Ok this wasn't here in the other chapter but this is one of those stupid
disclaimer I don't own any of Tamora Pierces characters or Tortall I'm just
borrowing them. The rest of my own creation and no one can take them
either. And umm their last name is Monarch because I wrote this a long long
time ago and I need to change that and change Kally's name if you have any
suggestions I'd love to hear them thanks!!! Enjoy the story!!!
~Sam
Chapter 5: Dinner
Richard and Numair came out of the cellar about five minutes later and Danie was the first one to give orders. "Ok let's get to work. Richard set the table for five, forks on the left, spoons on the right, Numair go out and get some fire wood Roger might stay after dinner for a while, Kiri you finish cutting the lettuce and tomatoes." Everyone did as they were asked and by the time 7:00 rolled around they were all ready and Roger was at the door. "Hello Kiri, Mr. and Mrs. Salimin, Richard nice to see all of you." Everyone said their hellos and took their seats. When dinner was passed out and grace said the conversation turned to Roger and Numair was the first to speak. "So Rodger what do you plan to do after you finish school?" "Well sir I plan to move to Tortall and join the Riders or study and perfect my Gift I haven't decided yet." Numair nodded and was very pleased with his answer. Danie was next to speak. "Do you plan to get married after you reach your goals?" "Yes ma'am assuming I find the right woman." He looked over and winked at Kiri. Richard saw this and decided to speak. "What if you are not accepted to the Riders and fail as a mage?" "Well I though about that and I think I will be a stable hand or a merchant like my father." Richard nodded. "Dad may I be excused?" "Of course Richard. But be back at midnight." With that dinner ended and everyone went to the parlor. "Umm.Mr. Salimin may I take Kiri for a walk around the woods?" Numair was about to object when he saw the look on Danie's face. "Ok but not past our land mark and she must be back in three hours." Kiri jumped from her seat and hugged her father. "Thank you Daddy. I love you and we'll be back in three hours." They waved good bye and walked out the door.
As they walked through the woods Kiri found her eyes wondering from Rodger to the woods. He was very tall and his hair seemed to shine like moonlight as his eyes glowed in the starlight. "Um.So Kiri what do you plan to do when you get older?" Kiri seemed surprised by his question, "Oh I think I'll work at the palace stables or travel with my father." "What about marriage?" "I might say yes to the right person but he would have to ask me." Roger nodded and began walking down towards the pond. "Where are you going Roger?" "Well it's still hot out so why not go for a swim?" "Because we don't have swimming clothes." Roger pulled his shirt off and his shoes, "So?" "So we can't get our only clothes wet silly." "Sure we can watch." Roger ran up to the top of a high rock and jumped in. Kiri stood there laughing at him when he surfaced. "Ok but what about me? How do I swim?" "Take off your shoes and jacket and jump in." "Ok if you say so." Kiri ran up to the same rock and dived gracefully in to the pond.
For the next hour they swam around playing games and having diving contests. "This is fun. I should swim here more often." Kiri told Rodger as she walked up the shore to dry off. "Yeah and I could come with you." He replied following her to a shady spot under a nearby tree. He wrapped his arms around her waist, "I really like you Kiri." "I really like you to Rodger." "I'm glad he bent down to kiss her. "Having fun children?" A voice asked from high in the trees. Kiri jumped and Rodger looked around to try and see the person. "Who are you? Show yourself!" Roger demanded. "I don't see why not." The voice said and Richard fell to the ground next to him. "That's not funny Rich." Kiri told him sternly, "How long were you up there?" "The whole time you were swimming. Why does that bother you?" Richard smiled and waited for Kiri to answer. "No I just wanted to know." She lied he knew. "Maybe Mom and Dad will have a different idea." He told her sly as could be. "Espcailly after that attempted kiss." "H-how would they know about any of that?" Roger asked slightly worried. "I'll tell them." Now it was Kiri who smiled, "Prove it." Richard's smile faded and he turned to face his sister. "You can't lie to them." "Oh bet me. Besides Mom and Dad will believe me because Roger and I will have the same story." "Fine but you better be able to dry off in ten minutes because that's when you have to be back." Richard smiled and disappeared into the trees Kiri looked worried, "How can we dry off in ten minutes?" "It's ok Kiri I can use my Gift to dry us off." Roger began chanting as a violet purple mist swirled around them. When he finished they were dry and ready to go. When they got back to the house Kiri and Roger stood outside the door for a moment. "Thank you for a wonderful evening Kiri." He leaned over and kissed her cheek, "I hope to see you again." She blushed and smiled at him, "You will trust me." The tall boy smiled back at her, "Good night Kiri." "Good night Roger." Kiri waved and stood there until she couldn't see him anymore. When he was gone from sight she went inside only to find Richard, Numair and Danie all waiting for her.
"Hello everyone. Good night everyone." As Kiri walked to her room Kano blocked her way. "We need to talk to you Kiri." Kano told her and he led her back to the parlor. "What's wrong?" Kiri asked nervous. "We want you to be happy Kiri but we also need you to tell us the truth. Were you and Roger swimming in the pond tonight and did he try to kiss you?" Numair asked. "Yes Da we were but it was hot and you never said we couldn't plus he didn't kiss me he just tried. What's the big deal?" Her question was for Numair but her eyes glared accusingly at Richard. "Well Kiri we just need to know you are always going to tell us the truth and I really don't want you kissing him yet." "I will Da I swear." "Alright go and help your mother clean up." "Ok." As Kiri and Danie walked toward the kitchen Kiri grabbed Richard's arm and whispered in his ear. "I hope your happy now Richard you ruined my life." She threw his arm against the door and walked off.
When they were alone in the kitchen Danie had few things to say to her daughter. "Kiri nothing happened did it? I mean Richard told me most of it but I need to hear it from you." Danie looked at Kiri as if she could read her soul. "Nothing happened Mom. He just kissed me goodnight. Ok?" Kiri was upset and quickly began cleaning the meat mess her father had made when she had left with Rodger. "Kiri please don't be mad at me. I just love you so much I don't want anything to happen to you." Kiri could tell her mother was upset. "I'm not mad at you Mom. I'm mad at Richard he should have left me to tell you." "If Richard is upsetting you then I will have a talk with him." With that they finished cleaning and brought out tea and cookies.
~Sam
Chapter 5: Dinner
Richard and Numair came out of the cellar about five minutes later and Danie was the first one to give orders. "Ok let's get to work. Richard set the table for five, forks on the left, spoons on the right, Numair go out and get some fire wood Roger might stay after dinner for a while, Kiri you finish cutting the lettuce and tomatoes." Everyone did as they were asked and by the time 7:00 rolled around they were all ready and Roger was at the door. "Hello Kiri, Mr. and Mrs. Salimin, Richard nice to see all of you." Everyone said their hellos and took their seats. When dinner was passed out and grace said the conversation turned to Roger and Numair was the first to speak. "So Rodger what do you plan to do after you finish school?" "Well sir I plan to move to Tortall and join the Riders or study and perfect my Gift I haven't decided yet." Numair nodded and was very pleased with his answer. Danie was next to speak. "Do you plan to get married after you reach your goals?" "Yes ma'am assuming I find the right woman." He looked over and winked at Kiri. Richard saw this and decided to speak. "What if you are not accepted to the Riders and fail as a mage?" "Well I though about that and I think I will be a stable hand or a merchant like my father." Richard nodded. "Dad may I be excused?" "Of course Richard. But be back at midnight." With that dinner ended and everyone went to the parlor. "Umm.Mr. Salimin may I take Kiri for a walk around the woods?" Numair was about to object when he saw the look on Danie's face. "Ok but not past our land mark and she must be back in three hours." Kiri jumped from her seat and hugged her father. "Thank you Daddy. I love you and we'll be back in three hours." They waved good bye and walked out the door.
As they walked through the woods Kiri found her eyes wondering from Rodger to the woods. He was very tall and his hair seemed to shine like moonlight as his eyes glowed in the starlight. "Um.So Kiri what do you plan to do when you get older?" Kiri seemed surprised by his question, "Oh I think I'll work at the palace stables or travel with my father." "What about marriage?" "I might say yes to the right person but he would have to ask me." Roger nodded and began walking down towards the pond. "Where are you going Roger?" "Well it's still hot out so why not go for a swim?" "Because we don't have swimming clothes." Roger pulled his shirt off and his shoes, "So?" "So we can't get our only clothes wet silly." "Sure we can watch." Roger ran up to the top of a high rock and jumped in. Kiri stood there laughing at him when he surfaced. "Ok but what about me? How do I swim?" "Take off your shoes and jacket and jump in." "Ok if you say so." Kiri ran up to the same rock and dived gracefully in to the pond.
For the next hour they swam around playing games and having diving contests. "This is fun. I should swim here more often." Kiri told Rodger as she walked up the shore to dry off. "Yeah and I could come with you." He replied following her to a shady spot under a nearby tree. He wrapped his arms around her waist, "I really like you Kiri." "I really like you to Rodger." "I'm glad he bent down to kiss her. "Having fun children?" A voice asked from high in the trees. Kiri jumped and Rodger looked around to try and see the person. "Who are you? Show yourself!" Roger demanded. "I don't see why not." The voice said and Richard fell to the ground next to him. "That's not funny Rich." Kiri told him sternly, "How long were you up there?" "The whole time you were swimming. Why does that bother you?" Richard smiled and waited for Kiri to answer. "No I just wanted to know." She lied he knew. "Maybe Mom and Dad will have a different idea." He told her sly as could be. "Espcailly after that attempted kiss." "H-how would they know about any of that?" Roger asked slightly worried. "I'll tell them." Now it was Kiri who smiled, "Prove it." Richard's smile faded and he turned to face his sister. "You can't lie to them." "Oh bet me. Besides Mom and Dad will believe me because Roger and I will have the same story." "Fine but you better be able to dry off in ten minutes because that's when you have to be back." Richard smiled and disappeared into the trees Kiri looked worried, "How can we dry off in ten minutes?" "It's ok Kiri I can use my Gift to dry us off." Roger began chanting as a violet purple mist swirled around them. When he finished they were dry and ready to go. When they got back to the house Kiri and Roger stood outside the door for a moment. "Thank you for a wonderful evening Kiri." He leaned over and kissed her cheek, "I hope to see you again." She blushed and smiled at him, "You will trust me." The tall boy smiled back at her, "Good night Kiri." "Good night Roger." Kiri waved and stood there until she couldn't see him anymore. When he was gone from sight she went inside only to find Richard, Numair and Danie all waiting for her.
"Hello everyone. Good night everyone." As Kiri walked to her room Kano blocked her way. "We need to talk to you Kiri." Kano told her and he led her back to the parlor. "What's wrong?" Kiri asked nervous. "We want you to be happy Kiri but we also need you to tell us the truth. Were you and Roger swimming in the pond tonight and did he try to kiss you?" Numair asked. "Yes Da we were but it was hot and you never said we couldn't plus he didn't kiss me he just tried. What's the big deal?" Her question was for Numair but her eyes glared accusingly at Richard. "Well Kiri we just need to know you are always going to tell us the truth and I really don't want you kissing him yet." "I will Da I swear." "Alright go and help your mother clean up." "Ok." As Kiri and Danie walked toward the kitchen Kiri grabbed Richard's arm and whispered in his ear. "I hope your happy now Richard you ruined my life." She threw his arm against the door and walked off.
When they were alone in the kitchen Danie had few things to say to her daughter. "Kiri nothing happened did it? I mean Richard told me most of it but I need to hear it from you." Danie looked at Kiri as if she could read her soul. "Nothing happened Mom. He just kissed me goodnight. Ok?" Kiri was upset and quickly began cleaning the meat mess her father had made when she had left with Rodger. "Kiri please don't be mad at me. I just love you so much I don't want anything to happen to you." Kiri could tell her mother was upset. "I'm not mad at you Mom. I'm mad at Richard he should have left me to tell you." "If Richard is upsetting you then I will have a talk with him." With that they finished cleaning and brought out tea and cookies.