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(Princess Raquel)

I have no idea how long the redheaded Rebel and I were walking, but I was so tired that it was hard for me to keep up with her. I didn't want to say anything because then it would sound like I was complaining. I didn't need to give this girl any other reasons not to like me, so I tried my best to keep up. I looked at the girl in front of me, think of the last thing she said to me.

'CeCe. Is that her name? She wasn't really specific...' I thought, licking my lips since they were dry. Although, that didn't help since I was really thirsty.

"CeCe? ..." I said shyly. The girl glanced back at me. So that is her name... "Can we stop for a moment?" The normally icy glare the Rebel gave me disappeared, her expression now one of concern as I sat down on the ground, leaning against a tree as I tried to catch my breath. CeCe cautiously approached me, kneeling down in front of me and handing me a bottle of something. I couldn't really tell since the bottle wasn't see-through. I looked at the redhead curiously.

"It's water. You look thirsty." CeCe mumbled. I smiled at her, taking the bottle.

"Thanks, CeCe." I said. CeCe's eyes widened, like she was caught doing something and quickly stood, turning around so she wasn't facing me.

"Yeah. Whatever." She said as I took a sip of water. I could almost feel the ice in her tone. Well, she just proved me right:

This girl has some serious trust issues.

"CeCe, why are you afraid to be nice to me? I'm not going to hurt you. Actually, I couldn't hurt anyone. Violence isn't my thing." I said.

"I'm not afraid of anything." CeCe said sharply, still not looking at me. Is it possible to be cut with words? I stood and walked up to the slightly shorter redhead, resting my hand on her shoulder softly. I felt her relax under my touch, but again, she must've realized what she was doing and roughly shrugged my hand off, taking a few steps forward.

"Are you ready to go yet?" She snapped. I sighed, sipping more water.

"Yeah, I guess." I answered. With my personality, I would've assumed that this girl hated me, but deep down, I know she's just defensive. There's just something about her...

Without another word, we continued walking.

(Rebel CeCe's POV)

What is that girl's problem?! Her brother is destroying our home even as we speak and she wonders why I'm not 'being nice' to her. Newsflash, Princess:

This is war. You're not supposed to play nice with the enemy.

'Not that her Highness is the enemy. Not yet, anyways...' I thought, sighing. 'Maybe I was too hard on her. Wait, what am I saying? Keep your focus, CeCe...' I growled softly as I pushed my thoughts away.

"Are you ok?" I heard Princess Raquel say softly. Just like that, I felt my heart skip a beat. There was a fluttering feeling in my stomach. What is wrong with me? I didn't know what to do, so I threw my defenses up.

"Just fine." I mumbled harshly. I pulled some tree branches back and saw the camp. My home.

My domain.

"Wait here." I told Princess Raquel, spotting my mom. I ran through the bushes, nearly tripping, but keeping my balance as I called for Mom. Mom looked up and smiled.

"Hey, CeCe. I was getting worried. Are you ok?" She asked. I bit my lip.

"We've got a bit of a problem." I muttered so that only Mom could hear. Mom raised an eyebrow.

"What do you me-yahh!" She said as I suddenly grabbed her wrist and dragged her to where the Princess was.

"Little Miss Princess says she ran away. Do you know how bad this could end for us?" I said.

"I did run away, but you basically kid—"

"See? She admitted to running away." I cut her off quickly, giving her a death glare. Princess Raquel got the hint and shut up. Mom, thankfully, didn't seem to catch on.

"Well, come on. She'll be safe in the camp." Mom said, walking back. The princess stayed by me and it was then when I realized that she was scared. I mentally kicked myself.

She was shy.

I sighed. I didn't like her being scared. Not that I care...

Swallowing my pride, I looked at Princess Raquel.

"It's fine, Your Highness. No one's gonna hurt you." I whispered to her. I hated how...protective my tone was. It wasn't my job to protect her, but Princess Raquel seemed to relax slightly.

"A-Are you sure?" She asked. I nodded, thinking. She was shy, but she was talking to me. Does that mean she...

Trusts me?

I bit my lip, looking at the princess. "Just stay with me. I promise you that you will be fine." The princess's face lit up and she hugged me. Raising an eyebrow, I slowly pushed her away. "And...don't do that again..." Before she could say anything, I led the way into the camp and I heard her Highness follow me. Half of the camp seemed to freeze when they saw Princess Raquel. I glanced at her and she seemed to be scared out of her mind. Swallowing my pride again, I softly held Princess Raquel's hand.

"Just ignore them, Princess. We'll explain everything to them later." I whispered to her. Princess Raquel nodded and without thinking, I led her to my tent and zipped us inside. Princess Raquel yawned softly and I just looked at her.

"Are you tired?" I asked. Princess Raquel shook her head. I sighed. "Look, Your Highness. Maybe you should rest." Princess Raquel shook her head again.

"No. I want to ask you a few things first."

"I'll be here when you wake up. This is my tent." I said, not bothering to hide the 'duh' in my tone. I don't know what it is, but she's really starting to irritate me. Princess Raquel sighed.

"Fine, but do me a favor." I raised an eyebrow.

"Oh-Kaaaayyyy?" I said cautiously.

"Call me Raquel. No 'Princess.' No 'Your Highness.' Just Raquel." The dark-haired girl said. I nodded.

"Ok...Rocky." I smirked.

So, looks like CeCe isn't as horribly mean as she wants to be. Lol. be sure to review and tell all your friends about this story. So far, when I posted this, this story only had 381 views. Read, Review, and Reccommend It Up, my peeps! : )

BTW: I edited this chapter a little bit. Fixed some sentences, added a few words, etc.

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