Chapter 4: A daring escape and a moment of weakness

Authors note: Ok I am sorry for not updating in ages but I have been writing other stories and my life has been a bit hectic. Anyway I will be able to update more regularly now. So Enjoy!

"GOTYA!" a voice came over Rosie and Tybalt like a snake over its victim. Next thing they knew, they were unconscious. Rosie soon woke up, still covered in darkness in a cramped space which she could barely move in. She felt someone next to her, and that someone was making a loud snoring noise. Rosie sighed; there was no way she could fall back into a deep slumber with this noise and environment. Rosie attempted to stand up with all her energy but was weighed down by something, or someone. Wait… who was lying next to her? It couldn't be… TYBALT!

"Oh God! Tybalt you fat lump get up!" Rosie yelled quietly, even if that were possible. Tybalt still made no attempt on getting up so Rosie used her next method… force. Rosie kicked Tybalt hard on the leg; it was lucky that Tybalt's leg didn't snap off from how much force Rosie had kicked him, but it sure managed to get him up.

"Well good morning to you too… witch! Even in this darkness I could smell the foulness of you," Tybalt rubbed his eyes as he slowly awoke. Rosie felt around where she was standing and found a torch, using her skills she was able to turn it on and scout around the room. This room was familiar to Rosie. Very familiar!

"No time for insults Tybalt, I think we have been kidnapped!" Rosie said in a not so calm tone.

"Kidnapped? Rosie don't kid around. This place is scary enough as it is without you making up cruel jokes like that!" Tybalt wasn't buying Rosie's story one bit.

"Listen! If you must know I have been in this room before. And when I was in this room I was held prisoner by some humans for a week! Now do you think I'm joking flower boy?" Rosie replied a mixture of anger and sadness was evident in her voice as she spoke.

"Well you most certainly go places don't you? How do we get out of here then?" Tybalt asked.

"Over there," Rosie shone the torch at the nearby door that had the big illuminated sign 'emergency exit' on it "follow me!" Rosie was about to jump from the table she and Tybalt were on but she couldn't move. Rosie dropped the torch in horror when she found out why she couldn't move.

"Oh no!" Rosie wined putting her head in her hands.

"What? What's wrong Rosie?" Tybalt panicked still not realising what was going on.

"Tybalt… we're stuck," Rosie mumbled through her hands.

"How are we?" Tybalt asked raising his eyebrows confused.

"No I mean LITERALLY stuck! Whoever kidnapped us must have stuck us together with superglue!" Rosie sounded depressed and why wouldn't she be? She was super glued to the very same gnome she was trying to get away from!

"Oh damn it! So this means we have to be together?" It was now Tybalt's turn to put his head in his hands.

"I'm afraid so. Of all the gnomes I could have been stuck with, it has to be the very one who I hate with a vengeance!" Rosie growled.

"Well sorry for living aren't I?" Tybalt spat turning away from Rosie. Their arms now literally stuck together with glue.

"You may wanna regret saying that Tybalt!" Rosie whispered noticing something out of the corner of her eye.

"Oh what are you gonna do? Verbally abuse me to death?" Tybalt rolled his eyes waiting for a reply. But he didn't get one "Rosie?" Tybalt asked "Rosie are you ok?" Tybalt turned around to see Rosie smiling. His eyes studied her a minuet before looking in the direction of where she was smiling.

"Look," Rosie smiled "Another way out." Tybalt then noticed the nearby window was half open and Rosie swiftly stood up taking a surprised Tybalt with her. "Come on!" Rosie ordered "Before the human gets back!"

Tybalt hadn't been so surprised in all his life. This girl was very determined when she wanted to be. Tybalt was literally being dragged along by Rosie to the window where they would make their 'daring' escape before the human returned. Rosie leant out of the window to see how high up they were from the ground and then turned to Tybalt.

"We are going to have to jump… are you ready?"

"As I'll ever be," Tybalt muttered as both he and Rosie prepared to jump out the window.

"One…"

"Two…"

"Three!" Rosie shouted as they both dive-bombed out of the window. The next thing they knew, they were both flat on their faces in a nearby bush. Rosie immediately looked up and saw that both she and Tybalt were both still intact.

"We did it!" Rosie stood up as did Tybalt. They both smiled for the first time together but soon realised who they were smiling at and frowned immediately. Rosie then looked around. It was night time and the crescent shaped moon was out and the cloudless sky was filled with stars. It was a beautiful night, just not a perfect night for two gnomes who had just escaped a kidnapping or should we say gnome napping.

Suddenly the lights inside the room that Tybalt and Rosie had both just escaped from light up. Rosie immediately nodded at Tybalt and they ran for it. The human suddenly gave a gasp of shock inside the building but by the time it took for him to realise what had happened, the gnomes were far gone.

After running far enough away Rosie and Tybalt both stopped. They were both exhausted and decided to rest before making any other decisions. After regaining their breaths Tybalt spoke. "So what's the plan here?"

"We find a place to rest, and then tomorrow we go and get help to get us separated," Rosie explained.

"And then we can head back to the blue and red garden," Tybalt added. Rosie then swiftly stood up taking Tybalt with her yet again.

"I'm not going back there!" Rosie replied "least of all with you!"

"So that's why you left was it?" Tybalt asked looking Rosie dead in the eye. She swiftly turned away and looked down.

"I left for my own reasons," Rosie explained not wanting him to ask further.

"Such as?"

"Ok," Rosie snapped turning to face Tybalt again. "You really want to know why I left in the first place? Well here it is… I left because I was sick of the feuding. Everyone around us had everything and yet I had nothing! I lost my old home and was carelessly dumped in that room back there, and then your owners kindly gave me a home. You're so lucky, yet you don't appreciate how much you have! I left because I couldn't face you everyday to keep fighting like children. Every time you insulted me it hurt! I have never been treated like that before by anyone in my entire life. You Tybalt are the most selfish, inconsiderate gnome I have ever spoken to. I regret even trying to get along with you! So I left because I couldn't take any more arguing and your family reminded me of my past! Oh why must my life be such a misery?"

"Well I am sorry about your past and that we had to argue like we do now but it's not completely my fault," Tybalt said. Rosie looked at him in disbelief.

"Not your fault? Tybalt you are the only one that is making my life a living hell at the moment. We are stuck together and as soon as we get help… I will never want to see you again. You have no idea what I have been through yet you make up accusations all the time!" Rosie shouted.

"Well if you told me what was going on, perhaps I would have stopped," Tybalt said more calmly than Rosie.

"Like I said before we were kidnapped. Why would I tell anything to you?" Rosie asked.

"Because…"

"Yes?" Rosie asked eager for an answer. Tybalt sighed inwardly. Was he really going to tell Rosie how he really felt? He wanted to but right now he didn't know what to feel. Rosie obviously hated his guts so there was no point in making a bigger fool of himself in front of her.

"Nothing," Tybalt looked down at his feet sadly. Rosie also looked away sadly not getting the reply she wanted.

"Well I guess we had better get some rest," Rosie said lying down underneath a nearby apple tree. Tybalt lay down also but in the opposite direction. Lying back to back, it was obvious that neither of these gnomes would get much sleep tonight. "Good night Tybalt," Rosie muttered without insulting him. Tybalt's eyes widened a little; this was the first time that Rosie was actually nice to him. They were both regretting arguing now.

"Goodnight… Rosie," Tybalt muttered back. They both lay in silence; but neither of the gnomes fell asleep. At one point Tybalt could have sworn he heard the sound of muffled tears come from Rosie's side, but decided not to do anything about it. Instead Tybalt felt a deep sharp pain in his heart as he knew that the one he secretly cared for was crying because of him. Tybalt felt extremely guilty and a few unexpected tears fell from his eyes too.

Authors note: Well I finished writing this in over two hours. Wow! I'm impressed. So what do you think? I am just a shocked as you are! Tybalt cried (how sweet). Anyway I hope you enjoyed this please Review! Thanks! I will update soon!