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Don't Own Don't Sue
Chapter One
"Be careful Leah!" My mother, Lady Minda, calls out to me as i run through the center of town toward the stables. My black hair blows around me in the wind, my grey eyes searching for the half stone building. I can't wait to see the horses, I'm hoping I'll get one for my next birthday. But until then I'll just have to settle for looking at the ones in Camelot.
The stables are for the most part empty with all the knights away on mission for Arther, the only other person i see is a boy in the corner moving hay. I ignore his presents and walk towards the nearest horse, this ones solid black. I have to stand on a stool to pet it and even then I'm still not eye level. I stand there smiling and touching the horse for a minute or two when i feel two hand from behind pick me up. When i'm placed back on the ground i turn to look at my mover.
It's the boy, he's a little under a head taller then me, with dark blonde hair and beauiful light blue eyes, he doesn't look happy. "You shouldn't be in here." He says and starts to shove me out the door. "You're to young,." He adds. I cross my arms and plant me feet harder on the ground. "Well how old are you then?" I ask him knowing he can't be more than a few years ahead of me. "Ten." He states.
"Hah, you only two years older than me." He laughs at this. "You can't be more than five, hurry along." He shoves me again but i don't move. "I am eight and I'll be nine next spring!" I tell him and then stick my tongue out. "Well then your too short. Now get out!" He shoves me harder this time and i stumble forward a few inches.
"I'm only a little shorter than you, how come you get to stay and i don't?" I ask becoming angry. Who does he think he is anyway? He sighs and moves back a bit leaning against a post. "I can stay because I'm a stable boy and it's my job. I'm training to be a knight." My eyes go wide and i walk a step closer to him. "A knight, really? Oh how exciting, my daddy wanted to be a knight but he was too smart so he works in the library. How long will it take you to become one?" I ask with a wide smile on my face.
"It'll be a few years still but," he stands up straighter now, "I'm going to be the best knight Camelot has ever had." I giggle at his seriousness and he frowns and begins to shove me out the door again. "Wait wait I'm sorry, I'm sure you'll make a wonderful knight one day......" I stop realizing i don't know his name. "Whats your name anyway?" He sighs again. "Garrett." I giggle again. "I like that name, I'm Leah." I smile at him but he still doesn't stop pushing me out the door.
"I'm going to be in Camelot all winter so you'll see me a lot in here." "No i wont because your going to stay away or I'll get into trouble." I turn to him and frown. "Please Garrett, please let me come back i promise not to bother you or anything. You wont even know I'm here." He mumbles something that sound like "I doubt that." but stops shoving me. "Alright, but if you cause any trouble I'll...... I'll...... i don't know what I'll do but i can promise you wont like it." He says and i jump on him, raping my arms around him. "Thank you." He pushes me off him and opens his mouth but before he can say anything a voice calls. "Leah, come on it's time to go."
I take a running start towards the door. "That my mother," i call over my shoulder, "i have to go but I'll be back tomorrow. See you!" I run out the door and find my mother. "Did you have fun dear?" She asks with a smile as she walks towards our house. "Yes. Mother i met a boy." i say excitedly. "Really now?" Her smile widens. "His names Garrett and he's going to be a knight one day." I say already believing the boy with those beautiful eyes could do anything.
I continued to visit the stables everyday for the rest of the winter. After a while Garrett stopped seeing me as an annoyance and we became good friends. All too soon spring arrived and my mother started packing. "We're leaving tomorrow." She said one night as she folded up her dresses. "Do we have to? I just got used to it here and Garrett finally stopped treating me like a baby." I said pouting.
"Yes i know, I've seen him teaching you to ride. Listen we'll be back winter after next and you'll get to see him again. Now run along and tell him good bye before he goes to bed, you wont have time in the morning." I do as she says and make my way to the stables.
Garrett lives on the second story with all the hay stacks, on a little make sift bed, which is really just a small pile of hay with a table cloth over it. I clime up to find him already sleeping, i crawl over and shake him. "Garrett, wake up." When his eyes don't open i shake him harder. "WAKE UP!" I yell, he sits straight up and looks around. "Whats going ? Are the horses okay?" He asks sounding very groggy.
"The horses are fine-" He lays back down and rolls over." STAY AWAKE! I'm leaving in the morning and i wanted to tell you good bye." Garrett sits back up. "Oh well umm, i guess I'll see you next winter then." He says not seeming to care. "I'm not coming back next winter, It'll be another two years." Now he frown, i lean in and hug him. "I just wanted to tell you that I'll miss you." I say before i stand and start back down the latter. He leans over the edge and calls down "Try not to get yourself into to much trouble." I hop off the last step and tell him I'll can't promise anything, waving as i go out the door.