A/N OK, Here is the second chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter two

"What do you mean?" I asked curiously.

"Well, I want you two to come to the castle. We need your help." Caleb said.

"But, I like where we live." I said to Alex.

"I will make sure you get paid. You will live like nobles." He replied.

"Can we talk it over?" Alex asked him. "Rose, before he leaves, could you get him something to remember us?" She winked.

"OK, I'll go get it." I went into the other room, blinked my eyes, and came out with a beautiful rose.

Tye and Alex grinned, but Caleb stood with his mouth wide open.

"Where did that come from?" He asked amazed.

"Remember me!" I said dramatically, and put a hand on my forehead. "Now, I'll show you where your horse is." I went out the door, and Caleb followed.

"So tell me again how you got that rose?" He asked finally

"It's a gift. Any other flowers that you are fond of?" I asked.

"Well, I do like lilies."

"Then lilies you shall have!" I raised my hands and five lilies rained down on him. He was amazed, again.

Before he could say anything, I said, "Here is your horse." He looked at me, then climbed on and rode off. I ran back to the house.

"How can you say that we will go?" I asked Alex.

"You will go if I tell you to." She said angrily. I was about to protest when I saw the flame in her eyes. "Pack your things we are leaving."

"No!" I said. I was tired of being bossed around. Water balls appeared in my hands.

"Like that going to work." She said mockingly, "I'm older and better. Not to mention more dangerous." She rose up of the ground. Now she was two feet taller than me.

"I'm not going!" I said stubbornly.

"Yes you are!" Alex rose up even more and a fireball flew at my face. I ducked.

"That's cheating!" I said.

"Not really. I just know how to use my powers properly." She retorted.

"I do too! You just watch!" I ran out the door towards the forest. She maybe able to control wind, but she still couldn't last in my element.

When I reached the forest, Alex wasn't following. But someone was. I couldn't tell who, but someone was definitely following me. I stopped and made a vine lower. Then I pulled myself onto the tree. I was going to find out who was following me.

As the person came through the trees, I jumped down, only to stumble back. It was Tye.

"Where did you come from?" I demanded.

"I followed you." He said, trying to be like a man.

"If you haven't noticed, I don't need protecting. I intend to stay here until…" I trailed off.

"Until what? Until he stops asking for you to come? That's not going to happen. You've got to come back." He tried to talk some since in me, but it didn't work.

"I'm not going back! She can't boss me around any more." I replied and climbed up into the tree. He grabbed my foot and stopped me.

"Let me go!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

"No." He said simply.

"Don't make me flood you." I said, using my elemental powers against him.

"You wouldn't dare." He retorted.

I sighed. He was right, I wouldn't. "What can I do to make you let me go." I asked.

"Promise you'll come back with me." He said.

"That's not fare!" I protested. He gave my foot a yank and I fell out of the tree. I stood up and rubbed my arm. "You've gotten kind of strong there." I said and blushed slightly. He blushed too, but I didn't notice then.

"Are you coming with me or am I going to have to pull you." He smirked, "All that work has paid off."

"That's not fair!" I protested, but he grabbed my wrist and started to pull. I did everything in my power to stop him, but it didn't work. "How can I get you to let me go?" I asked again.

"Um…Give me one good reason to let you go." He retorted.

"Because I'm sweet and cute?" I asked and put on my puppy face.

"Don't do that! That is not fair." He said, about to break. My blue eyes widened.

"Please?" I asked sweetly.

"How long?" He asked.

"Forever?" He gave me a look that said 'yeah right'. So I tried again, "Two weeks?"

"One."

"One and a half?" I met him in-between.

"Fine, but if we run out of food, I'm bringing you back." He agreed. His voice softened, "Now, where are we going to sleep."

I led him around a second and then said, "You can sleep on that tree, and I will sleep on the one across from it." I pointed to each tree and he nodded. "Can I ask you something?" I asked him.

"Well, you already did, but sure." He replied.

"Why are you being so over protective lately?" I asked. This time I could see him blush, bright red.

"I don't know…" He trailed off, "Do you have any food?" He changed the subject.

"No, but I can make some." I said. Potatoes came out of the ground.

"Wow, you're getting good at that." He said approvingly.

He started a fire, and I conjured a ball of water. I soaked the potatoes in it and held it over the fire.

After our boiled potatoes, he went to his tree and I went to mine.

The next morning, I woke with a start.

I tried to protest, but someone's hand was over my mouth. I looked to see Tye. He pointed downward and I saw. The prince had an early start. Caleb and two soldiers were down below. I pointed off the trail and Tye got the picture. He jumped down and distracted the three boys.

I ran along the tree, swinging on vines. My purple skirt swaying behind me.

Down below, "There she is!"
"Get her!" Hearing this only made me run faster. I jumped down into the forest floor. I stopped, raised my hands, and trees surrounded me. To thick for anyone to fit through. Then the thing I had least expected happened…

I screamed in pain. They were cutting down my trees!

The last things I heard were, "Stop! You're hurting her!" The sound of Tye's voice echoed in my head. I blacked out.


I woke up to Tye and Caleb arguing. My head was pounding.

"It's your fault!" Tye screamed.

"My fault? How can you say that? If you hadn't tried to distract us, this never would have happened!" Caleb argued back. They both looked at me at the same time and ran up.

"Are you alright?" They asked in unison.

"I think…What happened?" I asked.

"Princey boy here called the guards on you." Tye said protectively.

"That's a lie!" Caleb protested.

"Never mind, I don't want to know." I stopped them. They were starting to sound like little boys.

"Are you feeling better?" Caleb finally asked.

"Yeah." I replied.

"Good, then you can come back with us now." Caleb said selfishly.

"She does not have to go back with you!" Tye said in my defense.

"Calm down, I can handle myself." I told him, "I do not have to back with you!"

"Yes you do!" Caleb yelled back. The two boys kept arguing.

"Why do you need me?" I finally said.

"That's for me to know and him to never know." Caleb said childishly.

"That's very king-like." I muttered under my breath.

Tye grabbed my arm. "That's it we're leaving." I'm just being pushed around!

"Let me go!" I screamed. A vine swung down and pried his hand loose. Before anyone could stop me, I climbed up in a tree and was off. Down below, I could see Tye and Caleb following me on the ground.

"Your not going to catch me," My voice drifted down to them.

"I order you to stop this instant!" Caleb yelled.

"Not a chance!" I yelled back.

"Keeping running, Rose!" Tye encouraged.

Did you like it? Please review! Sorry if there are tons of spelling errors, but spell check wasn't working. Thanks .
I'm so sorry Alex…