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Alanna woke just after dawn and headed grumpily down to the courts to practice. She wasn't the only one there. Jon was also there training. When Alanna saw him she felt her anger rushing back to her. She wasn't going to turn away and walk out though. Her pride demanded more than that so she walked up and went passed him to a free court as he froze at the sight of her.
She started to do a sequence of warm ups when she heard Jon say quietly "Hello, Alanna." Alanna stood still.
"Good morning, your Highness. I hope that you are well. If you will excuse me I would like to get back to my exercises." She replied with no emotion. One of the things that she had learned at Atlantis; to show no emotion. Jonathan stiffened.
"Listen Alanna. I was hoping that we could talk about what happened in the dessert ……"
"What is there to talk about? I think that you made your thoughts and intentions very clear back then. I see no reason why you would want to clarify them again." Alanna interupted ferociously.
"That's not what I meant, Alanna, and you know it." He replied roughly as though it hurt him to stay calm and collected.
"It isn't? Then you think too highly of yourself, Your Highness. Why would you think that I would want to have anything to do with you now than I did that day a year ago?" she growled. Jon looked taken aback but recovered quickly.
"Then why did you come back then? If not to see me then why?" He demanded.
"I see that what Raoul told me when I came yesterday was right. You do think too highly of yourself now." She retorted furiously. "For your information, I do have friends that live at the palace that I have come to visit. I didn't really come to see you."
"Well, Lady Alanna. I had wanted to apologize for my behaviour in the dessert though now I see that you don't want it I think that I will leave." He sneered elegantly. Though he didn't make any notion of moving.
They stood in silent for a few minutes until Alanna whispered. "What are you still doing here? I thought you were leaving."
"Alanna ……"
"I think that you have said enough so why don't you leave?" Alanna said coldly
"Gods damn it Alanna! I still love you!" Jon cried out in anguish "I still love you." Silence. He left when she didn't reply. For long minutes Alanna just stood there staring out the door in which Jonathan had left. Not knowing what to think.
I'm sorry that I haven't written in a while. I hope you like this chapter.