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Chapter Three
She's staring me down with those electric Eyes
No matter how hard I tried,
I can't escape that gaze tonight
" Ahh!" the cloaked figure clamp a hand onto his mouth. It looked over its shoulder to find the Royal Corps looking for Luke. The cloaked figure grabbed Luke's wrist and pulled him to a corner.
" What are you-!" Luke started but it placed a finger between its lips and said. " shh.."
Luke was going to continue but when he saw the cloaked figure's eyes, he couldn't stop looking at them, he found himself obeying the order " Okay…."
The cloaked figure nodded. She turned to the side and looked around the corner. Luke's heart seemed to drop. He couldn't see its eyes anymore. When she turned back, only the shadows where shown, much to Luke's disappointment, it's eyes weren't showing now " They're off our backs. At least, for now."
Her voice was feminine. So Luke decided to call her a girl. " Why are you hiding from them? Are you a criminal, too?"
The cloaked figure winced " I am certainly not! How dare thee you ask me that!" She talked as if she was a royal, Luke thought. Then, he became angry.
" Cause" Luke snarled " No one will be stupid enough to hide from the Royal Corps if they aren't wanted"
" Well, I'm not a criminal or such, but I am such wanted!" The cloaked figure snapped. She crossed her hands infront of her and showed that ' mess-with-me-I'll-whip-you.'
" In what way does anyone want you?" Luke asked, one brow crept up. The cloaked figure dropped the authority act on her shoulders and took interest in her boots.
" You do not want to know, especially in what situation you are now." The cloaked figure answered. She looked again around the corner, no sign of the Royal Corps.
" Well," She straightened up the hem of her cloak " I must be going, good luck to whatever the Royal Corps want with you." Luke knew she was trying to end the conversation, when she walked left, he mirrored her and blocked her way.
" Move away" She gritted her teeth.
" NO. That wasn't the answer I'm looking for." Luke said, grabbing her shoulders. She stiffened.
" You got an answer, at least. Now, Let. Me. Go." She struggled to move out of the grasp from Luke's hand, but he had a tight grip on her.
" Give me a straight answer" Luke said through clenched teeth, Thalia pulled herself out of his grip, only to find herself falling to her behind revealing her face.
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" Give me a straight answer" The criminal said through clenched teeth. Thalia had enough of his behavior and pulled herself out of his grip.
Fatal Mistake
She fell to the ground with a thud. She rubbed her behind and looked up that her face was shinning in the sun light. She gasped and struggled to put her hood back up to her face. But, a hand beat her to reach for her hood. Thalia stood stiff and was shaking.
Oh no…
She held her head down, not wanting the vigilante to recognize her for what truly she is. But, somewhat, she recognize that feeling when you met someone. A spark.
No, Thalia her inner-princess scolded her He is a thief. A criminal. You are a royal. R-O-Y-A-L
Thalia couldn't shake off the feeling she had met this man ago. She took the chance on looking to his face. And suddenly, it all dawned to her.
* Flashback *
" Annabeth!" The twelve-year-old yelled at the trees of the forest. Her small blonde friend had gone missing and the Royal Corps had gone out to find her. Thalia, in her own case, couldn't stand on just sitting in the throne room, so she snuck out behind the castle.
" Annabeth! Annabeth!" She kept yelling and yelling 'til she heard a familiar yelp and a scared " Thalia!" calling upon her.
" Annabeth" She shrieked at the voice and Thalia ran to the sound of the voice to find her seven-year-old friend face-to-face with a Colchis bull.
" Thalia…" Annabeth's voice quivered. Thalia drew her weapon and activated her shield, Aegis and advanced slowly between Annabeth and the Bull. Once she was between them, the glowing red eyes darted to Thalia. She gulped down her fears and charged at the Bull.
Her spear angled the bull, but it just angered the bull more. It galloped and flew Thalia out of the spear's grasps. The bull suddenly charged at Annabeth.
" Thalia!" Annabeth wailed. She shut her eyes close waited for the impact but nothing happened. She opened her eyes to see a boy struggling to keep the Bull at bay by using Thalia's spear which is sticking out of the open parts of the bull.
" Help…her…out" the boy wheezed out. Annabeth jumped to her feet and ran to Thalia, who was conscious.
" Are you alright?" Annabeth asked. When she touched her bruise in the head, she flinched.
" Yeah. Don't touch that Annabeth" Thalia said. Thalia overlooked Annabeth's shoulder and saw the boy whipping around with her shield and hit the bull. Hard.
" Yah!" He jumped and pinned the spear down to its middle causing the bull to explode, the boy ran and covered the two princess with his own body.
Once it was clear, he rolled off them and helped them up. Annabeth and Thalia gradually accepted the help he gave them. Thalia noticed the long scar he gained in his face.
" Oh my gods, your face!" Thalia exclaimed. She brought out a vial and let him chugged it down to his throat.
" What's that?" The boy asked. Bewildered.
" Special stuff. Speak this to no one." Thalia said putting emphasis on 'no one'. It was a medicine vial only the Royal families own.
" I promise, your highness. May I ask, what are you doing out here outside the courtyard?" The boy asked the two princesses.
" Annabeth, my friend, got lost on the grounds and I look for her." Thalia answered.
The boy re-adjusted his cloak, Thalia didn't even noticed he had a cloak " Well, I'll be off then. Be careful out here, there are some not-good-news outside the walls of the palace during the night. I suggest you go back, before things get worse."
" And what worse things is that?" Annabeth asked out of curiousity.
" Those things…are like me." The boy said. Thalia put an arm around Annabeth and hugged her protectively. The boy gave them a smirk.
"Blue electric eyes, like the King. Grey eyes, like the Queen of Athens has." The boy mused. Thalia glowered at him.
" Thank you, for helping us then. We shall be going" Thalia excused themselves outside his atmosphere.
" Wait!"
Thalia turned and to see him returning her bracelet " My lady, you almost forgot this." The boy wrapped the bracelet around Thalia's wrist and locked it.
" Thank you" She whispered.
" There they are! And…whose that?" A royal guard shouted in the distance. The trio heard the sounds of metal clinking and steps getting closer. The boy, with his hand around Thalia's bracelet and wrist, stiffened and drew down his hand.
" I know that cloak from the smudges…It's him! Castellan!" Another man grunted. The Royal Corps started to run now. Thalia looked at Castellan in shock.
" You…." Thalia looked at the Castellan in shock and fear. Castellan took Thalia's hand and kissed it.
" See you soon, you highness." He said. He bowed to Annabeth and run off to the distance.
Almost every guard outside watch duty went to the Princesses and circled them for protection " Your highness, are you alright? We were alerted as you were also missing along with Princess Annabeth. I see you have found her, but, what is the man doing with you? Has he hurt you?" The lead asked. Thalia shook her head.
" He hasn't hurt me. He protected us." Thalia murmured. The lead looked at her as if she had gone over the edge.
" Your highness, I don't mean disrespect here, but, Castellan is a man with many crimes and must be captured. He had a very large record of robbery and trickery." The lead reasoned with Thalia. Thalia did nothing but remembered the man who helped her save herself and Annabeth.
Periwinkle blue eyes. Castellan.
" Look for him, he may have not gone too far yet outside castle grounds! Go!" The lead ordered. His comrades nodded and out they went.
" Five of you" The lead said to the last remaining five corps " Escort them to their chambers. And, Make sure you do that. I'll report our progress"
Periwinkle blue eyes. Blonde Hair. Castellan.
*End of Flashback*
Now six years have passed. Here he was, holding her grip. He was looking intensely into her eyes. Thalia looked at the Periwinkle blue eyes that held hurt, harm, and concern.
" You….." Thalia whispered. She could not believe the man who is right in front of her is him.
Castellan was about to say something but was cut-off by an order " There! Wait, he has the princess! Get him!"
There was Clarisse La Rue. Ready to skewer Luke Castellan to damnation.
