good at fighting. So, what are we gonna do now?"
" Just start making noises I guess. We still need to talk though."
" Ok, just whisper." They started jumping on the cot and making weird noises, making sure that when they talked, it was only in whispers.
" So, any date set for the big escape?" Chris asked before he let out a fake moan.
" Uh...sometime tomorrow?" Kally asked before jumping on the cot again. It broke and she screamed. Chris rushed over to her.
" You okay?" he asked.
" Yeah, just shocked, didn't know I was that heavy," she said jokingly.
" Yeah, and the sad part is you haven't been eating much. You probably weigh less than you did last week." He said with a grin.
" Oh shut up." She hit him playfully. They were about to kiss when Nick rushed into the room. His face was red and he looked really worried.
" Th-th-the p-princess is g-gone!"
" What do you mean GONE?!" Chris roared, getting up and grabbing the collar of Nick's shirt.
" Chris! Stop It!" Kally said, her voice was barely above a whisper. Nick was shaking visibly. Kally grabbed Chris's hands and pried them off Nick.
" We can't get any information if you choke him." She pointed out. " Now then, Nick, what happened?"
" I-I-I dunno. Bobbie and Robbie were knocked out. Luckily, they weren't dead, but they didn't see anything. They found this though. It has your name on it." He pulled aout a piece fo paper addressed to Chris. Chris took it, read it carefully, and then tore it up.
" Kally, how far is Storm?"
" About an hour away. Why?"
" Good. If you go west five minutes on foot, you'll find my sister, she'll come up to you. Get to Storm as fast as you can and ride to the rendezvous point. We'll be there as soon as we can."
" Wait, what was in that letter? How do you know where she is?"
" That's for me to know and you to find out. Now go."
" But I didn't get to kill anybody," she pouted.
" You will. Just not now. But you need to leave."
" There's gonna be a fight, isn't there? I can't believe it! You are staying here to fight, but I have to go. Away from ALL the fun. Instead, I have to let a spoiled little BRAT ride my horse. The horse I promised that no one else would ride. It's not fair!"
Chris rolled his eyes. " If you leave now, I'll bring you back a Captain Scarface to torture."
" REALLY?!" Kally got all excited.
" Yes, but you have to leave now."
" Okay. BYE!" She rushed out of the tent and ducked behind a pile of wood so that no one would see her. She stealthily made her way to the edge of the camp and broke out into a run heading for the trees nearby. Everyone else was too preoccupied to notice her and she ran hard for ten minutes. There was a huge tree up ahead and a person popped out from behind it and ran over to Kally.
" Hey! Why do you look so tired? Where is everybody?"
" I just ran for ten minutes straight, of course I'm a little tired. Everyone else is out there fighting. C'mon, we have to go NOW!" They headed south and when they came to this big fork in the road, Kally heard Storm whinny.
" Okay, this way." Kally led Isabel to Storm who was saddled and ready for her riders.
" OOOOOOOOO!" Isabel squealed. " What a pretty horsey!" She ran up to Storm before Kally could stop her. Surprisingly, Storm let Izzy pet her, without losing an arm. Kally shook her head, she would never fully understand Storm. She got up in the saddle and then helped Izzy up. Izzy insisted on riding side-saddle because it was 'proper' When Kally told Storm to go at a full gallop, Izzy fell off. SO, Kally had to stop Storm, help Izzy get back on, and then she had to ride slower so that Izzy wouldn't fall off again. Then Izzy started talking, about everything from clothes to boys to friends to boys to Chris to clothes and boys.
They neared the rendezvous point. The gypsies were there, she could see Chris's horse, so that meant they all beat her there. But there were eleven other horses. Eleven horses that were tired and Gallan-bred.
" YAY! They're here! Make this stupid horse go faster!" Izzy kicked Storm's sides and screamed when Storm reared.
Chris was tending to a cut on his head and talking to the blonde man beside him. They both heard the scream and automatically knew who it was. They rushed out to see a rearing horse and two women on top of it.
" IZZY!" The blonde man shouted.
The Cheesiest Kraft: Hey Loren! Don't review again till ya actually read the story. Yah, Alyxaandra needs special help...she sent 9 of the same reviews. *shakes head* I think she needs more help then me...thats so sad....she used to b so smart. Nywayz...yah...I HATE Algebra! We really should poison the teacher, thatd be so funny!
Froggy: Y the hell did u send me 9 copies of the same review? Thats weird even 4 u, dont talk 2 me ever again, or at least wait till ya see a shrink. Lol. Wat do u mean u cant wait till the end of the story?! Am I really that bad *sniffsniff* even if I am, you shouldn't tell me...thats mean.
Kaelin: Uh... I thought about that...I probably wont do that though, sorrz.
Felsong: Hey! Im gonna try and write more, but school is stupid.
Loki-goddess of Destruction: sugar is GOOOOOOOD! Lol. Scarface scares me, i dunno y, but he does, its weird...I think its his face, its all purple and scarred. Eewww....
Tigress FN: Yah Chris needs some anger management classes. But u really cant blame him 4 gettin a little upset...his sister is bein held captive and his girlfriend is about to be raped.
Kero 7590: it will ALWAYZ b c/k! i luv chris...i want one!
Hyacinth: Owie *rubs head* that pillow hurtz. R u tryin to give me even more brain damage!? I'm weird enough as it is, ask ny1 who knows me. U dont have to make it worse by givin me brain damage with a PILLOW!!!! Gosh, save that 4 Izzy. I wanna throw a brick at her...that wud be sooo fun! :D Y did u cry at return of the jedi? Thats strange......