A/N- YEAH! I finally got to chapter 6!
Jaerel: With lots of nagging from Iyessence…
Me: Shut up...
Clarification- I noticed some things repeated in reviews, so I'm going to clarify! First of all, I did go back and fix 'drool' to 'droll' swy about that. I need to watch what I'm typing ;;; Matthew doesn't want Sain to know Leila's name because…he's Matthew. And because that's what I would do in Matthew's place ;;; That sounds sad, but it's the truth! I wouldn't want to have Sain know her name… Next! Wil can't throw the stone, A) because archery and stone throwing use very different muscles, how many baseball players can shoot a bow? So I'm assuming that Wil can't. B) If Wil throws it he can't deny being in the loft if Kent finds out about them. And he wants to stay on Kent's good side.
Iyessence-Thank you! And I believe I answered all your questions in e-mail or in the clarification!
Kitty Merow- THAT IS A GOOD IDEA! I should try that out…it'll be fun…Yes, I changed the spelling… . Everyone noticed it…. Thank you so much for reviewing!
Swordchick-More Matthew? No prob! I'll work on making Matthew star in this chapter? (BTW, any ideas on who I could set him up with?)
Zed21- LOL! Well that's good! Thanky!
Fire-Emblem-Girl-/Kills supports/ Ok….yeah, Serra….;; But Serra needs to be with Erk! And, yeah, Wil probably COULD aim the stone, but a grouchy Kent is not something he enjoys…(unlike Sain…)
And Her Name Was-?
Chapter 6
"Wait, me?" Erk asked, surprised.
"Yeah! Come on Erky! I've seen you throw stones and if Wil won't do it you've gotta!" Serra whispered loudly.
"Yes! Please do!" Wil said, moving so that Erk could be nearer the gap we were all staring down.
I was about to insist also when I heard a small, melodious voice from down below. "Um…Hello? Is anyone here?"
"Florina?" Jaerel whispered in alarm.
"Oh great…." Erk moaned to himself.
"I'll go and distract her!" I volunteered gleefully. I then noticed as everyone's heads whipped forcefully towards me with looks of horror on their faces. I honestly couldn't understand why…
"I'll go see if she wants to come up here." Matthew said quickly, and slipped out of the loft, which made it a lot easier for me then to wedge out so that I could watch him.
"Um, Kent? Sain? Is anyone in here?" Florina squeaked innocently, starting to unlatch the door, which, of course, would have been catastrophic. Luckily, Matthew reached her before she'd gotten the heavy bolts undone.
"Florina! What brings you out here?" He asked, slyly yet quietly enough so that it wouldn't be too obvious to anyone in the barn.
Our dear Peg Knight yelped and jumped back, quivering. She then seemed to calm as she recognized him, "Oh! Matthew! Hello!" She said, still shaking, either from the initial fright, or from the fact that Matthew was a male.
Behind me I could hear Jaerel telling Erk exactly where she'd calculated that he should throw the stone. (I was sort of surprised that they'd actually found a stone in the loft, but obviously they had) There was a lot of murmuring, but I needed to make sure that Matthew successfully persuaded Florina to join us or leave; otherwise I'd be dead within the hour.
"Hello, what are you doing out here?" Matthew asked.
"I…um…well…I…I was…I was just…..Lady Lyndis…..she…um….she wanted…..um…to know…..well…I…." Florina stuttered, having much difficultly formulating a proper sentence in the presence of a man.
"Well," Matthew said, grinning widely, "There's a bunch of us up in the loft and Kent is in the barn!"
"The…the barn? What's he doing in there? Um…what…what's going on?" She asked, worriedly. Matthew then grabbed her arm, causing her to "EEP!" rather loudly as he dragged her to the spot where we'd been climbing into the loft.
That's when I heard the commotion below.
In the Barn about 5 Minutes earlier
"Um…Hello? Is anyone here?" A small voice called from outside the barn.
"Was that Florina?" Kent asked, glancing at the red head across from him, who shrugged her answer and went back to stroking the long nose of his horse. Kent decided that banging the door might possibly scare the excitable Peg Knight, so he tried calling her name loudly, no reply. Curse 5 inch thick barn doors!
"She didn't hear you?" The female asked.
"I guess not." Kent sighed, leaning against said door and sighing deeply. "At this rate we'll be stuck in here forever." He looked up and glared at the gap the lead to the loft and watched amused as suddenly there were a lot less shapes leaning over.
"You know, I wouldn't put it past Matthew to leave us like this, he must be nearby."
"As is Sain. And probably others. But whatever they have planned it doesn't appear to involve letting us out of here." Kent said, sighing again closing his eyes.
That was when a soft 'plunk' was heard on the wall. Suddenly Kent's horse started going wild. The young spy gasped in horror. Kent's eyes flashed open. The stamping of hooves and neighing of horses filled the air as Sain's steed also got excited. The spy dodged flying hooves, slipped uncharacteristically and fell. A scream pierced the air. From the loft a few stifled cries floated through the air.
"WATCH OUT!" Kent yelled, running over and forcefully pulling the spy out from under the frantic horse. He pulled her outside the stall and closed the door to avoid and injury. "Are you hurt?" He asked.
The spy hadn't screamed, but she was visibly frightened. She was shaking slightly in Kent's arms and her pupils were small. "I….I've never been around a frightened horse…before…" She whispered.
Kent's breath caught in his throat. She really hadn't known what to do! There were several scattered gasps from the loft that Kent ignored. He eased her gently down on the dirt floor and went to calm the horses.
After a good 10 minutes of coaxing both horses were calmed and restless. Kent crossed back to the female, who was still shaking.
"Are…are you ok?" He asked, kneeling next to her.
She looked at him. Her eyes weren't yet back to normal, her face was whiter than usual. "You….Thank you…" She looked away for a moment, the color returning full force back to her cheeks.
"It's no problem…" Kent said, blushing as well and turning away. A pair of slender arms wrapped themselves around his neck. He stiffened for a moment, before relaxing into the touch and letting his arms drift into a return embrace.
"Thank you…I was so scared…" The red haired woman rested her head on his shoulder.
Kent didn't reply. He gave himself fully to the moment in a way he never had before. It had always been planning, anticipating, searching. Now it was just then. All caught up in a single moment. Everything felt so right. Everything he'd ever lived for had to have been lived for that touch. That one, beautiful touch. He rested his head on hers.
There were victory noises coming from the loft, but the horses were quiet, and the atmosphere was alive. It didn't matter.
A/N- tear LOL! Well, I WAS going to add in Sain's victory into this one, but that would have corrupted the mood! So I ended here, the next chapter will hold all the humor, promise! And it'll be longer. And in the game Florina is my most powerful unit, so I'm upset that I have to have her so timid, but it's her personality and I didn't want flames for her being OOC. Review!
