I know i should really work on my other stories but since this is my first i wanna finish first! sorry for the long wait. but now i'm on spring break and i'll some more time for my stories! :)
Chapter 10
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Thom bellowed, storming into Alanna's room. It was early in the morning and few people were awake.
"What are you talking about?" Alanna asked, taken back by Thom banging into her room at this hour.
"I mean making both my best friends fickled silly over you!" Thom yelled in reply. In the halls, Alanna could hear the other girls getting up and shouting complaints.
"Well I didn't ask them too!" Alanna retorted. "I never want to fall in love or get married!"
"So why did you kiss George?!"
"He kissed me!" Alanna could feel the color rising on her face.
"You kissed him back!" Thom accused.
"So-so what?" Alanna asked, her checks a bright red. She got up to close her door before Daughter Sarah came to see what all the fuss was about. Turning to face Thom she said, "You're the one who introduced them to me."
"I didn't think they would fall for you!" Thom shouted.
"And why wouldn't they?" Alanna asked, eyebrows raised.
"What?"
"Why wouldn't they be intrested in me?"
"What do you mean, Alanna?" Thom asked, confused.
"I mean why wouldn't they fall for me?" Alanna demanded. "I'm a girl after all. I wear dresses and look pretty. I know Court manners. I can dance. I can sew. I can use my magic. I know how to use face paint. I'm suppose to be here looking for a husband like all the other girls. What makes me so different that no guy would be intrested in me?"
"You wanted to be a knight," Thom pointed out.
"So? I'm not one. I'm a lady now, no matter what." Alanna crossed her arms over her chest and stared at her twin. Thom looked back at her wordlessly. He could not think of a reply that would put him in the right so he just shook his head and left.
Alanna sighed and got dressed quickly. Maria and other girls will be coming soon to ask what all the yelling was about and Alanna did not want to be there to answer. Quickly she pulled on a plain tan colored dress and left her room. Silently she went down to the stables.
"I wish life was simple," Alanna murmured to Storm as she brushed the mare. Storm neighed in agreement and butted Alanna gently. "You know what I mean, don't you girl?"
"Aye, you've a pretty beast there," a voice said from above. Alanna looked up to find to hostler, Stefan looking down at her. "Your Storm is a beauty," he said when he saw her watching him.
"Thanks," Alanna muttered. Stefan watched her and she took down her saddle and said, "So you're the one George's taken a likein' to?"
Alanna stopped and said slowly, "I've got no idea what you're talking about." Keeping her head down she started to saddle Storm. Stefan shruged and left Alanna to finish saddling her mare.
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"What was all that shouting about this morning?" Maria asked. It was dinner time and they were all eating.
"Oh, um," Alanna muttered. "I just did something and well you know, Thom got mad."
"What did you do?"
"Umm..." Luckily at that moment (well perhaps not that lucky) Jonathan came in and asked Alanna for a word. Alanna blushed and excused herself from Maria before following Jon out. She could feel the red on her cheeks get redder and redder as they walked on.
"Is there something between you and George?" Jon asked after a moment.
"Not that it's any of your buisness," Alanna said, crossed at having her personal life pried opened, "but no. There isn't."
"So why were you two kissing yesterday," Jon demanded.
"It was-It was just something that happened."
"I see..."
"Why are you asking?" Alanna asked.
"Because," Jon hesitated. "Because I really like you Alanna." He took her hands in his. Alanna blushed and looked down, refusing to stare into his eyes. Jon lifted her chin, making her look up. She looked at him. What she saw in his eyes frightened her. Timidly, Jon leaned down to kiss her softly.
Alanna pushed him away after a moment. "Please Jon..."
"What is it?" he asked, looking at her.
"I just," Alanna stammered. "I just...I just don't know what I'm doing." She pulled her hand from him and ran to her room. Jon stood there for some time before sighing and going to his room as well.
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Alanna layed in bed that night clutching her blankets against her chest. I'm so confused, she thought. I say I don't want to get married and fall in love but then what my heart say is different. I wish I could make up my mind.
A/N: I hope you liked it. REVIEW PLEASE!!
Chapter 10
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Thom bellowed, storming into Alanna's room. It was early in the morning and few people were awake.
"What are you talking about?" Alanna asked, taken back by Thom banging into her room at this hour.
"I mean making both my best friends fickled silly over you!" Thom yelled in reply. In the halls, Alanna could hear the other girls getting up and shouting complaints.
"Well I didn't ask them too!" Alanna retorted. "I never want to fall in love or get married!"
"So why did you kiss George?!"
"He kissed me!" Alanna could feel the color rising on her face.
"You kissed him back!" Thom accused.
"So-so what?" Alanna asked, her checks a bright red. She got up to close her door before Daughter Sarah came to see what all the fuss was about. Turning to face Thom she said, "You're the one who introduced them to me."
"I didn't think they would fall for you!" Thom shouted.
"And why wouldn't they?" Alanna asked, eyebrows raised.
"What?"
"Why wouldn't they be intrested in me?"
"What do you mean, Alanna?" Thom asked, confused.
"I mean why wouldn't they fall for me?" Alanna demanded. "I'm a girl after all. I wear dresses and look pretty. I know Court manners. I can dance. I can sew. I can use my magic. I know how to use face paint. I'm suppose to be here looking for a husband like all the other girls. What makes me so different that no guy would be intrested in me?"
"You wanted to be a knight," Thom pointed out.
"So? I'm not one. I'm a lady now, no matter what." Alanna crossed her arms over her chest and stared at her twin. Thom looked back at her wordlessly. He could not think of a reply that would put him in the right so he just shook his head and left.
Alanna sighed and got dressed quickly. Maria and other girls will be coming soon to ask what all the yelling was about and Alanna did not want to be there to answer. Quickly she pulled on a plain tan colored dress and left her room. Silently she went down to the stables.
"I wish life was simple," Alanna murmured to Storm as she brushed the mare. Storm neighed in agreement and butted Alanna gently. "You know what I mean, don't you girl?"
"Aye, you've a pretty beast there," a voice said from above. Alanna looked up to find to hostler, Stefan looking down at her. "Your Storm is a beauty," he said when he saw her watching him.
"Thanks," Alanna muttered. Stefan watched her and she took down her saddle and said, "So you're the one George's taken a likein' to?"
Alanna stopped and said slowly, "I've got no idea what you're talking about." Keeping her head down she started to saddle Storm. Stefan shruged and left Alanna to finish saddling her mare.
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"What was all that shouting about this morning?" Maria asked. It was dinner time and they were all eating.
"Oh, um," Alanna muttered. "I just did something and well you know, Thom got mad."
"What did you do?"
"Umm..." Luckily at that moment (well perhaps not that lucky) Jonathan came in and asked Alanna for a word. Alanna blushed and excused herself from Maria before following Jon out. She could feel the red on her cheeks get redder and redder as they walked on.
"Is there something between you and George?" Jon asked after a moment.
"Not that it's any of your buisness," Alanna said, crossed at having her personal life pried opened, "but no. There isn't."
"So why were you two kissing yesterday," Jon demanded.
"It was-It was just something that happened."
"I see..."
"Why are you asking?" Alanna asked.
"Because," Jon hesitated. "Because I really like you Alanna." He took her hands in his. Alanna blushed and looked down, refusing to stare into his eyes. Jon lifted her chin, making her look up. She looked at him. What she saw in his eyes frightened her. Timidly, Jon leaned down to kiss her softly.
Alanna pushed him away after a moment. "Please Jon..."
"What is it?" he asked, looking at her.
"I just," Alanna stammered. "I just...I just don't know what I'm doing." She pulled her hand from him and ran to her room. Jon stood there for some time before sighing and going to his room as well.
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Alanna layed in bed that night clutching her blankets against her chest. I'm so confused, she thought. I say I don't want to get married and fall in love but then what my heart say is different. I wish I could make up my mind.
A/N: I hope you liked it. REVIEW PLEASE!!