Forbidden

Chapter Two

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And the plot thickens…

Chapter 2:

Demacia was lit like a Christmas tree. There were golden streams of light on the dome-like buildings and those lights reflected off other golden lights, illuminating the whole city until it was under some sort of starry golden veil. This made it hard for Katarina to slip through the dark shadows in the alleys of the city, where the sparkling light didn't shine down through. None- the-less, her dark hood was drawn, hiding her long red hair, but her emerald green eyes leered a greenish light of their own. Although, it wasn't a dead give-away who she was or why she was roaming the alleys of Demacia on that cold and dreary night.

It wasn't long before the rain began to fall on the streets, collecting in little puddles by the sidewalks and stones. The pitter-patter of the rain was almost comforting as Katarina slid through the alleys. It fell softly onto her shoulders, wetting the fabric of her cloak. However, with precision, she ended up locating the house of Crownguard. It could have been the golden etching on their last name on the doorframe or that a cute little blonde girl waltzed in that looked increasingly like Garen. Katarina smiled to herself: the more, the merrier.

She looked around for an entrance that was less revealing, and finally, her eyes landed on a gate to the back of the manor. Quietly, and making sure no one was watching her, she took care to blend in with the little shadows she could find that were stationed around the house. Her nimble fingers opened the gate without a sound, and left it open just in case she needed to make a quick escape. As she slid quietly through the bushes of roses, marigolds, and lilies, Katarina noticed a figure on top of the balcony she was diagonal too.

With a quick glance, and then a stare, she realized that the person standing atop the balcony was indeed Garen Crownguard. A smile flitted on her lips as she spotted a vine leading straight up to his room. With ease, she pulled herself up to the side of the balcony and swung around, aiming to hit Garen right in the tendon of his neck. But, he caught her boot, to her surprise, and swung her down on his balcony. She landed with a hard thud, much like she did the first time they sparred.

"You've really got to stop trying to surprise me like that," Garen said as he leaned down beside her body on the linoleum. Katarina's emerald eyes glared at him as she jumped up, blades in hand.

Without a word, she charged at him. Garen, unarmed, blocked her every blow with his muscular arms, dancing out of her way and landing hard on the ground beside his door. Katarina threw a blade at him, in which he ducked, and it lodged itself into his bed comforter behind him. With a scowl, he charged towards her, picking up her little body and slamming her against the railing of his balcony. In order to not attract any unwanted attention, he put his hand over her mouth while his other hand was holding her tiny wrists behind her back. His blue orbs stared hardly into hers as her chest fell heavily up and down. Garen never broke his gaze, but secretly, he was amused that he beat her in a spar without a weapon.

"What are you doing here? Who sent you?" he hissed. Katarina tried to bite the skin of his hand, but Garen grinned in return.

"Stop," she mumbled, but Garen pressed his palm against her lips harder.

"Not until I get an answer," he said and tipped her back over his balcony. Katarina's eyes wandered behind her to see her body hanging halfway off the ceramic. The drop would surely injure her, if not kill her. "Are you scared?"

"No," she mumbled, her voice masked by his hand. Her emerald eyes showed determination as she tried to push herself back off the railing, but she just hit Garen's large chest, and he pushed her farther out every time she tried to push herself in.