Shattered Past: Chapter 7
Later that afternoon, Will went to watch Cadiana learning how to shoot a bow. Robin had insisted on teaching her, much to her disgust.
"Balance, Cadiana." He heard Robin telling her, watched as Robin's hands moved one of Cadiana's legs a little farther out, giving her better balance. Robin put his arms around Cadiana fixing her stance, raising her arms to the correct height. To Will's amazement, he felt a few tendrils of jealously towards the outlaw leader. Why would I be jealous? He asked himself, stunned. She's practically my sister.
"One, two, and let go!" Robin said, helping her with the shot. The arrow flew true with Robin's assistance, hitting the very center of the target. "Now you try." He instructed her.
Cadiana notched another arrow, drawing back, sighting and let go. The arrow flew off into the trees, and Will chuckled.
"Well, this'll teach the squirrels to keep clear." He laughed, leaning against a tree.
Cadiana turned and glared at him. "Shut your foul mouth Will Scathelocke."
Will opened his mouth to tell her not to call him that, but she cut him off. "Just because you're better at this than me, doesn't mean you can beat me in everything."
Will grinned, the use of his name forgotten. "And what, pray tell, can you beat me at?"
"Hand to hand." Cadiana said confidently, handing her bow to Robin. "C'mon. Let's play." Cadiana's eyes were narrowed and she had a wicked grin on her face. Ah, Will thought, she thinks she's going to win.
"Ah-right." He said, pushing himself away from the tree, and approaching her. He was very aware of the fact that most of the outlaws, with the exception of John who was on watch, was paying very close attention to them.
Cadiana winked at him as he came nearer, on guard for any sudden movements. She swung at him with a grin, and he laughed as he ducked it, and tackled her, rolling forward, and coming to his feet. She hadn't stood up, but braced herself on her hands, swinging both her legs through the air, catching him behind the knees. He fell backwards, and hit the ground with a thud, already moving towards her, getting to his feet at the same time.
She ducked his punch, but it caught her in the shoulder, staggering her back a few steps. Will took advantage of this, tripping her neatly. He came down on top of her, capturing her hands above her head.
"You're 'olding back." She said with a grin.
"Yes." he admitted.
"Don't." Cadiana told him, arching her body under him, making him momentarily lose his balance. A well placed kick caught him in the shin and he let go of her hands. He realised the mistake for what it was, the second he had done so. She rolled over, taking him with her. She ended up straddling him, one leg on either side of his body. She had a hand pressing against his throat, hard enough to let him know that she had won, but not hard enought to restrict his breath.
"Gotcha." She said triumphantly. She looked so pretty there, her cheeks flushed, smiling, that he couldn't resist. Will slipped a hand around the back of her neck, pulling her down, and kissing her hard. Then, to his surprise, she kissed him back just as fiercely, her tongue touching his, before pulling away.
She got off of him, her weight leaving his stomach. Will suddenly became aware, as he got up, that the outlaws were cheering, and clapping.
Cadiana was very red by now, but she put her hands on her hips. "What?" She said. "You've never seen anybody kiss, then?"
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Thanks to Michelle, and Jessie Rose, for their reviews!!!
Abbie
Later that afternoon, Will went to watch Cadiana learning how to shoot a bow. Robin had insisted on teaching her, much to her disgust.
"Balance, Cadiana." He heard Robin telling her, watched as Robin's hands moved one of Cadiana's legs a little farther out, giving her better balance. Robin put his arms around Cadiana fixing her stance, raising her arms to the correct height. To Will's amazement, he felt a few tendrils of jealously towards the outlaw leader. Why would I be jealous? He asked himself, stunned. She's practically my sister.
"One, two, and let go!" Robin said, helping her with the shot. The arrow flew true with Robin's assistance, hitting the very center of the target. "Now you try." He instructed her.
Cadiana notched another arrow, drawing back, sighting and let go. The arrow flew off into the trees, and Will chuckled.
"Well, this'll teach the squirrels to keep clear." He laughed, leaning against a tree.
Cadiana turned and glared at him. "Shut your foul mouth Will Scathelocke."
Will opened his mouth to tell her not to call him that, but she cut him off. "Just because you're better at this than me, doesn't mean you can beat me in everything."
Will grinned, the use of his name forgotten. "And what, pray tell, can you beat me at?"
"Hand to hand." Cadiana said confidently, handing her bow to Robin. "C'mon. Let's play." Cadiana's eyes were narrowed and she had a wicked grin on her face. Ah, Will thought, she thinks she's going to win.
"Ah-right." He said, pushing himself away from the tree, and approaching her. He was very aware of the fact that most of the outlaws, with the exception of John who was on watch, was paying very close attention to them.
Cadiana winked at him as he came nearer, on guard for any sudden movements. She swung at him with a grin, and he laughed as he ducked it, and tackled her, rolling forward, and coming to his feet. She hadn't stood up, but braced herself on her hands, swinging both her legs through the air, catching him behind the knees. He fell backwards, and hit the ground with a thud, already moving towards her, getting to his feet at the same time.
She ducked his punch, but it caught her in the shoulder, staggering her back a few steps. Will took advantage of this, tripping her neatly. He came down on top of her, capturing her hands above her head.
"You're 'olding back." She said with a grin.
"Yes." he admitted.
"Don't." Cadiana told him, arching her body under him, making him momentarily lose his balance. A well placed kick caught him in the shin and he let go of her hands. He realised the mistake for what it was, the second he had done so. She rolled over, taking him with her. She ended up straddling him, one leg on either side of his body. She had a hand pressing against his throat, hard enough to let him know that she had won, but not hard enought to restrict his breath.
"Gotcha." She said triumphantly. She looked so pretty there, her cheeks flushed, smiling, that he couldn't resist. Will slipped a hand around the back of her neck, pulling her down, and kissing her hard. Then, to his surprise, she kissed him back just as fiercely, her tongue touching his, before pulling away.
She got off of him, her weight leaving his stomach. Will suddenly became aware, as he got up, that the outlaws were cheering, and clapping.
Cadiana was very red by now, but she put her hands on her hips. "What?" She said. "You've never seen anybody kiss, then?"
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Thanks to Michelle, and Jessie Rose, for their reviews!!!
Abbie