Hate to Love- chapter 7 the journey
Disclaimer: Some characters that you recognize aren't mine, they belong to tamora pierce, those that u don't recognize, they belong to me.
A/N: I appreciate those ppl who made time to review my story. Sorry for not updating as often as I used to. I'll be writing the next one after I upload this. For those who did not like my storyline, pls tell me where I have gone wrong and if possible, the ways that I can improve on it.
A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long. I had a camp in school this week and exams just finished.So i could only get the computer until now.Anyway... on to the story...
Yaven rode far and long, only stopping for the night or to eat and drink. But, even then, he stopped for only a while, or just a few hours of sleep, for fear of being caught. He did not want to marry a woman whom he had hated since birth.
I could NEVER learn to tolerate HER, let alone LIKE her, he often thought these days, shaking his head in despair.
"I don't get it. There would be so many others wiling to take my place, so why do I have to wed her?" He asked no one in particular.
In the morning, Yaven rode, stopping occasionally for a drink of water. In the night, he slept for a few hours, and before daybreak, he was already off. After a week of journeying and seeing no one, Yaven began to worry. He knew that the road to Valendra was secluded, but he knew that it was not so secluded that he would see no one on the road for 7 days in a row. Valendra and Tortall were serparated by a huge mountain called 'Mount Tysen' and so far, Yaven hadn't seen it at all.
Furthermore, there was another road that was similar to the route to Valendra. That road turned a whole round around Tortall and led back to the Thief's Cave. (A/N: It's the name of the inn, ok? How ya getting along?) Both roads looked alike and the latter was more deserted than the one leading to Valendra.
Yaven did not want to waste 7 days of his time just to arrive back into the hands of his parents and be forced to wed the Princess.
Just as Yaven was about to turn back, he spotted a figure in the distance. He squited his eyes and leant forward. The figure looked like a human. Yaven was overjoyed. He hurriedly pushed Hearty forward.
"Hey! Wait up!" he called.
The figure paused to look back. Then he leant against the tree and waited for Yaven. "Hello! Are you going to Valendra?" Yaven asked once he got off Hearty.
"Valendra? Why would I go there? I'm heading to Tortall, are you going to Valendra?" he replied insolently, not recognizing the Prince in his casual clothes and mistaking him for a commoner.
Oh, shit. I wasted a week. The Prince thought upon hearing that. How could I have mistaken the 2 roads?
The commoner, seeing the Prince's facial expression, asked, "Are you going to Valendra? There's a shortcut, ya know," Yaven brightened up at the mention of a shortcut.
"Really? Where? Can you show me?" Yaven asked, a bit over-enthusiastically.
"Whoa, calm down. What's your name?"
"Ya- Melvin. Melvin Meendi, nice to meet you," Yaven stuttered, hurriedly finding a name to replace his real name and stuck his hand out. He ould not let others find out his real name, his name was unique and thus, would be recognized soon.
"Derric. Derric Hangnimen. Pleasure," he introduced and took the hand offered to him.
"Well, hello, Derric. Urm… not to be rude, but could you show me the way to the shortcut, 'cause I'm in a bit of a hurry," Yaven pushed.
"Oh, sure, it's this way. Follow me." He said.
A/N: Ppl... Some ppl requested for longer chapters. If you want, I can combine Yaven's and Mal's P.O.Vs together to make the chapter longer. But, of course, the time I will update will increase, which means, I'll take longer to update. Review your opinions and tell me if you want the combined one or individual one. I'll go by the majority.