Chapter 10: Sickening Romance, beggars and no secrets!
Ally POV:

His lips were warm against mine and – completely against my will – my body melted straight into his embrace. He suddenly jerked away, I looked up curiously to see an apologetic look on his face… honestly what was it with these guys? I shook my head closing the door whilst taking a step forward, slowly I wound my arms around him neck and pulled myself up, planting a kiss on his lips. I don't know how long we were like that but it felt like hours… my life suddenly feels like one of those romance stories that I despise… oh the horror!

Though, by the time I pulled away I noticed he had wrapped his arms around my waist… I gave him a small grin attempting to squirm my way out of his grasp – key word; attempting! I looked up with a pout and he slowly unwrapped his arms from my waist… I felt a grin come onto my face again… ok that is it! MY LIFE HAS GONE FROM BOOK-LIKE TO JUST PLAINLY AND STUPIDLY ROMANTICALLY SICKENING!

I shook my head and walked in the direction of the table… yes the food was already read… thankfully! I really wouldn't be able to cook now anyway, even if he hadn't already gotten dinner ready… and can guess what it was that was on the table… no?... yes?... probably?... you probably got it right… the correct answer was; wait for it… wait for it… wait for it… bread… yes our dinner consisted of a slice of bread each.

Now, like I mentioned before, Padfoot is a quiet person… only this time the quiet was just uncomfortable in a way… yet strangely relaxing and warm. The quietness of the surroundings was uncomfortable because I was pretty sure he was staring at me, though I never really caught him staring. Mainly glancing from his food to me most of the time with a warm look and on the other hand the quiet was warm because 1. My brother wasn't here, 2. I knew I was safe… which sounds really cliché but, well moving on, 3. My brother wasn't here and 4. I didn't have to argue with my brother, which was a change I was still getting used to. I had definitely been here for ages, yet still expected my brother to run through the door and start to scream at me during odd moments.

Yes, my life was reverting from the old routine into a more quiet at most times one… though I still had to deliver that amulet sometime… er… still had some time! Hopefully… yeah I probably still had a few months… plus my aim still had to get better! I could barely go running into one of the Daedric lands with an absolutely awful aim that would just get me killed now could I?

Ok, truth is, I'm stalling… I'm trying my best not to go to that awful place… even though this could destroy the timeline a bit… eh… yeah… I'd have to get going before the month was over… possibly could talk to Padfoot about that… I doubt that we have enough money for a horse. Maybe we could just… um… 'Borrow' one temporarily… no one would really care if they knew it was to save the emperors last son!

No they'd just throw us in prison for our 'mental health' in an attempt to cure us… or better said me. I still hadn't told Padfoot about the whole, broke out of jail and got told to go to Weynon Priory by the emperor thing yet… that could wait a while…

I looked up and saw him looking at me, so I did what I usually did; I flashed him a warm smile attempting to bring the awkward level down a bit... I wonder how long it would be before all of the thieves guild found out, they were usually the gossip people here. Hmm... that's odd, where I come from we always expect the thieves to not be into gossip, one more reason why I'm not going to trust the popular girls anymore.

"HA" I yelled suddenly, he looked mildly confused. Yes... confused, once again HA, he doesn't know what's going on! "I just caught you staring" I mumbled quietly... hmm... I wonder if anyone is listening through the door... or through the wall... I might have to mention how easy it is to eavesdrop on people in these shacks... nah, my little secret.

Padfoot's reaction was relatively simple, he simply shook his head... what was it with people shaking their heads after I say something? I'm pretty sure he mumbled something under his breath as well but it was much too quiet for me to hear... stupid elf hearing skills!

"So... how are we going to explain this to Methredhel and Armand?" I asked innocently, as far as I apparently knew I didn't know that they knew that he liked me, because apparently I didn't know that he like me... wow this is confusing! To me anyway…

"They'll find out, eventually" he said it as if it were a simple matter really. "If they don't know already"

"What?" He nodded at the doorway as if that would answer the question… I'm pretty sure that I was blushing… badly!

"So you're saying that one of the beggars probably saw and immediately went to tell the two of them?"

"Yes, they tell Armand and Methredhel almost everything"

"So nothing that goes on around here is a secret?"

"No, nothing that goes on around a beggar is a secret"

"That makes sense" I said sarcastically… yes once again the sarcasm laced my voice, though this time not in an evil way.

"Yes"

Now, a lot of people call me a violent person but if I were truly a violent person, I'm quite sure I would've punched him in the face at the moment… scratch that, if he were my brother I'd punch him in the face at that point… but as he's not I simply glared at him maliciously, like I knew something he didn't… which I did technically! I'm mean I knew about the thieves guild and how he was in it, that counts because he doesn't know that I know it, and then I know how, when and where the emperors death was caused!

Plus that, I know that I broke out of jail before meeting him so… there… I know more than him. In fact I met the emperor and the emperor defended me against the Blades so… I know more people than him.

"Great… wonderful… I think I'm partially scared of beggars now!" he chuckled slightly at my reaction. Once again, were he my brother, or I didn't just kiss him; I would punch him in the face for laughing at me!

"Where is that map you had before?" why did he want the map now… honestly I though he couldn't read one!

Sighing lazily I never-the-less stood up and walked towards my bag, pulling the old map out and handed it over to him. Maybe he got a lesson on how to read one… no… I don't want to fight yet!

'Wow you sound whiny today!' my conscience sounded like my best friend now… she was going to torture me!

'Yup'

'Well you got what you wanted, now go and kick some monsters back into oblivion and save this stupid excuse for a city!'

'Wow, you sound considerate today' I imagined burning my conscience to a crisp at that moment, how dare she call this place a 'stupid excuse for a city.'

'I'm going, I'm going'

'Ha, and you call me whiny!'

"Ally"

"AHH!" I leapt three foot into the air and landed on my back, on the ground with a large thump…

"Are you alright?"

"I'm holding you responsible for this… so you better sleep with one eye open tonight… or else you might not wake up!" I knew that it was actually an empty threat… but I could make up and evil plan and play it out so he'd have an 'unlucky day.' Yup… that would work… if he doesn't sleep with one eye open! He just shook his head again, well, at least I'd find out what he was trying to tell me before my conscience interrupted.

"I went to Armand, he says we are the green dots and the destination is the red dot. There in, once we're out of the city I know how we travel now"

"What is it with people insinuating that I'm a blob?"

"I said dot, and it's just the maps positioning"

"Oh, so you're saying that the maps a dot, not me!" Ha, I'm dot/blob thing, the map is… I wish that the shopkeeper had said it this way; it would've been so much easier, and a lot less yelling and screaming!

"Though Armand and Methredhel have one question; why are you heading towards Weynon Priory and when are we coming back?"

"I have to meet with… a friend of mine, you see there's this guard of the emperor and he asked me a favour, which just happened to be find Jauffre at Weynon Priory and please deliver this secret message and keep the jewel safe at all costs" well, I technically wasn't lying, Baurus did tell me to deliver it safely… though he still didn't know why I was chosen by the emperor… oh well, at least I wasn't stuck with the other guy who wanted to kill me as I was a 'threat' to the emperor… that wouldn't of been amusing!

"You're doing this for the emperor who is dead, with no heir and you don't have any reason to do it anymore?"

"Well it's a bit more complicated than that but, that works… in an odd rather creepy way"

"When are we returning?"

"What do you mean when are we returning?"

"I'm coming with you!"

Hey guys, sorry it took so long… my teachers are burying in projects, my friends are forcing me to draw a self design greek temple from different views for a project (every view takes at least 3 hours, the graphic ones longer along with the cut views!). I know that's really no excuse but I've also had writers block, know I can write about the main quest line! *cough*introduce other characters*cough*. So, hope you enjoy it… I'll write more, I promise… don't kill me!

P.S. 3½ pages, I'm trying to get longer chappies!

FaelwenofLothlorien