Victoria could not deny she enjoyed the quiet of the De La Vega library, normally she would have been bored to tears when se had nothing to do an entire day, but Victoria was to tired to care, her head nodded forward and her eyes closed as she sat there, enjoying how soft this couch was. It was even softer than her own bed.
She had tried to read in one of the many books lined up at the library, but she hadn't been able to focus for long enough to read more than a sentence at the time before it all blurred out in front of her eyes.
At last Victoria shook her head, she shouldn't fall a sleep here! If she slept anymore doing the day she wouldn't be able to sleep in the night and her entire daily rhythm would be ruined so Victoria yawned as she stood up and stretched her arms.
Perhaps a walk would solve this, she could go look for Alejandro, see what he was doing running his ranch, perhaps she could learn something. And with that in mind did Victoria step out of the library, only as she had taken a few steps outside she realized she had forgotten her shawl inside and thusly turned around in a slight groaning going back, though the moment she stepped inside she screamed in shock.
For right there, inside of the library was a tall young caballero standing with his back to her and the front towards the book case.
"DIEGO!" Victoria screamed.
"Victoria?!" Diego gasped wide-eyed turning to her.
Gaping Victoria looked at Diego… Where the heck had he come from?! She had JUST stepped outside of the room and immediately in again! There was only one door! What… That… How?!
Was Diego some sort of ghost that could disappear and re-appear out of thin air at will? That would certainly explain a lot.
"Erhm." Diego swallowed. "Victoria are you okay?" he asked breaking the silence.
Victoria blinked then shook her head. "I… I just forgot my shawl." she said. "Oh there it is." she commented heading to the couch where true enough the piece of light cloth was laying, Victoria picked it up then he hesitated before finally she turned to Diego. "Okay, how did you get in here?!" she asked. "I was just outside that door and you didn't come that way!" Victoria exclaimed pointing at the door.
"I don't understand what you mean." Diego responded innocently.
"Are you telling me you climbed through the window?! Why would you do that?!" Victoria asked annoyed. "For that matter where have you been?" she asked. "I asked for you, but no one knew where you were! Not even your father!"
"Oh, I was just." Diego blinked. "Finishing my book."
"Oh really, another one?" Victoria asked annoyed putting her hands on her hips. "Why couldn't you just do it here? Keep your guest company perhaps?!"
Diego blinked confused.
"I mean me!" Victoria empathized. "Are you honestly telling me you invited me here as a guest, and then vanish for hours to finish reading some book you could as well just have read in the house?! Seriously?" she asked.
Diego exhaled deeply. "I'm sorry Victoria, I should have thought about that." he admitted biting his lip.
Victoria looked at Diego unimpressed, he was lying… He was lying his ass off, and right to her face. He hadn't been out reading any damn book! "Well fine then, don't tell me anything." she muttered annoyed turning around. "I was just going for a walk anyway, then I think i'll go home to my tavern."
"What already?" Diego asked. "You don't want to stay for a few days? At least until tomorrow morning?" he asked.
"What for?" Victoria asked. "Diego, i'm fine!" she stated. "I'm not actually sick, and i'm not stressed. You're making that up in your mind!" she stated feeling her anger rising. Obviously she wouldn't get anywhere with this damn man!
The disappointment in Diegos eyes were evident, but finally he slowly nodded. "Okay, at least let me escort you back."
"No thanks!" Victoria snapped angrily at him. "I can ride just fine on my own!" she stated turning around making Diego blink confused. "And I don't need you to saddle my horse either!" she snapped, though just as she did she halted, suddenly she felt weak and before she knew it her legs were dissapearing under her.
"VICTORIA!" Diego shouted as he ran straight to her and and managed to grab her before Victoria hit the ground.
Groaning Victoria looked up meeting Diegos blue eyes… Oh god dammit, so she did have a fever after-all. She just hadn't noticed before right now.
To busy thinking about stupid Zorro and stupid Diego. Victoria groaned inwardly, or perhaps it was all this overthinking that had brought on the fever in the first place. In any case! This was definitely Diegos fault! His fault for being this damn stupid and stubborn!
Now that Victoria thought about it, everything was Diegos fault! She didn't know why everything was Diegos fault, she just knew that it was.
"Well, that settles it." Diego gasped looking wide-eyed at her. "You're not going home today Victoria."
And Victoria hissed annoyed. Then groaned as she did feel the dizziness overwhelm her.
"Do you want to go back to bed?" Diego asked concerned.
"No." Victoria groaned.
"At least lay down on the couch." Diego asked as he guided her in the right direction. "I'll go get you some water okay?" he asked.
"Diego, stop being such a hen." Victoria asked in a mutter as she laid down on the couch.
Diego blinked. "I'm sorry." he said in insecure voice and Victoria groaned.
Why did he have to be so adorable like this?
"Is there anything else I can do for you?" Diego asked with sincerity in his voice.
"Yes, tell me how you got into this room!" Victoria demanded and Diego's eyes widened as he silenced then Victoria groaned as she feel back. "Then leave me alone." she muttered.
Diego swallowed then exhaled deeply. "There is a series of old passage ways in this house, they are running through the foundations of the hacienda itself and I was worried that they might have started to gave in so I was checking on it." he excused himself. "One of the entrances is in the fireplace, don't go in there though. It's definitely not safe in there, the walls are collapsing in on themselves."
Victoria blinked then turned to Diego. "Why didn't you just say that in the first place then?" she asked. "Why lying about the book?"
Diego exhaled deeply. "Father would have a fit if he realized I had gone down there to check, I just wanted to make sure. Now when it looks like there might be a storm tonight." he commented.
"Storm?" Victoria then looked outside. "Diego the weather looks fine, it looks lovely." she commented.
"Yes now it does." Diego agreed. "But look, at the cumulonimbus clouds over there! Over the hill" he pointed and Victoria looked with him to true enough see clouds that looked heavy. "They are coming from the west, and the wind is indeed blowing east so they are coming this way. Un top of that, there has been a significant rise in temperature lately, but it looks like it might drop suddenly tonight which can lead to heavy rain, wind and even thunder." he said. "I'm glad you're not going home today." he admitted. "I wouldn't want you to be caught in such a weather." he stated as he stood up. "I should go inform father that it might be a storm tonight, we should collect the horses and cattle and get them inside in the stables."
Astounded Victoria looked at Diego, sometimes his knowledge truly was astonishing…. Well, he had been at a university to learn Victoria supposed.
In fact she was so impressed she completely forgot being angry for the time being.
First as Diego had left, gotten her the promised glass of water and then left again to go talk with Alejandro did Victoria suddenly realize.
He had done it again! Distracted the conversation away from himself! That big… Urgh! Sure, Victoria had gotten her answer on how Diego could just suddenly appear inside of the library, but only after Diego had realized he had no way out of it other than giving her an explanation.
Victoria hissed annoyed as she crossed her arms, and then groaned as she felt how dizzy her fever was making her.
Urgh, Diego was a big fat liar and Victoria hated him with every fiber in her being at that moment in time. How she wished she could just smack him up his head!