Note: Nothing happened that night with Joren and Kel! Just want everyone to understand that. Really short chapter compared to the other one, so don't kill me!
Chapter 4: "The next morning"
The wooden floorboards creaked as Kel moved slowly across to the door. The sun wasn't up yet, so Kel was blind in an unfamiliar room. Joren rolled on his side, and Kel stopped until she was sure he hadn't woken up. She hated to risk waking him, but she had to get back to her room before anyone found out where she was. Finally she reached her coat, which was draped over a chair. She made her slow pace to the door, inching her arms into the sleeves with every step she took. Finding the knob she turned it...
"Kel?" Joren rubbed his eyes as he stood up. He lit a candle and walked over to Kel.
"Joren, go back to sleep. There's still an hour before everyone wakes up."
Joren smiled and ruffled Kel's hair. "Oh I will," He yawned, "That you can be sure of." Kel smiled and looked down. They were standing so close together, their feet were almost interlocked. Joren lifted Kel's chin and kissed her. Kel sank into the kiss, a rush of energy surging up her spine. Joren held her close as their lips parted.
"I'll see you later?" He asked, eyes locked with Kel's, his voice but a whisper.
"Of course." Kel replied her voice at the same, soft volume. Joren let his hold on Kel go and let her out of his room. He watched her until she rounded the corner, and disappeared.
Joren closed the door softly and made his way back to bed. Smiling, he closed his eyes. I don't have to dream anymore, he thought. I already had mine come true.
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Kel walked briskly down the hallway leading to her room. She had to admit she was a bit nervous. In her head thoughts about other people finding out about her and Joren circled.
"OW!" Kel had just reached her room when she heard it. She turned and swung the door open, shutting it hard behind her. She stood against the door for a little while.
"Keladry?" The sound of Lalassa's voice startled Kel. She threw off the coat and jumped on her bed, acting as if she had just awakened.
"Kel," she came into view, " You're up early."
Kel faked a yawn. "Trust me, I didn't mean to be."
Lalassa let out a quiet chuckle. "I'll prepare your bath."
Once Lalassa left, Kel sighed and feel back in bed. "That was close."
Later as Kel relaxed in her bath, she began to think of what had happened earlier. The sound she had heard echoed in her head, and now that she thought about it, she realized the sound had come from behind her. *Did someone see me come from Joren's room? And were they following me?*
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*Kel and Joren. Joren...and Kel? Who would have guessed? I figured something was going on, I mean, Kel hasn't exactly been acting herself lately. But I never expected this! Maybe Cleon, but not Joren.
Ah! My arm still hurts. I guess I didn't exactly watch where I was going. Father always said I was clumsy. This bruise is probably the God's punishment for my spying.
Mithros, already breakfast time! How am I going to face the others, let alone Kel, without...without saying something?*
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That's it! If the last part was confusing, though it shouldn't be, it's the thoughts of the person who saw Kel leave Joren's room. Get it now? Good. Later.
Chapter 4: "The next morning"
The wooden floorboards creaked as Kel moved slowly across to the door. The sun wasn't up yet, so Kel was blind in an unfamiliar room. Joren rolled on his side, and Kel stopped until she was sure he hadn't woken up. She hated to risk waking him, but she had to get back to her room before anyone found out where she was. Finally she reached her coat, which was draped over a chair. She made her slow pace to the door, inching her arms into the sleeves with every step she took. Finding the knob she turned it...
"Kel?" Joren rubbed his eyes as he stood up. He lit a candle and walked over to Kel.
"Joren, go back to sleep. There's still an hour before everyone wakes up."
Joren smiled and ruffled Kel's hair. "Oh I will," He yawned, "That you can be sure of." Kel smiled and looked down. They were standing so close together, their feet were almost interlocked. Joren lifted Kel's chin and kissed her. Kel sank into the kiss, a rush of energy surging up her spine. Joren held her close as their lips parted.
"I'll see you later?" He asked, eyes locked with Kel's, his voice but a whisper.
"Of course." Kel replied her voice at the same, soft volume. Joren let his hold on Kel go and let her out of his room. He watched her until she rounded the corner, and disappeared.
Joren closed the door softly and made his way back to bed. Smiling, he closed his eyes. I don't have to dream anymore, he thought. I already had mine come true.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kel walked briskly down the hallway leading to her room. She had to admit she was a bit nervous. In her head thoughts about other people finding out about her and Joren circled.
"OW!" Kel had just reached her room when she heard it. She turned and swung the door open, shutting it hard behind her. She stood against the door for a little while.
"Keladry?" The sound of Lalassa's voice startled Kel. She threw off the coat and jumped on her bed, acting as if she had just awakened.
"Kel," she came into view, " You're up early."
Kel faked a yawn. "Trust me, I didn't mean to be."
Lalassa let out a quiet chuckle. "I'll prepare your bath."
Once Lalassa left, Kel sighed and feel back in bed. "That was close."
Later as Kel relaxed in her bath, she began to think of what had happened earlier. The sound she had heard echoed in her head, and now that she thought about it, she realized the sound had come from behind her. *Did someone see me come from Joren's room? And were they following me?*
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*Kel and Joren. Joren...and Kel? Who would have guessed? I figured something was going on, I mean, Kel hasn't exactly been acting herself lately. But I never expected this! Maybe Cleon, but not Joren.
Ah! My arm still hurts. I guess I didn't exactly watch where I was going. Father always said I was clumsy. This bruise is probably the God's punishment for my spying.
Mithros, already breakfast time! How am I going to face the others, let alone Kel, without...without saying something?*
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That's it! If the last part was confusing, though it shouldn't be, it's the thoughts of the person who saw Kel leave Joren's room. Get it now? Good. Later.