HEY! I'm finally here with another chapter of this cool Zorro story (in ur opinions)
Ok, so we saw our leads as their elegant and royal selves. Now, let's see what happens when they meet again but as their thieve selves.
Before u can go on, I want to give thanks to my special and AWESOME friends Breezy (iamloveCynder) & JBABE for being there for me when I got block in this chapter (some parts) U GUYS ROCK! & I LOVE YOU GUYS MORE THAN ANYBODY I EVER KNOW (not exaggerating) And know that I will always be there for u guys like u guys were for me when I was in a jam. THIS IS FOR U GUYS!
And I would like to dedicate this chapter to my new friend and new G+J* writer, lorelibelle54. She has written really cool story that are AMAZING & very interesting. Please, go read her story because I speak the truth and only but the truth. THIS IS FOR U, GIRL! ;D
Let's begin!
6. The Start Of A Thievish Romance
As the guards and Don Rojillo were after him, Gnómeo ran to the staples and hid inside it, to see if the guards would stop following him. He shuts the doors as he heard the guards run pass him on their horses. He looks for an exit as he walks around and puts away his sword.
"Good morning, señor" he hears a soft and familiar voice
He turns in a flash and sees a mysterious woman, dresses in strange clothes and a mask on her face. She had a serious look in her eyes which he recognized her anywhere. He admire her from head to toe, knowing who exactly who she is.
"Good morning, señorita" he responded, still surprised.
"Give it back" she said, serious.
"What?" he asked, confused.
"Whatever you have stolen from Don Rojillo. I want it back. GIVE IT TO ME!" she demanded.
But he laughs "No. And tell me, are you amiga or enemiga?"
"Hmm. You tell me" she laughs.
Suddenly, Julieta pulled out her sword and pointed it at him, wanting to fight. El Zorro gets surprised but then laughs, thinking she was joking or trying to scare him.
"Come on, don't be ridiculous" he pushes the sword away but she puts it back under his chin again.
"Are you afraid?" she says, threading him.
Gnómeo walks in front of her, still with her sword under his chin as she gives him an evil look which he found intriguing. He thought this was much better than fighting the guards because his competitor was beyond lovely.
"I don't have time to teach you the prober way to use a sword" he says.
"I have had the proper instruction since I was 4" she laughs, getting into fighting position. "You're going to find out right now" she smirks
"I promised myself I would never fight with a lady" he says
She laughs sarcastically "Oh, what a gentlemen. But I make the rules around here" she lowers her voice.
"So be it" He pulls out his sword and they start a violate sword fight
They start fighting as the sword block for defence. Gnómeo is impressed by this girl's techniques. Julieta kept her eyes on the mysterious stranger, studying his every move. They slowly walk around in circles to see who strike first again. She gets back in position and he strike with his sword but she blocks it every time. As they fight, they started a conversation.
"Who are you and why are you looking for me?" he asks
"I'm not the only one who is looking for you. But my purpose is not to kill you" she yells
"Then why are you here if you're not going to kill me?" he asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" she strikes but he quickly blocks.
"You were send to spy on me, Doña Barbara?" he asked with a smirk
"I'm nobody's spy. I play by my own rules, for my own interest in life. And you and I have nothing in common" she yelled, a bit surprised he knew who she was.
"Uh-uh, you fight for the same reason" he states.
"Except the way I do it doesn't get me arrested!" she cries, intending to stab him with her sword
They start fighting again, the sword cling and clang everything Julieta blocks his sword, showing she is a stronger swordsman than he was.
"If I had a pending debt with the government then I wouldn't remember. And if I did, why would I tell you about it?"
"Because it's my duty to see you hang!"
She pushes on him with her sword, throwing him on a pile of hay. He gets up, frozen in place, seeing the fire in her eyes as she held onto her sword, getting ready to strike again. She then lets out a scream and cut the left side of his black shirt, smiling in pride. Gnómeo looks at his shirt and in quite impress but he doesn't want to lose to a girl. He sticks his sword on the ground and takes off his hat. Julieta takes off her hat too and sets it down next to his as they grab their sword again. They continue their sword fight until Gnómeo makes the move of cutting the right side of Julieta's shirt, leaving a mark on her shoulder. She looks at it and grins.
"Not bad" she says and they continue to fight.
Soon the swords get held up; Gnómeo pulls Julieta close to his face, feeling his breath, staring into his blue eyes. She was shaking in place, keeping her eyes on his as he smirks at her.
"Not bad at all" he whispers and then kisses her on her lips!
"AAHH!"
She lets out a scream when he pulled away and he laughs by that. But it only made Julieta angry, wanting to kill him. They fought until Gnómeo cuts off the rest of Julieta's sleeve, showing her shoulder. Furious, she grabs her sword again, she screams as she charges at him. But something got over here because of going after him, she pulls him by his neck and kisses him and then pulls back with anger and continue fighting until Julieta gets the courage and guts to send Gnómeo's word flying away, leaving him weapon-less. With fire in her eyes, wanting to kill him, she puts her sword under his chin as he backs away from her.
"This may be more difficult that I thought" he says to himself but she hears it. He walks closer to her "Eh... señorita" but she backs away from him.
"Stay back" she says, getting back into her fighting position, with fire in her eyes. "I finish this now" she jumps up and punches him in the face, making him fall to the ground. Julieta grabs his face and looks at him in pain.
"Oh, why did you have to be so guapo?"(handsome) she asked
"Huh?" he was confused and tired.
Without thinking it twice, Julieta gives him a hard punch in the face as he lost consciousness and his body fell to the ground.
(Hours Later, in "La Dorada")
He heard voices around him. Gnómeo couldn't recognize any of them. His mind was disconnected to hi body as his head dangled around, dizzy & drunk. Suddenly, some water slashes onto his face as he woke up, startled. He opens his eyes and he sees 2 strange men in front of him. They look like bad news by their appearance and clothes. Not to mention they had gun in their hands.
"Get up! The boss wants to see you" Indio said, smirking which confused EL Zorro.
"Good morning, bella durmiente" (Sleeping beauty) He heard that soft voice again. He looks to his left and sees Doña Barbara, leaning against the wall. She held her whip in her hand and her gun in the other hand. He notices he was tide up to an armchair as she walks closer to him, in between her men who brought him here. "Thank you, muchachos. Please leave to talk to our special guest in private. Go have a drink and enjoy the rest of your evening" she says, giving them each a sack of money.
"Whatever you say, mi Doña. But if you need anything, call us immediately" Lucho tips her hat in respect to her, as did Indio.
"Alright, gracias" she nods as the men leave the room, leaving their boss with the dark thief. Julieta sits down on her bed as she watches how Gnómeo struggled to break free of his chair trap. Or that's what she thought. El Zorro always kept a small knife in a pocket in his cape. He reached for it as he tried to cut the ropes. But they were very hard and it could take him a long time to break free of them. He turns his attention back to La Doña as she spoke.
"Cómodo, Zorrito?" she smirks, evilly. (cómodo: comfy/comfortable)
"Not really, Doña Barbara. What a lovely home you have here" he said sarcastically, looking around her room.
"Gracias. Too bad, you won't be staying long to enjoy the rest of the tour" she grins, evilly.
"Why did you bring me here?" he asks.
"To take back what you stole in the first place" she growls in a low tone.
"What do you mean? I don't understand" he asked, even though he knew what she meant.
"Let's get to the point, Zorrito. Where is the deed you stole from Rojillo?" she asked with a low scary tone, leaning closer to him.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, señorita"
"I think you know what I'm talking about. Now, we can do this the easy way or my way" she smirks evilly as she places her knife under his chin, getting closer to him. "Now where is the deed?"
"I'm not telling you anything!"
"Tell me where it is or I will not respond. Don't drive my patience or I will have no choice than you kill you"
"Than do it. See if you have the guts to do it now" he bet her, smirking.
"No, not yet. I love my room and I don't want your blood staining the bed sheets and the floor. But since I'm a good host in mi ranchera (ranch), will you like a drink, a whisky, a cigarette?" she puts down her knife and pours some wine in her glass, looking back at him.
"Freedom would be nice" he said which made her laugh.
"Just be grateful you're in mis manos. And not in Rojillo's because that would have been much peor, Zorrito" (mis manos: my hands, peor: worst)
"Believe me, I rather be there than with the demon herself" he offended, slightly angry.
Boiling with anger in her, Julieta smashes the wine glass in her hand, without a drop of blood coming out. Suddenly, Julieta pull out her knife and stiff it under his neck again, seeing the evil in her eyes. "Don't provoke me, Zorro. Or I will not respond. So, start talking or I will cut out your lengua out" she growl, leaning against his face. (Lengua: tounge)
"I quite expected that. I have heard rumours about you and now I see they are true" he chuckles.
"Rumores, huh? Y qué rumores are you talking about?" she asked as she back away from him, setting her knife down again.
"About how you hide you malicious and cruel side under that mask of loyal town heroine. And how you become the worst of the worst when you don't get what you want" he stated.
Julieta starts smiling evilly because he was right; she did have a cruel and evil side in her. She starts to laugh mischief. "Si, I can't deny that por qué (because) it's true. I never forget a betrayal. Anyone who is loyal to me, gains my respect. But anybody who gets on my nerves or even thinks on betraying me, I make them pay with sangre (blood)"
"That's why they call you "The Destroyer Of Men?" he asked/stated.
"Perhaps. But I am firmly know as La Doña around here"
"Why is that?"
"That... is none of your concern. I gained that name by the loyal and kindness of the people. And there can only be one hero to el pueblo. And that is me, Zorro"
"You and I are nothing alike. Because I fight for good when you fight for your selfish acts"
"You know, Zorro. I advise you that you have me as a friend than an enemy because I can be your worst nightmare" she threat.
"I have no interest in having you in either one of them, señorita"
"I would rethink that if I was you. So, back to where we were, Zorro. You're going to tell me something right now. Or in other words, give it to me"
"O si? Like what?"
"Don't play dumb with me. I know you, tramposo" (cheater)
"And I know you, Doña Barbara"
"Very clever. You're not as dumb as you look" she smirks
"You're not so bad yourself. You know, if you didn't have me capture, you and I could be together" he smirks back
Then Julieta chuckles like if this was a joke "What makes you think we couldn't be together?"
"Because you are mala to the core. You are not as good as I am. For starters, I protect el pueblo"
"I do too. I just do things my way"
"You mean, the evil way!?" he asked, raising his brow.
"No, just the better way because I don't rob anybody to help my people for the greater good" she corrected as she played around with her gun in her hand.
"I protect the people from the wrath of our evil ruler, a cruel heartless man. Maybe you know him?"
"I do. Like you, he wants my head for ordering capital merchandise. Don't you see, Zorro? We fight and run from his laws to bring hope and joy to el pueblo"
"Perhaps we are not so different after all" Gnómeo said, sending her a smile.
"I guess not" she smiled back.
"You and I could do great things together, my dangerous beauty" he flirts
"No, no. Don't try to flirt with me, Zorrito. I want it now" she whispers with a low tone.
"Qué?" he asked, pretending to not know
"Stop acting stupid, you know what I want. The deed you stole from the Don's palace earlier" she said.
"How did you know?" he was shock
"Doña Barbara always has her ways. Now hand it over"
"JAMAS! This deed is what's preventing the wealthy Celeste's from going into robbery!" (jamas: never)
"That's true. But it's going to happen anyways... Now hand it over before I lose mi paciencia" (patience)
"No"
"You may want to rethink that answer, Zorrito querido!"(dear)
"You shall receive nada. You don't scare me, viper"
Then Julieta takes out her trusty knife again and sticks it under his neck "Now, unless you want to get your throat cut, I suggest you give me that deed!"
"Kill me if you must but the deed stays with me" he stated but only made her angrier.
"With pleasure" she holds the knife even closer, almost slicing his neck. "Any last words, Zorro?"
"You won't kill me, preciosa" (beautiful)
"Qué?" her eyes widen, shock by what he said.
"Your mouth says one thing but I can tell you say something different inside" he flirts
"You really deny I have the strength to kill you?"
"I bet you're probably dying inside to kiss me" he sends her a flirtatious smile.
"Don't defy me, imbecil. I'm serious! I will and can kill you" she pushes on harder on him, in rage.
"You can but you and I both know you won't"
"I'll prove it then!"
"Go ahead. Give it your best shot, hermosa" (beautiful)
Angry and annoyed, Julieta pulls his head against the wall, giving his a hard hit but he didn't care. She places her knife on his exposing neck as she got ready to strike. "Any last words?"
"Kill me... if you dare!"
Julieta stays froze, still with her grip on him. He wanted for her to strike but she never did. No matter how much he annoyed her, she made a vow that she would never get her hands dirty in doing dirty work like killing somebody. She steps away from him, glaring down at him as he grins at her.
"So, let's try this again, tell me where the deed is or I will cut out your throat"
"I don't have it. Why do you need it in the 1st place?" he asked, man
"Why do you?" she raise her brow at him "Maybe this will refresh your memory. That deed is Don Rojillo's ticket to getting those Celeste Mountains. And now it will belong to me"
"Over mi cadaver" (corpse, dead body)
"You're right about one thing. I won't kill you because that would be too fácil. But I could watch you die when I call my men to eliminate you" she smirks and laughing evilly.
"I bet it won't be so easy now!" he yelled
El Zorro stood up from his seat, shocking Julieta. But she act quick doing a back flip and landing on her bed, holding her sword up. Gnómeo in flash grabs his sword to strike her and Julieta quickly blocks him with her sword. She pushes him away as they send each other glare, holding their sword high and steady, wanting for the other to make the next move. Soon Julieta makes a move as the couple started their 2nd sword fight but very different from the earlier one. He notices her trying to focus but she couldn't because she was drawn to him but she shook those ridiculous feeling out of her head. He pushes her sword again and does a triple back flip and she goes after him. She lets out grunts and screams every time she tries to stab him with her sword but fails many times. Gnómeo then grabs a horse seat from the corner of the room and uses it to block her attacks until he take away her sword. Disarmed, Julieta runs away to try and get his sword but he was faster than her by putting his foot on his sword, blocking her from grabbing it. He clinks his tongue in shame to her and puts his sword under her chin as she slowly gets back on her feet, nervous.
"Don't move" he whispers to her. She stays very still and silent, feeling her heart beat pump at a fast speed.
Gnómeo uses his sword to rip off most of her clothes, where she hides most of her weapons. She gasps shocks, leaving her weapon-less. Her belt fell to the ground in front of her. She gets down and grabs her weapons belt but when she gets back up, Gnómeo was in front of her, inches away from her face, making her let out a gasp in fright. Slowly, he pulls down her black mask, revealing her beautiful face to him, amazed by her beauty and bravery.
"Do you surrender?" he asks, whispering
"Never. But I may scream and it will take a matter of seconds for my men to burst to those doors and kill you" She whispers, lying.
"Then do it, call them. Sometimes I have to be seen" he flirts.
Not wanting to hold back anymore, Julieta leans closer to him and kisses him with passion as he kisses her back the same way. Julieta felt fireworks explode inside of her. After believing all these years that love was only a way to weakness you but never imagine it could feel so nice. Her cold heart has melted away by his warm lips. They soon broke apart, staring into eachother's eyes as he stroke her cheek, lovingly. She melted by his touch but this was crazy and dangerous for both of them if they get any further.
"I believe this belongs to me" he takes back the deed from her but she doesn't fight back.
"This isn't over, Zorro" she whispers, serious.
"You're right, Doña Barbara. This is only the beginning between our rivalry and our affair, mi reina" (queen)he whispers back, looking at her lips, wanting to kiss her again.
"Perhaps it is, mi Zorro" she whispers, wanting to kiss him too.
Gnómeo lean in and kisses her again, feeling the same feeling Julieta was feeling inside them. Maybe she wasn't this cruel and evil woman he thought she was. He knew deep down inside her there was a kind and good heart; she just had a funny way of showing it. They were both outlaws, criminals that fight for good and risk everything for their people. They came back to reality once they broke apart. Julieta stairs at him for a moment, wanting to kiss him again but he pulls away from her. El Zorro throws her sword as it stabbed into the wall. He picks up his sword and takes his hat back from her, heading toward the exit of the stables through the house.
"Good-bye, señorita" he bids farewell, bowing down to her with his hat.
As soon as he was out of her sight, Julieta puts her weapons back in her belt and puts back on her hat. She hears some of her animals shrieking, so she jumps out the window and hides in the shadows, blending in with the darkness. She looks up and sees the shadow of El Zorro, admiring him as her new and secret love. She may have lost this battle but she swore she will win the war next time. But she couldn't love him since he was just as dangerous as she was.
So, how was that?
Again, I would like to thank Breezy (iamloveCynder) & JBABE for helping me out when I was stuck on this chapter. GRACIAS AGAIN & LAS AMA A LAS 2!
Next chapter will be up soon and I´m writing a new crossover which will be up very soon
-TPATFan16* aka Mickey* :D