Resistance

Eternal Promise

**Thalia
I came to his room, and started cleaning. Today I didn't have to polish everything since I had done that yesterday.

I made his bed, set out his clothes on it, then organized his desk and book shelf.

Afterwards I wiped off the counters in the bathroom and the windows. Grabbing the dirty clothes hamper I was finally done. Exactly the same time Aidon walked in.

I was still shocked by him kissing me, and was hoping to avoid him. "Hello sir, I was just heading out, excuse me.", I said as he leaned against the closed door, crossing his arms. I wish he wouldn't, this hamper was getting heavy even though I supported a lot of the weight on my hip. I still needed to carry it down two flights of stairs.

"I was thinking you could stay a little longer, of course you don't have to stay the night this time, but just to talk. You also didn't finish your book, and I'm pretty sure you're at a good part.", he said with that infuriating grin of his.

"I really have to get going, Mrs. Clare would kill me if I'm not back in time today, and I still have to drop this off. It's kinda heavy, so if you could let me through?"

"I'll carry it down for you then, and explain that you might be late again."

"No, it's really fine. I can do it, and I wouldn't want to disturb her when she's preparing dinner.", why did he have to always excuse my excuses.

"You're not getting away, your excuses won't work on me! Now, I'll take that.", he grabbed the hamper from me, and headed out the door. The whole way there I told him to let me do it, but he wouldn't let me.

When we finally got down there I huffed and took the hamper back, taking it to the girls in charge of doing the laundry.

"You look riled up, what's goin' on?", one of them asked, looking up from the scrubbing board she was using.

"Sir Aidon, he won't let me do my chores in peace! He followed me down here, and insisted on carrying the laundry. If Mrs. Clare finds out she'll say I'm not doing my worth in work.", she shook her head, smiling.

"It sounds like he's just being a gentleman, why don't you just take the help, it'll lighten your load in work, and from what I've seen, he isn't half bad looking either.", she ended with wriggling her eyebrows at me in an implying way.

"I'd rather he just left me alone to be honest, I've actually been trying to find someone to switch places with me. Would you like to? I don't mind doing the laundry, and my rooms are usually neat already, just polishing and dusting."

"Are you sure?"

"Yep, and I didn't catch your name, I'll switch our names on the attendance sheet."

"I'm Julie, thanks!", she smiled brightly, waving soapy hands.

"It's fine, I should get going before he comes looking for me though.", then I left back to him.

"What took you so long? I was worried you fell into one of the wash bins and drowned."

"Nope, just talking to one of my friends."

"Ok, let's go back up, I already told Mrs. Clare that you might be late.", I nodded, and we went back upstairs.

********* next morning, Aidon POV

After Thalia left I got ready for dinner, thinking about our conversations. It turns out she had read almost all of the books I had and we had been discussing the characters. She brought up good points on them I had never thoughts of.

After dinner I fell asleep reading in my bed.

I woke up to the sun blinding me as I rolled over in my sleep. I looked through the window and saw that it was dawn, time to get up.