Sorry bout the thoughts, they are supposed to be in italics, but something got screwed up, I'm gonna keep experimenting, but I don't know what I can do. I think you guys are smart enough to figure out what are thoughts and what aren't. If any of you know what is going on, please tell me through a review or something. You can also tell me another way I could write the thoughts so the are noticeable.
Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Tamora Pierce, unless I make up a character. I'm sure you legal folk can ask me which ones I made up, and we can get it all sorted out if you wish. If you sue me, you won't get much. Oh yeah, my friend gave me some ideas when I had writer's block.
Ok, I won't write as much crap next time, for those of you who don't like to read this meaningless babble.
That day Kel went out to the practice courts in a very bad mood. She let the quintain (sp?) hit her three times out of four. Neal was doing equally as bad. Finally, Lord Wlyndon (sp? Sorry guys, all my books are somewhere under my bed.) had had enough. Queenscove, Mindalean, over here now! Kel and Neal exchanged looks and waked over to the Stump.
"I don't know whats gotten into you two, but I want it to stop now. Carry on boys!" He bellowed to the other squires, who had stopped practicing to hear the conversation. He turned back to Kel and Neal, "I want you guys to take the rest of the afternoon off. Go practice or something. I can't stand to look at you anymore!"
Kel and Neal started towards the stables. Once they were out of earshot they started discussing what had just happened.
"The Stump is being unusually nice, don't you think?" Kel asked, trying to make conversation.
"Hmm," was Neal's only reply. They rode in thoughtful silence the rest of the way to the stables. Kel untacked Peachblossom and was passing Neal's stall on her way to the tackroom when she heard Neal mumbling as he untacked his horse. She was only able to catch a few words.
"Doesn't know I like her…so beautiful…if I told her…will laugh!"
Another stupid court lady. Kel hurried to put her tack away and ran the steep hill up to the palace
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While untacking his horse, Neal found himself mumbling about Kel. "She doesn't know I like her. Why can't I stop thinking about her? She is so beautiful. But she is Kel! My best friend! If I told her she would just laugh!"
Neal then looked out the window and saw Kel running up the hill to the palace. Did she hear? Uh oh, she must have heard and she doesn't want me to see her laughing. Neal glumly put away his tack and started after Kel.
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Kel sat in her room feeding Crown and her flock. "You lucky birds, you never have to worry about lov-." At that moment Neal slammed his way through the door.
"Kel, whats wrong? You ran away so fast," Neal asked, his emerald eyes showing concern.
"Its nothing, I'm just embarrassed about the quantain. I did a horrible job. The Stump was right to make us leave," Kel replied, making up the story as fast as she could.
Neal let out a sigh of relief, "Hey, I was just as bad as you, if not worse. He'll get over it"
"I don't care what the Stump thinks, but Cleon was laughing at me," she lied.
She likes Cleon. Just when I was gonna tell her how I felt. "Oh," he replied, unable to keep the disappointment out of his voice, "I don't think he was laughing at you, maybe he was laughing at me."
"I dunno"
"I'm the clumsy one Kel," he said softly. I'm jealous, he realized.
"I'm sure," Kel said, grinning.
Neal threw a pillow at her, hitting her squarely on the shoulder.
"Where were you aiming? My head?" Kel teased as she grabbed a pillow of her own. Soon the room was filled with flying feathers.
The bell signaling that the boys were to come in from the practice yards rang, and soon the hall was filled with people hurrying to get ready for dinner. Kel and Neal didn't notice until they heard Rolad clear his throat. Neal looked over at the door and Kel took the opportunity to whack him in the head one last time.
"Hello guys," Kel said to the crowd of their friends standing outside the door as Neal pretended to be knocked out.
"That looks jolly!" exclaimed Owen. They all burst out laughing.
Kel looked around the room. There were feathers everywhere. She began to pick up the feathers and stuff them back into the pillows. All the guys joined in and soon the room was clean of feathers except for one that Jump was pouncing on. Kel decided to let him keep it. She then shoed her friends from her room, saying she had to get ready for dinner.
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After dinner, Kel went back to her room to gather her books and went to the library. When she got there, Neal was the only on there. "Good, I need help with the paper we have to write about Carthak. Could you explain what happened to Daine and all the dinosaurs again?"
Neal agreed and pulled his chair closer to hers and casually draped his arm over the back of her chair. "Ok, the Graveyard Hag gave Daine this special power to make dead animals come back to life…"
Soon the other boys began to enter the library to do their work. Cleon sat next to Kel, and Neal couldn't help but glance at him. The rest of the study session continued in this fashion until Kel finished all her work. Cleon also finished at the same time and when Kel stood up and announced that she was going to bed, Cleon stood up and offered to go with her. Of course Neal couldn't let them be alone together and lied that he had finished his work. The three of them walked to their rooms, dropping off Cleon first.
Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Tamora Pierce, unless I make up a character. I'm sure you legal folk can ask me which ones I made up, and we can get it all sorted out if you wish. If you sue me, you won't get much. Oh yeah, my friend gave me some ideas when I had writer's block.
Ok, I won't write as much crap next time, for those of you who don't like to read this meaningless babble.
That day Kel went out to the practice courts in a very bad mood. She let the quintain (sp?) hit her three times out of four. Neal was doing equally as bad. Finally, Lord Wlyndon (sp? Sorry guys, all my books are somewhere under my bed.) had had enough. Queenscove, Mindalean, over here now! Kel and Neal exchanged looks and waked over to the Stump.
"I don't know whats gotten into you two, but I want it to stop now. Carry on boys!" He bellowed to the other squires, who had stopped practicing to hear the conversation. He turned back to Kel and Neal, "I want you guys to take the rest of the afternoon off. Go practice or something. I can't stand to look at you anymore!"
Kel and Neal started towards the stables. Once they were out of earshot they started discussing what had just happened.
"The Stump is being unusually nice, don't you think?" Kel asked, trying to make conversation.
"Hmm," was Neal's only reply. They rode in thoughtful silence the rest of the way to the stables. Kel untacked Peachblossom and was passing Neal's stall on her way to the tackroom when she heard Neal mumbling as he untacked his horse. She was only able to catch a few words.
"Doesn't know I like her…so beautiful…if I told her…will laugh!"
Another stupid court lady. Kel hurried to put her tack away and ran the steep hill up to the palace
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While untacking his horse, Neal found himself mumbling about Kel. "She doesn't know I like her. Why can't I stop thinking about her? She is so beautiful. But she is Kel! My best friend! If I told her she would just laugh!"
Neal then looked out the window and saw Kel running up the hill to the palace. Did she hear? Uh oh, she must have heard and she doesn't want me to see her laughing. Neal glumly put away his tack and started after Kel.
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Kel sat in her room feeding Crown and her flock. "You lucky birds, you never have to worry about lov-." At that moment Neal slammed his way through the door.
"Kel, whats wrong? You ran away so fast," Neal asked, his emerald eyes showing concern.
"Its nothing, I'm just embarrassed about the quantain. I did a horrible job. The Stump was right to make us leave," Kel replied, making up the story as fast as she could.
Neal let out a sigh of relief, "Hey, I was just as bad as you, if not worse. He'll get over it"
"I don't care what the Stump thinks, but Cleon was laughing at me," she lied.
She likes Cleon. Just when I was gonna tell her how I felt. "Oh," he replied, unable to keep the disappointment out of his voice, "I don't think he was laughing at you, maybe he was laughing at me."
"I dunno"
"I'm the clumsy one Kel," he said softly. I'm jealous, he realized.
"I'm sure," Kel said, grinning.
Neal threw a pillow at her, hitting her squarely on the shoulder.
"Where were you aiming? My head?" Kel teased as she grabbed a pillow of her own. Soon the room was filled with flying feathers.
The bell signaling that the boys were to come in from the practice yards rang, and soon the hall was filled with people hurrying to get ready for dinner. Kel and Neal didn't notice until they heard Rolad clear his throat. Neal looked over at the door and Kel took the opportunity to whack him in the head one last time.
"Hello guys," Kel said to the crowd of their friends standing outside the door as Neal pretended to be knocked out.
"That looks jolly!" exclaimed Owen. They all burst out laughing.
Kel looked around the room. There were feathers everywhere. She began to pick up the feathers and stuff them back into the pillows. All the guys joined in and soon the room was clean of feathers except for one that Jump was pouncing on. Kel decided to let him keep it. She then shoed her friends from her room, saying she had to get ready for dinner.
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After dinner, Kel went back to her room to gather her books and went to the library. When she got there, Neal was the only on there. "Good, I need help with the paper we have to write about Carthak. Could you explain what happened to Daine and all the dinosaurs again?"
Neal agreed and pulled his chair closer to hers and casually draped his arm over the back of her chair. "Ok, the Graveyard Hag gave Daine this special power to make dead animals come back to life…"
Soon the other boys began to enter the library to do their work. Cleon sat next to Kel, and Neal couldn't help but glance at him. The rest of the study session continued in this fashion until Kel finished all her work. Cleon also finished at the same time and when Kel stood up and announced that she was going to bed, Cleon stood up and offered to go with her. Of course Neal couldn't let them be alone together and lied that he had finished his work. The three of them walked to their rooms, dropping off Cleon first.