Fan Fiction ❯ Blood Oath ❯ Chapter 6~Meeting 2! ( Chapter 6 )

Blood Oath

By Mija

Chapter 6~Meeting 2!

~~~Tessa had been shocked to say the least when she heard a noise as she stood upon the top of the boulder bordering the deadly but beautifull kindey shaped pool. When she heard the noise her mind had flashed to the night she was first and last there. The images of wolves surrounding the clearing, thier beady yellow eyes fierce and hungry, thier snarls and howls terrofying. When she had looked down to only see a man her heart had still beat fiercly in her chest, the images of the night her father died, still fresh upon her mind. But when she saw the man and looked into his deep sky blue eyes and watched him, her mind had cleared but her heart still raced. She would never mistake that man for any other than Prince Garrett. Her betrothed. She had not been conscience of taking the small dagger from her sleeve till he collapsed and when he did she had put it back in its hidden sheath and carefully but quickly climbed off the boulder to go to his aid. What was he doing here? What was wrong with him? She thought as she raced to his prone form. When she reached him, she could clearly smell the stench of ale permeating off his form as well as smell in strongly from the warm tuffs of breath that passed his lips. The man was knackered. He had passed out from over indulgence in drink.

~~~Tessa sighed. She knelt next to her future husband and looked down upon his sleeping form. Sinfull, was all she could think of when she looked at him. How can anyman look as handsome and as gorgeous as he did with out it being a sin? She had gotten to know this face over the last three days. Garrett had been gone when she had arrived with King Rufus. They had agreed to use her middle name Angelina instead of Tessa, so that no one would know who she was just yet. Some of the nuns at the convent had taken to calling her Angelina or Angel when they learned of her middle name, so it would not bother her in the least to be called by that and it would take no adjusting to answering when someone called her by it. She was used to answering to both Tessa and Angelina. The first day in the castle Tessa had been shown a picture of the royal family, a potrait done in paints and oils. The likeness of the family was so real, Tessa had reached out to touch Garretts face, only to pull back when her guide, the young princess Izabelle had laughed merrily at her. Ever since then she had been carefull not to touch the potrait, but took every chance she could to secretly look upon it and memorize the face of her future.

~~~Now as he lay upon the cool soft grass, she had the oppurtunity to look upon him in person. The potrait had not done him any justice at all. He was a bit on the scruffy side, his jaw raspy with the beginnings of a beard and his face a bit dusty and smudged. It looked like he had just returned from travel and had yet to take a bath. But even in his gruff state, he was the most handsome man she had ever seen. No longer the boy she had once seen so long ago, but a Knight, a warrior and true Prince of Greystoke. He embodied the very essence of maleness. Rugged and strong. Feril and fierce, yet noble and honorable at the same time. True she didnt know his charactor, but his face revealed alot about him. She leaned over and traced the small scar upon his cheek. She had learned from Kathrine in one of the letters, that he had gotten it upon his first real battle as Knight. She had said that some women did not look kindly upon it, they said it took from his beauty, but for Tessa, she thought it only added to it. It made him real. It made him unique. Everything about him screamed rebelious. From his long untamed midnight black hair to his roughed callused palms and dirty mud caked boots. This was a man who did not shirk his duties. A man who did not mind getting dirty and who could care less what others thought of him.

~~~His tunic and his breeches were dirty as well but they molded nicely to his body, showing off his broad shoulders and firm solid chest. His stomache was flat but hard and his thighs thick but well defined. This was the body of a man who worked with his hands and rode hard on his horse. You could not get his sort of built by regular day to day things. Garrett worked hard in what ever it was he did and you could tell. Take the fact that Garrett was much broader and bigger than his older brothers. Both Prince Jason and Prince Peter were tall and broad but thier frames were much more leaner and less defined than Garretts. And although they were all the same general hieght, Garrett somehow seemed to tower over them, by sheer presence alone. Yes both older Princes' were handsome beyond belief, and nicely built, but they were clean cut and always regally dressed. They were the embodiment of true Royalty, which was perfect, but different than what Garrett looked like. Even in his picture it had been easy to tell that he was not like his brothers. Niether better nor worse, just different.

~~~Tessa was about to get up to go find someone to come help her get the Prince back to the castle when his eyes opened and set upon her. A lazy almost naughty grin spread upon is handsome face.

"Ahh my angel had come to my aide I see." he said as he reached up and traced the skin of her check with his think long fingers. It sent a warm wonderfull thrill through out her body.

"I am no angel my prince...but a flesh and blood mortal woman with flaws and all." she replied back with a smile as she guided his hand from her face and laid it back upon his chest. Having Garrett touch her was not a wise idea at the moment.

"I see no flaws my lady...just perfection." he smiled as he sat up, he held his head a bit, to quelch the dizziness but soon looked back at her.

"What is your name my angel?" he asked.

"My name is Angelina My Prince." she replied and tried hard not to blush when he kept looking at her as if he wanted to eat her up.

"Ahhh Angelina...taken from the word Angel...see you are my Angel." he teased and Tessa did blush. And before she knew it or could stop it he leaned over and planted a kiss upon her lips that had her melting all the way down to the curling of her toes.

"Mmmmm and you taste like heaven as well." Garrett stated as he reluctantly pulled away from the kiss to breath and let her breath as well. Tessa's faced was flushed. Her first kiss and one she would never forget. It was everything, More than she had ever dreamed it would be. Then reality came down upon her.

"I am sorry...That shouldnt of happened." Tessa stated herself as she began to get up. But Garrett kept her next to him by grabbing her wrist lightly.

"Stay...dont leave me yet Angel." he asked, and Tessa could not say no.

"I can not stay long My Prince..."

"You can stay as long as I wish it...as you said I AM your prince." he grinned and Tessa looked at him with a frown.

"Prince or not I have to be getting back soon." she told him.

"Then you would ignore the wishes of your Prince?" he asked with surprise. No one told him no.

"Yes..." she stated flat out and Garrett looked at her as if she had lost her mind.

"You know saying no to your prince can be considered treason, you can be punished for this."

"Then punished I will be..but even a prince's command does not out wiegh that of a Kings and My King has given orders for me to meet him soon in the castle garden." she replied with her own rebeliousness. She was not used to being ordered about, when the king did it it was more like a father asking her to do something, and when the head mother did it, again it was like a family memeber asking her to do her chores. She was not used to being commanded to do this or that.

"The King?? Who are you?" Garrett asked, his mind not so foggy anymore.

"I already told you Prince Garrett...I am Lady Angelina..guest of the King for awhile."

"Ahhhh..soo your the new guest..the one who has all the pompous men of the court wagging thier tongues like dogs and all the petty ladies gossiping." Garrett replied, finally understanding.

"I do not have men wagging thier tongues..I have done nothing to garner any males attention thank you very much and as for the women I can not say one way or the other, I have done nothing to no one to gain thier dislike."

"Its life in a castle setting Angel, get used to it...women gossip, men drool over a pretty face."

"Let them drool...I am betrothed and therefore unable to return any affections they might have towards me." she replied, and Garrett laughed.

"Most of them are betrothed as well Angel, even I am, but it will not stop any of them from trying to bed ye..." he stated. Tessa frowned.

"Should I be insulted?"

"No you should be flattered."

"Well at least I will not have to worry about you as well..knowing that I am betrothed and all, and you being betrothed as well."

"And what makes you think that my Angel?...I am a man and being betrothed has no real meaning to me."

"What do you mean??? your are to be wed soon."

"And? All it changes in my life, is that I will have a wife..I will wed her and bed her and hopefully give her a child to keep her occupied as I continue to lead my life as I have been and will continue to."

"How can you say that? Its soo cold and impersonal..have you no feelings for your bride to be?" Tessa asked with surprise and a bit of hurt.

"Why should I? I dont know her...for all I know she looks like a jackel with the body of a cow...why should I care how she feels?? or her me? She will get what she wants..a title and a husband that will garuntee her a solid future and fortune..other than that there is no feelings to consider..it is an arranged marrige Angel..a business agreement between fathers...not a match made in heaven." he stated coldly. Tessa frowned.

"What if she wants more? If she wants your love? Your affection?" Tessa asked.

"Then she will be very unhappy wont she? You see I dont believe in love and there fore cannot give her what I do not believe exists..and affection?? She will be a princess..she will have wealth and a station..it should be enough for my peasant bride."

"Is that why you will never give her affection? cause she was born a peasant?" Tessa asked, her heart breaking, her anger growing.

"Actually no...I would feel the same if she were noble born...why does this matter to you anyway Angel? If you worry about me then do not...I will be happy enough...once Ive given her a child I will seek comfort in the arms of my many mistress'.." he replied and Tessa stood up. She was angry, and very very hurt.

"What if she demands your fidelity." she asked a bit roughly.

"She can demand nothing that I do not give her...I will be her husband and she will be glad of it..she will do as I tell her and like it...wifes do not demand only husbands do and besides Angel.....she can demand all she wants...I will do what I please and there is not much she can do about it." he replied. Tessa wanted to slap him. She would not marry a man who would not be faithfull to her, she couldnt, it was her one vow to herself.

"Then maybe you will be lucky My prince...maybe your bride to be will not wish to marry YOU.." she said with heat in her words, heat Garrett did not notice or did not care about.

"If only it were possible...but what kind of woman would give up the chance to be a princess and all the wealth that comes with it? Especially a peasant woman to boot?" he asked with some slur in his words as he began to fall into a ale induced stupor. Tessa didnt bother to answer but turned on her heel to leave.

"Where are you going my Angel?"

"I needs go back now...the King will be waiting for me." she replied emotionessly as she began on her trek by to the castle. Garretts words stung and his question rang in her mind. " I would Garrett...I wold give up all the wealth and the title of princess for happiness..and I will...I will not marry a man who does not and will not love me back someday." she mumbles as she headed for the castle. Garrett never heard her words or saw the silent tears that slid down her pale face.

A/N~Okies heres the second chap to the meeting. didnt want to leave thier first encounter hanging. Let me know what ya think k?? huggles and smiles Mija..:-)