Sorry again about the long wait-school sucks. But I'm back, with a new chapter and again with Rochelle. Hope you like it!

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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it maybe necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye."

Rochelle

I start walking to Arkarian's chambers at 11:30, because I'm so restless that I can't sit still. I'm also hoping that maybe I can talk to Ethan before we leave.

Maybe walking through the forest wasn't such a great idea. I don't have Isabel's gift of seeing in darkness, and the trees are definitely really dark.

I walk faster, trying to ignore the rustling on my left. I can't pick up any thoughts, but maybe the monster has them blocked. The rustling gets louder. Oh geez. Why did I walk? Why didn't I ask Isabel to come with me?

And now I'm going to die without making up (or making out) with Ethan.

The rustling comes to a pinnacle and from the bush springs…

A chipmunk. Not even joking.

The last reported case of a chipmunk attack was…

Well. Never.

"Scram you stupid rodent!" I hiss. Good thing nobody was around to witness that one.

"The poor chipmunk didn't do anything wrong," a voice comments from behind me.

I scream and whirl around, ready to fight or run depending on how big the monster is.

Oh, damn. It's Ethan. And he's standing there with his hands in his pockets, a smile on his face. Thoroughly embarrassed now, I turn and take two steps away, towards Arkarian's chambers.

"Rochelle." All of a sudden he's there, catching my arm and looking a whole lot more serious.

Don't look into his eyes, I think.

Too late. They're even bluer than normal with intensity.

"Look, Rochelle…" he sighs.

Uh-oh.

"I know. I know that I made a mistake earlier, with you and the mission. Of course you need to go. Of course you should go. It's just…"

"Its okay, Ethan-"

"No, it's not okay. I'm not okay. Seeing you lying there, with that arrow in your heart…that was the scariest moment of my life. It was like half of me was laying there."

I actually think he has tears in his eyes, but he's not looking at me and trying to hide them, so I let him be. It's cute. His hands are still in his pockets, posture imploring me to understand.

"But then you came back to me. And I promised myself that if I could always tell you how much I love you, how much I need you…well then, nothing else matters."

I could tell him that I could never actually be angry at him for more than five minutes. But I decide to skip the preliminaries and just kiss him.

"I'm not going anywhere, ever again." I say after we break apart. "I love you."

"I love you too," he says, and then kisses me again. Which, I am not really opposed to.

"So why didn't you just use your wings?" he wants to know after we start walking again.

Oh, hell.

I always forget about those things.

He can't see the blush of my cheeks, but he can obviously feel me stopping in surprise and sense my mortification through the dark.

"Well, if I had used them, we couldn't do this." I say, and kiss him. He seems to agree and not much more is said until…

"You were really terrified by a chipmunk?"

The boys and I are ushered into a room of Arkarian's that I've never seen before. Well, I've only actually ever seen one. But whatever.

The room has a bunch of medieval type clothing. The only feminine outfit I can see is a pale green dress, softer than I expect. When I go to the changing room to put it on, I can see it has a swishy skirt and slit sleeves, with a neckline a little lower than I'm used too. It's still obviously a working dress though, made by a peasant for a peasant.

"Ethan's gonna flip." Isabel informs me, braiding my hair and pinning it up. She gets to wear what she wants to the Underworld.

Lucky, I think. This cotton is itchy.

"Are you all decent?" I knock on the main door.

"Clothes wise!" Dillon calls back. I roll my eyes and go in. They are all wearing similar outfits-jerkins, leggings, and riding boots. Ethan and Dillon's are of similar cotton to my dress though, and Matt's is of softer velvet.

Ethan simply stares at me with his mouth open. "You look…wow."

"What my son is trying to say, Rochelle, is that you look very lovely." Shaun walks by and lightly taps his son's jaw up.

Ethan looks as handsome as ever, but to say so would be corny, so I let him know with a smile. "Did you do that on purpose?" I ask Matt, nodding at his obviously wealthy tunic.

"Of course not." He rolls his eyes in a why-would-you-even-think-that way and throws the golden dust at me. After an involuntary sneeze, I feel the knowledge settle in. I am Amalie Markham, a personal maidservant and herb specialist. Dillon is Colin Markham, my twin brother, who also serves as a stable hand with Ethan, who is Macon O'Hara.

We all serve Matt, as Sir William Scottsdale, a British knight who is much revered in Rome. "Alright, the immortal definitely planned this." Dillon rolls his eyes. "Roh and I? Related? In her dreams!"

"My dreams? Dillon, you idiot-"

"Well, they fight like brother and sister at least." Arkarian comments.

"And the similar green eyes will help." Matt and Arkarian are talking like I'm not even standing there. Ethan comes up behind me and hugs me around the waist, whispering in my ear: "I think that you're much prettier than Dillon."

"Yes, well, you'd better." I smile, squeezing his hands.

"Please no PDA in King Arthur's court," Dillon groans. "If I got sick, it would ruin the whole mission."

"No, we'd leave you there." Ethan and I say at the same time, drawing laughter.

"We have to get going," Matt interrupts, sounding like a weary adult. "Just stand still and close your eyes."

I do so, holding Ethan's hand, and feel a sharp tingling in my body. It's the strangest feeling. Not hurting, exactly, but also not entirely comfortable.

Then I become aware of people yelling and talking, animals making noises, and a very handsome man-who was not Ethan-peering down at me. "Can I help you, lady?"

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