Well, for this chapter, not really sure what's gonna happen. So I'm just gonna write and see where this takes me. (: Enjoy! (:

Chapter Three

I woke up slowly, my bed shifting and my covers being removed. I scrunched my eyebrows together and turned toward the intrusion. I slowly opened my eyes to find—of all people—Mark.

"Morning Princess" he whispered, and pressed his lips to mine. My eyes flew open in shock and I shoved him off of me, him falling to the floor. I shot up, grabbing the blanket with me. I ran to the balcony, wrapping the soft blanket around my body. The thud of him hitting the floor made me jump.

"Ow!" he moaned.

"GET OUT!" I shrieked. Mark slowly stood up, rubbing his lower back. He was dressed in boxers and a white t-shirt.

"Wha-?" he started.

"Get. Out." I growled. "NOW!" I screamed. The door slammed open and Fiona was standing there.

"Princess!" Fiona rushed to me. Eli, Drew, and Imogen stood in the doorway. "Are you okay?" she asked, rubbing my shoulders.

"I want him out. Get him out" I told her. She nodded and her and Imogen ushered him out. I slid down against the balcony doors, curling up into a ball, the blanket wrapped securely around me. Silent tears rolled down my cheeks, drowning my blanket. Eli nodded at Drew and he left. Eli closed my door slowly walked to me and slid down next to me.

"Go away" I nearly growled.

"No" he said, simply. I sighed heavily and let him stay. After 10 minutes of silence, I looked up at him. His raven black hair was messy, sticking up in certain places. His eyes were watery, and his jaw was clenched tightly.

"What do you want?" I whispered softly, too tired to be angry.

"I want you to be happy" he whispered back. He turned his face towards me and my heart punched me in the gut, looking into his gorgeous emerald eyes.

"Oh, so, you'll kill Mark for me?" I asked him. He looked at me.

"Yes. I will" he growled, his eye turning dark.

"Um...that was a joke" I told him. His eyes widened and he inhaled sharply.

"Oh...Yeah, a joke. Ha Ha" he said, fake. I laughed and immediately stopped after I heard myself laughing. After the terrible night I've had, laughing didn't feel right. It didn't sound right. I shook my head and looked at the design on my blanket.

"What did you do to Imogen?" I asked him. He blinked and looked at me, his face scrunching up.

"Like...in bed...? I mean I'll tell you—you are the Princess—but that would be really awkwar-" he started. I put my hand up, telling him to stop.

"Ew! No, not it bed! God!" I yelled at him. I groaned and leaned my head against the wall. "When we were meeting Mark for the first time, she came in late and looked pretty torn up" I told him. I lifted my head from the door and looked him dead in the eye. "What did you do to her?" he sighed and bowed his head, his hands falling into his lap. I had a pretty good idea of what he did but I just wanted to, back up my theory.

"The night you found out, we had a huge fight" he whispered, his head still down. "Things were said, and it got ugly really fast. She broke up with me. But I didn't mind. I was planning on doing it anyway. Then that morning she came to me apologizing like crazy. She asked for a second chance, but I didn't give it to her. What she said during that fight hurt. She said she didn't mean it, but still. The pain was still there. And I just couldn't forgive her" he whispered. I looked down, feeling sorry for him.

"Eli, I'm so sorry" I told him. I scooted closer to him, and embraced him in a tight hug. He instantly wrapped his strong arms around my waist, under the blanket. His skin felt so soft against mine. So, right. He tightened his hold around me and we didn't move. I leaned my nose into his soft hair and sniffed, taking in his masculine smell. We pulled away, slowly and before I could register anything, Eli's lips were on mine, moving softly. I gasped in shock, and he stuck his tongue in my mouth. Instead of pulling away I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer. His arms tightened around me and our kiss heated up. I threaded my fingers in his hair pulling softly. He groaned in my mouth, sending pleasurable jolts through my body. We pulled away, breathing hard.

"Um..."

"Yeah." he whispered. He looked up me, and smiled. I smiled back and looked down, blushing harshly. I looked over to my door, trying to find something to look at beside Eli's adoring gaze. He lifted his hand up and brought my face to his, forcing me to look at him.

"Clare...you have no idea how long I've wanted to do that" he whispered to me. I smiled at him and stood up, rewrapping the blanket around me. I walked to my closet and began rummaging through the clothes. I shut the door and pulled on blue socks, jeans, olive green cotton shirt. I opened the door and clicked off the light. I threw my blanket back on the bed and looked around my room. Eli was gone. I sighed. Of course... I thought. I walked to my balcony, opening the curtains. Then suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around my waist and I gasped. I heard Eli's deep chuckle and smiled as he picked me up, twirling me around. I leaned my head against his shoulder and laughed softly. He gently set me back down, rubbing my waist. I sighed, knowing that this was wrong.

"Eli, we can't do this" I told him. He sighed and placed his head on my shoulder. He whipped me around and I faced him.

"Look me in the eye and say that you don't want to be with me" he whispered.

"I didn't say I don't want to be with you. I said, we can't be with each other" I told him.

"Why? Because of the Princess/Servant thing?" he asked, angry now. My own anger flared and I pulled away from him.

"You know that has never mattered to me! I treat everyone as I treat myself! And it's because of Mark!" I spat. I glared at him and he sighed, his eyes softening. He walked towards me, and wrapped me in his arms. I didn't move, still mad he thought that him being a stable boy mattered to me. He pressed feather-light kisses to my arm, moving up to my shoulder.

"I'm sorry. I just...I finally got the courage to make a move and I...I couldn't let you get away from me" he whispered. His voice broke at the end and I softened. I pulled my hands out from under him and wrapped them around his neck. He straightened up and nuzzled his face into my neck.

"So, what are we going to do?" I asked against his ear. He shuddered.

"I don't know. We'll figure something out. I'm not letting you marry that..." he trailed off, his voice dangerous. "We'll figure something out...I promise" he whispered to me. I nodded, too afraid to speak.

"Clare! Sweetie! Come down here won't you?" Father called. I sighed and pulled away from him. He pulled me back and our lips collided. Our lips moved in harmony and his tongue snaked into my mouth. His hands roamed my body, lightly brushing over my breast. I pressed him closer to me and we kissed for a little longer. We pulled away and I stared at him. He smiled at me and I smiled.

"Well then, Princess, duties call" he told me, bowing. I giggled and walked to the door. I stopped and turned back.

"Wait, what does this mean? What are we?" I asked him. He smiled and he walked toward me, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"We are together, and you are mine" he said, staring deeply into my eyes. I nodded, smiling like an idiot. I continued to the door, until his voice stopped me.

"Clare?" he said, shaky. I turned to him, and smiled.

"Yeah?" I answered. He looked down and shoved his hands into his pockets.

"Um...I love you" he whispered, still looking down. I gasped quietly and my heart exploded. I smiled wide and slowly walked to him. I place my hand on his check and lifted his head up to meet my gaze. He finally looked at me and I smiled angelically at him. His eyes were far off, probably waiting for me to deny him.

"I love you too" I whispered. He smiled wide and pressed his lips to mine and I smiled into the kiss, finally feeling like I'm in something good.

Whoa. I was totally not expecting the whole Eli/Clare chapter. But I liked it. Soo...first kiss ehh? (: Ha Ha. Next chapter maybe some more drama...and maybe a steamy sex scene? HaHa! Well, review and find out hmm? HaHaHa. Thanks You guys for sticking with me!