Title:
Confusing Love
Author: Fluff206 (FluffBold@aol.com)
Genre:
Romance/General
Rating:
PG
Disclaimer:
All characters belong to Tamora Pierce, stories mine. Sorry if I've copied
anyone's ideas. I didn't mean to.
Summary:
Kel and Neal romance is the basic story, but it also has a plot! Just because
its romance doesn't mean that has a happy ending!
This is
my first fanfic, so in reviews can you say if there are major problems with it.
Sorry if it's no good, but I haven't got into the hang of it yet.
Starts at
the beginning of Squire. The squires haven't been chosen yet. Cleon and the
others that are already squires are still at the palace.
It was
the first day back and Kel was walking down to the mess hall. She looked around
and saw Neal, Cleon and the rest of her friends already sitting at the squire's
table. She went over to say hello and join them. Cleon was the first to notice
her, he got up and gestured to his place saying, 'Would the beautiful young
lady like to sit?' Kel laughed and said, 'Aren't you ever going to stop with
calling me funny names?' Cleon looked up puzzled, saying 'You are every name
I've ever called you, from teardrop of my heart to
beautiful young lady.' At that moment Neal came and gave Kel a big hug, this
was a good distraction for Kel because she was puzzled about what Cleon had
said. He had said it not in his usual joking voice, but in a very serious
voice.
For the
rest of the time until Lord Wyldon entered she was bombarded with questions
about what she had done over the holidays. Kel kept looking over at Neal, over
the holidays she had wondered about her feelings for him. She had finally come
to the decision that she loved him. Some people might of thought that she
didn't know what love is, but she had talked to her some of her nicer sisters
about it and described her feelings. They had all said that it was love, but
one of them, Adie had said that it might just be her first love not a true
love.
Everyone
stopped talking as Lord Wyldon the 'Stump' came in. He greeted everyone with
the usual 'welcome back' speech. At the end of the speech he said, 'Could
Keladry of Mindelan see me after breakfast'. Kel
suddenly wondered what he could want; she naturally expected the worst. What
could he possibly want?
Breakfast
went without any unusual events. Kel asked, 'I wonder what he wants?'
'Who',
Neal said.
'The
stump'
'Probably
just wants to remind you that he will still try anything to get you thrown out,
even though you aren't a page anymore.'
'I think
you're a bit harsh on him sometimes Neal, he's not all bad.'
'How can
you say that after all the heights he's made you climb.'
'He just
wants me to conquer my fear of heights.'
'Yeah
right,' Neal went back to talk to Roald. Kel knew that Neal was wrong, over the
holidays she had worked out what the stump had meant when he said he had wished
she been born a boy. At the beginning he might of wanted to throw her out, but
he was fair, and after four years he had finally accepted her.
After
breakfast Kel went and stood outside Lord Wyldon office, waiting for the
servant to signal that she could knock. She heard Lord Wyldon call, 'Come in
Keladry'. Kel walked in and closed the door. The stump was standing by the
opposite wall looking up and down Kel. Kel plucked up the courage to ask, 'Sir,
what did you call me for'.
'I called
for you, so I could remind you about a few things. You may remember that on the
first day you came to this palace I told you that there must not be anything
between you and the other boys at this palace. As far as I know that hasn't
been so far, but you are starting to have feelings.'
Kel
suddenly froze, he couldn't know about the way she felt for Neal.
Lord
Wyldon saw Kel stiffen and said, 'I do not have any concrete evidence, but my
own children started to have feelings for men around your age. Also when a
certain squire comes near you, your face becomes completely blank, as if you're
trying to hide something, say a feeling.'
Kel
looked up and met his eyes, he knew that she fancied Neal. But if he knew,
others might also know, including Neal! Kel answered back strongly saying; 'I
do not know what you are talking about.'
Lord
Wyldon smiled and said, 'Of course you don't, but the same rule applies, if you
have a boy in your room, the door must stay open. You are becoming a nice
looking young woman, you're bound to attract admires. Dismissed Squire
Keladry.'
Kel left
the office, and walked very fast up to her new room in the squire's hall. No
one else seemed to be about, she thought that they must have gone outside without
her. She decided to stay in her room for a bit and think, as there was no
lessons today she had the whole day to do what she wanted.
The
reason there was nobody about was because all of her friends were in Neal's
room. Kel had no idea where that was, because he also had a new room as he was
now a squire. The reason everyone was in Neal's room because the rest of them
(people Kel was friends with) had decided to seek out Neal's problem.
In Neal's
room Cleon, Roald, Merric, Seaver, the rest of her friends, and Neal himself
were sitting on the floor and pieces of furniture. Merric broke the silence by
saying, 'So Neal, what you going to do about your feelings for Kel?'
Roald answered, 'He's not going to do anything, he's just
going to let Kel go, and never even have the courage to ask her how she feels
about him.'
Neal
retorted back, 'I don't like Kel that much, she,'
'Cut that
out, its obvious, every time she comes near you a goofy look appears on your
face.'
'It does
not!'
'Yes it
does,' everyone in the room chorused.
'Well
what am I meant to do about it. I can't help the way I look! I'm scared that if
I tell Kel how I feel, she might not feel the same way. Then our friendship
will never be the same. I value our friendship a lot.'
'Kel's
not like that, if she doesn't feel the same way, she won't ruin your
friendship. Anyway most of us think she feels the same way about you, that you
do to her.'
'How do
you know that?'
'The same
way we noticed you had feelings for her. Her face.'
'But she
has her 'Yamani mask' on to hide her feelings.'
'I don't
know, maybe she's never had to hide feelings like the ones she's got for you
before.'
'I'll
think about it. One day I'll pluck up the courage to tell her how I feel.'
'As long
as its not to late,' said Cleon.
With that
Neal left his room to go and walk in the palace gardens, so that he could think
about what to do. The rest of the boys stayed in his room to talk. Roald started talking again, it seemed he had taken charge
over the situation. 'We all know that Neal likes Kel, and we heavily suspect
that Kel likes Neal, because her face tries to hard to hide her feelings, so it
looks blanker than usual. Over the years she's let her basic feeling show to
us, her mask is wearing off, but when Neal comes near her face goes so blank
its obvious.'
'But what
we going to do about it,' asked Seaver.
'I don't
know, maybe one of us will think of something. But ones thing's certain, we've
got to get them together.'
The group
of boys then left the room to go about their usual business. Cleon was walking
back to his room thinking. He fancied Kel, but was better at disguising his
feelings than Neal. Cleon was going to tell everybody, but changed his mind. He
felt sorry for Neal; Neal had never had a serious relationship before because
ever since Kel came to the palace he had fancied her. As for Cleon, he had not
loved Kel since the beginning; she had grown on him. Cleon had a kind heart. He
thought to himself, let Neal have a go. If it doesn't work out Cleon can be a
shoulder to cry on for Kel, or if she doesn't feel like crying he could step in
and tell her how he feels. Cleon's not sure if Kel fancies him, he's prepared
to wait, or just always be her friend.
What do
you think? Any major problems? Please review! In the reviews give ideas. I've
got part of the story in my head, but suggestions are welcome!