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Chapter 3 Walk in the Rose Gardens

"Kennan!" Neal yelled.

.Kel pushed Cleon away. "Neal?" she asked, bewildered, "why are you yelling?" She looked from Neal to Cleon and stamped her foot. "What is going on?" she demanded. Neal continued to glare at Cleon. "Why don't we step outside Kel?" Cleon turned to face her. "I'll come too" Neal said. "I don't think." "I said, I'll come too." Neal interrupted Cleon. Kel dragged both of them off to one of the practice courts.

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Alanna started to follow her squire, but Jon held her back. "Anna, you haven't let me finish!" Jon used his nickname for her. Alanna tossed her copper hair impatiently, and waited, expectantly. "I've been thinking."

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"Would one of you like to explain what is going on?" Kel glared at her friends. " Maybe I should tell you." Cleon muttered. Neal nodded, expecting Cleon to come clean. But, to his fury, Cleon pulled Kel to him and pressed his lips upon hers. Kel pushed him away "Cleon? What are you playing at?" she yelled. "Love" he replied. "You are a traitor." Neal began in a voice full of fury, "I told you I had feelings for Kel, and you agreed to help set us up, but then you go and kiss her right in front of me. What kind of a friend does that?" "Maybe such a person should not be considered a friend after all." A cold clear voice rang out. Kel, Neal and Cleon turned to look. Roald, Merric, Faleron and Seaver stood, framed in the entrance to the practice courts. It was Roald who had spoken. His voice was mild, but his eyes were hard with rage. "Cleon, you may want to reconsider. Your friendship with Neal is on the line." Roald spoke clearly. Cleon stuck his chin forward stoutly and opened his mouth to argue when Kel, biting her lip, decided that now was the time for her to intervene. "Well, it was only because he." she broke off, blushing. "We heard all of it" Merric spoke up. Seaver carried on for him, "And we know that Cleon can't help his feelings, and that is not why we find him in the wrong." "But he led Neal to believe that he would help Neal get a chance to be with you, and than slow danced with you, and kissed you." Faleron finished quietly. Kel stared at each of them in turn. Both Neal and Cleon dropped their gaze. Only Roald and Faleron could look her straight in the eye. When she spoke, it was in a steady voice, her face Yamani calm. "You mean to say that you, you Cleon, did that to Neal? One of your best friends? And you," she rounded on Neal, "you assume you can just waltz in with your friends to 'set us up' and waltz out with me? Well, let me tell you, I.I hate all of you!" The first tears did not escape until she was running through the palace rose garden, stumbling on the hems of her elegant ball gown.



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"Alanna, will you be my queen?" Jon's eyes were glued to Alanna's as he awaited her reply.



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As Kel struggled to stop the tears coursing down her cheeks, she didn't hear someone approach from behind. When they spoke, she whirled around in surprise. "Hey, cheer up Kel. They don't mean to hurt you" Faleron handed her his handkerchief. She stared at the small square of white cloth he held out, before accepting it and wiping away warm tears. She looked up at Faleron through spiky lashes, and eyes shining with tears. She was suddenly ashamed, and rubbed at her eyes with the heel of her hand before remembering the handkerchief and using that instead. "But Cleon is being so confusing. He betrayed Neal, and now he says he loves me." Kel's voice wavered, "And Neal seems to think he can have me, even if I am not in love with him. I don't like that." Faleron patted her shoulder. "Kel, Cleon was unchivalrous to Neal, but it is only because he is so in love with you. And Neal," he continued, "Neal doesn't want to force you to be with him, he just wanted a chance to explain his feelings to you." Kel looked into Faleron's concerned eyes. "I.I loved Neal at one point, but than I met Dom, and then I was with Cleon.but I don't love any of them anymore." Her voice was now steady. Faleron looked at his friend. He was sure that the calm was simply her Yamani mask. "It's my ordeal in just over a month." Kel stood and picked muddy blades of grass from her skirt, "when I have my shield, I'll leave." "Where?" Faleron asked, bewildered. Kel shrugged, "No idea. Just to get away." Then she walked out of the maze of rose gardens, leaving Faleron to gape after her in horror.

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Alanna stared at her friend. "Jon, I. well, George has asked me the same question, many times, I.I just don't know what to say." Her brow furrowed in wonder. (THIS IS BEFORE ALANNA MARRIES GEORGE! ^_^) Jon's heart sank. "You haven't.agreed yet?" he asked desperately. Alanna smiled. "Not yet. I.I don't know what to say to either of you." She confessed. "You don't have to answer straight away." Jon assured her hurriedly. Alanna smiled and nodded, before walking to talk to Raoul.



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