A/N I have been keeping tallies of who Alanna should end up with. All I can say is, one was beating the other, then there was a tie, and
one who was losing pulled ahead by a lot!
Chapter 7.
It was early morning when Alanna woke up. She found a middle-age maid tending her fire.
"Oh, I'm sorry, my lady. I didn't realize you were awake." the maid said.
"It's all right." Alanna said yawning. "Where am I?"
"Prince Jonathan's quarters, my lady."
Then she remembered everything. Jon had put her to bed in his room.
"Where's Jon?" Alanna asked.
"He got up about a half-hour ago and left saying he would be back to check on you. He told me to back sure you didn't leave this
room until he was sure you were okay." the maid said, clearly amused. "I know I shouldn't say it, but I think he likes you a little
more than a friend, if you know what I mean."
Alanna's heart skipped a beat. Does he still love me? she thought. She didn't think he would still, but know she was having
different thoughts.
After the maid had left, Alanna looked around the room. It was normal for nobles quarters. Her eyes stopped at the sofa in the
room. On it was a pillow and a folded blanket. It looked like someone had spent the night on it. Did he stay there all night to
make sure I was all right? She felt giddy. She couldn't help her self, she grinned.
Falling for the Prince again, are you? Faithful hopped onto her
bed.
"No, I'm not!" she snapped, then stopped. "I don't know. Maybe I am."
Sure seems like it.
"Faithful!"
"Good morning, Alanna." Jon walked in carrying a tray in the room. "I hope you are well rested."
She couldn't help herself, she had to ask. "Why are you doing this for me?"
Jon blushed. "You're my friend, Alanna. Isn't it a friend's duty help out another friend? Why do you ask?"
"I don't know. It might help me figure out some stuff which is bothering me." She began eating what Jon had set before her.
"What is bothering you?"
"It's hard to explain. It's something I have to figure out on my own."
Alanna found one of her bags in the corner and grabbed it.
"What should I wear?" she asked Jon grinning.
"Aren't you going to wear breeches, as always."
"Maybe. I want to see what they would say if I wore a dress. Now which dress?" she held up a light blue one and a lavender
dress.
Jon looked thoughtfully at each dress, then said, "The blue one."
Alanna smiled and went to take a bath, which was waiting forher.
When she came out in the blue dress, Jon caught his breath.
"How do I look?" Alanna asked, like any other court lady looking for compliments from men.
"You look gorgeous." Jon said as he took he walked over to her. "May I have this dance?"
"You may." Alanna said, like a proper lady would.
They danced around the room like the perfect couple. When the finally stopped Jon looked down at her and smiled. Alanna
looked up expectantly. They met half way and Jon kissed her. He stopped quickly, let go of her, and walked to the door.
Alanna grabbed his hand. Jonathan turned around and looked into Alanna's violet eyes.
"We shouldn't, Alanna." Jon whispered. "You just broke up with George. You need time."
"Jon, please. There was a time when you wanted this and I resisted and now you're resisting. Remember what you said a few
years ago? 'We're meant to be together. Is that silliness?' We're meant to be together, I was just to stubborn to see it before."
"You have to quote me, huh." Jon laughed lightly.
"Yes. I love you, Jonathan of Conte. I will not deny it anymore."
Jon relaxed. He looked relieved to here her say it. "Alanna of Trebond and Olau, I love you more than life itself."
Oooohhh, how sweet! They admitted it! Love is in the air!! But will it last? Is this meant to be? Tell me what you think via review.
Thanx to Sarah (loves the books just as much as I), Jot (puts up with the discussions at lunch and even read them), and Cassie (also puts up with it. where would i be if they
didn't!)
one who was losing pulled ahead by a lot!
Chapter 7.
It was early morning when Alanna woke up. She found a middle-age maid tending her fire.
"Oh, I'm sorry, my lady. I didn't realize you were awake." the maid said.
"It's all right." Alanna said yawning. "Where am I?"
"Prince Jonathan's quarters, my lady."
Then she remembered everything. Jon had put her to bed in his room.
"Where's Jon?" Alanna asked.
"He got up about a half-hour ago and left saying he would be back to check on you. He told me to back sure you didn't leave this
room until he was sure you were okay." the maid said, clearly amused. "I know I shouldn't say it, but I think he likes you a little
more than a friend, if you know what I mean."
Alanna's heart skipped a beat. Does he still love me? she thought. She didn't think he would still, but know she was having
different thoughts.
After the maid had left, Alanna looked around the room. It was normal for nobles quarters. Her eyes stopped at the sofa in the
room. On it was a pillow and a folded blanket. It looked like someone had spent the night on it. Did he stay there all night to
make sure I was all right? She felt giddy. She couldn't help her self, she grinned.
Falling for the Prince again, are you? Faithful hopped onto her
bed.
"No, I'm not!" she snapped, then stopped. "I don't know. Maybe I am."
Sure seems like it.
"Faithful!"
"Good morning, Alanna." Jon walked in carrying a tray in the room. "I hope you are well rested."
She couldn't help herself, she had to ask. "Why are you doing this for me?"
Jon blushed. "You're my friend, Alanna. Isn't it a friend's duty help out another friend? Why do you ask?"
"I don't know. It might help me figure out some stuff which is bothering me." She began eating what Jon had set before her.
"What is bothering you?"
"It's hard to explain. It's something I have to figure out on my own."
Alanna found one of her bags in the corner and grabbed it.
"What should I wear?" she asked Jon grinning.
"Aren't you going to wear breeches, as always."
"Maybe. I want to see what they would say if I wore a dress. Now which dress?" she held up a light blue one and a lavender
dress.
Jon looked thoughtfully at each dress, then said, "The blue one."
Alanna smiled and went to take a bath, which was waiting forher.
When she came out in the blue dress, Jon caught his breath.
"How do I look?" Alanna asked, like any other court lady looking for compliments from men.
"You look gorgeous." Jon said as he took he walked over to her. "May I have this dance?"
"You may." Alanna said, like a proper lady would.
They danced around the room like the perfect couple. When the finally stopped Jon looked down at her and smiled. Alanna
looked up expectantly. They met half way and Jon kissed her. He stopped quickly, let go of her, and walked to the door.
Alanna grabbed his hand. Jonathan turned around and looked into Alanna's violet eyes.
"We shouldn't, Alanna." Jon whispered. "You just broke up with George. You need time."
"Jon, please. There was a time when you wanted this and I resisted and now you're resisting. Remember what you said a few
years ago? 'We're meant to be together. Is that silliness?' We're meant to be together, I was just to stubborn to see it before."
"You have to quote me, huh." Jon laughed lightly.
"Yes. I love you, Jonathan of Conte. I will not deny it anymore."
Jon relaxed. He looked relieved to here her say it. "Alanna of Trebond and Olau, I love you more than life itself."
Oooohhh, how sweet! They admitted it! Love is in the air!! But will it last? Is this meant to be? Tell me what you think via review.
Thanx to Sarah (loves the books just as much as I), Jot (puts up with the discussions at lunch and even read them), and Cassie (also puts up with it. where would i be if they
didn't!)