A Twist Of Fate

Chapter 2: Rash Choices

' I'm dead. Flat out dead.' That's all I could think.

Lili stood there in the open doorway as her Ma and Uncle stood there completely and utterly dumbfounded. She didn't know whether to run or to stay. But she knew that either way sooner or later she would have to face the wrath of those two for eavesdropping.

Minutes had passed by and the only thing that changed was her Uncle's expression on his face has turned from shocked to an angry scowl. While her Ma just stood there with her mouth opening a few times as if she were to say something but nothing came out.

The minutes of nothing but standing there got on her nerves the most, they made her feel on the edge, for they felt like forever. Then a slight cough came to left of Thorin's side, from her Ma. From shocked to confused to being mad, no that was an understatement of the look on her Ma's face, it was pure anger. She knew then that this was the end of her life ( freedom wise, of course) she was dead and there was no excuses.

" Where? Hmm. Where do I even start? All the rules you broke, and to top it all off you my dear are doing the most uncivilized thing that could be imagined at a time like this? "

I was about to speak and say that the boys put me up to it put but she cut me off like she knew what I was going to say.

"Don't you dare start to speak not now, and make excuses even if they are true. Let me guess the boys put you up to this didn't they?" She shouted at Lili. "Well at least they were smart enough to make you spy on us." She muttered to herself. That stung a bit but I guess she was right I was being a bit too cocky with my spying skills.

"Now on to what rule you broke shall we? We shall." She answered for me, her face was beat red she was furious at a normal day thing I usually did. I guessed that it mattered what you were eavesdropping on or if you got caught, whoops. But the whole time I stood there getting yelled at by Ma, Uncle Thorin stood there completely and utterly silent.

"One you broke rule Rule #38: Always dress like a lady no matter how uncomfortable it is. For to look like a lady you must dress like one. How many times do I have to tell you! You are a lady you were dresses not tunics and pants!" She screamed.

"Two you broke Rule #40: Never wield or use a weapon no matter what unless it is the last way to save yourself. For that is why we have men, to protect you. What were you going to do? Shoot arrows at each other? Sword fight till the death! you should be lucky I let you train at all, no other princess I get to train because they are protected." Her voice was louder at each rule I had broken.

"Three you broke Rule #13: When something isn't meant for you to hear you do not listen to it you leave. Which you did the exact opposite of." Even louder this time. I thought the boys probably could hear Ma from Blue Ridge by now for how loud she was.

" Four you haven't broken this yet but know you, you will, Rule #7: You don't lie no matter what the truth is the only answer. You haven't done this yet but you're gonna lie and I know that you will." And the loudest yet so far. 'Bravo Ma bravo.' I thought. " Now what do you have to say for yourself?" she asked

What do I have to say for myself? Oh I will show her what I have to say for myself!

" You think I care about your asinine rules? You think I'm a lady or will be. NO, your wrong! That's your dream not mine. I don't want to and never have wanted to be a lady. All your doing is trying to get me to be perfect so that you can live through me. But you don't listen! I don't ever want to be a lady I want to be me one of the boys. I could give two shits about your fucking rules and lessons. This is unfair you've never been there for me you this is what you want not me. You never let me do anything I want all it is all you want, you tell me what to do and not to every day. I don't want to be like that like, like yo-"