Domicile

When I woke up in a room I didn't recognize and saw a guy I didn't know, I became scared. I thought I was being kidnapped again. So I did the only thing I thought to do. I screamed, but then he clamped his hand on my mouth to keep me quiet.

So I started to kick, scratch, and punch so I could get free of his hold. But then he held me down with his body. Great just great. I said to myself, I might just die and just then I thought of my parents. I thought how it was an idiot thing to do to run away. Who was I kidding, I just wasn't cut out for this homeless life at all. This random guy told me he wouldn't hurt me, said I could trust him. But I wasn't so sure about that until he told me he saved my life from those two homeless girls.

He then introduced himself to me and I did the same. I tried to leave his place when my knees gave out and I became dizzy. Shit, I forgot I didn't eat. Hunter picked me up and put me back on his bed then left the room. Even if I wanted to escape by the window which I did want to, but I couldn't, I felt too weak to move. Just my luck. I thought when Hunter came back in with food and a drank.

I scarfed down the food as soon as it was placed in front of me. I know I know, it could be poisoned and I could die. But at that moment I just didn't care, I was too hungry and plus he could have killed me when I was unconcious. So I gotta give him some credit at least. After I finished my food, he suggested that we go out by the window. That wasn't even half of it though. He wanted me wrapped around him while we jump out of the window.

I said hell no and it became a huge fight. Until he grabbed me and placed my legs around his waist. He then jumps from his window to the nearest try and I shrieked. I wrapped my hands around his neck in a death grip as we swung from tree to tree like two monkeys. Once we got back into town I tried to get rid of him, that's when I really looked at Hunter. My heart sped the moment I truly took him in. He's 6'2 with black hair and he has beautiful grey eyes. I'm sure I blushed at that moment you. But no matter how hard I tried to get rid of him he just wouldn't leave.

So I ran and as Hunter was gaining on me, I was grabbed by a man. The man held my mouth so I wouldn't scream and he dragged me away to get on a boat. Thankfully though that Hunter found me and saved me for the third time. Man I'm going to have to owe him big time if he has to keep saving me. Hunter told me to hide behind a tree but I didn't. I walked past the tree he told me to hide behind. Seriously I don't want him around. I can't have anyone find out that I'm a princess. My parents are probably going to crazy as we speak. They probably have all the guard's out looking for me. And to be honest, being in town just isn't the right place to be in right now.

If the guard's put out a picture of me, I'm done for. And worse, four people already saw what I looked like. So when they see a photo of me I'm sure they will come looking for me again. I can't risk that, that's why I disobeyed Hunter. I was lost in my thoughts when Hunter pushed me against a tree. He looked mad, but when I looked at his eyes, I was terrified. His eyes weren't grey anymore, they were red.

"Your eyes." I said and he quickly looked away from me. Moments later he looks back at me and his eyes went back to being grey.

"What are you." I said, because he can't be human. Not when his eyes turn red when ever he gets mad. But that's just insane, to think he isn't human. What else could he possibly be. I just don't get it.

"I'm just like you. There's no difference between me and your orange eyes." He said, but that isn't true. There was a difference. His eyes changed when he's mad. My eyes never changes unless in the sun, then my eyes just looks like flames instead of orange. Instead of pressing on about his eyes, I just let it go. And he took his hand off of my shoulders, so I turned away from him and walked off. I knew he was following me. I knew he would never stop following me. And that made my situation even more complicated. We walked a long time in silence.

I didn't know where we were, I didn't know where I was going. I just kept walking until he grabbed my shoulder to stop me.

"Where are you going Scarlet."

"I don't know." I said and looked up at his beautiful face. Then I looked away because he's getting me all hot and bothered.

"You don't have a home?"

"No."

"Shit." I heard him say under his breath. I looked back up at him again.

"Does that mean you don't want to follow me anymore." I tried to play it all cool, hoping he would just say screw this and go back home.

"Of course I'm going to follow you. I told you I'm your knight. Where ever you go I'll be there." He says while smiling at me.

"Come on, I know an abandoned place around here." He said while walking past me. I followed behind him in silence. I guess we both didn't have much to say.

Fifteen minutes later Hunter leads us to an abandoned house. When he told me he knew an abandoned place, I wasn't expecting a house. It was just a tiny white house. Something a person who wanted to be left alone would live here. The house was in the middle of no where in the woods.

This is perfect, no one would be able to find me here. I followed Hunter inside of the house to find furniture in it. I was shocked and I started to get nervous.

"I thought you said this place was abandoned."

"Hmm?" He said then he saw me looking at the furniture.

"Oh yea it is abandoned. This furniture is all mine. I come here when ever I want to get away from my family."

"Oh. Does anyone else know about this place?"

"Just you." To my right was the living room. There was a black couch In front of a flat screen t.v.. To my left was a small kitchen.

"Are you hungry?" He asked me. I was so hungry I could just eat a cow.

"Yes I am. You don't have to make me anything though. I could just get it myself this time."

"There's no food here. I have to go into town to get some groceries."

"Oh okay, I'll come with you then."

"No, you just stay here and wait for me. Upstairs to the left is the master bedroom. It has a bathroom inside the room. You can go take a shower and rest while I go out and get food." Hunter says. As thrilled as I am to take a shower, I remembered that I didn't have any clothes. I blushed and sighed.

"What's wrong."

"Remember that man you saw chasing me in the woods?"

"Yea."

"He kidnapped me and knocked me out. When I woke back up I was in his place and he was trying take my clothes off. Long story short, I kicked him in the balls and ran out of the house. Only to find out that he had my bag of clothes. So now I don't have any money or clothes." I say while blushing again. Hunter lifts my chin up so I could look up at him.

"Its ok, just wait for me on the couch There's cable so you can watch what ever you want till I get back." Hunter said. I nodded my head and he left.

Two hours passed by and Hunter still hasn't come back. I was about to get up and look for him when he finally walked through that door. Hunter had at least twenty bags of groceries or what I assumed were groceries.

"Oh my god, why didn't you have me come with you. I could have helped you." I said in shock. I don't know how he managed to carry all twenty bags here by himself. But that's probably why it took him so long to get back. I got up to help out with the bags, but he stopped me.

"Forget about these. Here take this and go take a shower. By the time you come back dinner should be ready." Hunter said while handing me the bag I had lost that carried all of my money and clothes. I looked up at him in confusion.

"I don't understand. How were you able to get my bag?" I said while looking at him to see if he had any injuries. He didn't have any which meant the guy who lived at that place must have gotten his ass handed to him.

"It was quite easy, I walked into the house, grabbed your bag, and walked out."

"The guy that lived at that place wasn't there?"

"No I waited till he stepped out of the house, then I went inside."

"Oh. Well thank you, you didn't have to but thank you." I said while giving him a smile. I walked upstairs and took a left like he told me to earlier. I entered the room and dropped my bag. My mouth flew open in bewilderment. This room was huge for a small house. I recovered, picked up my bag, and went into the bathroom. I started the shower while I took off all of my clothes and hopped inside. Oh man the blazing hot water felt so good. Who knew that in two days I would miss taking showers.

If it was up to me I would have stayed in the shower longer, but considering this is the only shower in the house. I had to get out so I don't take all of the hot water. I'm sure Hunter is dying to get in the shower as well. I'm also sure he's very tired from carrying all those bags by himself. I sighed as I dried myself off. I owe him big time. He saved me three times within' two days , he risked his life to get my stuff back, and he carried all twenty bags back here by himself.

Now he's down there cooking me dinner. I seriously have to make up for all of this in some way. I got dressed in a shirt and jeans, even with this you can tell I look like a princess. I sigh again, I have to start blending in more so no one asks any questions. I put my bag in the closet and walked back downstairs. The smell of spaghetti and meatballs hit my nose and my stomach started to growl. I entered the kitchen to find Hunter already eating and my plate already on the table. I sat at the table and smiled at Hunter.

"Thank you. For everything." I said and started to eat to hide my blush.

"Its no problem. I hope you don't mind that I started to eat without you. That journey made me very hungry."

"No no its okay, no need to explain anything. I understand."

"Good. Because now I have questions. Starting with your clothes. I thought you said you were homeless."

"I am." I said feeling nervous, my armpits started to sweat.

"Your clothes looks expensive, as if you have been sheltered your whole life." I became even more nerous. Does he know something already. Crap. So I smiled at him and tried to play it off.

"I'm new to this homeless life, since yesterday."

"Where did you live?"

"You know, around."

"No I don't know, why don't you enlighten me." I looked down at my plate" twirling my fork around in the spaghetti. I'm trying to by myself some time, because I don't know how to answer that question.

"Okay since it seems like you don't know how to answer my questions. Let me tell you something. When I was at the register buying the food, I saw on the news of a princess missing from her castle. At first I thought nothing of it you know, so what a princess went missing. But then your picture showed up on the news channel and it said Princess Scarlet.

Were you going to tell me at all?"

"Yes. I mean no. I don't know." I say not looking at him. I couldn't bare to see how disappointed he was.

"I couldn't risk anyone knowing who I was." I say in a whisper.

"Why not."

"I don't want to go back." I say while dropping my fork. I got mad just thinking about going back. I can't marry Prince Reggie.

"Why? You got everything you need there. Your own servants and butlers. What could possibly go wrong for you to run away?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

"Try me." Hunter said with a smirk.

"My parents were forcing me into marriage with someone I don't want to marry. They told me I had to marry him next week."

"Okay, so?"

"I don't want to marry someone I don't love."

"And you couldn't love this guy in the future?"

"Absolutely not. He just wants me because of my hair and that's it. He doesn't care about me, nobody cared about me, they just cared about who I am and what I can do for them and the country!" I yelled with tears coming down my face. I ran upstairs into the bedroom and closed the door.

Seriously I never had any reason to cry until now and I hate it. I hate crying, I hate feeling vulnerable and weak. I heard Hunter knock on the door.

"Scarlet open the door please." I ignored him. Hopefully he will take the hint and go back downstairs.

"Open the door right now or I'm going to break it down."

"Go head, its your door, I don't care." I shout back at him. Less than a second later I heard a click, and the door opened and in walked Hunter.

"I'm sorry I didn't know."

"How could you? Nobody ever knows What goes on in the palace." I say, sitting up in bed.

"Will you come downstairs and watch a movie with me?" Hunter asks innocently. How could I refuse an offer like that from this hottie. I got off the bed and walked downstairs to the living room. I sat on the couch while Hunter fixed the movie up.

"How does The Ant Man sound." Hunter asks me.

"It sounds good to me." I asked not knowing if it really is good or not. Hunter pops in the DVD and sits next to me as the movie starts.