I'll stand by you ch 2

Chapter two From Hear To Eternity

Cinna got to his feet he helped Noelle to her feet and hugged her when he let go of her she looked him in the eyes.

They where silent a gentle breeze came threw the forest and the birds singing a gentle melody. Noelle looked at the birds and smiled. She whistled back to the them.

They herd gun shots. "Cinna get down." Noelle wisped.

"What is going on?" Cinna wisped. "It's Zedock Snow Duke says that where his hart should be there is a black hole. He ran over and killed a child with a stolen stage coach." Noelle whispered. "That's horrible." Cinna whispered back.

They herd a voice. "Hello puppet." Zedock Snow said in his bone chilling voice as he sat on his tall black horse. He looks like President Snow. "Oh what a lovely necklace you have hand it over!" He commanded holing a hand gun to her head with his left hand and holding her still with his right. "But it has been passed down from the women in my family for years." Noelle cried.

"You herd me puppet hand it over or I will kill you!" He commanded. Noelle took the necklace off and handed it over to him. "Now puppet was that so hard." he said wit a smile. They herd horses galloping. "Zedock Snow you are under a rest!" The sheriff yelled. Zedock opened fired then he took off on his horse. The sheriff chased after him He dropped Noelle's necklace on the ground. Cinna picked it up and he put it around her neck.

"Oh Cinna I was so scared. Zedock Snow is a out law he has broken out of jail he dose it every time." Noelle said.

Cinna put his arm around her and walked her back up to her house. John was repairing the fence. Cinna was beaming at Noelle.

"Hello John." Noelle said. John nodded at her she looked over at the slave driver. "Oh my you said yes! We will have a engagement party and invite the hole town!" Tobias said looking Noelle's hand.

Noelle smiled at her father. "Welcome to the family Cinna! I know you be a grate head of the house." Tobias said. "Thank you I honored to be marring your darter." Cinna said.

"Cinna may I talk to man to man?" Tobias asked. "Yes sir, Noelle I will see you at dinner" Cinna said. Noelle went for a walk in the garden she picked an apple off the tree she sat under the tree and snaked on it as she watched the sun go down.

Duke jumped off his horse. "I herd of Cinna's engagement to you. Did you know I am in love with you. You have fallen for a another. I just want to tell you that I will do any thing for you and who ever you love." Duke said. "Thank you Duke I hope you will entened my engagement party." Noelle said. Duke just smiled "Yes I will be there for you and Cinna in your new life with him." Duke said climbing on his horse and riding away. "Hello beautiful. Our party is tomorrow. I just love social parties" Cinna happily getting down on his knees.

"I am so excited!" Noelle said. throwing her arms around him. "Come on lets get up to the house it's getting dark." Cinna wisped helping her to her feet. They walked in the house they where greeted by Tobias. "We need to get ready for tomorrow! You both need to sleep." Tobias said. "Good night Cinna good night daddy." Noelle said. "Good night bright eyes." Cinna wisperd kissing her hand.

The next morning

the sun peeked threw the window there was not a cloud in the sky. Noelle got dresses in her navy blue dress with white lace on the collar and around the wrists. She put her tan bonnet she tied the dark red ribbons in a bow under her chin. She look at her self in the mirror. There was a knock on her door. "Come on Noelle every one is hear time to go down stairs with Cinna." Tobias said. Noelle walked out of her room and met up with Cinna in the hall. Cinna was dressed in a brown suite and black shoes. "You look so beautiful Noelle." Cinna said. "Thank you Cinna. You look so handsome I love you." Noelle said.

Cinna and Noelle walked down the stairs arm in arm to the clapping party gests.

"Thank you for all for coming to our engagement party!" Cinna called happily. Duke was leaning in the door pain with a scowl on his face He took a slip out of his whisky bottle . Noelle was showing the outer women in the town her ring. Duke walked up to Cinna.

"Cinna I hate you because you fell out of the sky in that thing and stole my lady. Uha I saw it all when you shows up I was herding cattle. President Snow was impersonating Zedock Snow and President Snow is going to kidnap Noelle to get you. I will go back to where ever you came from and take your place in what ever he is going to do to you. Don't tell her that's up to me." Duke snapped. Cinna looked at him like he is wondering why he hates him.

"Duke thank you why would you do that for me?" Cinna asked. "UHH I am sparing your life not for you it's for the lovely Noelle…. I can't live with out her. She's not in love with me she loves you." Duke said in an irritated voice. Cinna just looked at him. "Just promises me one thing don't you even ever think of hurting Noelle." Duke said poking him in the chest. "I would never think of it I love her with all my hart." Cinna said. Duke walked away. "I am so happy for you Noelle and I wish you and Cinna many happy years together." Duke said. Noelle smiled and said "Thank you Duke you are so kind." Cinna was getting some strawberry pie. He was talking with Rain. Noelle walked up to Cinna. "Hello Cinna." Noelle said. "Noelle hello how are you enjoying the party?" Cinna asked putting his arm around her. "I am having a grate time." Noelle said.

Noelle walked out in the forest with some meet in her hand she knelt on the ground a mountain lion walked up to her she fed it the meet and began to pet the mountain lion. "Noelle? What are you doing you could be killed!" Cinna Yelled. The Mountain Lion walked in front of her and growled fearely. "It's ok Bastiao it's just Cinna." She said. Bastiao walked into the forest. "Why would you keep that thing?" Cinna asked. "Bastiao is my friend he and I are the same I raised him since he was a cub." Noelle said. She hugging him. on the lips. Cinna let go of her. She sat in the grass Cinna sat next to her he put his arm around Noelle's shoulder he brought her close to him. They where silent Noelle put her head on Cinna's shoulder. They watched the sun go down. "Tomorrow we will be married. Can you believe it?" Cinna asked. "Tomorrow. I can't wait!" Noelle said happily. She hugged him he rubbed her back. "Noelle you mean the world to me." Cinna wisped lovingly." They walked back up to the house hand in hand.

They walked back in the house and talked and hand fun with the rest of the town. After the party was over Cinna collapse on his bed and fell a sleep. Noelle leaned on the door pain and smiled. She walked in the room and she took his shoes off his feet and kissed him on the floured. "Good night Cinna." She whispered.

She walked out and into her room she took a doll off the shelf and hugged it. "Tomorrow I will be married to Cinna and be the mother to his children." She said to the doll. She fell a sleep hugging the doll.

It was early morning Noelle looked at her wedding gown and smiled. She walked out to the kitchen John was in cooking briefest. He smiled when he saw her. "Good morning bride to be." John said. "Good morning Noelle you must be so exceed to married to Cinna after you will become the mother to his children." Tobias said. That morning Cinna and Noelle ate briefest in separate rooms. Cinna talked to Tobias and Noelle talked with John.

"Well lady Royal time to get you in your wedding dress." John said. Noelle smiled and walked up the stairs with Alfey.

Alfey fixed Noelle's hair in a bun she helped her put her purls on.

There was a knock on her door. "Noelle it's time to walk down the isle to Cinna!" Tobias called. Noelle walked out of her room and smiled at her father and took his arm and walked down the stairs to Cinna. He was beaming when she got in arms length of him he put out his hand. Noelle put her hand in his he gently closed his hand around hers.

"Cinna do you take Noelle as your wife? In sickness and in health? For richer or for poorer? In death do you part? " The Priest asked. "I do." Cinna said. The Priest turned to Noelle.

Noelle do you take Cinna as your husband? In sickness and in health? For richer or for poorer? In death do you part? " the priest asked. "I do." Noelle said. "The rings." The Priest said.

Tobias handed the rings to him. "Cinna repeat after me." The Priest said. "Noelle I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you." The Priest said. "Noelle I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you." Cinna repeated. He trued to her "Cinna I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you." The Priest said. "Cinna I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you." Noelle said.

"I pronounce you as husband and wife you may kiss the bride." The Priest said. Cinna kissed her "Now I pronounce you man and wife." The Priest said.

Cinna and Noelle walked to there reception. Duke was standing watching Cinna and Noelle dance. He sipped his whisky buddle. He had look of envy on his face. After the dance Cinna and Noelle mingled with there wedding gests. After the reception Cinna carried Noelle over the thresh hold of the house. The next mooring Noelle went out side to pick strawberries.