The War Between Us

[Plums]

She was shocked by the things he said about his country and their women. She had never heard about that, well, they didn't hear much at all from outside their country. She put the food on the table and served him some of it, and then her and she sat down. "Wow, really? Were you the first child?"


She started to eat and realised how long time it was since she had eaten spaghetti, her country wasn't able to import wares from other countries. And she realised how much se had missed it, the basil, the thyme, the tomatoes...

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

"Yea I happen to be their first and only child." I sigh. I start to eat the food and it tasted great "Gee Grace, this is amazing! Where did you learn to be such a good cook?" I ask her as I continue to eat the food.


"May I show you something that I never shown anyone before?" I asked her the question after we both finished eating.

 

[Plums]

"Thanks!" She blushed a little bit at the compliment. It was the first time she had ever cooked food to somebody else. "I don't know, I started to live alone quite early so I had to cook my own, and I liked to cook so I did it alot. This is the first time someone else than me had tasted it so I appreciate that you liked it!"


When they had finished she put away the dishes and came back to the table.


"May I show you something that I never shown anyone before?" He asked her. "S-sure!" She said.

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

"Just don't freak out once I show you it, ok?" I say to her.


I then take off my jacket and shirt and I turn around revealing whip marks from a belt on my back, some were scarred and some were healing up.


"My father did this to me when I didn't want to be a solider. He was so furious he beat me about 100 times that day. The only reason why he cared was he didn't want the family name to be ruined." I say to her.

 

[Plums]

She were feeling uncomfortable when he started to take of his jacket and skirt but then he turned around to show her his scars and told her what his father did to him. She had never been beaten. She opened her mouth and wondered how anyone would freak out when they saw it. The only thing she felt was sadness, empathy and anger to his father.


"How could he beat you for thinking such a honorable thought?!" She stood up with anger boiling inside of her but calmed down and went to him. She looked at the big scars and was just about to touch them when she realised she shouldn't. "You poor thing...do they hurt?"

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

"Yeah, they hurt badly" I say sadly as I put on my shirt and jacket.


"My father only wanted the best for me but he doesn't understand anything besides war..." I continue.


the more I talk about my family the more I wanted to leave the country faster but I decided to let the girl rest.


So I walk up stairs where there are two bedrooms "There are clothes in the closet for you to make you 'fit in' more Than to look like a poor woman." I say to her as I go into a room colored blue to rest on the bed.

 

[Plums]

Grace walked into her room. Did jeans and t-shirt make her look poor? She thought about the women she had seen on the way and it was true, they were wearing much more expensive and fancy clothes than her. She didn'thave the energy to check for new clothes so she just took of her jeans and jumped into her new bed, wich was the biggest and softest bed she had ever seen. She made herself comftarble and wished Justin:


"Good night!" Threw the wall and then she fell asleep.


~


She woke up in the morning after a beautiful nights sleep. She checked in the closet and it was filled with fancy clothes. She decided to go with a black, high-waisted lace skirt and a very light blue shirt with a pair of heels. It was a bit hard to move in the new clothes in he beginning but soon she could go like normal. She combed through her hair and remembered that she had left her ribbon at the infirmary. She looked herself in the mirror and liked the result.


She went down in the kitchen and made some bacon and eggs for herself and Justin, waiting for him to wake up.

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

"Night!" I yell back to her and I soon after fall asleep.


The next the I slept in and it felt great, I haven't had this much sleep since he joined the soldiers.


I changed into a pair of black jeans and a grey undershirt and in wet my leather jacket. I walk downstairs to the smell of food and I see Grace making food "Grace, you really didn't have to cook you know." I say to her. I just watch her make the food and it looked good.

 

[Plums]

"You know that I like to, and, it's the least I can do to thank you for well, not killing me." She split the food up on two plates and gave him one. "Here you go. And, I fancied up a little bit." She said and span around with a smile. "Do you think that it will work?" She put her plate down at the table and started to eat her breakfast.

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

"Yeah, it will. And plus you look beautiful with that on." I say to her and I smile once she gives me her food and I start to eat it.


"After we finish eating we need to travel to the border of the country to officially be safe from their grip." I say to her to keep our hopes up.

 

[Plums]

She blushed. "Th-thank you. You look good to!" She said and smiled. Wait, what did I just say!? She blushed a bit more and continued to eat, facing down on her plate. He did look good.


"Is it far to the border?" She asked when the blood in her face had calmed down. "And, "we"? I think that I can take me to the border myself. Justin, you have been so nice and I don't know how to thank you. It is something I can give you or do to you?"

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

"I'm sorry but I'm stuck with going with you, because they will find out my blood was on that fridge. And the would know that no dead body is near the town. I'll soon be marked as a traitor but I hope I won't be as We go through the border." I say to her as i explain in between mouth fulls of food. I just decide to turn on the TV and I flip onto the channel that tells the news

 

[Plums]

"It isn't that I don't want your company, I just don't want to be a problem to you. And I guess that your right, they will understand what happened soon." She continued to eat as Justin turned on the News. The lady on the screen were talking about the succeded attack towards her city yesterday night, but she also said something else that made her stop eating and listen with full concentration.

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

I didn't really pay any attention to it as I keep on eating but soon after I finish and I put my plate in the sink.


I walk over to the main room to just wait until Grace was ready. But she seemed to be listening to a certain segment on the news.

 

[Plums]

"We have finded out that the soldier Justin Sandern have been seen in the city multiple times protecting an enemy girl. We think that they are trying to cross the border but both army and police are searching for the traitor. If you see the two persons contact the police immidiently." The news lady said and a picture of Grace and Justin in the infirmary where shown on the screen. "Justin!" She called but he was already standing behind her, also looking at the screen. She turned around and looked at him with a scared look. "What are we going to do?"

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

"Quickly get out of this mess, you up for a twenty mile run?" I say to her.


I look at the information and it seems that we could change the Information.


"Maybe if you cut your hair a little bit maybe they won't know it's us." I say thinkings out loud.


Why would she do that a girls hair is like her life, it was a stupid thing to say.

 

[Plums]

"Wait here." She told him as she went upstairs and changed to her old sneakers. She also went in the bath room to get a scissor. She found one and also a jar with black powder in in it, probably some kind of makeup. She grabbed it and then went down in the kitchen and took everything dried she could find and some bottles of water. She went back to Justin. She stood on her toes and poured out the powder on his hair and worked it in, until it looked like he had black hair. Then she gave him the scissor and held her hair in a ponytail. "Cut it off." She told him. "And then fill your pack with the food and water."

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

I look at a mirror with my new hair color as it was no longer blonde but black. "I hope this will wash off." I say to myself. I grab the scissors and I look at her hair and I cut the hair she was holding up In a pony tail. After I cut it I grab some food and water and I shove it into my bag. "This day is getting worse and worse.." I mutter to myself.


But if they capture us before we reach the border I don't want to think of the punishment. Getting to the border and saving the girl is now my only goal from here on out.

 

[Plums]

She let her old hair fall to the floor as she realised the ponytail. Her hair was much wavier now and only reached to the middle of her neck. (New hair: <p><a href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2014_07/image.jpg.d9873c58aacbaab6a6862db8c2aac230.jpg" class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image"><img data-fileid="22471" src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2014_07/image.jpg.d9873c58aacbaab6a6862db8c2aac230.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt=""></a></p>)


"Don't worry." She said to Justin. "I'm sure it will go away."


She faced him, wondering how they would make this.


"I'm ready."

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

I grab her hand and I run out the back door I run as fast as I can with the girl. But I was to focused on my running to pay any attention to her. Just I thought to myself we are only ten miles away we can make it. I just kept on running not stopping hoping they would not be found.

 

[Plums]

He grabed her hand and they started to run. They rushed threw groups of people but nowone seemed to recognise them and she couldn't see the police or the army. She heard people behind shouting upset towards them. "Hey, watch your steps!" And "What do you think you are doing!?" But they ignored them. She hold his hand tight as they came closer and closer to the border. What if the guards recognise us?

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

We arrive not that far from the border and we pass a huge mansion and I stop for a moment. "There it is..." I mutter.


I look at my old home remembering the good times I had when I lived there.

 

[Plums]

"There is what?" Grace asked and followed Justin's look. He was looking at a mansion high as the heavens. It was white with golden details and an entrence worthy a king. "Wow...that's the biggest house I've ever seen. Who lives there?"

 

[Gamer Wizard Justin]

"My family." I say to her as I look at the mansion.


I see a balcony and I point to it. "Beyond that balcony was my room."

 

[Plums]

"Seriously? Like, *wow* it's huge! Didn't you lost yourself all the time?" She looked up at the balcony and realised that they were still holding hands, but she didn't let go. She looked up at his face who looked dreamy at the mansion.