A/N Good morning! I decided to write some before I go to town all day. I am so sorry about the Maximum Ride fanfiction having so many errors, I'll probably just delete it. When I typed it, I must've been editing it and forgot about it. Anyway, without further rambling, here's Chapter 10! Enjoy! Love, Liz.
I leave the room swiftly, slamming the door behind me. I walk and walk until I end up at the library. I push open the doors and enter one of my favorite rooms. I do something that I love to do-score the shelves randomly and read the book I find with Eugene. I close my eyes and pick a book. It's worn-out and leathery in my hands. It feels as if it's barely put together. I open my eyes. What I see is enough to make my gasp softly.
The Tales of Flynnagen Rider is engraved in gold letters along the top. I open the book. The pages are crusty and yellow, as if nobody's read it for a long time. I take it in my hands and run to Eugene's chambers, where he's lying in bed. He sees me and smiles, making me forget about Prince Nathan and my mother's stinging remark.
"Hey there, Goldie. Whatcha got there?" He asks inquiringly.
"I got something for ya," I say, sitting on his bed gently. I push the book into his hands. He sees it and his amber eyes lighten a little bit.
"How did you find this?" He raises one eyebrow. I shrug.
"Uh, heh-heh, long story." I try not to go into my anger, but Eugene gives me a look that says I know you way too well to see that nothing's wrong. I sigh heavily.
"There's this idiot prince that's here and he wants to court me and his last name is Fitzherbert and Mother said that he was raised royally and since you weren't raised like that, you aren't royal and I said that I was as sure as heck not raised as royalty and oh, Eugene, it just hurts!" I say in one sentence, my words slurred with coming-on tears. Eugene welcomes me with open arms, and I fall into them, sobbing.
"Ssh, it's okay, 'Punz." he says, rubbing my back. He pulls me back gently and looks at me with a soft smile.
"So, how about we read that book?"
A/N I know it's short, too, but when I write, my filmmaker's mind writes a scene, not a on Chapter 12 and some new stuff, too :)