[A/N]
I hope that you people like this next chapter. I had had a hard time writing the last one, since I didn't really know what to say. Anyways, please review! It feeds the plot bunnies!
Chapter Nine – Revenge
Catti-brie smiled as she swung her pack over her shoulder. They were finally leaving for Silverymoon. After all this time of waiting, they were finally leaving. She knew that Drizzt couldn't wait to see how Rumíl and his wife were doing, especially now since they were expecting to have a child of their own. Mikhail was looking forward to being an older brother. Especially since he had been the youngest in his family, and all of his older siblings had married into other clans.
"Lady Love, are you ready to go?" Drizzt's voice filtered through the open window of their room as she started down the stairs. "I have both of the horses."
"I'm comin'!" She called, laughing. "Don't worry!"
He smiled as he spoke quietly to the two horses that he had purchased for the trip. One of them was a tall, black stallion speckled with grey. He had a four-point star on his forehead and nickered softly when he ran his hand down his neck. The other was a dark grey mare and was speckled in white and black. She nickered as she nudged his shoulder, wanting attention like the other was getting. The grey one was likely the more mild-tempered one of the pair, but the black one wasn't very far behind.
"They're beautiful, me ranger." Catti-brie said softly as she came walking out of their home. "They had t' be expensive, no doubt."
Drizzt's lavender eyes sparkled as he kissed her lightly, smiling. "Not really. The owner was actually quite keen to be rid of them, though he didn't say why. I thought that they would be good for getting us to Silverymoon and back. After all, the black one's a rare breed."
"What'd ye mean by that?" Catti-brie asked quietly as he helped her up onto the mare's back. "He seems like a normal horse t' me."
Drizzt only smiled. "Do you see the star on his forehead, and the little spike coming from it?" She nodded as he sprang onto the back of the stallion, not bothering with a saddle. "He's part unicorn."
Catti-brie sapphire eyes widened slightly. "How can ye tell?"
The drow laughed softly as he led them through the woods. "I can feel it whenever I touch him. It's this strange sensation that I get, but I believe that I am correct in my guess."
Catti-brie smiled. It was amazing sometimes how often his instincts were correct, even though he didn't normally trust them when fighting. She sighed as she watched him, not minding the view of his back. He had again braided his hair back. That way it would be easier to hide beneath his hood if he ever needed to hide his heritage, even if he didn't like it.
A few wisps had escaped the waist-length plait and fell into his lavender eyes. When he felt her eyes at his back, he turned and smiled at her, trying to keep the stubborn wisps of hair out of his face.
"Is their something that you want to talk about, Lady Love?" He asked her quietly as she pulled the mare up to ride next to him. His eyes were gentle as he looked at her. It had been a month since that huge storm, and he still thought that she was keeping something from him.
= Flashback =
They watched the rain fall, wrapped in each other's arms – enjoying one another's presences. Catti-brie shivered as the cold wind touched the exposed skin of her arm. Smiling gently, Drizzt pulled a blanket from where it was on the back of the couch, pulling it around both himself and Catti-brie. She smiled as she snuggled into his side, enjoying the warmth of the blanket and his body. She hardly noticed when he wrapped his arms around her slender waist, one hand resting near her stomach.
That was the hand that she noticed.
"Cold, Lady Love?" He asked her quietly, nuzzling against her neck gently. She shivered slightly in response, curling closer into his side. "I'll take that as a yes." Without another word, he pulled her more tightly to him and laid his chin on top of her head as he felt her place her cheek in the crook of his neck.
Should she tell him now?
When he noticed that blissful expression that she got whenever she was thinking about something, he frowned slightly. Nuzzling gently against her ear, he spoke quietly.
"Is there something that you want to talk about, Catti-brie?" The young woman looked down at her hands before smiling up at him.
"No," she said softly, snuggling comfortably against his chest, and allowing her hand to rest comfortably across her stomach. "Everythin's alright. There's nothin' t' be worryin' about."
His brow creased in worry, but let it go. She would tell him when she felt like it.
= End Flashback =
Catti-brie looked up, startled out of her thoughts. It was then she realized that he had probably felt as if he had been kept in the dark, especially later on when she told him that she was pregnant with their first child, and was nearly four months into the pregnancy. She sighed softly, and tuned to looked at him, smiling slightly.
"Actually," she said quietly as she felt him gently squeeze her hand. "There is something that I've been meanin' t' talk t' ye about. Only, I want t' be wait for a few nights. I've been meanin' for it t' be a surprise."
Drizzt smiled, leaning over and lightly kissing her cheek. "That sounds, fine, if you don't mind my continual questions about what it is until then."
She laughed as he almost fell out off of the horse for that little movement. "All I'm goin' t' tell ye is that ye won't be expectin' it."
The wizard that worked in the group of mercenary drow looked up at their leader, a wicked smile spreading quickly over his face. He had good news to report and he didn't want to keep the head mercenary waiting any longer than he had too. He had walked quickly through the halls, recalling the conversation he had heard between the two, and the thoughts that he had read from the woman's mind. This was all too perfect for the master to resist.
"What do you have to report, Ilmaîk?" Kelnozz questioned, one hand resting on the handle of the whip he carried – the whip that he had used on that cursed renegade for hours at a time. "And you had better be bringing some good news, you know what the consequences are."
Ilmaîk smiled evilly up at the impatient drow. THIS time, he wouldn't be the one to feel the bite of that whip. "Oh, but I do, Kelnozz." At the wave of his hand, he continued. "They have started their journey already. They will be here within a few days, and we will be able to ambush them and capture the woman."
Kelnozz smiled sardonically. There was something in the wizard's eye. "Is there anything eles?"
Ilmaîk only smiled the wider. "Aye, the woman is with child. Four months gone, in fact . . ."
[A/N]
I am SO evil. Cackle. You'll have to review in order to find out what happens . . .
I hope that you people like this next chapter. I had had a hard time writing the last one, since I didn't really know what to say. Anyways, please review! It feeds the plot bunnies!
Chapter Nine – Revenge
Catti-brie smiled as she swung her pack over her shoulder. They were finally leaving for Silverymoon. After all this time of waiting, they were finally leaving. She knew that Drizzt couldn't wait to see how Rumíl and his wife were doing, especially now since they were expecting to have a child of their own. Mikhail was looking forward to being an older brother. Especially since he had been the youngest in his family, and all of his older siblings had married into other clans.
"Lady Love, are you ready to go?" Drizzt's voice filtered through the open window of their room as she started down the stairs. "I have both of the horses."
"I'm comin'!" She called, laughing. "Don't worry!"
He smiled as he spoke quietly to the two horses that he had purchased for the trip. One of them was a tall, black stallion speckled with grey. He had a four-point star on his forehead and nickered softly when he ran his hand down his neck. The other was a dark grey mare and was speckled in white and black. She nickered as she nudged his shoulder, wanting attention like the other was getting. The grey one was likely the more mild-tempered one of the pair, but the black one wasn't very far behind.
"They're beautiful, me ranger." Catti-brie said softly as she came walking out of their home. "They had t' be expensive, no doubt."
Drizzt's lavender eyes sparkled as he kissed her lightly, smiling. "Not really. The owner was actually quite keen to be rid of them, though he didn't say why. I thought that they would be good for getting us to Silverymoon and back. After all, the black one's a rare breed."
"What'd ye mean by that?" Catti-brie asked quietly as he helped her up onto the mare's back. "He seems like a normal horse t' me."
Drizzt only smiled. "Do you see the star on his forehead, and the little spike coming from it?" She nodded as he sprang onto the back of the stallion, not bothering with a saddle. "He's part unicorn."
Catti-brie sapphire eyes widened slightly. "How can ye tell?"
The drow laughed softly as he led them through the woods. "I can feel it whenever I touch him. It's this strange sensation that I get, but I believe that I am correct in my guess."
Catti-brie smiled. It was amazing sometimes how often his instincts were correct, even though he didn't normally trust them when fighting. She sighed as she watched him, not minding the view of his back. He had again braided his hair back. That way it would be easier to hide beneath his hood if he ever needed to hide his heritage, even if he didn't like it.
A few wisps had escaped the waist-length plait and fell into his lavender eyes. When he felt her eyes at his back, he turned and smiled at her, trying to keep the stubborn wisps of hair out of his face.
"Is their something that you want to talk about, Lady Love?" He asked her quietly as she pulled the mare up to ride next to him. His eyes were gentle as he looked at her. It had been a month since that huge storm, and he still thought that she was keeping something from him.
= Flashback =
They watched the rain fall, wrapped in each other's arms – enjoying one another's presences. Catti-brie shivered as the cold wind touched the exposed skin of her arm. Smiling gently, Drizzt pulled a blanket from where it was on the back of the couch, pulling it around both himself and Catti-brie. She smiled as she snuggled into his side, enjoying the warmth of the blanket and his body. She hardly noticed when he wrapped his arms around her slender waist, one hand resting near her stomach.
That was the hand that she noticed.
"Cold, Lady Love?" He asked her quietly, nuzzling against her neck gently. She shivered slightly in response, curling closer into his side. "I'll take that as a yes." Without another word, he pulled her more tightly to him and laid his chin on top of her head as he felt her place her cheek in the crook of his neck.
Should she tell him now?
When he noticed that blissful expression that she got whenever she was thinking about something, he frowned slightly. Nuzzling gently against her ear, he spoke quietly.
"Is there something that you want to talk about, Catti-brie?" The young woman looked down at her hands before smiling up at him.
"No," she said softly, snuggling comfortably against his chest, and allowing her hand to rest comfortably across her stomach. "Everythin's alright. There's nothin' t' be worryin' about."
His brow creased in worry, but let it go. She would tell him when she felt like it.
= End Flashback =
Catti-brie looked up, startled out of her thoughts. It was then she realized that he had probably felt as if he had been kept in the dark, especially later on when she told him that she was pregnant with their first child, and was nearly four months into the pregnancy. She sighed softly, and tuned to looked at him, smiling slightly.
"Actually," she said quietly as she felt him gently squeeze her hand. "There is something that I've been meanin' t' talk t' ye about. Only, I want t' be wait for a few nights. I've been meanin' for it t' be a surprise."
Drizzt smiled, leaning over and lightly kissing her cheek. "That sounds, fine, if you don't mind my continual questions about what it is until then."
She laughed as he almost fell out off of the horse for that little movement. "All I'm goin' t' tell ye is that ye won't be expectin' it."
The wizard that worked in the group of mercenary drow looked up at their leader, a wicked smile spreading quickly over his face. He had good news to report and he didn't want to keep the head mercenary waiting any longer than he had too. He had walked quickly through the halls, recalling the conversation he had heard between the two, and the thoughts that he had read from the woman's mind. This was all too perfect for the master to resist.
"What do you have to report, Ilmaîk?" Kelnozz questioned, one hand resting on the handle of the whip he carried – the whip that he had used on that cursed renegade for hours at a time. "And you had better be bringing some good news, you know what the consequences are."
Ilmaîk smiled evilly up at the impatient drow. THIS time, he wouldn't be the one to feel the bite of that whip. "Oh, but I do, Kelnozz." At the wave of his hand, he continued. "They have started their journey already. They will be here within a few days, and we will be able to ambush them and capture the woman."
Kelnozz smiled sardonically. There was something in the wizard's eye. "Is there anything eles?"
Ilmaîk only smiled the wider. "Aye, the woman is with child. Four months gone, in fact . . ."
[A/N]
I am SO evil. Cackle. You'll have to review in order to find out what happens . . .