Chapter 10: Messy Life with Various Emotions

By the time a week went by, Ratigan controlled like how a puppeteer controls the puppet. She who started working with Fidget had to change for her evil boss to avoid harm coming to her and the loved ones she was forced to leave behind. Oh how she hated the predicament she was trapped in. It was completely obvious as to why she hated it. She had to spend her life working for a menace who she knows he wants to use to take over London, if not the world.

Her appearance had changed as well. The bow that was in her hair was no longer there. Her hair messy stringy, and longed for a proper washing. As time went on, her friends began blurs in her mind. When she became an official thug, her experience with her enemy made her smart enough to not to upset Professor Ratigan in any way. Even the thugs sort of respected her for not letting her personal opinion about this monster get to her. Arden reminded Ratigan of her father, which was not uncommon to them. Underneath the rough exterior Arden had was bitter hatred for the rat she hated.

And intense passion for the friends and family she longed for.

"You know, Arden? You remind me of your father," he said once in the main room. Arden nodded for she had this come from him before.

Being a thug, it was considered for Arden to drink, but she did not drink as much as everyone else did. One night, the thugs drank too much and were falling to the ground. Arden didn't do anything like that. She was still too smart to do that. She watched as they fell to the ground drunken.

Arden would laugh at them and tell them how dumb they were, knowing that they could not touch in any violent or inappropriate manner. Why? The professor said so. She went out of the rat trap room. The thugs who guarded her were no longer there. Ratigan trusted her now because of her evil change. She climbed onto the roof of the room and just stood there. There were times when she would think of Hunter. She still had a soft side for him. As she remembered him, she felt like being on top of the world. After going through a day dream of Hunter, she sat there knowing everything that she did was wrong. But yet, she didn't care.

Arden looked at the land surrounding her, and she saw Ratigan come back. Ratigan saw her up there. Ratigan glanced at her and just went back in to start on a new crime. Arden slid down the roof and landed on the ground on her two feet. As she headed back to the door of the rat trap room, she heard footsteps. Arden turned her head and had serious look on her face.

"Who's there? I demand you to show your face!" said Arden harshly as she looked all around the dark sewer. The silhouette the voice belonged to came forward; ready to be made known to the angry girl.

Arden was surprised by who she saw. When she saw the revealed silhouette, she gasped took several steps back, but then ran to him and wrapped her arms around him.

"Hunter! You shouldn't be here! If Ratigan finds you here, he'll, he'll…" she warned. Before she could finish her sentence, Hunter put his finger on her mouth helping her understand to be quiet.

"I know. Arden, I couldn't let you be like this! I just can't! Okay? I love you!" replied Hunter. Arden's eyes widened.

"You what!" asked Arden surprised. Hunter sighed and smiled.
"I love you, Arden Pattison! When I first saw you, I was competely attracted to you from the first time I met you. Then, when I first heard your heart wrenching story, I knew you had to have someone in your life who would make you happy and satisfy you,"he explained. Arden felt suspicious about what she had just been told.
"But, Hunter, how can you say you love me when we haven't even known each other that long! Before you say that you love me, you ought to think about really loving me," she confessed.

"Are you sure?" replied Hunter softly as he came closer to her. Arden and Hunter gazed into each others eyes.

"Okay," said Arden as she looked into his eyes. When Hunter took her hand, Arden blushed and giggled a flirty giggle.

"Uh…Hunter. What are you doing?" asked Arden when she noticed Hunter's grip becoming tighter.

"Are you ready to leave? We have to." replied Hunter. Arden bowed her head.

"Hunter, if you knew something about me, would you still like me?" asked Arden. Hunter looked at her suspiciously.

"I guess so. Why?" asked Hunter.

"You know how last time you were here, I told you about Ratigan's threat?" asked Arden.

"Yes." replied Hunter.
"Well…I've really gotten into It." replied Arden. Hunter didn't want to hear anymore.
"Come on Arden. We're leaving!" exclaimed Hunter.