Quiet Burdens 

(what do you guys think of the name; "Quiet Lights"????)

Chapter 7

Chapter Start!

Cole looked out the window of the small Inn, then down, and back up again. He was drawing the window and view outside.

He smiled brightly when he finished, and held it up.

The room was empty, for only Cole was there. Gil was off fixing the guards weapons, and Rita was off shopping.

He laughed; this place was nice and quiet. The air was dirty, but after looking past that, and the loud people outside the Inn, it was nice.

Cole had been sketching, lining, and coloring all day, and it was around noon at this point.

He blinked, and sighed; "I'm bored now" he leaned back in his chair, then sank.

And Sank.

And Sank...

And... Sank...

Until he was sitting on the ground.

He blow his blonde locks out of his face, and glared.

Looking around the dusty room, he saw his cape...

They had been in town for some time now, and Cole was getting bored with sitting in the room all day, and night. He went out once before, and that was because Gil wanted to show him this restaurant that had the best fish ever.

It was pretty good...

But since then, Cole has been sitting there, day in to day out.

He got up, and started over to the cape, and looked at it...

Debating on going out without Gil or Rita...

"What if I get lost?"

"What if someone tries to grab me?"

"What if Gil sees me!?"

"Actually, What If Rita Sees Me!?" he shivered to this thought.

Were a few things going through his mind, but he grabbed it anyway, and whipped it around onto his shoulders.

He stood, ready to leave, then took a step, and realized he had no shoes on...

"Oh ya..." he sighed, wandering over to his bed, where his shoes were tucked underneath.

After putting them on, he started for the door once more.

But this time it swung open, Gil jumped in, and closed it quickly, putting his back to it, he slid down.

His hands where in his face.

"U-umm" Cole said stunned.

Gil Shot a looked up, but relaxed realizing it was just Cole, "Gees!" he said taking a breath. "What happened?" Cole said slightly confused.

"Well, I may have forgotten to shake up what I do, so a curtain Someone found me..." Gil sank.

"And who is that?" Cole questioned.

"The Princess! She hunts me down even though I tell her I'll come see her later! She even uses this stupid mustache to 'Hide Herself' Even Though Everyone Knows It's Her!" Gil only sank deeper on the ground.

"Well we Could go shopping" Cole said, and Gil finally really looked at him.

"You were planning on leaving today... weren't you?" Gil glared.

"That's Because I've Been In This Room For A Week!" Cole through his hands in the air. "I'm Bored! Look!" he pulled his sketch book out, "I've Drawn The Town From The Window Eight Times So Far!"

Gil looked at the drawings...

"Oh"

He got up quickly, knowing he always comes to this inn, Silvia must know he's here. "Ya, come on! Let's go!" he grabbed Cole's wrist and dragged him out of the inn, pulling his hood up as they left.

Only a few minutes after they left, a hooded figure walked in, with a fake mustache...

Gil dragged Cole all around the main market place, going to weapon shops, armor places, and because they happened to walk past one, a Paint store.

After the two ended up going to get some lunch.

They wandered for another hour until a clocked figure ran over to the two.

"Hello Sir" the voice was a girl trying to sound like a man in a white frilly cloak.

"Hi Silvia" Gil glared.

"G-GIL! Don't Say My Name Here!" She looked around quickly, then back at her friend, "no one knows it's me!"

Within this moment, half the street turned, and yelled, "We knew the whole time Princess" they said all at once.

She looked around, and ripped the make mustache off, "Well Why Didn't You Tell Me!" she through her hands up, smacking Cole in the face, knocking his hood off.

Everyone turned.

The Silvia looked, she saw his bright hair, unnatural to this worlds laws, everyone stared.

"Crap" Gil said, pulling his friends hood over his face, and yelling "Nothing To See Here!" then leaned down to Silvia whispering "Come on"

Gil ducked under the crowd, which followed the group, pulling at Cole's cloak.

Some guards came to break up the mass, and save the princess, Gil looked at them, they all knew the blacksmith, so Gil yelled "Get The Princess Back To The Castle, I Got My Friend!" they agreed, and Silvia screamed and thrashed about trying to stay with her friend.

But the guards got her to come with only seconds after.

But on the other hand, Gil struggled to drag Cole out of the crowd.

They ended up with Cole covering his head with black paint, and taking the cloak off.

After they snuck away, the two made it to Inn, running in, and closing the door, sinking to the ground.

When they looked up, Rita was looking at the two with wide eyes.

She was eating a bucket of Ice Cream, spoon still in her mouth.

"Umm..." she started, still looking the boys up and down. "I see you had a fun day" she laughed looking at Cole's hair, covered in Black Paint.

Cole glared at the ice cream as wet paint slid down his golden locks, and he turned to Gil.

"You're buying me new paint."

Chapter End!

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