***Disclaimer~ (i 4got it at the beginning!)~ all characters and setting are those developed by Tamora Pierce, and the plot is mine, with gracious help of Lisa, (phantasm2003)...thank you! This is my first fanfic, so please review or else i can't keep writing! Thanks so much to those people who wrote on how I could improve this story so far, and what they liked about it. For those of you who so NICELY told me that this story stunk, don't even bother reviewing, unless it's constructive. i was definitely not done this story yet...and yes, it has a long way to go! and it might not be completely accurate to the TP books, sorry! I know that I can't make Kel part of the King's Own because she's a knight, but I am anyway, because it's really important to the plot! Keep reading! I'm making changes to all my chapters, so check back***PS~ I allowed my email address to be sent out!
Chapter 2 (a/n - sorry, i made a mistake w/ the chapters!)
"So then I go 'Please say you'll marry me!' and Yuki throws herself at me and says 'Of course!'" Neal finished breathlessly. He was flushed with excitement, thinking about the Yamani lady he was in love with.
"And we're getting married in two weeks time! Kel, you won't believe how sweet she is! We're having a dual wedding with Roald and Princess Shinkokami…and Yuki wants YOU to be her bridesmaid!" he finished.
After an hour of talking endlessly with Neal, or rather, Neal talking endlessly, period, Kel's head was racing with thoughts bursting to come out. She tipped over sideways and fell off the bed. Neal doubled up, reaching over to help her up as she sputtered, "B-But, wait, Neal, you....YOU?! I never...by the Goddess! You're getting married!" Kel exclaimed, recollecting her thoughts. She scolded herself mentally for acting like such a ditz. Why did she care so much about Neal getting married, anyway? She knew that he and Yuki loved each other, and she couldn't think of anyone more suited to Neal other than...other than...herself. STOP IT! Kel told herself, stop thinking like that! You just miss Cleon so much that you're jumping on the first guy you see! She shook her head disgustedly thinking 'I really am fickle, aren't I?'
She turned to Neal, mustering up all her energy, and said "Well….who's on the guest list?"
Neal twisted his head to face hers sharply. "Are you okay with this?"
"Okay? Why wouldn't I be okay with it?" Kel laughed hollowly. Not only were they getting married, but they wanted HER to be Yuki's bridesmaid! Her friend looked at her for a moment, then lifted her chin level with his and made her meet his tense gaze. "If you think that because I'm getting married I'm not going to be here…well, you're wrong. We'd both really like it if you could be Yuki's bridesmaid…just think about it. " Kel nodded as he pushed himself off her bed with a bounce. "Gods, I'm acting like her, too," Neal said, referring to Yuki with a wry smile on his face. "I get more sentimental each day." He patted the shukusen his bride-to-be had given him, and strolled out the cabin door. A second later, his head popped back in, turning to the girl and saying "You know Kel, you should really try falling in love…it does miracles for your heart. The Lioness paid me a visit at the palace a couple of weeks ago, and she said I would've had loads more knight-masters than HER to choose from as a squire, had I been just as good-natured then as I am now." With a small laugh, he was gone.
Kel slowly walked over to her sparrows on the ledge. She picked up a small baby one, called Ruby, due to the diamond shaped red patch on her back. Stroking her, Kel realized Neal was right. She had noticed something about him the second he walked through the door. The twirl around the room was completely un-Nealish, and he was abnormally happy. What Neal's Knight Master, (Alanna of Trebond and Olau, first lady knight) had said was absolutely correct, too. If he had been just a bit friendlier and a bit less satirical as a page and a squire, he wouldn't have gotten "stuck" (as he liked to put it, amusingly) with the hot-tempered red-head to train him. Kel sighed and flopped back on her bed with Ruby in her hand. The first rays of sunlight were streaming through the cabin window on to her face, and she turned over with a groan. "What am I getting myself INTO?!"
Chapter 2 (a/n - sorry, i made a mistake w/ the chapters!)
"So then I go 'Please say you'll marry me!' and Yuki throws herself at me and says 'Of course!'" Neal finished breathlessly. He was flushed with excitement, thinking about the Yamani lady he was in love with.
"And we're getting married in two weeks time! Kel, you won't believe how sweet she is! We're having a dual wedding with Roald and Princess Shinkokami…and Yuki wants YOU to be her bridesmaid!" he finished.
After an hour of talking endlessly with Neal, or rather, Neal talking endlessly, period, Kel's head was racing with thoughts bursting to come out. She tipped over sideways and fell off the bed. Neal doubled up, reaching over to help her up as she sputtered, "B-But, wait, Neal, you....YOU?! I never...by the Goddess! You're getting married!" Kel exclaimed, recollecting her thoughts. She scolded herself mentally for acting like such a ditz. Why did she care so much about Neal getting married, anyway? She knew that he and Yuki loved each other, and she couldn't think of anyone more suited to Neal other than...other than...herself. STOP IT! Kel told herself, stop thinking like that! You just miss Cleon so much that you're jumping on the first guy you see! She shook her head disgustedly thinking 'I really am fickle, aren't I?'
She turned to Neal, mustering up all her energy, and said "Well….who's on the guest list?"
Neal twisted his head to face hers sharply. "Are you okay with this?"
"Okay? Why wouldn't I be okay with it?" Kel laughed hollowly. Not only were they getting married, but they wanted HER to be Yuki's bridesmaid! Her friend looked at her for a moment, then lifted her chin level with his and made her meet his tense gaze. "If you think that because I'm getting married I'm not going to be here…well, you're wrong. We'd both really like it if you could be Yuki's bridesmaid…just think about it. " Kel nodded as he pushed himself off her bed with a bounce. "Gods, I'm acting like her, too," Neal said, referring to Yuki with a wry smile on his face. "I get more sentimental each day." He patted the shukusen his bride-to-be had given him, and strolled out the cabin door. A second later, his head popped back in, turning to the girl and saying "You know Kel, you should really try falling in love…it does miracles for your heart. The Lioness paid me a visit at the palace a couple of weeks ago, and she said I would've had loads more knight-masters than HER to choose from as a squire, had I been just as good-natured then as I am now." With a small laugh, he was gone.
Kel slowly walked over to her sparrows on the ledge. She picked up a small baby one, called Ruby, due to the diamond shaped red patch on her back. Stroking her, Kel realized Neal was right. She had noticed something about him the second he walked through the door. The twirl around the room was completely un-Nealish, and he was abnormally happy. What Neal's Knight Master, (Alanna of Trebond and Olau, first lady knight) had said was absolutely correct, too. If he had been just a bit friendlier and a bit less satirical as a page and a squire, he wouldn't have gotten "stuck" (as he liked to put it, amusingly) with the hot-tempered red-head to train him. Kel sighed and flopped back on her bed with Ruby in her hand. The first rays of sunlight were streaming through the cabin window on to her face, and she turned over with a groan. "What am I getting myself INTO?!"