Gary's Squire
Chapter 1
Disclaimer : I do not own anything except Alexandra and her family.
Alexandra was born in her father's fief, Gadrenth, in a family of two boys and one girl. She had black hair and crystal blue eyes. Alexandra was on her bed reading her favorite book for the tenth time when she heard someone calling her name.
"Alexandra," called her father.
"I am coming, Father," Alexandra called back as she set down her book. She ran down the stairs hoping she got some mail. She loved mail except from Aunt Beth; her letters were always so boring. "Yes, what do you want?" she asked her father.
"I have some mail," said Father.
"Good. Who is it from? Don't tell me it's from Aunt Beth."
"It is from Fred."
Fred was her best friend. He had been to many places, so he knew how to get to lots of places. "Thank you, Father," said Alexandra. She ran up to her room and laid down on her bed and ripped open the letter. Inside it said:
" Dear Alexandra, How are you? I am writing you to ask you something. I am going to Corus and I don't want to go by myself, so I was wandering if you wanted to go with me. Ask you parents and write me soon. It's just for two weeks. Love, Fred."
'I'll ask tonight at dinner,' Alexandra thought. That night at dinner Alexandra asked her parents. "Fred asked if I could go to Corus with him for two weeks. Please can I go?"
"We will have to think about it. We will tell you when we have decided."
"May I go to my room?"
"Yes, you may."
Alexandra went to her room and laid down on her bed to finish her book. When she was finished, she laid there and thought about how wonderful it would be if she could go to Corus. She wanted to see what it was like there. She also wanted to go because this was a chance to have an adventure. She had always wanted an adventure.
The next day at dinner her father said, "Your mother and I have decided to not to let you to go with Fred. Not this time."
"But, Father, I really want to go!"
"I know you do, but we say no, so that's the end of it."
"May I go to my room, father?" said Alexandra's bother, Jack. He was 16, five years older than Alexandra. He was gone soon after he had permission to go.
"Can I go to my room too?" asked Alexandra.
She ran up to her room and wrote to Fred that she could not go. After she finished, she sobbed. Then she came up with a idea; she would pretend to be a boy and try to become a knight. She did not need to cut her hair, it was already short. Alexandra needed clothes. She had a idea; she would ask her brother Jack, for he probably had some boy's clothes that would fit her. She went into her bother's room. He look at her and said, "What do you need, sister?"
"I need some of your clothes."
"What for?"
She told him her plan since she could not tell him a lie. After she finished he said, "How are you going to do that if you are a girl?"
She saw that he was right but answered, "I'm going to try, okay?"
"Alright. Go to my closet and pick out what you want."
"Thanks. Please don't tell Mother and Father."
After she had picked out some of his best clothes, she left.
"Wait!" she heard her brother say.
"What?" Alexandra said.
"When are you leaving?"
"When Mother and Father are asleep tonight."
"Then take these please. The knife is to keep wild animals from hurting you."
"You gave me 20 nobles for what?"
"I thought you might need it for something."
"Thank you. You are so kind. I will miss you. Goodbye."
"I'll miss you too. I love you, sister. Goodbye."
She left and got into one of her bother's outfits. Then something terrible almost happened.
"Darling, can I come in and say goodnight?" asked her father.
"Please don't come in."
"Alright. Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Father."
'That was close,' she thought. After her mother and father had gone to sleep, she decided to go, but there was one problem. She did not know how to get to Corus. What was she to do ?
