Chapter 8
Alanna walked down the street nervously. She never been in a city so crowded and busy before. Trying not to stare at everything in sight she walked into the Dancing Dove. Looking around she spotted George. Walking toward him she also noticed a dark haired, blue eyed knight sitting next to him. Alanna gasped. It was the Prince!
"Alanna!" George shouted, spotting her in the crowd. He beckoned her over. "Where's Thom?"
"Oh, he's busy...I was bored so I decided to come down to the market..." Alanna muttered, very aware that Jon was staring at her. George smiled and said, "Well your welcomed to stay here! This here is Prince Jon."
"So, we've meet," Jon said smiling. He bowed to Alanna and kissed her hand as any knight would do. Alanna blushed a dull red and said, "Thom's at his books again. I think he's turning into father."
Jon laughed and nodded. George merely smiled, his eyes twinkling as he watched her. Alanna smiled and fiddled with a cup. Why was George staring at her like that? She looked up to see that the prince was staring at her too. There was a look on his face that Alanna couldn't read. She looked down to avoid the stares and said, "Have you meet the other ladies from the convent yet Prin-Jon?"
"Of course," Jon replied smiling. "Though none as lovely as you." Alanna blushed wishing they would stop staring at her. George sighed and looked away finally to Alanna's relief. Though Jon's eyes were still on Alanna as if they were glued to her. She looked away carefully trying not to meet the Prince's eyes. Jon stretched and got up annoucing he had to go. He looked at Alanna and gave a sigh of longing. Alanna wriggled in her seat uncomfortable and bad him farewell. Now she was left with George.
"So lass. How old are you?" George asked.
"As old as Thom," Alanna said laughing. "Sixteen. I'm suppose to be looking for a husband but Daughter Sarah, our guide, probably won't notice if I don't find one. I don't want to get married anyways." How was it that it was so easy to talk him, Alanna wondered as she spilled her thoughts out. George listened and smiled before saying, "Ah, well maybe you'll change your mind later on."
"Why would you say that?" Alanna asked nervously. There was that twinkle in his eyes again.
"I dunno. Maybe because of the look Jon was giving you."
"I don't plan to marry anyone," Alanna said stubbornly. "The convent can't make me. And I don't know what you're talking about! I don't even know Jon. He's just my brother's knight master."
George smiled not believing a word she said. He leaned over and touched her chin gently causing her to look up. "I'm not so sure about that. If I didn't know better I'd say you were in love with him right now."
Alanna looked away. She didn't love Jon. She did wonder about marrying him but what fun would that be? She would have to be queen. She didn't want that. She looked into George's eyes to find herself looking down again blushing. She could tell George had fallen in love with her already. "You're wrong."
"Ah, well maybe I am," George said. "But I think Jon thinks different."
"Hmph!" Alanna stuck her chin up stubbornly. "Why should I care what he thinks?"
George shruged. "Maybe he loves you and thinks you love him back."
"You had too much to drink George," Alanna said laughing. "I just met him two days ago."
"When you found your soul mate it doesn't matter how long you've knowed them."
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Midwinter had come, meaning more parties. Alanna sat through most of them bored to death. Sometimes a knight would come over and ask her to dance. Or a squire maybe. Lots of times Jon would ask her. She wished they would all just leave her alone. She would sit somewhere half hidden watching people dance. Lady Delia seemed to be most popular to dance with. Thom had started complaining that Jon wouldn't shut up about her. Alanna had shruged it off thinking of how to escape the next party.
Alanna was dancing with Jon one night when he suddenly leaned over and kissed her. She gasped and run out of the ballroom. Thom ran after her wide eyed.
"What was that about?" he demanded.
"I don't know!" Alanna shouted back. She shivered and look around as if looking for something. "I'd better go." She dashed off down the hall to her room leaving a wide eyed Thom standing there totally confused.
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Throwing off her pretty violet gown she pullled on breeches and shirt replaing what had happened in her head. What do I do now? she asked herself. Nothing that's it. I'll just pretend it didn't happen. Suddenly she thought of George and his beautiful hazel eyes. She shook her head. I'm not getting married, she told herself. No one can make me. Not even my own feelings. They can dress me up like a doll and introduce me to all the men at court but I'm not getting married.
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Back at the ballroom-
"What was that about?!" Thom demanded.
"I don't know," Jon replied cooly. "I think I love your sister." For a moment there it looked as if Thom was going to faint but he finally blurted out, "What about Delia?!"
"She's been lying and cheating on me," Jon replied. "I know your sister won't."
"How do you know Alanna even feels the same?" Thom demanded his eyes blazing. Jon was talking as if Alanna was just another toy or something.
Jon looked at him surprised for a moment before flashing a smile and saying, "All ladies want to marry the Prince."
"Not Alanna," Thom said stiffly. "You don't know like I do! She's my other half! She won't marry and why are you talking about marriage anyways?"
"She'll want to marry me," Jon said cooly. "Just you watch. Every normal lady does."
"Alanna isn't a normal lady," Thom muttered under his breath. "She would have kicked you for talking about her like that."
"What was that?"
"Nothing." Thom glared at Jon and walked off to do his duties. One thing he hated about Jon was that he was always so sure about himself. Well he will be proved wrong soon enough, Thom thought as he collected cups. Alanna would have kicked him then and there for talking about her as he knew her better then her twin.
A/N: a bit short I know. But i don't have much time. Ayways i hope you like! REVEIW!!!
Alanna walked down the street nervously. She never been in a city so crowded and busy before. Trying not to stare at everything in sight she walked into the Dancing Dove. Looking around she spotted George. Walking toward him she also noticed a dark haired, blue eyed knight sitting next to him. Alanna gasped. It was the Prince!
"Alanna!" George shouted, spotting her in the crowd. He beckoned her over. "Where's Thom?"
"Oh, he's busy...I was bored so I decided to come down to the market..." Alanna muttered, very aware that Jon was staring at her. George smiled and said, "Well your welcomed to stay here! This here is Prince Jon."
"So, we've meet," Jon said smiling. He bowed to Alanna and kissed her hand as any knight would do. Alanna blushed a dull red and said, "Thom's at his books again. I think he's turning into father."
Jon laughed and nodded. George merely smiled, his eyes twinkling as he watched her. Alanna smiled and fiddled with a cup. Why was George staring at her like that? She looked up to see that the prince was staring at her too. There was a look on his face that Alanna couldn't read. She looked down to avoid the stares and said, "Have you meet the other ladies from the convent yet Prin-Jon?"
"Of course," Jon replied smiling. "Though none as lovely as you." Alanna blushed wishing they would stop staring at her. George sighed and looked away finally to Alanna's relief. Though Jon's eyes were still on Alanna as if they were glued to her. She looked away carefully trying not to meet the Prince's eyes. Jon stretched and got up annoucing he had to go. He looked at Alanna and gave a sigh of longing. Alanna wriggled in her seat uncomfortable and bad him farewell. Now she was left with George.
"So lass. How old are you?" George asked.
"As old as Thom," Alanna said laughing. "Sixteen. I'm suppose to be looking for a husband but Daughter Sarah, our guide, probably won't notice if I don't find one. I don't want to get married anyways." How was it that it was so easy to talk him, Alanna wondered as she spilled her thoughts out. George listened and smiled before saying, "Ah, well maybe you'll change your mind later on."
"Why would you say that?" Alanna asked nervously. There was that twinkle in his eyes again.
"I dunno. Maybe because of the look Jon was giving you."
"I don't plan to marry anyone," Alanna said stubbornly. "The convent can't make me. And I don't know what you're talking about! I don't even know Jon. He's just my brother's knight master."
George smiled not believing a word she said. He leaned over and touched her chin gently causing her to look up. "I'm not so sure about that. If I didn't know better I'd say you were in love with him right now."
Alanna looked away. She didn't love Jon. She did wonder about marrying him but what fun would that be? She would have to be queen. She didn't want that. She looked into George's eyes to find herself looking down again blushing. She could tell George had fallen in love with her already. "You're wrong."
"Ah, well maybe I am," George said. "But I think Jon thinks different."
"Hmph!" Alanna stuck her chin up stubbornly. "Why should I care what he thinks?"
George shruged. "Maybe he loves you and thinks you love him back."
"You had too much to drink George," Alanna said laughing. "I just met him two days ago."
"When you found your soul mate it doesn't matter how long you've knowed them."
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Midwinter had come, meaning more parties. Alanna sat through most of them bored to death. Sometimes a knight would come over and ask her to dance. Or a squire maybe. Lots of times Jon would ask her. She wished they would all just leave her alone. She would sit somewhere half hidden watching people dance. Lady Delia seemed to be most popular to dance with. Thom had started complaining that Jon wouldn't shut up about her. Alanna had shruged it off thinking of how to escape the next party.
Alanna was dancing with Jon one night when he suddenly leaned over and kissed her. She gasped and run out of the ballroom. Thom ran after her wide eyed.
"What was that about?" he demanded.
"I don't know!" Alanna shouted back. She shivered and look around as if looking for something. "I'd better go." She dashed off down the hall to her room leaving a wide eyed Thom standing there totally confused.
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Throwing off her pretty violet gown she pullled on breeches and shirt replaing what had happened in her head. What do I do now? she asked herself. Nothing that's it. I'll just pretend it didn't happen. Suddenly she thought of George and his beautiful hazel eyes. She shook her head. I'm not getting married, she told herself. No one can make me. Not even my own feelings. They can dress me up like a doll and introduce me to all the men at court but I'm not getting married.
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Back at the ballroom-
"What was that about?!" Thom demanded.
"I don't know," Jon replied cooly. "I think I love your sister." For a moment there it looked as if Thom was going to faint but he finally blurted out, "What about Delia?!"
"She's been lying and cheating on me," Jon replied. "I know your sister won't."
"How do you know Alanna even feels the same?" Thom demanded his eyes blazing. Jon was talking as if Alanna was just another toy or something.
Jon looked at him surprised for a moment before flashing a smile and saying, "All ladies want to marry the Prince."
"Not Alanna," Thom said stiffly. "You don't know like I do! She's my other half! She won't marry and why are you talking about marriage anyways?"
"She'll want to marry me," Jon said cooly. "Just you watch. Every normal lady does."
"Alanna isn't a normal lady," Thom muttered under his breath. "She would have kicked you for talking about her like that."
"What was that?"
"Nothing." Thom glared at Jon and walked off to do his duties. One thing he hated about Jon was that he was always so sure about himself. Well he will be proved wrong soon enough, Thom thought as he collected cups. Alanna would have kicked him then and there for talking about her as he knew her better then her twin.
A/N: a bit short I know. But i don't have much time. Ayways i hope you like! REVEIW!!!