Chapter Nineteen
Surprise
(Rose POV)
I don't know how long Master and I played outside. To me it seemed too short, but I didn't care. It seem forever since I had never felt so happy in my life. I know now that Master can be cruel sometimes, but it's because his life has been full of pain and sadness. For some reason, I wanted to make Master smile and be happy, almost as if I was meant to.
That day we had so much fun. First we threw snowballs at each other, then we made snow angels. Of course Masters looked a bit funny, but he laughed at it, saying how the comparison was just a 'bit' off. We ice skated, or Master did while holding onto me. His claws on his feet proved to be great skates. After we finished skating, we just laid down in the snow, and relaxed.
I looked over at Master. He was smiling to, even though he found it hard to do at first because of his form, but it was also like it was something he never did in his life.
"See Master playing games does take away the sadness."
He looked over at me and laughed, his laugh always reminded me of thunder, strong and powerful.
"Yes the sadness has gone away. It has been such a long time since I had so much…fun. All my life it's all ways been about composure, the kingdom, or other things."
I smiled. It made me glad that I was the first one that made Master happy in such a long time. All of a sudden I felt faint again like when I was in the woods.
"Master…I…feel, funny"
Master noticed.
"Rose? Rose what's wrong?"
Then I felt darkness overcome me. All I saw was Master getting up and running towards me with a, how shall I say it, worry in his eyes.
I opened my eyes slowly, and found myself in the Masters Resting Room again where he first bandaged my arm.
"Master?" I said very sleepily.
Neither Master nor anyone else was to be seen, but when I was just about to get up I heard the door open and a voice that was very familiar came into the room.
"Rose are you all right?" Master said as he walked beside me.
I nodded and tried to get up,
"Yes, I think so. What happened?"
He grabbed me gently and made me lay back against the armrest.
"You were fine after the game in the snow, but then you looked dizzy and you fainted."
I nodded, my head was spinning. The last thing I remember seeing was Master.
"So, how did I get up to the castle?"
This time Master looked as though he was…shy or a little embarrassed to say the answer.
"I had to carry you up to the castle; otherwise you would have frozen to death."
I blushed.
He really does care
"Master, since it is too cold to go outside then maybe we could do something inside?"
He shook his head.
"No Rose you are too weak to do anything right now! I don't want you getting even worse than you already are."
I laughed. He didn't get it that you could do other things besides physical stuff like running, or messing around. But other stuff like draw or-
"Master, I didn't mean that we had to play another game, I meant something calm to do, like draw or something else."
Master seemed to get what I was talking about and smiled after a few moments of silence.
"Rose, do you like to read?"
I knew immediately what he was thinking.
"Yes! I love to read, why?"
He laughed supposedly at my enthusiasm, making me blush for some odd reason.
I remember, I used to act the same way whenever Calostire would laugh at my jokes or something I did. Why am I acting this way? It's like…I don't know, like somehow Master is another Calostire. That's silly. Master is Master and Calostire is Calostire.
"If you like to read then I have a surprise for you. I can show you it if you like?"
I pretended to think about it for a while.
When I 'supposedly' made up my mind I tried to get up, but ended up on the floor.
Master chuckled, amused at my effort.
I blushed in embarrassment for the fourth time today.
"Rose, maybe I should carry you?"
I looked at him and smiled.
"Yes please Master."