Authors note: Hey everyone I'm huggablebear14! This is actually my very first fanfic :D so hope you guys like it. By the way I love reading stories but I'm not so good so if you have some advice or something that I can improve in I'd be happy to read it so please review. ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own Jane and the Dragon or any of it's characters.
It was morning the sun rose in the sky that was dotted with clouds. The water was calm and quite in the river. Not a sound, the world seemed peaceful by the river bank. Birds chirping their morning song. Flying in the cool morning chill. A red headed girl slowly walked up to the water. She wore her short royal blue silky night dress and a small black blanket wrapped around her shoulders giving her some warmth. She got closer to where her toes met the chilly water. She wiggled them as if digging her toes in sand. Walking further into the icey water and came to a stop to were the water just came to her knees. The water was cold as snow and gave her goose bumps crawling up her thin legs. It mad her shiver feeling the winter feeling dropping her body temperature. She gasp deeply as the morning breeze blew right past her, causing her to see her breathe. A few strands of her fiery red hair was pushed to her face. As she pushed the short and wavy hair out of trace she notice a gaint rock sitting in the shallow water. It was big enough for at least to people to sit on color of the stone really caught her attention, it was grey, the same grey as steel and fog, the same grey as the eyes of her rival "Gunther" she whispered to herself. She made her numb body move to the rock and climb on top to sit. She brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them as shivered wildley and uncontrollable Thinking of her rival, his long black raven hair brought back and only reached his the bottom of his neck. His eyes steel grey, and his smile that lightened up make her feel as if she were flying, flying without the help of her best friend, Dragon. She felt like a feather, weightless and fragile. Her heart would skip a beat and her cheeks would heat up. Just thinking about him made her feel warm and loving not caring of the winter feel of the morning. She loved the way he would be so mysterious. How pig headed he was yet he cared and he was was strong and amazingly handsome.
'Gunther' she sighed 'why do I feel this way?' She brought her green eyes to the horizon where sun that was still rising. 'No' she shook and suddenly the warmth fell fast feeling cold and shivering wildy again 'what am I doing!'. Her teeth clattered, she was cold she wanted warmth, but she didn't want to go back to the castle, not now, not when she finally gets time to think to herself and organize her thoughts. Her only time to have time to herself and enjoy the peace without having to do her duties. She watched the beautiful sun rising. She had alot of time before going back to the castle.
'Good before everyone else wakes up I'll sneak back in and change, Champion' She smirked 'I wonder...how it feels to...kiss a boy' Her thoughts went back to Gunther.
'Gunther...' She blushed and closed her eyes. Remembering two years ago when she saw him so close to a village girl by the river, they were about to brush their lips. Anger crawled inside the red headed girl, and she spoke furiously "Gunther! Sir Theodore needs to speak with you". He jumped backwards letting go of the girl and look up. The village girl gave him a hard slap and stomped away glaring at her as she walked away.
'Huh, that biscuit weevil deserved that...' She smiled 'but you love him' a voice in her head interrupted.
'No! No I don't I hate him'
"Jane" A male voice came from behind, startling her. It was to early for anyone to be up except for Jane. She started hoping for Dragon as she slowly turned her head to see who called her name.
"Gunther!" She gasped and pulled her blanket across her chest as she noticed him standing there with a brown bag in his hand. "Wha...what are...y-you doing here?" she shivered between her question.
"I should ask the same thing...what are you doing here out in the cold with only your night dress?"
"Why do you care? You biscuit weevil"
"Jane you could catch something"
"Yeah well what do you want" Jane climb down the rock and walk slowly towards Gunther.
"Sir Theodore needs to speak to us"
"He is awake as well?!"
"Yes almost the entire castle is"
"But how will I sneak back in without anyone noticing me in my night dress"
"Thats why you change before you leave your room" Gunther gave a slight grinn
"You pig head!" Jane pushed him almost knocking him over "what do you have in that bag"
"Your clothes"
"My what?!"
"When I was looking for you I entered your room and saw that you weren't there so I looked out your window and saw you on the rock...I noticed that you were only wearing your night dress so I decided to take your clothes"
"Oh..." Jane felt her cheeks heat up.
"Here are your clothes" Gunther dropped the bag and started walking back to the castle. As he turned the corner of the castle wall he heard a yelp from behind. A faint yelp as if it was in need for help. Then a faint scream that sounded that it was covered by a hand.
"Jane" Gunther whispered as thoughts of her crawled throughout his mind.
"Jane!" Gunther turned and ran back pulling out his sword out. He found her struggling to break free from a bandit holding her tightly against him.
"Let her go!" Gunther yelled
"Or what" the bandit smirked evilly while pulling out a knife and pushing it hard against Janes neck. "Come closer and she is long gone"
"I said let her go!" Gunther yelled furiously. He watched Jane's eyes suffering and beginning to fill with water.
"And I say drop the weapon or I'll slice her"
"Heh" Gunther smiled "I can tell your weak using victims to get away with things, your no bandit your a weakling and won't fight like a man"
"How dare you say that!"
"Oh well I just did"
"Fine you want a fight you get one" The man dropped his knife and threw Jane to the floor, making her violently hit against a large rock. He pulled out his sword and started walking towards Gunther.
"Gunther...no" Jane struggle to get up. She felt weak, she hated it, she hated being weak, but pain pounded her hard as she hit the rock. Her head ached and made to world seem to spin. Her left arm stung with more pain as she tried lifting herself off the ground. She sat back and rested her back on the rock. She waited for her vision to clear and got up. She noticed that Gunther and the man fought. Jane watched with her eyes as the two swords cling as they hit against each other. Then suddenly the man sliced a cut on Gunther's left arm. Gunther fell grasping his cut. The Bandit had his foot on Gunther's chest and brought his sword down to his neck.
"Now look who is the weak one" he laughed evilly "I need you to say good bye to the girl before you take your last breath"
'Gunther No! I have to help him' Jane looked for something to attack with. She suddenly notice the knife that the Bandit held up against her neck laying in the dirt.
"Leave her be!"Gunther said through gritted teeth.
"I will once I-argh!" The man stopped and gave a face of pain. Gunther looked at him puzzled but then noticed a blade going through his side. He fell on the floor dead silent not a sound just his pale body that didn't move at all.
"Jane?" Gunther looked at the red headed girl the was knelt down beside Gunther.
"Are you okay?" Her eyes gave a worried look.
"Yes Jane I'm fine"
"Gunther..."
"Yes Jane"
"I killed him... I killed a man!"
"It's okay Jane" he tried shushing her "calm down"
"How can I calm down Gunther! I killed a man" Jane stood and walked back and forth impatiently.
"Jane" Gunther pushed himself up not caring about the pain that stung on the cut "there will be a day when we will be going to battle and you will have to get used to the feel of killing even if you don't like it"
Jane took a deep breath and looked up at Gunther.
"I guess your right...thank you Gunther"
"For what"
"For saving me"
"Your the one that saved me"
"Well we both saved each other...now turn around while I change into my clothes"
"Okay-hey!" Gunther gave a laugh as a black blanket met his face.
"Jane would you like to tell me where you have been this morning?" Sir Theodore looked down at Jane with his grey eyes.
"I couldn't sleep so I decided to go for a morning walk" she looked back at her mentor.
"Ahh...getting your thoughts straight"
"Yes..yes"
"Very well...I have a duty for both you squires"
"And what would that be Sir Theodore?"
"We need you two to babysit the royal children while we are gone"
"What?" Jane came into thought 'does he even remember what happen last time?'
"Yes Jane you and Gunther would be babysitting Lavinia and Cuthbert for a few days...the king and queen have to visit another kingdom for...uhhh an important discussion"
"But Sir Theodore don't you remember what happened last time?"
"Yes Jane and-"
"For god's sake get these two help!" Sir Ivan yelled from the entrance of the castle.
"What is going on?" Gunther started sprinting towards the cry followed by Jane and Sir Theodore.
Hey I know it's short but I'll be working on it soo...what do you think is going on?