"You need me for something?" Julia asked, approaching Paxton. Paxton put on a smile. "Yes, my dear. I have the men with me that are going to be in my court that I thought you would like to meet before the wedding…" Paxton said, placing a hand on Julia's shoulders. He motioned for Julia to walk outside. Once she did, he turned his attention to Cain's back.
"You alright, tin man?" Paxton asked, with a slight disdain. Cain turned his face slightly, before raising his arm. "Fine…" he said, before turning back and proceeding down the hallway. Paxton smiled. "For now…" he muttered, before following her outside.
Rodney and Glitch had been practicing with swords for alittle over two hours, before they decided to retire. "You were great, Glitch! You sure you never used a sword before in your life?" Rodney asked. Glitch shook his head. "Nope…" he said. Rodney smiled, before looking back at him. "How about you keep that sword?" Rodney asked, nodding towards it.
Glitch looked down at the sword. "But…this was your dad's…." Glitch stuttered. "I know. But it's about time someone else had the chance to wield it…" Rodney said, with a shrug. Glitch smiled at her. "You sure?" he asked. Rodney tilted her head up at him and kissed him softly. "Positive…" she said, smiling up at him. Glitch returned the smile.
There were footsteps heard, and they looked up to see Cain walking by, looking at the ground. "Hey Cain!" Glitch exclaimed. Cain stopped, and turned his head before slowly bringing his gaze to Glitch. "Hi…" he said. Rodney and Glitch exchanged looks, before looking back at him. "What's wrong?" Rodney asked. There was the sounds of another pair of doors opening, and they all saw Paxton leading Julia towards the courtyards, where Paxton's friends were.
Cain averted his eyes before turning away. He began to walk along the path. "Wait, Cain where are you going?" Glitch asked. Rodney stared after him. "Maybe he needs some time to think…." Rodney replied, turning her gaze back to Glitch. "Oh…" Glitch said, looking back at her. She smiled up at him. "Let's go somewhere private…." She said, leading him back towards the castle.
It had been a week since the kiss. Four of the days, Julia and Cain didn't speak at all. This caused Rodney to grow some suspicion. They finally literally bumped into each other one day. Julia was with Rodney and the conversation was more than awkward. Rodney couldn't help but notice that the two of them would hardly look at each other when they were talking.
As the week came to a close, they had returned to small smiles and simple things. As Julia walked down the hall to go to her dancing lessons for her wedding celebration, she remembered her previous conversation with Rodney.
"You going to explain what is going on?" Rodney questioned.
"There is nothing to explain…" Julia said, aiming her bow at the target.
"You and Cain went from best friends to…whatever the hell you call this…" Rodney stated, folding her arms.
Julia lowered her bow. "I just don't want to talk about it, okay? We are talking again now…maybe not as fluently or as deep…but we are…" Julia replied.
Rodney gave her a look. "Sure…whatever…" she said, walking away.
Julia raised an eyebrow at her. Rodney turned around. "And when you find time to trust me again, I'll listen…" she said.
She gave Julia a small smile, before disappearing in the garden.
Julia's thoughts were disturbed by some giggling. Julia looked up to see Cain standing at the end of the hallway, talking to a maid. Another maid walked up, and the first maid walked away with her. She gave Cain a small wave, before giggling and disappearing around the corner with her friend. Julia watched as Cain turned to face her direction, a small smile on his face.
When he faced her, his smile faded. "Oh, hey…" he said, awkwardly.
"Hi….who was that?" Julia asked. "Katherine, the maid. Apparently she lost one of my shirts…she was apologizing…" Cain stated. Julia folded her arms across her chest. "Oh? Well, that's interesting…" Julia replied.
"How so?" Cain asked. "Well, in case you didn't notice…its obvious that she has a crush on you. How do you know whether she just took the shirt?" Julia asked, pointedly. Cain raised an eyebrow at her. "What? Its true…the things woman would do to get an attractive man to notice her…" Julia said, with a sigh.
Cain raised both his eyebrows and showed her a small smile. "Oh. I didn't mean you specifically. I mean in general most men are attractive. I was just using you as an example…" Julia stuttered slightly. "So you do think I'm attractive then" Cain questioned.
"No, I…." Julia paused to sigh. "Okay. Fine, yes I do. Now don't go getting a big head…you're hat won't fit…" Julia stated. She walked past him, not noticing the small smile on his face. "And where is the attractive princess off to?" Cain asked, before turning to face her. Julia froze, and slowly turned around to face him. "To dance rehearsal with Rodney, Glitch and Paxton…" Julia replied.
"Ah, going to see your attractive prince?" Cain asked. Julia narrowed her eyes slightly and began to walk towards him. "I don't know, you going to see the attractive maid?" she asked. Cain began to walk towards her as well. "I don't know. I was thinking about taking her with me when we went for a walk with Rodney and Glitch around the grounds. You and Paxton could come if you want. A nice little…couple walk…" Cain said, smirking.
"Wait a second. Are you using a maid to make me jealous?" Julia asked. "I don't know, am I?" Cain played.
"You can't be serious…" Julia retorted. "Oh, yes I can…" Cain replied, folding his arms. "But are you?" Julia asked. "Am I what?" Cain played. "Are you serious?" Julia repeated. "I don't know am I?" Cain asked, raising an eyebrow.
Julia groaned. "I don't have time for this…" Julia stated, turning away. She began to head down the hallway. "Hey, Julia!" Cain called. Julia stopped in her tracks, but didn't look at him. "What?" she growled. "I'm not serious…" he replied.
Julia finally turned to face him. "Well, congratulations…" Julia replied. She took a few steps away from him, before turning around again.
"For the record, Paxton is not attractive…" Julia stated. "Neither is the maid…" Cain replied.
Julia smiled slightly. "Where you headed?" she asked. "I need to go see Azkadellia. She said that her mother has a letter for me and Glitch…" Cain replied. "Oh, I'll let Glitch know…" Julia said.
"Thanks…have fun dancing," Cain said, tipping his hat slightly. "Hmm…that's likely. I'm sure Rodney and Glitch will have fun…" Julia replied.
"Hey. Just a thought?" Cain asked. "Yea?" Julia replied.
"Do you seriously think I'm attractive?" Cain questioned. Julia smiled slightly at him. "See you later, Cain…" she replied. She walked around the corner and disappeared. Cain raised his eyebrows, before walking in the opposite direction. "I take that as a yes…" he stated.