Disclaimer:
Yes, Yes going through this again. Well, you all know that I don't own Kel and
Co., I wish I did though. I've tried and tried to get her to sell them to me,
but she wouldn't take my dogs!! Well, I only own Rachel and any new
insignificant characters.
Magelet_03
Part
2: Getting Situated
When they reached the stables, Kel
dismounted, ran out and returned 5 minutes later with Lord Wyldon and Duke
Baird in tow. Duke Baird went over to Rachel, who had not moved since she fell,
and examined her with his magic.
He turned around and said, "She has a concussion and
a couple of broken ribs. I'm surprised she wasn't hurt more, because she was
hit by something big, and going at an accelerated rate, she should've been
paralyzed, but she's not. What did you say her name was, Kel?"
"Rachel. She didn't say whether she had a last name
or not." Duke Baird muttered something, turned around and healed Rachel then
turned to Lord Wyldon and beckoned him over.
Lord Wyldon went over, put Rachel over his shoulder
and turned to Kel, "Keladry, I need your assistance. Do you mind if she stays
in your room with you?" Kel shook her head and followed Lord Wyldon out of the
stables.
When they had left, Duke Baird turned to the rest of
Kel's group. They just stood there, looking as if they had just lost their best
friend when Baird said, "What happened? I thought you were just going to find
Jump." Everybody started talking at once and when Baird finally got them calmed
down, Kel ran in and ran right back out again with Rachel's bag in her hand.
Duke Baird wouldn't let them leave until he got the whole story out of them.
Meanwhile, in Kel's room, Rachel was sitting up and
explaining to Lord Wyldon and Kel how she knew about them, when a first-year
page ran into Kel's room, bowed and said, "My lord, the King wants to see you."
He bowed again and waited for Wyldon to stand up.
When Lord Wyldon left, Kel said, "Did you mean it
when you said that my secrets are safe with you?"
"Of course. Kel, you wouldn't be able to get it out
of me even if I was half dead!!" He tone changed and Rachel continued saying,
"Kel, can I tell you something that I've never told anyone else?" When Kel
nodded, she continued. "I never knew my parents, brother or sister. I'm told
that my parents didn't look anything like me and that neither did my siblings."
Rachel tried to smile, but ended up crying. " I've been looking for them since
I was ten and living with my foster parents (A/N I didn't know how to put in
there that her foster parents didn't know that she was doing that.), but I'm
fourteen now and haven't found them yet." Kel pulled Rachel over to her and
waited for her to stop crying.
15 minutes later, Rachel was dressed in some of
Kel's clothes (being only a half-inch shorter), looking better and rested, and
showing Kel her books, when Cleon and Neal walked into Kel's room.
"Kel, you were supposed to meet us in the practice
courts about 10 minutes ago. Why aren't you out there?"
Kel looked up surprised, scowled and said, "For your
information, I was talking with Rachel about 10 minutes ago. So if you don't
mind, Neal and Cleon, I would like to skip tonight's archery practice. I've had
enough practice."
"Archery? You mean you were supposed to practice
with them tonight? Oh, by all means, don't let me stop you. I love archery,
whether I'm watching or shooting."
Kel sighed, Rachel had excitement written all over her face and Neal and Cleon looked hopeful. She sighed again, "Alright, I'll go. Just give me a minute, okay?" Kel pulled on her boots as a now hyper Rachel waited impatiently.