Brian's mouth was open wide in surprise. "but… but… you're.. you're a girl!" He exclaimed. She nodded. "Yeah, I am. What about it?" Brian didn't know what to say. Elizabeth stepped forward and said, "What first?"

Elizabeth sat down, sweat lining her face. Brian and Rebecca we're working together now, and Elizabeth needed a break. She walked over to the bushes and sat in her favorite spot. Meanwhile, Rebecca was demonstrating a blow that Brian had been struggling
with. "You hit me, and I'll only do defensive, okay?" She said. Brian nodded, too out of breath to speak. He swung at her until his arms ached, them he overslung and fell face first in the soft grass. It didn't hurt, but his ego was certainly
damaged. He had been beat by a girl, there was no doubt. He needed to prove himself. He stood up, a new determination in his eyes. He would beat her… maybe. "Ok. One more time. One on one. Let's go," he said, gasping for breath in between
words. Rebecca nodded, a sly grin dancing across her face. She twirled her sword easily and sidestepped Brian's first blow. "You're swinging too hard," she noted. "let the sword become a part of your body." Brian eased himself
into his next swing, this time, he didn't almost cut his own arm off. Rebecca nodded. "Better." She said, "But not good enough." She threw an easy blow at him, soft and light and he blocked her. She nodded approvingly. She began
to swing faster and faster. He sidestepped and blocked every blow. Then, he made a swing for himself. She easily blocked, but then someone called her name, or so she thought. She looked away for a split second and Brian swung again. Her ankle twisted
and her sword became tangled in his. They fell together off the practice mat, dropping their swords, and landing in the pond, becoming soaked. Rebecca lay for a second, the breath knocked out of her. She was surprised. Brian was laughing like an idiot.
"Ha!" He said. "I beat you!" Rebecca rolled her eyes. "What in the world would make you think that?!" He simply grinned. Rebecca couldn't stand the fact that he thought he beat her. She tackled him in the water. His grin
fell and was replaced with fear. She splashed him and was suddenly laughing. Brian was surprised at first, he had never actually seen her laugh, or smile for that matter. He grinned and laughed too. They were both soaked to the bone and Brian crawled
out of the pond. He held a hand out to Rebecca, who looked at him, hesitated, then grabbed his hand. He pulled her up and she fell on top of him. She blushed fiercely and rolled off of him. She sat next to him, her hair dripping water. He sat up and
looked at her. "Your clothes are soaking wet," she said. He looked down at his soggy shirt. "Yes, yes they are. It appears that yours are too," he said. She smiled. So he wasn't horrible after all. She smiled again. Maybe he wasn't
so bad. She quickly brushed the thought out of her head. What was she thinking. He looked at her quizzically, trying to discern what she was thinking. One second she was happy as could be, the next she was frowning again. He was going to find out
what she was thinking, whether she liked it or not. Just then, Elizabeth walked around the corner. "What happened to you two?" She asked. "Long story." Brian said. "Can you get us some clothes?" Elizabeth nodded, smiling
to herself. She walked away briskly, leaving the two alone again. Brian looked at Rebecca again. "Are you okay?" He asked. She nodded. "Well, course I am. Why wouldn't I?" He shrugged. "I don't know. You just looked upset."
He stood up. He held out a hand to help Rebecca up and she grabbed it. He lifted her onto her feet and soon they were standing close. Brian turned away, his cheeks turning a bright red. His shirt was sticking to his skin. He took it off and dropped
it on the ground. "I won't look if you want to take your shirt off. I know it's uncomfortable to wear wet clothes." Rebecca raised her eyebrows, but Brian kept his back turned. She took her shirt off, grabbing a towel for sweat off the ground
and began to dry herself. She looked at Brian again. They were in an area where no one could see. She took a step towards him and turned him around. His eyes were full of surprise when she kissed him, but she had no regrets. The person who was most
surprised was Elizabeth, who turned the corner to find the two in an embrace that she could never unsee. She dropped the clothing and turned her back on the two, quickly leaving the scene. Rebecca laughed nervously and took a step back. She had seen
Elizabeth, but she didn't care if they were seen. She had the towel wrapped around her chest, so she had been covered. She rubbed her neck. Brian's face was still slightly shocked. He stood there for a moment before he asked, "Do we have practice
again tomorrow?" Rebecca smiled. "Yeah. Same time, same place." Brian nodded and picked up his clothes, leaving Rebecca with a towel and a pile of Elizabeth's old clothes.

Elizabeth still couldn't believe what she had seen. She knew the two liked each other, and she knew that Rebecca, her best friend, had been covered up, but it was still shocking. She shuddered at the thought of her brother and best friend together, but
the thought disturbed her too much. Rebecca and Brian still didn't talk much at school together, but all the girl that had surrounded Brian left him alone, and Elizabeth knew Rebecca had scared them all away. Notch of course, knew none of this. If
he had, he wouldn't have let Rebecca teach the two anymore. Elizabeth told them that she wouldn't say a word to anyone. Recently, during their lesson time, Rebecca and Brian had been together, and Elizabeth didn't want to be that one awkward person,
so she had talked to Jonathan who was, coincidentally, Rebecca's brother who no one even knew about. He wasn't the brightest, but he could certainly fight. He taught Elizabeth how to use a bow, which she turned out to be fairly good at. After three
weeks of practice she never missed. Jonathan said they would be practicing aim on horses today, and Elizabeth was ready. She walked into the stable to grab her horse, Cupcake. She had gotten the horse when she was seven, and had gotten to choose its
name, so, Cupcake was born. As she walked into the stable she heard a crash and Brian and Rebecca talking. She heard Rebecca shout, "Brian!" And her eyes widened. 'please no' she thought. She grabbed her horse and left to practice with Jonathan.
That night, she saw Brian in his room as he said goodbye to Rebecca. Rebecca looked in the hall, saw that no one was coming, and kissed him on the cheek. She ran out of the castle silently. Elizabeth watched as Brian walked into his bathroom and she
ran into his room, landing on his bed. She lay there, waiting for him to come out. He opened the door and raised an eyebrow at what she was doing. Elizabeth lifted her shirt to reveal her stomach and made sounds that sounded like a dying platypus.
"Brian… you left the fridge open," she said in her most Rebecca-like voice. Brian looked at her confusedly then realization dawned. Elizabeth lay on his bed, moving like a fish out of water, flopping strangely and twisting around. "Listen,"
he said. "here's what actually happened…" *flashback* Brian walked into the stable, looking for a spare dummy he could practice on. He opened the closet door, and tripped over a rake, falling face first into a pile of hay. The door swung
closed, trapping him inside. 'oh great' he thought. Eventually Rebecca walked in. "Brian! Where are you?" She shouted. He banged on the door, getting her attention. She walked over to the door and pulled it open. She took a step towards
him and tripped over the very same rake. The door slammed closed, trapping the two. It was
a tight closet, and they were squished together. They heard footsteps and Rebecca fell down. Brian hit the door to get the person's attention, accidentally stepping on Rebecca's hair. "Brian!" She shouted. He looked down. "sorry!"
He said. She glared up at him. They heard the footsteps receding and knew all hope was lost. They waited until the stable boy came and they clambered out of the closet. *end of flashback*

Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "You don't need to make some dumb excuse." She said. "you're a boy and she's a girl. You both do the thing." She hopped out of his bed and left the room. Then poked her head back in. "But seriously dude,
you left the fridge open."