Even though that experience was slightly embarrassing, and I had to go back up to my room with Mary in order to change, everything went somewhat smoothly. I couldn't decide what I admired more, the way Lidium ignored his father completely or answered back with sharp words. If only I could do that. Mary had me change into a purple dress, with a different corset that wasn't as tight. It didn't care what the dress looked like; only if I wasn't in trouble to faint again, I would be happy. But it was sort of odd to suddenly wear a dress the same color as my fiancés eyes. My fiancé. My fiancé. Holy crap. I was standing next to Lidium as I thought this and unknowingly took a step away from him. He gave me a look but said nothing, then walked ahead to catch up with both our fathers. I stayed behind and walked slowly, staring at the roses and lilies surrounding the brush and grasses. I smiled to myself, thinking of how so many more would be growing over the summer. I knelt down next to a lily and breathed in the sweet smell. I couldn't wait until summer. "What are you doing?" I looked up as Lidium knelt down next me and touched the lily I had just smelt. The sun shone behind him and I could only see half his features. "I'm experiencing summer," I replied and smelt a daisy. "Hmmm.." he hummed and stared at me. "So I see you can breath. That's good. I wouldn't want to have to save your life again." I shot him a look and stood. "Yes, I bet not." I walked past him as he grabbed my hand and stood. "What are you doing?" "Our parents are looking at us. I want them to think we're getting along." "And here I thought you hated your father," I murmured. "Not at all," he replied. I hadn't thought he heard me. "I love my father greatly. It's what he says sometimes that gets on my nerves." He smiled at me and I looked away. My eyes landed on our fathers and it was true; they kept glancing at us at every chance they could. I sighed heavily and stepped closer to Lidium, squeezing his hand. I heard him chuckle beside me and I glowered. "I hate my father as much as you hate your father's words," I explained. "I really don't want him having to give me a lecture on 'warming up to you'." "You hate your father? And watch it; though your father may not be able to, my father can see our facial expressions." I immediately smiled up at him and groaned heavily, showing I wasn't liking it. I looked at the sky. "So...you hate your father?" he continued. "Yes." He waited but I said nothing else. "Why?" he finally asked. "He gets on my nerves." "Does that mean you hate me?" I shrugged. "It's dangerously close." He laughed and shook his head. I paid attention to our clasped hands and felt his cold fingers wrapped protectively around mine; I had no reason to, but I smiled and looked away so he wouldn't see. "That can't be all," he continued again. I sighed and my smile fell. "My family, we are close. We know that we're damned to hell after we die-" I looked at him as he spoke of Hell so freely. "-so we try to live as close as we can while we are 'alive'. Family is everything to us." I nodded. "Yes, that's very lucky." "So what's wrong with you and your father? I know you are humans, but it can't be that different. There's still a slight chance that you can go to Hell." I glared ahead of me and smiled. "Yes, we all know that. But in our minds it doesn't stick. All humans at times think about Hell, then forget about it and dream of Heaven. We dream so much that some don't notice the things around them. But the people who notice...they aren't as happy as they should be." "How do you mean?" I stopped and looked him in the eyes. "You see Lidium, your soul may be destined for Hell, but at least while you're alive you're not living in it." Bump? Thoughts?
Lidium got to sleep in the bedroom next to mine, so that if anything dangerous happened he would be able to sweep me of my feet and escape with me to a safe and wonderful place where I wouldn't get hurt. Or he would just sweep me off my feet and run. I didn't like the fact that he was in hearing distance. Well, not that I could hear him, but he could hear me. If I ever moved in my sleep, he could hear the covers swish. If I ever decide to change my clothes he could hear the drawers open. If I ever talked to myself, like I sometimes do out of habit, he could hear every uttered word. I was pacing in my room the first night he was sleeping over. His father was already gone, Micheal was in his bedroom on the first story and Mary was probably asleep. I would've loved for her to sing to me. But then Lidium would've heard, and I don't want that. I finally sighed and pulled back the covers of my bed. I got in and pulled the blankets to my chin, staring at the ceiling. I would never be able to fall asleep, so, so low that even Lidium couldn't hear, I hummed my song. I fell asleep almost instantly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "While smiles are shown and people are known... For beautiful words and eyes and faces ignoring the races Yet we still go so fast... 'Cause we all know this won't always last..." A spiral of beauty, then suddenly it disappears. A beautiful man; then lost. A tree, a flower, a Lily at rest. Lily... Lillie. "For days on end This story lands... In a place in the heart of the truth... If a child is born... Then a parent is sworn... To keep a secret until the end...Hide them away from our friends. 'Cause we know this won't always last." A sun, a moon, another soul and another plant, and another... Lillie. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Rosanne?" Someone shook me awake and my eyes blinked open. Mary was staring down at me, and once I opened my eyes she smiled. "Good. You're awake." ~ I sat up and looked around. The sun was high, maybe lunch time. Which basically meant I had slept half the day. ~ "Oh my God!" I jumped from the bed and opened a drawer, throwing out clothing. "I have to get out there; if my father thinks I'm being lazy, I'll never hear the end of it. He'll just give me another lecture and I really don't-" "Rosanne." ~ I screeched and pushed my drawer closed, turning around. Lidium was leaning against the door and smiling. "I'm glad to see you're alive. Why were you so tired?" ~ I froze for a millisecond then forced myself to smile. "My, Lidium, so nice to see you." ~ He smiled. "Get out." "Rosanne! Don't talk to him that way!" Mary swiped a hand at me but I just glared at her. ~ "Mary, he's in my room, and if you haven't noticed, I'm still in my underwear!" ~ She looked down and her eyes widened. ~ "Well, Master...um, what is your last name?" We both looked at him and he stared aghast at Mary. ~ "Neichary." (pronounced like "Nigh-kery") ~ "Well Master Neichary," Mary continued, "Thank you for telling me about Rosanne's late morning, but if you would please leave the room so I may dress her..." ~ He rolled his eyes and stood straight. "Why does it matter?" He openly looked at my body covered with thin white fabric and shrugged. "See? The world doesn't explode." ~ My anger spiked and I walked over to him, pointing my finger at his chest. "You're world doesn't explode Lidium, but in ours, if you were caught looking at me in my current attire you would be sent out of the castle immediately. Now get out!" He backed up and smiled. "Good morning to you too, Rosanne." ~ "I hate him," I seethed. "I think-NO, I know I truly hate him." Mary walked beside me as I made my way to the library. ~ "You just have to get used to him," she said uneasily. "You might sooner than you think. If you just talk to him- "No way," I finished. "No freaking way. I'm just going to absorb myself in a book and get my mind off of everything." Bump? What do you think of Lidium so far!?