Warlike Nobility

~7~ Suitor

Mark's POV:

    I was about to leave when she stopped me.
"Mark, wait, please!" She begged grabbing my hand.
"Why, when your husband is just going to kill me?" I growled angrily.
"It's not like I want to marry him!" She snarled.
"Really? Of course not you don't want to marry Mr. PrinceCharming!" I said sarcastically.
"I don't even know him!" She almost screamed.

Wait what?!
"What?" I asked still angry.
"DO you even know how a arranged manage works?!" She asked annoyed.
I turned and started to climb out of the window.
"Wait!, I'm sorry....that was uncalled for.." She sighed..
I growled and turned around to face her.
" If you don't even know him then why are you marring him?" I asked.
"It's not my choice... It's my parents...." She said sadly.
"Then just don't marry the fucking guy!" I said.
"It's not that simple Mark!" She said.

    After a long silence she got their courage to speak again
"Mark..?" she asked
"What..." He said a little less angry
She looked at me with so many emotions in her eyes... Sadness, Guilt, Excitement, and many others.
"I should get going...." I said Turning back to the window.
"Mark...." She said behind my back.
"Yeah?" I said turning around.
"What does his name mean?" She asked with sadness.
"It means Asshole" I said with a Sirius face.
    She broke out laughing and so did I. She gave me my hoodie back, but while taking it off she fell forward, into me. I caught her and she handed me my hood. As I put it over my head, blinding myself temporarily With the hood, I felt two small arms wrap themselves around my chest. She was hugging me. I hugged back and felt her freeze, then relax. I rubbed her back a little, then pulled away.

    "I really need to head back... " I said.
"Is it because of 'asshole'?"she asked.
Ha ha, his nickname is asshole now.
"No," I chuckled
"The rebels are gonna notice I'm gone..."I said looking at her.
"Oh.. Right.." She said smiling at me.

     As I hopped up on the window, I felt a tug on the back of my hoodie. I turned and she handed me small cloth bag with Royal candy in it.
"A gift for you and your friends 'Bread Maker'" she said smiling.
"Of course your majesty..." I said.
"Goodnight" She said quietly.
"Night" I said back.

    I Turned and hopted down for the window seal and ran into the forest. I heard thunder, then it started raining. Great... I thought. I ran to an abandoned cave from the wolves. Well, I thought it was abandoned...
I turned to face the cave and was greeted with a bunch of glowing eyes...
"H-hi..."I stuttered.
"What is your business here?"A deep growling voice asked.
"J-just trying to avoid the storm..." I answered.
"Hmm, you may stay.." The voice said, and came out of the dark.

It was a dark grey wolf with a scar Down the side of its face. Several other voices could be heard from the shadows.
"We should kill him!" One higher pitched voice said.
"No.....He is involved with the princess..." Another one said.
How the hell did it know...?
"Young human, your thoughts about her are very loud..." The same one said.
I swallowed so they can read minds....great...
"Yes you are correct" The same voice said once again.
"But he is a rebel.... How can he be involved with the princess?" The high pitched voice said.
"It does not matter how, all that matters is that he IS..." the deeper voiced one said.
"How many are there of you?" I asked.
"Just us five" a semi deep voice said, I could also hear a whack followed by a curse from the deeper voice.
     I looked outside and saw the rain had mostly gone,
"I think Ima leave now, bye!" I said as I ran out of the cave.

    I ran to a particular tree by the fairies well. I climbed it to find Jonathan, Liam and Cole sitting up there.
"Why do you look so pale Mark?" Liam asked concerned.
"I know why" Cole snorted.
"Ol'Right then, spit it out!" Jonathan asked getting impatient.
" I ran into a wolves cave on accident" I said giving Cole a dirty look.
"Yeah... I heard the conversation.." Cole lied shrinking down by bending his back.
"Sooooo, where did you get the candy?!" Liam asked excitedly.
"I bought it..Duh"I answered.
"u-huh, then why aren't you sharing?" Jonathan asked.

     As a response threw the bag at them,
"Here.." I said and sat down.
"So the tree fort has some new features..." I stated.
"Yeah..*munch munch* just a few, *munch* upgrades" Liam said In between shoving candy in his mouth.
"So why is there a elavator?" I asked while yawning.
"In case we need supplies.." Cole said.
"Huh...what have you guys done today?" I asked.
"I flirted with Ava!" Liam said.
"Have you told her how you feel yet?" I asked hopefully.
"No" ,"Nope" , and"what do you think?" Where the answers I got from Liam, Cole, and Jonathan in unison.
"Ahhhh, because that makes sense" I said with a laugh.
"Duh OF course!" Jonathan mocked.
Liam has been trying to tell Ava about his feelings for years, the closest he got was Valentine's Day last year, but just as he started talking a explosion was heard nearby and everyone left to go investigate it, including Ava, leaving a heartbroken Liam left at camp. We talked for long time about many topics, a few to name where: Girls, The new grounder team, and What in the hell we are supposed to do when we are on a underground mission.

It was late at night when we decided to go back to the rebel base, well since I left that castle when the sun was going down, I suppose it wasn't that late...We got back to camp right before the lock the gates for the night, I went t my tent, and put my sword next to cloth mat,which was a upgrade from just sleeping in a tree beside the base, and got ready for bed.