TFOTA FANFIC --CARDAN + JUDE --*ONE-SHOTS*

Weird AU -2

We were now wandering through the markets, after searching for Darla almost everywhere. I sighed and leaned back, resting my head on his chest. Twas comfy.

He abruptly halted the horse and I sat up straight to look at him and he jerked his chin towards the busy, narrow alleys. He got of the horse and when I started to follow, he wrapped his hand around my waist and picked me up. He gently placed me in front of him and I turned around to glare at him, he shrugged innocently and grinned at me, while I helplessly tried to ignore the cute grin of his. Geeee lassie what's wrong withya?

He tied his horse onto one of those stables where people took care of your horse while ye buy stuff or in our case look for missing cows named Darla. He paid the worker with a few silver coins, and looking at the polished coins reminded me that I didn't know his name. Boy, was this lad's daftness contagious? I was getting dafter by the second. I didn't even know his name and I was dawdling around with him like a lovesick lassie!

"Hey, umm whats yer name?" I asked 

He raised an eyebrow and said, "Cardan, at your service m'lady" with a mockingly exaggerated bow. 

Yeeeek, I was gonna kill him. Wait, that name sounded familiar but it didn't ring any particular bells. 

"Aren't you telling me yours?" He asked raising an eyebrow again. 

"Its Jude"

"Ahh, pretty name"

I rolled my eyes and entered the hustle bustle of the morning market. Wet mud gushed and goeed beneath my every step, as I focused on not slipping. People yelled obscenities to each other as they bargained and argued over prices, silent curses and swears blurred into the background of shuffling feet and jingle of coins. I turned to see if Cardan was following. Cardan was a few feet behind gaping at everything with his jaw hanging. What was so fascinating about this muddy and claustrophobic market was beyond my comprehension but looking at his dazed expression brought a smile to my lips. I reached him and took his hand in mine. His head snapped to me and he looked even more surprised, I tugged on his hand to make him follow me. He obliged. I kept on telling myself that I was still holding his hand so he won't get lost while dawdling like the ninny he was but the warmth of his large fingers wrapped around hers was unmistakable.

Dodging three large barrels I looked up to see Locke sitting on one of the barrels deep inside the darkness of the shop but another figure could be seen on his lap and their faces were drawn extremely close to each other. Locke was the village heart breaker and this must be one of his new conquests. Planning on not paying much heed to Locke's nonsense I turned to move on but got distracted. A beam of light through the holes of the shed illuminated the lassie's face and I instantly recognized that face, because  it was exactly like mine. I gasped. Taryn was snogging Locke!!!! Her twin, grosssssss. So, this was the important business! No wonder she got so excited whenever she went to the market to buy groceries. Out of all of the people why this, this person. ughhhhh!

Cardan noticed my distraction and turned to look at where I was looking. His face quickly turned into one of horror as he stared at my twin and then at me repeatedly and gave out a small squeal of surprise. This caught their attention and as Taryn turned to look, I pulled Cardan's sleeve and we both ducked behind the barrels, and I quickly put my hand over his mouth to keep him quite. He mumbled against my hand but it came out muffled. I peaked from the side at them and they had gone back to sucking each other's face. phew! I turned to look at Cardan who stared at me with narrowed eyes and then he licked my hand and I quickly pulled it off. Scrunching my face in disgust, I wiped of his spit on his silk shirt. I scowled at him and he scowled back. 

"why are you at two places at the same time wearing different clothes?" He hissed

"I am not, ninny, that is my twin"