Captured

Chapter four

Captured chapter Four

     Christopher jumped off of the cart, and walked up to the gate of the castle. A guard stepped in front of him and asked,"Why are you here?" "I have a message for the rulers of Cauprom." he replied. Christopher had a complete messanger outfit on, and he was let in. He walked down the walkway towards the castle of Cauprom. He had to admit, it was a nice castle. There were many exotic flowers, beautiful trees. Even the rocks were cool. He saw that the rocks were white, pink, and they sparkled. They were breath-taking, even though they were just rocks. "They were shipped in from Portugal." Christopher whirled around, in shock.

     "i scared you, didn't i?", she giggled. Before Christopher could answer, she said "I'm Reina, come with me, I'll take you to the rulers. All the maidservants are busy, so I volenteered to come get you." Christopher followed Reina into the castle and studied the entry corridor. It was filled with paintings, satin and silk draped across the room, and on the walls. Christopher followed Reina to huge mahoghany doors with amazing carvings in it.

     He watched as she put her ear up to the door. She smiled and pushed the doors open. Christopher followed, confused at what just happened. She greeted the violin player, and brought Christopher up to Avaele's mom and dad/ the rulers of Cauprom. "Yes?" they asked. "There is a messanger here with a message for you." Reina replied, and stepped back. "What is the message?" the queen asked.

     Christopher pulled out the message and handed it to her. She took it from him, and read it.

Dear rulers of Cauprom,

The children are now eighteen, who will rule? I vote Christopher

                                                                          -Abaddon

"That snake." the king mumbled. They thanked Christopher politely and he turned to leave, focusing on the next part of the plan. he looked around the room adn saw Reina slipping out the door. he ran after her and called,"Reina!", but she didnt hear him, so he ran faster and stopped her to face him. "Reina, I have a message for the daughter of the rulers of Cauprom." "From who?" she asked. "From one of her friends in the village." he replied. "oh. okay. Follow me." she said. he followed her through hallways, and up stairs. he noticed a large, open window with a ladder.

     'They must be painting or fixing  the inside of th frame.' he thought to himself. he memorized how to get back to it for when he captured the girl. Reina stopped in front of a dark, mahoganhy door. 'Wait here." she said. She went in a came back out a couple moments later. "Okay, come in."she said.

     Christopher stepped into the room and his eyes locked onto Avaele's. He shook his head. "No, you're capturing her!" he thought. Avaele blushed a little. Reina noticed their exchange and smirked. "Okay, well, I'm gonna go... read a book!" she ran out of the room, smiling. "So, you have a message for me?" Avaele asked. "Uh, yeah." he replied. Oh crap. He didnt think this through.

      "Well, what is it?" she asked. "What?" he asked, still dazed by her eyes, and her long, brown hair...no! 'Ugh' he thought. "What is the message that you have for me?" she asked, slowly.

     'Great. now she thinks I'm stupid. Wait, why would I care. UGH'

     "Oh, um, It's in my bag. I'll just find it." he said. "okay." Christopher pulled out his rope, and strips of cloth. When she looked away, he grabbed her and pinned her to the ground. He saw the fear in her eyes, and frowned.

'Was that sympathy? No!'

     "Don't scream, or you'll get hurt." he said, as coldly as possible. He flipped her over and tied her hands and feet together. He tried to out a blindfold on her but, it wouldnt fit, so he threw it back into his bag. Christopher tightly tied a peice of cloth around Avaele's mouth, and pulled her upright. he saw a tear escape  her eye, and reached up to wipe it away, but he remembered that he couldn't.

     He flung her over his shoulder, and quietly made his way to the window with the ladder, and out her down. He grabbed his bag, and pulled out some long rope. Avaele's eyes widened as he tied the rope around her, and potiotioned her to be in front of the window.

     She closed her eyes tightly as Christopher put her out of the window and lowered her to the ground. He started down the ladder, and when he got to her, he undid the rope around her. He carried her, quickly to the forest next to the castle. When they got far enough, Christopher propped her against a tree, and pulled out his map.

     He saw that he had to carry her further into the forest and set up camp there. Christopher put his map away, and carried her the rest of the way to the camp spot. He found a sleeping bag under some leaves. Christopher's dad was actually helping them.

     'wait, there is only one sleeping bag. Does he hate her that much?' he thought to himself. He found a lighter and started a fire. She looked grateful for the fire. He then noticed two things. One, she was clutching something in her hand, and two, he didn't know her name. He took some rope, and tied her to the tree. He untied her hands and she placed the thing down and rubbed her wrists. Then she stretched her hands towards the fire.

      Christopher untied her feet, and she pulled them close to her. He placed a hand on her shoulder but she glared at him. She jerked her shoulder away from him and pressed herslef as far away from his as possible. he moved away to the other side of the fire and sat there, looking down at the fire. When he felt uncomfortable, he wondered why and looked up to find her staring at him.

     She quickly looked away and her eyes landed on the thing that she was clutching earlier. Christopher saw it too, and her eyes widened. She tried to scoot herself towards the thing, but he was too fast and got it first. She wimpered and a tear trailed down her cheek. He sighed and looked at the thing. It was wrapped in cloth.

     He slowly started to unwrap it, but Avaele kicked dirt into his face.

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yeah, i decided to cut it in half. I'm tired, so i dont want to sit at the computer for another 15 minutes.

I'm happy!!! i just started to upload today, and i already got 30-ish (i dont know exactly how many) reads. excuse any mistakes, im too lazy to read it over :)

thanks  :D                                   -K