Title: Twisted

Author: Youth & Skill V Age and Treachery

Summery: Combine a "drunk" father, a scared brother, and a really twisted relationship…what do you get? A group of twisted Peoples who need anger management.

Disclaimer: We own nothing you recognize... Jen & Els, as well as later characters are ours ... if you don't recognize it it might be ours... or you might be slow. (Youth and Skill thinks age and treachery is living up to her name...the age part any way)Age and Treachery hits little sister aka Youth and skillless(Youth and Skill resents this comment)Yeah, Yeah, on with the story

Chapter 1

Sixteen year old Alanna of Trebond re-read the letters in her hands.Her face turning the color of her coppery red hair. The years spent learning "anger management" slipping away. The first one was from her father:

Dear Alanna,

I am pleased to inform you that I have betrothed you to a fine man, Duke Roger of Conte. He is a powerful mage and the king's nephew. I know that in time you will see how good a choice this for you.

Your Father,

Lord Alan of Trebond

The second was from her twin brother:

Dear Alanna,

I hope you have been working hard at your anger management. First, DO NOT KILL ME!

I should kill him just for that…or stop reading. Oh well, I want to know why I'm going to kill him

My knight master Duke Roger of Conte is a well sought after man, the woman who ends up with him will be considered a very lucky girl. I hope you know me well enough too know I would never offer your hand in marriage with out father's approval and with out putting you're best interest at heart. I think if mother was still alive, she would approve.

Your loving brother

Squire Thom of Trebond

I'm going to kill him

The last was a copy of the betrothal contract, It started with a pre-amble (you know "We the people…" or "When in the course of human events…") and then went to:

… Lady Alanna of Trebond will marry Duke Roger of Conte Shortly after midsummer in the following year….

And continued with a very long list of legalities that Alanna really didn't care about, all she knew was that in two weeks she would be in Corus and then next summer she would be married to the Duke of Conte. Just then Elspeth of Leagan and Jennaya of Naxen walked in.

"'Lanna what's the matter?"

"Nothing just something my stupid drunk father and my totally inept brother did."

"Have you been skipping anger management again?"

"No" Alanna said. Jennaya raised an eyebrow at Alanna. "Well yes, but that's not why I'm mad, here look."

"Ohhhh poor Alanna has to go and marry one of the most powerful and handsome men in the Kingdom" said Jennaya

"'Lanna I don't see the problem."

"I don't want to be married! I want to be a Knight!"

"Not this again" The girls chorused

"Alanna how many times to people have to tell you girls don't become knights it just isn't done."

"And don't give us the 'it worked before' line"

"Stupid relatives of the king! My father may have been drunk, but the duke obviously had to be the mastermind"

"Stupid relatives of the king?" Jennaya questioned," I guess that's my cue to leave"

"I meant stupid male relatives of the king" Alanna assured her friend

"My father and brother are relatives of the king."

"But you keep calling Gary your 'stupid over protective brother'" said Alanna

"Well he is but my daddy is not stupid."

"Fine I'm sorry I just don't want to go."

"Well get over it Lans cause we leave in two days."

"Don't remind me, and don't call me 'Lans'."

"I can't wait, all those cute knights…"

"And your brother to ruin it." Alanna said effectively crashing her friend's day dream.

Jen glared at Alanna.

"I'll get you for that Trebond" Jen said grabbing a pillow

"Bring it Naxen" said Alanna arming her self with another pillow and so it started Alanna hits Jen, Jen hits Alanna… until

"Come on this is not how we should be conducting our selves."

"You know, she almost sounded like one of the sisters" Alanna said

Alanna and Jen glanced at each other and smiled before hitting their third friendcontinually before Elsepeth could get to a pillow.

"YOUNG LADIES!"

All three girls dropped into a curtsy right away.

three hours later

Dang how long could this lady lecture us on decorum? Alanna thought

"And furthermore Lady Alanna," oh great now I have to listen, " I would think that you would start to behave seeing as you are betrothed to Duke Roger."

"You see ma'am that's what started the fight she was complaining about it and then she hit Jen who hit her who…"

"I know what happened thank you, Elspeth, Jennaya, you are both excused."

Both girls got up curtsied and left.

Traitors

Elspeth stopped at the door

"You know sister, I am just an innocent victim in this mess. With the exception of the pillows I had hitting me, I didn't even touch-"

"I believe I dismissed you Lady Elspeth" the sister said "I would like to speak to Lady Alanna in private"

Great Goddess help me

Once Elspeth left, the sister turned to Lady Alanna

"Lady Alanna, please tell me your friend was mistaken."

"Well you see Jen was the one who started…"

"NO I meant about you complaining"

"Oh that…I would if I could, but you told me a proper lady never lies"

"So you do listen to me"the sister asked shocked

"On occasion"

"As happy as it makes me to hear you can pay attention, you are still not off the hook. Why wouldn't you want to get married to a man like Duke Roger?"

"I WANT TO BE A KNIGHT"

"Lady Alanna how many times…"

Good going Alanna, now think how long the lecture will be?

The lecture went on for four more hours, Alanna making hand puppets during most of it, and ended with "In the two days you have left here I hope you'll think about what I've said." Alanna went with a nod and a curtsy and went to bed… one day left and then it's off to the real horrors.

"Good thing Elspeth didn't tell her about the anger issues I would have been there till it was time to leave!"

Alright this is the older sister aka Age and Treachery(and brains) the story is done and all you need to do to get the next chapter is review. So REVIEW! thank you and good night

Youth and Skill here...The brains are the first thing to go Age!

Any way before little person interupted... I was about to say: cookies to those who review and to make things fun How many times do we say "Anger Management"

Here is a clue: Through out the story, if you add these statements together, you will find how many Anger issues we are bottling up