"Neal?" Kris called as the boy walked off after serving his last dish.
"Yes?" He turned, his green eyes shining.
"Save me a dance at the ball later?" She asked with a smile. He's so handsome…I love his green eyes…they're absolutely dazzling. "Please?"
"O-okay." He stammered before leaving. He wasn't planning to attend the ball that all pages and squires were invited to attend. He's never like those things and he didn't know what to do at such balls. He walked to the back and smashed into Roald. "I'm so sorry, Roald."
"It's alright. It's just as much my fault as it is yours. I wasn't really paying attention."
"I'm going to the ball, Cleon!" They heard Kel yell to the big squire. Roald and Neal both gasped. Kelandry of Mindelan was going to a ball?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Help, Roald!" Neal whined, attempting to fix his tunic, which wasn't fitting him right.
"Let go." Roald ordered, quickly adjusting the tunic before adjusting his own. "We'd better go. I'm expected at the ball."
"Alright." Neal answered, following the younger boy out of the room.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Her Most Royal Highness, Crown Princess and Imperial Duchess of the Yamani Island and Emlean (spelling mistake! I'm thinking the place where Sandry, Briar, Tris, and Daja lives), Princess Krisanna fa Toren! And Page Kelandry of Mindelan!" The announcer yelled as Kris and Kel descended the great stairs. Kel had changed into a dark green gown and Kris worn a new powder blue gown that accented her red auburn hair.
"She's beautiful…" Both Neal and Roald whispered in unison, Neal thinking Roald spoke of Kris and Roald thinking Neal spoke of Kel. Neal pulled his courage together after the two girls bowed to the 4 kings and queens and walked over to the crowd of men who had gathered about the two girls.
"A dance, My Princess?" He asked, holding a hand out to Kris. She laughed and took his hand. Kel watched as they floated on the dance floor, her heart sinking with every dip and turn.
"Would you like to dance?" Roald had walked over to Kel as she watched the others. Kel looked up into his blue eyes and immediately felt all the sadness she felt about Neal and Kris flit away.
"Yes…" She answered the elegant prince.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"A walk?" Kris suggested after she and Neal completed their 4th dance of the night. She swept the room with her eyes and saw Roald and a girl sneak out the door.
"In the gardens?" Neal asked, leading her towards the doors that Roald had just disappeared through.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I've fallen in love." Roald whispered to Kel as they strolled along the path, holding her hand in his.
"You have?" She asked, her voice remorseful. "With who?"
"This beautiful girl. I've never thought I could feel this way about her. She's perfect and a warrior." He answered, sitting on a wrought iron bench.
"Who is this girl?" Kel asked, sinking down next to him, her heart sinking further.
"You."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I think I'm in love, Neal." Kris said, walking with him in the rose garden.
"With Roald?" He asked, careful not to let his emotions take over.
"No."
"Then who?"
"You."
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Sorry! This is a short one too! I don't think I'll be getting to the longer chapters anytime soon. There's still a few more chapters to 'The Chosen Prince'…bear with me…I'm slow…well not that slow. Ever read a book called Spoon River Anthology? That's the reason I'm taking so long to finish the fic…I have two more essays on Spoon River for my English Class. Well, I'm out! Ltrz! Review please!
"Yes?" He turned, his green eyes shining.
"Save me a dance at the ball later?" She asked with a smile. He's so handsome…I love his green eyes…they're absolutely dazzling. "Please?"
"O-okay." He stammered before leaving. He wasn't planning to attend the ball that all pages and squires were invited to attend. He's never like those things and he didn't know what to do at such balls. He walked to the back and smashed into Roald. "I'm so sorry, Roald."
"It's alright. It's just as much my fault as it is yours. I wasn't really paying attention."
"I'm going to the ball, Cleon!" They heard Kel yell to the big squire. Roald and Neal both gasped. Kelandry of Mindelan was going to a ball?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Help, Roald!" Neal whined, attempting to fix his tunic, which wasn't fitting him right.
"Let go." Roald ordered, quickly adjusting the tunic before adjusting his own. "We'd better go. I'm expected at the ball."
"Alright." Neal answered, following the younger boy out of the room.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Her Most Royal Highness, Crown Princess and Imperial Duchess of the Yamani Island and Emlean (spelling mistake! I'm thinking the place where Sandry, Briar, Tris, and Daja lives), Princess Krisanna fa Toren! And Page Kelandry of Mindelan!" The announcer yelled as Kris and Kel descended the great stairs. Kel had changed into a dark green gown and Kris worn a new powder blue gown that accented her red auburn hair.
"She's beautiful…" Both Neal and Roald whispered in unison, Neal thinking Roald spoke of Kris and Roald thinking Neal spoke of Kel. Neal pulled his courage together after the two girls bowed to the 4 kings and queens and walked over to the crowd of men who had gathered about the two girls.
"A dance, My Princess?" He asked, holding a hand out to Kris. She laughed and took his hand. Kel watched as they floated on the dance floor, her heart sinking with every dip and turn.
"Would you like to dance?" Roald had walked over to Kel as she watched the others. Kel looked up into his blue eyes and immediately felt all the sadness she felt about Neal and Kris flit away.
"Yes…" She answered the elegant prince.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"A walk?" Kris suggested after she and Neal completed their 4th dance of the night. She swept the room with her eyes and saw Roald and a girl sneak out the door.
"In the gardens?" Neal asked, leading her towards the doors that Roald had just disappeared through.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I've fallen in love." Roald whispered to Kel as they strolled along the path, holding her hand in his.
"You have?" She asked, her voice remorseful. "With who?"
"This beautiful girl. I've never thought I could feel this way about her. She's perfect and a warrior." He answered, sitting on a wrought iron bench.
"Who is this girl?" Kel asked, sinking down next to him, her heart sinking further.
"You."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I think I'm in love, Neal." Kris said, walking with him in the rose garden.
"With Roald?" He asked, careful not to let his emotions take over.
"No."
"Then who?"
"You."
****
Sorry! This is a short one too! I don't think I'll be getting to the longer chapters anytime soon. There's still a few more chapters to 'The Chosen Prince'…bear with me…I'm slow…well not that slow. Ever read a book called Spoon River Anthology? That's the reason I'm taking so long to finish the fic…I have two more essays on Spoon River for my English Class. Well, I'm out! Ltrz! Review please!