The Court - Finished!

**I'm going to try and get across how crazy this guy is. **

The Rogue

He turned and twisted in seat, the emotions on his face flickered between random fury to bliss. His fingers tapped to an unheard beat continuously.

They hadn't obeyed me, were they still loyal? Doubted him. Stupid females, I ought to kill them like dogs. But I need their skills, they were useful to me.

Thoughts flashed and colors flickered behind his eyes. Letting out a grunt, he rose from his throne and began to pace. He would let out, every so often, an exasperated sigh, then return to him pace.

A guard came up to the platform, head bowed.

"Sir, we have --"

"Shut up." snapped the Rogue.

"Excuse me Sir, but I believe you should he--"

"Shut up!" snapped the Rogue, more loudly this time.

"Sir! This is truly important! You nee --"

"Shut up!" roared the Rogue, pulling out his sword and swooping it down onto the guard.

The guard crumpled, blood spewed over the tiles. The Rogue gave a satisfied grunt before returning to his pacing. Servants hurried in, with horrified expressions they dragged the man's body away.



**Did I do a good job at that? xD As for the plot Krissy has, I'm not going to explain it in an actual post, if I haven't sent my example of what is going to happen tell me. For those of you who have seen it, remember, it is just a basic outline of want I wish to happen, changes can very much happen, just want to make sure this thing closes off smoothly.**

Krissy

I smiled to myself, looking at my developing plan. The rafters were a key element, getting up there would be the most crucial part. After that, the rest was quite flexible, we could attack when we felt it was the most reasonable time to attack. Excitement pulsed through me and I set down my sheet. I walked outside with a bounce in my step. Daniel was working away as usual. I wrapped my arms around his torso, giggling.

"Someone is happy today." he said, straightening.

"I just got th' great's idea ev'r." I smiled.

Daniel smiled back, brushing a loose strand out of my face. "You always do." he said gently.

I smiled and embraced him again.

Maria

I woke up long before the sun rose the next morning, brimming with anticipation and nervousness. I got dressed and tied my hair up into a ponytail with a black strip of cloth. After that I busied myself with sewing up the tears in my cloak. There were a lot of them. I found that when I was working I was able to take my mind off of Grayson. Then I took a stone out of my pocket and sharpened my daggers. After that I went outside the house and began to practice my fighting skills. Kicks, punches, blocks, everything. Then I moved on to my daggers. By the time Krissy and Daniel got up I was ready.

Jas

I sat in the bed, my head in my hands. I knew I should be hunting down Krissy right now, getting revenge, doing my job, but I just couldn't make myself stand up.

I didn't know what to think anymore. The Rogue had hit me, yelled at me, and threatened me before, but he'd never lied to my face about something as important as the gold mine scheme. We were his top servants. The Loyals. Hadn't we earned the right to know what was going on? Hadn't we proved, time and time again, just how loyal we really were?

I thought back to the conversation I'd had a few days ago with Kayla. "Of course he's worth it," she had said. But she didn't look so sure now, staring blankly at the wall.

And where was Grayson? Obviously he hadn't been an enemy. He probably hadn't known anything about the gold scheme either. I felt a sick feeling in my stomach. I had doubted him. He was my friend, and I had doubted his loyalty. And where was he now? Was he okay? Or had the Rogue "disposed" of him too? Were we next?

I stood abruptly, swaying for a moment as my head spun. I couldn't sit here thinking like this. Serving the Rogue was the only thing I'd ever known. I owed him. He'd saved my life all those years ago, made me what I was today. He might have betrayed us, but I wouldn't betray him.

"I'm going out to the throne room," I said in answer to Lorraine's questioning look. "To see what the Rogue's next orders are."

Daniel
He loved receiving that sensible and warm touch of Krissy in the morning. It was like a gush of fresh air even in the darkest situations.

They went inside and found Maria already up and dressed, looking better than the days before.
"Maria, up so early?" He said, giving her a quick kiss in the forehead. She just nodded and smiled.

"You look good today, Maria" Krissy exclaimed as she went to hug her.

The breakfast was ready in now time, and finally, after so much time, they could finally sit together around the small table in the kitchen. It was a nice moment the one they spent, it felt as if that was his real family although deep inside of him he knew there was still Lorraine.

"So, when are attacking" Daniel asked, forgetting about the thought.

Lorraine.
Although, much had happened and we were almost proven that the Rogue was really insane, Jas reminded me the purpose of being here. I belonged here, it was my job, I enjoyed it, killing, murdering, slashing throat, it was somehow what I was here for. So when Jas, even though she was injured, got up just o go to the Rogue, it reminded me that I wanted to be here.
"We should all go" I said. "It must have been some mistake, just something that went wrong and maybe we really shouldn't have pried" I said quietly. After all, we were the "Loyals" of the Rogue.

Jas

"Shouldn't have pried?" Kayla asked, suddenly furious. "We thought we were saving his life! We even told him what we had found, and he still lied to us!"

"He's our master. He's allowed to lie to us," I said, even though I felt just as betrayed as her. "Come on, let's go."

We filed out of the room and walked in silence to the Rogue's throne room. The guards outside the room looked away as we approached, refusing to make eye contact. They seemed nervous, as though they expected something to attack them at any minute.

Lorraine pushed the door open and led us inside. The Rogue was sitting on his throne as usual. A terrified looking servant was kneeling on the floor next to his platform, scrubbing blood stains from the stairs.

"Um, sir?" Kayla asked, staring at the crimson splotches. "Is everything okay?"

"No," the Rogue said thoughtfully. "When's the last time I had a party?"

"A... party?" I asked disbelievingly. Krissy and her friends are running around doing God knows what and he wants a party?

The Rogue nodded. "Summon the whole Court. I want everyone here - Grayson, the assassin, every petty thief in my service, all of them. Bring in food, wine, everything! Tonight, we celebrate... me!"

Krissy

I came downstairs, prepared with all the combat gear I owned. Daniel and Maria were ready too. I smiled at them, it was finally the day we'd been waiting for.

"Ready?" I said.

"Yes, of course." Maria said softly.

"Heck ya." Daniel grinned.

I laughed and grabbed the plans, leading them out the door. I looked at several plans as we walked through the forest, often bumping into trees as the sky darkened. We reached the street urchin entrance to the city. The tunnel reeked of rotting food and dirty bodies. I scrunched up my nose, to block the strength of the scent.
We moved like shadows through the alleyways, slipping through the forgotten parts of the city. Daniel took the lead, taking us into a small, smoke-filled tavern. The sketchy characters, who were drowning their loves in ale, watched us as we passed through to the bar tender.

"Hey babe, never seen you around here before." slurred a dark-haired man.

I ignored him at first but he pressed closer. It irritated me deeply, they had no respect for women anymore. Daniel glimpsed over and whispered in my ear,

"Want me to get rid of him?" he said, anger flickering on his face.

I shook my head just as the man grab at my waist roughly.

"Silent one I see. Well I don't mind." he said grabbing my chin roughly.

I hissed at him, "Let go of me."

"Oh you do speak." laughed the man, tightening his grip.

I whipped out a knife and stabbed downward onto the man's sleeve. The daggers planted into the wood of the bar, ripping his hands away from me. He tugged uselessly against the daggers that held him down. I smiled at the man sarcastically.

"I would kill you, but that would be a waste of my time."

He looked at me, shocked as I yanked the dagger out of the wood. I turned back to Daniel,

"We ready to go?"

"Yes, we can go, I just needed to convince the bar tender that we need to go through the back."

I nodded and followed him as we headed to the back. Maria came up beside me, a grin on her face.

"I must admit, that was quite amusing. You must have quite a reputation." she laughed.

"It was quite refreshing too." I replied.

We reached the back door, scarred with scratches and dagger cravings. Behind the door revealed a small alleyway filled with garbage. Daniel lead us to a small wooden plank that was leaning against the wall. Moving it out of the way, a small tunnel was revealed. One at a time, we ducked into the rocky tunnel. It wasn't long before we hit another wooden plank the Daniel kicked out of the way. Stepping into a small stone room, I noticed a dusty stairwell.

"Is that how we get to the rafters?" I whispered, motioning to the stairs.

Daniel nodded and we ran up the stairs. We came out, onto a platform. I smiled, peering down. The Rogue was pacing as servants scrambled to place food and decorations.

"Looks like a party." I said.

Maria smiled, "Fun, we get to crash a party too."



**Sorry this is badly written, I'm a little distracted**

Lorraine
It was quite unbelievable that we were having a party in such conditions and situations but it was good. It was going to be relaxing at least. As soon as we gave the orders, all the servants began preparing the underground court.
"Unexpected" I whispered Jas.

"this is..." she began

"Unexpected" I finished, and surprisingly we laughed, even Kayla laughe. It felt nice since it had been days since the last time we laughed so freely.


Daniel
He watched silently as the servants and maids of the Rogue were preparing the party. It was on cue, their attack was on cue.Absolutely everyone was going to be there, and they were going to be there too....to kill, obviously.

"What are you laughing at?" Krissy asked and poked him as he was suddenly laughing.

"This is going to be good" he said, staring at both Krissy and Maria.

Maria

"This is going to be good."

I nodded my agreement. I was getting nervous. I shifted restlessly, looking down into the Court. I had spent many days there. The worst days of my life. I shut my eyes. Maria, that's all the past. And dwelling on it isn't going to help you at all. I opened my eyes and looked down at the Rogue, hatred coarsing through my veins.

We waited.

Jas

Surprisingly, I was actually enjoying this party. Sure, I knew we should be hunting Krissy Hunter and her friends, but it was nice to be laughing with Kayla and Lorraine. It felt like such a long time ago that Kayla and I'd fought like cats and dogs. A lot had changed in the past few weeks, and I was glad that we'd become friends.

My good mood ended abruptly when I saw Grayson standing at the edges of the crowd, though. Lorraine followed my suddenly furious gaze. "Please, don't start something right now!" she begged.

"Who said I was going to start something?" I said, clutching my glass of wine so hard my knuckles were turning white.

"Don't make a scene," Kayla warned. I just rolled my eyes and slipped through the crowd, heading towards Grayson.

Sure, I'd been worried about him. Sure, I was probably wrong for not trusting him. But Grayson had promised to watch the Rogue, and then left. And now he had the nerve to show up here again? After not bothering to come around the Court for days? That ticked me off, and I was going to let him know it.

GRAYSON

He kicked his foot against the dust on the floor. He wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. In fact he was scared he might murder them if he tried. Still the Rogue had made him come to this pompous, ridiculous party.

Grayson felt eyes glaring at him and looked up to see Kayla, Lorraine and Jas glaring at him furiously. He grit his teeth and glared until each of them turned their backs on him and strode away. He was almost sorry, still he had promised himself not to go looking for a fight. It's what he always did when he was angry or upset.

"Grayson," the Rogue smiled evily at him. "One of my only true loyal!"

Right now the sight of the Rogue made him cringe. Still Grayson bowed his head to the Rogue and gave him a false smile.

"Of course, sir. I am loyal to no one but you. You are the most important thing to me," Grayson told him.

And in that moment Grayson knew he was lying. One name flew into his mind when he told that lie. Still, there was nothing he could do to help that person now. No matter how much he wanted to.

Jas

I watched Grayson mutter something to the Rogue and walk away from the throne, shoulders slouched. I caught up to him halfway across the room.

"You've got some nerve, showing up here after you ditched the Rogue," I said, getting right into his face.

"Not now, Jas," he said, trying to push past me.

"Yes, now," I snarled. The Rogue was watching us curiously but I really didn't care. "You'd better have a good explanation for leaving. Where have you been these past few days, when we were running around the city? Do you even care that we almost died last night?"

Now he looked at me, a flicker of concern in his eyes. "You almost died?"

"Not that you'd care, you jerk!" People were staring now, and I lowered my voice. "All you've ever cared about is yourself. You're the most selfish - "

"Oh, I'm selfish?" he fired right back, furious now. "I'm not the reckless one here. The only reason you've had so many near death experiences is because you're too stupid to look before you leap. You get into trouble again and again, and every time you expect someone to come to your rescue. Well, I'm sick of it, and so is everyone else. Either grow up or - "

I splashed my glass of wine in his face. The dark liquid dripped on to his shirt like blood. Everyone standing nearby gasped.

"Bitch!" he said, indignant.

Lorraine
It was unbeliavable. Kayla and I just stared at each other. I could hardly believe that those two had fought in front of everyone in the party. Had the Rogue even noticed that two of his loyals had fought? I doubted it for her seemed incredibly calmed compared to how his guests where. And I watched Jas walk camlly away from Grayson. Jerk, I thought.

Daniel
They were still underground, waiting for hte perfect moment and seeing how the Rogue' party was ruined by his loyals.He could see his siter from there. It had been long since he last saw her. She still had that long silky black hair that his mother had.
"NOw?" he asked Krissy, pushing away the thought of his siter.

"Wait" she answered quietly.

"When?" he was getting desperate, impatient. Krissy knew taht, and she thre him a meaningful look. He understood it, it wasn't his fault, it was his anture he lacked of
patience.

"Wait" she said calmly.

**UM....wow. lol. Grayson is too "depressed" to really get that mad. He would just let her rant at him, not really listening. Plus Grayson would NEVER EVER call Jas a bitch. :/ Just for future reference. It's fine though. (: Truely dramatic. ^_^**

GRAYSON

He walked away, the dark liquid already staining his clothes. GRayson walked outside, not caring about any of it.

"Damn it!" He yelled, once he was outside and punched the wall. "Damn it!"

"Tough night, huh?" Kayla asked sneaking up on him. GRayson sighed, he wasn't in the mood.

"Kayla, not now. Please," he sighed.

"Well she was acting like a little bitch, I must admit," she nodded, thoughtfully. "And you went way too easy on her."

Guilt welled up in the pit of his stomach. He felt bad about losing his temper right now. He wished he didn't. In fact he would go apologize to her if he weren't so damn proud.

"Whatever, Kayla," he sighed, turning from her. "Just go back to the party and dance with the Rogue. He's far too happy, your very presence should depress him."

He heard Kayla chuckle even though he knew her cheeks were turning red. "Goodnight Grayson," she laughed again and leaving him in peace.

KAYLA

She was going to do it. It was now or never. She had to ask the Rogue to dance. Their were plenty of other girls who did it and this was a party, was it not!?

"Kayla," the Rogue adressed her. She bowed deeply, her heart thumping wildly in her chest. Oh how much she loved this man!

"Sir," she smiled, kindly. She had been know as beautiful to some men, yet the Rogue had shwn not the slightest interest. Which made her more drawn to him.

"Did you want something?" HE asked, raising an eyebrow. Kayla's breath halted in her throat. She had to do this. She had to.

"Just wondering if...did you want to dance? I mean this is a lovely party and surely you'd want to dance with one of your loyals?" She asked, her words almost blending together as the exited her lips.

Maria

I tensed when I saw Grayson. A lump rose in my throat. I didn't want to risk hurting him. But what about Jas, Kayla, Lorraine? I sighed under my breath. I can't kill them when I know that they're Grayson's friends.

Then Jas walked up to Grayson, seeming furious about something. She yelled at him, and I tensed even more. There's nothing you can do while you're here. And I'm certainly not going out there now.

Jas splashed her wine in Grayson's face. I let out a hiss and Daniel and Krissy looked at me quizically. I waved my hand. "It's nothing," I murmured. I saw Daniel's desperate expression. I too was restless, fingering the daggers in my hands. The wait before the fight was even worse than the fight itself.

Jas

I stalked back to the food table, furious, and poured myself a glass of wine. I had only taken one sip of it when Lorraine marched over and snatched the cup out of my hand.

"Hey!" I protested.

"No more wine for you," she said, setting the glass back on the table. "You're obviously drunk."

"I am not drunk!"

Lorraine looked at me carefully. "Okay, not yet. But keep it up and you will be. Now go apologize to Grayson, please."

"Absolutely not," I said. "He deserved it."

"Jas," she said, giving me one of her don't-be-ridiculous looks. "You know he's too proud to say anything."

I glared at her. "Well, so am I."

Lorraine opened her mouth, but at that moment the crowd fell silent. We turned to see the Rogue standing up. Kayla was standing next to him, her whole face red.

"What's going on?"