A/N: Hey guys! This is my last Alanna/Jon fanfiction for a while. Don't worry they'll be in my other fanfictions but it won't be about them. This is the prologue to the story Love Hurts. Thanks 4-eyedDragon for letting me use your ideas. And guys, please read her stories, they're really good! I'm done talking.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of Tamora Pierce's books or the characters Alianne, Jane of Trebond, or any future characters I use from 4-eyedDragon's story.
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Alanna sat and stared into the mirror as the serving girl put up her hair. She took a deep breath to steady herself. The girl patted the last lock of Alanna's hair into place. "There, that wasn't so bad now was it, darlin'" The head maid said as she came into the room. She carried a bundle of white. Alanna smiled and moved to take the bundle, which held her daughter, Alianne, and smiled down at her. Her violet eyes stared up at Alanna. She kissed her forehead and handed her back to the maid. Alanna saw the younger girl sifting through a box of jewelry. She came up with an amethyst necklace and matching ear drops. Alanna felt her ears. They had forced her to down so they could stick a needle through them. Alanna sighed at the memory. Much to the others' amusement, she had fainted.
Alanna careful pulled on the white dress with help. It was made of soft silk and satin. It hugged her curves closely and a plunging neckline revealed her ember necklace and an amethyst, given to her by the King himself as a wedding present. Her hair was up on her head, twisted into braids and coiled around the center bun at the center of her head. She fingered the ring Jonathan had given her and was given the courage to step through the doors and into the chamber where Myles waited to escort her to her soon to be husband.
As the royal couple lay in bed, Alanna thought about the wedding. Nothing had gone wrong. She smiled and snuggled closer to Jon, who pulled her closer. Suddenly, Alianne let out a cry and both Alanna and Jon were out of bed and rushing to the nursery to check on her. She was hungry. Alanna fed her and Jon watched, waiting for her to finish and come back with him to bed. She put the drowsy baby back in her cradle and followed Jon back to bed, thinking about Alianne's sudden screams.
