Chapter 20:
"John? John?"
Her soft voice floated to his ears as John Smith lay in the comfortable sleeping hut that Pocahontas had allowed him to sleep in.
"John? Come on John, wake up."
Soft voice... mixed with soft hands?
The captain opened his sky blue eyes and gazed up at his beloved, her hands soft and warm against his cheek.
"John, its morning, are you alright?"
The native woman knelt beside his bed, her hand still resting on his cheek. With out another word, John gathered Pocahontas in to his arms and held her against him.
"My love," he breathed in to her ebony hair, "Goodmorning."
The Indian princess smiled up at him, "it is well in to the morning, and it's time to face the day."
John sighed and kissed the top of her head, "yes, yes you're right, I'll see you outside."
The young maiden smiled as she stood and walked outside, tying the strings securely to John's hut to give him some privacy.
Outside, Pocahontas thought about the events of the night before. How did John Ratcliff know that John Smith was in Jamestown? She knew the links that the governor would go to just to see her and John dead. The question was not if he'd go threw with his plans, but when.
"What are you thinking about?"
The young captain brought Pocahontas from her thoughts as she looked at him;
"Last night," she confessed, "and when he'll go threw with, with..."
She didn't want to say what could happen.
"I know you must be scared," John began, "but I'm here, your father is here, he'll be keeping his eyes on you at all times." Pocahontas giggled as the couple leaned in for a kiss.
"My daughter, you haven't finished your chores."
Powhatan's voice stopped them, "see?"
John whispered as Pocahontas stepped away to finish her work.
"John, Thomas has come to see you," Powhatan said as Thomas appeared beside the old chief.
"I was standing behind him," Thomas said at John's bewildered look.
"John, Ratcliff knows that you are in Jamestown, however he hasn't figured out that you are William," Thomas stopped as John held up a hand.
"Thomas, I know this, what else?"
"Well then, its no surprise that Pocahontas is in danger," the redhead stepped closer to John, "he'll kill her to get to you."
"I know," John sighed, "I'll be with her at all times."
"It's not as simple as that; he's hired someone to kill her."
This quietly said news made John snap his head up, his eyes wide.
"What?"
"He's hired someone, I've been snooping around and I have listened in on a lot of his meetings," Thomas replied in a low voice.
"You're doing that for me?"
"Yes, anything for a friend," Thomas answered, "and Pocahontas, you two belong together. You are like the earth and water."
John laughed at this, "becoming quite the scholar, aren't we Thomas?"
Thomas laughed as he bade John farewell and he turned and walked away;
Powhatan came back over and gave John some tasks to do before continuing his own. John set to work, keeping Thomas's words in his mind.
God forbid if he let anything happen to her...
:::End of Chapter 20:::
A/N: I'm so so sorry for not updating in over two months!!!!!!
I've had problems with my pc (thank god I just got a new one!!!!!) but that wasn't until 2 weeks ago. Then I had to learn just how to use this new PC (which is far more complicated than my old one) and then write the chapter...so I hope none of you have gone away from reading this!!
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