Ester Lyon, a girl who's brother has always been favorited by her parents. Tewksbury, a young Lord who felt he didn't have his own choices in life. Enola Holmes a young detective who's mother disappeared one morning.
Their paths meet on a train to L...
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The quick rush of adrenaline from falling off a train was all the Ester needed to assure her that she had made the right decision leaving, in truth, this is the life she wants. One where she can adventure and explore. Jump of trains when she bloody hell wants to. So what she want to not become some wife or mother locked up at home, not allowed to express her opinion Andy be controlled by her husband.
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We tumble down the grassy hill. Landing at the bottom in a heap. I managed to catch the angered expression of the man in the brown bowler hat as the train passed over the bridge and it was all I needed to be make laugh, wholeheartedly.
However it ruins my mood when the boy starts making lots on noises "Ahh.". Brushing himself off. The girl in disguise lets out a huff beforehand saying to him "you make and awful lot of noise don't you."
"It turns out I have been thrown off a train." He complains. Causing the girl to scoff.
"Robbin are you alright?" It takes me a while to realize that I am further up the hill then the others. And that the girl is talking to me. My fake boy name.
My hat seems to be missing but luckily I still have my trunk. They were going to find out I am a girl sooner or later so I drop my deep voice answering normally "Quite alright." Before standing up causing the two to gasp.
"Your a girl!" Cries the boy, looking quite dazed, a light blush coating his cheeks. The girl looks just as shocked but somewhat impressed at the same time.
"Really am I? I didn't notice." I say sarcastically dusting myself off.
"She's beautiful" Says Tewksbury under his breath but we both heard it.
"I made you think I was a boy. By using a deep voice and having my hair bundled in my cap, that I seemed to have lost." I sigh. "I am quite good at acting." At this the girl smiles at me having fallen from my disguise herself.
After a while Tewksbury eventually manages to get himself off the ground after complaining about many things including missing a button and being far away from London and nearly being killed. He moans an awful lot for a boy. More than any girl I have ever met.
We all eventually start walking. The girl falling in stride with me. While the lord struggles to keep up. I pull the pin out of my hair letting my messy blonde locks fall past my shoulder in waves.
"You do know you have entirely ruined phase 3 of my plan?" The girl asks directed as Tewksbury.
"And phase 2 of mine?" I also asks directing it at him, after all he is the fault we are in this mess.
"Phase what?" Gasps the boy finally falling into step "Who the hell are you both?"
Me and then girl exchange looks once more. Both not knowing how to answer but our similarities are impeccable we are both on a mission. Even though not knowing each other well she's smiles at me and I smile back.
"Look I believe our recent brush with death deserves me two names." He insisted causing both me and the girl to roll our eyes.
The girl takes off her overcoat "Enola Holmes." She answers. My eyes widen and so does Tewksbury. She smirks in answer, holding it in a bundle in her hand.
Tewksbury smiles "Holmes?" The pauses thinking "Like Sherlock?" All of a sudden incredibly excited, like a puppy being given a treat.
"Yes and I am undercover so forget I told you that piece of information." Enola replies still very secretive but sends a smile in my direction.
"And you?" Tewksbury asks me a smile light on his face.
"Ester." I say causing his face to light up and he urges me to go on. Expecting me to say my last name to these strangers I just met.
"I am not telling you my last name, I cannot risk being found." I reply, absent mindedly tucking a piece of hair behind my ear.
"Hence why you are dressed like a boy." He says excitedly which deep, deep inside I find slightly cute his excitement but the other side of me doesn't.
I slip my flip knife out of my pocket holding it to his neck on the soft side so it won't hurt him. "Hence why you are to say nothing, if they find me, they won't be happy and I will be dragged back into the life I hate." This cause she Enola to narrow her eyes.
"Fine. Fine! Put the knife down!" He pleads.
I flip in into the air catching it in my other hand before putting it back in its case. Enola looks impressed as Tewksbury just looks scared.
"So..." Enola Holmes says looking purposely at the young lord.
"So what?" He asks god for a Viscount he sure is an idiot.
"Your supposed to say thank you to us. We just saved your life!" Enola cries throwing her arms around, she has never obviously had to deal with a boy before.
"Umm." Says the boy looking awkwardly around "Thankyou."
I sigh and Enola just huffs. She wraps her arm around my arm and we continue to walk.
***
We walk for a while and eventually it starts to get dark. Me and Enola chatting to each other like we have known the other for are whole life. While Tewksbury trails behind huffing every now and then.
"We should think about sleeping soon." Enola says tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear and sparing a glance in my direction.
"We should think about eating soon." Responds the lord finally catching up with me and Enola.
Enola looks at the boy unimpressed. "We have nothing to eat."
"Of course we do." Says the boy sounding suddenly very excited again "Arctium lappa." He says looking at me and Enola who just look blank, as the Lord excitedly points at the floor in glee "Which you will know as burdock."
This causes me to nod I had, Burdock a couple of times with dinners in soups and stews. But Enola still looks pretty confused.
"Very tasty." The young lord comments.
Then he crosses over to the other side of the thick grass pointing at another plant "Trifolium, clover."
I look impressed at the lord, maybe he isn't such a nincompoop after all.
"And is that..." He says picking up whatever he has found "Mushrooms!" He cries making me laugh and he to look up smiling brightly at the sound of it.
Me and Enola walk closer to him. "Agricus Lanipes." He says before handing one to me "The princess." He declares.
While I try desperately to stop my cheeks from heating up. "Delicious." He comments one more.
I hand Enola the mushroom while she inspects it in the sunlight obviously trying to see if he might be poisoning us or something.
"If you or Enola can get us a fire started, I can make us a feast." Tewksbury announces with a large smile placed on his face.
"Fine." Enola replies before smiling at me. "Come on lets go Ester." She says grabbing my hand and smiling. I smile back and we start to run down the hill. I look back when we reach the woods to see Tewksbury picking up mushrooms before locking his eyes with mine and smiling largely.
Man that boy is a charmer, but I don't mind being charmed by him.
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