Protecting the princess (GXG) *Complete*

4. Already, I've gone too far

~present day, 16th day of Spring.

I woke up feeling alittle cold and hot. I felt like I was sweating but I was freezing while doing so. I reached around to my back and felt damp. what the hell?
I pulled my hand back and almost jumped off the couch. IT WAS BLOOD! Dammit I forgot that I was attacked last night and didn't get to patch up my back. I jumped up and ran to the bathroom. I pulled off the bloody shirt, revealing my scars, more blood and a specialized hunters bra (it's really nothing special, it's basically a sports bra). I heard foot steps and then the bathroom door creaked.

"What's with all the movement?" It was the princess." Oh, YOU DIDN'T CHECK IT BEFORE YOU WENT TO BED!" She pushed her way in and searched through the cabinets until she pulled out a first aids kit.

"Hey you can't just go through my stuff like that." I protested.

" Just go out to the living room and I'll help you." I snorted.

"What if I don't want your help?" She shook her head and started to push me down the hall.

" Right now you don't have a choice." I sat down on a stool and gave her a look." That spot that you got scratched in, you can't reach that on your own." As she said that I reached back and I hated to admit it but she was right. She opened the kit and grabbed some spray peroxide. "Ready?"

" WAIT." She didn't wait and I was hit with a wave of spray sending my back into pain. She put her hand on my back and started dabbling the wound with a cloth.

"Stop moving." She grabbed a large piece of gawz with healing ointment on it and place it on my back, giving me a little sting. She taped it down and put everything neatly back in the kit.

I got off the stool and walked into my room to grab a better shirt. I checked in on my brother whom in which was still asleep. Then walked back to see that Annabelle was starting to cook. I guess she heard me as I sat down, because she sighed." Why do you hate the royal family?"

"Isn't that a harsh question to be asking me, in the morning?" I sat down across from her.

"Like what made you hate us?" She didn't turn to look at me.

"I don't hate you." I'm lying straight through my teeth.

"Liar. You never wanted me to come here did You? And let me guess my father made an offer and you took it without a second thought, huh?" I looked down at the counter." People like you don't like the royal family, and I wanna know why."

" it's based off the past king." She turned around." The Hunters and I don't like the royals because of the past king. I was only 3 when I met him. He almost got me killed for being a girl who was sold the the mili....Why am I telling you this."

She turned down the dial on the stove and faced me." You were sold to the military house? By who."

"That's none of your business." I turned away and didn't look at her. Just the thought of my father made me want to break something.

"Okay, well how do you like your eggs?" She asked.

" however, just no shell and cooked till soft and brown."

She squinted at me." Picky."

"Hey you asked. I gotta go real quick. I have to check on Nolan and bring Winston in the house, oh speaking of Winston can you make him some eggs too? You stay here,k?" I walked out the door and peeked my head into the stable. Nolan was laying on his knees asleep. I quietly grabbed the bucket and headed down to the river. The man that was there yesterday, wasnt there today, so I could get water from my usual spot. I did so and trudged up the hill, and poured the water into the tub. Then walked to the door to let Winston in. He took one look at Annabelle, tilted his head and then smelled the eggs. He just layed there at her feet. " anything done yet?"

She nodded and pulled out plates. She sat one infront of me, another beside me, and one infront of her. "Where's Winston's bowl?"

I pointed to the corner Winston liked to eat in and she walked over and put some eggs in his bowl. After she put some on my plate, and hers with bacon, and buttered toast. Annabelle took her time eating while I chowed down. I was done in under a minute,  "Thanks, I can't remember the last time I had a home cooked meal."

She just smiled and took my plate with hers and put them in the sink. Since my brother didn't get up she left his food wrapped up on the counter top.

I cleared my throat," why did you wanna know about my feelings towards the royals?"

"You're bringing that back up? Well I don't want you to hate me. Even though you don't wanna be friends I believe that you could learn to love me and my family, if given the chance."

"Like I said I don't hate you, it was your grandfather I hated." I restated.

"You're such a bad liar, you know that? I know you don't fancy us but that was my grandfather. I'm different then him, I'm less like my father and more like my mother."

"How the hell would you know what your mother was like. SHE DIED GIVING BIRTH TO YOU!"

She looked at me with tears in her eyes. I'd pushed my boundaries, I should have said that." DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT. Hailey, I'm torn by it, the fact that I can't hear my own mothers voice tears me down. You would never know what that feels like." She dropped the cloth in the sink and stormed off.

I looked over and saw Winston cowering in the corner. I got down and told him to come over to me, he slowly walked over with his head down. He knew exactly what had just happened, and he was terrified. He had never seen me or anyone else yell in this house. I took him in my arms and held him tight. His whimpering echoed in my ear." It's okay buddy. I've got you."

My brother had gotten up and walked over to where I was holding Winston." Hey, sis? What're you doing down there. And who was that?" His eyes widened," you didn't bring another girl home did you. You know how those nights end.*yawn* who was she anyway?" He grabbed a cup and filled it with water then took a sip.

I didn't look at him." Princess Annabelle." While facing me he spit all of the water on Winston and I.

" YOU SLEPT WITH THE PRINCESS!!"

I let go of Winston and got up to cover his mouth. " Shut up, and no I didn't. The king asked me to watch over her for a price and I took it thinking you weren't going to be home." He winked at me." What?"

"you wanted to be alone with her, DIDN'T YOU!" He started laughing." You could have just said so."

I let go of his mouth and stepped back. " no I didn't, if it weren't for the offer I was given I wouldn't have even brought her here. I thought you were gonna be gone so I could sleep in your bed while she took mine."

He scratched his head," wait you gave her your bed? But you hate other people in your bed."

I nodded then handed him his food. "Well, she's clean, and I can't have her sleep on the couch. So I had no choice or reason not to let her." I turned around and looked back at Winston. "I should go check on her."

I walked down the hall to my room and listened, waiting to see if I should knock or not. The door wasn't completely closes and I felt a little breeze going through the room. " Uh, princess? Princess?" I opened the door to a clean room, but not a single sign of her. The window was open but only to a crack, she must of tried to cover her tracks by making me think she just disappeared. Did she for get I'm a huntress and that I track people down for a living?