Sorry the last chapter was screwd up! This is my first fanfic.and I
couldn't upload right at first! Really sorry!
As Alanna and Maria advanced the gates, they stopped their mares for a minute. "Its beautiful!" breathed Maria. Alanna suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a young man with flaming red hair running towards her. "THOM!" Alanna yelled, crossing the distance between them quickly and grabbing him for a fierce hug. "I missed you so much!" they both said at the same time, and laughed. "Hold on," laughed Alanna, as she saw Maria trying to bring both horses at once over to her. She ran up to Maria and took her own golden mare, Moonlight, the one that Thom had sent to her two years ago. When she and Maria reached Thom again, a group of his friends had caught up to him. Thom introduced his friends to Alanna and Maria, "This is Sir Gareth the Younger of Naxen, Sir Raoul of Goldenlake, Sir Joseph of Kings Reach and His Highness, Prince Jonathan." Alanna and Maria curtsied politely and said, "Please to meet you." And the young knights bowed. Thom led them to the stables, and then a hostler that they Stefan came and took their horses. Then Alanna thought of an evil idea. "Your Highness, is there a fish pond around the palace outside?" Alanna asked. Maria had a good laugh at that. "Well yes, in the gar-" Then Thom turned pale, and looked at Alanna and cried, "Alanna, you wouldn't!" She grinned evilly and turned to a maid waiting for them.
In their rooms, Maria changed into a simpler dress, and Alanna into breeches and a shirt. She also buckled her sword, Lightning, and then Maria and Alanna headed down to the practice courts. Alanna began stretching, as Maria watched from the sidelines. When Alanna was finished, she walked up to Thom and his group of friends and asked Thom, "Thom, since you have been training to be a knight, you must've improved since our last wrestle, would you care to have a duel with me?" Alanna finished with an evil grin, and Maria had to fight hard to keep herself from laughing out loud as she joined the group. Alanna gave her a mocking shrug, as if to say, "He should've known this was coming." Maria gave her a big grin and went to the sides to watch the two twins fight. Thom and Alanna both grabbed practice swords and Maria called out, " En guard." Thom was down in less than a minute. Everyone cheered and Alanna mocked bowed to Thom before helping him up. "I see you haven't changed," retorted Thom playfully. The twins re- joined the group, and then Alanna ran over to Maria, "Maria, do you think that I can challenge one of the other knights, the prince maybe?" Maria pondered this for a moment, and said, "I guess you could," she replied slowly, then with a chuckle, " make sure you win." Alanna grinned, and then went to the prince and asked, " Your Highness, may I have the honour or challenging you to a duel?" The prince looked shocked, but then answered, "I will accept your challenge, if you promise to call me Jon, all my friends do." " Am I your friend?" asked Alanna. "Yes, I believe you are," he replied. Alanna and Jonathan got into position and " En Guard," called Maria. Alanna smiled to herself, impressed, he was very good, much better than Thom. Just then, Jon had one uneven step forward, and Alanna took that chance and lunged forward, the tip of her sword on his throat. "I yield." He said. "Well fought Lady Alanna, well fought!" " You will call me Alanna highness." Jon grinned. Just then, Sir Joseph of Kings reach interrupted and asked, " Alanna, may I have a duel with you?" Alanna looked startled, and then agreed quickly. Joseph was also very good, and it took Alanna longer this time to see an opening, but found it soon enough. Joseph chuckled, and said, "You are a fine swordsman, swordslady," as he corrected himself. Just then Jon stepped in and informed them, " There is a ball tomorrow night when you will be introduced, be there at eight o' clock," and the Prince, Gary, Raoul, and Thom left. Maria was beaming as Alanna came over to her. "You were brilliant! I never knew you were that good!" Back at their chambers, Alanna flopped on her bed, and sighed, "Maria, I really don't want to go to the ball, please can I miss it?" "Absolutely not."
"Oh alright but don't yell at me if I trip all the way down the stairs." Said Alanna grumily.
As Alanna and Maria advanced the gates, they stopped their mares for a minute. "Its beautiful!" breathed Maria. Alanna suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a young man with flaming red hair running towards her. "THOM!" Alanna yelled, crossing the distance between them quickly and grabbing him for a fierce hug. "I missed you so much!" they both said at the same time, and laughed. "Hold on," laughed Alanna, as she saw Maria trying to bring both horses at once over to her. She ran up to Maria and took her own golden mare, Moonlight, the one that Thom had sent to her two years ago. When she and Maria reached Thom again, a group of his friends had caught up to him. Thom introduced his friends to Alanna and Maria, "This is Sir Gareth the Younger of Naxen, Sir Raoul of Goldenlake, Sir Joseph of Kings Reach and His Highness, Prince Jonathan." Alanna and Maria curtsied politely and said, "Please to meet you." And the young knights bowed. Thom led them to the stables, and then a hostler that they Stefan came and took their horses. Then Alanna thought of an evil idea. "Your Highness, is there a fish pond around the palace outside?" Alanna asked. Maria had a good laugh at that. "Well yes, in the gar-" Then Thom turned pale, and looked at Alanna and cried, "Alanna, you wouldn't!" She grinned evilly and turned to a maid waiting for them.
In their rooms, Maria changed into a simpler dress, and Alanna into breeches and a shirt. She also buckled her sword, Lightning, and then Maria and Alanna headed down to the practice courts. Alanna began stretching, as Maria watched from the sidelines. When Alanna was finished, she walked up to Thom and his group of friends and asked Thom, "Thom, since you have been training to be a knight, you must've improved since our last wrestle, would you care to have a duel with me?" Alanna finished with an evil grin, and Maria had to fight hard to keep herself from laughing out loud as she joined the group. Alanna gave her a mocking shrug, as if to say, "He should've known this was coming." Maria gave her a big grin and went to the sides to watch the two twins fight. Thom and Alanna both grabbed practice swords and Maria called out, " En guard." Thom was down in less than a minute. Everyone cheered and Alanna mocked bowed to Thom before helping him up. "I see you haven't changed," retorted Thom playfully. The twins re- joined the group, and then Alanna ran over to Maria, "Maria, do you think that I can challenge one of the other knights, the prince maybe?" Maria pondered this for a moment, and said, "I guess you could," she replied slowly, then with a chuckle, " make sure you win." Alanna grinned, and then went to the prince and asked, " Your Highness, may I have the honour or challenging you to a duel?" The prince looked shocked, but then answered, "I will accept your challenge, if you promise to call me Jon, all my friends do." " Am I your friend?" asked Alanna. "Yes, I believe you are," he replied. Alanna and Jonathan got into position and " En Guard," called Maria. Alanna smiled to herself, impressed, he was very good, much better than Thom. Just then, Jon had one uneven step forward, and Alanna took that chance and lunged forward, the tip of her sword on his throat. "I yield." He said. "Well fought Lady Alanna, well fought!" " You will call me Alanna highness." Jon grinned. Just then, Sir Joseph of Kings reach interrupted and asked, " Alanna, may I have a duel with you?" Alanna looked startled, and then agreed quickly. Joseph was also very good, and it took Alanna longer this time to see an opening, but found it soon enough. Joseph chuckled, and said, "You are a fine swordsman, swordslady," as he corrected himself. Just then Jon stepped in and informed them, " There is a ball tomorrow night when you will be introduced, be there at eight o' clock," and the Prince, Gary, Raoul, and Thom left. Maria was beaming as Alanna came over to her. "You were brilliant! I never knew you were that good!" Back at their chambers, Alanna flopped on her bed, and sighed, "Maria, I really don't want to go to the ball, please can I miss it?" "Absolutely not."
"Oh alright but don't yell at me if I trip all the way down the stairs." Said Alanna grumily.