Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own any of Tortall or any of the people made up by Tamora Pierce... But I do own Keiran!
Note: Itallics A dream sequence
Chapter4: My Excuses And A Short Chapter
Yelling, harsh words, what had I done wrong now? Oh, figures, Iprobably had not washed a dish properly. Nope that wasn't it, I had eaten a piece of bread from a new bag. That was what all the degrading was about this time. Stand straight, stare her in the eye, fill my mind with happy fuzzy thoughts, hope I can't here a word she says. Darn, it isn't working. Trying to not listen and have words wash over you is harder than it sounds. Oh well, I think now is about the time I say "Okay, I'm sorry I won't do that again," and she'll call me more names and I'll hear that I'vetold her that a million times. Man, does she like to exaggerate...
Keiran woke up in a cold sweat, forgetting were she was for a moment, Then she remembered she was in her new room at the manor in Masbolle. Keiran put her hand to her forehead thinking about her dream. Who had been that scary woman? And why was she yelling at me? Also, why did I think she was my stepmother? Keiran rubbed her forehead, and looked around her room once more. Her room was nice and it was her first night out of the orphanage, she wasn't going to let a nightmare ruin it for her, was she? Of course not! Keiran slowly laid back down and fell asleep.
Laughing, smiling, happiness. How wonderful! Life was good when she wasn't angry at me! Right now we were laughing at a TV show together. It was great when she was like this. She was like the loving, perfect, older sister I never had. At these times I knew why I loved her as a stepmother.
Keiran groggily woke up, sun shining through the sheer fabric covering her window on the other side of the room. Her dreams were even more confusing now. Why was her dream-Stepmother being nice to her now? What was that thing, that box with moving pictures?Was this some kind of weird, dream test? Keiran decided she would think about it later- much later. Today was her first day with her new parents and no dream no matter how weird would ruin it for her!
Authors Note: Hey guys, sorry for late update. My Internet service isn't working and I went to a 4-day camp in the wilderness with no Internet... So anyway I'm at the library right now hoping that after this my mom will call for some help with connecting to the net.
tortallanrider: Thanks for the review! My next chapter will be dedicated to you, because your one of my favorite fanfic authors ever! Anyway Keiran actually is a boys name, I was looking in a baby name place and I found it, and I thought what a great name! It looks like Karen and would be fun to play around with.
Copper storm: Here is your update! Thanks for reviewing!
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Phoenix Fanatic: I promise the next chapter will be up as soon as I get back to the library or fix my internet at my house.