Part 8
Deirdre paced up and down her bedroom. She knew Rohan couldn't possibly be back yet, though she couldn't help feeling a strange foreboding sensation in her stomach. When Aideen returned to the castle sooner than both Rohan and Deirdre had hoped, this feeling had started.
A small troop of soldiers were ready for departure in no time. She wanted to come but Rohan had told her to stay at the castle to make preparations for the worst. She had asked Rohan if he thought this was really necessary and he'd answered in a shaking voice 'Just for certainty'.
Deirdre now sat on her bed, her head in her hands, waiting. Finally one of the servants knocked on her door. 'My Lady, they've arrived.'
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Cathbad and Deirdre both awaited Rohan when he entered the castle. Angus was now shivering violently in his arms. 'To my chamber', Cathbad ordered the soldiers who had carefully carried Angus of the horse.
Garrett and Ivar now too entered the gates of Kells Castle. Deirdre was relieved to see them back in one piece, but without even glancing at them, Rohan paced in the direction of cathbad's chamber. Deirdre now had to find out what had happened, why was Rohan acting so strange? Deirdre pulled his arm but Rohan shook her off. 'Rohan what..?' 'Not now Deirdre!'
They both hurried after Cathbad but when they reached the door to his chamber they were halted by a guard. 'I'm sorry, by orders of Cathbad I must ask you to wait outside.'
'Well, we seem to have plenty of time now, for you to tell me what happened', Deirdre said in a somewhat agitated tone. 'I guess so.. you're not going to like it though..'
When Rohan finished the last of his tale he looked at Deirdre, expecting her to share Rohan's anger at Garrett. However, she did not. 'You do realise that it wasn't Garrett this time who injured him? If anyone is to blame it's my father to send Angus on a mission so soon!'
'But if it wasn't for Garrett, Angus would've never gotten injured in the first place and he'd never be..be..' Deirdre clearly saw the doubt in Rohan's eyes. 'if he dies..' 'He won't', Deirdre placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. 'I'm sure he won't.'
Rohan looked up, and straight into her dark blue eyes. He suddenly felt strangely attracted to her, not the kind of attraction that made him love her before. It felt more real then ever. This was the warm, comforting Deirdre he hadn't known before. His heart starting racing, it told him to act.
Rohan gently touched her cheek with his hand. 'Thank you for being there for me.' He bend over to kiss her and their lips met in a short, soft kiss. As soon at the kiss had stopped, it was as if he was quickly pulled back to reality. He retreived his hand from her cheek and mumbled an apology.
For a few minutes they were standing next to each other, uncomfortable at what to do or say. Then Rohan said he was going to find Garrett to apologise to him as well and strode off in the direction of the throne room, leaving Deirdre in utter confusion.
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Not long after Rohan had departed Cathbad stepped out of his chamber. Deirdre was relieved to see that his face did not look grave. 'I re- bandaged his arm properly and I menaged to lower his fever somewhat with the proper herbs. He's asleep now, though you can visit him if you wish, my lady.' 'Thank you Cathbad, I will.', Deirdre replied.
When she entered the room she noticed that Angus wasn't sleeping at all but staring at the ceiling. His face was still as white as a sheet and he was breathing short and hoarsely. 'Angus?', Deirdre whispered carefully.
'You don't have to whisper really, I'm not dead yet.' Angus looked at her from the corner of his eyes. 'Im glad your humor is still in tact.', Deirdre smiled. 'It's the only thing that's working at the moment..', his grin gradually disappeared from Angus's face. 'I can't even sleep, allthough I wish to. My mind wants to run and jump, yet my body refuses to listen.'
Deirdre seated herself next to Angus's bed. 'I'm sure you'll be up and about in no time.' She stroke a lock of ravenblack hair from his forhead. He closed his eyes at the feeling of her hand touching his face. 'I think that's the first time you deliberately touched me.', Angusgrinned at his own joke.
Deirdre frowned slightly. 'I think you're right.' She reached out her hand again to touch his cheek. 'I've been lying to myself for much too long now..' The expression on her face had changed, it seemed filled with desire. It scared Angus, yet he was curious at what was to come next.
Her fingertips moved over his entire face; his brow, his nose, lips.. 'It's like seeing you for the first time', she whispered and then took Angus's head in both her hands and pressed her lips against his..
Angus felt the warm soft skin of her face, her lips on his. She moaned softly as her hands moved slowly across his chest. Angus felt a heavenly sensation all through his body, he had dreamed about this moment, yet he knew that this was wrong.
He groaned and tried to push Deirdre away from him with his one good hand. 'I didn't hurt you did I?', Deirdre realised with shock Angus's condition. 'No, I-I'm sorry Deirdre..', he fell silent for a moment, not sure what to say. Finally he spoke in an unsteady voice: 'but you're not mine to have.' He tried to avoid to look at her and stared at the wall at the other side of the bed instead. 'You must understand..'
'I do, i do understand, I have to live with it every day, and it's too hard! Please don't do this to me!' Deirdre grabbed Angus's hand and kissed the palm. Angus closed his eyes, not wanting to see the embarrasment.
'Please leave now..', he said hoarsely. For a while he heard nothing but then he felt how Deirdre slowly let go of his hand. He heard a soft sob and light footsteps heading for the door..
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Whats this? Rohan kissing Deirdre, Deirdre kissing Angus, Angus refusing Deirdre? And what does that have to do with the story-line? Have patients, for all will fall in place in time. Yet time is something i wont have so much of in the future, so i dont know when thisll be updated again. I hope tres tres soon.
Thank you Dr. D1 for your review, youre very loyal and very quick!
Deirdre paced up and down her bedroom. She knew Rohan couldn't possibly be back yet, though she couldn't help feeling a strange foreboding sensation in her stomach. When Aideen returned to the castle sooner than both Rohan and Deirdre had hoped, this feeling had started.
A small troop of soldiers were ready for departure in no time. She wanted to come but Rohan had told her to stay at the castle to make preparations for the worst. She had asked Rohan if he thought this was really necessary and he'd answered in a shaking voice 'Just for certainty'.
Deirdre now sat on her bed, her head in her hands, waiting. Finally one of the servants knocked on her door. 'My Lady, they've arrived.'
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Cathbad and Deirdre both awaited Rohan when he entered the castle. Angus was now shivering violently in his arms. 'To my chamber', Cathbad ordered the soldiers who had carefully carried Angus of the horse.
Garrett and Ivar now too entered the gates of Kells Castle. Deirdre was relieved to see them back in one piece, but without even glancing at them, Rohan paced in the direction of cathbad's chamber. Deirdre now had to find out what had happened, why was Rohan acting so strange? Deirdre pulled his arm but Rohan shook her off. 'Rohan what..?' 'Not now Deirdre!'
They both hurried after Cathbad but when they reached the door to his chamber they were halted by a guard. 'I'm sorry, by orders of Cathbad I must ask you to wait outside.'
'Well, we seem to have plenty of time now, for you to tell me what happened', Deirdre said in a somewhat agitated tone. 'I guess so.. you're not going to like it though..'
When Rohan finished the last of his tale he looked at Deirdre, expecting her to share Rohan's anger at Garrett. However, she did not. 'You do realise that it wasn't Garrett this time who injured him? If anyone is to blame it's my father to send Angus on a mission so soon!'
'But if it wasn't for Garrett, Angus would've never gotten injured in the first place and he'd never be..be..' Deirdre clearly saw the doubt in Rohan's eyes. 'if he dies..' 'He won't', Deirdre placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. 'I'm sure he won't.'
Rohan looked up, and straight into her dark blue eyes. He suddenly felt strangely attracted to her, not the kind of attraction that made him love her before. It felt more real then ever. This was the warm, comforting Deirdre he hadn't known before. His heart starting racing, it told him to act.
Rohan gently touched her cheek with his hand. 'Thank you for being there for me.' He bend over to kiss her and their lips met in a short, soft kiss. As soon at the kiss had stopped, it was as if he was quickly pulled back to reality. He retreived his hand from her cheek and mumbled an apology.
For a few minutes they were standing next to each other, uncomfortable at what to do or say. Then Rohan said he was going to find Garrett to apologise to him as well and strode off in the direction of the throne room, leaving Deirdre in utter confusion.
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Not long after Rohan had departed Cathbad stepped out of his chamber. Deirdre was relieved to see that his face did not look grave. 'I re- bandaged his arm properly and I menaged to lower his fever somewhat with the proper herbs. He's asleep now, though you can visit him if you wish, my lady.' 'Thank you Cathbad, I will.', Deirdre replied.
When she entered the room she noticed that Angus wasn't sleeping at all but staring at the ceiling. His face was still as white as a sheet and he was breathing short and hoarsely. 'Angus?', Deirdre whispered carefully.
'You don't have to whisper really, I'm not dead yet.' Angus looked at her from the corner of his eyes. 'Im glad your humor is still in tact.', Deirdre smiled. 'It's the only thing that's working at the moment..', his grin gradually disappeared from Angus's face. 'I can't even sleep, allthough I wish to. My mind wants to run and jump, yet my body refuses to listen.'
Deirdre seated herself next to Angus's bed. 'I'm sure you'll be up and about in no time.' She stroke a lock of ravenblack hair from his forhead. He closed his eyes at the feeling of her hand touching his face. 'I think that's the first time you deliberately touched me.', Angusgrinned at his own joke.
Deirdre frowned slightly. 'I think you're right.' She reached out her hand again to touch his cheek. 'I've been lying to myself for much too long now..' The expression on her face had changed, it seemed filled with desire. It scared Angus, yet he was curious at what was to come next.
Her fingertips moved over his entire face; his brow, his nose, lips.. 'It's like seeing you for the first time', she whispered and then took Angus's head in both her hands and pressed her lips against his..
Angus felt the warm soft skin of her face, her lips on his. She moaned softly as her hands moved slowly across his chest. Angus felt a heavenly sensation all through his body, he had dreamed about this moment, yet he knew that this was wrong.
He groaned and tried to push Deirdre away from him with his one good hand. 'I didn't hurt you did I?', Deirdre realised with shock Angus's condition. 'No, I-I'm sorry Deirdre..', he fell silent for a moment, not sure what to say. Finally he spoke in an unsteady voice: 'but you're not mine to have.' He tried to avoid to look at her and stared at the wall at the other side of the bed instead. 'You must understand..'
'I do, i do understand, I have to live with it every day, and it's too hard! Please don't do this to me!' Deirdre grabbed Angus's hand and kissed the palm. Angus closed his eyes, not wanting to see the embarrasment.
'Please leave now..', he said hoarsely. For a while he heard nothing but then he felt how Deirdre slowly let go of his hand. He heard a soft sob and light footsteps heading for the door..
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Whats this? Rohan kissing Deirdre, Deirdre kissing Angus, Angus refusing Deirdre? And what does that have to do with the story-line? Have patients, for all will fall in place in time. Yet time is something i wont have so much of in the future, so i dont know when thisll be updated again. I hope tres tres soon.
Thank you Dr. D1 for your review, youre very loyal and very quick!