Ok here's chapter 10. Wow already huh! :) This is going faster than I thought. Oh and sorry I haven't been updating faster, I've been pretty busy. Oh, and I'm glad you guys met Tom. It's just a bummer about what he said to Bella. :/ Let's see how she takes it. And just to let you guys know, this chapter will answer a couple of questions you guys had in mind and reveal some interesting info, by the way. So here's chapter 10. Enjoy! :)
Bella just stared at the weasel in horror. Her eyes wide and her mouh partially open. "What?"she finally said. Tom gave her a worried look. "Your father's coming. And he coming to find you." he repeated. She shook her head in disbelief. "No. No! He can't! I mean, h-how does he even know I'm here?!"she said.
"I don't know. But I think it was one of his scouts." he said.
"His scouts?" she repeated. He nodded. "Right after you left, he went crazy. He was yelling at all the workers and servants, in the mansion. He said 'Find her! Search everywhere and anywhere! And no one rests until she's back!' I'm telling ya! He's insane!"
Bella grimaced. "So he's gotten worse huh?"she said.
"Worse than you can imagine!" he said. "So how did any of his scouts manage to find out I was here?"Bella asked. "Well I herd one of the scouts, manage to come by to the desert, and decided to check it out. And apparently he got word that you were here. And once he did, he came straight to your father and told him."he said. "Last I herd, your father was senting all the scouts back, and was planning to take them all and find you. And when I herd that, I came straight to the desert, to warn you." he said.
Bella was quiet. She was in a state of panic, shock, and worry. She didn't know what else to say. Until finally she looked at Tom. "Tom, how long ago was that?"she said in a worried voice.
He thought for a moment before answering. "About 2 months ago."
"Two months ago!"she said panicking a bit. "Now, now don't worry just yet!"he said trying to calm her down. "Now remember, your father ne..." "Don't call him that!"she interrupted him. "He's not my father! Not after the things he's done to me! I told you that remember!"she said.
He paused for a minute, before continuing. "So I was saying. Your... I mean, Dalanar..."he said looking up at her. "still needs to gather all his troups. And I'm pretty sure that'll take a while, since he sent them pretty far away."he said.
She sighed. Then shook her head. "What am I gonna do Tom"she said. "He's coming. I know he is. And...I just don't know what to do."she said sadly. He slowly got up from the bed. Then he walked up to her and gave her a reassuring hand. "It's ok Bella. Everything is gonna be alright."he said trying to reasure her.
"How? How is everything gonna be ok, if my fath... Dalanar is coming to get me and bring me back to that hell! And he's probably gonna give me such a beating of a lifetime! One that I'll probably never forget!"she said. He jumped at her little outburst, then sighed.
"Look Bella, I know everything seems bad right now. But we both know what we should do. What you should do."he said. Then he sighed and looked at her. "You gotta keep moving. You can't stay in a place too long, I ya don't want him catching up to you. You gotta leave this town, once and for all, Bella." he said. "It's the only way."
She looked at him then looked down. "Your right. I...I gotta leave. I have to leave. No matter what. I gotta leave the town, its people. I gotta leave..."she was about to say, when she realized something. "No! NO! NO! I can't leave!"she said shaking her head.
"Why not?!"Tom said in confusion.
""I can't leave him! I can't!"she said, with a little sob, even though she didn't mean it to come out that way. "Leave who?"Tom said raising a brow. "Jake! He's...he's my..."she was about to answer, then quickly shut her mouth, and blushed.
"He's your what?"Tom said, obviously curious about what she might say.
"He's...uh...he's..."she said, trying to come up with another answer, than the one in her head.
"Yer boyfriend?!"Tom said, opening his eyes wide. Her head snapped to him. "What?!" she said. "He's your boyfriend?!"he repeated, with a little smirk. "What?! No! No! I mean...you can say, we're together I guess."she said shyly. "Together?! Who is this guy? I wanna meet him! I wanna see which guy has, 'caught your eye' Bella!"he said with a laugh. She blushed. "Shut up!"she said. Tom laughed.
"I didn't know you had a boyfriend! So did he ask you out first or what?"he teased. She looked away. "Did you guys even hop on bed with each other yet?!"he laughed jokingly. Bella blushed even more. She could have sworn she turned crimson. When Tom saw that, he immediately stopped laughing and his jaw dropped.
"Oh. My. GOD!" he yelled in disbelief.
"SHUT UP TOM!"she yelled at him.
He shook his head. "Wow! You out of all people! You know what," he started to say. "Congratulations. That's all I have to say. I mean, really! I never really expected it, but..."he just shook his head. Bella sighed, then couldn't help but to smile a bit. "Thanks..,, I guess" she said. "Your welcome. "was his response.
Then after a while, Bella finally spoke. "That's why I can't leave. I can't leave him behind! I...I just...I can't. "she said solemnly. He thought for a while. "Well, I don't know what your gonna do then. You either gotta leave, or..."he trailed off. She nodded. "You know what, I have to think this through. Imma go for a little walk or something. Helps me think."she said then started slithering away. "Later Tom." He nodded. Then waved at her and went back to bed.
Bella slithered for a while. Not knowing or caring where she went. Until suddenly, she reached the shallow end of the lake. Then she slithered around it. Throughout the entire time, she stared at the lake. Before she even knew it, she was in the other side. She looked at the water, then she looked at the town, which was on the other side of the lake. Then she had a crazy idea. She slithered back from the lake, until she was a few yards away. Then she got herself ready. Oblivious to her, a certain rattlesnake was watching her from the town.
Then with one single movement, she raced toward the lake. She closed her eyes and held her breath, when she jumped inside.
That certain rattlesnake raised his brows in surprise when she went head first into the lake. He waited until she submerged. She never did. A twinge of worry came across him. Until finally, he decided to make sure if she was alright. But before he did, she suddenly reemerged from the water. Except, on the right side of the lake. He was surprised. One for the sudden movement, and the other because she made it to the other side so quickly.
Bella was breathing hard. She did it. She actually did it. She hadn't done something like that in a long time. It was stupid though. The idea was stupid. Just thinking about it was stupid! She didn't know why she did it! She just did it. Once she caught her breath, she layed on the sand and stared at the sun and the desert. She was thinking about what should she do. Should she leave? Or stay? She sighed.
"What am I gonna do?" she thought out loud. "I can't leave Jake! I just can't leave him like he's just a piece of trash! But if I don't leave, then Dalanar's gonna get me for sure!" she shook her head in frustration. "But I can't leave Jake! I...I...I just..."she started to say. She paused for a minute. "I just...love him too much."she said. She sighed. Then she looked forward and stared at the now setting sun.
I never thought that you would be the one to hold my heart
But you came around and you knocked me off the ground from the start
You put your coils around me
And I believe that it's easier for you to let me go
You put your coils around me and I'm home
How many times will you let me change my mind and turn around?
I can't decide if I'll let you save my life or if I'll drown.
I hope that you'll see right through my walls
I hope that you catch me 'cause I'm already falling
I'll never let a love get so close
You put you coils around me and I'm home
The world is coming down on me and I can't find a reason to be loved
I never want to leave you but I can't make you bleed if I'm alone
A certain rattlesnake was slithering towards her. He was listening intently to her voice. It was like an angel's voice, and he was completely entranced by her.
You put your coils around me
And I believe it's easier for you to let me go...
I hope that you'll see right through my walls
I hope that you catch me 'cause I'm already falling
I'll never let a love get so close
You put your coils around me and I'm home
I tried my best to never let you in to see the truth
And I've never opened up
I've never truly loved 'til you put your coils around me
And I believe that it's easier for you to let me go
He got closer to her, unil he was just a couple of feet from her. She already knew there was someone behind her, and she had a feeling she knew who it was.
I hope that you see right through my walls
I hope that you catch me 'cause I'm already falling
I'll never let a love get so close
You put your coils around me and I'm home
He wrapped his coils around her and held her firmly. She couldn't help but smile a bit. Then she slowly looked up at him.
You put your coils around me and I'm home.
They stared at each other for a while, before he leaned in and kissed her. She kissed him back. He tried deepening it as much as he can. They stayed like that until air became an issue. So they parted, breathing a little heavily. Then she had a worried frown on her face. He noticed that. "What's wrong?" he asked. She looked at him then looked at the ground. He quickly put his gun under her chin so she could look up at him.
She stared at him for a moment, before speaking. "He's coming."she said in a hoarse whisper. "What?"he said. "He's coming. My father's coming. And he's coming to find me." she sobbed. He was quiet for a moment. "How do you know?"he asked, while narrowing his eyes. "Tom told me. He said that my father is gathering his scouts and is on his way here!"she cried. Then she paused for a moment. "I need to leave. I need to get out of this town and go."she said sadly.
He flinched at what she said. "Whatdya mean 'leave'? Ya ain't goin' anywhere!"he exclaimed. She looked at him with a sad frown. "I have to Jake." "No ya don't! Yer not leaving and that's final!"he said. She sighed and looked down. "Ya don't understand. My father is very powerful. He has power over money and people! Plus, he ain't bad as a fighter either. He taught me most of the stuff I know, especially in head to head combat. He could hire an entire army if he wanted to, and he could use it to destroy anything or anyone! That's why I have to leave. I don't want him to destroy this town or anyone in it!" she exclaimed. Then she looked down. "or you."she said softly.
He stared at her for a while, then finally he spoke. "Do ya really want to leave?" She shook her head. "Then don't." she snapped her head up at him. "But I..."she started to say, but he interrupted her. "You trust me right?"he asked. She nodded. "Then ya dont have ta worry about anythin'. I promised that I would protect ya, so I'm gonna keep that promise! Even if it means taking my own life for ya." her eyes opened wide at his last comment. "No Jake! Don't say that! Please don't say that!" she pleaded. "I mean it! If I have ta risk my own life, I'll do it!" he said. "No Jake! I don't want you to die just for me!"she cried. "You can't fight an entire army all by yourself!" He looked at her, and was quiet for a moment before speaking. "I'm not gonna fight an army by myself." he said.
"But then who's gonna-" "We are!"someone shouted.
Both their heads snapped at the person's voice, and it turns out it was sheriff Rango. He had a small grin on his face and was walking towards them. "Sheriff Rango?"bella said, completely shocked. "Howdy Bella!"he said happily. "What are ya..."she started to say. "Well, we herd about yer problem miss Bella," he started to say and nodded to Jake. Her eyes went to him. But he just looked at her. "And we thought we could give ya a hand!"he said. "W-We?"she said surprised. He pointed behind him. She looked up at what he was pointing at, and her eyes went wide at what she saw.
The entire town was standing and watching them. Almost everyone had a gun or some sort of weapon in their hands. But all had small smiles on their faces. She was completely shocked, and had no idea what to say. "Sheriff!... B-But why?"she asked. "Because YOU helped us!"he said. She flinched at that. "Whatdya mean?"she asked. "Well,"said a voice from the crowd. Bella shot her head up and tried to look for the owner of the voice. Then she saw Bufard coming through the crowd.
"Bufard?" she said.
He nodded to her then continued. "Ya see, if it weren't for you, it wouldn't be as entertaining at night. You actually made it pretty fun! And brought more business in the saloon!"he said. Bella was completely shocked at what he said. But then someone else spoke up as well.
"And if it weren't for you," Beans started to say. Bella immediately shot her head towards her. "Then I would have been way behind my stocks this month, and I wouldn't have feed for my sheep. And everybody here knows without my sheep, there wouldn't be any wool for our clothes."she said and nodded to the people who were also nodding in approval.
"And don't forget," this time it was the sheriff that spoke. Bella's head turned to him. "Ya saved little Priscilla from that man. If ya hadn't been there, then we wouldn't have her here now would we?"he said. She stared at him in shock. Then at the town. She was quiet for a while then started laughing. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. But she wasn't laughing because she thought it was funny, she was laughing because she was happy.
When she was through, she wiped the tears away from her face. "Y'know, I've never met a town that was so incredible like this one."she said. "Ya see, all my life, I've only known pain and sorrow. No one would ever show the least bit of kindness. And there were very few who actually did." Then she looked up at the town. "I can't tell you how grateful I am. Really. I'm so happy, and thankful, I can't put it into words!"she said.
"So, are ya gonna stay?" this time, it was Jake who spoke.
She looked up at him, then at the town, and back at him. She smiled, a beautiful smile.
"Yes. I'm staying."she said. The town cheered,
Ok here was chapter 10. Sorry if you expected more. This is all I could do for now. I'll try to update faster. I was really busy last week. Hopefully I'll have more time to write the next chapter this week. Anyway please review! The more you guys review the more chapters I make! :)