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Stephanie awoke from her sleep by the sound of chirping birds and the sunlight through the window. She sighed with delight as she stretched out. It had been so long since she had slept in a soft comfortable bed. She then turned and faced her sleeping companion who was sleeping above the covers. She smiled and placed a loose strand of Rob's hair behind his ear. She loved the way his long brown hair traced the outline of his face as he slept. She sat up slowly in hopes not to wake. She slipped out of the bed and onto the cold floor with bare feet. It tingled as she walked. She then fixed the white nightgown she wore to sleep and went to go into the kitchen when Rob grabbed her hand.
Stephanie looked behind her and saw him grinning like a cat. She smiled and said, "I'm sorry if I have awakened you." Rob smiled and brought her hand to his lips. He then said, "I was awake for a while. I enjoy watching you sleep. I never thought I would see an angel." Stephanie blushed. "My angel." He whispered. He then pulled her back toward him and he scooted to the other end of bed. She laid on top of the covers with him. He placed his hand on her shoulder and then traced her body down to her hip with his hand. She snuggled close to him breathing in his scent. She closed her eyes and smiled. "I should thank you." Stephanie said in a low voice. "Why is that my angel?" he asked. "For being a gentleman. No one has ever treated me with respect… a lot of the times the men who have 'owned' me tried to… tried to…" she couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence.
Rob hushed her and then kissed her forehead. "It's all in the past. Do not worry." Rob breathed in her scent, which smelled that of a peach. "You are like a peach, my angel." He said softly. Steph thought about the time when she was at Undertaker's manor. It made her shudder but she remembered washing herself with peach smelling scents. "Maybe instead of angel I should call you peach." He joked. Steph shook her head. "No, don't it reminds me of…" Rob hushed her again and then kissed her cheek. "It's in the past."
Hours later the two were dressed and being a complete gentleman Rob did not do anything that would make her uncomfortable. Steph dressed in a simple white dress and boots. She let her hair down loosely and then made breakfast. Working in the kitchen all the time made Stephanie an excellent cook and Rob loved each and everything she made from him.
As they ate they talked about life before Stephanie was taken away. "Remember when I threw you into the mud?" she laughed. "Oh angel you did that many times." Rob smirked. "Yes, I did but it was because you broke my doll." Rob laughed and then remembered. "You didn't just throw me! You beat me to a pulp. For a girl you weren't very ladylike." Steph smiled with pride and then finished her meal. After breakfast the two began to wash the dishes together. After five minutes they finished. "Would you care to go for a walk?" asked Rob. "I'd be delighted… we can go see all the old places we use to play at." She responded.
The two walked outside and Rob held his arm out for her to take. She took it and the two walked. Rob escorted her around the town and meeting several new and old people. They stopped into shops for no reason but to see what was knew and what was old. Rob wasn't much interested but Steph was fascinated by how things were different. After the tour around town he took her outside and over a bridge and into the woods near the village.
"Where are we going?" Stephanie asked. "You don't remember?" Rob responded as he held her through the woods. Steph thought hard but nothing came to her. The two went down a slope and pass a small creek. After a few more twist and turns Steph asked, "Are we there yet?" Rob looked back and smiled. After a minute he stopped. He turned to Steph and said, "Close your eyes." Even though it was weird Stephanie complied. She shut her eyes and then had Rob lead her carefully some where.
She could here the twigs snapping from under her boots. She felt the sunlight on her face disappear and reappear and then she came to a shady spot, or at least that's what she thought. After a moment Rob let her hands go and everything was quiet. Steph grew rather worried and wanted to open her eyes but she wanted to listen to him. "Okay open your eyes." Said Rob. His voice surprised her but she nodded. When she opened her eyes she let out a gasp.
Out in front of her was a tree with a large fort built into it! She stepped closer to her and saw it was the old fort her and Rob use to play in as children. It was small and of course only children could fit inside but seeing it was like a blast from the past. She remembered how they use to run around with other children playing there silly little games. The best part was no adult ever knew about it. It was like a haven for the children.
"I can't believe its still here!" She exclaimed. Rob smiled. "Yeah, even after you were gone I came here… sometimes thinking you were waiting for me here." He said. "I came back here everyday… then days became weeks, months, and then well you get it." Steph turned to him and then saw how sad he looked. She thought about how he must have felt, sad and alone.
After hours of just sitting under the tree. Rob stood up and helped her up. "Maybe we should go." He said. "Its near lunchtime." Steph stopped and then pulled out some sandwiches from her dress pocket. "I packed some for us." She said. "I want to stay longer." She sat back down and then he sat down next to her. The two ate in silence. After lunch the two sat in silence once more. After a while Stephanie rested her head on his shoulder.
Rob looked down at her. He placed his hand around her waist and then said, "Are you tired?" She shook her head and leaned against him again. "I just want this moment to last forever." She said. Rob smiled and said, "Me too angel, me too."
When the sun began to set Rob shifted and Stephanie lifted her head. "I think forever ended." He laughed helping her up. She smiled and placed a kiss on his cheek. The tow then strolled back toward town.
Once they got to the edge of the woods Rob stopped her. "What's wrong?" Steph asked. Rob hushed her and looked at town. "Someone's at town." Said Rob. "What do you mean?" She replied in a worried tone. Rob scanned the area and then turned to her. "Go back to the tree house!" he ordered. "Don't come back until I get you!" Stephanie didn't know what or why he told her to go but she did. She ran all the way back to the fort and didn't stop until she got there. Rob on the other hand went back into town.
Stephanie sat under the fort for a long time. After sunset and well into the night. She shivered for it was getting colder and she hoped Rob would come for her soon. She hated the night (even though she traveled in it so much) and wished that she had a knife to offer herself some protection. She hugged her knees close to her chest. She felt alone like all those times she was a 'slave'. Just then she head a noise. She gasped and tried to find the source of the sound. Just then she saw a figure. She stood up and then saw it was only Rob.
She rushed into his arm of his warm embrace. "Oh god I though you'd never come!" she cried into him. He kissed her forehead several times. "Stephanie you must be careful!" Rob warned. "WHY? What's wrong?" She asked in fear. "There were men in the village. Men looking for you!" Rob said. "They were from some man… they want to bring you back. They kept saying you were in a harem. You have to stay away from the village. You have to go someplace safe!" Steph wrapped her arms around him and cried. "NO! I want to stay with you." She cried out. "I don't want to be alone!" Tears began to stream down her cheeks. Rob hugged her closely as she cried out into him. He didn't want to tell her to go but she wasn't safe here and he was right.
"Well, well, well, I knew if I'd follow you we'd find the girl!" said a voice. Stephanie and Rob jumped and saw a torch lit. Then several more torches lit and there were 10 men dressed in arms. "We are going to take the young lady back to Lord Taker." Said the main guard. Rob pushed her behind him and said, "Over my dead body." The guard smirked and said, "So be it!" One guard pulled out a crossbow and aimed at Rob. Stephanie pulled Rob away and the two ran into the woods. Rob was faster so he was dragging Stephanie with him.
"I'm sorry Stephanie!" Rob said as they ran. "I was scared of leaving you there I should have waited until I knew they were gone!" Steph huffed trying to catch her breath. "No… no… it's okay!" she replied. Just then several arrows came flying at them, one grazing Rob's shoulder. He groaned and then hurried but then they came to stop. "WHOA!" he shouted stopping just before he could fall off a cliff. "Rob… what do we do?" Steph cried. She then saw his injured arm. "Your hurt!" she gasped. Rob ignored at and looked down. Going down meant certain death and going back would mean getting caught. They were trapped.
Just then he saw the guards had already surrounded them. Rob held Stephanie close to him. His heart was pounding in fear, the same with Stephanie. The guards stepped forward and said, "Hand over the girl!" Rob held her close and when he didn't respond he lifted his hand and signaled him to fire. Rob saw this and quickly pushed Steph away only to have him self stabbed with several arrows. Rob choked in pain as he felt the rush of sharp pains hit him. Then with all the force of the arrows he fell back and down the cliff.
Steph watched in horror. Everything seemed to go in slow motion. Each arrow piercing him and then him falling. When it finally hit her she screamed. "ROB!" she yelled in horror. She got up and attempted to jump off after him but a guard caught her. He flung her back and the guards restrained her. Tears flooded her cheeks and then she screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOO!" and it echoed out through the night.
Stephanie awoke from her sleep by the sound of chirping birds and the sunlight through the window. She sighed with delight as she stretched out. It had been so long since she had slept in a soft comfortable bed. She then turned and faced her sleeping companion who was sleeping above the covers. She smiled and placed a loose strand of Rob's hair behind his ear. She loved the way his long brown hair traced the outline of his face as he slept. She sat up slowly in hopes not to wake. She slipped out of the bed and onto the cold floor with bare feet. It tingled as she walked. She then fixed the white nightgown she wore to sleep and went to go into the kitchen when Rob grabbed her hand.
Stephanie looked behind her and saw him grinning like a cat. She smiled and said, "I'm sorry if I have awakened you." Rob smiled and brought her hand to his lips. He then said, "I was awake for a while. I enjoy watching you sleep. I never thought I would see an angel." Stephanie blushed. "My angel." He whispered. He then pulled her back toward him and he scooted to the other end of bed. She laid on top of the covers with him. He placed his hand on her shoulder and then traced her body down to her hip with his hand. She snuggled close to him breathing in his scent. She closed her eyes and smiled. "I should thank you." Stephanie said in a low voice. "Why is that my angel?" he asked. "For being a gentleman. No one has ever treated me with respect… a lot of the times the men who have 'owned' me tried to… tried to…" she couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence.
Rob hushed her and then kissed her forehead. "It's all in the past. Do not worry." Rob breathed in her scent, which smelled that of a peach. "You are like a peach, my angel." He said softly. Steph thought about the time when she was at Undertaker's manor. It made her shudder but she remembered washing herself with peach smelling scents. "Maybe instead of angel I should call you peach." He joked. Steph shook her head. "No, don't it reminds me of…" Rob hushed her again and then kissed her cheek. "It's in the past."
Hours later the two were dressed and being a complete gentleman Rob did not do anything that would make her uncomfortable. Steph dressed in a simple white dress and boots. She let her hair down loosely and then made breakfast. Working in the kitchen all the time made Stephanie an excellent cook and Rob loved each and everything she made from him.
As they ate they talked about life before Stephanie was taken away. "Remember when I threw you into the mud?" she laughed. "Oh angel you did that many times." Rob smirked. "Yes, I did but it was because you broke my doll." Rob laughed and then remembered. "You didn't just throw me! You beat me to a pulp. For a girl you weren't very ladylike." Steph smiled with pride and then finished her meal. After breakfast the two began to wash the dishes together. After five minutes they finished. "Would you care to go for a walk?" asked Rob. "I'd be delighted… we can go see all the old places we use to play at." She responded.
The two walked outside and Rob held his arm out for her to take. She took it and the two walked. Rob escorted her around the town and meeting several new and old people. They stopped into shops for no reason but to see what was knew and what was old. Rob wasn't much interested but Steph was fascinated by how things were different. After the tour around town he took her outside and over a bridge and into the woods near the village.
"Where are we going?" Stephanie asked. "You don't remember?" Rob responded as he held her through the woods. Steph thought hard but nothing came to her. The two went down a slope and pass a small creek. After a few more twist and turns Steph asked, "Are we there yet?" Rob looked back and smiled. After a minute he stopped. He turned to Steph and said, "Close your eyes." Even though it was weird Stephanie complied. She shut her eyes and then had Rob lead her carefully some where.
She could here the twigs snapping from under her boots. She felt the sunlight on her face disappear and reappear and then she came to a shady spot, or at least that's what she thought. After a moment Rob let her hands go and everything was quiet. Steph grew rather worried and wanted to open her eyes but she wanted to listen to him. "Okay open your eyes." Said Rob. His voice surprised her but she nodded. When she opened her eyes she let out a gasp.
Out in front of her was a tree with a large fort built into it! She stepped closer to her and saw it was the old fort her and Rob use to play in as children. It was small and of course only children could fit inside but seeing it was like a blast from the past. She remembered how they use to run around with other children playing there silly little games. The best part was no adult ever knew about it. It was like a haven for the children.
"I can't believe its still here!" She exclaimed. Rob smiled. "Yeah, even after you were gone I came here… sometimes thinking you were waiting for me here." He said. "I came back here everyday… then days became weeks, months, and then well you get it." Steph turned to him and then saw how sad he looked. She thought about how he must have felt, sad and alone.
After hours of just sitting under the tree. Rob stood up and helped her up. "Maybe we should go." He said. "Its near lunchtime." Steph stopped and then pulled out some sandwiches from her dress pocket. "I packed some for us." She said. "I want to stay longer." She sat back down and then he sat down next to her. The two ate in silence. After lunch the two sat in silence once more. After a while Stephanie rested her head on his shoulder.
Rob looked down at her. He placed his hand around her waist and then said, "Are you tired?" She shook her head and leaned against him again. "I just want this moment to last forever." She said. Rob smiled and said, "Me too angel, me too."
When the sun began to set Rob shifted and Stephanie lifted her head. "I think forever ended." He laughed helping her up. She smiled and placed a kiss on his cheek. The tow then strolled back toward town.
Once they got to the edge of the woods Rob stopped her. "What's wrong?" Steph asked. Rob hushed her and looked at town. "Someone's at town." Said Rob. "What do you mean?" She replied in a worried tone. Rob scanned the area and then turned to her. "Go back to the tree house!" he ordered. "Don't come back until I get you!" Stephanie didn't know what or why he told her to go but she did. She ran all the way back to the fort and didn't stop until she got there. Rob on the other hand went back into town.
Stephanie sat under the fort for a long time. After sunset and well into the night. She shivered for it was getting colder and she hoped Rob would come for her soon. She hated the night (even though she traveled in it so much) and wished that she had a knife to offer herself some protection. She hugged her knees close to her chest. She felt alone like all those times she was a 'slave'. Just then she head a noise. She gasped and tried to find the source of the sound. Just then she saw a figure. She stood up and then saw it was only Rob.
She rushed into his arm of his warm embrace. "Oh god I though you'd never come!" she cried into him. He kissed her forehead several times. "Stephanie you must be careful!" Rob warned. "WHY? What's wrong?" She asked in fear. "There were men in the village. Men looking for you!" Rob said. "They were from some man… they want to bring you back. They kept saying you were in a harem. You have to stay away from the village. You have to go someplace safe!" Steph wrapped her arms around him and cried. "NO! I want to stay with you." She cried out. "I don't want to be alone!" Tears began to stream down her cheeks. Rob hugged her closely as she cried out into him. He didn't want to tell her to go but she wasn't safe here and he was right.
"Well, well, well, I knew if I'd follow you we'd find the girl!" said a voice. Stephanie and Rob jumped and saw a torch lit. Then several more torches lit and there were 10 men dressed in arms. "We are going to take the young lady back to Lord Taker." Said the main guard. Rob pushed her behind him and said, "Over my dead body." The guard smirked and said, "So be it!" One guard pulled out a crossbow and aimed at Rob. Stephanie pulled Rob away and the two ran into the woods. Rob was faster so he was dragging Stephanie with him.
"I'm sorry Stephanie!" Rob said as they ran. "I was scared of leaving you there I should have waited until I knew they were gone!" Steph huffed trying to catch her breath. "No… no… it's okay!" she replied. Just then several arrows came flying at them, one grazing Rob's shoulder. He groaned and then hurried but then they came to stop. "WHOA!" he shouted stopping just before he could fall off a cliff. "Rob… what do we do?" Steph cried. She then saw his injured arm. "Your hurt!" she gasped. Rob ignored at and looked down. Going down meant certain death and going back would mean getting caught. They were trapped.
Just then he saw the guards had already surrounded them. Rob held Stephanie close to him. His heart was pounding in fear, the same with Stephanie. The guards stepped forward and said, "Hand over the girl!" Rob held her close and when he didn't respond he lifted his hand and signaled him to fire. Rob saw this and quickly pushed Steph away only to have him self stabbed with several arrows. Rob choked in pain as he felt the rush of sharp pains hit him. Then with all the force of the arrows he fell back and down the cliff.
Steph watched in horror. Everything seemed to go in slow motion. Each arrow piercing him and then him falling. When it finally hit her she screamed. "ROB!" she yelled in horror. She got up and attempted to jump off after him but a guard caught her. He flung her back and the guards restrained her. Tears flooded her cheeks and then she screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOO!" and it echoed out through the night.