Hey, well this is the first chapter of my fic.I hope you enjoy.sorry it's a
bit short!
Lioness Rampant...a little messed up
Ch.1-Council Meeting
Jonathan closed the door behind Gary and came back to Alanna at the table. "Please don't feel that being Champion traps you in any way," he said, somewhat concerned. "We are far past the era when a champion has to defend his king's law with his sword. I imagine you'll have all the time in the world to continue roaming."
Alanna smiled at him. "That's good. It's not that I don't like being home. It's just I know there are places I haven't seen. I'll always be here when you need me though."
"That's a comfort." An awkward silence descended until she asked, abruptly, "Are you still courting that princess I heard about-Josiane? The one I met last night?"
Jonathan blushed and shook his head. "She likes being a princess too much. And she's cruel. She does a good job of hiding it but she is." He fiddled with the papers in front of him. "Are you jealous?" he asked sharply. "I noticed you didn't waste time finding somebody to replace me. Two some bodies if you count George and Liam Ironarm."
It was Alanna's turn to blush. "I'm not jealous," she said at last. I just thought you had better taste than that."
Jonathan stared at the table. "My offer of marriage is stands, if you want it."
She wanted to say yes but that's not what came out. "I don't know if you've realized it, Jon, but we're very different people these days. I didn't realize just how different until this council meeting."
"It's funny," he replied, thinking. "I look at you and I realize you've been to places I'll never visit." He smiled regretfully. "You turned into a hero when I wasn't looking."
"Don't say that. I'm still me." She walked over to sit on the table in front of him. She took his hand, and feeling more at ease, she tickled his palm. "Jon, if we were married we'd probably make a mess of things."
"I'm willing to try." He said looking her in the eye.
"Jon." she started. But was cut off by his lips capturing hers in a kiss.
"I'll ask you one last time," he said moving from the chair and kneeling on the floor in front of her. Her hands in his he asked, "Lady Alanna of Trebond and Olau, Will you marry me?"
"Jon.I."
"I won't give up until you say yes." He sat back in the chair and pulled her on to his lap.
"Yes." She said leaning in to kiss him.
When they pulled back Jon said, "So I guess I'll have to give the position of champion to someone else? Un less you want the extra work of course?"
"Along with, Being Queen, roaming and keeping you happy.nah, give it to someone else."
Lioness Rampant...a little messed up
Ch.1-Council Meeting
Jonathan closed the door behind Gary and came back to Alanna at the table. "Please don't feel that being Champion traps you in any way," he said, somewhat concerned. "We are far past the era when a champion has to defend his king's law with his sword. I imagine you'll have all the time in the world to continue roaming."
Alanna smiled at him. "That's good. It's not that I don't like being home. It's just I know there are places I haven't seen. I'll always be here when you need me though."
"That's a comfort." An awkward silence descended until she asked, abruptly, "Are you still courting that princess I heard about-Josiane? The one I met last night?"
Jonathan blushed and shook his head. "She likes being a princess too much. And she's cruel. She does a good job of hiding it but she is." He fiddled with the papers in front of him. "Are you jealous?" he asked sharply. "I noticed you didn't waste time finding somebody to replace me. Two some bodies if you count George and Liam Ironarm."
It was Alanna's turn to blush. "I'm not jealous," she said at last. I just thought you had better taste than that."
Jonathan stared at the table. "My offer of marriage is stands, if you want it."
She wanted to say yes but that's not what came out. "I don't know if you've realized it, Jon, but we're very different people these days. I didn't realize just how different until this council meeting."
"It's funny," he replied, thinking. "I look at you and I realize you've been to places I'll never visit." He smiled regretfully. "You turned into a hero when I wasn't looking."
"Don't say that. I'm still me." She walked over to sit on the table in front of him. She took his hand, and feeling more at ease, she tickled his palm. "Jon, if we were married we'd probably make a mess of things."
"I'm willing to try." He said looking her in the eye.
"Jon." she started. But was cut off by his lips capturing hers in a kiss.
"I'll ask you one last time," he said moving from the chair and kneeling on the floor in front of her. Her hands in his he asked, "Lady Alanna of Trebond and Olau, Will you marry me?"
"Jon.I."
"I won't give up until you say yes." He sat back in the chair and pulled her on to his lap.
"Yes." She said leaning in to kiss him.
When they pulled back Jon said, "So I guess I'll have to give the position of champion to someone else? Un less you want the extra work of course?"
"Along with, Being Queen, roaming and keeping you happy.nah, give it to someone else."
