Decisions, Decisions
Part 2. What happens between Kel, Cleon, and Neal?
By Magelet
Kel cried herself to sleep that night. She was afraid that Neal or Cleon might come and talk to her about what had
happened, but they didn't, and she was thankful of that. 'Goddess, what am I going to do?' she thought. Soon after she
fell into a dreamless slumber.
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Neal brooded in his room. 'How could Cleon do that to me?' He and Roald are the only two I confided in.' he paced
'Maybe I could go talk to Kel. Find out what happened. She seemed pretty angry before she went to him. I'll talk to her in
the morning. She looked terrified when I came in.' he sat down to think some more.
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'Gods! Kel must think I'm awful.' Cleon thought, flopped down on his bed. 'I should really go talk to her, but not
tonight, the look on her face when she left was as clear as crystal. If only Neal hadn't come in. I have to talk to him tomorrow too,
he doesn't understand.'
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Kel woke up to someone knocking on her door. She had cried herself to sleep in her clothes, so she got up and answered
the door, rumpled-looking as she was. Not really surprised, but unpleasantly bumped back into reality to see Cleon there. She
frowned. She opened the door to let him in, leaving it so that it was only open a hair to satisfy the Stump. Cleon pushed it
shut and spoke in a soft voice incase there was anyway that someone might still hear them.
"Kel, we really need to talk about what happened last. I know that you don't want to, but we have to decide who's to
know if it's settled, and talk about it even more if it's not. What're we going to say to Neal?" Cleon threw at her. "But
first I want you to know how much I love you." He stepped over the gap between them and kissed her with such passion, such
emotion, that she could, without a doubt, tell how he felt.
She just let her friend kiss her and wrap her in his arms so tight. She felt so secure, worry-free and happy when he
kissed her; did she really want to let that go?
"I still need some time to think." She said softly when he released her. "I'm not quite so sure. You can tell Neal or
Roald about this, but I'm undecided. So many decisions!" when she said 'I need time to think', Cleon turned pale. "What's wrong
Cleon?" Kel inquired at the loss of color in her fiancé's face.
"More time?" he echoed, "That's what the Lioness told the King before she rejected him." He spoke oddly, almost
choked.
"I'm just not sure, Cleon, I'm only sixteen. Though keep in mind, I know what I might be losing." She smiled slightly,
and he grinned and kissed her again. She could feel his excitement, and showed that she felt the same way. "But honestly,
Cleon. You really should leave; I need to get dressed, these are yesterday's clothes, and I look awful."
"Not to me." He said, hugging her tight.
"Oh, get out of here!" she laughed and quietly opened her door, checking to see if the hall was clear, then shoving
him out into the hall and closing the door behind him. Changing, she frowned, thinking about the whole thing. She came up
with a decision and proceeded to breakfast to tell Cleon what she thought.
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She sat down by Cleon, as far away from Neal as she could, which was hard since he was right across the table, and
whispered in his ear. "Yes for now, but I'm not totally sure. If I changed my mind, could we still break it off?" Cleon
nodded seriously then grinned.
"You made the right choice, my pearl. I'll make sure that you don't regret it." He whispered back to her in a tone
that made her shiver. "Cold? That won't do. Eat something to warm you up." He joked in a louder tone.
Kel glanced at Neal who was quite openly staring at her and Cleon, obviously not happy, but he also had a frustrated
air about him. "Cleon, what about Neal? Just look at him. I don't want him to hate me." She whispered worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'll talk to him, he'll get over it, I'm sure. It was just a bit of a surprise to him." He responded at the
same volume, and glanced at the disgruntled Neal.
"I want to talk to him too. I need to tell him that this is new to me too." She said almost glaring at Cleon.
"Don't worry. It'll work out fine."
"I haven't made my decision for sure yet, Cleon." She threatened.
"I know, I know. Calm down. Now, let us converse with our other friends, shall we?" Cleon spoke aloud so everyone
could hear him. He looked over at Roald who kept glancing at Kel, and said, "Hey, Roald, how're ya doing today?" and shifted
to block the prince's view of Kel.
She noticed and elbowed him in the ribs, "It's just Roald." She said in a lowered voice.
"Yeah, well next you'll be saying 'it's just Neal' or 'it's just Joren'." He joked so that no one else could hear them.
"Very funny," she hissed and left, seeing as breakfast was over. 'This is going to be a long day.' She thought. 'A very long
day indeed.'
Part 2. What happens between Kel, Cleon, and Neal?
By Magelet
Kel cried herself to sleep that night. She was afraid that Neal or Cleon might come and talk to her about what had
happened, but they didn't, and she was thankful of that. 'Goddess, what am I going to do?' she thought. Soon after she
fell into a dreamless slumber.
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Neal brooded in his room. 'How could Cleon do that to me?' He and Roald are the only two I confided in.' he paced
'Maybe I could go talk to Kel. Find out what happened. She seemed pretty angry before she went to him. I'll talk to her in
the morning. She looked terrified when I came in.' he sat down to think some more.
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'Gods! Kel must think I'm awful.' Cleon thought, flopped down on his bed. 'I should really go talk to her, but not
tonight, the look on her face when she left was as clear as crystal. If only Neal hadn't come in. I have to talk to him tomorrow too,
he doesn't understand.'
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Kel woke up to someone knocking on her door. She had cried herself to sleep in her clothes, so she got up and answered
the door, rumpled-looking as she was. Not really surprised, but unpleasantly bumped back into reality to see Cleon there. She
frowned. She opened the door to let him in, leaving it so that it was only open a hair to satisfy the Stump. Cleon pushed it
shut and spoke in a soft voice incase there was anyway that someone might still hear them.
"Kel, we really need to talk about what happened last. I know that you don't want to, but we have to decide who's to
know if it's settled, and talk about it even more if it's not. What're we going to say to Neal?" Cleon threw at her. "But
first I want you to know how much I love you." He stepped over the gap between them and kissed her with such passion, such
emotion, that she could, without a doubt, tell how he felt.
She just let her friend kiss her and wrap her in his arms so tight. She felt so secure, worry-free and happy when he
kissed her; did she really want to let that go?
"I still need some time to think." She said softly when he released her. "I'm not quite so sure. You can tell Neal or
Roald about this, but I'm undecided. So many decisions!" when she said 'I need time to think', Cleon turned pale. "What's wrong
Cleon?" Kel inquired at the loss of color in her fiancé's face.
"More time?" he echoed, "That's what the Lioness told the King before she rejected him." He spoke oddly, almost
choked.
"I'm just not sure, Cleon, I'm only sixteen. Though keep in mind, I know what I might be losing." She smiled slightly,
and he grinned and kissed her again. She could feel his excitement, and showed that she felt the same way. "But honestly,
Cleon. You really should leave; I need to get dressed, these are yesterday's clothes, and I look awful."
"Not to me." He said, hugging her tight.
"Oh, get out of here!" she laughed and quietly opened her door, checking to see if the hall was clear, then shoving
him out into the hall and closing the door behind him. Changing, she frowned, thinking about the whole thing. She came up
with a decision and proceeded to breakfast to tell Cleon what she thought.
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She sat down by Cleon, as far away from Neal as she could, which was hard since he was right across the table, and
whispered in his ear. "Yes for now, but I'm not totally sure. If I changed my mind, could we still break it off?" Cleon
nodded seriously then grinned.
"You made the right choice, my pearl. I'll make sure that you don't regret it." He whispered back to her in a tone
that made her shiver. "Cold? That won't do. Eat something to warm you up." He joked in a louder tone.
Kel glanced at Neal who was quite openly staring at her and Cleon, obviously not happy, but he also had a frustrated
air about him. "Cleon, what about Neal? Just look at him. I don't want him to hate me." She whispered worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'll talk to him, he'll get over it, I'm sure. It was just a bit of a surprise to him." He responded at the
same volume, and glanced at the disgruntled Neal.
"I want to talk to him too. I need to tell him that this is new to me too." She said almost glaring at Cleon.
"Don't worry. It'll work out fine."
"I haven't made my decision for sure yet, Cleon." She threatened.
"I know, I know. Calm down. Now, let us converse with our other friends, shall we?" Cleon spoke aloud so everyone
could hear him. He looked over at Roald who kept glancing at Kel, and said, "Hey, Roald, how're ya doing today?" and shifted
to block the prince's view of Kel.
She noticed and elbowed him in the ribs, "It's just Roald." She said in a lowered voice.
"Yeah, well next you'll be saying 'it's just Neal' or 'it's just Joren'." He joked so that no one else could hear them.
"Very funny," she hissed and left, seeing as breakfast was over. 'This is going to be a long day.' She thought. 'A very long
day indeed.'