AN: Hello my lovelies. I hope you enjoyed my little catastrophy last chapter. I decided that because the past few chapters have been short and I many not be able to update next week because I go back to school, I will make this one extra long. Also, I will try to add in some Cathry moments. So, like I said in my first chapter I hope you don't have much to do today and are very comfy because here is the third chapter of Royaly in love.
Mary POV
All I can see is black. For a minute, i worry that I am dead but then i hear something. A man i think. He walks be hind me and removes what must have been and blindfold made from my dress. I am inside a tent. There are quite a few men inside, a few women and even some children. I try to speak only to find out that they have rolled more fabric from my dress and stuffed it in my moth, probably so i don't scream for help. I look down at my dress almost the entire skirt is gone. The only fabric preventing the men from seeing my legs is the under parts of the skirt. Then everyone clears out except for a few men. I look at them and see they are carrying knives. I look around the room some more to find out i am tied to a bed with the rest of my cut up dress sitting beside me on the floor. " Well it looks like the whores awake" one man said in a sly dirty voice. The men start to encircle me, when they start arguing about who goes first. Maybe they are going to rape me, i have heard stories of women in France being raped by men protesting. " No! i will make the first cut. It was my idea to capture her", the first man says. All of the other men back away from me. I expect him to lift up my world and lose all hope of marrying Francis. But instead he slits my wrists and ankles. He waits a few minnets before making more vuts up and down my arms and legs. The cuts on my legs go as higher than my knees and are very deep, and the ones on my arms go up to my arms but are very shallow. The blood is pooring out of my legs when everything goes black again.
Francis POV
" What! How could you Bash." I was screaming at the older bastard. He let Mary ride off unacomanyind. I was beyond furiouse with him. He let the women who was going to be wife my night fall run off alone in to the woods. " she said she would be back before sunset. Francis she begged me not to tell you. I am doing this so you don't go around beting people up to try and find her. Because we both know that you would." His voice was sincere he was trying to calm me down. But I was furious. Just before I am about to unleash all of my fury on him a page walks in. he says my father has requested my presenc in the throne room. I leav the room with Bash trailing behind me, make my way down to the throne room. by my father, mother, Mary's ladies, and nostrodomas greet me. " I am sure you all are wondering why I have summond you all here at this hour knowing you all have things to do to prepare for the nights festivities. Well it pains me to say that the festivities must be postponed. Queen Mary went out riding thins afternoon and she has not returned, we can only assume that she has been capured. We will send out a search party at dawn", his voice is filled with true worry and sorrow. " why wait to send out a search party? For all we know she could be dead by morning. " my voice is full of anger. " Francis you shouldn't stress over this. She probably just got lost. She is a stong girl and she knows how to defend her self." My mother is trying to comfort me but I can tell she is trying to surpress a smile as this is good news only to her. I sigh realizing she is right, and wait to be dismissed to reaturn to my chaimbers too pry she lives till we find her.
Mary POV
When i wake i am in a cage, but still in inside of the tent. Only the larger portion of my cuts are bandaged, the rest are still bleeding. With in minutes of me waking the men walk in again. " I am surprised that prince of yours hasn't come after you yet. If he dose come for you how much do you think he will pay us for the corps of his pretty bride?" asks a man who has devilish plans for me forming in his brain. So they mean to kill me. The man who spoke comes over to me, looks at me for a long amount of time before saying" when are we going to hang her up? I can tell she is planning to run". " At first light tomorrow. I hear that the prince has left the castle with almost 50 guards. I hope he will be pleased to see his brides lifeless corps lying above a tree." Says a man who i assume is the leader of my capture. I want to say something but i have no steighth to even blink. I am surprised that i am still even alive, it takes everything in me to take one breath. Night falls and a boy about the same age as Charles walks in and hands me a peice of bread. I take it with graditude and slowly pick off peices to saver what may be the only food i will get for a long time. And quickly fall asleep, as i have no energy left in me.
Catherine POV
The news of Mays disappearing makes me feel as though I am a child again, but I must suppress every urge to smile even cheer. Everyone has left the room except for me and Henry. I will say that he looks dashing in his new wardrobe. He had an entirely new selection of clothing made for Mary's arrival. But there is something about this outfit in particular that makes me want him, that makes me want to pull him into his chambers and make love to him right at that moment. His words pull me out of the memories of the countless times we made love to each other." If I even hear romers that you were apart of this I will have beheaed be for you can sat 'sorry'". His voice is strong and bold, it only makes me want him more. " Me?! You think that I planned Mary's capture? I may be against their marage but I would never put anything above my childerens happyness. Trust me this news has upset me just as much as the next as anyone else who was in this room. You don't need to worry about me though. What you need to worry about is telling all those who have gatheried at court to see the joyouse union. What are you goin to tell them when the nobels come asking if the romers of Marys disappearance is true?" my voice hides any desire I have for him poorly. I only want him more now. I just wish he would wisk me out of that room and make love to me until we are forced to stop.
Mary POV
It has been months since my capture. Any hope I have of being rescued is slowly diminishing. Except for one day when I wake in a tree. I can't open my eyes, my eyelids feel as heavy as rocks. I can only hear what is going on around me i sounds as if man are talking. I recognize one of the voices, its Francis. I force my eyes open to make sure that he is realy hear and that my ears are not playing a trick on me. And to my surprise and joy he is here. He is whisked away in to one of the other tents. And after what seams like hours he emerges. I feel my self settle on the floor of the woods. Francis picks me up and carrys me to his hourse. We head to the castel, and i can barly see Nostrodamas standing at the gates ready to take me into his healing arms. He carrys me to my room were he cleans and bandages all of my cuts. He also feads me, only fruit nothing else. He leaves me with my ladies once the bleading stops. " Mary we were so worried about you. We thought we would never see you again." Alees voice is filled with remorse and relief. After several moments of comforting silance i say " promase me that you will never leav me alone with any men until i am well again" my voice is hourse from several days of not speaking. " anything for you Mary, but why?" Grees questions. " I just don't feel safe alone with men after what happened. I was okay with Nostradomas only because I trust him but not any one else, not even Francis." I have to fight to hold back the tears as the memories come flooding in. " But Mary, Francis will want to talk to you privetly to find out what happened." Alee says. " I know, but just promas me that you wont leav me alone with anyone until I am well again?" The girls agree but only till Nostrodamas says I am well enough to leave my chaimbers. The girls are telling me all about what happened during the months I was gone when Francis walks in. " I am glad to see that you are awake. I was wondering if we could talk, alone." His voice is soft and gentell, I would almost agree to talk alone when all of the memories come flooding in and I give my ladies a reassuring nod, to say without speaking that I want them to stay. " Mary has requested that we stay with her until she is well again." Alees voice is wavering as if she is afraid of what Francis will do to her is she defiya him. " Do you honestly think that I will hurt you? Mary I would never do such a thing, you know that. Look I just wanted to tell you that once you are well enough to leave my father would like to speak to you alone to find out what happened." And with that he left. I couldn't tell if I had hurt him.
Henry POV
The news of Mary's return makes me excited beyond words. With her still being alive I still have a chance at England. Diane has just returned to court and I have missed her. The moment she walks int o this castle I take her to my bed chambers. We are in the middle of our passionate throes of love, when Catherine walks in. " I see you couldn't wait till after your meeting to discuss queen Mary being found to get your lover in to bed." Her voice was strict and harsh but I could see she held a lust for me deep in her heart. And I held a lust for her as well. Something I didn't know I could harbor but yet I loved her. " Was that today? I had no idea." I say putting on my robe. " I thought that the meeting had be postponed till Queen Mary could join us herself, as she is severly hurt." My voice is playfull I know it sparks something in her. " Well if you cant deel with Mary than at least try to control your son, the heir you begged and pleaded for. He walks as if a part of him has dyied. Like he is living phiciclt put not mentally." " he probably is just upset about what happened to Mary. She was gone for almost four months. Trust me the moment that she is better and can walk through the castel he will be like his old self again." She just huffs and walks out the door, knowing I am right.
Mary POV
I am sitting in my room by the fire place when Nostrodamas comes in. He looks at my cuts and tells me I am allowed to leave my chambers but to take things easy. He says that I wont be able to do my normal crazy activities for a few months, but I can walk around the castle and tend to my duties as queen. He leaves, and my ladies help me to dress. They put me in a gray dress with a sweater like top and large ruffle filled skirt. I walk down to the throne rooms heading Nostrodomases advice on not pushing myself. I walk in and am greeted by King Henry, Queen Catherine, Francis. " Mary, so glad to see that you are well and able to join us in the festiveties and bisness. It seams that our mostimportant task to discuss today would be your capture. I understand that this may be hard to relive the memories but for your safty and the safety of everyone in the castel to ensure this dosent happen again I need you to tell me what exactly happened. And take as much time as you need. You have bee through a great deal of trama." Henerys voice is sincere. Ive neverer seen this side of him, the kind and gentel side. I tell them everything. From the beging when I went ridding to the end where Francis rescued me. At some point tears started to roll slowly down my cheaks. When I finish I only just realize that I was crying and hastily whipe away my tears. " Oh, Mary" francis comes over to comfort me but I take a few steaps away from him. All eyes are on my with a questioning stare." I'm sorry its just that I don't feel comforbal with a man touching me yet." My voice is true and even Catherine feels sorry for me. " Well thank you Mary. We will try to find the men who did this to you and they will be punished for their crimes." Henry's voice is strong and clear. I curtsy and leave. I can hear Francis running after me.
AN: there you have it. I know I said that this fanfic was in Marys POV but I had a request for some Cathry action and I couldn't really do that with Mary watching so yah. Let me know if you like this kind of style because I'm not sure how I feel about it. I may continue to write in this style but it all depends on if you guys enjoy the different points of view. Next chapter my be up a little late just because I go back to school this week. So please review it always helps and I will see you in the next installment of Royaly In Love.
-Mo.