Gone in the dead of night chapter 3
I am awoken by shouting and gentle hands shaking me almost pleading with me to wake up.
My vision is blurred and the room is dark and I see Luke working very hard to get me out of bed
"Miss Steelridge we need to go we need to get out..."
I started to tune out Luke shouting at me to get up and blankly stared,
Because in the darkest corner of my room I swear I saw grey eyes they were such an amazing colour like storm clouds and I know if I stare for too long I will get caught up in their web and never escape but it couldn't be real no one can get past the guards.
The pair of eyes just goes on staring at me like I 'm the most amazing creature they have ever seen and I have to look away for a split second from their piercing gaze and when I look back they are gone.
Then Luke starts to shake me "ANA ANA WAKE UP!" he screams in my ear probably waking up everyone in the castle in the process.
I wonder what's wrong and who those handsome grey eyes belong to... NO Ana stop thinking like that.
Now I am fully awake maybe the Mr grey eyes was just a figment of my imagination.
"What is it Luke and keep your voice down you could wake everyone up." I stare up at him in a daze my voice is dry and throaty Luke has a worried expression on his face, but to what?
"Miss Steelridge we need to go now everyone is all ready up and fighting" with those words I feel my heart beat faster and just when I thought what things couldn't get any worse he goes on by saying "they. Are. Here"
All my thoughts stop and I don't dare breathe and stare up at him wide blue eyes staring into worried brown ones.
Wait Luke's never scared what's going on?
I jump out of bed and I am on my feet in seconds "w-what did y-you say?" I am shaking and so is my voice I was told to expect this but it's one of those thing that people think oh its ok that will never happen to me my minds gone blank I have no idea what to do.
"ummm they are here" he knows I know who they are so that question must of stumped him, I start to shakily walk as best I can to the bathroom but I am stopped by a hand on my elbow.
What the hell!
I quickly spin on the balls of my feet ready to punch the intruder "Ana!"
I stop mid way took a deep breath and spoke "Oh my God I am so sorry Luke" that scared the hell out of me I... I thought that they had found me God only knows what they would do to me.
"They its ok no harm done, but where are you going?" Luke and me are like family when no one is around he speaks to me like a human being and not some God like my parents tell him to, I think of him like he's my brother.
I blush embarrassed why did he have to question me on that now I can't look him in the eye.
I look down at the floor blushing entwining my hands and stare at them then at my night wear a silk nightdress reaching just above the knees.
"I-I was just going to get changed" I said in a voice barely above a whisper my cheeks heated embarrassment blooms in my chest.
Then I felt a warm hand on my chin tilting my head to look up to him.
"Listen kiddo I am sorry I didn't mean to make you feel embarrassed go get dressed and when you get out I will go through what has happened" he looks at me straight in the eyes affection shining in his.
"Ok?" his voice is soft as not to scare me but I know he is agitated and wants to get out as soon as possible you can see it in the way he body is stiff with tension.
Searching through my draws I find my riding gear but whilst Luke isn't looking I open my bottom draw digging through the piles of clothes finding a small shiny object I slip it into my riding gear and walk up to the bathroom door turn the handle the bathroom is near the corner that Mr grey eyes from my imagination had stood at the thought gives me shivers down my spine.
As soon as I step in I feel chilled to the bone as I scan the bathroom looking for the cause, I spot curtains flowing in the wind then find a window has been left open? What? I swear I left it closed.
I walk over to the window and close it effectively brushing off the fact that it was open completely, no point it telling Luke it was just a window, right?
And if anything happened Luke is right outside the door and he has acute hearing its weird ever since I was little Luke knew all the plans I was making like this one time I was talking to my friends about going out after dark and let's just say he wasn't pleased.
My bathroom is painted a lovely blue colour my dad says it brings out my eyes, oh but I love his grey eyes more.
NO Ana stop thinking about him you don't even know him jeez I need to stop but I can't get those eyes out of my head.
There is a huge bath in my bathroom and a toilet my dad said I should have more in here but I don't care for luxuries I turn to face the human sized mirror and see the scared little girl I always have ever since my sister died I was never the same after her death.
Right, I get out on my nightdress and put on my riding gear as I can only imagine that's what I will be doing putting on my boots I notice a penny on the floor, huh that's strange.
The person who I thought I would find on the front isn't my dad but Carrick Greyhen oh my God that means that someone from their side of town was in my bathroom. Oh my God I can't breathe I think I am hyperventilating, no its ok just get going and forget about it.
Stepping out of the bathroom I see Luke sitting waiting for me and as soon as he sees me he leaps off the couch "Lu-u-uke ca-an weee just go" I stutter my hands are shaking what is wrong with me.
Luke just nodded but then said "ok, but your dad and mum will not be coming with you no one will, are you up for that?"
Wait what, what does he mean not coming with me where and why?
"What do you mean?" I know he can hear the confusion in my voice as I hear a loud annoyed sigh.
He slowly turns towards me and I see the pain in his eyes, why is he pained to say this I don't understand any of this. Luke never keeps secrets from me.
"Listen Ana as I am only going to say this once and you have to answer yes or no, got it?" I can only nod and he lowers his gaze and continued "your dad needed to command the army so he can't come and your mum has to stay with your dad and all of the soldiers including me will be needed on the battle field, so will you come with me to the stables to get your horse because you need to ride it to Kate's house" he then brings his gaze back up to mine and he looks like he is in agony, Kate has been my best friend since before I can remember.
I can feel the tears threatening to spill but I don't want Luke to see me cry so I turn around to face the wall and lean my forehead on the cold walls wishing I was somewhere else.
Luke interrupts my thoughts "Ana I need an answer will you or not" he ethicizes the will but I just shake my head and I know what coming next.
"Alright then I am sorry to do this Ana but you left me..." before he could finish I was running out the door and down the stairs knocking over pictures and furniture "Ana come back here" Luke shouts the tone of his voice makes me stumble and next thing I know I am being tackled by Luke and the world turns dark the darkness engulfs me in a thick warm blanket of darkness...
Where am I, its cold and I am vaguely a where I am over someone's shoulder, I start to struggle and scream then I hear a familiar voice.
"Whoa Ana calm down" Luke's voice sounds laboured from carrying me and then I realise I am in the stable but all too late because Luke has slung me over the back of my horse bluebell I know what a girly name but hey I was only 10 when I named her, she is white with very light dappling on her.
"Luke wait can't I say bye to my parents?" the tears blurring my vision then Luke goes to open his mouth and someone hits him over the head and he slumps to the ground and I see a thin trickle of blood coming from his head.
I just spur my horse on as hard as I could not waiting or wanting to see my best friends killer, and as my horse starts into a full blown gallop I hear loud thudding on the ground like another set on hooves beating on the ground I was being followed, but by who...?
AN: to be honest this was my favourite chapter by far and I know I have only wrote three so far but I am loving all you guys I love to write it makes me feel free in someone else's story and just have fun with it and it makes me so happy it I can have you guys can along for the ride to so just thank you guys for being here hope you enjoy reading love you all.
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