The Future of Tortal
Chapter Two
By ACK
Rating: PG
Genre: General, Action/Adventure
A/N: Wow, three reviews. I've gotta start setting goals for myself ^_^ Hmmm… five reviews for this chapter and I'll write another. (I'm so lazy when it comes to writing…sorry y'all!) Thanks are at the end, to my wonderful three reviewers! I love you guys so much! Oh yeah…modern Kel is a senior in high school, making her either just knighted in medieval times or about to be. I'm not sure yet which I want her to be. (But I'd best decide soon, because it'll be crucial in this chapter. Maybe not crucial. But definitely part of the chapter.)
Thinking"Speaking"
//Flashback\\
Note: We skip through time a bit, to when Kel starts off to Queenscove, with the neighbor from down the street.
"Do you think I'm crazy?" Kel asked, out of the blue. She was following the teenage boy to Queenscove, at the request of Eloise. He was okay looking, but had a distant look to his face. His hair was hidden under a straw hat, but Kel knew that the straw colors of his hair and hat matched.
"No," Aaron said, slowly but surely. He liked to think about his words before he said them, in case of any slip-ups. Kel liked that point of him, but sometimes he took too long.
"Good. 'Cause I'm not," she replied, and went back to gazing at the forest. They were half an hour's ride away from Queenscove, and she couldn't wait until they got there. Wait, yes she could wait. She was going to be examined, head to toe, and diagnosed 'crazy' by some 'healer.' What fun this was going to be. Maybe there were cute guys at Queenscove. I'm not that lucky she thought.
Yes you are the gods thought together, coming into one sort of melodious voice with no gender. She was sent here on a mission, this Kel girl. She had a purpose, and meaning for being here.
Kel stiffly got off of the borrowed horse, and thanked Aaron for taking her to Queenscove. He blushed a bit and said it was nothing, and then rode on to wherever he was going. Kel pulled at the hem of her shirt, and walked up to the gates. Here goes nothing.
"Hello, sir. I'm Kel, here to see—" The guard gave her a funny look.
"Yes, yes, I know you're Kel, and you're here to see Master Nealan," he let her in, leaving Kel puzzled as to who this 'Nealan' person was. "He's in the courtyard, probably reading." The guard gave her a nudge in the direction of the courtyard, and she thanked him.
"Hello, Nealan," Kel said, walking to the only person in the courtyard. He had floppy brown hair that was messily combed, and he kept pushing it out of his eyes. His, eyes, oh, glorious eyes, shone bright emerald, focusing on his book.
"My name's not Nealan. Well, technically, it is, but you know to call me Neal, Kel," Neal hadn't even looked up from his book; he knew it was her. "My least favorite aunt calls me Nealan. And she pinches my cheek."
"Er, how'd you know my name?" Kel looked very apprehensive, and for the first time Neal looked up.
"By the gods, Kel, what the chaos are you wearing?" he blushed and turned away.
"Uh, it's called a t-shirt, Nealan—Neal," she looked down at her t-shirt. It was neither tight nor showed any stomach, although her arms were bare.
"You aren't Kel," he said incredulously, examining her once again. Kel blushed, and crossed her arms.
"I was wondering if you could help me, not stare at me," she went through the story of how she got here, Neal not talking the whole time. "And that's how I'm here."
"Mithros," Neal whispered. "Time travel. Future. Tell me again, about the future."
"Neal! This is no time to be asking me questions! Later! Help me figure out how I got here, please!" Kel was tired, grumpy, hungry, and wanted to just fall over right there and go to sleep. Not a bad idea.
Neal looked in amazement as he saw Kel topple over, falling into a deep sleep. I'd better get father. He'll know what to do.
A/N: Uh, short, yes, but at least this was semi-easy to write, not like my Circle story. That was getting hard. It went bye-bye. Special thanks to: Bookworm yes, I know I made you review because you're my cousin, but thanks anyways! Hshuler888 you've been a really nice person throughout my writings. Thanks for the constant reviews! Liara of Queenscove I will continue as soon as possible! I'll try to make it Kel/Neal, but I can't too much. There's a little twist, but you'll see. Kel is supposed to be about 18 in this ^_^
