****************4 IS MY LUCKY NUMBER SO THIS CHAPTER BETTER BE GOOD****************
Char came calling the next day, and when I told him that we were to leave for bast within the week, he looked rather disappointed. Mother left us in the room alone while we talked. I had wormed out of her the night before that the queen had given up on setting Daniel and me up, and had set her mind to Char and me.
"And you are in this plan too?" I had asked.
She had nodded enthusiastically.
Back to Char---
"But why are you leaving?" he asked after I told him.
"My mother wants to take a vacation in celebration of our health," I replied, not looking up at him.
"Well," said Char, "I'll just have to come every day to see you in the next week, won't I?"
"Yes, of course," I said. There was an embarrassed silence for a moment (for reasons I don't know), then we began talking all at once.
"So I hope you enjoy bast," he said.
"You'll be going ogre hunting, of course," I said.
"Oh, not ogre hunting, ogre finding!" Char corrected me.
"Well, I've never been to Bast," I said.
We burst out laughing, our stomachs hurting. Two conversations at once is hard enough with three people, but two people is just horrible. We returned to normal conversation, first discussing Bast, then going onto the subject of Char's ogre hunting/finding escapade in a month's time. Again, we talked much too long, and Mother had to come in and shoo him out. This happened every day of the week. The day before I left, we discussed a much more serious matter.
"My mother is trying to marry me off," said Char, right after we talked about royal balls.
I laughed. "Of course she is! Is that so bad?"
"She wants me to marry someone I barely know! Some---family friend or other. That's not who I want to marry!" he exclaimed.
I gulped and blushed (I seemed to be doing that a lot around him). "Do you have a---a preference? Someone else on your mind?"
He looked straight into my eyes and I was caught in his gaze. His gorgeous eyes, his freckles, his curly hair... I couldn't look away. I almost thought I loved him for a moment, but it was just for a moment. I couldn't be in love with him. I had barely met him that week!
"Yes, I think there's someone else on my mind, but I'm not sure," he said.
"May I inquire as to who?" I asked. Then I added, "As a friend?"
Char glanced at the grandfather clock in the corner of the room. "I must be going, Ella. Have a safe travel," he said, then kissed my hand as he did every day. After he did so, he thought better and kissed me on the cheek. "Be sure to write me when you get there." With that, he strolled from the room.
"All... All right..." I muttered, my hand still outstretched, my face burning red and heart racing. I felt my mouth slowly form the words, "I love you," then my hand fell and I fainted.
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well it was short. but good things come in small packages, eh? WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT CHAR AND ELLA SITTIN IN A TREE??? AH? AHH!! hehe anywho i know it was... odd... not to mention weird... that was redundant.
have a nice day.
PLE-HEASE-HEASE REVIEW!! ::anguished sob:: IM DESPERATE!! FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO DID REVIEW, 50 GOLD STARS TO YOU! AGH!!!
Char came calling the next day, and when I told him that we were to leave for bast within the week, he looked rather disappointed. Mother left us in the room alone while we talked. I had wormed out of her the night before that the queen had given up on setting Daniel and me up, and had set her mind to Char and me.
"And you are in this plan too?" I had asked.
She had nodded enthusiastically.
Back to Char---
"But why are you leaving?" he asked after I told him.
"My mother wants to take a vacation in celebration of our health," I replied, not looking up at him.
"Well," said Char, "I'll just have to come every day to see you in the next week, won't I?"
"Yes, of course," I said. There was an embarrassed silence for a moment (for reasons I don't know), then we began talking all at once.
"So I hope you enjoy bast," he said.
"You'll be going ogre hunting, of course," I said.
"Oh, not ogre hunting, ogre finding!" Char corrected me.
"Well, I've never been to Bast," I said.
We burst out laughing, our stomachs hurting. Two conversations at once is hard enough with three people, but two people is just horrible. We returned to normal conversation, first discussing Bast, then going onto the subject of Char's ogre hunting/finding escapade in a month's time. Again, we talked much too long, and Mother had to come in and shoo him out. This happened every day of the week. The day before I left, we discussed a much more serious matter.
"My mother is trying to marry me off," said Char, right after we talked about royal balls.
I laughed. "Of course she is! Is that so bad?"
"She wants me to marry someone I barely know! Some---family friend or other. That's not who I want to marry!" he exclaimed.
I gulped and blushed (I seemed to be doing that a lot around him). "Do you have a---a preference? Someone else on your mind?"
He looked straight into my eyes and I was caught in his gaze. His gorgeous eyes, his freckles, his curly hair... I couldn't look away. I almost thought I loved him for a moment, but it was just for a moment. I couldn't be in love with him. I had barely met him that week!
"Yes, I think there's someone else on my mind, but I'm not sure," he said.
"May I inquire as to who?" I asked. Then I added, "As a friend?"
Char glanced at the grandfather clock in the corner of the room. "I must be going, Ella. Have a safe travel," he said, then kissed my hand as he did every day. After he did so, he thought better and kissed me on the cheek. "Be sure to write me when you get there." With that, he strolled from the room.
"All... All right..." I muttered, my hand still outstretched, my face burning red and heart racing. I felt my mouth slowly form the words, "I love you," then my hand fell and I fainted.
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well it was short. but good things come in small packages, eh? WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT CHAR AND ELLA SITTIN IN A TREE??? AH? AHH!! hehe anywho i know it was... odd... not to mention weird... that was redundant.
have a nice day.
PLE-HEASE-HEASE REVIEW!! ::anguished sob:: IM DESPERATE!! FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO DID REVIEW, 50 GOLD STARS TO YOU! AGH!!!