Chapter 2
Tina McKonté was a short 20 year old adult with black long hair and rich sapphire eyes. She lived by herself in an old Victorian house in Columbus, Ohio. She had grown up in that house all her life.
Her parents had died when she was 17 years old. She was an only child so she didn't have to take care of any younger siblings after her parents had died; which she was very relieved about. Though has always wanted a younger sister.
The Victorian house held so many memories. Like during New Years Eve in 2003. Her whole family had come over to celebrate. Once the clock strung midnight the whole McKonté family had a huge food fight. There were cookies, chips, chocolate, and candy everywhere! After the food fight had settled down a bit every one started to clean up. The chocolate was so messy that there were a few stains in the carpet that no one could get out. Every tine Tina saw a chocolate stain she just laughed and remembered that fun night. It was her parents last New Years Eve.
She was never really able to sell the house and move away. Every time Tina thought about moving away and sell the house, she had a feeling that she should stay. She had this feeling often because she always wanted move away and live in Florida where the beach was. But here she was still living in that old Victorian house.
Her favorite subject in school was history. She loved learning about all the wars and battles that went on during the centuries. One reason she loved history so much was because she had grown up in a house with so much history in it. The Victorian house was the oldest house in Ohio and therefore had a lot of history.
Tina had a room full of artifacts that her family had kept over the centuries. She loved going in there as a little girl and listen to her grandfather tell her stories. Each artifact had its own unique history.
One day when she was still a little girl she went exploring in the History Room (the room full of artifacts) and she came across a red shield with a gold lioness on the front. She didn't know who it belonged too and the history that went with it because by the time she found it her story telling grandfather had died.
In the same room was a portrait of a king and queen that she kept covered up. She doesn't know their name because there wasn't a name plate under the picture explaining who they were. She found that quite weird because all the other portraits she had of kings and queens (she had a long history of kings and queens in her family) had a name plate. When her parents where still alive they kept this particular painting in the Family Room. Every time she went in that room and saw the painting she had a strange feeling crawl up her spine that she hated very much. When her parents died the fist thing she did was take it off the wall and put it in the History Room and cover it up with an old dusty cloth
If Tina had been born centuries ago, she would have been a royal. Her ancestors were kings and queens of a long forgotten county. Through the years this country fought many wars to keep its self free. In the end it was over thorn by the neighboring countries. As the centuries passed her royal line became nonexistent. It didn't mean that she didn't think about royalty often and how it would have been today had the old country still been in power.
One day, Tina was jogging along the bike paths in Columbus near her home. She was so preoccupied listening to her MP3 player and jogging that she almost ran into some one.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. Are you alright?" As Tina said this she took a second to examine the person she almost sent to the doctors. She was short redheaded girl with what seemed to be…violet eye? Where have I've seen a person with violet eyes befo- She was interrupted by the girl responding to her previous question.
"I think…I'm alright," she said with a confused look on her face. "Do you know where a pub is"
"A pub? You have to be 21 to be able to drink. You don't look 21."
"A drink? I don't want a drink. I just want to lie down and rest."
"Oh, you mean a hotel! Well, there are many hotels here in Columbus. Any kind that you prefer?"
"One that then I wake up I'll know who I am."
"Um… I don't think we have that kind of hotel. If you want you can stay with me. It would be a whole lot cheaper."
"Ok. Where are your chambers?"
"Chambers? Oh, you mean my room. Well, my room is in my house and my house is just down the street. C'mon. Follow me." So Tina led the way to her 'chambers.
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Corus, Tortall
Jonathan watch has as his love fell to the floor.
"ALANNA!" he screamed. NO! She can't die. She can't die! He thought. He got out of his chair and walked toward Alanna not caring about what others were thinking.
"Jonathan! What do you think you are doing?" King Roald asked.
"I refuse to just stand here and watch Alanna lie there!" he yelled pointing to Alanna's body while he was talking.
He turned his eyes to the area that laid Alanna's body though when he looked there, it was gone! All that was there was Lightning and Duke Roger smiling evilly.
"Where's Alanna?" Jonathan shouted to Roger who just stood there still smiling. When Roger didn't answer, Jon ran up to him, backed him up to the wall with his sword touching his neck.
"What… did… you… do… with… her?" he demanded slowly but furiously.
"Dear cousin, why she is not dead, but only gone to the future," he explained with the same evil smile on plastered on his grim face.
The future? Jonathan thought with a confused expression on his face.
"How to you get her back? Tell me now or my sword will 'accidentally' slip and cut right through your throat. Tell me NOW!" Jonathan ordered.
"Why would I tell you? You might bring her back then she'll ruin all my plans. Now we can't have her-" He never got to finish his sentence for Jonathan's sword cut through the Duke's throat. Roger dropped dead to the floor. Blood everywhere.
Alanna, I'll find you. Don't worry. I'm coming. Jonathan thought has he stormed out of the Great Thorn Room leaving Court to whisper about the day events. There will be plenty of gossiping tonight!
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A/N: There. Roger is dead! Yay! Now that Roger is dead, writing the rest of the story will be easier. Jonathan may have been a little high headed but his cousin just sent his lover to the future! How would you feel if the person you loved disappeared? Wouldn't you want to kill the person who did it? Well anyway, I hoped you like the new version of chapter 2.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters. TP does. I only own Tina!