Chapter 5
I took of my wet clothes and put on warmer ones before falling asleep on the bed. I woke up what seemed like 5 minutes later. But it had stopped raining and the sun had gone down.
The sleep didn't make me feel any better I walked out of my room and went down to the tavern hoping to see Gareth. He wasn't there which made me feel worse. I collapsed into a seat as a woman came and placed a drink in front of me, I started drinking without thought. About 10 minutes later some of the knights came down.
'How many drinks have you had?' Bores asked sitting down at the table
'None' I said taking another drink.
'Plus?' Galahad asked
'Five' I answered
'You have a problem' Gawain said sitting across from me.
'Yes, I do'
'Junkie' He said before getting a drink of his own.
'I think you've had enough' Lancelot said sitting down next to me he took the drink and started to pore it into Dagonet's drink.
'You lied' I said looking at Lancelot. He stopped poring and looked at me.
'What?' he asked as a drink was placed in front of me.
'He's not coming back' I said still looking at him.
He placed his hand on my shoulder, he looked like he wanted to say something but couldn't. He sighed and started to drink from his mug.
I turned back to the table and rested my head in my hands. I wanted to fall asleep again so I wouldn't have to worry about anything, but I couldn't. I looked over at Lancelot he was sipping his drink staring of into space. It must have been as hard on him. He was his brother, he hadn't seen him for over 10 years and now he had just taken of.
'If he's not back by the morning we'll go look for him' Arthur said looking from me to Lancelot. I nodded but Lancelot didn't do anything.
'He'll be back' I said rubbing Lancelot's hand. He looked at me and gave a weak smile. I had a sick feeling inside like no matter how many times we said 'he'll be back' I was never going to see him again. I started to drink again, I didn't know how many drinks I had, but I knew I was drunk.
'C'mon Luca cheer up' Galahad said hitting me on the shoulder causing me to get knocked into Lancelot. They had both obviously had too much to drink.
'I can't, he's my brother' Lancelot said grabbing my shoulders and looking me right in the eyes
'Promise me you'll tell me if he hurts you in anyway' Lancelot said. I smiled and laughed a bit to see if he was joking, but his expression didn't change.
'I know how to cheer you up' Galahad said grabbing me back. I only stopped looking at Lancelot when Galahad pushed me back into him. He pushed me too hard, my head smashed against Lancelot's shoulder. My cheek started to bleed that was the last thing I could remember.
I woke up in the early morning the sun was heating up my face. I squinted my eyes as I sat up and looked around the room. I tried to stand up but the pain in my head sent me back down onto the bed. I groaned as I stood up clutching my head and walking towards the door,
I walked through the courtyard trying to remember why I had a headache. It was a hot day about mid afternoon which made my headache even worse. I walked down to the training grounds still clutching my head.
I sighed as I walked over and picked up a sword lying on the ground. I swung it hard at a nearby post. It got stuck, I pulled it too hard, it came loose quickly and I stumbled backwards I tried to regain my balance but couldn't I closed my eyes preparing to hit the ground. But I never did. Two strong arms caught me safely and lifted me back up to my feet.
I turned around quickly to see Gareth standing there looking at me.
'Gareth' I said excitedly smiling at him.
A wave of relief rushed over me as he smiled back
'What happened?' He asked stepping forward and tracing his finger along the cut on my cheek.
'I'll be fine' I said taking his hand
'I promise, nothing happened with Lancelot, I'd never do anything to hurt you' I said
'I know' he said
'And I just want you to know that I'd never do that to you. I'd never cheat on you with Lancelot.' He said smiling
'Never say never Gareth' I said he laughed and pulled me closer kissing me.
We walked back up to the village where Arthur and Lancelot were talking and eating breakfast. Lancelot quickly stood up as he saw us coming.
'Gareth' He said quickly his mouth twinged into a small smile.
'Can I talk to you for a second?' Gareth said to Lancelot.
'Sure' he said walking towards us. He eyes quickly shot to me before walking of with Gareth.
I sat down next to Arthur who passed me a bit of bread to eat.
'How long is he going to stay for?' Arthur asked looking at me
'He has no reason to leave again' I said happily
'Why did he leave in the first place?'
'He thought me and Lancelot were together' I replied
'Do you like Lancelot?' He asked still looking at me
I looked up at him when he said this. I didn't know what he meant. I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out. I did like Lancelot and we had become very close since we met. But I never thought about him as more than a friend.
'It's not fair to Lancelot' He said after I didn't say anything 'I've known him for a long time, I know how he feels about you and I know that he could get really hurt' He said not taking his eyes of mine.
'I'd never hurt Lancelot' I said
'One of them is going to get hurt' He replied
'How?' I asked starting to become confused
'Open your eyes Luca, they both like you, it can only end badly' He said raising his voice.
I looked at him shocked he was getting angry at me for not liking Lancelot back. I didn't even know he liked me to begin with. He looked up as Gareth and Lancelot came back into view and walked towards us.
I stood up as they both stopped next to the table. Gareth was looking angry, but I couldn't stop looking at Lancelot. He was looking back at me with a sad look on his face.
'He deserves better' Arthur said quietly standing up next to me.
Gareth walked over and took my hand before leading me across the village.
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