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Since my chapters are so short, I'll be posting the next chapter as well. It'll be up in a few minutes. So for now, enjoy reading this!
Chapter Two
Roald's POV
I lowered my arm. I breathed in and out slowly, trying to get a hold of myself. Once I had calmed down a bit, I spoke. "Come in."
The door opened. "Oh, Kel." I cleared my throat. "What brings you here?" I asked, trying my best to sound casual.
It didn't work. "Do you want to talk about it?" she asked gingerly.
"What's there to talk about?" I struggled to force a smile.
She narrowed her eyes. "You know exactly what I'm talking about, Roald."
I sighed. There was no fooling her. I plopped onto my bed and held my head in my hands. "You might as well sit," I told her.
I felt the bed sink a bit as she sat down next to me. There we were, sitting in silence in my room. She was the first to speak.
"It's okay," she murmured, placing her hand on my shoulder in an effort to comfort me.
I shook my head. "No, it's not!" I yelled at her.
I immediately regretted it. Kel's hazel-green eyes were filled with hurt. I looked away from her. "I'm sorry, K--"
"It's fine, Roald. I understand--"
I shook my head again. How could she possibly understand? "No. You don't."
Her hand reached over to rest on top of mine. She looked into my eyes. "Then help me understand."
So, I poured my heart out to her. Why? I have absolutely no idea. But I felt a connection to her. Stronger than any connection I had with my parents, siblings, or even Neal or Faleron.
"I can't choose for myself! I never do! It's always my parents. Not once in my life have I ever decided anything for myself!" I ranted.
And she listened intently, as I went on and on and on, until I got to the point where all I could do was cry my eyes out. And so that's what I did. I sat there, my tear-stained face buried in her shirt, as she held me and rocked back and forth, making soothing sounds as if I were a little child.
Kel's POV
Oh, Roald, I thought, as I held him in my arms. Poor, poor Roald.
"Shh, it's going to be okay, shh..." I told him.
"Please don't leave, Kel..." His voice was muffled by my shirt. "Stay with me tonight, Kel. Please."
How could I leave him? He needed me. "Of course I'll stay with you."
And so I did. I spent the night with the Crown Prince of Tortall, as he wept into my shirt, his tears flowing non-stop.
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