Hello All! Tis I! And what's that paper in my hand you ask? Why it's another Jane and The Dragon FanFiction!
I know some of you are waiting for another chapter in Gunther's Secret, But I haven't gotten 5 reviews yet, So if you do want me to comtinue, you have to Review! The same goes for this story!
For those of you who are not familiar with my work feel free to read:
Gunther's Secret
Lavinia's Birthday
Vengeance
Also: I do not own JatD, if I did, I would be rich somewhere, off making the movie!
And: In This story Jane is 13, And Gunther is 15. That should be anough information for you.
Jane and her mother were arguing again. Princess Lavinias 8th Birthday was approaching, and Adeline absolutely insisted that Jane wear a dress. This time she would not allow Jane to skip the ball, as Princess Lavinia had specifically requested that Jane MUST be in attendance. And so, that leads us to Jane and Adeline constantly arguing.
Today's argument happened to be in the Great Hall, where everyone was decorating. Adeline had come in to ask Jane to come to her room to get measurements for her dress. Gunther saw Jane look at him angrily and then turn back to her mother to say something contradiction.
Gunther did not care if Jane chose to where the dress or not. But for some reason it seemed as though Jane thought he did. And he used to. He used to find the thought of Jane wearing a dress amusing, but he now found the arguments tiresome. And repetitive.
"Jane, There will be important people there!" Adeline said insistently. Jane sneered.
"Exactly! If I wear a dress everyone will think I am a Lady-In-Waiting! I am a soon to be Knight and I think they should know it!" She said arrogantly. Her mother sighed.
"Jane. There is not a soul in this Kingdom who does not know that you are Squire. No one will care! In fact I think they will all be relieved if you did wear the dress." Adeline explained.
"Why would they be relieved?" Jane asked, still red with anger. Gunther rolled his eyes. Jane was fairly bright. But she was book smart. She was not very educated when it came to people"
"Because then all this fighting would stop!" Her mother explained. Gunther could see she was a bit shocked that Jane had not figured that out already.
"Oh, they do not care!" Jane said carelessly. Gunther had gotten tired of standing so he had decided to sit down a read while they were fighting. But now he looked up from his book, to look around.
The king was sitting on his throne and Pepper, Jester, Rake, Smithy, and pig were all in the Great Hall as well. They had been helping to decorate the room for the ball, but now they just stood around. Watching.
Jane did not bother looking around. Gunther felt as though Jane thought that because she had become the first girl Squire, everyone in the castle should not contradict her, and should let her do things her way. And most of them did. All except for Gunther. So Gunther felt that this was the reason she despised him so. Because he was the only one that would stand up to her and say no. Jane's mother seemed to be the only other one that would stand up to Jane. And for that reason, Jane despised her mother as well.
"They do care Jane. And I am sure they are sick of it. So please Jane, just wear the dress." Adeline pleaded. Jane simply snorted.
"The only time I would ever wear a dress to a ball is if Gunther wore a dress as well!" Jane said confidently.
"I could do that." Gunther said quite calmly. Everyone turned to look at him. It seemed they had almost forgotten he was there.
"Y-You could do what?" Adeline asked. Gunther maintained the same look as before.
"I could wear a gown to the ball." He said, as though it were the most normal thing in the world. He kept his eyes directed towards Jane and Adeline, who were in the center of the room, but he could see that everyone was a bit shocked by what he had just said.
"What?" Adeline asked gently. Gunther grinned a bit.
"If Jane will only go to the ball in a gown, if I wear one too, then so be it. I shall wear one." Gunther replied. Jane flashed him a dirty look. But he did not care. Gunther was not doing this to irritate Jane. He was doing it because he thought that Adeline deserved to win, at least once.
Gunther gave Adeline a smile, and she returned it. Then she turned to Jane.
"Well, Jane. Let us get you a good dress." She said smiling. Jane looked at Gunther.
"You can not be serious. You are not really going wear a gown to the ball." She said snidely. Gunther shook his head.
"I have every intention of keeping my word, If you do the same." He replied. Jane then turned back to her mother.
"Fine. I will wear a gown to the ball." Jane said through gritted teeth. Gunther got up from his chair and put the book back on the small table next to him.
"Well, it seems I shall have to go and get myself a dress." He said and strolled out the door. The room was a buzz with conversation after he left.
Not a soul was to miss this Ball.
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