I'm glad that a lot of you liked the first chapter of Captive Runaway. So I'm gonna give you a double dosage :
If their was anything more beautiful than her that I thought of before, it all deteriorated in my mind the moment I looked into her beautiful face. The minute I did, I felt dirty and slimy standing beneath her. Her eyes were amazing and shined every time she blinked. The green seemed to be shimmering within her eyes. It was captivating, she must have been only 10.
I don't even know what I was thinking, she's was gorgeous and rich. I wasn't even equivalent to the dirt beneath her feet, I was worse.
My name is Robin, I'm the son of a poor maid and an alcoholic father. I used to work for the Kind of Tamaran until I made the mistake of my life, but it was worth it to see her finally happy for that one moment.
I worked way later than my mom and used to walk home in the dark. It wasn't until later that I learned that I was being watched from the castle, by the prettiest eyes in the Universe. I still remember the first time we talked.
I had just learned that my mom was dieing, and I couldn't take it. Who was going to watch my brother and sister? Of course my dad couldn't. He couldn't even manage to get his but out of bed. There was no way I was going to be able to live with the responsibility. I couldn't even get one of the Tamaran girls to like me. I was repulsive, coming from a cleaning family, everyone knew we didn't have money, but she didn't mind. She wanted everything but money.
Trying to deal with not having a breakdown in public, I wandered through the woods until I found a quiet pond, and released the pain I was holding by hurling rocks into the water.
I hadn't even noticed that she was standing behind a tree watching me.
Done with my tantrum I sat down near the water, sulking about what I couldn't change.
"Hello Robin," said a quiet voice
Ready to attack the speaker, I whipped around stone faced. Only to stunned by the beauty that stood before me. A lump formed in my throat, trying not to make a fool of myself, I managed to make out a-
Hello Princess
I watched her stand there speechless. How could something so beautiful even stand to look at my dirt caked face.
With grace she walked over to me and sat down right next to me. He eyes were even prettier in person. The emerald in them was hypnotizing.
I must have been looking to long, for a smile spread across her face.
"Well if I could see your eyes, then we would both have something to look at," she said giggling.
I blushed. I forgot I had my mask on. Lately, I had been wearing it more often, so that my mom couldn't see when I got a black eye from dad. Sometimes the liquor would be too much for him and I would be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Everyday after that moment I would talk to Starfire. Sometimes it would be more than a hello, sometimes I would ask her about her day. Sometimes I would tell her about the town, or what I wanted to do, and she would tell me about her dreams and how one day she knew she would run away. It never mattered what I said to Starfire as long as I said something, she was the light of my day.
Then it all came to a crashing halt. Wheels stopped short. The road came to a dead end.
She was crying, uncontrollably. Her father had forbid her to go to the town festival. And suddenly our relationship became more in-depth and my insight to her life developed. She told me everything. Everything she was feeling, how she was trapped, and how she wanted nothing more than to be like me.
I was shocked. Like me? I'm the town rat. Girls are repulsed by me. I'm caked in dirt, my clothes are baggy, my moms a maid, and my fathers a drunk. I work in a castle scrubbing floors and this princess wants to be like me? But I was free. A word that I had been taking for granted for over 17 years.
I took a better look at her face. The beauty that had captivated me for over 5 years was only the surface or a girl that wanted nothing but to fly free away from everything that has ever held her back.
"Starfire," I began
Her face seemed stunned. I knew that it would get attention; no one had ever called her name with out a title. I knew that it would make her feel special or equal.
I began to spill my heart out, hoping to make her feel protected with me, because I truly never wanted to let her feel this way ever again-
"If you ever feel lonely or trapped, think of me. I will always be with you no matter if its in person or in spirit and I promise to you that I will never leave, not matter what and one day I will take you out of here,"
I knew it hit her hard when a single tear began to fall from her perfectly shaped face. Knowing it was right I pushed the tear off of her face and slowly leaned in to kiss her.
"Wait,"
Slowly she pulled back my mask. I'd never let anyone do that before, but it felt good to have her fell comfortable enough to test my reaction.
A smile spread across her face that just melted my heart and I couldn't help but stare into her green eyes….so beautiful.
Carefully I leaned down to kiss her. Her lips were so smooth and she smelled amazing, like after a fresh rain. For a moment it felt like the world had stopped and we were the only ones in all of Tamaran.
STARFIREEEEEEEEE!
Our short embrace was shattered by the blood curdling voice of her father screaming at the top of his lungs. I tried to hold onto her but he ripped me away so hard he knocked over a lamp. I tried to grab her hand but she was stiff, she couldn't move. Two guards came in and pulled me out of the room.
Starfire ran to grab me, but tripped on a lamp cord. Tears pored down both of our faces. One of the guards jammed the end of his gun into my stomach and I could feel the breath disappearing from my lungs, but I managed to mouth words out to Starfire-
I love you.
Again one of the guards hit me with his gun and I was out.
When I woke up, I was standing in a dark room surrounded by nothing but damp cold air. The musty smell was over powering.
I tried to rise up, but it was still hard to breath and I ended up falling to the ground.
All I could do was sit there, powerless and thinking about Starfire. Tears welled up in my eyes, what would they do to her?
She was the only bright thing in my life, and she was ripped away from me, like puppies to their mother.
I began to think about my promise. I had to help her. I had to get out of here. I had to set her free.