Down the Other Path

Chapter Four

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            Alanna is supposed to be mine! I saw her first anyway. Gary doesn't deserve to have her. Prince Jonathon was furious. He had left the ball early because he couldn't stand watching his cousin and Alanna dancing. However, now that he was in his room, he couldn't stop thinking about how Alanna had looked at Gary. It was also the first time any lady had ever refused him. That fact alone had made him, but the fact that it was Alanna, the one girl he had really wanted, made him furious. No. I do not have a crush on her. She is simply another of my conquests. He sighed, remembering. Another of my conquests-to-be.

            Alanna walked down the hall. Last night had changed her mind slightly about gowns and such. While she had decided to buy some jewelry, her views on face paint were the same. It was something used to give a fake impression. As she turned around the corner, she heard two male voices arguing, one of them sounding like Gary's.

            She walked a little further; they were arguing about her! She hid behind a pillar, not wanting to be seen. She was now close enough to see that one of them was Gary and the other was Prince Jonathon.

            "How do you know that Alanna isn't just another girl for you to have fun with?!" snapped Gary.

            "Because I love her!" retorted Prince Jonathon. "And she supposed to be mine. I saw her first anyway!"

            "So? You can't have every girl you want just because you're the heir" said Gary angrily. "Alanna is mine!"

            "It's not like she's married to you!" yelled Prince Jonathon. "You have to let other people have a chance at her!"

            Alanna was angry. They talk as if they own me! I can love someone, but it doesn't mean they own me! She stepped out from behind the pillar and stormed towards them.

            "How dare you talk as if you own me!" she cried furiously at the two men.

            "Lady Alanna, I-" said Prince Jonathon, but he was cut off by Alanna.

            "Just because you are the prince DOES NOT mean you can have any girl you want! And I am not just another girl for you to have fun with!" she yelled.

            "And Sir Gareth," she said icily, "just because you have courted me DOES NOT mean you own me!"

            With that, she stormed off towards her chambers.

            Gary sighed and walked off towards his chambers. Ugg. Now both Alanna and Jon are mad at me. And Alanna's probably

going to go right into Jon's arms. The first girl I really love gets mad at me after a day. Great. I have to do something to get her back. He sighed as he entered his room and flopped down on the bed. He was suddenly struck by a great idea. He jumped off his bed and walked towards the stables.

            Prince Jonathon sat down on the cold stone floor of Balor's Needle. Great. Now he had lost any chance to be with Alanna. She's probably going to go right back into Gary's arms after he apologizes. Then it hit him. If I tell her I'm sorry and that I love her first, she'll be mine. He got up and walked down the stairs.

A/N: What should happen? Should Alanna be with Gary or Jon?