(a/n Hi, I think this bit is going to be boring. Actually I don't know so
just read it and find out. Please R/R.)
The palace was a big place, absolutely massive. Killed your feet walking around it for so many hours as well Kel thought while she was rubbing her feet. There was another ball tonight and to be quiet honest Kel wasn't sure she'd be able to walk by the time the ball started. Suddenly there was a knock on her door, Kel groaned it was probably a maid to come and tell her she had something like two hours left to get ready.
"It's open." She called when the person knocked again. The door opened to reveal a nervous looking Roald. "Roald what are you doing here?" She asked wondering why he was so nervous.
"W-w-w well I was wondering whether you had a partner to go to the ball with an-an- and if you didn't would you go with me?" He said all this rather fast.
"Well." Kel said surprised. "To answer your question no I'm not going to the ball with anyone and yes I'd like to go with you."
He looked slightly less uncomfortable now. "I'll come to your room? At 8:00?"
Kel nodded "See you then." She was just heading back into the room when a voice said "Kel your going to the ball with the prince! Why didn't you tell me."
Kel turned to find Echo looking miffed, "I take it your were listening in on our PRIVATE conversation?"
"Well if you won't tell me these things then I-."
She stopped when Kel held up a hand. "Second thoughts I don't want to know. Just shut up."
Echo sniffed huffily then got over herself. "So you're going to the ball with the prince?"
Kel shook her head Echo was like a pit- bull once she got hold of something she just would not let go. "Yes I'm going to the ball with the prince, BUT we are only friends!"
"Yeah." Echo said in a I-don't-believe-you-for-a-minute way. "Anyway." She squealed "You've only got 2 hours left to get ready. That hardly no time at all."
Kel rolled her eyes "Echo, I can get ready in half an hour easy."
"But this the prince Kel, you've got to look stunningly beautiful."
"Fine I'll look stunningly beautiful ball, now if you'd excuse me for 2 hours I have got to get ready." With that she turned and slammed the door in Echo's face.
~
Roald arrived back at his room after asking Kel to the ball. To his surprise he found his father sitting on the bed.
"Father." He exclaimed surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"Where have you been Roald? I've been meaning to talk to you."
Roald went very red and muttered something about the ball.
"What was that? I didn't here you."
"I went to ask someone to the ball." Roald muttered an went redder still.
"Who?" His father asked. Smiling.
"Kel." When his farther raised a eyebrow. He muttered "Keladry of Mindelan."
"Is that girl you were racing today?"
Roald nodded he knew what was coming now a lecture on how to behave. To his surprise his a father only nodded thoughtfully.
"This Keladry, do you like her?" The King asked.
Roald nodded enthusiastically. "She's great. I like her a lot. She was really nice to me and she's popular with the squires." He blushed even redder, (If that's possible.) "But that's only because she's pretty, but she's got a great personality."
The king nodded. "What do you think of her, look wise?"
Roald was looking like a beetroot now. "She's really pretty." Then as an after thought Roald asked. "Why so interested father?"
"Your mother thinks and I agree, she'd be the perfect candidate for your arranged marriage."
Roald shook his head, "It would ruin our friendship."
"None sense, it would make you better friends. I know you want something more with her."
Roald shook his head again. "We're just friends I like her, yes, but we're friends. That's all."
The king smiled a knowing smile (a/n the kind that made you want to punch him.) and walked out of the room thinking. Time for a little chat with Thayet.
(a/n what are they planning? What will they do? Find out on the next instalment of We aren't betrothed…. Are we?)
~
When Kel opened the door to find a nervous looking prince.
"K-Kel you look stunning." Roald stammered. He was right though she did look stunning in a red satin dress which clung to all the right places. She had put a tiny bit of face paint on her lips and eyelids. She looked very pretty.
She smiled at him. "You look nice to Roald. Shall we go?"
Roald nodded and held out an arm. She placed her hand on the inside and began walking.
"Why are you looking so nice today, I got the impression last night that you didn't like dressing up." Roald said conversationally.
Kel rolled her eyes and made a very un lady like gesture with her fingers just as they passed a daughter of the Covent. "The convent taught us that when you're looking for a suitor at court you have to look absolutely beautiful, stunning. Though when you've got a husband you only look beautiful."
Roald raised his eyebrows "There's a difference?"
Kel nodded. "Yeah. I mean yes." Kel added quickly when a convent lady scowled at her. She walked up. "Keladry Of Mindelan, I'm surprised your still here have you not been married yet?"
It was Kel's turn to scowl now. "No, I'm being looked into by the house of Queenscove though."
The daughter nodded her approval. "Then why are you with the prince instead of Queenscove?"
Kel shrugged "Roald asked me first. If you'd excuse us." She lead Roald away scowling. "Goddess." She muttered, "We're not even at the ball and we're being cross referenced."
"Here we go." Roald muttered as the herald introduced them.
"Why did you say, that Queenscove family were looking into you?" Roald asked when they were through.
"Oh, that I said that because no house is interested in me, thank Mithross, but I would have got a lecture from the convent lady, if I'd said nobody."
"My house is interested in you." Roald muttered very quietly.
"WHAT!!!!!!!" Kel shrieked.
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SO REVIEW THE GODDAMN STORY. PRESS THE BUTTON I KNOW YOU WANT TO!!)
The palace was a big place, absolutely massive. Killed your feet walking around it for so many hours as well Kel thought while she was rubbing her feet. There was another ball tonight and to be quiet honest Kel wasn't sure she'd be able to walk by the time the ball started. Suddenly there was a knock on her door, Kel groaned it was probably a maid to come and tell her she had something like two hours left to get ready.
"It's open." She called when the person knocked again. The door opened to reveal a nervous looking Roald. "Roald what are you doing here?" She asked wondering why he was so nervous.
"W-w-w well I was wondering whether you had a partner to go to the ball with an-an- and if you didn't would you go with me?" He said all this rather fast.
"Well." Kel said surprised. "To answer your question no I'm not going to the ball with anyone and yes I'd like to go with you."
He looked slightly less uncomfortable now. "I'll come to your room? At 8:00?"
Kel nodded "See you then." She was just heading back into the room when a voice said "Kel your going to the ball with the prince! Why didn't you tell me."
Kel turned to find Echo looking miffed, "I take it your were listening in on our PRIVATE conversation?"
"Well if you won't tell me these things then I-."
She stopped when Kel held up a hand. "Second thoughts I don't want to know. Just shut up."
Echo sniffed huffily then got over herself. "So you're going to the ball with the prince?"
Kel shook her head Echo was like a pit- bull once she got hold of something she just would not let go. "Yes I'm going to the ball with the prince, BUT we are only friends!"
"Yeah." Echo said in a I-don't-believe-you-for-a-minute way. "Anyway." She squealed "You've only got 2 hours left to get ready. That hardly no time at all."
Kel rolled her eyes "Echo, I can get ready in half an hour easy."
"But this the prince Kel, you've got to look stunningly beautiful."
"Fine I'll look stunningly beautiful ball, now if you'd excuse me for 2 hours I have got to get ready." With that she turned and slammed the door in Echo's face.
~
Roald arrived back at his room after asking Kel to the ball. To his surprise he found his father sitting on the bed.
"Father." He exclaimed surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"Where have you been Roald? I've been meaning to talk to you."
Roald went very red and muttered something about the ball.
"What was that? I didn't here you."
"I went to ask someone to the ball." Roald muttered an went redder still.
"Who?" His father asked. Smiling.
"Kel." When his farther raised a eyebrow. He muttered "Keladry of Mindelan."
"Is that girl you were racing today?"
Roald nodded he knew what was coming now a lecture on how to behave. To his surprise his a father only nodded thoughtfully.
"This Keladry, do you like her?" The King asked.
Roald nodded enthusiastically. "She's great. I like her a lot. She was really nice to me and she's popular with the squires." He blushed even redder, (If that's possible.) "But that's only because she's pretty, but she's got a great personality."
The king nodded. "What do you think of her, look wise?"
Roald was looking like a beetroot now. "She's really pretty." Then as an after thought Roald asked. "Why so interested father?"
"Your mother thinks and I agree, she'd be the perfect candidate for your arranged marriage."
Roald shook his head, "It would ruin our friendship."
"None sense, it would make you better friends. I know you want something more with her."
Roald shook his head again. "We're just friends I like her, yes, but we're friends. That's all."
The king smiled a knowing smile (a/n the kind that made you want to punch him.) and walked out of the room thinking. Time for a little chat with Thayet.
(a/n what are they planning? What will they do? Find out on the next instalment of We aren't betrothed…. Are we?)
~
When Kel opened the door to find a nervous looking prince.
"K-Kel you look stunning." Roald stammered. He was right though she did look stunning in a red satin dress which clung to all the right places. She had put a tiny bit of face paint on her lips and eyelids. She looked very pretty.
She smiled at him. "You look nice to Roald. Shall we go?"
Roald nodded and held out an arm. She placed her hand on the inside and began walking.
"Why are you looking so nice today, I got the impression last night that you didn't like dressing up." Roald said conversationally.
Kel rolled her eyes and made a very un lady like gesture with her fingers just as they passed a daughter of the Covent. "The convent taught us that when you're looking for a suitor at court you have to look absolutely beautiful, stunning. Though when you've got a husband you only look beautiful."
Roald raised his eyebrows "There's a difference?"
Kel nodded. "Yeah. I mean yes." Kel added quickly when a convent lady scowled at her. She walked up. "Keladry Of Mindelan, I'm surprised your still here have you not been married yet?"
It was Kel's turn to scowl now. "No, I'm being looked into by the house of Queenscove though."
The daughter nodded her approval. "Then why are you with the prince instead of Queenscove?"
Kel shrugged "Roald asked me first. If you'd excuse us." She lead Roald away scowling. "Goddess." She muttered, "We're not even at the ball and we're being cross referenced."
"Here we go." Roald muttered as the herald introduced them.
"Why did you say, that Queenscove family were looking into you?" Roald asked when they were through.
"Oh, that I said that because no house is interested in me, thank Mithross, but I would have got a lecture from the convent lady, if I'd said nobody."
"My house is interested in you." Roald muttered very quietly.
"WHAT!!!!!!!" Kel shrieked.
(A/n revelation for you I want 10 reviews or I won't post the next chapter!!
SO REVIEW THE GODDAMN STORY. PRESS THE BUTTON I KNOW YOU WANT TO!!)