Seeing Truth
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Chapter 15: Cornered
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"Kado?" I raised an eyebrow curiously at the quiet boy. He was leaning against the shelves with arms crossed. He slowly looked up at me with those eyes.
"Kado, don't do that…" I mumbled.
"What?"
"Listen, you knew something like this was going to happen…" he only stared ahead, which only made me impatient.
"Kado… Kado?" he continued to ignore me and I soon enough, lost my patience. I walked in front of the boy and grabbed his collar and pushed him farther into the shelves, my forearm pushing into his chest.
"What the hell-?" he exclaimed angrily as he looked down at me in shock.
"If I have to keep doing this to get your attention, than I will keep it up."
"What do you want me to say?" he asked.
"What do I want you to say? Hmm… maybe like, 'I'm sorry'?"
He avoided eye contact with me and looked a different direction.
"Is it that hard to apologize to me?" he didn't say anything so I continued sarcastically, "Oh, I guess I should just forget it then since I'll be dead before an apology ever comes out of your mouth, right?"
He stared down at me darkly; his hazel green eyes seemed to cloud over. I rested my hand on a random book near Kado's head to lean in on my toes, but unfortunately and as always, I lost my balance. I grabbed the book- and a few others that I had been resting my hand on as I fell to the side…well, actually forward. I yelped as I fell on something soft. I heard a groan from under me. Shaking my head, I sat up, but something was there to stop me. I rested my hands on the cold, hard ground and tried to readjust my eyes to the sudden darkness of the room I guessed we were in. I noticed a pair of glinted eyes staring back up at me, and just then I realized what position we were in. I quickly got off of Kado and began dusting myself off.
"Umm, where are we?" I whispered as I began walking around, but only ended up running into something hard. I rubbed my nose and groaned. I heard a slight scratch and flare. I whirled around to see Kado's face glowing as he covered something.
"How'd you do that?" I asked as I walked over to him, but I stopped as I fell crashing to the ground.
"Klutz…" I heard Kado mumble as the whole area we were in filled with dim light.
"No…really…" I said, my voice mumbled as I rubbed my nose again.
"Lantern…" he answered simply.
"Okay, but where did you get the matches?"
"Next to the lantern…"
"How'd you see that? I just ran into a wall and you found a lantern."
"That is why I said you were a klutz, but I ran into a desk."
"Hypocrite…"
"What?"
"Well, if you went this way and I went your way, you would have run into the wall."
"Whatever…"
"Mmhmm…" I said as I kicked something on the stone ground, much like the walls and the ceiling. The place almost looked like the dungeon I was in not too long ago, but cleaner. The desk in the corner was plain oak wood and dusty- from what I could see, and a chair that didn't look at all trusting. It sat right under the desk, unused and as old as the dungeon. I kneeled down and picked up what seemed to be books. I stacked the books on the desk and dust flew everywhere.
As it settled, I heard Kado speak next to me, "What are those?"
"How the hell should I know?" I mumbled as I walked away and began searching the small room. I had no clue what the place was for, but I had to get out. I wasn't going to last another minute in confinement with him.
I ran my hand along the walls, but quickly jerked it away when I felt something brush against. Probably cobwebs, I thought to myself as I searched the room with my eyes. My gaze turned to Kado; realizing he was just leaning against the wall with arms crossed, I snorted and spoke up.
"We'll never get out of here if you just continue to stand there."
"There is no use, Jade. This place was used as a hideaway or at least a place to throw people off during an attack or raid. It's sealed tight. We would be lucky if someone finds us in the next seventy-two hours. Any longer, we could suffocate."
"How did you figure that out?" I said curiously.
"We have something like this in our castle…but located in a different area."
"Uh, okay, so shouldn't there be another way out?"
"Possibly…"
"That's enough for me. We need to find the way out." I began searching every corner possible, but only ended up with really dusty fingers.
"Hmm…" I heard Kado think to himself. I turned around to see him staring up at the ceiling.
"What?" I asked as I walked over to him.
"Do you see that?" he pointed up at the ten-foot tall ceiling.
"What? That?" I pointed to the large, dark colored square that seemed so much more different than the rest of the stone blocks, "It took that long to find this? What does it help the people trying to get away if it's so easy to track them?"
"The place this could possibly lead to should have an easy way to get out of the castle to escape. So it is just enough time for whoever is hiding in here to get away overnight."
"Oh…" I said simply.
"Come on, you have to help me…"
I shrugged and took a step closer as he walked to the desk and pulled the old chair out from under the desk. It bounced off the cracked, stone-brick ground; the sound of the screeching and bouncing echoed off the walls and to my ears. I watched curiously as he stepped onto the chair. It creaked violently and for a second I thought it would fall apart under his feet. My eyes widened in shock as he quickly stepped onto the desk. He turned to me and raised an eyebrow.
His gaze started to annoy me, "What?"
"Are you going to help me or just stand there?" Sor-RY!
I stepped onto the chair cautiously as it creaked some more. Stepping on the desk quickly, I realized what little room we had. So, I stared off into a different direction and said something to kill the time, "What now, genius?"
He sighed irritably, "Help me get this trap door open, love, than we'll see what to do."
"Ugh…" I rolled my eyes at his sarcasm, "How do we do that, hon?"
"I'll show you, if you listen…" he looked up and inspected the trap door that reached up and began pounding it.
"Try pushing…"
He did like I said, but it didn't seem to budge. He grunted as he tried to open the door from the sides, wedging his fingers in the small crack between it and the stone ceiling.
"That won't do anything. Let me try." I mumbled as I began pushing against the wooden plank with one hand while the other pounded the sides. I could hear something rattle from the other side, and that hollow sound it made when I knocked against it- the only thing that reassured us that it was a real door, not a fake contraption designed to fool the common eye.
"I doubt that will do any better, Princess. It is obvious that it's sealed. It won't open."
I ignored his comment and looked around. A stack of books caught my attention. It was dangerous, I knew that but I had to try if I didn't want to be stuck in the same room with him. Placing the books where I had been standing, I carefully placed them in line. Luckily, they were thick enough to make me at least half a foot taller.
"What are you doing?" Kado asked amusedly as he leaned against the wall.
How could he stay so calm at a time like this? Grr… I felt like punching him in the nose, just to ruin that stupid smirk on his face that always seemed to make me…
"You shouldn't do that…"
Anything to get away from you…
"You could hurt yourself…"
Why should you care? I stepped onto the books and began on the door again.
"Why do you always ignore me?"
I think it's perfectly clear… I should get down, now… I pushed against the trap door.
"I'm only trying to help you…"
My a-… Why do I never listen to my conscience? I was so shocked that I had even let my thoughts go unfinished. I guess you're wondering what happened… I lost my balance…and began to fall back towards the hard ground. I think gravity hates me. I merely gasped as I fell backwards, but what even more surprised me were the arms that wrapped around my waist. I yelped as I felt his grip tighten around me and pull me back.
Chills ran up my spine as he spoke into my ear, "Why don't you ever listen to me?"
I swallowed and stood transfixed. This wasn't happening… It just couldn't be happening… Why? Why did it have to be me?
"I told you, you shouldn't have done that."
I closed my eyes, "Sorry for trying to get us out of here."
He was so close I could tell he was smirking…but it only lasted for a few seconds, as he seemed to grow serious, "I'm sorry, Jade."
My breath caught, "What?"
"I'm sorry."
I composed myself…yes, that quick, "Liar."
"I mean it."
"No you don't. You only say it so I won't be angry at you any more."
"Why don't you believe me?"
"Why didn't I believe you the first time? For all I know this could be another one of your stupid bets."
"I didn't think it would go that far."
"You should have thought ahead…" I mumbled as I pushed him away and jumped off the desk, ignoring the searing pain that shot through my ankle.
"I'm sorry, Jade. What more can I say? What more do you want me to say?" he added the last part as I heard him jump from the desk now behind me.
My back still facing him, "I don't know, Kado, but what you did really hurt, and I don't know if I can forgive you for it."
"Please, Jade. We'll get out of this mess, I promise, and if not, I'll do all I can to make it up to you… I promise."
I turned around swiftly only to back up from where Kado stood. I was so preoccupied with my own thoughts that I hadn't noticed how close he had gotten. Wow, was I out of it…
"How do I know I can trust you?" I said lamely, crossing my arms and leaning against the wall on the opposite side of the desk.
"I guess you'll just have to…"
"The last time I did that I ended up here. If you never did what you did we would never be in this situation. We wouldn't have spoken five words to each other, and everything would have been perfectly normal, but I trusted you. Why? I'm not sure, but I did and there's nothing I can do, now. So, I guess I just won't trust you anymore, but handle things my way."
"And what way is that?"
"…I'm not sure…"
"So, you're not going to trust me?"
"No."
"No?"
"No."
"What can I do to make you trust me, then?"
"Nothing, can't you get that through your thick head?"
"Sorry, I guess I can't…" with that, he leaned in towards me. The look on my face would have been priceless if his eyes were open, but they weren't and I was ready to burst. How could he try and kiss me at a time like this? Could there be any worse time than this? I felt his lips brush against mine and I jerked away as far away as I could, which was when my head connected with the wall. I resisted the urge to yelp as Kado pressed his lips against mine. I swore that I would get back at him for this and even more so when I realized he didn't even mind the fact that I wasn't kissing him back. He didn't even seem to mind, just kissing me harder. I grabbed his shoulders and pushed him back. He parted with me and stared…a bit dazed.
"What do you think your doing?" I hardly made out, trying to keep my gaze steady. I had to look like this didn't affect me, but why was it so hard to fake? It was like every time I tried to act serious or act like something didn't bother me I did the exact opposite. Every time I looked up at those eyes I felt everything; hate, pride, confusion…pathetic. I felt pathetic, not able to do what I wanted to do, not able to overcome the things I hated most…and Kado was not one of them.
"I'm sorry, Jade."
"Kado, I don't understand you anymore. First you act like you hate me, than you sound like you…you sound like…"
"Like I love you?"
"Yea- I mean no, I mean…" I trailed off, not sure of what to say. Did he? It couldn't be true. No, why would anyone like me? I hated what this crap could do to someone.
"I don't deny it." He said as he backed away but continued to rest his hands on the walls, locking me in place.
"I don't get it."
"Neither do I."
"I still don't get what you're talking about."
"Why not?"
"I just don't."
"Is there a way I can make you get it?"
"No and don't try." I snapped, ducking under his arm and away from him.
"Why not?" he asked, pouting as he blocked my way.
"Because…"
"Because why?"
"None of your business."
"I think it should be; I am going to be your husband after all."
"Over my dead body."
"Don't talk like that, it hurts me."
"Aww, poor baby…" I walked over to the desk and sat on it.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
I sighed, "Do I really have to explain?"
"Yes." He answered simply as he walked over to me.
"I can't believe I'm stuck in here with you. Of all people the people on whoever's green earth it had to be you. Why? Why did it have to me? Why did it have to be you? Why oh why?" I whined sarcastically.
"Oh, come on, it is not that bad."
"Yes it is."
"No, it is not."
"Yes, it is."
"No. It's not."
"Yes. It is."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"Yes."
"N-ye-what?"
"Ha!"
"What?" I asked confusedly.
He sighed, "Nothing."
"You better tell me or-or I'll, uh…I'll…"
"You're losing your touch, Jade."
"No I haven't."
"Yes you have."
"You used to have a come back for everything I said towards you. What's happening?"
"Shut up. I haven't lost my touch I just, um, I'm, uh, just tired. Yeah, tired."
"Oh, sure…"
"No, really."
"Really what?"
"Stop repeating everything I say."
"Like how?"
"Um, I dunno."
"I'm telling you…"
"Nuh-uh! I have not lost my touch."
"Really? So if I try and do a special something you'll stop me?"
"I don't get it."
Well, at first I didn't, but when Kado started leaning, I finally knew… Did I mention he was face-to-face with me with his hands resting on the desk? Guess not. I backed away from him, but he continued to give me as little space as possible.
"What do you think you're doing?" I asked as I leaned farther back onto the desk.
Kado looked down at me with a smirk, "I guess who haven't lost all your touch. What a shame."
I pushed him away, "As long as we're here… You, sit over there, I'll sit over here. Savvy?"
"Fine, fine, have it your way... Not for long, though…" he walked to the designated area I had chosen out while I leaned against the wall with folded arms.
"I don't know what you mean by that and I don't want to, so, I'm just going to ignore it." Like the so many times I had done that since I was here. I had always blocked out unwanted thoughts like the fact that I may never be able to return home or that I had to work for an arrogant boy at a farm, and even that I might have to marry a prince I barely knew. Was it possible to live like this? To keep the tears back every time I thought of something I could never go back to? I mean, was this really how my life was going to turn out? Would I die here? If I did, what was the point of my life? What was the point of Kado's life? If you really thought about it, I was the one who put us here. The klutz. The one that always did everything wrong…
I wasn't one of those perfect girls in the video games who got to try everything out and always wanted to take risks. They always ended up with perfect lives with the perfect prince. My life wasn't like that, not here, not even back home, but what if I really didn't want to go home? What if I wanted to stay here? What would I do the rest of my life? What would I end up with? Who would I end up with?
"Jade…Jade…you there?"
"What!" I practically snapped, craning my head to the voice's direction.
"Sorry, I was just asking if you were alright. I think you were daydreaming."
"No, really?" I said sarcastically.
"What's with the sudden change of attitude?"
"I should be the one asking you that."
He raised his hands, palms my direction in mock surrender, "Sorry, sorry, just curious. I'll leave the princess alone, now."
"Better, or the prince will regret ever agreeing to that idiotic bet."
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Ah, nice chapter, right? Hope so, wrote it quicker than I thought. Sorry, though, for the longer update but you better get used to it cause I started school last Tuesday. HORROR! I know, h-school. So sad, I'm so tired yet it's only around one-thirty p.m on a Saturday. I feel bored. Anyhoo, so awesome! Biggest record for me! 100 REVIEWS! Me so happy! Thank you everyone! You're great!
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Chips Dip: Ah, secret you most likel have figured out by now, and yeah, she has to work on a farm on weekdays, but it's a Sunday. Wait, now I'M lost. Wait, wait, yeah, it's a Sunday. thank you for reviewing:P
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Yuleen75: Yeah, poor Kado! mwuahahaha! But I had a real fun time making up his character! the arrogant little snob of a prince. Nyeheheheh, he's getting older though and everything's coming together...not really cuz i don't even know if I'm half way done with the chapter or not. ANyhoo, yeah, that would be funny but Jade'll kick some soon...nyeheheheheh...:P Thanks for the review!
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Lizaii: Poor Kado, he feels sad.
Kado: Not gay thank you very much. I happen to like girls. Mwuahahaha!
me: what's that for?
Kado: dunno
me: k, go away.
Kado: Never!
me: pushes Kado away from the comp.
Everyone's got to have one of these. My first, don't blame me! AAAGH! Anyhoo, thanks for the review and I also read your fifth chapter! Hope you update soon!
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