Par amour, on a trop mal
Oui mais c'est la seule étoile
Dans la nuit qui nous guide
Sans amour, nos vies sont vides
Sans amour...
Hey, guys, thanks for reviewing again and again, I adore you all! I knew I am a genius! So much success! I wanted to torture you a bit more and wait a couple of days before starting a new chapter, but you, guys encouraged me, so here I am, set at work again! So here is my creation,
Chapter 8
It was midnight. The moon showed its bright circle from behind the trees. The nightingales sing sweetly in the gardens, the invisible grasshoppers mutter their tune in the high grass. Everything calm and tender. The Capulets' family library was standing plain lit in moonlight; the guards were standing at the doors. They were sleepy, and they damned Lord Capulet with his order to guard the library daily and nightly.
But is there in the bushes not far from the library? If you look closer, that was able to see Taranee inside the thick bushes. She came to the library exactly on time, at midnight, and now was watching the library through the leaves and waiting for her friends to come. There were nobody else, the other guardians and Caleb haven't come yet.
Suddenly, someone quietly came closer to Taranee from her back and put his/her hand on the Fire guardian's shoulder. Taranee screamed so loudly, that even the guards, who were almost asleep, exchanged glances in surprise.
The stranger thrust Taranee's moth with his/her hand and said quickly «Taranee! That's me, Will. Stop screaming, you will kill us all! »
Taranee stopped yelling and looked at the person. It was really Will. «Will » she sighted «You scared me! I nearly had a heart attack! Didn't you know that it is bad to sneak up to people from behind! » she was dissatisfied with her friend's action.
«Sorry, I didn't want to scare you» Will said guiltily.
«Never mind, forget it» Taranee was not a rancorous person.
«Sorry, I came late. Are you waiting long? » Will wondered.
«Not really» Taranee shook her shoulders.
«So, that's all we have? » Will asked looking around.
«Yeah, the guys didn't come yet» Taranee sighted «They should better hurry, we don't have much time»
Both girls turned to the library and watched the guards.
Somebody came to the girls from behind and said quietly «Guys…»
Both Will and Taranee shrieked from unexpectedness and turned around. Cornelia (and it was her, who came) also shrieked from the girls' unexpected reaction.
«Oh, you scared» Will said.
«Sorry, you also scared me. Let's be quiet or somebody will notice us» Cornelia said when she recovered her breath.
The girls nodded. Cornelia set on the grass next to the girls and looked at the library. «So that's all who came? » she asked looking around.
«Yeah, all. Thanks God that you two came, I thought I would be alone» Taranee replied.
Will noticed that the Heart of the Ocean was again sparkling brightly on Cornelia's chest. «Hey, why do you always take it with you? » she asked pointing at the diamond.
«I don't really know» Cornelia sighted touching the Heart of the Ocean «I just have a feeling that one day it will prove useful very much. And I usually trust my intuition»
Will and Taranee shook their shoulders.
«Hey, look, guys, there goes Hay Lin» Taranee said after a while pointing at a figure running towards them.
«Hi, sorry, guys, I'm late » she said lending on the grass «Where are Irma and Caleb? » she asked looking around.
«They are even less responsible than you! » Will said. She was annoyed.
«I'm responsible! » Hay Lin seemed to take offence. «And it's not my fault that Annabelle's family goes to bed that late! »
«Sorry, Hay Lin. I didn't mean that» Will sighted guiltily «I didn't mean to offend you, I'm just very nervous about all of that. If you knew how I want to get out of this Verona! »
«I know and I understand you. We all want to get back» Hay Lin said.
«OK, people, let's just sit and wait for the rest of the guys» Cornelia suggested «That's probably the only we can do now»
It was true, so the girls were just sitting and looking at the library building.
A few minuets later the guardians noticed Caleb walking towards them. Blunk was dragging after him with his tongue thirsted out.
«Oh, finally! » Hay Lin said crossing her arms «And who will confirm after this that men are punctual! »
«Well, but I see that women are even less punctual than men! Irma is not here yet» he said looking around. Then, he found Cornelia with his eyes. «Cornelia, I guess, we need to talk» he said looking his blonde angel.
Cornelia was waiting with fear that he would say that. She was afraid. What will she say to him? How will she explain? Must she tell him that her feelings were true? But she stood up obediently.
Caleb sat down on the grass in a little distance from the girls, so they couldn't hear their dialog. Cornelia sat down on her knees next to him.
«Cornelia, I…» Caleb didn't know what to start with «The nurse came to the library today…»
«I know» Cornelia didn't let him finish, because she feared he would say something she couldn't answer «I sent her to… to pass you the letter»
«Only for this? » Caleb asked carefully. He didn't want to do anything wrong, but he could do anything in the world just if she said 'No'.
Cornelia wanted to tell him everything, her heart was crying that she must do that and she wanted this more than anything else in the world but… maybe he wont understand her feelings? How will she take over if he doesn't love her? Her mind was insisting on her keeping her feelings on her and… her mind won her heart.
«Yes» she whispered with tears in her voice and omitted her eyes.
Caleb was so painful to hear this, but he still had a little hope «The nurse said…»
«Did the nurse tell you anything? » Cornelia pretended that she didn't know anything, despite it was very, very hard.
«Uh, nothing» Caleb said. He didn't want to get a straight repudiation because it would be unbearably painful. He turned away from the Earth guardian, so she couldn't notice suffers on his face.
«How dare I think that it was true? » he thought «What for I amused myself with those silly hopes? She doesn't see in me anything more than just a friend. And she is probably right. She is an ideal and who am I? She can get any guy in the world if she wants, why would she look at me? »
«That's so painful to lie to him! » Cornelia thought looking at the ground «That's much more painful than a thousand knives cut into my heart. I so much wanted to tell him that it all was true! I'm such a coward! But now there is no way back. I guess, I must live with this for the rest of my life…»
(Note: Don't think, guys, that they broke up on that, no! Cornelia didn't say Caleb that she doesn't love him, she only pretended that she didn't know about what the Nurse told him in the library. They still love each other and this is not the end of their relationships ;))
The sound of quick footsteps interrupted their thoughts. Everybody looked to see who it was. And it was Irma. She was running quickly towards the girls, breathing heavily from long time running. When she reached the bushes, she landed on the grass next to them completely exhausted.
«Irma! » Will was probably shouting «How could you be so late! We lost so much time and we don't have much of it! Because of you we might stay in Verona forever! »
«Don't shout at me! » Irma pronounced recovering her breath «I'm really sorry but don't blame me in that Rosalina's family couldn't fall asleep so long. And it was too risky to escape while they were awake, if they found me, then… » Irma conducted her thumb along her thought.
«Guys, why do we waist precious time since we are all here! » Cornelia hurried her friends.
«Oh-oh, guys, big problems! » Taranee said looking at the library.
«What's there? » everybody started to worry.
«We completely forgot about the guards! They are outside the library and we wont be able to them all being unnoticed»
Everybody looked confused. They completely forgot about Lord Capulet's order to guard outside the library daily and nightly and nobody thought of how to remove the guards. They couldn't believe that their plan and everything will be ruined because of one little blunder. There was fear on everybody's faces… everybody's, except Irma's.
«Guys, don't worry» she said with a tone of an expert. «I see, I'm the only who took care of it. Here! » and she pulled out a small round bottle with red liquid in it.
«What's that? » Will asked pointing at the bottle.
«It's a soporific to remove the guards without any noise» explained Irma. She was very satisfied with herself.
«Cool! How did you get it? » Hay Lin asked with big eyes.
«Very simple» continued the Water guardian in a pompous tone «I came home yesterday. Rosalina's mother sits in her chair and says: (Irma tried to copy Rosalina's mother's manners) Rosalina, daughter, I have a terrible headache today! Please bring me my smelling salts! So I come to their cupboard where they keep medicine and see this. My brains work very quickly; I grab this imperceptibly and voila! We are saved! So, Corny, what do you say? Not only your brains work, ah? » she said sarcastically to Cornelia.
«Oh, yeah, really? » Cornelia crossed her arms. She was glad that Irma found a way to remove the guards, but she didn't like that her friend was talking to her in such a way.
«Yeah, Corny, imagine that! » Irma continued caustically.
«Don't call me 'Corny'! » the Earth guardian said loudly. She was practically shouting and started to boil.
«Guys, it's not the time to quarrel! » Will said irritated «Our lives are in danger, not only, the whole world is, and you are behaving like that! »
Both girls felt ashamed for themselves and their faces became red.
«Hey, sorry that I shouted on you» Cornelia said turning to Irma with regret in her voice «I didn't want to offend you»
«Oh, that's all my fault» Irma replied «I started to tease and obtain you first, so that's me who must apologize»
«Friends? » smiled Cornelia.
«Friends»
And the girls shook each other's hands and hugged as if nothing happened.
«Girls, the time! » Taranee whispered «It's very nice to see you being reconciled, but we must hurry! »
«Totally» Irma started up «Does anybody have handkerchiefs or small pieces of cloth? We need four cause there are four guards»
The guardians quickly pulled their handkerchiefs and passed them to Irma.
«Are you sure this will work? » Hay Lin asked distrustfully.
«Of course it will» answered Irma moistening the cloth with the soporific «They will be sleeping as babies! This will carve the out till morning, believe me»
«So, here's our plan» said Will when the soporific was ready «Cornelia goes the first, then Irma, Taranee and I join her. When we remove the guards we go into the library and inside that underground tunnel. I hope that we do everything right! Everybody understood? »
Cornelia, Irma and Taranee nodded.
«Hey, and what will I do? » Hay Lin seemed to take a bit offence.
«There are only four guards, so you Hay Lin… uh, you stay here and watch if everything's all right. If somebody is coming, you will inform us»
«All right» smiled the Air guardian.
«And what about me? » Caleb asked.
«You would better stay here and wait» Will said «Nobody must see you, especially the guards. You're Montague, remember? »
Caleb nodded obediently.
«All right, guys, I'm off to my mission» Cornelia stood up taking her piece of cloth.
«Good luck, Corny» Caleb said softly, when Cornelia was passing along.
The Earth guardian stopped. When she heard those words her eyes shone brighter than any stars on the sky. «Thanks, I'll need it» she smiled sweetly and went to the library.
«And when I call her 'Corny', she becomes mad» Irma said sarcastically shaking her shoulders. The other three girls repeated her gesture giggling.
Cornelia so close to the library that one of the guards (and it was the one with moustache that the girls saw earlier that day) could notice her.
«Lady Juliet! What are you doing here? » the guard asked in amazement. He didn't expect her to come.
Cornelia didn't answer. She was a little nervous about she could do something wrong but she was staying unshakably and didn't say a word. She was squeezing her piece of cloth in her arm, which she was holding behind her back. She was silent and didn't move.
«Lady Juliet? » the guard repeated astonished. He was very surprised. What is the daughter of his master doing here at night? Or maybe it is not Juliet, only a mirage, a ghost, a spirit playing with his mind. Cornelia's hair and dress were waving on the wind and from afar she was really like a forest nymph. The captain decided to come closer to find out if it was only his imagination.
Cornelia was very concentrated. When the guard came near enough, she quickly pulled her hand and covered the guard's face with the cloth. The captain couldn't pronounce a word, when he smelled the soporific, his eyes immediately closed and he fell o n the ground. The guard fainted. No, he was sleeping! Sleeping, as a baby. The soporific worked just as Irma said.
The other three guards standing near the library building heard strange sounds. They decided to go and check if everything was all right. But when they came on the open space, suddenly somebody jumped from behind and covered their faces with pieces of cloth. In a moment all the guards were already lying asleep. Will, Irma and Taranee did their work.
Caleb and Hay Lin were watching all that from their shelter (Blunk was sitting nearby but he wasn't interested in the fact of saving the Earth). «That's cool! » cried the Air guardian, got out the bushes and rushed to the library door. But the eternal optimist stopped immediately when she heard a voice from inside the library. «What is that noise? I must go and see if the others are all right» the voice said.
After a minuet another guard with a stupid face appeared at the doors. He was finishing being on duty but heard strange noises and decided to check what it was. When he saw Hay Lin just in front of him he got lost and didn't know what to say. Hay Lin was also astonished, but she acted quicker. Her fighter reflex worked and she hit the guard on the head. He couldn't even say a word when he fell.
«Oh, that's cruel» Taranee huddled up «That must hurt»
«But this was the only way to cut him down» Hay Lin shook her shoulders «Look, he is OK. He's … sleeping! »
Everybody looked at the guard. He was snoring. Everyone looked at each other in surprise and shook their shoulders. They couldn't see the connection between Hay Lin's action and the fact the guards was sleeping.
But the guardians didn't have any time to waste and now there weren't any obstacles to go through the tunnel, so the girls and Caleb entered the library. Blunk was following them still with his tongue out.
Soon everyone was standing in the middle of the huge medieval library lit only with flares' light. It was a bit dark and scary but the girls were confident in their aim. Irma put out the book in the blue cover from the shelf and the blocks on the wall started to move apart and soon the tunnel door opened again.
«All right, now everything depends on this. We have to pass that tunnel at any cost» Caleb said taking one flare from the library wall. «I will go first and you, girls follow me»
And he slowly started to go down the stairs, Cornelia went straight after him and the other girls followed them. Only Blunk stayed standing next to the door. He was afraid of going into the tunnel cause it was dark inside. This created one more problem.
«Oh, please, don't let us all down! » Will said when she noticed that the little disgusting creature wasn't following them.
«Stop being an idiot! » Caleb said strictly «I told you how important everything is and what will happen if we don't get out of here on time. Do you want the world to be ruined? »
But this didn't influence on Blunk at all. He was standing on the same place.
«All right, you little scoundrel» Cornelia said, but she said it not in the same way as always. She seemed to have an idea «If you want to stay here, do what you want. But then you will stay here forever and without your favorite… mud»
That really had an effect. The lack of his precious mud seemed to Blunk much more important than the eternal rule of evil in the world. So he quickly rushed into the tunnel and stood near Caleb. Now he agreed to go.
«Wow, Corny, how did you manage to do that? » Irma asked in delight.
«I thought you hate Blunk, but you made him go with us» Taranee added.
«Well, when we speak about saving the planet from reign of Phobos, preferences are inappropriate» Cornelia smiled craftily. «I have my own methods to make people…» she looked at Blunk «…or other creatures to do what we need»
«Guys, no time to waste» Will hurried her friends «Come on, we have to get out of here at once, at any cost»
And the procession started to walk down the stairs into the dark tunnel…
So let me finish this chapter on this hanging note. Sorry for shortness. I decided to make a few more smaller chapters to update sooner. So read and please, review!
Bye-bye!