Ok! I reposted this chapter because I realized I made a huge mistake! This is the revised version!
To Make Me Happy
Ch.11:Again?!
Catspaw was pacing his room and trying to gather his wits about him. Today, he would offer his apology to Miranda. He had just sent a guard to go get her. She had no clue about this, and he intended to keep it that way or she might be tempted to bring along her husband.
"Her precious Dentwood!" Catspaw growled out loud. He could feel himself getting angry again and fought to control his temper. It would do him no good for Miranda to come to him being so angry. He took a deep breath and settled down in a large chair. He was more nervous about this than he would like to admit.
He knew Dentwood was back on duty now. He was off after the last "incident" with Miranda.
He heard footsteps and voices outside the door. He had asked the guard to tell her it was the Queen who wanted her. It didn't take a genius to figure out that she would have put up a struggle and called Dentwood if he had called on her.
He could hear her now, speaking in hushed tones to the guard that had summoned her. "But why does she need to see me? She's never spoken to me before."
The guard made no reply, just knocked lightly on the door. "Come in." The door opened and Miranda stepped in. Immediately, her face drained of all color.
Catspaw noticed a small tremor begin in her hands and quickly spread to the rest of her body. She looked as if she was struggling to breath. And he knew, knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she was scared to death of him.
Miranda's mind was in complete turmoil. This goblin king frightened her to no end. She also felt a bit of anger. Every time her life seemed to be going back to normal, he came in and messed things up.
She carefully nodded at him. "Miranda, I need to apologize. This is not easy for me, so let me talk without interrupting."
Miranda's agitation grew. Even when he proclaimed to be apologizing, he was mainly thinking about himself. Still, she feared him to much to utter a single word while he was speaking.
"I have acted in a horrible manner towards you Miranda. I know none of this was your fault. I made my choices, and now I have to live with them. So please, I beg your forgiveness. I lost my temper on several occasions. Forgive me." She grimaced as he had the audacity to bow his head as if he were humbled and ashamed.
Miranda had to suppress the urge to snort. As she began to speak, her voice shook with anger and fear. "I thank you for your apology, but I will need time to think before I can forgive you."
Catspaw's head shot up. "What? You mean you don't forgive me?" His voice was taking on that dangerous tone he used the last couple of times he had gotten angry with her. She was slowly backing towards the door as she sensed his anger growing stronger.
She nodded her head.
"But I have apologized to you! I have asked for forgiveness!" He knew his anger was getting the best of him, and he wanted desperately to calm down, but he just couldn't. She was denying him forgiveness and it stung him to the very core of his being.
"After your treatment towards me, you can't honestly expect me to up and forgive you in a heartbeat. I need time."
Catspaw leapt from his chair and Miranda immediately sprang for the door. She fled the room and ran down the hall, going straight to her husband. Seylin had given strict orders that if Miranda needed Dentwood in the upcoming weeks, his commanding officer was to let him leave.
With that in mind, Miranda was determined to find her husband and flee the angry king behind her. She wasn't sure if he was still following but she didn't dare turn and look for fear he would be right on her heels.
She could feel a panic attack coming on and her chest was getting tighter. She could run no longer, so she dropped to her knees. Her breath was coming in short gasps and she was becoming light headed. She was growing more frightened by the minute. She had never had a panic attack like this before.
The edges of her vision were starting to turn black and hazy. She could faintly hear voices around her. She thought (and prayed) that she heard someone issue the order for someone to go get her husband. She felt her body being lifted from the ground, and that was when she lost consciousness
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When Miranda came to, she felt a hand in her own. At first, she thought it was Dentwood, and a sweet relief washed over her. But when she opened her eyes, it was none other than Catspaw, the temperamental Goblin King whom she feared so much, holding her hand.
Miranda felt weak, but a surge of adrenalin rushed through her and she jumped back, trying desperately to free her hand from his grasp. He smirked at her, but wouldn't let go. "What's the matter Miranda? Afraid of the big bad goblin king?"
She let out a terrified shriek as tears fell down her face. Catspaw laughed a cruel laugh and all but threw her arm back at her. She quickly jumped from the bed, and found her legs would barely support her, but she managed to scurry her way over to the corner, where she fell to the floor and huddled up in a little ball.
Catspaw continued on in his cruel, horrible laugh. "What? Do you wish for me to call for your pretty little elf husband?" Even though she doubted he would do it, she still nodded her head.
"Or, would you rather I comforted you?" he asked with a sneer. As he started towards her, Miranda's crying grew into hysterics. Catspaw stopped when he once again realized what he had done.
He growled in frustration and stormed out of the room. He yelled at the first guard he saw. "Go and fetch Dentwood immediately!" With that, he rushed down the hall and to the privacy of his own room where he could think.
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Dentwood rushed quickly toward the healing wing of the castle. One of the guards had come to get him while he was on duty saying that it was of the utmost importance. He knew immediately that it had something to do with Miranda so he wasted no time.
The guard had informed him on the way about what had happened. Apparently, Catspaw had called Miranda in to apologize, but tings had gone wrong and they saw Miranda fleeing the room.
She ran a little ways before she suddenly fell to her knees, then passed out. Catspaw insisted that there was no need to call Dentwood, he would take care of her himself. But soon they heard cries and screams and the king had stormed out of the room and ordered him to go fetch him at work.
Dentwood thanked the guard and rushed into the room. He stopped dead in his tracks and the sight broke his heart. Miranda was huddled in the corner, her knees to her chest. She was sobbing hysterically, and her whole body shook violently.
But worst of all, she looked broken, absolutely broken. And that hurt him to the point of physical pain. But then a thought hit him.
Did he love her? Had his care turned into love? But just as quickly as the question hit him, another wail from Miranda brought him out of his thoughts and directly to her side.
"Miranda:" he called softly. Her head shot up and a look of wild panic flashed in her eyes before she realized who her visitor was.
With a loud cry, she threw herself into Dentwood's arms and buried her face in his neck. He held her and waited for the tears to calm down before he tried to talk to her.
Finally, after about fifteen minutes, her tears slowed. Dentwood gently lifted her face from his shoulder and wiped away the tears with a handkerchief he had pulled from his pocket.
She sniffled and looked into his eyes. The torment he saw there startled him greatly. He knew she needed to talk.
"Miranda, would you like to go back to our room now?" She nodded her head weakly. Without waiting for a healer to okay it, he picked her up and carried her from the room and to their own.
END CHAPTER
Once again, I'm really sorry the update took so flipping long. I had to work in a fireworks warehouse for band the past couple of weeks and it's been hard to write. But that's over now! So here's a new chapter for you!! Pretty please review and I hope you enjoy!!
OKAY!! THE NEW REVISED CHAPTER!!