Note: Sorry this is so short. I just really needed to update this story. More is to come. Enjoy!
Serenity and Litanya slowed their horses down to a halt as they eyed the magnificent Spartan Castle. Serenity looked at Litanya for support.
"So, how do we get in?" Serenity asked suddenly not feeling as brave as before.
Her stomach was churning with butterflies. The castle stood tall and black underneath the night sky. Crickets chirped softly and only a few sounds from the guards not too far off could be heard.
"Just keep your hair covered and follow me. There's really no true way to try to sneak in so the best way to approach is to ask for one of the guys." Litanya answered trotting her horse toward the front gate.
"Lita….I hope you're right." Serenity muttered following her friend.
As the neared the gate two guards noticed them quickly and approached them.
"Halt." One of them commanded with authority.
They did as they were told and Litanya jumped off her horse. Litanya felt an chill of anticipation crawl up her spine this was the most exciting thing she'd done in her entire life except the encounter at the house with the Spartans.
"Well, what can we help you with?" The other guard asked curiously.
"I'm looking for General Nephlite." She said calmly.
The two men eyed each other then her. One of the guards with long black hair and brown eyes approached her. Litanya stood face to face with him. The guard was slightly intimidated by her height.
"What would a woman like you be doing out at this time of night looking for a war general? You must be asking for trouble." The man sneered.
"What about your companion there." The other asked, he had brown curly hair and brown eyes.
"She's with me. We are not looking for trouble- we need General Nephlite. Will you help us or not." Litanya asked trying to remain patient.
"I'll go get him. You two just stay put or there will be consequences." The brown haired one commanded heading off through the gate.
Serenity left out a breath of relief. This was easier than she thought. The guard with black hair began to circle Litanya eyeing her up and down.
"You're not like the other Spartan women around here. Why haven't I seen you before?" He asked curiously.
Litanya hesitated for a moment. Would it be wise to say that she was an Athenian? Would it be harder to see the general if that information was spoken.
"Please remove your hood." The guard spoke suddenly eyeing Serenity.
Serenity gulped. Her hair was not like most Grecian people. It was simply because her father married a woman from another country that the only reason her and Minako differed from there other family members. The guard tapped his foot impatiently waiting for Serenity to do as she was told.
"Well, we don't have all night Spartan." The guard spoke impatiently.
Serenity looked at Litanya for help. Litanya just simply nodded to tell her to do as she was told. Serenity pulled back her hood to reveal her beautiful golden-silvery hair. It was simply in a braid.
"You are definetly not from around here. Where are you from?" He asked looking around making sure this wasn't a decoy to get inside the gates.
"Athens." She murmured.
"So, we have two Athenian women with no guardians." He smirked unsheathing his sword.
Serenity gulped.
"We promise we mean no harm. We just need to speak to Nephlite. My companion here is the general's girlfriend. We came to visit." Serenity tried to reason.
"Ha" he barked, "If she is how she claims she is why didn't he say he'd be expecting her and surely a woman of standards wouldn't come this late."
Lita was coming tried of the man questioning so she simply knocked him out with one blow. Serenity gasped as she watched the man hit the ground with a clatter.
"Lita!" Serenity gasped.
"Hurry Sere, get off that horse." Lita said quickly scurrying over to her friend.
Serenity grabbed her bag and hopped down with the help of Litanya. Litanya grabbed the sword from the guard and pulled Serenity through the gate with her. They inched around the skirt of the wall to keep from being in view. The black clothing did help for the most part.
"Where are we going?" Serenity whispered fearfully.
She didn't think it would be this hard but she just knew they hard to warn the guys.
"I'm not sure. If we stick close and head towards the entrance we should be okay." She whispered back.
Meanwhile…
Nephlite and the brown hair guard returned to the gate.
"So, you said there was two women here looking for me." Nephlite repeated.
"Yes sire" He said certainly.
Nephlite looked up in surprise to see one of the guards laying down unconscious. Two horses were abandoned.
"Did they say what they wanted ?"
"No sir."
" Did you get a description?"
"No sire, one was really tall like a man."
Nephlite rolled his eyes angrily.
"You dumb fool. We could be under attack and you left your fellow guard alone with two? We may have to prepare for a battle. Go sound the alarm." He said angrily.
The guard scurried away quickly yelling for all guards about intruders. Nephlite studied the surrounding area and found two sets of foot prints. He smiled evilly.
"So, think you'll come here and try attack us…..well this will be your last night on this planet." He murmured darkly following the foot prints that led a winding path to the front door of the castle.
He unsheathed his sword and ran down the path swiftly.