Chapter 6
'What did you talk about?' I asked looking at Gareth
'You' he said still looking angry. He led me down to the stables.
'Are you angry at me?' I asked as he opened the doors.
'I'm angry at Lancelot' He replied picking up two saddles.
'Why?' I asked standing against the wall.
'Because he likes you' He said putting the saddles on two horses.
'Why is that a bad thing?' I asked mostly to myself.
'Because he likes you for all the wrong reasons' He said
'Why do you like me?' I asked curiously. He stoped what he was doing and looked at me.
'Because you're beautiful' He said touching my hair
'Thank you, but what else?' I asked
'What else is there' He said kissing me.
I didn't move or say anything. 'What else is there?' I thought over and over in my head. I pulled away and looked at Gareth. He didn't even realise what he just said. It had seemed he'd changed since meeting Lancelot. Over all the years I'd known him he'd never been so arrogant and mean.
I thought back to Lancelot and suddenly felt a wave of guilt for being so stupid. I hated myself for not figuring it out sooner. I thought back to all the moments I spoke to him it seemed so obvious now. Arthur was right, Lancelot deserved better.
'Get on the horse' Gareth said. Turning back to the horse But I didn't hear I looked back in the direction of the village. I had to talk to Lancelot.
'Get on the horse' Gareth said raising his voice. I kept looking back at the village wondering what I was going to say to him.
'Get on the horse' Gareth shouted grabbing my wrist. I turned back to Gareth quickly shocked at the anger in his voice. My face twinged in pain as he squizzed my wrist harder.
'Please' He said quickly letting go of my wrist and shaking his head.
'Where are we going?' I asked
'Away, were not coming back' He said leading the horses out of the stable.
'Wait' I said stepping away from him.
'What?' He asked
'I have to get my necklace' I said
'Fine be quick' He said fixing the saddle up.
I ran back up to the village to find Lancelot. I had to talk to him, I didn't know what I was going to say but I knew I had to say something. I scanned the courtyard for any sight of him, my eyes traced past through all the villagers, I ran through a corridor towards his room. I got to the door and turned the handle. I swung the door open and walked into the room. Lancelot was sitting on the bed; He stood up quickly as I came in.
'I didn't know' was all I could think to say.
'Know what?' he said walking over to me
I suddenly put my arms around his neck and kissed him quickly. His lips were numb at first from the shock, but he quickly kissed me back I felt his hand come up across my cheek and I realised that was what I loved about him. He was a loving person. Something that Gareth never was. The thought of Gareth made me pull away. Lancelot was looking at me smiling.
'You deserve better' I said stepping away.
'No, I want you' he said stepping towards me and taking my hand.
'But why, I'm nothing special you could do a lot better' I said
'Because you're beautiful' he said but unlike Gareth he kept going.
'I love your laugh, the way you help kids I saw you give your food to a hungry women. Your smart, you don't let people walk all over you' He kept going but I didn't hear the rest. I was comparing that to what Gareth had said. I hated it but I knew I loved them both.
'Lancelot I….' I started to say but stoped when the door swung open. We both quickly looked over to see Gareth standing in the door way.
'Lancelot what did I say' He yelled walking over to me and taking my hand from Lancelot
'I don't care' He yelled back
'I don't care about you'
'I love her' Lancelot yelled
'Stop' I screamed. They both turned and looked at me like they'd forgotten I was there.
'This is my fault' I said
'You're right it is' Gareth yelled
'You have to make a choice' He said turning to me.
'Don't make her choose' Lancelot yelled at him.
'Stay out of this' He said to Lancelot before turning back to me.
'Me or Lancelot' He said. I didn't say anything just stared back at him. He shook his head and stormed out after I didn't say anything.
I sunk down onto the bed trying to figure out what had just happened. Lancelot sat down beside me and sighed.
'I think you should be alone' Lancelot said reading my mind. I nodded and smiled at him.
He walked out as I lay back on the bed and closed my eyes. I woke up and it was night time. I decided I had to talk to one of them. I walked down to the courtyard but couldn't see Lancelot or Gareth.
'Luca' Bors shouted at me from the Tavern. I walked over and sat down next to him.
'Have you seen Gareth or Lancelot?' I asked as he passed me a drink.
'Nope' He said bluntly. I sighed and started to drink. About an hour passed and I hadn't even finished my first mug. I looked up quickly as Lancelot came over and sat down next to me.
'I need to talk to you' I said turning to him.
'I think you should talk to Gareth first' Lancelot said touching my shoulder.
'I see you're at it again' someone shouted over everyone.
I looked up to see Gareth stumbling over to us.
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