She Mask

Chapter 3

Hi! Although I've been writing for a good portion of my life, I am still not very good. :P However I love writing, and hope you like this story. :) This is chapter 3 and I know so far the whole book is a little messed.

 I am sorry if it seems kind of boring, but i'm working up to a good part :)

Thank you for reading my story!

Love,

-Shinefromthesoul

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   I jumped, or more like flew to the other building across the small street. My brown waves swirled around my face, the moonlight glinting of the windows and glass lampposts. When I landed on the edge of the roof, I lost my balance and fell over....

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   I fell over the edge of the roof, fell to the ground below. The ground was rushing up to me, and quickly. I didn't know if I'd survive the fall, because of how high up the buildings are.

   The buildings aren't like any of the photographs I was shown during a history lesson by the one and only person who knew I lived, Mistress Hemey. She was old, and very strict. She had shown me a couple photographs of buildings in the years 2002. To think of how long ago that was... But they were tall. The buildings now are shorter, about three stories tall.

   Just as I was about to hit the ground, I stopped falling. I looked up, and saw a man's face. He had caught me?

   I looked at the ground, and came to the conclusion I had been saved. By a man!

   "Put me down." I said, my voice low and embarrased.

   "Okay!" He said, enthusiastically. His strange happiness sort of annoyed me, but it also made me smile.

    "Thanks." I said, my lips twitching. I felt the urge to smile, but I couldn't, because of my reputation.

    "Oh! It's no problem. I just couldn't see a man die like that. By the way, the name's Devon." He said.

    I looked at him. He thought I was a man? First of all, even if I was a male, I would be too young to be called a man yet. I haven't even turned sixteen yet. Secondly, I wasn't a male at all! I had boobs, and long hair, and full lips. Plus my eyes didn't look manly at all.

   Then I remembered I was wearing my cape, hat and mask. I wondered if he knew of me.

   I looked him full in the face, letting him see the mask and all. "Thanks again Devon."

   I turned away, about to walk away, and making sure he sees my hair.

    "Hey! Wait! I didn't get your name!" Clearly he didn't know of me. I was finished with this stupid man.

    I looked at him over my shoulder. "They call me She Mask."

   I took off, not sparing a second glance, and headed for the boundaries of town. Why did I have to fall? I never fell before! I used to make bigger jumps than that! And what was with that guy and his overly happy face?! 

    I ran up to the boundaries of town. The boundaries are always well guarded. On the far side of town, there's a mansion for the royal men. They have guards lining the boundaries, allowing no one to leave or come. It was pretty easy to get past them. I always hopped up to the roofs and jumped onto the giant wall that surrounded Collinade.

     The wall was extremely wide, and set up with traps. Guards walk the top of the wall, but not as many as the ones who guard the exits. The wall had two sides with ropes, that raised from the top. It created a sort of hallway. The first few times I came to the boundaries, I got tangled in the ropes.

    I jumped from the final building, and clung to the ropes. I weaved my way through them, and landed in the hallway. Above me were ropes, and I could hear guards coming. I ran to the other side, and weaved my way through the ropes there too. I clung on, and looked down to the remaining traps.

    There was a moat that surrounded that wall, and there stood a willow tree that hung over. It's branches are so big, they can hold three people standing on it. 

     I jumped from the ropes, to the tree, and like an acrobat, flipped and spiraled through it's branches.  I landed on the ground and snuck away from the wall, heading to Farrowfeild.

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   Just like Collinade, the town of Farrowfeild's streets were like a maze. The buildings stood like the other town's. Since none of the women hear in the town know of me, I have to enter it through secret passage ways.Farrowfeild doesn't have a wall, or any traps, so I can come and go without all the acrobatics.

   I opened the old wooden door to the cavern i lived in with Mistress Hevey. I hung up my hat on the rack that greeted me just by the door. I took my cape off, and took it to the Mistress.

   "Hello dear." I heard her call from the parlor. Well, the room that is most like a parlor.

   "Hey, Mistress." I walked into the room, and threw my cape on the chair that wasn't being used by Mistress Hemey.  "I think my cape needs a bit of sewing done. The hole from the last night I went over, is still there."

    "Oh okay. Well, help yourself to my embroidery kit." She said, pointing with her chin to the basket on the table.

    I nodded. "I'll start on it at first light. I am exhausted."

   Mistress Hemey put her sewing down, and looked up at me. "Something happen tonight?"

    I smiled. She knew something.

   "Yeah. I fell from a jump. However I was caught by a man. He seemed nice." I said, thinking back to the almost-conversation with Devon.

    "What was his name, do you know?" She asked me, her beady little eyes sparkling a bit in the light of the candle.

    "He claimed his name was Devon." I said. There wasn't two men with the same name, because of the population size.

    "Devon? Are you sure, dear?" She asked, frowning.

    "Yes, Mistress. That is what he said is name was. Why?"

    "Well, Devon is the son of Lord J. Maximus. He is royal, dear. His father hates women, so I am surprised he let you go..." She said.

    My mouth dropped. I had blaintly shown him I was female, what with my hair and all, and I told him I was the She Mask! He could go to his father with whatever information about me he had received! I could be in danger....

       This is so not good.