As Roald drew her closer she knew that he recognized her. " How could you tell?" She asked quietly.
" It could only have been you. No one curtsies(?) the way you do, its very distinctive. * Roald and his eye for detail!* She thought laughingly. " So how did our friend Cleon react?" He asked her, while twirling her as the dance required.
" He couldn't tell at first. I've been wondering what Neal would say."
" Knowing Neal, he'd get all tounge-tied for once, and then he would probably not talk to you for the rest of the festival." Kel nodded. She knew Roald was right. She hated it, but she knew it.
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Neal watched Roald glaring. * I can't believe it. Maybe its because he's the prince.* His head snapped as she laughed. * I'm gonna ask to dance with her if it kills me. There's only one dance left, and its mine.* As the music bagan the last Chord, he stepped toward the girl.
" May I dance with you?" He asked, trying not to sound to formal. The girl flashed him and Roald a dazzling smile, and nodded.
Roald winked at Neal, and stepped back to watch the last dance. The last dance was the slowest song that had been played all night, it would last for 10 to 20 minutes (a/N: told ya it was slow). Neal gazed into the girls eyes. There as something familiar about her, the way she held his hand, but he couldn't conclude who it was.
" Do i know you Lady...?"
" Yes actually. You know me quite well Neal."
" Are you going to tell me who you are?" He asked her, already knowing the answer.
" Of course not. IT'll be more fun to have you guess."
" Well, Maybe you're.. Nah. Couldn't be. Could you?"
" Nothing's impossible Neal."
Her lifted her face so he could see her eyes. Then he knew. " Kel. Why didn't you tell me huh?"
She laughed, but didn't answer right away. " Because. I wanted to know if my friends could recognize me."
" Why? I've been trying to find you all evening. I wanted to tell you about that girl I saw, and ask if you minded that I danced with her, but when I couldn't find you, I asked her to dance anyway. But she turned out to be you... I'm confused."
" I'm not your girlfriend. Not yet anyway. You could've asked nayone to dance. As for why, Alanna said to think of it as ' reminding them you're a girl on a larger scale'."
" Well, It worked. It workled on every squire in here." Neal told her, instantly regretting the scolding tone. He changed the subject. " Do you think that the lioness will choose you as her squire?"
" I hope so. LEt's just leave it at that. What about Myles? Do you think he'll pick you?"
" couldn't tell you."
They danced in silence for a while. When the dance ended, the walked out to where the squires would be goofing around together.
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Alanna opened her door to find herself facing Jon.
" What are you doing here? You should be at the ball." She told him, leaving the door open for him and walking over to grab the fruit bowl.
" I know." He told her, accepting an Orange." But all it is now is games. Besides, I need to talk to you about who you're going to choose as squire."
" Oh No." Alanna groaned. " Jon. You already implied that I could have Kel as my squire."
" I know I know. But, You remember when Lord Wyldon tendered his resignation on this matter?"
" Of course." She snapped. " So? what has that got to do with this?"
" Well, even though she's a squire, she's still under Wyldon's jurusdiction part of the time. So, therefore, if you have her as your squire, I'll be short of a training master. There's nobody else qualified for the job, you know that. I know I'm being unfair in one view, but I can't see how to do this and have both of you happy, and you know I can't afford for Tortall to lose its training master at a time like this."
" This is So unfair. Why can't he understand that I'm not going to Help her?!" Alanna's frustration was beginning to show, her eyes blazed and her fingers sparked.
" Alanna, calm down."
" I won't calm down. I think that Wyldon needs to see reason. But if I say anything, I'll be in even bigger trouble. So excuse me your majesty, but I need some air." Alanna spat out the words as if they were poison. She stalked out of the room.
" Not again." Jon muttered.
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A/N: Well folks, I know it isn't as long, but It's gonna get longer soon enough. Thanx to everyone who reviews, and SIGNS THEIR REVIEWS. It would be nice to have people do that ya know. MORE SOON! PEACE!
" It could only have been you. No one curtsies(?) the way you do, its very distinctive. * Roald and his eye for detail!* She thought laughingly. " So how did our friend Cleon react?" He asked her, while twirling her as the dance required.
" He couldn't tell at first. I've been wondering what Neal would say."
" Knowing Neal, he'd get all tounge-tied for once, and then he would probably not talk to you for the rest of the festival." Kel nodded. She knew Roald was right. She hated it, but she knew it.
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Neal watched Roald glaring. * I can't believe it. Maybe its because he's the prince.* His head snapped as she laughed. * I'm gonna ask to dance with her if it kills me. There's only one dance left, and its mine.* As the music bagan the last Chord, he stepped toward the girl.
" May I dance with you?" He asked, trying not to sound to formal. The girl flashed him and Roald a dazzling smile, and nodded.
Roald winked at Neal, and stepped back to watch the last dance. The last dance was the slowest song that had been played all night, it would last for 10 to 20 minutes (a/N: told ya it was slow). Neal gazed into the girls eyes. There as something familiar about her, the way she held his hand, but he couldn't conclude who it was.
" Do i know you Lady...?"
" Yes actually. You know me quite well Neal."
" Are you going to tell me who you are?" He asked her, already knowing the answer.
" Of course not. IT'll be more fun to have you guess."
" Well, Maybe you're.. Nah. Couldn't be. Could you?"
" Nothing's impossible Neal."
Her lifted her face so he could see her eyes. Then he knew. " Kel. Why didn't you tell me huh?"
She laughed, but didn't answer right away. " Because. I wanted to know if my friends could recognize me."
" Why? I've been trying to find you all evening. I wanted to tell you about that girl I saw, and ask if you minded that I danced with her, but when I couldn't find you, I asked her to dance anyway. But she turned out to be you... I'm confused."
" I'm not your girlfriend. Not yet anyway. You could've asked nayone to dance. As for why, Alanna said to think of it as ' reminding them you're a girl on a larger scale'."
" Well, It worked. It workled on every squire in here." Neal told her, instantly regretting the scolding tone. He changed the subject. " Do you think that the lioness will choose you as her squire?"
" I hope so. LEt's just leave it at that. What about Myles? Do you think he'll pick you?"
" couldn't tell you."
They danced in silence for a while. When the dance ended, the walked out to where the squires would be goofing around together.
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Alanna opened her door to find herself facing Jon.
" What are you doing here? You should be at the ball." She told him, leaving the door open for him and walking over to grab the fruit bowl.
" I know." He told her, accepting an Orange." But all it is now is games. Besides, I need to talk to you about who you're going to choose as squire."
" Oh No." Alanna groaned. " Jon. You already implied that I could have Kel as my squire."
" I know I know. But, You remember when Lord Wyldon tendered his resignation on this matter?"
" Of course." She snapped. " So? what has that got to do with this?"
" Well, even though she's a squire, she's still under Wyldon's jurusdiction part of the time. So, therefore, if you have her as your squire, I'll be short of a training master. There's nobody else qualified for the job, you know that. I know I'm being unfair in one view, but I can't see how to do this and have both of you happy, and you know I can't afford for Tortall to lose its training master at a time like this."
" This is So unfair. Why can't he understand that I'm not going to Help her?!" Alanna's frustration was beginning to show, her eyes blazed and her fingers sparked.
" Alanna, calm down."
" I won't calm down. I think that Wyldon needs to see reason. But if I say anything, I'll be in even bigger trouble. So excuse me your majesty, but I need some air." Alanna spat out the words as if they were poison. She stalked out of the room.
" Not again." Jon muttered.
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A/N: Well folks, I know it isn't as long, but It's gonna get longer soon enough. Thanx to everyone who reviews, and SIGNS THEIR REVIEWS. It would be nice to have people do that ya know. MORE SOON! PEACE!
