"If it helps, I did give him a choice; murder or kidnap, so at least I was generous enough to do that. Don't take this personally. Or do. I don't care. I don't get paid enough for that." The boy takes a breath and I close my eyes, but then sudden footsteps approach, and I hear an arrow fly, landing in something that I'm sure used to breathe. "Now that that is out of the way..." The boy states, and I hear the soft sound of an arrow being taken from a quiver. I await the pain when I hear a sickening thump, but nothing comes. I open my eyes to see the boy, eyes wide, the very thing he had been pointing at me protruding from his back. His green orbs meet my golden-hazel ones, and they glint with something I can't pinpoint, and before I know it, the twang of something being let go echoed through the strangely empty courtyard. I have just enough time to jolt to the side before I feel a sharp, excruciating yet dull pain shoot out from a small point in my left shoulder. I stumble backwards, gasping for breath. The weapon may not have hit my heart, but it was close, and I was losing blood either way. I fall to the ground, gasping, the icy stones being a strange comfort. "Lucy!" I hear my name, but as hard as I try, I can't look for the one who voiced it. All I can do is stare up at the dull, grey sky, and smile softly as little flecks of white start to float down, landing on my face and covering me like darkness.
So sorry this chapter is short, I promise they won't be this bad.