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Chapter seventeen: The secrets of a Stranger – part two: Love grows where my dear goes
- Mmm! That was a very good meal I’m full, Maki said as he made a small burp.
- Eh, behave yourself! We have ladies here you know, Stranger stern said to him.
- Ops, sorry guys, uhm… I mean girls, hehe!
- It’s alright I’m quite used to that actually, Yoanne explained.
- To that kind of nonsens? Where are you from anyway, Frayda asked.
- I rather not speak about it…
- Why not? Hard times or what, Maki asked.
- Maki let her be alone fer a minute she jus’ arrived here after being hunted by some Slegs out in the forest, Stranger said protectively.
- Eh, I’m only asking, no ofence!
- Stop you two, the Grubb demanded, if you guys are about to fight then do it outside while we girls enjoy the rest of the night inside the hut, understood?
- Alright, they both said.
- Good. Now who likes to have some cookies? I baked them while I was waiting for the meal to get done. Hope they’ll taste good – I got a little distracted when Stranger here was talking with me while I was working.
- Oh, I’ll try one or two Maki said as he grabbed a couple and ate them.
- Well?
- They tasted great! Can I have some more?
- Sure, but let the other taste first, Frayda said as she past the box with the cookies to Stranger.
- Thanks… he began but let Yoanne have some before him, you want some?
- Thanks, but no thanks I got quite full after the great meal.
- Okay, stranger said as he grabbed a few and ate as well.
The hours flew away and they all four talked, laughed and had a fun time together.
… or so it seemed.
Yoanne looked out from the window and sighed. Stranger saw that and wondered what was going on. Just as he should ask she rose up from her seat and said:
- I’m jus going out for some fresh air, it’s getting a bit warm in here.
- Alright do so, the Grubb said and continued her chat with Maki.
Yoanne went out and stood at the porch while she looked at the horizon above the wall that surrounded the village. Suddenly she heard some Steefs, whom she thought, were drunk. And she was right. They were four, large Steefmales, each one had a half bottle of wine and were wagiling around on unstable legs. First, she thought that they wouldn’t recognize her, but she was dead wrong. The one who seemed to be the oldest of them, saw her and whistled at her while he started to show his great musles and look “to-handsome-to-resist”. Yoanne turned her head away from him and tried to ignore him. He noticed it and went up to her and made his little show again. But when he saw that she still didn’t cared, he grabbed her around the waist and sqeezed her against his own body.
- Go Bocey, one of the other Steefs shouted.
- Yer my little… flower… now ain’t you, the intruder whispered toYoanne with a hoarse voice and a smell of alcohol reached her nostrills and she began to panic.
- Let me go you scumbag, she screamed out.
- ‘ey, sweetheart! When Mr. Bocey here has picked out a female, he will never let go o’ her till he’s done with little work o’ his, another one shouted.
Yoanne screamed louder and this time Stranger and the other ones heard it and Stranger rose up from his seat and went out to see what was going on and got really pissed of when he saw that they were mistreating the Steef female.
”His” bride.
Stranger roared and smashed the older Steef male with all of his streingth. He fell down and Stranger stomped on him with his hooves till Bocey began to cough up blood. Yoanne sat on the floor and took shelter behind some dustbins with her hands over her head. The Stranger stopped fighting and watched Bocey with flaring eyes as he exposed his large and sharp teeth. Bocey looked up at him, rose up quickly and ran over to his buddies.
- I’ll only say this once so listen carefully; nobody then I mean
none are allowed touch her! And if you try to do it anyway then I’ll personaly give that person one hell of a fight that he’ll never forget. Now LEAVE, Stranger shouted to the crowd.
They walked away – a bit frightend – after what happend to Bocey, that appeared to be older than Stranger himself.
The hero turned to Yoanne and crouched down beside her and laid his hand on her shoulder.
- Are you okay?
- I…I-I was so scared… I didn’t know what to do, Yoanne said shaking.
- Shhhh, it’s alright now they’re gone. You don’t have to worry anymore…
Then Yoanne wrapped her arms around his waist and crying out of relief. Stranger, who got suprised over that, embraced her and stroke his hand comfortingly over her head.
- Everything’s going to be fine, jus’ stick to me and nobody will try to harm you.
Yoanne looked up at him and smiled. Stranger returned it, by smiling back and helped her up on her feet again.
- I can’t believe you. You’ve just saved me two times at one day and… thank you.
- Nah you don’t need to thank m… Stranger began before he got kissed by her.
What they didn’t notice what that Frayda and Maki had seen everything through the kitchen window.
- Aha! I knew that he loved her, Maki exclaimed.
- Oh, Mr Smarty when did you discover that, Frayda asked and raised a brow.
- Well… errr forget it!
- Thought so.
~DS~
