1 Chap. 2: A Much Needed Rescue
Disclaimer-I do not own any of these characters, they are all Tamora Pierce's
Kel was very pleased with her morning work-out. She thought she had done a very good job at taking her anger out at the quantain. The previous nights events had been upsetting no doubt but she was willing to get over it now. She would just go on being squire Kel and she actually thought she was fine with it. She would eventually have someone so there was no use stressing it.
Kel brushed her Peachblossom softly. His saddle mark was still very obvious so she decided to go for a walk while he dried. "I'll be right back," she promised him before heading out.
There was a wonderful garden right by the stables and she decided that would be a good spot for a stroll. *This would be a perfect place to walk with Neal* she thought *…so romantic* Kel shook her head. * What are you thinking? You don't need romance! *
She heard muffled shouting from further up the path and recognized the voices. Cleon and Owen! She snuck a little bit closer and decided to eavesdrop. *What juicy secrets will they reveal now?! *
"Cleon! You're such a dense idiot!" Owen shouted.
"I am not, and I can love whoever I want!"
*Love? * Kel snickered. *This should be good! *
"But Kel? Come on Cleon! She doesn't want love, you know yourself cause she's told us before!"
"I don't care! I'm not going to tell her anyways! It's my secret love and I'm aloud to have it!"
*Secret LOVE?!*
"Would you stop treating her like some kind of girl! That's the last thing she wants."
"How do you know? And Owen, she is a girl!"
"There you go again Cleon"
Kel's heart ached at Owens's words. Juicy secrets was right! She couldn't listen anymore. How could he say such things about her? She was a girl, even if no one else thought so. She felt the tears start running down her cheeks and ran! She didn't care where she was going she just needed to leave. She had never hurt so much in her life! Was this what could make her cry?
Cleon heard something behind him and tore through the bushes; he would kill any one who had listened. Then he saw Kel with her hands over her face, running blindly.
"Shit!" he mumbled. *She must really hate me to be running like that*
Owen had almost the same reaction. "Well, you've done it now Cleon, you'd better go explain."
Cleon ran after his love and hoped she would understand. *Why should she? She hates you*
Kel didn't know she was being followed so she just kept running. For the first time she couldn't stop tears from pouring out of her eyes. But then, hadn't Cleon said he loved her? Were all his stupid nicknames real? Why did Owen think she would never love any one? She knew he was always trying not to treat her like a girl but his assumptions hurt. She was so confused by everything she wasn't paying attention to anything. She tripped over a tree root and couldn't get her balance. Instead of hitting the ground she was caught in a pair of arms. Through blurry, red, eyes she saw Cleon holding her.
"Kel…please listen…I" Cleon began.
"Cleon! Why would Owen say those hurtful things about me?" she asked weakly.
Cleon was a little shocked at her question and was lost for words. "You, you aren't upset by what I said?"
She smiled slightly at him, "No actually I'm glad you said it. No one else ever saw me for who I am."
"Well, I…" Cleon started but she stopped him by placing a hand on his mouth.
"I'm not just 'one of the guys' and I never will be. I am a girl and I like to feel like one sometimes, ya know?"
Cleon nodded. "Kel? Do you love me?"
"I think I do."
He sighed his relief, "Well good cause I thought…with Neal…and…"
"Cleon,"
"What?"
"Shut up." Kel slowly eased forward and rested her lips on his. A little shocked at herself she pulled away but Cleon pulled her back. There was such sweetness in his lips and relished on it sending sparks up and down her spine. She wrapped her arms around his neck drowned in his obvious affection. Her mind raced as she returned his passion her knees started to buckle. Cleon snaked his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, rescuing her from falling.
When Cleon let her go all she could manage to whisper was, "Thank you."
Cleon kissed her again and answered, "Thank you."
Disclaimer-I do not own any of these characters, they are all Tamora Pierce's
Kel was very pleased with her morning work-out. She thought she had done a very good job at taking her anger out at the quantain. The previous nights events had been upsetting no doubt but she was willing to get over it now. She would just go on being squire Kel and she actually thought she was fine with it. She would eventually have someone so there was no use stressing it.
Kel brushed her Peachblossom softly. His saddle mark was still very obvious so she decided to go for a walk while he dried. "I'll be right back," she promised him before heading out.
There was a wonderful garden right by the stables and she decided that would be a good spot for a stroll. *This would be a perfect place to walk with Neal* she thought *…so romantic* Kel shook her head. * What are you thinking? You don't need romance! *
She heard muffled shouting from further up the path and recognized the voices. Cleon and Owen! She snuck a little bit closer and decided to eavesdrop. *What juicy secrets will they reveal now?! *
"Cleon! You're such a dense idiot!" Owen shouted.
"I am not, and I can love whoever I want!"
*Love? * Kel snickered. *This should be good! *
"But Kel? Come on Cleon! She doesn't want love, you know yourself cause she's told us before!"
"I don't care! I'm not going to tell her anyways! It's my secret love and I'm aloud to have it!"
*Secret LOVE?!*
"Would you stop treating her like some kind of girl! That's the last thing she wants."
"How do you know? And Owen, she is a girl!"
"There you go again Cleon"
Kel's heart ached at Owens's words. Juicy secrets was right! She couldn't listen anymore. How could he say such things about her? She was a girl, even if no one else thought so. She felt the tears start running down her cheeks and ran! She didn't care where she was going she just needed to leave. She had never hurt so much in her life! Was this what could make her cry?
Cleon heard something behind him and tore through the bushes; he would kill any one who had listened. Then he saw Kel with her hands over her face, running blindly.
"Shit!" he mumbled. *She must really hate me to be running like that*
Owen had almost the same reaction. "Well, you've done it now Cleon, you'd better go explain."
Cleon ran after his love and hoped she would understand. *Why should she? She hates you*
Kel didn't know she was being followed so she just kept running. For the first time she couldn't stop tears from pouring out of her eyes. But then, hadn't Cleon said he loved her? Were all his stupid nicknames real? Why did Owen think she would never love any one? She knew he was always trying not to treat her like a girl but his assumptions hurt. She was so confused by everything she wasn't paying attention to anything. She tripped over a tree root and couldn't get her balance. Instead of hitting the ground she was caught in a pair of arms. Through blurry, red, eyes she saw Cleon holding her.
"Kel…please listen…I" Cleon began.
"Cleon! Why would Owen say those hurtful things about me?" she asked weakly.
Cleon was a little shocked at her question and was lost for words. "You, you aren't upset by what I said?"
She smiled slightly at him, "No actually I'm glad you said it. No one else ever saw me for who I am."
"Well, I…" Cleon started but she stopped him by placing a hand on his mouth.
"I'm not just 'one of the guys' and I never will be. I am a girl and I like to feel like one sometimes, ya know?"
Cleon nodded. "Kel? Do you love me?"
"I think I do."
He sighed his relief, "Well good cause I thought…with Neal…and…"
"Cleon,"
"What?"
"Shut up." Kel slowly eased forward and rested her lips on his. A little shocked at herself she pulled away but Cleon pulled her back. There was such sweetness in his lips and relished on it sending sparks up and down her spine. She wrapped her arms around his neck drowned in his obvious affection. Her mind raced as she returned his passion her knees started to buckle. Cleon snaked his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, rescuing her from falling.
When Cleon let her go all she could manage to whisper was, "Thank you."
Cleon kissed her again and answered, "Thank you."