Disclaimer: Song of the Lioness belongs to Tamora Pierce. Not me. Unfortunately.
Author's Note: Okay, so this is really short. It's supposed to be, it's only an intro. I ask for reviews, ideas, and all that good stuff. Oh, and I'm sorry if the timing is a little off…I could never remember exactly what was happening at what point in any of the Tortall series, so if something seems weird I apologize in advance. This is the first time I've written fanfiction or this series! How exciting!
Unknown Certainties - Introduction
"Gary, you okay?" Alanna called from the doorway. He was sitting on his bed, with his face in his hands. Almost like he was sad. It was very unusual to see him looking depressed.
Gary glanced up at Alan and grinned at him, although he was sure it looked as fake as it felt to him. He wasn't really cheerful at the moment, but he couldn't let Alan know that. "Yeah, I'm fine. What's up?"
"Just wanted to know if you wanted to ride to the City with us. Me and Jon were going to go see George." Gary breathed a sigh of relief. Apparently, his friend hadn't noticed that anything was wrong.
"Okay. We'll be in the stables – meet you there in five." Alanna turned and walked from the room. Gary had seemed a little…off. She supposed Gary was allowed to have his off days, just like the rest of them, but it was still odd to see him not joking around about everything, like he used to. He had been like this for the past week, and Alanna still couldn't figure out what was wrong. That's the main reason she decided to invite him to the City. Either Jon or George would be able to drag it out of him, somehow.
"Is he coming?" Prince Jonathan asked his squire. If Gary was coming, they were going to visit George, as they had told him, but if he wasn't then they were going to stop off at Mistress Cooper's so that Alanna could go into the City disguised for the day.
"Yeah, he said he'll come," Alanna told her friend and lover. "Please try to make him talk about this, Jon…I miss the old Gary."
"Me too, Alanna," Jon said. "Me too."
Author's Note: Well, that's my intro. What do you think? I promise the next update will be quick, although I can't promise about the other ones. How come this is the only Gary/Alanna story I can find, by the way? They're my favorite couple! Even though they're not an official couple. Anyway, it just annoyed me that I couldn't find any, so I had to write one. Necessity is the mother of invention…