"Hello again, Jakie," Erol greeted, "I see you've grown up." I kept my face serious and slowly drew my pistols. I narrowed my eyes as he started to approach me.
"What the hell do you want?" I demanded. He put up his hand.
"Just to talk." I put my guns back again, but kept my guard up. He stopped right in front of me, which I thought was creepy. "I know about your situation, Jakie. How your father is dying and you're out searching for the Eco stone." Ok, how the hell did he know that? I didn't tell anyone! Erol, you've got a little explaining to do…
"How the hell do you know about that?"
"I have my sources," h answered quickly, "I can help you find it. I can get you all the information you need on it. There's a catch, but a necessary catch." He's talking in riddles again… I hate it when he does this shit.
"Stop talking in riddles and tell me how you can help me."
"Since I'm so close to Baron Praxis, I can get you all the information he has hidden away. But the catch is… you have to be closer to me so I can give it to you."
I felt my heart start to beat faster and he took a half step closer to me. There was a sick idea brewing in his crazy mind, I could tell. It was written all over his face…
"Jakie, do you remember back when I told you we couldn't be together because I was getting married?" he asked me. Yep. I remember how incredibly relieved I was.
"How could I ever forget that little incident?"
"Do you know why I told you that?" I shook my head. "Because at the time… you were too young. But now you're a woman and a beautiful one at that." My heart skipped a beat and leapt into my throat. Please, don't let this be what I think it is! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!
Of course, somehow, I bad feelings always tend to come true. Why? You got me. Fate must feel like being an ass today. Either that, or my luck is so terrible that these thing half to happen to me all the damn time. Well, I can tell you one thing, I wished to the Precursors that I were someplace else at that moment.
"And what's your point, exactly?" I asked nervously, almost squeaking.
"I'll be strait with you. I can help you get what you're looking for and save your father. All you have to do is pretend to be loyal to Praxis, make sure you're convincing, and stick with me," he explained.
"So what are you saying exactly? Move into the Palace?" Erol smirked slightly.
"No. If it were as easy as that then it'd be no fun. Not to mention the Baron would automatically be suspicious of you."
"So then… what do you propose I do?"
"'I'? I think you mean 'we'." I rolled my eyes at him.
"You know what I mean, Erol!" He chuckled lightly at my irritation and there was a moment of silence between all of us. "So just tell me what I have to do so I can get out of here already."
That's when he leaned forward and whispered the words I would never forget… Not for a long, long time…
"Jakie, will you marry me?"
Kiri: See? I told ya, some freaking things are gonna happen! This is only the begining, too! Just wait til you see some of the things I've got hidden away!