Disclaimer: What I said in Chapter One.
A/N: Tropicalfrost86, thanks for the suggestion! I will keep it in mind¡K come to think of it, it is a very good idea¡K I will use it, thank you. ;-) But KEL AND NEAL FOREVER!!! YEAH! Remember people, this is HUMOR.
Our Favorite Mages Meet!
Chapter Five
Harry
found himself staring at the girl, Kel. Oh no, he thought with a start. She
likes Dom, not me¡K just like Cho and Cedric.
But Dom doesn¡¦t like her back, does he? another part of his brain said. Shut up, he told himself crossly.
Just then, Kel stormed into the room, screaming and red with rage, Dom in tow. ¡§I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!¡¨
¡§What?¡¨ said Dom, startled.
¡§Nothing! Neal, come on.¡¨
Neal looked like a dream had come true. ¡§Yes!¡¨ he screamed. ¡§I am THE one!¡¨
Harry didn¡¦t know what came over him.
¡§I am the one! Kel loves me!¡¨
Now Kel was confused. ¡§I do?¡¨
¡§Yes.¡¨
¡§This is too confusing!¡¨ Kel stamped her foot. ¡§I don¡¦t like this.¡¨
Neal, in a spitting fury, started screaming the song ¡§He Loves You Not¡¨ with a twist:
You can take a chance, take your
best shot,
Say what you want boy, do
whatcha do,
But she¡¦s never gonna, gonna
make it with you.
¡§You¡¦re pullin¡¦ petals of a flower,
tryin¡¦ to getcha way,
Keep pullin¡¦ til it says what
you wanna say,
Boy you can pick a field full of
daisies,
But she¡¦d still be my baby.
¡§And I know you can hardly wait
til I¡¦m away from her,
She instinctively, I know what
you¡¦re thinking,¡¦
You¡¦ll be givin¡¦ her an open
invitation,
But my baby won¡¦t be taken in¡K
¡§You can pout your cherry lips,
Tryin¡¦ to tempt her with a sweet
kiss,
You can bat your emerald eyes,
But she ain¡¦t got her hands
tied¡K
¡§No chains to unlock, so free to
do what she wants,
She¡¦s into what she¡¦s got,
She loves me, she loves you not,
No matter what you do, she¡¦s
never gonna be with you,
She¡¦s into what she¡¦s got,
She loves me, she loves you not.
¡§You¡¦re the kinda guy that¡¦s
always up for do or dare,
Only want her just because she¡¦s
there,
Always lookin¡¦ for a new ride,
The grass is greener on the
other side,
You¡¦re the kinda guy who¡¦s not
used to hearin¡¦ no,
All your lovers try to take you
where you wanna go,
You¡¦re like a player actin¡¦ a
part,
You¡¦re never gonna get in her heart.
¡§No chains to unlock, so free to
do what she wants,
She¡¦s into what she¡¦s got,
She loves me, she loves you not,
No matter what you do, she¡¦s
never gonna be with you,
She¡¦s into what she¡¦s got,
She loves me, she loves you not,
¡§Give it your all boy, give it
all you got,
You can take a chance, take your
best shot,
Say what you want boy, do
whatcha do,
She¡¦s never gonna, gonna make it
with you.
¡§You can pout your cherry lips,
Tryin¡¦ to tempt her with a sweet
kiss,
You can bat your green, green
eyes,
But she ain¡¦t got her hands
tied¡K
¡§No chains to unlock, so free to
do what she wants,
She¡¦s into what she¡¦s got,
She loves me, she loves you not,
No matter what you do, she¡¦s
never gonna be with you,
She¡¦s into what she¡¦s got,
She loves me, she loves you not.
¡§No chains to unlock, so free to
do what she wants,
She¡¦s into what she¡¦s got,
She loves me, she loves you not,
No matter what you do, she¡¦s
never gonna be with you,
She¡¦s into what she¡¦s got,
She loves me, she loves you not.
There was a stunned silence for a moment, and everyone began to applaud. Everyone but Harry, that is. ¡§I didn¡¦t know you were a singer, Neal!¡¨ Kel exclaimed, her eyes shining with admiration.
¡§Me neither,¡¨ commented Neal.
¡§Yeah, you could make a whole routine!¡¨ cried Tris. ¡§I¡¦ll be one of the dancers,¡¨ she offered.
He looked at her distastefully.
¡§[Jacuzzi],¡¨ Harry sneered. ¡§I challenge you to a duel. Whoever wins gets Kel.¡¨
¡§Harry!¡¨ Ron and Hermione gasped in unison.
¡§This will be grand.¡¨ Sandry clapped her hands together. ¡§Two duels to look forward to!¡¨
Briar was laughing.
¡§I just hope they don¡¦t blast each other to bits,¡¨ Daja sighed.
Both Tris and Kel were crying, ¡§Oh, Neal, don¡¦t!¡¨
¡§You only have the Gift of healing!¡¨ Kel squealed, hugging him around the shoulders. ¡§Not whatever he has!¡¨
Dom was snickering. ¡§This will be amusing ¡V Meathead against the guy with a scar.¡¨
Harry glared. ¡§I¡¦ve got a name, you know.¡¨ He turned back to look at Kel and Neal. ¡§What¡¦s he got that I don¡¦t?¡¨ he challenged.
Kel was staring dazedly into Neal¡¦s eyes. ¡§Green eyes,¡¨ she answered dreamily.
¡§I¡¦ve got them too!¡¨ Harry cried triumphantly.
Kel looked more closely at him and was immediately mesmerized.
Neal snarled and socked him, knocking his glasses askew. ¡§What was that for?¡¨ he asked groggily.
¡§For having green eyes like me!¡¨
¡§Ah.¡¨
Ron instantly jumped to his friend¡¦s defense, giving Neal a blow while Harry recovered. Hermione helped in another way ¡V using the Leg Locker curse on Neal. Dom, seeing three against one (who was Leg-Locked), yelled, ¡§This one¡¦s for Meathead!¡¨ and thwacked Harry soundly about the head. Kel, furious on seeing Neal in that condition, screamed a war cry and threw herself at Hermione knocking her wand away. Hermione desperately tried to regain it, but it was no use. Kel had it, and it would stay that way, unless she was an excellent Yamani fighter¡K
* * *
¡§Shhh¡K¡¨
¡§Be quiet!¡¨
¡§If Numair found out, he¡¦d kill you, Daine!¡¨
¡§Well, he¡¦s not going to find out, because you¡¦re going to keep quiet, aren¡¦t you, Alanna?¡¨
The Lioness grumbled.
¡§All right, it¡¦s safe¡K We can go in!¡¨
¡§I don¡¦t like this¡K¡¨
¡§Just do it!¡¨
Alanna¡¦s purple fire streamed through Niko¡¦s sleeping form, and the couple crept silently back into the hall.
* * *
It was time for the next duel. Numair and Niko were glowering murderously at each other, and before she signaled them to start, Thayet added that they were not aiming to kill.
Niko attacked first again, and suddenly¡K a gerbil appeared? ¡§What the [Jacuzzi]? [Jacuzzi] this [Jacuzzi-ing] [Jacuzzi] ¡V ¡¨ But it turned out to be vicious with sharp teeth. It lunged at Numair, and the last second ¡V turned away. Numair turned to see Daine, sweating with her fists clenched, concentrating on calling the gerbil away.
He attacked again. This time, a huge, slithering python appeared¡K long and menacing, deadly and poisonous. ¡§[Jacuzzi]!¡¨ Niko screamed. ¡§That was not what I wanted to happen!¡¨ The python was poised, ready to strike ¡V a strange hissing sound escaped from Harry. It slumped to the floor, and slithered away.
¡§What happened?¡¨ Kel gasped.
¡§I¡¦m a Parselmouth,¡¨ Harry replied smugly. ¡§I can talk to snakes.¡¨
Kel gazed at him flatteringly. ¡§I don¡¦t think Neal can do that,¡¨ she mused, and scooted closer to Harry. Neal growled and was about to blast him with his Gift, but just then, a large, fuzzy koala had just appeared and Daine was calling it away again. Niko was purple with fury, and more animals emerged by the minute.
¡§Someone has done something to my magic!¡¨ he roared.
Alanna and Daine tried their best to look innocent.
Finally, Alanna couldn¡¦t hold it in any longer. ¡§What about when your students helped you?¡¨
¡§It was you!¡¨ he screeched. ¡§Why I oughta¡K¡¨ He blasted her, but instead, a black kitten popped out of the air.
¡§Faithful!¡¨ Alanna cried. ¡§Is it you?¡¨ She looked into the kitten¡¦s eyes. ¡§[Jacuzzi] it! They¡¦re not purple!¡¨
Meanwhile, Daine asked all the animals to please come and assault Niko, as he was being a pain. They agreed, and soon enough, the audience heard cries of, ¡§I yield! What the ¡V get away from me, you [Jacuzzi] dingo! Get away! I yield!¡¨
* * *
Numair was soon summoned by Thayet. ¡§What is it, Thayet?¡¨ he asked.
¡§I was wondering ¡V could you please please turn Jon back into a human? I miss him so much¡K¡¨
He was tempted to leave the king in that state. ¡§I don¡¦t know how,¡¨ he lied. ¡§I¡¦ll have to send someone to the City of the Gods. It¡¦s too complicated. You can¡¦t just mess with stuff like this.¡¨
The queen burst into unhappy sobs. ¡§I miss my Jon!¡¨ she howled.
¡§Thayet, get a grip! I mean, you¡¦re the queen. Queens don¡¦t mope just because their kings got turned into a rabbit!¡¨
Just then, Dumbledore burst in. ¡§It¡¦s a bunny!¡¨ he cried, hysterical.
¡§Not again¡K¡¨ Numair moaned.
All right, people, I have to go¡K guess where? To the bookstore to get SQUIRE!!! Oh yeah, I finally saved up enough money, and I am sooo happy¡K this is such a great day. :-D
-A Knight of Tortall
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