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Disclaimer: I do not own anything you recognize from Ella Enchanted. All that belongs to Gail Carson Levine...yada yada.
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Chapter 3: Traveling
Besides their bags of stolen loot, the pair also had two horses, stolen, no doubt. Soryia loved horses, but of course, being the commoner she was, her family could never afford it.
She immediately took a liking to Luke's horse. She was a beauty all right, and it was a shame she had to endure Luke.
Once Soryia was sure she had their word they would not escape, she unbound their ropes.
"The city is about 10 miles from here I suppose," Luke said. Kyle was still a little bitter about the whole being controlled by a little girl deal so he kept his mouth relatively shut.
Soryia wondered aloud, "How many days will it take?"
"Well, on the way there are other obstacles which might prevent us from moving on, so we have to rest at least once," Luke continued, "I would say at least two days if we're going to travel all day...and if a girl like you could handle it."
The last remark caused Soryia to lose her temper just a little, "Excuse me? If a girl like me could handle it?"
Luke was definitely snickering at his point, "Hah, yeah, I don't think a puny girl like you could handle two days of straight walking."
"Okay, fine then. If I'm such a puny girl, I get your lovely horse! No exceptions," she cried gleefully.
"W...wait a minute, you can't do that!" he gaped agitatedly. Soryia knew what he was thinking all along; he needed that horse to escape from her clutches and she had no intention of letting him do that. For one, he would steal all her possessions, and another, his elaborate plan would succeed.
"Who's in charge here?" she asked dangling his necklace in front of his face menacingly.
Luke let out a great sigh and looked down at the ground, "You are..."
"Hmm mmm...that's right!" she smirked. Now, it was Soryia's turn to laugh, however she did not stoop to his low level. She gazed at the sky as it was slowly painted black. She turned back to the two men and said, "Now, we rest." The trio had finally agreed on something.
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Luke turned on his side for the tenth time that night. He was so restless; it was getting on his nerves. He already knew why, of course. It was that damn necklace she kept. He needed that necklace for everything, otherwise his plans were ruined.
Soryia kept the necklace around her neck and he eyed her with contempt. "Why don't I just steal it back?" he thought to himself, "Yes, that's a good idea..." Oh great, he was talking to himself.
He lay there for about 5 more minutes contemplating how he was going to steal it back. It had to be that night of course; this was his only chance to escape. He crept up slowly to the sleeping girl and thought for one fleeting second her eyelids had fluttered.
He slipped his fingers around the necklace carefully and slowly. Every inch he moved his heart raced faster. He thought, "Why am I so scared? She's only a little girl..."
In that moment, Soryia opened her eyes and took this opportunity to seize his neck.
"This is why you're scared," she remarked haughtily as she tightened her grip around his neck.
She loosened her grasp after a couple of minutes and kidded, "Oh gosh, I'm just playing with you! I would never kill someone," "Wow, she's pretty strong for a girl," Luke though feebly as he struggled to regain oxygen throughout his body.
Soryia muttered, "Men...they never learn, do they?" then continued, "Luke, by the way, you are an extremely sexist pig."
With that she turned on her side, her back facing Luke. Meanwhile, Luke was reflecting how he was going to get that necklace back, and how that girl knew exactly what he was thinking...
"Wait...I haven't even found out her name," he said, being the extremely unsentimental person there was, "I'll ask her tomorrow."
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Soryia was already awake before the sun had showed its rosy fingers. [A/N: from The Odyssey for those who were wondering, sorry to interrupt!] Promptly she woke both of them up with a jovial expression on her face, "Time to wake boys! The birds are chirping the dew is fresh on the grass, we want to get a move on!"
She was exaggerating quite a bit, but she felt this was necessary in order to keep the two men in tact.
As soon as all of them packed up their things, they set off for the city.
"Oh yes, I haven't told you my name. It's Sonia," she lied. Due to the fact these people were thieves; they would obviously be looking for her once they were done with her, most likely for their belongings. She intended to bestow upon the folk from which they stole from their rightful property.
Soryia could feel a pair of eyes looking intently at her as they traveled along the deserted road, and she knew immediately whose they were.
"This Luke fellow is really something..." she thought to herself.
The trio traveled silently for a couple of hours with a few grunts and nods along the way. Luke walked right beside Soryia's horse while Kyle rode his. She knew Kyle wouldn't abandon Luke...considering Luke held the bag of loot.
Of course all of their minds were drifting somewhere else; including Soryia's. She had no intention of reading anyone's mind at the moment. She was thinking about how strange it was that Luke had the same mark as her mother's ring. How was this possible?
The chain she possessed was of great importance to Luke, she knew that. She wondered how she could possibly intervene in his plans, she had to. It was definitely the right thing to do.
Kyle finally broke the silence after a while, "I think the city is only a couple hours away."
Soryia was thinking along the same lines, because just then the vast landscape of the city came into view stunning Soryia into liberal shock.
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A/N: I know this chapter isn't "action-packed," but hopefully the next chapter will be. You know, what's weird is that I have only mentioned like ONE thing from Ella Enchanted...it will get more involved later...er yeah, that's right.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything you recognize from Ella Enchanted. All that belongs to Gail Carson Levine...yada yada.
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Chapter 3: Traveling
Besides their bags of stolen loot, the pair also had two horses, stolen, no doubt. Soryia loved horses, but of course, being the commoner she was, her family could never afford it.
She immediately took a liking to Luke's horse. She was a beauty all right, and it was a shame she had to endure Luke.
Once Soryia was sure she had their word they would not escape, she unbound their ropes.
"The city is about 10 miles from here I suppose," Luke said. Kyle was still a little bitter about the whole being controlled by a little girl deal so he kept his mouth relatively shut.
Soryia wondered aloud, "How many days will it take?"
"Well, on the way there are other obstacles which might prevent us from moving on, so we have to rest at least once," Luke continued, "I would say at least two days if we're going to travel all day...and if a girl like you could handle it."
The last remark caused Soryia to lose her temper just a little, "Excuse me? If a girl like me could handle it?"
Luke was definitely snickering at his point, "Hah, yeah, I don't think a puny girl like you could handle two days of straight walking."
"Okay, fine then. If I'm such a puny girl, I get your lovely horse! No exceptions," she cried gleefully.
"W...wait a minute, you can't do that!" he gaped agitatedly. Soryia knew what he was thinking all along; he needed that horse to escape from her clutches and she had no intention of letting him do that. For one, he would steal all her possessions, and another, his elaborate plan would succeed.
"Who's in charge here?" she asked dangling his necklace in front of his face menacingly.
Luke let out a great sigh and looked down at the ground, "You are..."
"Hmm mmm...that's right!" she smirked. Now, it was Soryia's turn to laugh, however she did not stoop to his low level. She gazed at the sky as it was slowly painted black. She turned back to the two men and said, "Now, we rest." The trio had finally agreed on something.
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Luke turned on his side for the tenth time that night. He was so restless; it was getting on his nerves. He already knew why, of course. It was that damn necklace she kept. He needed that necklace for everything, otherwise his plans were ruined.
Soryia kept the necklace around her neck and he eyed her with contempt. "Why don't I just steal it back?" he thought to himself, "Yes, that's a good idea..." Oh great, he was talking to himself.
He lay there for about 5 more minutes contemplating how he was going to steal it back. It had to be that night of course; this was his only chance to escape. He crept up slowly to the sleeping girl and thought for one fleeting second her eyelids had fluttered.
He slipped his fingers around the necklace carefully and slowly. Every inch he moved his heart raced faster. He thought, "Why am I so scared? She's only a little girl..."
In that moment, Soryia opened her eyes and took this opportunity to seize his neck.
"This is why you're scared," she remarked haughtily as she tightened her grip around his neck.
She loosened her grasp after a couple of minutes and kidded, "Oh gosh, I'm just playing with you! I would never kill someone," "Wow, she's pretty strong for a girl," Luke though feebly as he struggled to regain oxygen throughout his body.
Soryia muttered, "Men...they never learn, do they?" then continued, "Luke, by the way, you are an extremely sexist pig."
With that she turned on her side, her back facing Luke. Meanwhile, Luke was reflecting how he was going to get that necklace back, and how that girl knew exactly what he was thinking...
"Wait...I haven't even found out her name," he said, being the extremely unsentimental person there was, "I'll ask her tomorrow."
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Soryia was already awake before the sun had showed its rosy fingers. [A/N: from The Odyssey for those who were wondering, sorry to interrupt!] Promptly she woke both of them up with a jovial expression on her face, "Time to wake boys! The birds are chirping the dew is fresh on the grass, we want to get a move on!"
She was exaggerating quite a bit, but she felt this was necessary in order to keep the two men in tact.
As soon as all of them packed up their things, they set off for the city.
"Oh yes, I haven't told you my name. It's Sonia," she lied. Due to the fact these people were thieves; they would obviously be looking for her once they were done with her, most likely for their belongings. She intended to bestow upon the folk from which they stole from their rightful property.
Soryia could feel a pair of eyes looking intently at her as they traveled along the deserted road, and she knew immediately whose they were.
"This Luke fellow is really something..." she thought to herself.
The trio traveled silently for a couple of hours with a few grunts and nods along the way. Luke walked right beside Soryia's horse while Kyle rode his. She knew Kyle wouldn't abandon Luke...considering Luke held the bag of loot.
Of course all of their minds were drifting somewhere else; including Soryia's. She had no intention of reading anyone's mind at the moment. She was thinking about how strange it was that Luke had the same mark as her mother's ring. How was this possible?
The chain she possessed was of great importance to Luke, she knew that. She wondered how she could possibly intervene in his plans, she had to. It was definitely the right thing to do.
Kyle finally broke the silence after a while, "I think the city is only a couple hours away."
Soryia was thinking along the same lines, because just then the vast landscape of the city came into view stunning Soryia into liberal shock.
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A/N: I know this chapter isn't "action-packed," but hopefully the next chapter will be. You know, what's weird is that I have only mentioned like ONE thing from Ella Enchanted...it will get more involved later...er yeah, that's right.