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Selene, Laticia, Assera, Melene, and Chine but you didn't hear that from me
Chapter 8 – Duke All Alone or is He?
Duke sat under the shade of the tree as the wind ruffled his hair and as the birds chirped their sweet song. Even thought Duke was happy to have some peace and quiet he couldn't help but feel very bored.
"Man I should have been the one to have gone with Serenity. But Téa had to pick Tristan." He said to himself as he got off the ground and stretched his arms. "I guess I should make try and make the best of things if I have to be stuck waiting for them to return with Mai's car."
He walked over to the guy's tent and pulled out the C.D player they brought along. He took out some batteries out of their packs and placed them in the C.D player and then began to listen to some music. Laticia was hiding in the bushes near the camp and watched as Duke began to dance with the song. She had to stifle a laugh because the way Duke was dancing would make anybody scream with laughter.
"I have to admit that he is really cute." She said quietly to herself. "If I didn't have to get rid of him I wouldn't have mind getting to know him better and then going out on a date. But here I am wasting time I better just get this over with." She sat there in the bushes and thought of the perfect plan on dealing with Duke. She eventually decided on a plan and went to go put it into action.
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Laticia threw some leave and dirt over the sticks that were covering the hole she had just made and stood back to admire her work.
"Now all I have to do is lure Duke to this exact spot and then he'll fall into my hole and then voila he'll be taken care of and then I can get out of this creepy forest." She said out loud as she began to walk back to the campsite. Unfortunately she forgot that she had made the hole just in front of her so she walked on top of it and from the force of her weight she fell straight down into it with a scream.
Duke (who was still dancing badly by the way) heard the scream and ran in the direction of where it came from and barely missed almost falling into the hole himself. He looked down and couldn't believe that down in the pit was a young girl with raven black hair and ruby red eyes.
"Are you okay miss!?" He asked as Laticia looked up into his dark green eyes. She couldn't help but blush because he had a look of concern on his face and no one had ever shown any worry for her before.
"Yeah I'm fine, thanks for asking." She replied. She tried to stand up so she could climb out of the hole but a sharp pain went throughout her body and she fell back down into the dirt.
"What's wrong?" Duke's caring voice asked again as her saw here fall back down. Again Laticia blushed.
"I think I sprained my ankle!" She yelled up to him.
"Just wait right there I'll be back with a rope soon so just stay put." He got off of his knees and ran back to the camp.
"It's not like I have a choice in the matter." She whispered. "I wonder what Melene would say if she saw me right now?" Laticia waited in the pit for what seemed like an eternity and she was sure that Duke had forgotten all about her and right as soon as she was about to lose all hope a thick rope fell in front of her face. She looked up to see that Duke had returned.
"You actually came back for me!?" She said with surprise in her voice.
"Of course I did I wouldn't just leave you down there that would be mean." He replied with a smile. 'He is so kind.' She thought as she tied the rope around her waist. Duke began to gently pull her out of the pit. When Laticia was finally out of the pit Duke picked her up bridal style and carried her to the camp.
"By the way what's your name?" He asked. Laticia didn't know what to do. If she gave him her name then Melene and the others would never forgive her but she really felt like she should tell him her real name. She decided to tell him.
"My name is Laticia and thank you for getting me out of that hole it was very kind of you." Very kind of you what was she saying? She was one of the leaders of the powerful Dark Claws she shouldn't be saying things like that.
"My names Duke Devlin and your welcome." He said with another smile causing Laticia to melt in his arms. 'Why do I feel so strange whenever he smiles at me?' She thought as Duke placed her on the ground beneath the tree he had been sitting under before.
"You don't have to help me you know." She informed him as he got some bandages from the first aid kit and wrapped it around her ankle. Laticia blushed at the feel of his touch.
"I don't have to but I'm going to anyway now hold still so I can finish this." He replied and he too couldn't help but blush when he touched her soft and delicate skin. "What are you doing here in the forest anyway?"
Laticia was going to make up a story like she was camping with her friends but the she got lost when the strange feeling came over her and she couldn't do it.
"I'll tell you but after what I have to say your not going to like me." She said. Duke finished bandaging her and sat beside her as he waited for what she had to say. She got into a more comfortable position.
"I was here with three of my other friends because we were supposed to deal with you and your friends." She started as Duke's eyes became wide. "Serenity and Tristan are stuck in a cave right now, Mai and Joey fell into a pit, Yugi and Téa are in a net and Kaiba and Selene fell into the river." Duke immediately stood up and glared at her.
"You did that to my friends!? How could you?" He exclaimed. Laticia turned her head away for she was ashamed to look at him.
"I only did it because I thought that you guys were the enemy but now I know that was wrong and if you want you can go find your friends right now and just leave me here cause I'll understand." Duke was about to say that that was a good idea but when he saw the sorry look on her face he knew that saying that would not be a good idea. He sat back down beside her.
"I would never do that to someone even if they tried to finish me off." He said surprising her.
"You really are an amazing guy." She said smiling at him. Duke blushed and picked her up. "What are you doing?"
"We are going to go and help my friends and you are going to come with me." He replied.
"Okay I just hope that your friends can be as forgiving as you." Then Duke walked into the forest as Laticia explained where each of them would be.
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Okay there's the eighth chapter there are only two chapters left and then this story will be done but until then you're just going to have to keep reading!
Chapter 8 – Duke All Alone or is He?
Duke sat under the shade of the tree as the wind ruffled his hair and as the birds chirped their sweet song. Even thought Duke was happy to have some peace and quiet he couldn't help but feel very bored.
"Man I should have been the one to have gone with Serenity. But Téa had to pick Tristan." He said to himself as he got off the ground and stretched his arms. "I guess I should make try and make the best of things if I have to be stuck waiting for them to return with Mai's car."
He walked over to the guy's tent and pulled out the C.D player they brought along. He took out some batteries out of their packs and placed them in the C.D player and then began to listen to some music. Laticia was hiding in the bushes near the camp and watched as Duke began to dance with the song. She had to stifle a laugh because the way Duke was dancing would make anybody scream with laughter.
"I have to admit that he is really cute." She said quietly to herself. "If I didn't have to get rid of him I wouldn't have mind getting to know him better and then going out on a date. But here I am wasting time I better just get this over with." She sat there in the bushes and thought of the perfect plan on dealing with Duke. She eventually decided on a plan and went to go put it into action.
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Laticia threw some leave and dirt over the sticks that were covering the hole she had just made and stood back to admire her work.
"Now all I have to do is lure Duke to this exact spot and then he'll fall into my hole and then voila he'll be taken care of and then I can get out of this creepy forest." She said out loud as she began to walk back to the campsite. Unfortunately she forgot that she had made the hole just in front of her so she walked on top of it and from the force of her weight she fell straight down into it with a scream.
Duke (who was still dancing badly by the way) heard the scream and ran in the direction of where it came from and barely missed almost falling into the hole himself. He looked down and couldn't believe that down in the pit was a young girl with raven black hair and ruby red eyes.
"Are you okay miss!?" He asked as Laticia looked up into his dark green eyes. She couldn't help but blush because he had a look of concern on his face and no one had ever shown any worry for her before.
"Yeah I'm fine, thanks for asking." She replied. She tried to stand up so she could climb out of the hole but a sharp pain went throughout her body and she fell back down into the dirt.
"What's wrong?" Duke's caring voice asked again as her saw here fall back down. Again Laticia blushed.
"I think I sprained my ankle!" She yelled up to him.
"Just wait right there I'll be back with a rope soon so just stay put." He got off of his knees and ran back to the camp.
"It's not like I have a choice in the matter." She whispered. "I wonder what Melene would say if she saw me right now?" Laticia waited in the pit for what seemed like an eternity and she was sure that Duke had forgotten all about her and right as soon as she was about to lose all hope a thick rope fell in front of her face. She looked up to see that Duke had returned.
"You actually came back for me!?" She said with surprise in her voice.
"Of course I did I wouldn't just leave you down there that would be mean." He replied with a smile. 'He is so kind.' She thought as she tied the rope around her waist. Duke began to gently pull her out of the pit. When Laticia was finally out of the pit Duke picked her up bridal style and carried her to the camp.
"By the way what's your name?" He asked. Laticia didn't know what to do. If she gave him her name then Melene and the others would never forgive her but she really felt like she should tell him her real name. She decided to tell him.
"My name is Laticia and thank you for getting me out of that hole it was very kind of you." Very kind of you what was she saying? She was one of the leaders of the powerful Dark Claws she shouldn't be saying things like that.
"My names Duke Devlin and your welcome." He said with another smile causing Laticia to melt in his arms. 'Why do I feel so strange whenever he smiles at me?' She thought as Duke placed her on the ground beneath the tree he had been sitting under before.
"You don't have to help me you know." She informed him as he got some bandages from the first aid kit and wrapped it around her ankle. Laticia blushed at the feel of his touch.
"I don't have to but I'm going to anyway now hold still so I can finish this." He replied and he too couldn't help but blush when he touched her soft and delicate skin. "What are you doing here in the forest anyway?"
Laticia was going to make up a story like she was camping with her friends but the she got lost when the strange feeling came over her and she couldn't do it.
"I'll tell you but after what I have to say your not going to like me." She said. Duke finished bandaging her and sat beside her as he waited for what she had to say. She got into a more comfortable position.
"I was here with three of my other friends because we were supposed to deal with you and your friends." She started as Duke's eyes became wide. "Serenity and Tristan are stuck in a cave right now, Mai and Joey fell into a pit, Yugi and Téa are in a net and Kaiba and Selene fell into the river." Duke immediately stood up and glared at her.
"You did that to my friends!? How could you?" He exclaimed. Laticia turned her head away for she was ashamed to look at him.
"I only did it because I thought that you guys were the enemy but now I know that was wrong and if you want you can go find your friends right now and just leave me here cause I'll understand." Duke was about to say that that was a good idea but when he saw the sorry look on her face he knew that saying that would not be a good idea. He sat back down beside her.
"I would never do that to someone even if they tried to finish me off." He said surprising her.
"You really are an amazing guy." She said smiling at him. Duke blushed and picked her up. "What are you doing?"
"We are going to go and help my friends and you are going to come with me." He replied.
"Okay I just hope that your friends can be as forgiving as you." Then Duke walked into the forest as Laticia explained where each of them would be.
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Okay there's the eighth chapter there are only two chapters left and then this story will be done but until then you're just going to have to keep reading!