Chapter nine is finally here!! Okay, so yeah, sorry about not updating in like, forever, but I've been crazy busy. In fact, I'm writing this chapter right now during my lunch break, so it probably won't be that great or long since I don't have much time.

I don't own or claim to own the Underland Chronicles, you nitwits that think I do. They belong to Suzanne Collins!! DUH!!

Chapter Nine

The door slowly creaked open. "Who's there?" Gregor asked, a little scared.

"Gregor, it is just me," said a soft, melodic voice.

"Luxa! What are you doing here?" asked Gregor, extremely happy to see her.

"I wished to talk to you some more, we did not have very much time earlier," she replied. "I wanted to apologize for what happened earlier with your mother; I know it seems wrong to you, especially since you were locked in the dungeon for days, but it was for the best. Your mother may be upset at first, but sooner or later she will see that it was for the better. That is how I felt when you had me locked up."

"It's okay, Luxa; I already visited her and the room you guys have her in was incredible! I'm sure she'll be fine there," Gregor replied.

"I am glad that she will be fine, but what of you? You have told me that you wanted to return the Underland, but this is at the price of going on another prophecy's quest. I just want to tell you that I will not hold it against you if you want to return to your home. The council would try to stop you, but I would help you," Luxa said. She lowered her eyes and looked down when she said that, obviously sad at the idea, but still trying to hide it. Gregor thought she looked so beautiful, her long, glowing silver hair hanging down across her beautiful face with those shining eyes.

This is what she had told Gregor on his last prophecy where he almost died, but it didn't matter, because no matter what, he was going on it to help save the Underland from any crisis that would happen if they failed a prophecy. "Luxa, I would never even think of leaving you and running from another prophecy. I want to be down here so I can help you… and be with you." Gregor said.

Luxa just nodded and reached over and hugged Gregor. Gregor hugged her back for what seemed like an eternity, but he never wanted to let go.

They spent the rest of the night talking until they fell asleep in each others arms without even realizing it.

- - -

Gregor slowly opened his eyes. He blinked at looked left and right. He saw Luxa right beside him sleeping and breathing softly. He just smiled slightly and lay there beside her.

He shot up in the bed at the sound of someone stepping through the curtains which served as doors.

"Gregor, the breakfa-Oh my Sandwich!" shrieked Howard, sounding like a little girl. "Luxa and Gregor what are you two doing?!"

"Huh, what has happened?" said Luxa, sitting bolt upright. "Howard! What are you doing in these chambers without a word of warning?!" Luxa snapped at him. Then she slowly looked to her left and remembered that she was in Gregor's room. "Oh! Um, yes…." She muttered, trying to think of an excuse.

"Howard! This isn't what it looks like!" cried Gregor, embarrassed and scared. "We were just talking and we fell asleep!"

"Luxa! Head to your chambers now and go to breakfast. I must speak with Gregor." Howard said, a little bit more calmly, but still very angry.

Luxa was about to argue back, not being used to being bossed around, but found herself in no position to. So she slunk the room with her slightly tangles hair with one last apologetic look at Gregor.

Gregor turned and gulped. It looked like he was in for the lecture of his life.

So yeah, I made it short because I'm lazy and this is my third lunch break working on this chapter and it's almost over. Oh yeah, and thank ILikeAres for being my beta. She rules!! She beta'd all my chapters so I'm updating them without so many grammatical errors. Oh, and one last thing, I will be updating way more often when school starts, because I will have more free time. It starts in the middle of August for me so yeah, expect more updates. Oh yeah, one last thing I forgot. I want to apologize to people who think 'ew, Gregor and Luxa are too young to fall asleep in the same bed' and junk like that. I've been reading 'The Remembrance' by Seraphania aka The Supreme One (if you haven't read it, read it now you fool! It's awesome!) and I keep thinking of Gregor and Luxa as like sixteen lol, but oh well. Oh and one last thing. I put a poll on my pathetic profile about my story and if I should make it two, three or just one. Please go vote on it so I can decide if this should have a sequal, a trilogy or whatever. Thanks to all my awesome reviewers, and anyone who reads my story!