Disclaimer: - Cael is mine. Get it? Mine. So is Char. And Titch.
(a/n I hope you liked the last chapter. And I think I know with whom I'm going to pair her up with. *Grinz*. R/R)
Breakdown
King Jonathan was holding yet another ball. Goddess Kel was fed up of them. After the confrontation she'd had with him couple of days ago the King was ignoring her completely. Which was a very good thing in Kel's opinion. As she got dressed she imagined her having it out with the King, finally getting out how much she hated him and how much he deserved everything he got, in front of everyone in the palace. Him apologising in front of everyone and saying he made a mistake. That would be brilliant but it was never going to happen.
Char knocked on the door and they set off towards the ball. A plan already was coming into Kel's mind. She was a good fighter she'd learnt while she was at the convent sneaked out in the middle of the night with Char and found one of the local Rogues to teach them. George Cooper the name instantly sprung to mind he was an ex-rogue, he might know the new one and where to find him. Lucky for Kel that George would be at the ball tonight.
They walked in as the herald announced them. As usual Kel and Char headed for the drinks table. Then to the seats to watch the other girls flirt shamelessly with a different man from the night before. It made Kel sick, she was glad it wasn't her. Some boy came up and asked Char to dance, she glanced at Kel who shrugged and mouthed "Go have fun." Char smiled and walked off with the man. Kel meanwhile decided to start looking for George. She found him sitting at a table alone while the Lioness was talking to the King. She walked over.
"The Baron Of Pirates Swoop, would that be you." She curtsied. "I need to speak with you."
He raised his eyebrows, "Be that so? Why now is that?"
"Well you used to be The Rogue then the idiot over there made you a noble." She nodded towards Jon. "So I was wondering do you know the new Rogue? And if you do could you introduce me?" She asked and watched his eyes widen.
"Why would you want to meet th' Rogue?" He asked hesitantly.
"I need to speak with him. It's urgent."
"It wouldn't be about the King would it?"
"No it's not for your information it's about fighting. It's quite important. Oh and how old is he?"
George looked taken back, "He's seventeen. Go to the dancin' dove and ask for the Rogue tell them George sent you." Kel watched his eyes glance round the room and land on someone.
"He's here isn't he?" Kel asked excitedly.
"No." George said evasively.
"Oh come on George, I won't give his cover up." Kel snapped.
"Fine. He's the man in the shadows over there." George pointed vaguely.
Kel smiled, "Thanks." She got up and walked off. George watched as Kel walked up to the Rogue battered her lashes and smiled flirtatiously at him. He was also aware of the prince who was watching them with barley concealed jealously. Hmmmm George thought I think the Prince has a crush. (sorry I like Roald what can I say. But I don't think Kel will get it together with him though, I've got someone else in mind.)
Kel had decided to get on the good side of the Rogue. Which involved her flirting with him. Which as it happens was not a good thing as she was crap at flirting.
"What's your name stranger?" She whispered and moved closer. He looked surprised and happy at the same time.
"What it to you?" He asked suspiciously, his eyes flashed and seemed to turn an intense blue. His dark hair fell across his face.
"Well I never seen you before, and you are definitely not a squire or would be flirting with the other girls. Rogue defiantly squire? Nah not a chance."
His eyed widened, "I'm not Rogue."
She rolled her eyes, "Don't mess with me. I know you're the King of Rogues and unless you want to leave the palace in chains you will tell me your name." He looked down.
"How do you know?" He asked looking ashamed.
"I just do. You don't act like a squire. Now stop evading the question. What's your name?" Kel repeated.
"Cael. It's Cael; I'm King of the Rogues. What's your name?"
She smiled, "Keladry Of Mindelan or Kel. The thorn in the side of King Jonathan."
"I've heard about you, from one of my Rogues near the convent."
"Who?" "Can't say."
She grinned, "Let me guess, Titch?"
"How did you know?"
"He was one- he was my only friend apart from Char." She felt arms coil around her waist. Uh-uh this trick was not going to work on her.
She grabbed his hands and took her purse back. "Go rob from someone Cael. It won't work on me." She turned and walked off. As she made her way back to her seat leaving a baffled Rogue behind. She glanced round and found a boy staring at her again he'd been doing that at every ball so far. She walked over ready to give him a bit grief. He smiled at her; Hmmmm this was not right usually people saw her coming and ran off they did not smile at her. She walked up and sat down next to him.
"Why are you staring at me?" She asked.
He shrugged "Because I like you."
"You don't me."
"I'd like to."
"You would?"
"Yes I would mine name is Roald how about you."
"Kel."
"You're the one the who doesn't like the King."
She rolled her eyes, "Never."
"What about the prince? Do you not like him?"
"He's a monarch they'll all the same. They'll all out to get me." Kel said in a pained voice.
"What do you mean?"
"They seemed to be dedicated to ruining my life, my dreams. It hurts every time they do something. I haven't done anything to them, well I have now but that's payback for all they've done to me."
"How have they ruined your life?"
"Do you know how hard it is at the convent being different? Do you know how hard it is on you when you get your dreams crushed? No I didn't think so." She looked on the verge of tears but her voice was hard, "Do you know how hard it is to know that everyone hates you? Even if you caused it all yourself? It hurts here." She touched her heart. "Do you know how hard it is to push everyone that cares about you away? To tell them to leave you alone? To harden your heart?" The tears were slowly running down her face. She closed her eyes and whispered, "I do, I do." She ran out of the hall.
Cael watched Kel run out of the ballroom crying. He'd seen her talking to that guy and how it had upset her. It made him angry to watch. Kel seemed to be able to take so much and no more. Without thinking he walked out and ran down the corridor to find her.
(a/n I hope you liked the last chapter. And I think I know with whom I'm going to pair her up with. *Grinz*. R/R)
Breakdown
King Jonathan was holding yet another ball. Goddess Kel was fed up of them. After the confrontation she'd had with him couple of days ago the King was ignoring her completely. Which was a very good thing in Kel's opinion. As she got dressed she imagined her having it out with the King, finally getting out how much she hated him and how much he deserved everything he got, in front of everyone in the palace. Him apologising in front of everyone and saying he made a mistake. That would be brilliant but it was never going to happen.
Char knocked on the door and they set off towards the ball. A plan already was coming into Kel's mind. She was a good fighter she'd learnt while she was at the convent sneaked out in the middle of the night with Char and found one of the local Rogues to teach them. George Cooper the name instantly sprung to mind he was an ex-rogue, he might know the new one and where to find him. Lucky for Kel that George would be at the ball tonight.
They walked in as the herald announced them. As usual Kel and Char headed for the drinks table. Then to the seats to watch the other girls flirt shamelessly with a different man from the night before. It made Kel sick, she was glad it wasn't her. Some boy came up and asked Char to dance, she glanced at Kel who shrugged and mouthed "Go have fun." Char smiled and walked off with the man. Kel meanwhile decided to start looking for George. She found him sitting at a table alone while the Lioness was talking to the King. She walked over.
"The Baron Of Pirates Swoop, would that be you." She curtsied. "I need to speak with you."
He raised his eyebrows, "Be that so? Why now is that?"
"Well you used to be The Rogue then the idiot over there made you a noble." She nodded towards Jon. "So I was wondering do you know the new Rogue? And if you do could you introduce me?" She asked and watched his eyes widen.
"Why would you want to meet th' Rogue?" He asked hesitantly.
"I need to speak with him. It's urgent."
"It wouldn't be about the King would it?"
"No it's not for your information it's about fighting. It's quite important. Oh and how old is he?"
George looked taken back, "He's seventeen. Go to the dancin' dove and ask for the Rogue tell them George sent you." Kel watched his eyes glance round the room and land on someone.
"He's here isn't he?" Kel asked excitedly.
"No." George said evasively.
"Oh come on George, I won't give his cover up." Kel snapped.
"Fine. He's the man in the shadows over there." George pointed vaguely.
Kel smiled, "Thanks." She got up and walked off. George watched as Kel walked up to the Rogue battered her lashes and smiled flirtatiously at him. He was also aware of the prince who was watching them with barley concealed jealously. Hmmmm George thought I think the Prince has a crush. (sorry I like Roald what can I say. But I don't think Kel will get it together with him though, I've got someone else in mind.)
Kel had decided to get on the good side of the Rogue. Which involved her flirting with him. Which as it happens was not a good thing as she was crap at flirting.
"What's your name stranger?" She whispered and moved closer. He looked surprised and happy at the same time.
"What it to you?" He asked suspiciously, his eyes flashed and seemed to turn an intense blue. His dark hair fell across his face.
"Well I never seen you before, and you are definitely not a squire or would be flirting with the other girls. Rogue defiantly squire? Nah not a chance."
His eyed widened, "I'm not Rogue."
She rolled her eyes, "Don't mess with me. I know you're the King of Rogues and unless you want to leave the palace in chains you will tell me your name." He looked down.
"How do you know?" He asked looking ashamed.
"I just do. You don't act like a squire. Now stop evading the question. What's your name?" Kel repeated.
"Cael. It's Cael; I'm King of the Rogues. What's your name?"
She smiled, "Keladry Of Mindelan or Kel. The thorn in the side of King Jonathan."
"I've heard about you, from one of my Rogues near the convent."
"Who?" "Can't say."
She grinned, "Let me guess, Titch?"
"How did you know?"
"He was one- he was my only friend apart from Char." She felt arms coil around her waist. Uh-uh this trick was not going to work on her.
She grabbed his hands and took her purse back. "Go rob from someone Cael. It won't work on me." She turned and walked off. As she made her way back to her seat leaving a baffled Rogue behind. She glanced round and found a boy staring at her again he'd been doing that at every ball so far. She walked over ready to give him a bit grief. He smiled at her; Hmmmm this was not right usually people saw her coming and ran off they did not smile at her. She walked up and sat down next to him.
"Why are you staring at me?" She asked.
He shrugged "Because I like you."
"You don't me."
"I'd like to."
"You would?"
"Yes I would mine name is Roald how about you."
"Kel."
"You're the one the who doesn't like the King."
She rolled her eyes, "Never."
"What about the prince? Do you not like him?"
"He's a monarch they'll all the same. They'll all out to get me." Kel said in a pained voice.
"What do you mean?"
"They seemed to be dedicated to ruining my life, my dreams. It hurts every time they do something. I haven't done anything to them, well I have now but that's payback for all they've done to me."
"How have they ruined your life?"
"Do you know how hard it is at the convent being different? Do you know how hard it is on you when you get your dreams crushed? No I didn't think so." She looked on the verge of tears but her voice was hard, "Do you know how hard it is to know that everyone hates you? Even if you caused it all yourself? It hurts here." She touched her heart. "Do you know how hard it is to push everyone that cares about you away? To tell them to leave you alone? To harden your heart?" The tears were slowly running down her face. She closed her eyes and whispered, "I do, I do." She ran out of the hall.
Cael watched Kel run out of the ballroom crying. He'd seen her talking to that guy and how it had upset her. It made him angry to watch. Kel seemed to be able to take so much and no more. Without thinking he walked out and ran down the corridor to find her.