~*~Thoughts~*~
By Page Nightsong
Kel slammed her mathematics book shut and stood up from her desk, pacing the room. The flock of sparrows that roosted in her room took flight, but settled in new areas as soon as they knew everything was all right. An ugly dog stirred on the floor, but continued to sleep. Kel's pacing quickened as more uneasy thoughts flooded her mind. She cursed the name of the one who gave her uneasy thoughts, the one who had given her uneasy thoughts since she was in her second year as a page. The green eyed, brown haired teen who was Alanna the Lioness's squire. Yet again she quickened her pacing, muttering to herself, "Why does he make me giddy at his touch? Stutter when I speak to him? Why do I feel this way about anyone? Why do I like anyone?" She ceased her pacing when a knock sounded from the oak door.
"Come in," she yelled, and returned to her pacing. The one who gave her all the uneasy thoughts walked into the room, worry danced in his eyes.
"Kel, why didn't you come to study group tonight? Are you sick? Did someone hurt you?" Neal, the uneasy thought giver, asked, laying a gentle hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever. She flinched at his soft hand on her forehead.
"I'm not sick, Neal. I'm fine, really. No one hurt me," she said, her voice stuttering a little. She walked over and sat on the edge of her bed, starring blankly at the floor. Neal didn't believe for one moment that she was fine and walked over to join her on the bed.
"What's wrong then? I know something's wrong, so don't try to hide it," he said when she shook her head. Suddenly, a good thought came to her. Picking up one of her pillows, she gave Neal a good whack on the head, sending a few feathers flying. Neal grinned and picked up a pillow of his own, trying to get her back. She stood on the bed, continually hitting Neal with the pillow. Finally she hit him hard enough to send him to the floor.
"Now your in for it!" he said, grinning as he lunged at her. Kel shrieked and leapt away, dodging the now awake dog and the sparrows. Neal ran after her, grinning. Finally he jumped, pinning her to the ground. Kel looked deep into the green depths of Neal's eyes, looking for the love she hoped was there. She mentally slapped herself for liking the way he was positioned on her. As she stared, Neal leaned closer, till his face was close enough for a kiss. Suddenly he stood up, letting go of her. He headed for the door, dodging the few sparrows that still flew around the room.
"What were you going to do?" Kel asked, still lying on the floor although she had propped herself up on her elbows. Neal stopped and turned around, looking at Kel's form lying on the ground.
"This," he whispered and walked over to her, kneeling down over her and kissing her hesitantly. Kel was surprised by the sudden showing of emotions, but soon melted into the kiss. She kissed him back passionately, pulling him down closer to her until he lay right on top of her. Neal's arm's snaked their way around her. A sudden thought occurred to Kel, making her pull away from Neal.
"Neal, do you love me?"
"More than you'll ever know. I love you so much! Do you love me?" he asked, bringing his face close for another kiss.
"Yes I do. I love you, Neal," she whispered as he placed his lips on hers, kissing her sweetly. They had each other's tunics off and Neal's shirt when a sudden knock came from the large oak door.
"Kel? Kel are you in there?" The voices belonged to the usual study group members; Fal, Merric, Cleon, Owen, and the others. Neal let go of Kel and fumbled for his shirt and tunic. Kel hastily put her tunic on and whispered for Neal to hide in the dressing room.
"Yes I'm in here. What do you need?" she asked when she had opened the door.
"Why didn't you come to study group? And do you know where Neal is?" Cleon asked, looking around the room.
"I haven't seen Neal all night. And I didn't come to study group because I have a headache. Now will you leave? I'd like to get rid of this headache before Midwinter." She lied, hiding it very well. The others believed her and left, Cleon saying, "If you see Neal, tell him the Stump wishes to speak to him."
"I will if I see him. Good bye!" She shut the door, whispering to Neal that he could come out now.
"Well, I guess I'd better go see the Stump. See you tomorrow," he whispered, kissing her passionately one more time before heading towards the door. He stopped when Kel spoke, "I love you."
"I love you too. Bye my love!" With that he left. Kel flopped down happily in her chair; her homework suddenly easier knowing that Neal loved.
By Page Nightsong
Kel slammed her mathematics book shut and stood up from her desk, pacing the room. The flock of sparrows that roosted in her room took flight, but settled in new areas as soon as they knew everything was all right. An ugly dog stirred on the floor, but continued to sleep. Kel's pacing quickened as more uneasy thoughts flooded her mind. She cursed the name of the one who gave her uneasy thoughts, the one who had given her uneasy thoughts since she was in her second year as a page. The green eyed, brown haired teen who was Alanna the Lioness's squire. Yet again she quickened her pacing, muttering to herself, "Why does he make me giddy at his touch? Stutter when I speak to him? Why do I feel this way about anyone? Why do I like anyone?" She ceased her pacing when a knock sounded from the oak door.
"Come in," she yelled, and returned to her pacing. The one who gave her all the uneasy thoughts walked into the room, worry danced in his eyes.
"Kel, why didn't you come to study group tonight? Are you sick? Did someone hurt you?" Neal, the uneasy thought giver, asked, laying a gentle hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever. She flinched at his soft hand on her forehead.
"I'm not sick, Neal. I'm fine, really. No one hurt me," she said, her voice stuttering a little. She walked over and sat on the edge of her bed, starring blankly at the floor. Neal didn't believe for one moment that she was fine and walked over to join her on the bed.
"What's wrong then? I know something's wrong, so don't try to hide it," he said when she shook her head. Suddenly, a good thought came to her. Picking up one of her pillows, she gave Neal a good whack on the head, sending a few feathers flying. Neal grinned and picked up a pillow of his own, trying to get her back. She stood on the bed, continually hitting Neal with the pillow. Finally she hit him hard enough to send him to the floor.
"Now your in for it!" he said, grinning as he lunged at her. Kel shrieked and leapt away, dodging the now awake dog and the sparrows. Neal ran after her, grinning. Finally he jumped, pinning her to the ground. Kel looked deep into the green depths of Neal's eyes, looking for the love she hoped was there. She mentally slapped herself for liking the way he was positioned on her. As she stared, Neal leaned closer, till his face was close enough for a kiss. Suddenly he stood up, letting go of her. He headed for the door, dodging the few sparrows that still flew around the room.
"What were you going to do?" Kel asked, still lying on the floor although she had propped herself up on her elbows. Neal stopped and turned around, looking at Kel's form lying on the ground.
"This," he whispered and walked over to her, kneeling down over her and kissing her hesitantly. Kel was surprised by the sudden showing of emotions, but soon melted into the kiss. She kissed him back passionately, pulling him down closer to her until he lay right on top of her. Neal's arm's snaked their way around her. A sudden thought occurred to Kel, making her pull away from Neal.
"Neal, do you love me?"
"More than you'll ever know. I love you so much! Do you love me?" he asked, bringing his face close for another kiss.
"Yes I do. I love you, Neal," she whispered as he placed his lips on hers, kissing her sweetly. They had each other's tunics off and Neal's shirt when a sudden knock came from the large oak door.
"Kel? Kel are you in there?" The voices belonged to the usual study group members; Fal, Merric, Cleon, Owen, and the others. Neal let go of Kel and fumbled for his shirt and tunic. Kel hastily put her tunic on and whispered for Neal to hide in the dressing room.
"Yes I'm in here. What do you need?" she asked when she had opened the door.
"Why didn't you come to study group? And do you know where Neal is?" Cleon asked, looking around the room.
"I haven't seen Neal all night. And I didn't come to study group because I have a headache. Now will you leave? I'd like to get rid of this headache before Midwinter." She lied, hiding it very well. The others believed her and left, Cleon saying, "If you see Neal, tell him the Stump wishes to speak to him."
"I will if I see him. Good bye!" She shut the door, whispering to Neal that he could come out now.
"Well, I guess I'd better go see the Stump. See you tomorrow," he whispered, kissing her passionately one more time before heading towards the door. He stopped when Kel spoke, "I love you."
"I love you too. Bye my love!" With that he left. Kel flopped down happily in her chair; her homework suddenly easier knowing that Neal loved.