The next morning Julia and Rodney were sitting on a bench in the hallway. "So, what happened last night? Under the romantic starlight?" Julia teased. Rodney shrugged and smiled, blushing slightly. "Nothing…god…how many times do I have to tell you?" Rodney questioned. "Until you tell me what really happened…" Julia said, turning to face her.
"We did kiss, but that's it. Okay? You satisfied?" Rodney questioned. Julia smiled and Rodney shook her head. "Guess not…" she said, looking away. "Come on, Rodney. You have the man of your dreams under the stars…and all you do is kiss?" Julia asked, raising an eyebrow. "Yes, that's all…" Rodney said, rolling her eyes and shoving her sister.
Julia stuck her tongue out at her. "You're too much of a mushy romantic…" she said. "What did you expect us to do?" Rodney asked. Julia showed Rodney a mysterious smile. "What do you think?" she asked, with a somewhat dirty look.
Before Rodney could reply, the voice of Glitch rang out.
"Julia…Rodney…we have a problem!"
Julia and Rodney looked at the approaching Cain and Glitch, before looking back at each other. "We can finish this conversation later…" Julia said, patting her sister's leg. "So counting on that…" Rodney said, smiling slightly. They both stood up and walked over to Cain and Glitch.
"What's up?" Julia asked.
Glitch looked uneasy. "Well…um….I…" he began.
"Spit it out…." Rodney said.
Glitch looked over and noticed Cain giving him a warning look.
"I'm going to tell them no matter what, Cain. Cain and I were showing Aiden how to sword fight and…." Glitch paused, to look at Cain again.
"Did one of you break something?" Julia questioned. "It's nothing…" Cain spoke up. "Well obviously if it were nothing you wouldn't be here…" Rodney said, rolling her eyes.
"I accidentally cut Cain on his arm, but he is using his coat to cover the wound…" Glitch blurted. Cain sighed, and closed his eyes, rolling his neck to look down at the floor. Julia and Rodney both looked at Cain. "Oh…that is something…" Rodney spoke up, widening her eyes slightly. Julia put her hands on her hips. "Alright Cain, off with the jacket…" Julia said.
Cain sighed again. "It's seriously nothing…" he said. Rodney and Glitch exchanged glances. "That's probably not the smartest thing to say to her…" Rodney muttered. Julia crossed her arms across her chest. "Take the trench coat…off…" Julia said, sternly. Cain looked over at Glitch and Rodney. Glitch looked down at the floor, and Rodney gave Cain a nod.
Cain looked back at Julia, before sliding his jacket off his body. Julia and Rodney both looked at Cain's right arm. They saw that his plaid shirt was stained with red, and his shirt was sliced. A five inch clean cut stood out.
Rodney's eyes widened excitedly. "Wow, Glitch! Nice cut!" she said, smiling at him. Glitch returned the smile. "Yea…I guess it was…" he said, sounding pleased. "Geez, Cain. That is something! You need stitches…" Julia stated. Glitch turned to look at Cain with a smile. "Ha. See Cain, I told you…." Glitch said, pointedly.
"Unfortunately…we don't have any nurses yet. So, I'll have to do it…" Julia said, looking up at him. "Alright, you take care of him…and I'm going to go sword fight with Glitch…" Rodney said, smiling over at him. Julia gave her a warning look. "Don't worry. We will be careful. I promise…" Rodney said, leading Glitch down the hallway.
"They worry me," Julia stated simply. "Me too," Cain spoke up. Julia turned and gave him a look. "You can't talk. You worry me too…sometimes even more so. Where did you get the swords from anyway?" Julia questioned. "Glitch and Aiden found them…" Cain stated. "Glitch found….you know what? Never mind. Come on…let's go to my room and I'll fix you up there," Julia said, motioning for him to follow her.
They began to head towards her room. "I must admit, I'm surprised to hear of you using a weapon other than your gun these days…" Julia said, opening the door. Cain chuckled slightly. "Just toss all of your clothes and hat onto the bed…" Julia called over her shoulder, as she walked in the bathroom to get the medical supplies. Once she had successfully gathered everything she needed, she walked back in the room.
She froze when she saw Cain's bare back facing her. "Oh…" Julia said, before she could stop herself.
Cain turned to face her, bare chested. Julia pulled her gaze off of his body, and tried to keep her focus on her face. "Hi…" Julia said, awkwardly. Cain looked away, before turning back to her. "Hi…" he said, raising his hand. Julia shook her head before looking at him. "Sorry….um…here…sit on the bed," Julia said, motioning for him to sit.
Cain took his place next to her on the bed, sitting close to her. Julia smiled slightly, before dipping the needle in warm water. "It's a shame that we don't have your viewer Raw here. It would be less painful. This might sting…" Julia said, using swabs to clean his cut. Cain shrugged. "I'm sure I'll be…" Cain paused to inhale sharply as the needle pierced his skin.
Julia looked up at his face for a second. "I'm sorry…" she stated, apologetically. Cain smiled slightly. "It's fine…" he said, with a simple nod. Julia returned to fixing his arm. "You sure you trust Rodney and Glitch with the swords?" Cain asked. "I trust Rodney. I mean… she's been trained with weapons. Glitch on the other hand, not so much…." Julia said, weaving the stitches.
"And….me?" Cain asked, looking at her. She froze for a second. "Um…yea. I trust you…." She replied. "Just not with swords…." Cain said, with a small smirk. Julia smiled and shook her head. "No," she said.
After a few more minutes, she finished the stitches on his arm. "All done. Be careful, and…no more swords okay?" she asked, before standing up. Cain nodded, and stood up as well. Julia realized how close she was to him, and smiled nervously. "Get dressed, and…Rodney and I will show you how really fight with swords…" Julia said, walking away. Cain raised his eyebrow as she walked away.
He finished dressing, and placed his hat on his head. He looked up as Julia entered the room. "Alright…let's go…" she said, with a small smile. They walked to the door, and Cain ushered her out first. She smiled in thanks, and he followed her out. He closed the door behind him. "Maybe we should come up with alittle surprise attack. I could grab the swords from the other room….you could play the cop in the role play with your gun and all…" Julia said, a child-like smile on her face.
Cain looked down at her. "I don't know if a surprise attack and Glitch with a sword will turn out to nicely…" he stated. "Yea. Paxton will probably come out and ask why we are acting like five year olds too…but whatever….regular attacks work well….although…play attacks…" Julia said, with a shrug. Cain looked down at the floor, and stopped walking.
"So, you really are going to marry this guy?" he asked. Julia turned to face him. "Uh…random much….don't you think?" she asked, with a nervous laugh. Cain looked up at her, his face emotionless. "Yes…" Julia replied. "Oh…" Cain said, looking away.
Julia tilted her head. "What are you not saying?" Julia asked. "You love him?" Cain asked. Julia shook her head and looked down at the ground. "No, but…" Julia paused. "But what?" Cain asked. Julia turned to face him again. "I want to do what my mom wants. I owe her my life…" Julia stated.
"You're obviously not comfortable with marrying him. You think your mom would want you living an uncomfortable life?" Cain asked, taking steps so he was a few inches away from her. "No but….look. I don't have a choice here, Cain…" Julia replied, feeling a sudden feeling in her stomach from being so close to him.
"There is always a choice…" Cain stated. "No, no there isn't….at least not this time…" Julia said, shaking her head. She looked down at the ground, still shaking her head. "Maybe you just think that there isn't…." Cain said, softly. "No. I know that there is no other way. I'm going to have to marry someone eventually anyway. Might as well get it over with now…" Julia said, with a shrug.
"To a guy who doesn't show signs that he loves you…." Cain said, his eyes boring into hers. "Well. Highly unlikely I'll find a guy who does anyway. I'm not exactly someone who is easy to love…." Julia muttered. Cain shook his head. "That's not true…" Cain retorted.
Julia looked up at him, confused. "What do you mean and why do you care so much?" Julia questioned. Cain kept his eyes locked into hers, his breathing steady. "Cain?" Julia asked, slightly worried.
Cain stepped forward, pressing his body against hers. He used a finger fingers to tilt her chin up, before kissing her softly. His lips caressed hers. He pulled away after a few seconds. "That's why…" Cain whispered.
Julia opened her eyes, slowly and looked up at him. Cain's brought his one hand up to her face, and ran his fingers through her hair.
"You're saying that you have to marry this guy. This guy only seems like the kind of guy who only wants to be with you because of your royalty. He doesn't see how much of a great person you really are…" Cain trailed.
Julia's eyes softened. "So even if I were a regular person you would still want to be with me?" Julia questioned.
"Yes," Cain replied with no hesitation.
Julia closed her eyes and looked down at the ground. "Without looking, what is the color of my eyes?" Julia questioned.
Cain sighed and smiled slightly. "Well, defienetly brown. But when you are happy they are almost an…amber color. When you are upset they are dark….and when you look into the sun they are Golden. That's my favorite…" Cain said.
Julia opened her eyes, and slowly brought her gaze back to his. "I may not know everything about your sister, mother, or extended family. But I do know you, and I know that you don't want this wedding," Cain stated.
"I don't, but it has to happen. Which is why you and I can never be…" Julia said, stepping back slightly so she was out of his reach.
Cain looked down for a second, before looking back at her. "Julia, do you love me?" Cain questioned. Julia bit her lip, before attempting to reply. "I…" Julia began. Her and Cain shared a look.
"Ah! There you are!" came the voice of Paxton. Julia looked past Cain, before looking back at him.
"Doesn't matter how I feel, you and I just…can't…happen…" Julia said, shaking her head. Cain's face fell slightly, as he averted his eyes. Julia looked away. "I'm sorry…." She muttered. She stepped around Cain, his arm brushing against hers as she did.