Tehehehe! Hope you all like this chapter! I think portions of it are some of my very best work. I think its abit rushed (AGAIN!) but hey, im not that confident! Anyway, I just finished writing my science 10 exam, and it wasn't that bad. EXAMS ARE GREAT! Well I was slightly depressed while I wrote this chapter because my moms been sick for awhile because of her heart. Oh, if you haven't guessed already, this story's set fairly far back in time...kinda... any who, lets get the depressing love-stuff on!
Disclaimer- Man I hate these disclaimers...they suck but I don't own any characters, so I have to do this. Don't worry... one day I'll own them all! That'll teach the...uhh...(I'm being threatened by the creators?) uhh...WONDERFUL people who ummm... create these...uhh works of art!...except Tyson...Man he sux...
P.S- That was the longest disclaimer I have ever seen... Yay! Lemme go into the Guinness World Book of Stupid Dumb Ass Records! YAYAYAYAYAYA!
Now that that's off my chest...
Kai's P.O.V
It was her. The girl who had begun to haunt my dreams, the girl who's emotions pained me so. It was her I needed, yet I couldn't have her. How did she get away from Tala? I stood and Gazed at her, the pain of my heart began to fade and the pain from my wound began to settle in.
"Let me help you..." she spoke quietly. I hid my eyes with my hair and started up the stairs.
"I don't need help!" Who was I kidding? Hold her! Kiss her!
"You're bleeding! I have experience dressing wounds!" she followed me up the stairs. What was I going to do? I wasn't going to be able to hold in these emotions any longer than I already had. What made me long for her touch?
"Mariah..." a voice in my head whispered that name. Was it hers? How would I know it? I walked into my room; she followed behind me and shut the door. I could have forced her out then and there, but I didn't. Something held me back. I watched as she grabbed a white sheet and tore a couple strips from it with her teeth.
"Hold her! She needs you!"
She pulled out a bottle of alcohol from the cupboard and walked over to me. I stood still as she pulled up my dark blue shirt to reveal a large wound across my stomach. That rookie had caused a bigger wound than I thought.
"Note to self... kill the rookie..."
"Pay attention!" the voice yelled. Why the hell was it giving me commands! She examined my wound closely before she took a piece of cloth, doused it in alcohol, and placed it on my wound. I ignored the searing pain and secretly bit my tongue.
"Do you feel no pain?" she asked quietly and began dressing the wound with the strips she tore earlier. All the while she kept her eyes on her work.
"Mind over matter..." I replied. I though I saw her smile.
"Mind over matter huh?" She muttered. Her cold fingers grazed over my skin, sending shivers up my spine. I grabbed her hand and fell to my knees, forcing us to be face-to-face. She did that on purpose!
"You must hold back for now..."
"Why!" Who was this voice and why was I arguing with him.
"Stay close to her, but hold back. You want her to trust you right?"
"This is stupid!"
"Kai?"
It was Tala! What did he want? I looked at the girl-
"MARIAH!" yelled the voice.
"Fine, Mariah!" I mentally yelled back.
"Get under the bed Mariah!" I whispered.
"What, how do you-" she retorted. I shoved her under the bed and began to finish dressing my wound.
"What the hell do you want Tala!" I yelled. He opened the door and looked around my room suspiciously.
"I heard voices..." he glared at me.
"Maybe you should see a psychiatrist?" I smirked.
"Forget it... have you seen the girl?" he asked.
"It's Mariah! M-A-R-I-A-H! MARIAH!" the voice in my head yelled. Maybe I was the one going insane.
"I can't tell him that!"
"Then kill him!"
"Leave me alone!"
"Kai! Have you seen her or not!" Tala asked angrily.
"No." I said simply. Tala looked around the room again before he left. Mariah poked her head out from under the bed.
"Is Master Tala gone?" she asked. When I nodded, she crawled out from under the bed and dragged a box with her.
"Look what I found!" she opened the lid and took out some random items.
"See, isn't she cute?"
"SHUT UP!"
While she looked at some papers written in Russian, I pulled out a pendant from the bottom of the box. Man, I had forgotten about this. It was a gift from my mother when I turned three. It was a silver phoenix that clutched a blood red orb in its talons. Slight details were done in gold. I hooked the chain around my neck and tucked it under my shirt.
"Is this you?" Mariah asked, holding up a black and white photo. I took the photo from her and placed it back in the box, burying it under the other papers.
"No...but close enough..." I placed the lid back on the box and slid it back under my bed, "That was my twin brother... he died a long time ago."
"Oh... I'm sorry..."
"Don't worry about it..." How I wished that never came up.
"You know my name... so what may I call you?" she asked, neatly folding her hands in her lap.
"My name is Kai." I replied. She smiled.
"Thank you, Master Kai."
Mariah's P.O.V
I left Master Kai's room and crept down the hallways. Master Kai reminded me alot of Rei, but they were not totally the same. Kai seemed cold and bitter, Rei was always warm and kind hearted. Rei was a prince, and Kai, Kai was a soldier. Why was I even comparing the two? Rei was still alive! I would find and rescue him!
"There you are!" Tala grabbed my arm and pulled me to his chest, his icy eyes starred down at me.
"Uhhh...I got lost! Ummmm...looking for the...uh bathroom!" Man that excuse was lame. He'd have to be a fool to buy that one!
"Stupid girl, there's a bathroom in my room..." he dragged me back to his room.
"Idiot..."
I mentally noted all the hallways we went down to get to his room. I didn't plan to stay cooped up there forever! When we got their, he threw me on his bed and began searching through his drawers.
"Were going on a little trip..." he took out clothes and threw them in a bag. Best to be on his good side.
"Where?" I asked, sitting on the edge of his bed watching him pack
"First, we'll hed into town, sort out some matters and get you some new clothes. Then, if all goes well, we'll hed into the royal city. 'Boris' has a meeting with 'His Highness'." I took it that Master Tala and Master Boris were fighting about something... and what did he mean 'if all goes well'? Best not to press into that.
"How many people are coming?" I twirled a piece of my hair with my finger, trying to look innocent. I hoped it worked.
"My you're persistent..." I froze. He threw his packing bag beside me and grinned.
"Fifty four of us in total. You'll also be happy to know that you'll be the only woman there. Now finish packing, I have to take care of something." he left.
"Great... fifty three men ready and willing to rape me..." I tossed some things into the bag, tied it up and dropped it on the floor. I never liked trips... Not after what happened...
-Flashback-
"This will be your horse Mam'n." Rei waved his hand at a beautiful white stallion. My heart skipped a beat as I ran over and hugged him.
"Thank you!" I squealed. He laughed and kissed me on the forehead. Rei helped me up onto my horse then mounted his own. He turned back slightly to make sure the twenty men following us were ready, we began the journey.
"I've...never...ridden...a horse before!" I said, bouncing every which way. Rei laughed.
"Just stay calm! Let your body move with the horse." easy for him to say, he was a natural on a horse! I got it after awhile and began to relax. The birds chirping, the wind through my hair...it was heaven! But it was all interrupted when we were rained upon by a barrage of bullets. The horses began to panic as the soldiers charged into the bushes, swords drawn. Rei's kingdom didn't have horses, not many countries did. They were a fairly new and dangerous weapon. My horse reared up as a bullet whizzed by. I hung on for dear life, not knowing that the bullet had grazed my arm.
"Mariah!" Rei yelled as my horse began to run off, with me still clinging to its neck.
"Rei!" I screamed. He kicked his horse into full gallop and charged after me. The branches tore at my dress and the wind whipped through my hair as the horse continued its rampage. When we reached a clearing, Rei pulled up beside me and grabbed my waist, pulling me off.
"It's okay..." he tried to calm me down as he stopped his horse and dismounted, taking me with him.
"I'm never...EVER...riding a horse alone again!" I yelled as he cuddled me. I was still way to panicked. We stood their holding each other as the horses grazed in the field.
"Your Highness!" a soldier yelled and came galloping towards us.
"What is it?" he asked, still holding me. The soldier was obviously bothered that his prince was comforting a handmaiden.
"We've driven away the bandits...but we've lost seven of our men..." his voice trailed off. Rei clenched his fist.
"Okay, take that horse and the rest of the men, gather the bodies. They deserve a proper burial for their duties. Then hed back to town and I'll meet you there." he instructed, pointing at the crazy white horse. The soldier looked dumbfounded.
"But your highness needs and escort!" Rei glared at the soldier.
"I'll be fine!" he replied sternly. He was obviously mad about the ambush. The soldier nodded, retrieved the horse and left.
"Are you okay?" he asked. I smiled and began to nod when I felt a searing pain in my arm. Blood trickled from the wound. Great, how had I managed to get myself hurt? Now I looked like an even bigger wimp. Rei pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wrapped it around my wound, tying it tightly.
"Thank you…"
"Alright….. Get on…" he pointed to his black stallion. I burst out in laughter.
"Your kidding, right?" he looked serious! No WAY was I getting on another horse in my entire life!
- 5 Seconds Later
"I'm going to kill you!" this time Rei burst into laughter. We had doubled up on his horse, me in the front with him right behind.
"You're very vulnerable right now…" he whispered in my ear. I giggled as he wrapped one arm around my waist and lightly kissed my neck.
"Rei! Rei stop!" he began to tickle my belly. Damn he knew my weak spots, and I loved it.
"His highness is back!" yelled and old lady running up to us. Village members began to surround us as Rei took his hand away from me and stood up very straightly, greeting his people.
"We need to be alone more often…." He whispered. I felt myself blush and hid my face. Maybe I should just stay inside the castle from now on…
-End Flashback-
Man this place was different from Rei's castle… I hadn't even had anything to eat for a couple of days… not to mention a shower! I looked around the quiet room and smirked. I was alone… with a shower! I tore off my clothes and ran into the bathroom.
Tala's P.O.V
-35 minutes later
I quietly snuck back in my room in time to see the girl slip her dress back on, her hands struggling to do up the clasp at the back. I smirked as I crept up behind her, placed my hands on hers, and helped her do it up. Still smirking, I moved her partially wet hair aside and placed my lips against her ear.
"Took courage to shower without permission, girl. But don't worry, you'll be taking that dress off again very soon…" she shivered as I whispered in her ear, "Let's go…" I grabbed my bag and hed out the door. She obeyed me and hed out the door. I looked back at I threw the bag over my shoulder. The girl assumed her normal position; head bowed, eyes empty.
"I wonder what she's thinking…" I turned my head back and wondered. Could I possibly be falling in love with this girl? It was defiantly odd, and dysfunctional… I hadn't even figured out why Boris had given her to me yet! I threw open the main doors and made my way outside. Soldiers were beginning to prepare for departure, and all eyes were on her. She walked closer to me and I took her hand. I guess to her, dealing with me was better than a group of soldiers. I walked up to the man holding my horse and I took the reigns. At the sight of my horse, she froze. I laughed hysterically.
"Something against horses?" I asked, patting the beast. She glared at me.
"Go to hell." She swiftly mounted. Oh, she'd pay for that…
"Okay, I'll deal with it for now… but you'll be dealing with it later." I mounted behind her and pulled her as close as I could.
"Now's not the time Tala… unless you're willing to share?" Boris pulled up beside us. As if I'd actually share her with him!
"Are we ready or what?" I turned my head away from him. That man scared me.
"Yes… we best be on our way…" he made the last preparations and we eventually hed off, Boris, the girl and I leading the pack. Night began to settle in as I argued with Boris.
"If we don't stop for camp we'll be in town in five hours!" I was frustrated. Boris just smiled.
"What about the girl? She looks tired." I looked at her. Her eyes threatened to close several times before she shook her head. Not like she'd get any sleep if we stopped anyway. Boris seemed to know what I was thinking because he burst out in laughter. You know the feeling when someone has the most irritating laugh in the word and you just want them dead? Man I wish I could kill him now. I probably didn't have the guts.
"Tala!" Kai rode up to Boris and I, placing himself between us. Good, let him deal with Boris.
"What do you want Kai?" I wrapped my arm tightly around the girl as she gazed at Kai. He looked jelous as I placed a kiss on her cheek.
"Why did you bring her!" he showed no emotion towards me. Then again, he may be hiding it. Kai was always hiding something.
"Because she needed some fresh air." Boris replied for me. Why the hell way HE sticking up for me? I could deal with Kai! He glared at Boris, then back at me.
"Alright, lets stop… but I'm not sharing!" I yelled. Boris shook his head.
"You wont be playing with your toy tonight…" he maneuvered around Kai and grabbed the girl, pulling her onto his horse. She looked at Kai as Boris rode off. Did she trust him, whom shes never met, against me? What the HELL was going on!