Wyatt Cain woke up to feel of the warm sun on his face. He groaned as he opened his eyes. It took a minute for his eyes to adjust to the light. Once they did, he felt another figure move beside him. He looked over and saw Julia resting next to him. Her face was resting close to his. Her hands were buried under the pillow, her arms bent slightly. The sheet was down at her mid back, showing her bare shoulders and bare upperback. Cain smiled at her, before sliding out of the bed.
He picked up his clothes off the floor and began to get changed. He had some business he needed to finish. Once he finished dressing, her turned back towards her. He stepped forward, and pulled the covers up slightly. He bent down and kissed the back of her bare shoulder. At his touch, she stirred slightly. Her eyes were still shut. "Cain?" she asked.
"Shhh…go back to sleep…I'll be back," he hushed. "Okay…" Julia said. Cain kissed her sweetly, before she curled up under the covers. Cain smiled down at her, before turning away. He picked his hat up off the chair and walked out of the room. Once he shut the door, he placed his hat on his head and began to walk down the hallway.
He spotted Rodney and Glitch talking. Rodney nodded to him in acknowledgement. "Cain," she said. Cain returned the nod. "They in there?" he asked, pointing at the door. Rodney nodded. "Both of them," she replied. Glitch looked behind Cain, before looking at him. "Where is Julia?" he asked.
"I told her to go back to sleep…" Cain replied. "Wait a second, did you go to her first?" Rodney questioned. Cain shook his head.
"No, I was there all night. We…." Cain paused and looked away with a small smile.
Rodney crossed her arms and smiled. 'Well, looks like Julia may have gotten her happily-ever-after after all…" she said.
Cain blushed slightly and looked up at the two tin man who were guarding the door. They were also smiling at him. "Um…boys…this shouldn't take long," he said, before pushing open the door. Rodney and Glitch exchanged mischievous smiles, before hi-fiving each other.
As soon as Cain stepped through the door, his eyes set on Paxton. His smile faded and was replaced with a hard glare. Both Paxton and his father were tied to chairs. Paxton smiled slightly.
"Oh look, it's the Tin Man. You're looking rather angry today. What happened, lose your manhood so you tied me to a chair so you could take mine?" he asked.
Glitch chuckled. "Actually, he used his. Last night he and Julia…" He was cut off by Rodney giving him a side look.
"Oh, I see. You've bed the little blondie have you?" Paxton asked. Cain stepped forward and grabbed Paxton by his collar, his faces inches from his. "Shut…up…" he growled, before throwing him back.
"Protective much, aren't ya? Does she really mean that much to you, Tin Man? I mean, sure…both she and her sister are equally attractive but if it weren't for their royalty I wouldn't be with them. Now that you've finally won the magic 'love' word and bed her, you going to move on and leave her laying behind?" Paxton asked.
Cain stepped forward and punched Paxton across the face. "I can't believe you even have the audacity to ask me that question. I'm not you…" Cain responded. Paxton chuckled and turned back to face him. "So I see. You planning on marrying the girl?" he asked.
Cain stared at him. "It's up to her…I'm not going to force her to marry me, if she doesn't want to…like you and your father did…" Cain replied. "But why you? What can you offer her?" Paxton questioned. Cain was silent for a second. He couldn't let this get to him.
"He doesn't need to offer me anything…" came the voice of Julia. Cain, Rodney and Glitch turned to see her with her back pressed against the door. She was wearing a black robe, and her blonde hair was straight and across so it all laid out on her left shoulder.
"Julia…." Cain said. "Julia? Are you sure you want to be here?" Rodney asked, stepping forward and putting her hand on her sister's shoulder. Julia smiled at Rodney, before walking towards Paxton. "I didn't agree to marry you because you were a rich prince, or what you had to offer. No. I agreed to marry you, because I thought my mother wanted it to happen. You were right to suspect, Paxton. About me and Cain. I…was falling for Cain. I would ignore the feelings even though Rodney, Glitch and even Aiden could see it in me. To protect them. But no, you're the one who needs protection and I sure as hell aren't giving it to you. After I found out that you abducted the real King and Queen, sabotaged out kingdom…..and killed my mother and forced her to write that note…" Julia said, sharply.
"Protection from who?" Paxton asked.
"Me,"
"Me,"
"And Me,"
Paxton turned to look at Cain, Rodney and Glitch. He turned to look at Julia. "You going to make them kill me?" he asked. Julia shook her head. "No. I'm not a murderer…" she snapped. Paxton raised his eyebrows as Julia turned to leave. "I've always wondered, not that I care…but why the Tin Man? You're about to become Queen…why a lowly cop?" he asked.
Julia stopped, and then turned to face Paxton. "Because we understand each other. He is someone that I can share the small things in life with. He is great around Aiden, and he's modest. He has a gentle nature, and I trust him…with my life. I know he'd never hurt me, because he has a strong heart. Something you are incapable of having…" she said. She looked at Cain, before walking out.
Rodney watched as Cain stared after her as she shut the door. "Cliché, much?" Paxton asked. King Ronald rolled his eyes. "What do you expect? She is a princess…" he said. Rodney turned to face them. "Shut up, both of you! Just because the two of you are incapable of feeling something doesn't mean that you should ruin it for someone else," she snapped.
King Ronald smiled at her. "Like you should talk, Rodney. You're with a Zipperhead. What's so special about him? All he is…is an empty shell," He said, with a malicious smirk. Rodney moved to hit him, but Glitch grabbed her arm. "Don't…its okay…" Glitch said softly.
Rodney turned to look at him. "No, its not. He doesn't realize how much I admire how much time you spend with Aiden, or that you always find a way to make me laugh…" she paused for a second. "Or that you're the kind of guy I want to spend the rest of my life with…"
They smiled at each other lovingly, and the king rolled his eyes again. "Oh, how…moving. Very well done princess. I've just realized how soft and pathetic you actually are…" he stated.
Glitch stepped forward and punched the king across the face, twice. "I don't care what you say about me, but don't you dare…don't you dare insult Rodney!" Glitch yelled. "Oh…I'd never insult the beautiful and charming Rodney…which is the only thing saving her from her stupidity…" King Ronald retorted.
Glitch moved to hit him again, but Cain stopped him. "No Julia is the blonde one…remember?" Paxton asked, watching Cain's back. Cain turned to look at Paxton, while squeezing Glitch's arm hard. Glitch winced slightly, and looked over at Cain. Cain finally let go of Glitch's arm.
He walked towards King Ronald and Paxton. "Where are the real royal family of the Abrah Kingdom?" he asked. Paxton looked at him. "Even if I told you, it wouldn't do you any good. They are probably completely brainwashed by now…" Paxton trailed. Rodney sneered. "That can easily be fixed," she stated.
Cain grabbed him by his collar. "Where are they?" he asked. Paxton smirked. "My secret…" he said. Cain punched him in the stomach. "Where are they!?" he demanded. King Ronald paused, before looking up at them. "Under the castle…in the alchemists prison…" he said, with a sulking expression. Paxton turned to look at his father as Cain released him.
"Father! The secret should of died with us, they'll kill us anyway…" Paxton hissed. Rodney shook her head. "No, we aren't…" she said. Paxton looked at her. "Then what are you going to do?" he asked. "We were thinking exile….have you meet my friend…Azakadellia?" she asked.
At that moment, the door opened and Azkadellia entered. Azkadellia smiled at her. Rodney patted her shoulder. "They are all yours…" she said, before walking out. She was followed closely by Cain and Glitch. They walked outside to see Julia leaning against a pillar. She looked over at them.
"Hey…" Cain said, walking towards her. Julia smiled slightly at him. "Hi," she said. Cain hugged her, pulling her close to him. "It's all over now…" he said, stroking her hair. Rodney chuckled. "Thankfully…" she agreed.
Cain pulled away from Julia, his hands still around her waist. "You going to be okay?" he asked her. She smiled slightly. "Yea…I'm just gonna go get changed into a travel dress or something. I don't exactly feel comfortable walking around in a black bathrobe and underwear…" she said.
Cain's eyes overlooked her for a minute. "Oh, right. Well…you look nice…" he said. Julia looked up at her with an amused smile. Cain blushed slightly and looked away. Julia took Cain's face in her hands. "Wyatt Cain, you are truly adorable. I'll see you later…" she said, before kissing his forehead. Julia slid out of Cain's arms and walked away. Cain stared after her.
"Maybe I should-"
"No!" Rodney cut it. "Yea Cain….no!" Glitch said. He turned to Rodney. "Um, what are we saying 'no' to Cain for?" Glitch asked.
Rodney narrowed her eyes at Cain. "Let's just say it involves Julia getting dressed," Rodney stated. Cain rolled his eyes at her. "Hey, let's go play with Aiden!" Glitch suggested. "He's with DG and Jeb, remember? We didn't want him to be around when all this was going down…" Rodney said. Glitch sighed in disappointment. "Well…I guess that's okay…." Glitch said. Rodney hugged him. "God, I love you…" she said. Glitch kissed her forehead, before returning the hug.
They heard the door shut and Azkadellia walked out. "They are out cold. The chief of police was talking to Ahamo and Lavender Eyes about the situation. Cain, he wanted to see you. I think he was in the ballroom…" Azkadellia said. Cain nodded, before walking down the hallway.
Azkadellia turned to look at Rodney. "Where were you planning on sending them?" she asked. Rodney smiled. "We were thinking…the other side…" she said, with a smile. Azkadellia raised an eyebrow. "New identities I presume?" she asked. "They'll be getting new identities, yes. But they will be broke over there. From what DG tells me…they will never survive…" Rodney said. Azkadellia nodded, before walking away.
Glitch looked at Rodney. "Let's go for a horseback ride," he suggested. Rodney shrugged. "Okay," she said….