~* Chapter 2*~
2 days before Princess Thayet and King Jonathan's wedding
"Hold still will you?" the dressmaker asked the fidgeting Alanna. The pale pink gown with a fine silver gauze overlay was very beautiful but this was the 601st fitting (or felt like it anyway) and she was getting fairly tired of the Royal wedding proceedings. In her defense it had been three months of non-stop wedding preparations, dress fittings and parties and she being one of Thayet's bridesmaids was very much in the thick of things.
"Sorry," mumbled Alanna to the dressmaker. In the corner of the room she heard a chuckle. Violet eyes snapped upwards to see a very amused Jon pretending to read a book. "Shuddup you!"
"My apologies fair lady," Jon bit his lower lip to stop himself from bursting out with laughter.
"I'm glad you find this all so amusing," snapped Alanna. "As soon as this is finished I'm going to make you regret laughing at me. Fancy a duel?"
"You mean I should risk my life against the best swordswomen in the realm 2 days before my wedding?" He spoke with mock horror, Alanna giggled.
"Yes,"
- - - - - - - - -
"Yield?" asked the panting Alanna as she rested the tip of her sword on his nose after their friendly duel in the private Royal practice courts. Her hair was messy and her purple eyes were glittering.
"I yield," laughed Jon, dropping his sword. "You always were too talented for your own good," he tousled her hair playfully. Alanna laughed and gave him a friendly shove.
"Well, someone needs to keep your inflated ego at a normal level,"
"My ego is not inflated!" Jon protested
"Oh yes it is.when I'm not around to keep it down for you," she giggled mischievously
"I admit, sometimes it can get a little bit inflated. It was my ego that got in the way of us getting married."
"Please don't start talking about that again. You're getting married to Thayet in two days and I'm getting married in two months to George." Alanna could feel herself blushing, wishing that she was anywhere but here. She wondered how their light, playful conversation had taken such a serious turn.
"That doesn't make it right Alanna,"
A/N: Ok, what do you think of this latest edition? Like where the story's going or dislike it? Oh, yeah I forgot to add before none, absolutely none of these characters belong to me they belong to the wonderful, amazing, brilliant Tamora Pierce. Please r/r if you like it.or even if you hate it! Anyways, I hope you liked it.
Luv Seraya
2 days before Princess Thayet and King Jonathan's wedding
"Hold still will you?" the dressmaker asked the fidgeting Alanna. The pale pink gown with a fine silver gauze overlay was very beautiful but this was the 601st fitting (or felt like it anyway) and she was getting fairly tired of the Royal wedding proceedings. In her defense it had been three months of non-stop wedding preparations, dress fittings and parties and she being one of Thayet's bridesmaids was very much in the thick of things.
"Sorry," mumbled Alanna to the dressmaker. In the corner of the room she heard a chuckle. Violet eyes snapped upwards to see a very amused Jon pretending to read a book. "Shuddup you!"
"My apologies fair lady," Jon bit his lower lip to stop himself from bursting out with laughter.
"I'm glad you find this all so amusing," snapped Alanna. "As soon as this is finished I'm going to make you regret laughing at me. Fancy a duel?"
"You mean I should risk my life against the best swordswomen in the realm 2 days before my wedding?" He spoke with mock horror, Alanna giggled.
"Yes,"
- - - - - - - - -
"Yield?" asked the panting Alanna as she rested the tip of her sword on his nose after their friendly duel in the private Royal practice courts. Her hair was messy and her purple eyes were glittering.
"I yield," laughed Jon, dropping his sword. "You always were too talented for your own good," he tousled her hair playfully. Alanna laughed and gave him a friendly shove.
"Well, someone needs to keep your inflated ego at a normal level,"
"My ego is not inflated!" Jon protested
"Oh yes it is.when I'm not around to keep it down for you," she giggled mischievously
"I admit, sometimes it can get a little bit inflated. It was my ego that got in the way of us getting married."
"Please don't start talking about that again. You're getting married to Thayet in two days and I'm getting married in two months to George." Alanna could feel herself blushing, wishing that she was anywhere but here. She wondered how their light, playful conversation had taken such a serious turn.
"That doesn't make it right Alanna,"
A/N: Ok, what do you think of this latest edition? Like where the story's going or dislike it? Oh, yeah I forgot to add before none, absolutely none of these characters belong to me they belong to the wonderful, amazing, brilliant Tamora Pierce. Please r/r if you like it.or even if you hate it! Anyways, I hope you liked it.
Luv Seraya