Disclaimer: sadly, I don't own any of these characters except 4 Kiara n
Crystal even tho I wish I did!!!!
Ok, next chapters done! Neways, hope ur gonna lyk it! Plz remember 2 R+R at the end n tell me if I need 2 improve on nething!
~*CHAPTER FIVE*~
"Why didn't you tell us that you had a sword? Let alone Lightning!" argued Neal as he entered Kia's room.
"Yeah, and the fact that you can already fight with a sword would help too, Kia," glared Roald as he followed Neal.
"Yeah!" cried Merric, Cleon and Esmond as they entered her room as well.
"Wait! Hang on, I'll tell you everything. Anyways, is this some kind of special meeting you all planned without letting me know?" replied Kia as she glared angrily one by one.
"No," said Roald and Merric simultaneously. They grinned at each other.
"Kia, you have Lightning! Lightning of all swords! Of course we're going to be here in your room! We all want to see it and ask you a few questions in the process," said Neal as all the other boys nodded eagerly.
Kia sighed. She knew that she would have to answer their questions but she was so tired.
"No, you are not going to say you're tired. You're going to tell us everything."
"Neal, for once can you not be the university student you were and tell me things that I haven't even told you!" started Kia," I know that you guys all want to know about Lightning." As she looked at each boy's eyes, she knew that she couldn't send them out of her room without answering their questions.
"Good," said Roald, "then we'll hurry up with the questions so you can get on your sleep." That had seem to be the cue for everyone as they all moved to sit somewhere in her room.
Kia gave Roald one of her most menacing looks as she said," OK, fine. What do you guys want to know?"
As she answered each of her friends' questions, Lightning was being passed around so every one could admire it. When everyone had left, Kia decided to take a walk to the stables as it was still pretty early and she had no homework to do.
She locked her door and headed down and out of the pages wing. But, as she started to walk down the corridor, someone punched her in the back.
"What the." gasped Kia as she blocked a punch from Joren. She saw what he had in mind. Behind him was Vinson of Genlith and Zahir ibn Alhaz, a Bazhir.
Joren smirked. "Surprise, surprise girl. You thought you were pretty good with your sword, didn't you? You thought you could fool me by saying it was Lightning. And idiot knows that Lightning's stuck in the stupid ground, all cracked. Even the "wonderful" Lioness couldn't take it out."
"Well, since you're so sure, why don't you go down there and take a look for yourself?" replied Kia calmly as Joren spat on her tunic.
"You think you're so smart, don't you, you little bitch," said Zahir with an ugly grin.
That was all it took to get Kia angry. She had blocked Zahir's punches and dodged her self from Joren and Vinson's kicks but she decided she had had enough of defence.
"Is that all you can do," cried Kia as she swirled and kicked Zahir square on the face as she punched Joren in the stomach. Then she kneed Vinson in between the legs and hurled him into Zahir. Joren put his arm around her neck and Zahir started walking over until Kia flipped back punching Joren in the back of his head. He collided into Zahir and they both fell down. She saw Vinson from the corner of her eye, coming towards her from the back so she spun and kicked him in the face.
She looked at them in disgust and headed for the stables leaving them to roll on the floor and wince in pain.
"Hey Crystal, look what I brought for you," murmured Kia when she entered the stables and at the same time, she made an apple appear in the palm of her hand.
That's a neat trick, said Crystal as she took the apple.
"I know. Too bad that's not going to happen to you every time," laughed Kia as she brushed Crystal's mane.
Kia turned to Crystal's neighbour, the black gelding called Shadow who was also Roald's horse.
"Has Roald fed you? 'Cause I can give you an apple too," she asked Shadow.
He hasn't fed me in ages! Replied the gelding eagerly.
"Now that's a surprise!" replied Kia sarcastically as she gave Shadow an apple.
Kia, can you fix the hurt on my mouth? I think you used the reins a little too hard yesterday, said Crystal when she had finished the apple.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Sure I can. Now let's see first," answered Kia as she inspected the mare's mouth, "Oh, I see where it hurts. No problem. That's only a little thing. Can't believe that you're complaining about it. You don't see Shadow complaining about anything do you?" she had healed the bruise.
That's because he's not your horse and he can't talk to Roald the way you and I do, retorted Crystal.
Kia glared at her. "Well, I'm off to bed. 'Bye, Crystal. 'Bye Shadow." And Kia went off to bed.
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Midwinter. Time to be nice to the people you don't like, thought Kia. But will Joren be nice? I'll be nice if he is. If he isn't, well that's too bad. Kia looked at the money she had. She smiled at herself. She had saved most of the pocket money she had earned and took it out with her to the city.
She had bought Roald a small Raven Armoury dagger that she had spelled so now would notice it was there. For Neal, she had asked Kuri for the precious book that had taught her all the hard things about healing and a few handy tricks.
For the others, she had bought them either small paintings or lucky cats from the Yamanis, people she admired from the other side of the Emerald Ocean. When she had bought all the parents, Kia decided that it was time to buy something for herself. She looked around the shops, keeping a close eye on her purse and her purchases.
Finally, she had come to a shop that sold hair accessories. She looked at the beautifully hand crafted objects at the end of a hair clip and in the end, bought one with a purple flower that she thought matched her eyes.
As she went back to the Dancing Dove she bumped into Roald and Neal.
"Are you two buying Midwinter gifts as well?" she asked as they came towards her.
"Yeah we both are. We just bumped into each other. But we've finished buying the gifts. We were wondering if there was anywhere where we could sit down and have a drink?" asked Neal.
Kia smiled, "Sure there is. I'll take you guys to the Dancing Dove. That's where I was brought up." She winked at them as she led them to inn.
"Marek! I've got some visitors! They might brighten this place up a bit!" yelled Kia.
"Marek?" whispered Roald as a brown-haired man approached them. "Marek? Hang on! You're George's friend! He's mentioned you! Wait. but aren't you a, uh. thief?"
"Thief is a pretty harsh word, your highness, as your little friend has "bought" more things than I did at her age," replied Marek as he grinned at the prince, " and she hasn't stolen anythin' from you or your friend there now, has she?"
"Oh, be quiet Marek. Anyway, I stole to make sure that those other thieves wouldn't come stealing our daggers anymore," said Kia quickly as her two friends looked towards her.
"Do you guys want a drink? Ale? Fruit juice?"
"Fruit juice for me and Roald," replied Neal as he turned to Marek, "You're a friend of Sir Myles wife, aren't you? And we already know about Kia's past. It was around the whole palace for two months."
Kia left to get the fruit juice as she gave Neal a last glare.
"Aye, you're right about that. Myles comes here often. His wife is George's real mother anyhow which is why Kia knows him so well." Marek winked at them as Kia returned with the juices.
After they had talked and paid for their drinks, they went back to the palace and thanked Marek.
Midwinter was a great time for all of them. They exchanged gifts and at the Midwinter Festival, the pages did the service of the ordeal where they waited on their diners.
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Winter was cold and no one was in a good mood. When Kia entered the stables to visit Crystal, Joren and his friends were there.
"Not again! Didn't you guys have enough last time?" cried Kia.
"There are four of us and you can't possibly beat us with all those layers of clothes. Did you really think we'd let you off?" sneered Joren. Kia saw that this time Garvey of Runnerspring had joined them.
"I'm so scared. Maybe I should scream before you hit me?" replied Kia sarcastically. She looked at Crystal to make sure she wouldn't get in her way.
Don't worry, replied the mare, I won't get in your way! Besides, you just groomed me.
Kia just looked at Crystal but kept one eye on Joren and his friends.
"So. you're just gonna stand there?"
"Get her!" cried Joren as they all ran towards her.
Kia blocked all of their punches and kicks easily. Suddenly, Joren got a large broomstick from the wall and ripped off the brush.
He started attacking her wildly. Kia had to admit though, that he wasn't too bad. But, she couldn't help notice that he was tiring.
I guess the broomstick's too heavy, though Kia as she grinned.
"What are you laughing at, bitch?" spat Joren.
"Oh, nothing much," replied Kia as she dodged Joren's strikes, "but if you really want to know, it's you!"
"BITCH!" cried Joren.
This was Kia's chance. Joren was too up himself and had lost his balance trying to stop himself from screaming out his anger. In one swift movement, she had taken his broomstick and hit him with it.
Vinson, Zahir and Garvey had stopped fighting to watch her and Joren but as soon as they saw Joren get hit, they started to fight her again.
Dammit, thought Kia, why couldn't I bring a dagger or something? Stupid weather.
Kia didn't mind the winter that much but she had worn too many clothes and wasn't as mobile as usual.
Garvey grabbed the sleeve of her jacket and Kia decided to lose the jacket so she let him have it.
She grinned. "Thanks for the help. But aren't you meant to be helping them?"
He screamed and started to wildly punch her. Zahir pulled her hair and Kia's eyes were watering. Her vision was getting blurry with all the water building in her eyes. Vinson was able to land a kick in her stomach and Garvey a punch in her eye.
Kia cursed Zahir for pulling her hair and grabbed his neck to flip him over her. She saw Crystal trying to get through to her but Kia shook her head.
She got the broomstick that Joren had used and started striking him and Garvey. She kicked Zahir so hard that he flew back against the wall. She whacked Garvey and Vinson out of the way and walked towards Joren.
"Don't' ever underestimate me you bastard," spat Kia and hit Joren square in the head.
Well, that went nicely, said Crystal, that must've been the first time I've seen you hit in the eye. It's amazing.
"Oh, be quiet," retorted Kia as she healed her throbbing eye," I'm not a god, I'll have you know." And with that, she left.
A/N~ well, that's another chapter finished! Hoped you liked it!!!!!! So please R+R now!!!! Thanx a lot!
Ok, next chapters done! Neways, hope ur gonna lyk it! Plz remember 2 R+R at the end n tell me if I need 2 improve on nething!
~*CHAPTER FIVE*~
"Why didn't you tell us that you had a sword? Let alone Lightning!" argued Neal as he entered Kia's room.
"Yeah, and the fact that you can already fight with a sword would help too, Kia," glared Roald as he followed Neal.
"Yeah!" cried Merric, Cleon and Esmond as they entered her room as well.
"Wait! Hang on, I'll tell you everything. Anyways, is this some kind of special meeting you all planned without letting me know?" replied Kia as she glared angrily one by one.
"No," said Roald and Merric simultaneously. They grinned at each other.
"Kia, you have Lightning! Lightning of all swords! Of course we're going to be here in your room! We all want to see it and ask you a few questions in the process," said Neal as all the other boys nodded eagerly.
Kia sighed. She knew that she would have to answer their questions but she was so tired.
"No, you are not going to say you're tired. You're going to tell us everything."
"Neal, for once can you not be the university student you were and tell me things that I haven't even told you!" started Kia," I know that you guys all want to know about Lightning." As she looked at each boy's eyes, she knew that she couldn't send them out of her room without answering their questions.
"Good," said Roald, "then we'll hurry up with the questions so you can get on your sleep." That had seem to be the cue for everyone as they all moved to sit somewhere in her room.
Kia gave Roald one of her most menacing looks as she said," OK, fine. What do you guys want to know?"
As she answered each of her friends' questions, Lightning was being passed around so every one could admire it. When everyone had left, Kia decided to take a walk to the stables as it was still pretty early and she had no homework to do.
She locked her door and headed down and out of the pages wing. But, as she started to walk down the corridor, someone punched her in the back.
"What the." gasped Kia as she blocked a punch from Joren. She saw what he had in mind. Behind him was Vinson of Genlith and Zahir ibn Alhaz, a Bazhir.
Joren smirked. "Surprise, surprise girl. You thought you were pretty good with your sword, didn't you? You thought you could fool me by saying it was Lightning. And idiot knows that Lightning's stuck in the stupid ground, all cracked. Even the "wonderful" Lioness couldn't take it out."
"Well, since you're so sure, why don't you go down there and take a look for yourself?" replied Kia calmly as Joren spat on her tunic.
"You think you're so smart, don't you, you little bitch," said Zahir with an ugly grin.
That was all it took to get Kia angry. She had blocked Zahir's punches and dodged her self from Joren and Vinson's kicks but she decided she had had enough of defence.
"Is that all you can do," cried Kia as she swirled and kicked Zahir square on the face as she punched Joren in the stomach. Then she kneed Vinson in between the legs and hurled him into Zahir. Joren put his arm around her neck and Zahir started walking over until Kia flipped back punching Joren in the back of his head. He collided into Zahir and they both fell down. She saw Vinson from the corner of her eye, coming towards her from the back so she spun and kicked him in the face.
She looked at them in disgust and headed for the stables leaving them to roll on the floor and wince in pain.
"Hey Crystal, look what I brought for you," murmured Kia when she entered the stables and at the same time, she made an apple appear in the palm of her hand.
That's a neat trick, said Crystal as she took the apple.
"I know. Too bad that's not going to happen to you every time," laughed Kia as she brushed Crystal's mane.
Kia turned to Crystal's neighbour, the black gelding called Shadow who was also Roald's horse.
"Has Roald fed you? 'Cause I can give you an apple too," she asked Shadow.
He hasn't fed me in ages! Replied the gelding eagerly.
"Now that's a surprise!" replied Kia sarcastically as she gave Shadow an apple.
Kia, can you fix the hurt on my mouth? I think you used the reins a little too hard yesterday, said Crystal when she had finished the apple.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Sure I can. Now let's see first," answered Kia as she inspected the mare's mouth, "Oh, I see where it hurts. No problem. That's only a little thing. Can't believe that you're complaining about it. You don't see Shadow complaining about anything do you?" she had healed the bruise.
That's because he's not your horse and he can't talk to Roald the way you and I do, retorted Crystal.
Kia glared at her. "Well, I'm off to bed. 'Bye, Crystal. 'Bye Shadow." And Kia went off to bed.
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Midwinter. Time to be nice to the people you don't like, thought Kia. But will Joren be nice? I'll be nice if he is. If he isn't, well that's too bad. Kia looked at the money she had. She smiled at herself. She had saved most of the pocket money she had earned and took it out with her to the city.
She had bought Roald a small Raven Armoury dagger that she had spelled so now would notice it was there. For Neal, she had asked Kuri for the precious book that had taught her all the hard things about healing and a few handy tricks.
For the others, she had bought them either small paintings or lucky cats from the Yamanis, people she admired from the other side of the Emerald Ocean. When she had bought all the parents, Kia decided that it was time to buy something for herself. She looked around the shops, keeping a close eye on her purse and her purchases.
Finally, she had come to a shop that sold hair accessories. She looked at the beautifully hand crafted objects at the end of a hair clip and in the end, bought one with a purple flower that she thought matched her eyes.
As she went back to the Dancing Dove she bumped into Roald and Neal.
"Are you two buying Midwinter gifts as well?" she asked as they came towards her.
"Yeah we both are. We just bumped into each other. But we've finished buying the gifts. We were wondering if there was anywhere where we could sit down and have a drink?" asked Neal.
Kia smiled, "Sure there is. I'll take you guys to the Dancing Dove. That's where I was brought up." She winked at them as she led them to inn.
"Marek! I've got some visitors! They might brighten this place up a bit!" yelled Kia.
"Marek?" whispered Roald as a brown-haired man approached them. "Marek? Hang on! You're George's friend! He's mentioned you! Wait. but aren't you a, uh. thief?"
"Thief is a pretty harsh word, your highness, as your little friend has "bought" more things than I did at her age," replied Marek as he grinned at the prince, " and she hasn't stolen anythin' from you or your friend there now, has she?"
"Oh, be quiet Marek. Anyway, I stole to make sure that those other thieves wouldn't come stealing our daggers anymore," said Kia quickly as her two friends looked towards her.
"Do you guys want a drink? Ale? Fruit juice?"
"Fruit juice for me and Roald," replied Neal as he turned to Marek, "You're a friend of Sir Myles wife, aren't you? And we already know about Kia's past. It was around the whole palace for two months."
Kia left to get the fruit juice as she gave Neal a last glare.
"Aye, you're right about that. Myles comes here often. His wife is George's real mother anyhow which is why Kia knows him so well." Marek winked at them as Kia returned with the juices.
After they had talked and paid for their drinks, they went back to the palace and thanked Marek.
Midwinter was a great time for all of them. They exchanged gifts and at the Midwinter Festival, the pages did the service of the ordeal where they waited on their diners.
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Winter was cold and no one was in a good mood. When Kia entered the stables to visit Crystal, Joren and his friends were there.
"Not again! Didn't you guys have enough last time?" cried Kia.
"There are four of us and you can't possibly beat us with all those layers of clothes. Did you really think we'd let you off?" sneered Joren. Kia saw that this time Garvey of Runnerspring had joined them.
"I'm so scared. Maybe I should scream before you hit me?" replied Kia sarcastically. She looked at Crystal to make sure she wouldn't get in her way.
Don't worry, replied the mare, I won't get in your way! Besides, you just groomed me.
Kia just looked at Crystal but kept one eye on Joren and his friends.
"So. you're just gonna stand there?"
"Get her!" cried Joren as they all ran towards her.
Kia blocked all of their punches and kicks easily. Suddenly, Joren got a large broomstick from the wall and ripped off the brush.
He started attacking her wildly. Kia had to admit though, that he wasn't too bad. But, she couldn't help notice that he was tiring.
I guess the broomstick's too heavy, though Kia as she grinned.
"What are you laughing at, bitch?" spat Joren.
"Oh, nothing much," replied Kia as she dodged Joren's strikes, "but if you really want to know, it's you!"
"BITCH!" cried Joren.
This was Kia's chance. Joren was too up himself and had lost his balance trying to stop himself from screaming out his anger. In one swift movement, she had taken his broomstick and hit him with it.
Vinson, Zahir and Garvey had stopped fighting to watch her and Joren but as soon as they saw Joren get hit, they started to fight her again.
Dammit, thought Kia, why couldn't I bring a dagger or something? Stupid weather.
Kia didn't mind the winter that much but she had worn too many clothes and wasn't as mobile as usual.
Garvey grabbed the sleeve of her jacket and Kia decided to lose the jacket so she let him have it.
She grinned. "Thanks for the help. But aren't you meant to be helping them?"
He screamed and started to wildly punch her. Zahir pulled her hair and Kia's eyes were watering. Her vision was getting blurry with all the water building in her eyes. Vinson was able to land a kick in her stomach and Garvey a punch in her eye.
Kia cursed Zahir for pulling her hair and grabbed his neck to flip him over her. She saw Crystal trying to get through to her but Kia shook her head.
She got the broomstick that Joren had used and started striking him and Garvey. She kicked Zahir so hard that he flew back against the wall. She whacked Garvey and Vinson out of the way and walked towards Joren.
"Don't' ever underestimate me you bastard," spat Kia and hit Joren square in the head.
Well, that went nicely, said Crystal, that must've been the first time I've seen you hit in the eye. It's amazing.
"Oh, be quiet," retorted Kia as she healed her throbbing eye," I'm not a god, I'll have you know." And with that, she left.
A/N~ well, that's another chapter finished! Hoped you liked it!!!!!! So please R+R now!!!! Thanx a lot!