the strings that bind us..

Chapter 4: The new 'someone'

"hm...",i jerked ,i turned to see who it was.

"that is interesting , i thought you were going to take rest.", Charles.

"I got lost and ended up here. I was hearing noises so i was curious..", i trailed of. Then it was silence, it was later awkward.

Then i started, "you are here because..??", i trailed of.

"well this is my home and that is my room", he said pointing towards the huge door. Well that was embarrassing.

"sorry..",i made sure i did not sound apologetic.

"do want to come in?", he asked.

I stood frozen in my place, is he actually being nice to me , is he capable of being nice??. I had never entered any other mans room before other than my fathers. I was curious thou what could this jerks room be like. For a dull person like him to be.

"well are you coming..??", he opened the door. I was slowly walking behind him. Where is my pride ,i was supposed to hate him but my curiosity was taking over me. I was shocked.!!

"well...it is quite dirty, sorry, it has been long time since i came home, maybe i shouldn't have invited you...", he trailed off.

He room was huge and books and papers everywhere.

"where is the bed..??", i saw the window open and moving and understood where the sound came from earlier.

"well ...", he pointed next to me, "behind that self ..i guess".

"nice place."i couldn't say anything else.

"I get the sarcasm , well i have to clean it up, the last time i left i had to search for some papers and hence its result.", well mine was nothing much different but expected his to be well... Like him...organized. He was cleaning up his bed. I also started to help him.

" you don't have to..", i lifted my hand to stop him and later continued to pick up the things on the ground. We didn't speak much or to say anything but cleaned the room and placed everything properly. Neither me or him could use magic because we didn't wanted to wet the place or burn it down.

"well now i showed call someone to dust it up", he turned towards me, "thank you.".

I didn't know he was capable of thanking...for god heaven sake where was the Charles i knew.

"you don't have to mention", i walked towards the windows and opened it firmly and let the fresh air come in.

"ya, it does stink in here."he said and both of us started to laugh in unison. It was surprising to see him laugh. I think i never did before.

Now the room looked dignified, the books in place the bed cleared and the floor proper to walk.

I looked out and saw the soldiers lining up and preparing for something.

"is there some event going on ?",i asked him curiously, he was looking at some papers with concentration and snapped out of it once asked him.

"no, there has being some breach near the border, i think father is sending in some reinforcements."

"aren't you going too."i asked curiously.

"no , it is nothing major. Well u seem to be in a hurry to get rid of me.".

"no, I mean i was curious. No i did not mean that.", oh!! Why would he think like that , still he is the same jerk inside. He looked down again at the papers.

"what are you doing?".i asked again very curiously.

"nothing much, are to free now ?".he asked me seriously.

"yes , i guess".

"ok then."

"why did you ask?". He was acting weird, i mean very weird . He was nice surprisingly and more social than ever before.

"why are you staring at me?". I snapped from my thoughts and blushed.

"well you seem different.", where the hell did that come from.

"oh ..i see", he paused for a moment and looked like he was having an internal mind battle,"i guess i did become a bit social."

"well that you did", and im glad, or else having any sort of conversation.... No, no, any sort of communication would end up in a fight.

"well i guess once your out in the world things change, its no more what you learn in these four walls , its much more and you have to adapt to fit them. "he sounded so mature, it seemed so different he was no more the same old Charles but different, not adamant, arrogant and what not kind of a boy...... For once he seemed so.... Different.

He seems a lot different from the past. I guess he grew tall , he was leaning over the desk and looking at another set of papers, i could see this body has become lean, leaner. He was no more that lanky old boy who use to hide inside the library and keep to himself but .. He grew.

He was taller, leaner and that to in a very handsome way, wait what..!!! Did i actually compliment him  ..??

Not more than Philip thou...Philip. God love does make the world more beautiful.

I am even finding my arch enemy good.

"hmm...",i snap out of my trance and realize, "do i actually seem that weird..??".

"ahem...i mean ",god this is embarrassing look at him to see that he was walking out of his room, "where are you going?".

"well i do have work in the castle? I cant be locked up in the room all the time like before. "he smiles at me, well that's a first.

"ya,right".that was so dumb reply.

"are going to stay here or..?"he trails off.

"yup.!! Right away."i march past him out of his room.

"Julia..",i hear a soft call and turn to look at Charles facing the floor... Embarrassed or troubled about something. I stand there waiting for him to continue.

"well i wish we could forget what happened three years ago and ... Keep aside our differences."

Well at least he remembers.

"ya ".i keep my reply as simply as possible. "we could i guess.!!"

I turn and see him laugh to himself and remember our last meeting four years ago......

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their confrontation in the his 'room'...picture to the side....

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