The Jewel

The Help and Thier Back story

      We all stood there , waiting for saomeone to talk or say something. I looked at Login and then William. I looked out the window and everyone was comming out of thier houses and going outside, standing infront of thier houses. I looked back at them, and William walked past me and opened the door. He gestured for everyone to put thier weapons on the table and go outside. We stood thier and i looked around. Everyone was whispering, they were all beyond afraid. I looked at our next door neighbor who held her daughter really close to herself. The bandits were far away, but i could hear thier laughter. They were all muscular, and had those evil grins on thier faces, I noticed as they got closer. They were taking things from these villagers. Their gold, thier food and everything else that was precious to them. Then they were really close, 2 away. Then one away. I payed attention to what they asked and said and it seemed like William and Login were doing the same.
       "Ohh, pretty prize!"one, with a big earing in his nose and ear, said showing his yellow teeth.
             "Please spare her. Take all the gold you want and everything else. Just please don't take my daughter away!" The mother begged. He grinned even wider and made the mother get on her kness and beg. After that the bandit kicked her away and took the daughter. She screamed for help but no one moved. All the young men just stood thier and the women cowered.
      "Are you okay?" I asked the Mrs as i helped he off the ground.  She looked at me with horror in her eyes and a hint of gratefulness. William and the others satred at me like i was the biggest idiot. Then i went over to the man who held the girl in his arms. He looked at me scowled.
       "You got something to say!" He yelled in my face.
              "Let the girl go" i said and he turned to me and stared.
        "What if i don't?" He asked. I looked around and met eyes with Login. He shook his head telling me not to. I shrugged.
     I bought my hand back turned it into a fist. "If you don't then this will happen!" I say and bring my fist into his face. He drops the girl and stumbles back. My nuckles are bleading. He looks at me rage in his eyes and comes really close. Then he takes me by the shirt and pulles me off the ground. William comes in and looks at him.
      "Sorry sir, please have mercy!" He said and then he dropped me and threw me on yhe ground. I skid in the dirt and hit the floor with a thud. Damn, my back, and nuckles hurt. I stood up and the man looked at me.
     "In the forest tommarow. You don't come this town will burn and so will everyone in it.!" He said yelling so everyone could hear it. I got off the ground.
           "Oh don't worry, i will be there!"i yell and he looks back and then they move on, leaving. William drags me in by the arm and everyone else follows.
     "What the hell were you doing!" He yelled at me.
         "What are you talking about!" I yell at him and yank my arm out of his grip. He startes at me and moves closer.
     "What were you thinking! Picking a fight with him! What you wanted yo act like some hero or something?" He screamed and that hot on my nerves.
          "Well excuse me for not being a coward and helpinga poor inocent girl!" I screamed back at him.
        "Listen, you go by my rules, or else i can leave you and your little princess here!" He screamed and moved back.
             "I'm not afraid of you!" I said annoyed and went outyhe window.  As soon as i stepped outaide people looked at me and whispered.
  "Look there goes the girl who saved her!" I threw a glance at them and they would shut up. I went deep into the forest, and found a cliff. I sat on the edge and let my legs dangle. The water below waited for me to fall so it could swallow me whole. The sun was setting and the sky was all diffrent colors. I sighed. I didn't mean to act like a hero or anything i was just trying to save her, i know of the feeling when one loved one is taken away from another. I know the felling of loss.
       "Going swimming?" I, without turning around, knew in an instant who it was, Login.
             "What are you doing here?" I ask irrated that he found me, just like when we were little.
      "Do you really think you can hide from me?" He asked taking a seat right next to me. Ilooked at him and he at me.
             "Login, i know that you know the truth behind this  stupid mission. What I don't understand is that why you won't tell me." I said and he smiled.
      "Somethings are better kept hidden!" He said and i smirked.
              "Now i really think you should marry that maid back at the castle!" I said.
      "Aww come on, not that again!" He said and playfully hit me on the shoulder. I winced. He looked at me and i looked at him afraid of what he would say next.
        "It still hurts, doesn't it?" He asked. I moved my eyes back to the sky.
               "No... it's better now." I said. I desperately wanted to change the subject.
          "How long are you going to cover up that injury?" He asked. Because he and the nurse were the only ones who knew. They knew what i had and how bad it was.
               "Login... i made an oath at yhe age of 12 to make myself a shield for the princess. She was 4 when the attack happened and her parents died..." Login cut me off.
          "And you were 6 when you took the sword upon yourself and when yiur mother sacrificed herself for the queen." He said. He was angery.
                  "But Login you were there for me. NO one was there for her. She was alone." I tried to explain.
           "You were in coma for 3 months!" He exploded. I looked at him.
                  "... Login I..." i began but he cut me off.
             "Rachel please"! he said. He had called me by my real name. A name that i had long forgotten. I heard a twig break and we both stood up. ♡♥