CSI Queen- Eric and Paige are best friends, but it could or could not change in the future story you'll just have to read and see. Thanks!
Between2Worlds- Thank you so much that means a lot to me!
Darkjdeg- thank you for your review, and thanks for telling me that I need to describe more I'll work on that.
Paige groaned, and opened her eyes to the warm light flooding through the small window. Suddenly, she remembered the conversation she still had to get to Eric. This got her up and dressed. How was she to get the message to him? Then a thought came to her.
Paige raced through the halls picking up her dark blue dress from the floor. When she came to the stairs she looked about her to make sure no one was looking then with one easy sweep she was sliding down the railing. Eric and her had done it many times in their past. She laughed the whole way down, but when she came to the bottom she frowned. It wasn't the same without Eric. Of, course he had been spying for quite a while now, Paige never really got used to it.
She pushed thoughts of Eric, himself, from her mind and focused on the task at hand. She headed straight for her grandfather's study. She found him reading a letter from, whom she had no idea. She knocked slightly on the door. Slowly and without moving his head Paige's Grandda moved his eyes to her. She smiled at him and plunked herself down in the chair across from him.
"What is it ye need?" Her Grandda said pulling his eyes back to his paper. Paige played with the edge of the desk, and then leaned forward.
"Well, I was just going to tell you that I'm taking my annual trip to our wonderful capitol city early." Paige said this all very cheerfully. Now her Grandda put his paper down and looked her straight in the face. Paige gave him a sweet smile. He shook his head.
"I can't accompany you now, I have things to do." He said as if he really cared. Paige moaned. She tilted her head slightly trying to make herself look more innocent.
"Please, I could go by myself." Paige whispered earnestly. Her Grandda turned from her and shook his head. He was quiet. There were footsteps behind Paige. She didn't bother turn around, probably just a servant.
"Sir, if you don't mind I would be happy to accompany Lady Paige to Corus." A slithery voice from behind Paige said. She spun around and looked up into the horrible face of Anwar. She would rather not go then go with Anwar. He was not looking at her he was staring at her Grandda. His green eyes were empty and hopeless. Paige turned back to her Grandda; he couldn't let her go with this man. It wasn't right.
"Why, that's a marvelous idea, I mean if you don't mind that is?" Paige's Grandda said politely to Anwar who bowed his head slightly.
"I wouldn't have offered if it were out of my way." Anwar smiled slightly. He now gazed down at the astonished Paige. She frowned up at the man. He was alarmed, what had he done to make her angry towards him. She scowled at her Gradda, and left the room.
She started to go up the stairs. Why did he do that? Paige angrily thought as she stomped higher up the stairs. She soon heard someone following her. She knew whom it was, Anwar shortly afterward caught up with her.
"What do you have against me?" He asked. Paige was taken aback, his voice sounded different, slightly lower. She closed her gaping mouth, and saw his face turning red. He shook his head slightly.
"Excuse me." He hurried off down the hall, and around a corner to his room. Paige was still astounded by his change in voice. It wasn't just a shift in tone it was, lower. She shook her head, and in a dazed fashion went to go pack.
She had decided what she would do. She would lose Anwar somehow at the city. Then when in Corus she would cut her hair and dress like a commoner, boy. That way George might take her, and with her information it could only help. She was soon packed when a knock sounded on her door.
"Come in." She said loudly, not looking toward the door to see who peeked their head in the door.
"Are you almost ready?" Anwar said. Paige sighed and turned to him. She nodded. He frowned and stepped back out the door. Paige shook her head slightly; she wondered how she was ever going to put up with him.
Shortly after, Paige met Anwar outside in the stables. He had saddled his own horse, and was attempting to saddle Dreamer. However, he was not being very successful. Paige had to laugh at this. She went over and took the tack from him, and saddle Dreamer within just a few minuets. Then they took some food from the kitchens and headed out onto Corus. They road in quietness for quite a while after leaving. The sun was out and beating down upon them. Anwar glanced up at the sky.
"Is it always this hot here?" He asked shading his face with his hand over his eyes. Paige looked over at him, and curiously gazed at him. She had seen so many different personalities she just didn't know which one to believe. Then she realized he had asked her a question.
"It depends, around here we get more rain and snow then sun, but yes it does get really hot in the summer." Paige answer looking up into the clear blue sky herself. Then she felt Anwar looking at her, but she didn't look over at him.
She is so beautiful, smart, quick, …wait what am I thinking. Anwar shook these thoughts quickly away from him.
"So, before you never answered my question, and since we have quite along way to go you might as well tell me." Anwar said smiling. Paige thought back to the hall. What had he asked her, oh yes 'what did she have against him.' Paige looked down at the back of Dreamer's neck. She didn't honestly know why she didn't like him; he gave off an aura of evil, that was it. Finally, she brought her eyes to Anwar and found him looking at her. He stared at her while she thought.
" You give off an evil aura." Paige said honestly. She closed her eyes and wished she hadn't said it. Anwar next to her just looked forward again. When she finally got the guts she took a peek at him. He was gazing forward at the road. His eyes were no longer empty pits of darkness; they were sadness, sorrow, pain, and grief. Paige immediately felt pounded with guilt. What had she done to cause this? She wished to apologize, but she couldn't speak. To break the silence was to make the sorrow flow out of his eyes and she didn't want that. So, Paige just sat there watching the trees move back in fourth with the wind.
Neither talked the rest of the day, and when night came they just reached Corus.
"Shall we go to the inn?" Paige asked in a whisper, she was afraid of Anwar's reaction. He just nodded slowly. Paige led the way to the nearest inn that she, and her Grandda always stayed in when they made this trip. After handing over the horses to the servants boy and girl entered the inn. It was warm, and filled with noise. Several Knights sat around tables, drinking and laughing. At the nearest table to the door Paige recognized a man. Eric sat laughing drinking some hot steaming drink. A woman sat next to him. She was very pretty. She had golden hair, big blue eyes, soft pale skin, and ruby red lips. Her dress was the perfect tightness in all the right places showing off her form. She was laughing at something funny Eric had said. Across the table from them sat two more men and one woman. Paige for some reason became very mad. She thought they might be spies.
Suddenly Paige wanted to run all the way back to her castle. She wanted to curl up in a cushion and read about spies. As Eric started to turn his head toward them Paige ducked behind Anwar who turned to her so his back was to Eric. He looked weirdly down at Paige.
"Isn't that your friend?" Anwar said, saying something for the first time in like 6 hours. Paige glimpsed Anwar's face. It was curious. She nodded.
"Yes, surrounded by his real friends." Paige said ravenously. She snuck by Anwar and by Eric to the innkeeper.
"Two rooms, please, and one dinner." She handed the man then right amount of money. The innkeeper turned to her all the way.
"Oh is that you Paige?" He squinted his eyes as if that would help his vision. "You're growing up so fast. Getting prettier every year. Where's your Grandda?" The innkeeper, Gary, looked around the room and didn't see him anywhere.
"He's not here I came with someone else, but we've had a long ride." Gary nodded vigorously getting the idea. He led her across the room.. Anwar was close behind them. As they were getting led up the stairs he bent low and whispered in her ear.
"I think Eric saw me, but he may be to drunk to recognize who I am." Anwar straightened back up, and saw Paige tighten her shoulders. They each got their rooms, and promised to see each other in the morning. Anwar had a dinner delivered to his room, but Paige couldn't eat. Not after what she had seen downstairs, She had to act now. She bathed and changed into a breast band that mad her already small breasts into nearly flat. Then she put on breeches and a tunic. Finally she stood in front of a face mirror scissors in her hands. She didn't want to cut her hair, but one thought of Eric and her hair was falling all over the floor. After she was finished her hair was to just below her earlobe. It was actually a becoming cut to Paige. Her blue eyes even looked brighter then usual.
Then without further a due she left her room. Downstairs was even more crowded then it had been before. Eric was still sitting with the woman, but now he was not drinking and he looked slightly worried. Paige was successful at sneaking past them. She had to make it to Pirate's swoop that night. Soon Dreamer was saddled and she was walking her horse out of the stable. There she mounted, and just as she did Eric walked out of the inn. She kicked Dreamer into action. They zoomed past Eric splattering him with mud.
Eric glared at them and just as the horse went out of the light he recognized it. It was amazingly like Dreamer, but why would Paige come… suddenly Eric knew it was Paige and he knew where she was headed. He cursed the air around him. It was so far from Pirate's Swoop, but he knew Paige would make it there soon, she was an excellent rider. He had to get there to stop her.
Back with Paige she was going over the ground so fast that she felt like she was flying. The horse never faltered, and rider never went wrong. What Paige was about to do she knew was wrong, but she had to do something to get Eric back. She didn't even know why, what she saw in the inn made her mad it just sparked anger in her.
As soon as the ride had started was as soon as it was finished. She was getting led to George, the one person who could change her future. She entered a lighted room. A big man sat in a chair reading a paper and frowning.
"Sir, I give you Lord Sirithe." The servant left the room as soon as he had introduced Paige. George looked up suddenly. His eyes studied her. Someone came in behind Paige. A short woman with flaming red hair and purple eyes looked at her in a strange way. Almost instantly she smirked.
"How old are you?" The woman asked with a cocked eyebrow. George came to stand next to his wife. He to was grinning.
"Fifteen." Paige said in a deep voice she had done many time trying to impersonate her Grandda. Alanna nodded her head.
"Well she did better then I did at fifteen." Alanna stocked away to the fire and sat down in a chair. Paige looked the best offended that she could. Alanna had figured her out so fast, but she guessed that it was because Alanna herself had been a boy for many years. Paige looked down at her feet then back up and straight into George's eyes. He gazed hard at her it was as if they were having a staring contest.
"Lass, why did you dress as a boy, and come to me for a job. I only take people who I can trust." George said matter-of-factly. Paige nodded her head, but continued to look at George.
"My friend said you wouldn't take me if I were only a fifteen year old girl. I really want to be a spy like my parents." Paige explained. George straightened up to full height.
"What's your name?" George asked. Paige furrowed her brows in confusion.
"Paige of Sirithe." She said her blue eyes changing to a slight green. George's eyes became very wide. He nodded his head slightly; he pushed his lips together in a way of pondering.
"What do you think would make me want you?" He asked with a tone of amusement. Paige gulped.
"Well, I'm good at most weaponry, I can ride a horse very easily, I have the qualities of a spy, and I have information for you. My friend Eric arrived here not to long ago, and he gave you information on a man named Anwar. Well, I have more stuff on that." Paige continued to tell George of the Pirates and Paige and Anwar's conversation. Through all this George looked very interested. When it was finally over Paige found she was out of breath. She heard someone coming down the hall she turned an ear toward the door to see if she recognized the steps. She certainly did. Eric swung open the wooden doors.
"Where is she!" He demanded stepping into the room. Paige stood absolutely still. She gave George a pleading look. To her relief she saw George's fast twist into fake curious.
"Whom are you looking for, Eric, Alanna is right there if you're looking for her." George pointed to Alanna who was falling asleep in a chair. Eric shook his head, and walked closer to them. Paige flinched.
"A girl, long black hair, brightest damn blue eyes, a little shorter then me, and thin. Her name is Paige." Eric's voice was suddenly loud and anxious. George pretended to think about it for a minuet.
"No, I don't think I've seen a girl that looks like that." George shook his head again. Paige mouthed the word 'thank you'. Eric groaned and slumped down into a chair by the fire. "Ok, well why don't we talk tomorrow, a servant will come and take you to a room." George nodded to the door. Quickly Paige went to the door and left. Instead of finding a servant who would find her a room she decided to take a walk on the outside wall.
Paige leaned against the wall and sighed. She loved the feeling of the sea against her face. There were quiet footsteps coming from the way she had come. Eric would find her soon and she didn't care, because she was here now and she wasn't leaving. Soon Eric appeared a few feet from her. Paige turned to him. In the faint light of the moon, she could see his face was half relief and half anger.
"Why did you do it?" Eric asked taking a pathetic step toward her. She felt a tear run down her face.
"I was mad at you, I've dreamed of being a spy my whole life, I don't know Eric you pick one." Paige said the tears showing in her voice. Eric looked away then back.
"Why are you mad at me, what have I ever done to you!" Eric half yelled. A couple guards on the wall looked over at them. Paige let more tears come.
"Seeing you in that inn, drinking who knows what, with some girls who make a living by sleeping with men to get information out of them." Paige whispered angrily. "And they probably don't even only sleep with the ones they have to get information out of." Paige added. Eric looked taken aback by this last thing Paige had said. Eric took another step forward to Paige.
"Paige, what's the real reason you're mad at me?" Eric said calmly. He stared in her eyes making her look away. She turned her body toward the sea.
"I don't know Eric. I've know you twelve years, and yet by what I saw in that inn I feel like I've never known you." Paige said hurt. Eric ran a hand through his brown hair. He sighed.
"I'm sorry Paige, but just to tell you. That drink wasn't alcoholic, that girl I have never touched before, and the rest of them were my assignment." Eric said with slight amusement. Paige turned suddenly towards Eric. Her face grew red she could fell. She laughed nervously at herself. Eric smiled. "So, are we still friends?" Eric asked sticking an eyebrow up at her.
"Yes." She said. Eric lifted his hand and swiped a hair out of Paige's face.
"Oh how sweet." A voice like a snake said in the shadows of the wall. Eric and Paige spun around to face…
So, that's a longer chapter for you. I hope you liked it. I cried during this one. Don't ask me why, but I did. I'm just a sucker for cheesy things. I would love it if you would review. I have a question for you that I would like answered.
Now I'm not guaranteeing anything here, but. Would you rather have Paige with Eric, or someone else? Just want your opinion. You see I already have my idea of what I want, but I would love your opinion. So weather you liked it, hated it, or just don't know what to think, Review. Thanks.