Hello, this is not my first fanfiction I am writing another called The new Ranger. Some of the stories in this fanfiction will be silly and others will be serious. This is a more serious one so I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Rangers apprentice John Flanagan does.
Chapter 1: R for Ring
Will stood in the jewellery shop studying all the jewellery in front of him. He didn't know much about what girls looked for in their jewellery that was a definite. He knew they liked pretty things but then what he thought was pretty and what girls thought were pretty were two entirely different things. He looked around the small store, on the left of him was a shelf with bracelets and necklaces and then on his right were colourful scarves and dresses. This was the first time he had been in this shop and standing in it now made him feel uncomfortable. He didn't like people staring at him and he felt as if everyone that walked past the shop entrance stared at him, after all, he was a man and he was standing in a shop clearly for women.
He walked over to the counter and cleared his throat to get the shop owners attention. The man turned round and looked him up and down like he was figuring out whether Will was a threat. Will looked back at the man. Quickly the man looked away and Will could feel the awkwardness hanging in the air. The man was about the same height as Will and he looked to be in his early thirty's. He had grey hair that was thinning on top and he had a thick moustache that was the same colour. Will noted rather disgustedly that there were left over bits of food hanging in it. He resisted the urge to gag.
"I would like to buy a ring" Will said breaking the silence. The man looked at him questioningly but didn't ask what Will knew he was thinking. "It is for my wife." Will realised what he had said and felt like hitting his head, Alyss wasn't his wife yet, he was going to propose. He was nervous about it and kept thinking 'what if Alyss says no?'
"She's not my wife yet" Will added. The man smiled at him.
"Nervous? I know how you feel, felt the same way when I proposed to my wife but now I have a beautiful child and realise I had nothing to worry about" the shop owner said. Will smiled, he knew there was nothing to worry about deep down but inside his stomach was knotting with fear that Alyss might say no.
Will had decided today that he should take off his ranger clothes so that he could talk freely with the shop owner and the shop owner would not get uncomfortable talking to a ranger. Will knew nothing about what would be good to buy but he knew the shop owner would have a much better idea than him. Will had walked out the house without his ranger cloak and his bow. He had felt bare and more vulnerable without them but he wanted to get the right ring. He still had his Saxe and throwing knife in their sheaths but he had them slightly further round his waist so they were hidden by a cloak he had found in the cupboard. When Will had left his house he didn't know whether the shop owner would recognise him as a ranger or not as he was well known throughout Redmont and Araluen itself. He didn't think that the shop owner would as he had never been to the shop before and he didn't go to that part of the village as often as the other parts.
The man showed Will to the place where the rings were at the end of the counter. There were quite a few to choose from and Will had no idea what one he wanted to get.
-LINE BREAK-
Two days later Will sat in Jenny's restaurant waiting for Alyss to arrive. When she arrived Will's legs felt like jelly and he felt like he was going to fall over. They sat down at a table and waited to be served. Jenny arrived with a big smile on her face, she was delighted to see her friends again as they hadn't seen each other for months. Will felt the nerves go slightly as Jenny walked over and started talking with them but then she left with their order and Will felt the nerves return even bigger than before. Jenny arrived back half an hour later with two plates of steaming food. Will could smell the pork on the plates and his mouth watered as he thought about it. Jenny put the two plates down and Will and Alyss thanked her. Jenny was well known throughout Redmont as being an amazing cook, just as good as master Chubb the castle cook and whenever Will ate at her restaurant he was never disappointed by the food. He felt his stomach rumble as he saw the food and both he and Alyss started to eat. When they had finished Will felt the nerves all over his body, his legs felt like jelly, he felt like he was going to be sick and the palms of his hands were sweaty. He smiled at Alyss. His throat was dry from nerves. He took a deep breath and spoke the words that had been in his mind for days.
"Alyss, Will you marry me?" he said as he put the ring on her finger. He felt several emotions as he asked the question. He felt like an enormous weight had been lifted of him as he asked her and he didn't felt nervous anymore. He felt happy that he had asked her and was confident she would say yes. He looked at Alyss and saw nothing. Then a giant smile brushed her features.
"Yes, yes I will marry you" she said getting up and hugging Will. Will smiled back and hugged her. He looked at Alyss and she had tears in her eyes but Will thought happily, they were tears of happiness not sadness. Will felt like he could explode with happiness and his smile just grew bigger and bigger as seconds past. No matter how hard he tried he couldn't stop smiling.
So did you like it? Please let me know. Review and let me know what you think and if I have done something wrong like spelling or grammar let me know. If you have any ideas for what to write about for A let me know. I would obviously give you credit for the idea. Should I continue or is this going to be a complete failure and I should stop now.
