Love Among Slavery
Chapter Five: Violet Clashes With Cerulean Blue
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Hotaru held onto the basket full of apples tightly in her grasp because it was another of those valuable deliveries to a nearby restaurant. The dust kicked up from under her feet as she walked at an even pace, hoping to get to the restaurant on time while going through the people.
As much as she loved to make deliveries, she hated to walk so far. Making her way through the people her mind slowly wandered off to her own little world, and in her world, it wasn't normal.
Her mind wandered to the Elfin King named... it was then that Hotaru realized that she didn't know his name. The name of the blonde was unknown to her. She told him and his people who she was, but he never told her who he was. After meeting with his pale blue eyes for so many times, she still didn't know what to call him, except calling him the Elfin King.
Then Hotaru thought of those sapphire eyes that belonged to Heero. She thought of his brown hair that swayed in the wind and that familiar smirk he always wore. He always smirked at her when he met her in the streets as if she amused him. That bothered Hotaru though she didn't really mind his presence near her. He's comforting, as if he could protect her...
She shook her head to get her thoughts out as she entered the restaurant. Immediately loud noise was rammed into her ears, making her suddenly feel venerable in front of all these men. She looked around and saw that men were sitting on chairs, holding onto a mug of beer while laughing their heads off.
The restaurant was old, musty and had a strong smell of men in it. The tables and chairs were made out of wood that looked like it was slowly decomposing. Up on the ceiling were candles that lit the room dimly; along one wall was a counter and on the other side of the room was a stage of some sort.
"You there, girl!" a man, with an apron on yelled, at her.
Hotaru was startled for a minute, then turned her attention to the short man and asked, "Yes?"
"Are you the one with the order of apples?" he asked in a scratchy tone. He didn't look nice with his face scrunched up.
"Yes," Hotaru said meekly.
"Here, give 'em here," he told her as Hotaru slowly handed him the basket.
"I'll give you the money soon. Stay and wait," he instructed as he stormed back into the kitchen.
Hotaru stood there like a stick. She was frightened when a roar of laughter came as the crowd of men pulled up another man and placed him on the stage nearby. She recognized this man as the man who saved her from her first encounter with the elves.
He had brown hair that was in a braid down his back and cerulean eyes. He was still wearing his soldier uniform and his sword was on the ground.
Hotaru stared as the men roared, "Speak, speak of what had happened Duo!"
"Alright, alright," Duo said while waving his hands around, trying to calm the noisy crowd.
"It was night when we started to attack," Duo told them, "The elves didn't even suspect it."
Hotaru then knew that he was retelling the story of how they captured the Elfin King and his people. She frowned involuntarily, but not knowing why. That soldier never did anything to her, yet in her heart she held an unknown grudge towards him ever since she met eyes with the elf.
"We moved by the shadows," Duo said in a thin voice, adding to the suspense, "My group made our way to the King first as I ordered the other group to attack the soldiers."
Hotaru moved closer to the crowd to hear better and her slow movement caught the eyes of Duo. His eyes kept on her small body as she listened. He smiled slightly to know that a woman was interested in his little tale.
"When we were in the palace, disguised as servants, we quickly drew our swords when we were close enough to the king," Duo said as a roar sounded, "I had my sword to his neck before a second."
Hotaru knew that was a lie. He probably took a few hits before he had his sword positioned. She rolled to her eyes in disbelief and Duo saw it and chose to ignore it as he smirked.
"Soldiers came running through the double doors," Duo announced, "but my men was in their way as they fought through the army. I quickly strapped a magic band on the King and quickly forced him through the people and threw him into the cage. His people saw this and came after me, but my men got them in the end."
Hotaru looked up as he ended his story and immediately, cerulean blue eyes clashed with disbelieving violet. A shiver ran through Duo against his will, right through his heart. Hotaru had to shake her head just to stop eye contact with him.
"Girl, here's the money," the man in the apron shouted when he was right beside her.
"Thank you," she said as she took the money and quickly exited.
Duo's eyes followed her and so did his body. He could feel his body jump from the stage and across the room and out the restaurant. The sudden light of the day blinded him only for a second. Once he got his eyesight back he looked around and saw the girl walking away.
"Wait," he called to her.
Hotaru stopped and turned around just to meet with those eyes again, "Yes?"
Duo walked up to her, staring intently and replied, "My lady, I presume that I have offended you with my story."
"No," she lied, but in truth she hated him for talking about the elves as if they were nothing.
Duo shook his head and smiled. He then said, "I'm sorry if I did."
"Alright," she murmured and said, "If that is all I must go."
Before she could turn around he quickly introduced himself, "My lady, my name is Duo Maxwell. Can you give me the honour of knowing your name?"
Hotaru's throat was suddenly clogged with something unnamed; did that man just say that it would be an honour to know her name? "Hotaru," she said and quickly turned around. She inwardly sighed as she walked away.
"Hotaru..." Duo whispered adoringly, "I'll see you again..."
He felt something burning in his chest as her name flew from his mouth. It felt right to say her name so lovingly. His thought was then cut off by a voice.
"Duo, you coming in for a drink?" asked the woman as she flirted with him. Her light brown hair trailed down to her waist with some of her hair in a braid. She had blue eyes that captured many men's hearts.
"Sure Relena," he said casually. He knew that Relena was after his heart next after she was done with his best friends'. But he didn't really care; besides his mind were on the girl named Hotaru.
Hotaru made her way back to the fruit stand cautiously as she touched the coins in her right pocket slowly. Then her left hand went into her left pocket and held onto the smooth surface of her own dollar.
It was then that her mind traveled to the starry pale blue eyes of the Elfin King. Then her eyes traveled to an Asian pear sitting on another fruit stand, then her thoughts went to Heero. At least she knew his name.
She smiled as she was safely back and handed the money to the boss. He looked at her and gave her another delivery. Unknown to her, her mind sometimes went to the certain cerulean-eyed soldier named Duo... then to the royal gardener Heero... but her thoughts always led back to the Elfin King.
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Silver Author
Chapter Five: Violet Clashes With Cerulean Blue
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Hotaru held onto the basket full of apples tightly in her grasp because it was another of those valuable deliveries to a nearby restaurant. The dust kicked up from under her feet as she walked at an even pace, hoping to get to the restaurant on time while going through the people.
As much as she loved to make deliveries, she hated to walk so far. Making her way through the people her mind slowly wandered off to her own little world, and in her world, it wasn't normal.
Her mind wandered to the Elfin King named... it was then that Hotaru realized that she didn't know his name. The name of the blonde was unknown to her. She told him and his people who she was, but he never told her who he was. After meeting with his pale blue eyes for so many times, she still didn't know what to call him, except calling him the Elfin King.
Then Hotaru thought of those sapphire eyes that belonged to Heero. She thought of his brown hair that swayed in the wind and that familiar smirk he always wore. He always smirked at her when he met her in the streets as if she amused him. That bothered Hotaru though she didn't really mind his presence near her. He's comforting, as if he could protect her...
She shook her head to get her thoughts out as she entered the restaurant. Immediately loud noise was rammed into her ears, making her suddenly feel venerable in front of all these men. She looked around and saw that men were sitting on chairs, holding onto a mug of beer while laughing their heads off.
The restaurant was old, musty and had a strong smell of men in it. The tables and chairs were made out of wood that looked like it was slowly decomposing. Up on the ceiling were candles that lit the room dimly; along one wall was a counter and on the other side of the room was a stage of some sort.
"You there, girl!" a man, with an apron on yelled, at her.
Hotaru was startled for a minute, then turned her attention to the short man and asked, "Yes?"
"Are you the one with the order of apples?" he asked in a scratchy tone. He didn't look nice with his face scrunched up.
"Yes," Hotaru said meekly.
"Here, give 'em here," he told her as Hotaru slowly handed him the basket.
"I'll give you the money soon. Stay and wait," he instructed as he stormed back into the kitchen.
Hotaru stood there like a stick. She was frightened when a roar of laughter came as the crowd of men pulled up another man and placed him on the stage nearby. She recognized this man as the man who saved her from her first encounter with the elves.
He had brown hair that was in a braid down his back and cerulean eyes. He was still wearing his soldier uniform and his sword was on the ground.
Hotaru stared as the men roared, "Speak, speak of what had happened Duo!"
"Alright, alright," Duo said while waving his hands around, trying to calm the noisy crowd.
"It was night when we started to attack," Duo told them, "The elves didn't even suspect it."
Hotaru then knew that he was retelling the story of how they captured the Elfin King and his people. She frowned involuntarily, but not knowing why. That soldier never did anything to her, yet in her heart she held an unknown grudge towards him ever since she met eyes with the elf.
"We moved by the shadows," Duo said in a thin voice, adding to the suspense, "My group made our way to the King first as I ordered the other group to attack the soldiers."
Hotaru moved closer to the crowd to hear better and her slow movement caught the eyes of Duo. His eyes kept on her small body as she listened. He smiled slightly to know that a woman was interested in his little tale.
"When we were in the palace, disguised as servants, we quickly drew our swords when we were close enough to the king," Duo said as a roar sounded, "I had my sword to his neck before a second."
Hotaru knew that was a lie. He probably took a few hits before he had his sword positioned. She rolled to her eyes in disbelief and Duo saw it and chose to ignore it as he smirked.
"Soldiers came running through the double doors," Duo announced, "but my men was in their way as they fought through the army. I quickly strapped a magic band on the King and quickly forced him through the people and threw him into the cage. His people saw this and came after me, but my men got them in the end."
Hotaru looked up as he ended his story and immediately, cerulean blue eyes clashed with disbelieving violet. A shiver ran through Duo against his will, right through his heart. Hotaru had to shake her head just to stop eye contact with him.
"Girl, here's the money," the man in the apron shouted when he was right beside her.
"Thank you," she said as she took the money and quickly exited.
Duo's eyes followed her and so did his body. He could feel his body jump from the stage and across the room and out the restaurant. The sudden light of the day blinded him only for a second. Once he got his eyesight back he looked around and saw the girl walking away.
"Wait," he called to her.
Hotaru stopped and turned around just to meet with those eyes again, "Yes?"
Duo walked up to her, staring intently and replied, "My lady, I presume that I have offended you with my story."
"No," she lied, but in truth she hated him for talking about the elves as if they were nothing.
Duo shook his head and smiled. He then said, "I'm sorry if I did."
"Alright," she murmured and said, "If that is all I must go."
Before she could turn around he quickly introduced himself, "My lady, my name is Duo Maxwell. Can you give me the honour of knowing your name?"
Hotaru's throat was suddenly clogged with something unnamed; did that man just say that it would be an honour to know her name? "Hotaru," she said and quickly turned around. She inwardly sighed as she walked away.
"Hotaru..." Duo whispered adoringly, "I'll see you again..."
He felt something burning in his chest as her name flew from his mouth. It felt right to say her name so lovingly. His thought was then cut off by a voice.
"Duo, you coming in for a drink?" asked the woman as she flirted with him. Her light brown hair trailed down to her waist with some of her hair in a braid. She had blue eyes that captured many men's hearts.
"Sure Relena," he said casually. He knew that Relena was after his heart next after she was done with his best friends'. But he didn't really care; besides his mind were on the girl named Hotaru.
Hotaru made her way back to the fruit stand cautiously as she touched the coins in her right pocket slowly. Then her left hand went into her left pocket and held onto the smooth surface of her own dollar.
It was then that her mind traveled to the starry pale blue eyes of the Elfin King. Then her eyes traveled to an Asian pear sitting on another fruit stand, then her thoughts went to Heero. At least she knew his name.
She smiled as she was safely back and handed the money to the boss. He looked at her and gave her another delivery. Unknown to her, her mind sometimes went to the certain cerulean-eyed soldier named Duo... then to the royal gardener Heero... but her thoughts always led back to the Elfin King.
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Silver Author