PART TWO: UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS OF BAD LUCK
"Is bad luck contagious?" Numair asked Alanna the next day.
"Yup, sure is!" Alanna said happily.
"Then why are you so happy about it?"
" 'Cause now people will stay away from me and I won't have to go to a bunch of boring meetings either. Plus, today's the first Midwinter ball, and I don't have to go."
"But how am I supposed to teach my classes if I can't even step in a room without spreading my bad luck?" Numair said, very unhappily.
"Get someone else to teach your classes!"
"But I want to teach them!"
"Too bad! You won't be able to for seven years. And what about Daine? You won't be able to go near her either."
Numair turned very pale.
"But what about you?" Numair said. "You won't be able to go near George OR your children. Just me and Thayet."
Alanna turned very pale too.
"Uh…gotta run!" Alanna said and ran off.
* * *
Numair walked into his room, despaired and completely hopeless. He guessed that Thayet and Alanna were too.
Suddenly, Daine came out of their bedroom and smiled at Numair. She walked toward him.
"No! Daine, stay back!" Numair cried and backed up against the wall.
Daine burst into tears and wailed, "Numair! I thought you loved me!" and ran back inside.
"Daine! Wait! I didn't mean-," Numair was cut off by the slam of the bedroom door.
* * *
George was in their palace room when Alanna walked in. She looked completely lost and despaired. And hopeless.
George got up from his seat by the fireplace and came over to Alanna
"George! Don't come near me!" Alanna yelled, her voice full of urgency.
"But-," George said.
"Did you hear me? Don't come near me!" Alanna cried.
"Alanna, is something the matter?"
Oh yes! Of course there is! But everything will be all right in seven years! Until then, stay out of my sight!" Alanna ran out of the room, leaving George completely shocked.
* * *
Thayet, completely unaware of the fact that bad luck was contagious *A/N I don't think it really is. Is it? HeHe* sat next to Jon in their room.
Jon took Thayet's hand and said, "Are you alright?" Thayet looked very worried.
"Jon, yesterday I broke a mirror," Thayet whispered.
Jon smiled. "Is that all? You shouldn't be worried about that. We have plenty of mirrors in-," Jon stopped when Alanna ran into the room.
When Alanna saw Jon and Thayet sitting next to each other, Jon holding her hand, she cried, "OH NO!!!"
* * *
Numair ran down the hall to find Alanna and Thayet when he ran into George. (Actually, he stopped a few feet away from him because he didn't want George to catch his bad luck)
"Numair! Do you know why Alanna's been acting so strangely? She told me to get out of her sight for seven years," George said.
"No time to explain. I have to go!"
Numair ran past him and toward the King's room (he knew everyone was there) George followed him.
* * *
Alanna hurriedly pulled Thayet and Jon apart.
"Alanna!" cried Jon.
"What are you doing?" said Thayet.
"Thayet broke a mirror," Alanna told Jon.
"So? What's the big deal?" Jon said.
"The big deal is that she has seven years of bad luck now," Alanna cried, exasperated.
"Who cares if I have bad luck?" Thayet asked Alanna.
"Bad luck is contagious! Honestly, people these days." Alanna was truly vexed now.
Numair ran into the room, panting. George came in after him.
Alanna smacked her forehead. "George, get out of here!"
"Alanna, tell me what's going on!" George said.
"Never mind that. Get out of here before you catch all of our bad luck!"
"Bad luck?" George was clearly baffled.
"What do we do now?" said Numair.
"No one touch him. Unless you want him to get our bad luck," said Alanna.
"What about me?" Jon asked.
Alanna shook her head. "You've got bad luck too."
"But how?"
"You were holding my hand," Thayet said sadly.
"There's no proof that any of us have bad luck though," Jon pointed out.
"Exactly," George said, agreeing, although having no idea on what they were talking about.
Alanna and Numair glared at the three. They could clearly see that they all had bad luck, minus George. Everyone except George had the words UNFORTUNATE VICTIM OF BAD LUCK floating above their head *A/N I know that was really stupid*
Jon should have been able to see it too because he was a mage, (which means only mages can see the words) but he wasn't paying enough attention.
"Is there anyway we can make sure if we have bad luck or not?" said Thayet, sounding concerned.
"Jon, look at everyone in the room and tell us what you see," said Alanna.
He did so, turning very pale once he looked.
"But…how can this be?" Jon sounded very scared.
"What?" George and Thayet both said at the same time.
"We all have words floating above our heads!" Jon cried.
"Except George because he doesn't have bad luck yet," Numair put in.
"Words?" Thayet asked.
"Unfortunate victim of bad luck," Jon whispered.
"How can we be sure?" George said, still trying to make the point that no on in the room had bad luck. But he was having very bad luck on it. *uh-oh* George thought. "Never mind. I take that back. I'll trust your opinions."
"Good, because have to get ready for the ball," said Jon.
"What?!?" Alanna, Thayet, and Numair all said at the same time.
"You didn't know that there was a ball tonight?" George asked, amazed.
"NO!!!" all three yelled. *A/N as in they DO know, like "No, we do know"*
"Okay, okay. I'll leave you to dispute you're little crisis then," George said and ran out of the room.
"No, you're staying here," Alanna called to George as she used her Gift (and starting to glow purple) to stop him from going any further.
When Alanna stopped glowing, everyone heard an "oink!" outside.
Alanna ran outside to pull George back inside.
Everyone heard Alanna cry "Oh no!" and they all ran outside.
Alanna was holding a struggling and very big pig that resembled George (big body and big nose)
"What are we going to do with him?" said Thayet.
"Did you do that on purpose?" asked Jon.
"This is very bad," Numair said.
The pig oinked, as if he were agreeing.
"I don't know what we're going to do with him. And I didn't do this on purpose. I would NEVER turn my husband into a pig!" said Alanna.
"Then why is he one?" asked Thayet.
"Bad luck," was all she could say.
Okay, for those of you who didn't get what the bad luck Alanna, Thayet, and Numair experienced so far, here it is: Alanna - George got turned into a pig (duh!) Thayet - Jon got bad luck from her. Numair - Daine thinks Numair doesn't lover her anymore. And more bad luck to come soon!
"Is bad luck contagious?" Numair asked Alanna the next day.
"Yup, sure is!" Alanna said happily.
"Then why are you so happy about it?"
" 'Cause now people will stay away from me and I won't have to go to a bunch of boring meetings either. Plus, today's the first Midwinter ball, and I don't have to go."
"But how am I supposed to teach my classes if I can't even step in a room without spreading my bad luck?" Numair said, very unhappily.
"Get someone else to teach your classes!"
"But I want to teach them!"
"Too bad! You won't be able to for seven years. And what about Daine? You won't be able to go near her either."
Numair turned very pale.
"But what about you?" Numair said. "You won't be able to go near George OR your children. Just me and Thayet."
Alanna turned very pale too.
"Uh…gotta run!" Alanna said and ran off.
* * *
Numair walked into his room, despaired and completely hopeless. He guessed that Thayet and Alanna were too.
Suddenly, Daine came out of their bedroom and smiled at Numair. She walked toward him.
"No! Daine, stay back!" Numair cried and backed up against the wall.
Daine burst into tears and wailed, "Numair! I thought you loved me!" and ran back inside.
"Daine! Wait! I didn't mean-," Numair was cut off by the slam of the bedroom door.
* * *
George was in their palace room when Alanna walked in. She looked completely lost and despaired. And hopeless.
George got up from his seat by the fireplace and came over to Alanna
"George! Don't come near me!" Alanna yelled, her voice full of urgency.
"But-," George said.
"Did you hear me? Don't come near me!" Alanna cried.
"Alanna, is something the matter?"
Oh yes! Of course there is! But everything will be all right in seven years! Until then, stay out of my sight!" Alanna ran out of the room, leaving George completely shocked.
* * *
Thayet, completely unaware of the fact that bad luck was contagious *A/N I don't think it really is. Is it? HeHe* sat next to Jon in their room.
Jon took Thayet's hand and said, "Are you alright?" Thayet looked very worried.
"Jon, yesterday I broke a mirror," Thayet whispered.
Jon smiled. "Is that all? You shouldn't be worried about that. We have plenty of mirrors in-," Jon stopped when Alanna ran into the room.
When Alanna saw Jon and Thayet sitting next to each other, Jon holding her hand, she cried, "OH NO!!!"
* * *
Numair ran down the hall to find Alanna and Thayet when he ran into George. (Actually, he stopped a few feet away from him because he didn't want George to catch his bad luck)
"Numair! Do you know why Alanna's been acting so strangely? She told me to get out of her sight for seven years," George said.
"No time to explain. I have to go!"
Numair ran past him and toward the King's room (he knew everyone was there) George followed him.
* * *
Alanna hurriedly pulled Thayet and Jon apart.
"Alanna!" cried Jon.
"What are you doing?" said Thayet.
"Thayet broke a mirror," Alanna told Jon.
"So? What's the big deal?" Jon said.
"The big deal is that she has seven years of bad luck now," Alanna cried, exasperated.
"Who cares if I have bad luck?" Thayet asked Alanna.
"Bad luck is contagious! Honestly, people these days." Alanna was truly vexed now.
Numair ran into the room, panting. George came in after him.
Alanna smacked her forehead. "George, get out of here!"
"Alanna, tell me what's going on!" George said.
"Never mind that. Get out of here before you catch all of our bad luck!"
"Bad luck?" George was clearly baffled.
"What do we do now?" said Numair.
"No one touch him. Unless you want him to get our bad luck," said Alanna.
"What about me?" Jon asked.
Alanna shook her head. "You've got bad luck too."
"But how?"
"You were holding my hand," Thayet said sadly.
"There's no proof that any of us have bad luck though," Jon pointed out.
"Exactly," George said, agreeing, although having no idea on what they were talking about.
Alanna and Numair glared at the three. They could clearly see that they all had bad luck, minus George. Everyone except George had the words UNFORTUNATE VICTIM OF BAD LUCK floating above their head *A/N I know that was really stupid*
Jon should have been able to see it too because he was a mage, (which means only mages can see the words) but he wasn't paying enough attention.
"Is there anyway we can make sure if we have bad luck or not?" said Thayet, sounding concerned.
"Jon, look at everyone in the room and tell us what you see," said Alanna.
He did so, turning very pale once he looked.
"But…how can this be?" Jon sounded very scared.
"What?" George and Thayet both said at the same time.
"We all have words floating above our heads!" Jon cried.
"Except George because he doesn't have bad luck yet," Numair put in.
"Words?" Thayet asked.
"Unfortunate victim of bad luck," Jon whispered.
"How can we be sure?" George said, still trying to make the point that no on in the room had bad luck. But he was having very bad luck on it. *uh-oh* George thought. "Never mind. I take that back. I'll trust your opinions."
"Good, because have to get ready for the ball," said Jon.
"What?!?" Alanna, Thayet, and Numair all said at the same time.
"You didn't know that there was a ball tonight?" George asked, amazed.
"NO!!!" all three yelled. *A/N as in they DO know, like "No, we do know"*
"Okay, okay. I'll leave you to dispute you're little crisis then," George said and ran out of the room.
"No, you're staying here," Alanna called to George as she used her Gift (and starting to glow purple) to stop him from going any further.
When Alanna stopped glowing, everyone heard an "oink!" outside.
Alanna ran outside to pull George back inside.
Everyone heard Alanna cry "Oh no!" and they all ran outside.
Alanna was holding a struggling and very big pig that resembled George (big body and big nose)
"What are we going to do with him?" said Thayet.
"Did you do that on purpose?" asked Jon.
"This is very bad," Numair said.
The pig oinked, as if he were agreeing.
"I don't know what we're going to do with him. And I didn't do this on purpose. I would NEVER turn my husband into a pig!" said Alanna.
"Then why is he one?" asked Thayet.
"Bad luck," was all she could say.
Okay, for those of you who didn't get what the bad luck Alanna, Thayet, and Numair experienced so far, here it is: Alanna - George got turned into a pig (duh!) Thayet - Jon got bad luck from her. Numair - Daine thinks Numair doesn't lover her anymore. And more bad luck to come soon!
