Margo
I dragged the kid kicking and scream into the house. The staff in the house looking horrified as the Kid's screamed as he promised to kill me. I did feel horrible. I wanted to tell him to calm down but this is what I was. Scaring people. This is what I had to become to save myself. Freddie rushed inside the house from the stables to see what was going on. I didn't speak. I dragged the kid up stair who despite his struggle never once begged me not to kill him. I was mighty impressed by him. He had a strength. I wasn't going to kill him. Blue eyes had just pissed me off beyond repair. I wanted him to suffer. I could see the Kid meant alot to him. Having him believe he caused the Kid's death should make him suffer.
I shoved the kid into a bed room then yelled for guards to stand at the door and make sure he went no where. There wasn't much in the room. A bed and en-suit bathroom. Much better than the cell. After that I felt drained so I went back to my wrecked room locking the door before taking my wig off and letting my hair fall free. Down my back. I stripped off my clothes till I had just the bandage I wrapped around my full breast every day. Trying to keep them flat. I was a big chested women and it took some doing. It was also a great discomfort and felt like I was suffocating slowly. Though I had to do it to fit in but no one noticed. They just thought I was weird looking. Better that than a woman dressing as a man. In this Kingdom women had every limited choice. Everything was limited. You were to marry at the age of twenty. If you found love before then you got to choose. If you didn't find love a husband was picked for you. Women had to wait on their husbands hand and foot. Do everything he told you and most of all give him children. If ever a women was found barren a man could divorce his wife and sell her. Or just kill her. This world was truly sick. Imagine what would happen if the truth came out about me. I'm not only a run away bride from a Lord. I'm posing as a Army Captain. Living as Lord of Roach manor. One of the biggest estates beyond the King's property. It was a great honour to be given such a place to live. I was privy to secret information and going on secret missions. I would suffer beyond anything. I knew that. There was also the fact that I was under age as I had joined the Army when I was too young. I had so many charges against me. I laid there with Nika by my side thinking over everything. My mind was full with too many secrets. It was overwhelming.
"Cap?" I sat up so fast at the sound of Fred's voice that I fell off the bed. Smashing my head into the bed side table. "s**t Cap you ok?" I felt hands touch me and jumped to my feet. f**k Fred stood there looking concerned. Not shocked or ready to hand me over to be killed. "You're heads bleeding Cap." He said before reaching for my robe and handing it to me. I was so stunned that I fell backwards. Fred grabbed me and steadied me. A smile filled his mouth.
"Fred....." I began in confusion as he helped me put it on. He sat me on the edge of the bed gently before rushing off to get water and cloth to clean my head. He came back and cupped my face. He was so concerned for me. I stared at him not able to understand why he hadn't reacted to me.
"Cap it's ok. I've known for a long time. You don't have to worry. No one will ever know." He knew? What did he mean he knew? I looked at him as he began cleaning my head gently. It was so strange having someone being gentle with me and knowing me for what I truly was that I didn't want to ask anything. I wanted to enjoy the moment of having one person know my deepest secret. Though I had to. I grabbed his hands stopping him. I pulled his hands down. He looked at me. Nothing but admiration on his face. As always. Freddie and I were more than Soldier we were friends. From the beginning. We looked out for each other. We had to be professional with each other when around others but when it was just to the two of us. We were just two friends trying to survive all this.
"Fred what do you mean you've know for a long time?" He smiled at me gently as he pulled his hands from my grasp and began clean my face again.
"The night we had a raid I came in to your room to wake you but all I found was a woman with bright red hair fast asleep. I hide because I though she was with you. I thought if that was the case you wouldn't want me seeing your woman. Though right before my eyes you transformed into Margo. I was so stunned but you are my friend. Being a woman doesn't change anything that's happened between us. I realised that I had to protect you to make sure no one ever found out. You're my best friend Margo no matter what you are. You saved my life a number of times. I always knew there was something about you. I thought that you were just underage. When I saw you as a woman everything about you fell into place. You finally made sense to me." I didn't know what to say. I couldn't believe he had know that long. That was nearly a year ago. Not long after I became Lord of this manor.
"If you know the truth then why didn't you tell me? Why are you still taking orders from me?" He smiled as he put the cloth down.
"Margo we've been together since we joined the Army. You went through the same horrendous training as me and qualified top of the class. You did better than anyone there. You deserve to be where you are now woman or not. Just because you don't have a d**k doesn't change who you are to me. I'm a feminist. I believe in women's rights. I don't believe in them being forced into marriage. My sister was forced in to marriage by the lord of our Island. My dad had hoped she would have found someone she loved. She didn't. She married him and after two years of no children he killed her. He ordered her tied up and had her stoned to death for being barren. It killed us all. My father's heart gave out and he died. My mother a few days later. My brother and I had to try and move on but Frank turned angry towards the King. He ran away to join the rebels. That was when I joined the Army. I was hoping I could find him then join the rebels too. My first day there I met you and straight away I knew you had something special. You weren't like the other men. You were so determined. I just wish you trusted me. Ever since finding out I wondered about what could have happened to make you want to hide like this." I couldn't believe it. Fred had been there protecting me. For nearly a year. A whole year. It made a lot of sense now. Slowly I let out a breath before I told him everything. From how my father had been training me to fight before I could walk. My dad smuggling me out of West Warren to protect me and making me become Margo Farron. I told him everything. "Wait so you're father is the guy that is on his way here?" I nodded. "I don't understand why is he the first person you asked for when the King gave you orders to find his daughter?" Here comes the hard part.
"Growing up my father and mother told me stories of how they were once a lord and lady. My father said he was once the Greatest Knight around. My mother was Duchess of Nima...." Freddie's face sunk. "I look nothing like my parents Fred. When the King said about the Duchess I felt so sick because I realised then just why I was trained so hard. Why my father made me train constantly for days even when I was exhausted. Yet nothing trained my brother. Why my mother would sometimes look at me with a terrified look. I'm the King's daughter. I called for my family to be brought here because I have to save them and hide them. My family were already in trouble that's why I worked so hard to get where I am now so I could save them. Now I have to get them out of there before the King finds out the truth. If he finds my family he will kill them. I have to find hide them somewhere safe." I felt tears rolling down my cheeks. It had been so long since I had cried. I didn't even know I could cry anymore. Telling someone the whole truth was such a weight off my shoulders.
"I will get them somewhere safe but Margo what about you? If you don't find her the King will kill you. If you hand yourself over as the King's daughter you will be forced into marriage and will be the Queen. Either way this will not end good for you." I knew that. I had to come up with something and I had a thought that maybe blue eyes was going to come in handy. He was a Rebel. A rebel who clearly hated the King. He could get me to the leader.
"It's simple. We hide my family. We spread word to a selected few that I have found the King's lost daughter. We also make sure that the Rebel we have in the cells hears it too. Then we let him escape. He will take me and you hostage. Then he will take us with him to his Leader. The King's daughter will be a huge advantage to the Rebels. Everyone will think that the King's Daughter ran off when the Rebels kidn*pped us. We will be with the Rebels and my family will be safe." Fred looked at me as if I was nuts.
"You really think this is going to work?" It had too. I had no other chance of being free from this. I had done all this to save my family. Now was my chance. To no longer be Margo. "What's you're real name?" He asked making me laugh.
"Sky Knight." He looked at my face as if he was seeing me for the very first time.
"Well you're a very beautiful woman Sky Knight. Much better than the abnormal looking Margo." I laughed as he chuckled. I was glad I had someone I could be around freely. Hearing my name after so long of not being called that was perfect. "So your parents and brother should be here in the morning. I'll bring them to you..." I shook my head. I couldn't face my parents.
"I can't see my parents Fred. If they find out about me they'll never leave...." Fred interrupted me.
"I thought they already knew you were Margo Farron?" I shook my head.
"My father gave me the papers with the name but I was suppose to be a female. I was suppose to find work or leave the Kingdom. They have no idea that I became this." Freddie was stunned but he quickly shook that look from his face.
"Then don't speak to them as you. Speak to them as Margo. No one has to know about this. I will take this to the grave Sky. I understand seeing you're parents will be hard but to protect them you have to face them. See them one last time before you never see them again." He was right. He was so right. I had to face them as Margo. s**t. I had to face this.
"You're right Freddie. I want you to have horses ready and men you trust to be ready to ride with them. Do you have any Loyal men here?" Fred smiled at me looking very sure of everything. His confidence is why I loved having him as my closest friend. He made everything seem better.
"I've been forming a loyal Army for you Cap just encase something like this happened. They're only men I trust. Believe me you can trust them with anything." I hugged. He looked so startled before he hugged me back. He pulled me into him as tightly as he could. His large muscled arms held me safety to his rock hard chest.
"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" I asked while listening to the steady beat of his heart. He chuckled making the sound vibrate through me.
"You're like a cross dresser little sister to me Sky. I will not see another innocent woman die I love die." He squeezed me tight before letting go of me. "Now if you're going to get the Rebel to see that we have the King's daughter you should go see him. In a dress of course." I pulled a face at the idea of wearing a dress making Fred chuckle more. It had been so long since I had to dress as a woman. I couldn't even remember how to. I knew I had no choice. I had to dress as a woman at some point. f*****g hell.