The whole chapter song theme... thingy...
Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that phase.
Even your emotions have an echo
in so much space
And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy
Does that make me crazy
Does that make me crazy
Possibly
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice
That's my only advice
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you're in control
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
Review Responses: (A/N) most reviews for a chapter since chapterone (20 reviews)...
juliette- I know you have mad skills... you've only reminded me like in every single review! thanks for the R&R...
maydayp- thanks for the advice.. I'll try and read up on that.. gracias... thank you for the R&R, voting foryour preference,and I hope you review in the mere future.. )
emeraldi- yeah jacqueline is pretty damn evil... thanks for the review and vote.. muchos gracias
Elspeth25- yeah kearney can be pretty annoying... I would kill myself if they paired up... jeez.. I can't imagine... lol... thanks for the review.. I appreciate it a million
LadyKnight of fluffy penz- aww thanks for the many complimentos... I am soooo glad you like this story... I appreciate it a lot.. I hope to read reviewsfrom you in the future...
Jenny- hahah unbearable.. I guess I am leaving you on the edge of your seat... lol... well thanks for the R&R
Paksennarion- she's not really being mean to Lee.. she's just playing around/ annoyed at her... oh well.. I guess if you had like the king of carthak wanting to kill you and a bunch of agents after you.. I guess you'd be all weird too.. haha.. thanks for the review.. I hope you enjoy the next chapter..
authorgirl87- don't worry I have many many updates left... lol... yeah jacqueline is just (excuse my french) a bitch... you'll see...read on... and keep the reviews coming... because they are awesome...
Erytha- Idk she might not be... lol.. I am sooo mysterious.. I like your idea with rae and jonathan and stuff... might use it... thanks for the great review... appreciate it...
nativewildmage- I know... you can never have too many enemys... lol... did you get the cheyenne stuff? jw... because I mailed it to you... I love mashed potatoes... they are soooooo good... haha... ttyl... thanks for the review... and may the force be with you... lol
On top of cloud 9- She might be the spy.. idk.. haha.. actually I do.. and you'll know who's the spy is at the end of this.. haha... well maybe... thanks for your vote and review
shamrockgirl07- yeah I like Jzet/jonathan pairing too... but Idk if I'll go with it.. maybe... ying and yang.. haha... sorry... btw jacqueline's thirteen years old not ten... thanks for your compliments/review/ and vote.. gracias.. times a hundred...
wild black fire- ohh i love new reviewers... lol.. they're usually so cool.. haha... yeah I like the j/j pairing.. but might not go with it.. idk.. still deciding.. just read on and you shall see who our mystery agent is... thanks for the review/vote/ compliments.. muchho gracias
Pesche- yeah I'm 5'4 so I feel your pain... yeah I like the J/j pairing.. but like rae tried to kill jzet.. so idk... lol... thanks for the review... mucho gracias... I appreciate it
DreamlndxFantasy- yeah I worked a while in trying to slip Jzet into palace life... it wasn't easy.. but I managed it... jacqueline is evill... but maybe not the agent.. you'll see... thanks for the vote.. I'll take it into c0nsideration.. gracias...
I am back after a few days (waves off round of applause)... so sit back and relax and enjoy the show...
Disclaimer: I of course own nothing... not even the clothes on my back.. lol... really i dont...
Dedication: Juliette for editing and coming up with the wholeidea for this chapter... andPatrick for entertaining me these last few days... by being a scared girl...
Previously:
"Shut it, Lee," Jzet snapped. "I want you to tail Page Jacqueline of Blue Harbor, every chance you get. I don't even care if you break into her rooms. Try to get every piece of information out of that girl."
"I see you have suspicions." Lee remarked.
"That girl is out to get me." Jzet said, as she pulled out her algebra book, to work on a few problems assigned by Master Tyrone. "I have a hunch that she might be that agent."
"A hunch?" Lee repeated.
"Yes, a hunch," snapped Jzet. "But, that's enough to make me suspicious."
"Lee, where's my night gown?" Jzet called from the dressing room, her hair was wet from her recent bath. "You were supposed to bring it to me after my bath."
"Sorry, milady," Lee responded off handedly.
Jzet nodded, even though Lee couldn't see her and began to dry her hair with a fluffy white towel.
"Lee, what are you doing?" Jzet asked a minute later, when Lee did not bring the night gown to her immediately.
"I was just leaning out the window to get your night gown off the line, when I saw someone lurking around, outside your rooms." Lee explained. "They've been prowling around for some time now."
"Quick, hand me my night gown, so I can check out who it is." Jzet ordered.
Lee swiftly tossed Jzet's night gown into the dressing room and returned to the window sill to get a better look at the prowler outside.
Jzet threw her night gown over her head and then ran out of the dressing room to join Lee by the window sill, anxious to see who would be out at this time of night. When, she finally reached it, she made Lee scoot over a little bit, so she could have a better look. The figure was draped in darkness, so Jzet could not make out who it was.
"I wish I could see who it was." Lee whispered.
Suddenly, the moon came out from behind the clouds for a second and draped the mysterious person with moonlight. Jzet saw the figure duck behind a tree quickly, but as the person did, Jzet spotted the back of the person's head. The figure's blonde hair was pulled back into a horse tail.
"Do you think that was Jacqueline?" Jzet asked Lee quietly.
"Sorry, noble girl," Lee hissed. "I wasn't listening to you jabbering about your stupid suspicions."
"I said," Jzet repeated rather loudly, clearly annoyed. "Do you think that was Jacqueline?"
With her words, the figure came out from the cover of the tree and sprinted full speed and out of the sight of Lee and Jzet.
Jzet bit her lip in frustration at the sudden departure of the mysterious person. She hoped the prowler was Jacqueline, so she could even put forth more blame and hatred towards the first year page.
"Lee, tomorrow, after my breakfast, when I am attending my academic classes, I would like you to search Jacqueline's rooms." Jzet told her maid, as she shut the window.
"I just can't waltz into her rooms, noble girl." Lee snapped, her brown eyes firm.
"Of course you can, you're a maid now." Jzet responded shortly. "In the palace maids go in and out of rooms all the time."
"What if they catch me?" Lee asked. "They'll throw me in the stocks."
"They won't catch you." Jzet said tersely with a toothy grin. "You're a thief."
"Well, I got caught by a prissy noble like you." Lee retorted, grinning widely. "So, that really isn't saying much."
"I am not like most nobles." Jzet replied. "And plus, if anyone tries to enter Jacqueline's rooms, just either hide or try climbing out the windows. As I said before, you're a thief. You're meant to be sneaky."
"I suppose you're right, noble girl." said Lee, her hands on her hips. "It will be fun and plus, I am getting rusty." She added a cheeky grin.
"Well, I am off to bed." Jzet cut in. "I need to get enough sleep, before Sergeant Tyrone makes us whack the crap out of each other tomorrow."
"Good night, noble girl," Lee said pertly. "Sweet dreams," She added sarcastically.
Jzet woke up, feeling very nervous. She did not know why, but she had a sinking feeling in her stomach. She was worried about Lee. What if something went wrong? What if Jacqueline caught Lee? She knew she shouldn't doubt Lee's abilities, but she was still a tad bit uneasy about the whole situation.
"Good morning, milady," Lee greeted with her usual cheeky grin.
Jzet groaned, as she rose from her bed. Her muscles protested with every movement, as she made her way to the wash room to freshen up. Her mind was still racing with thoughts of doubt and fear. She splashed water on her face, hoping to erase her thoughts out of her head, but failed.
"Milady, I laid your tunic out on your bed." Lee called from the main room.
"Okay Lee," Jzet responded, brushing out her shoulder length brown curly hair with a comb.
She entered the main room again and snatched the tunic off her bed. She quickly changed into her tunic and attached her sheath with her sword inside to her belt.
"Do I look fine?" Jzet asked Lee, hands on her hips.
"Lovely as always," She responded wickedly.
"Don't forget what I told you last night." Jzet said, as she opened the door. "And good luck,"
Breakfast was uneventful, but Jzet was quite ill at ease. She barely ate any of her meal. She sat at the end of the table, by herself, still angry from last night's argument with Jacqueline. She noticed Kearney and Audrey staring at her from the table over, which increased her frown on her face.
"What's wrong Jzet?" Kearney asked as they entered their last academic class of the morning, mathematics with Master Tyrone.
Jzet ignored him and brushed past him, before settling herself on the opposite side of the room.
"I'll have your assignments from last night, now, please." Master Tyrone announced, expectedly.
Jzet pulled her assignment out of her bag quickly and placed it on her desk, waiting for Master Tyrone to collect it.
"Master Tyrone," Jacqueline called, trying to get the mathematics instructors attention, "I seem to have forgotten my assignment in my room. May I please fetch it?"
Jzet suddenly paled and prayed to Mithros that he would deny her request.
"Normally, I would not allow you, Page Jacqueline, but because you are new here, I will allow you to fetch your assignment." Master Tyrone decreed. "But, please do so quickly."
Jzet's eyes followed Jacqueline until the door closed behind her.
"Master Tyrone," Jzet said, as the mathematics instructor stopped in front of her desk to take her assignment. "May I please fetch my ink? I left it on my desk, due to my own foolishness."
He hesitated, looking down at her with small brown, beady eyes.
"Since you turned in your last assignments ahead of time, I will allow you to fetch your ink." he said. "But, make haste. I need to continue on with my class."
"Yes, Master Tyrone," Jzet responded with a short bow and scampered out of the room.
She walked as fast as she could, to Jacqueline's rooms and saw that the door was left ajar.
Jzet cautiously peeked into the room to see if Jacqueline had caught her maid. She quickly spotted Jacqueline near her desk, shuffling through various papers until she found the one she sought.
Suddenly, a sneeze sounded through out the room, which caused Jacqueline to spin on her heel in surprise. Jzet cursed under her breath.
Another sneeze echoed through the room, as Jacqueline crept towards her dressing room, her dagger unsheathed.
"What in Mithros's name are you doing in here!" Jacqueline practically screamed. Her voice resounded through the whole Page's Wing.
"Just delivering you fresh linens to your room, miss," A voice replied that Jzet knew all too well.
"Lee," Jzet mumbled under her breath.
"You lie." Jacqueline spat. "I am gifted with Sight, you wench."
"Well aren't you special." Lee remarked sassily.
"I don't have time for your games, stupid commoner." snapped Jacqueline, waving the dagger in front of Lee's face threateningly. "Tell me what you are doing here, before I call in the palace guards."
"Never," Lee spat, leaving spit on Jacqueline's boots.
"Then," Jacqueline said advancing on Lee with her dagger, before it rested on her throat. "I'll just have to make you tell me."
Jzet sprang to action and ran into the room, ready to defend her friend. Jacqueline, surprised, dropped the dagger onto the ground with a clang. Instantly, Lee kicked the weapon away, sending it to the opposite end of the room and out of the reach of Jacqueline.
"Queenscove," Jacqueline breathed, her voice dripping with venom. "I knew this had something to do with you."
Jzet looked her square in the eye, before reply, "So, what if it does?"
"You're just trying to get back at me for last night." Jacqueline accused. "So, you sent your smart ass maid," She jerked her thumb towards Lee, "in here to find information to black mail me."
"I don't stoop to blackmail, Jacqueline." Jzet replied coldly. "Though, I wouldn't be surprised if you did."
Jacqueline laughed dryly. "Very funny Queenscove, what a comedian," Her voice was icy cold. "But, if you're not blackmailing, than what the heck is your maid doing in my room? Can you answer that?"
Jzet hesitated. What if this girl from Blue Harbor wasn't really the agent? What if she was just a total bitch and hated her guts?
"What about you snooping around outside my rooms last night?" Jzet indicted. "Can you answer that?"
Jacqueline faltered for a second and Jzet decided to strike, deciding not to give her any breathing room.
"So, it was you." Jzet said accusingly. "What are you a spy?" Jzet pried.
Jacqueline looked down at her with cold hazel eyes.
"Get out of my rooms right now." She ordered, trying to divert Jzet's accusation. "Both of you, before I call the palace guards and have them throw you two in the stocks for breaking into my rooms."
"So, you're admitting it." Jzet egged on. "You are a spy."
"No, I'm not, you bitch." Jacqueline replied harshly.
"Then why snoop around the court yard after dark?" Jzet pried. "Trying to pass on information to Nammir about me? You're that special agent. Aren't you?"
"What in Mithros' name are you talking about!" exclaimed Jacqueline, trying to appear flustered at Jzet's claim. "Who is this Nammir?"
"What about your master?" Jzet retorted.
"I have no master." Jacqueline replied hotly. "I answer to know one, but myself and I have been doing so since I was twelve years old. Now leave!"
"Fine, don't be so pushy." Jzet said. "My servant and I can find our way to the door." Jzet added sassily. She turned to Lee, who was still glued to the floor. "Come Lee,"
Lee blinked, before answering. "Yes, milady,"
She quickly walked over to Jzet, swerving around Jacqueline's reach, out of fear of the noble's wrath.
"Good day to you, Page Jacqueline," Jzet said in the sweetest tone she could muster and gave a low bow, as she exited Jacqueline's quarters.
Jzet led Lee to her room in silence. She unlocked the door and motioned Lee to go inside.
"I am so sorry Jzet!" Lee cried. "I didn't mean to sneeze! I couldn't help it!"
"It's okay, Lee." Jzet replied consolingly, giving Lee a pat on the back.
"I am just so lucky you were there." Lee said. "She would have probably killed me, if you didn't show up when you did."
"Well, you stay in my rooms until I come back from training later." Jzet told her maid. "Do not open the door for anyone and do not leave for any reason. I don't want Jacqueline coming after you."
"Yes, milady," Lee replied obediently for the first time since they met.
"We'll talk later." Jzet promised her maid. "I need to return to class."
Jzet entered her room, visibly tired and worn out from the days training. She trudged towards her bath, when Lee raced up to her.
"Jzet," She said, urgency in her voice. "I need to show you what I sneaked out of Jacqueline's room, right now."
"What did you say?" Jzet asked. "I wasn't listening."
"I said," Lee began, her voice now exasperated, "that I need to show you something, important, right this instant."
"Can't it wait Lee?" Jzet asked, very tired. "I am exhausted. All I would like to do is take a nice, warm bath."
"No, noble girl," Lee snapped. "You need to know this, right now."
"Fine, what is it Lee?" Jzet inquired.
She held out a piece of paper and shoved it into Jzet's hand.
"Just read it," Lee replied shortly.
"Very well," Jzet said, reluctant.
Dear Niece,
My agent should be arriving in Corus in a week's time after landing in Port Cayann. Keep the girl occupied. Do whatever it takes to distract her from other matters. Stay out of the agent's way and don't make contact with them at all, out of suspicion of others. If you must, do so with the utmost discretion.
Best of Luck,
Nammir
Jzet gaped at the letter in her hands. She was so surprised, the letter fell from her hands and landed on the floor at her feet.
"Well, that's a shocker," Jzet mumbled.
I know you guys are like holy crap.. that was unexpected.. because it was supposed to be... because it is a TWIST... amazing...
Vote results:
Jzet/Jonathan:5
Jzet/Rae: 1
Jzet/ Kearney:0
Jzet/ New character:1
Jzet/ other character: 0
Jzet/either going out with Jonathan or Rae and then ending up with the other: 3
So I know what you guys want... but it might.. might not turn out that way.. idk... I am still thinking about it...
special thanks to juliette who created Jacqueline and the idea of this chapter... oh isn't she special...
From your crazy but cool authoress and her editor,
Caiti& Juliette
P.S. more Chuck noris jokes coming up in the next chapter... so stay tuned... haha...
Just review...
