Part 2: The Run

I was woken up at midnight. "Cat," Axel whispered to me, "time to go." I dragged myself out of bed and groped around for the bedside table where I kept the necklace my mother gave me before she died. "Hurry!" Axel urged me. I slipped on the necklace, grabbed Axel's hand and leapt out the window to begin our run.

After about two hours of running, I had begun to feel weak and tired, but I had kept going for Axel. We didn't really know where we were going, but Axel wanted a place where I would be safe from whoever was maybe tracking me, and I wanted a place where Axel and I could be together.

Fifteen minutes later, it began to rain. I caught up with Axel and said, "I think the world is against us."

He laughed and replied, "Well, c'mon! We might find our new home soon." I ran after him, but was stopped because I felt sick.

"Axel!" I called, "I don't feel go—" I was cut off by barf and blood spilling out of my mouth. He ran over and told me, "You need to rest. We'll continue tomorrow."

I shook my head. "N-no. W-we ha-have to get there soon." I said through chattering teeth. I threw up again (not on Axel!). This time it was mostly blood. Axel didn't listen to me and just led me up a hill and sat me underneath a tree. He sat down with me and took off his shirt and wrapped it around me. "thanks." I whispered.

He smiled and said, "No problem." He brushed back some wet hair from my face and kissed my forehead. He held me close and I snuggled up next to him. I knew he hadn't left my side the entire night, because anytime I sneezed or coughed, he would ask if I was all right. And each time I would always smile and nod and try to go back to sleep.

I woke up the next morning with the sun shining in my face. I squinted looking up, wondering where am I? Then I saw Axel's face in front of me. "Good morning! Sleep well Cat?" he asked. Then the previous night's events came back to me, and I remembered what happened. I sat up against the tree. "Uh- huh." I replied, still sleepy. "Did I sleep long?"

He shook his head, "no, probably about two or three hours at most."

"Oh," then I noticed his shirt was still wrapped around me. I took it off and held it out to him saying, "I don't need it anymore. You should put it on before you freeze."

He nodded and pulled on his shirt. Then he remembered something and said, "I forgot to tell you, I saw the perfect place for us to stay!"

"Really?" I asked excitedly, "I hope they have food, I'm starving." It was true; I hadn't eaten since about 6:00 the night before.

Axel nodded in agreement, and then pointed to a castle- like building further on. "That's the place I was talking about." He told me. "Ready to go?" I felt better than I had the night before so I nodded. "Ok," he said with a mischievous smile. "I'll race you!"

"What!" I asked. Okay, I was feeling better, but a race? Come ON! "Fine" I said relentingly.

"Yay! But since you're probably not entirely better, we'll just race to the bottom of the hill." Axel told me.

"Hill?" I asked, "What hill?"

"We climbed up a hill yesterday." He replied, "You probably don't remember because you were so sick."

"Oh. Well let's get this race over with!"

"Awright! Ready? Set, GO!" We took off down the hill, teasing each other by saying how slow the other was. Then, me being a total klutz, tripped and rolled the rest of the way down the hill. Axel found me lying on my back at the bottom of the hill. He laughed and said, "I don't think that's a fair way to win, but what ever." I looked up and laughed too. "c'mon," he held out his hand and said, "We're almost there."

He helped me up then suddenly said, "Ya know what Cat?"

"What?" I asked.

He blushed then whispered, "I love you." Then I got a kiss. On the lips. We walked the rest of the way not saying a word. We didn't need to, because now we shared a bond that nothing but death itself could break.

After a half more hour of walking, we had arrived at the door of the castle. "wow." I whispered. The castle was amazing. I didn't know what else to say.

"Well," Axel said taking my hand, "here goes nothing!" We walked into our new home we would soon come to know as: Castle Oblivion.

Yay! They found thier home AND Axel has confessed his love, all in the same chapter! Review, review, review!