Author's Note: This is going pretty good for my first fic. Thanks for your support, reviewers!
Title: Daja and Kirel
Rating: G
Spoilers: Not really. Maybe.
Summary: Daja and Kirel start to figure out their feelings for each other.
Disclaimer: I don't own Daja, Kirel, or any of the other characters in Circle of Magic.
Setting: This story is set after Briar's Book.
*** = setting change
italics = thoughts
underline = mind-to-mind speech
italics = emphasis
~Sandry's Plan~
Sandry had a plan. She had no idea whether it would work, but she fervently hoped it would.
***
Tris looked at Sandry as she did her morning chores the next day. She's been acting strange all day. Wonder what she's muttering about.
Briar had noticed Sandry's strange behavior as well. What's wrong with her? Tris, have you noticed that Sandry's talking to herself? Briar called.
Yes. It's very unusual, she answered.
First Daja, now Sandry.
Maybe we should ask her what's going on.
Yeah. Let's go.
The two advanced toward their brown-haired, blue-eyed friend. "Umm, Sandry?"
"Tris, what is it?" Sandry answered, turning to face them. Briar put in, "We were just wondering why you were talking to yourself."
"Oh." Sandry had a big smile on her face. "I have a plan."
"For what?" Tris looked confused.
"A plan for Daja and Kirel," she said with glee.
"What?" Now Briar was confused.
"I'll explain it to you later. Right now, we'd better finish our chores."
***
"Well, what is it?" Tris asked, exasperated. Sandry was pacing around Briar's room and getting lost in her thoughts as she made her plan more successful in her mind.
"Sandry!"
She jumped, startled by Briar's shout. He grinned sheepishly, saying, "Sorry. It was the only way I could think of to get your attention."
"Oh. Well, after you left yesterday morning, Daja told me that she was afraid to do anything about this Kirel business. She said that she wouldn't act unless he did first. I don't think he will do that anytime soon, but I have a feeling that they both have feelings for each other," Sandry stated, remembering the conversation. "Well, here's my plan," Sandry said, trying to keep her voice low in case Daja, who was still in the house, passed by Briar's door and heard their conversation.
Tris and Briar moved in closer so they could better hear Sandry as she outlined her plan.
***
"Wow." Tris shook her head. "You've really thought about this haven't you, Sandry?" Her question was answered with a nod. Briar added, "It's a good plan. When do we start?"
Sandry answered, "As soon as possible. We can try to start tomorrow." Briar and Tris nodded in agreement.
***
The next morning, three of Discipline's residents were up early. Tris sat on Sandry's bed while Briar was on the floor. Sandry was pacing in front of them like a general about to give orders.
"Okay. We are going to need Frostpine's help to make this plan work, so how do we get a message to him?" Tris opened her mouth to answer, but then closed it again, shaking her head. Briar also shook his head when Sandry turned her attention to him. No, he had not thought of a way to tell Frostpine.
"Wait! I thought of something!" Sandry said, louder than she'd meant to. "Excitable, isn't she?" Briar remarked quietly to the girl on the bed. Tris held in her urge to laugh. "Well, tell us then, Sandry," she said impatiently.
"Well, maybe we could let Lark in on this. I mean, she wouldn't tell if I asked her not to, and she's the only one who would let me go to Frostpine's forge." She continued, "You both know that your teachers wouldn't let you go. Niko usually takes you different places, Tris, and Briar, Rosethorn needs you in the garden. You have to admit, neither of them would let you go even if you told them. So, what do you think?" She breathed heavily, out of breath from having said so much in such a short amount of time.
Tris and Briar looked at each other. Well, she is right. Niko and Rosethorn are too stubborn to agree to such a plan, Briar noted.
"All right, Sandry. Tell Lark. It's the best chance we have of getting them together," Tris answered. The boy on the floor nodded in agreement.
"Perfect," Sandry remarked.
***
"Lark?"
The curly-haired dedicate turned to face her student. "Hello, Sandry. What is it?"
"I need to talk to you about something."
"Sit down." Sandry sat in a chair. "Now tell me what you want."
"Well, I... no, we. That is, Tris and Briar and I, have noticed something. Daja and Kirel are clearly taken with each other, but they're both too afraid to do anything about it. So, the three of us have come up with a plan. We want to get Daja and Kirel together, and hopefully, the rest of the pieces will fall into place." The young girl began to describe her plan in great detail. "And so," she said, finishing her speech, "I need to tell Frostpine about this so he can help." She looked hopefully at Lark, who was sitting there with an amused expression on her face.
"That's a very interesting plan, Sandry," Lark remarked with a chuckle. She noticed the look on Sandry's face. "And," she continued, "I will be glad to assist in any way possible."
Sandry smiled and thanked her teacher several times before they began the day's lesson.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author's Note: The plan is supposed to be a mystery. Positive comments keep me going! So thanks! Interesting chapter, huh?
