Chapter 2
In Which Stuff happens, And The Plot Finally Begins To Take Shape
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Holding the girl tightly in his arms, Matthew felt a surge of raw, joyful emotion wash over him. Whenever she was around this feeling would surface once more, and now it seemed stronger than ever. Opening his eyes, he drew away so that they were face-to-face. "Oh, Kit...
"Well well well, what do we have here? A pair of lovebirds nesting in the corridor, so it would seem.
Jolted out of their reverie, the Ôlovebirds' in question pushed away from each other, standing side by side with their hands clasped behind their backs. Their heads were bent towards the carpeted floor, lest anyone see the bright crimson staining their cheeks.
Reverend Elijah Moss smiled, his emerald-green eyes twinkling. With utmost care, he lifted a bronze candle-lighter from its hook on the far wall and swept past them into the church.
His hand on the door, he paused and turned back to them. "Service should be starting soon, so do try to keep it down?" With one last smile, he slipped past the door, letting it shut with a click as the latch caught behind him.
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They stood there side by side, staring blankly at the door, for some time, the torches in their wall brackets casting flickering shadows across their faces.
Suddenly, as if she had remembered something, Kit whirled around so that she and Matthew were face-to-face again.
"Matti... there's something I wanted to show you.
Blinking, he followed her as she hurried down the long hallway. She turned sharply, nearly causing him to crash into her, and paused in front of a large tapestry hung on the wall, stretching from ceiling to floor.
It was a beautiful tapestry, it's immense age apparent in it's faded stitching and slightly tattered edges. It depicted a peaceful scene, with trees and mountains, and even a wide lake reflecting everything in the center. By the side of the lake there was a tiny cottage, signifing man's insignificance to the majesty of nature. Somehow, Matthew doubted this was the reason for her sudden stop.
A moment later, he was proven correct.
With a determined look on her face, Kit began feeling along the edge of the tapestry, pausing every so often to rap her knuckles against the wall.
Moving closer to her, Matthew hovered over her shoulder as she tapped away. She didn't even look up, even when he was right beside her.
Suddenly, the muted thwocking noise of her fist against the wood-shod wall was replaced by a hollow sound, as if she had been tapping against an upturned wooden box.
Kit smiled softly and pushed the tapestry aside, revealing a cleverly concealed doorway. She removed the large section of paneling and propped it against the far wall, revealing a dimly lit spiral staircase carved out of stone, leading to God knows where.
A hallway torch now held firmly in her hand, Kit started up the stairs. Turning back to Matthew, who was still gazing in awe at the secret staircase, she waved him along with the borrowed torch.
"Come on!
Curious and a little excited, he followed her through the hidden doorway that was not so hidden anymore.
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AN: Aaaaack!! Tiny chapters!! I hate them too, you can all kill me now... I'd kill me, too, if I was reading this story.... but it had to be done. XD
......Kind of. See, this chapter and what will once be chapter 3 used to be all squished into one big chapter 2. (to make up for the uber-short 1st chapter) Before I posted this, I decided that maybe it would be a better idea to separate it into two parts-- the discovery of the Ôsecret' (coughCORNYcough) staircase, and what it actually leads to. So bear with me....skool lets out next week, so hopefully I won't take so durn long for me to update. Key word: "hopefully". vv;
See you next time! (hopefully... XD)
-The authoress-formerly-known-as Riverwood
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(My apologies. It was too tempting. :P)