A/N: Hey people, I'm back! And I feel really, really guilty for not
updating in such a long time that's why I made this chapter extra, extra
long.
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The next morning, Alanna woke up late which was quite a rarity. She put on a tunic and breeches and walked down the hall to the mess hall. No one was there; it was so late (early noon). Alanna grabbed an apple and walked off in the direction of Myles's rooms.
When she got there, she could hear two voices talking, one was Myles's and the other one seemed familiar, very familiar though she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Alanna shrugged and knocked on the door. The there was a thump in the room as someone trip over a stool on the way to get to the door.
It was suddenly yanked open to reveal Jon; he looked at her stunned as she looked back the same.
"Um. I was just leaving" Jon stuttered when he had gathered up his senses, "Myles, could you pass me my tunic?"
"No, sit down both of you, this quarrel between the two of you has lasted long enough, you can't just avoid each other for the rest of you're life you know and now is as best time as any to get it over with" Myles gestured towards two seat as they walked over and sat
There was a long silence
Myles sighed, "You are both mature adults, don't you think it's time you acted like one?" he looked from one to the other and when he got no reaction, he added "can't you just apologize and get it over with?"
"I'll apologize if she apologizes first"
"What? I didn't do anything so I have nothing to apologize for" insisted Alanna stubbornly
There was another long silence as both of them refused to talk
"Maybe you want some time to yourselves to apologize, I'll just be outside so don't think you can just walk out, I've got guards and prince or not, they won't budge" Myles walked out of the room with another look at the stubborn ex-lovers
There was a stiff uncomfortable silence in the room as they looked everywhere and anywhere but at each other. Their eyes met once for less than a millisecond as they blushed deep red and then quickly looked away. After a very long time of looking around, Jon couldn't stand it any longer.
"Ok, Alanna I'm sorry, I apologize, I was selfish, arrogant and a prick. Call me whatever you want, just get it over with, I want it back the way before we fought" Jon looked at Alanna forcing her to look at him
"Well you were selfish, arrogant and an absolute prick but apology accepted" Alanna was grinning from ear to ear by the time she said the last word
Jon was suddenly holding her tight crushing every bone in her body as she returned the hug. When they finally let go of each other, delight played on both their faces threatening to spill at any moment.
"This is great! Now everything's going to go back to the way they were before all this happened!" cried Jon, the happiest in months
Alanna smiled a sad but equally loving smile "Well, nearly everything, Jon I don't want there to be a relationship between us"
"What? Why not?" asked Jon hurt "Have you found someone else already?"
Alanna nearly laughed at his sad, puppy-dog face "No of course not but."
"But what?"
Alanna turned her gaze downwards, refusing to look at him, "I don't want us to be together."
Jonathan looked confused, "Why?"
Alanna looked up, tears shining in her violet eyes, "You saw what it did to us before. It tore us apart and we nearly lost each other-forever if it hadn't been for Myles" She stood up and turned away from him, "What if it happens again? What if the next time we don't have enough common sense to apologize? What if we stay angry at each other for the rest of our lives? I don't want that to happen to us Jon. I don't want our love to get in the way of our friendship. Promise me Jonathan of Conté, promise me that you will never let our love get in the way of our friendship."
Jon looked into the deep violet depths of Alanna's eyes. There was so much emotion in them, joy, sorrow, regret, anger but most of all determination.
Reluctantly, he nodded his head, he crossed his fingers behind his back, and hesitantly he agreed, "I promise Alanna" Jon held her hands in his and they just stood there looking into each other's eyes, mesmerized. It was so romantic but yet so sorrowful, it was like they were in an old Shakespeare romance. Destined for each other but also bound to their duty. But little did they know that this story was going to end happily ever after~.
"Eh hem" somebody cleared their throat. Alanna and Jon both jumped away from each other. They turned around to see Myles looking at them with amusement. "I was just going to check on you two, obliviously you have sorted it out-at least I hope"
"I'm shocked Myles! How could you have thought us so immature? Once again, you have underestimated us, you know we're smarter than we look" Alanna joked as they all cracked up laughing
"You two had better get to you're rooms and change for the ball" said Myles
They looked confused, "Myles, what are you talking about, we haven't even had lunch yet"
"Well, actually, lunch was ages ago, you two spent so much time in here that you had forgotten the time. It's already the past the fourth hour of the day (4 o' clock [A/N: I'm trying to sound like the olden day thingys, unfortunately, it's not very successful]) and the ball starts at the sixth hour so you had better hurry along"
Alanna and Jon walked out of the room, confused, just where had the time gone?
"So my lady, may I escort you to the ball tonight?" Jon mock bowed
"I would be honored my lord" Alanna fluttered her lashes flirtiously, trying to imitate the court ladies when they were fawning over Jonathan
They burst out laughing then went in their separate directions to their chambers.
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Alanna had to wear the dress that she had bought at the shop already made. It was by far too girly for her standards but she had to admit it was pretty.
Alanna was till looking at herself in the mirror when Jonathan came. She made sure everything was in place before she went to answer the door. She scowled herself, Alanna, stop that at once! You're not to fall in love with him again! Remember the promise?!
Alanna opened the door to find Jon staring at her wide-mouthed.
She wore a cream-yellow, silk dress that hugged her body. It was absolutely sleeveless so it rested on her bosom, showing lots of cleavage. She wore a white rope-like belt that hanged at the side giving it a unique look. Her straight waist-length hair (A/N: I know I said shoulder-length but stick with me here. plz) was layered and decorated with diamond studs that reflected the lights. Around her neck was a glittering silver chain leading towards a simple diamond pendant. She wore a bit of lip rouge and face paint that perfected her flawless face even more than before, giving her a heavenly image.
To Jonathan, she looked like a goddess that had come out of the realm of gods. He snapped back to reality, noticing that he was openly staring. He offered his arm.
"My Lady?"
Alanna curtsied "My Lord" she daintily placed her hand on his arm
They walked down the hallways to the ballroom, all the while, Jon staring at her and Alanna keeping her gaze down since she didn't know and didn't want to know what would happen if she acknowledged him.
"You look very pretty tonight, what do you say after the ball, we head back to my rooms and have some fun?" teased Jonathan knowing very well that he was doing to her.
Alanna blushed a deep red, if she didn't know better; she could have sworn that he was flirting with her on purpose. She bit her lip; two could play at this game.
She stopped abruptly in the middle of the hallway and stabbed her finger in his chest, smiling darkly.
"No chance pretty boy" she turned on her heel and walked away down the hall, turning once, fluttering her lashes and flipping back her hair-a trick she had learned from the Bazhir women-before turning the corner leaving Jonathan behind staring. He could hear her muffled laughter and ran to catch up with her.
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When Alanna and Jon finally arrived at the ballroom, they were late because they were chasing each other around the palace before bumping into Duke Gareth, running short of explanations, they were ushered to the ballroom all the while blushing scarlet.
Alanna and Jon walked into the ballroom arm in arm, looking at each other mesmerized. The men were staring at Alanna, baffled. All the ladies that had been waiting for the prince to arrive were powering up their faces but upon seeing him walk in with Alanna on his arm, looking like lovesick birds were instantly jealous. They glared at her with such ferocity, if looks could kill, she would have been six foot under the ground, dead and buried, not that a bunch of baffle-brained court ladies could kill her.
Jon led Alanna to the middle of the ballroom and asked her to dance, she accepted gracefully as the band struck up a slow, romantic song.
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Queen Lianne sat on the throne, watching the pair thoughtfully. Here was the girl that had broken her son's heart into a million pieces and here she was again making him the happiest man in the world. The day Jon came back from the desert, heartless and soulless, her heart broke for him, he was her only son and if she was to loose him. Lianne sighed and watched Alanna and Jon gaze into each other's eyes completely ignorant of their surroundings, they seemed so much in love and they didn't even know it.
She studied them carefully; Jon was.what you call an individual. He didn't go with the crowd, he did what he wanted and if people thought badly of it then that was their problem. He was stubborn, yes, extremely and he had a huge ego that got him in unnecessary trouble. But he was a sweet, loving person and although he tended to flirt around with the ladies and lead them on in some cases, he was only finding his way in life and Alanna was the just the person to settle him.
Now, Alanna, according to what Lianne had seen and heard, was an adventurous person and didn't like to be pulled down, if she was to ever become queen, that would certainly pull her down, but if Jon and her were truly in love then she believed they would work it out. She was stubborn as well and had a big enough ego to match Jonathan's but in a way, that was good, it wouldn't do for him to be in over his head, she would be good for him, she would keep him humble. They made a perfect match.
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The song ended, and Alanna and Jon decided to sit down. Alanna was glaring at Jonathan red in the face from all the flirting, but couldn't help a little smile no matter how much she tried to hide it. Jon was laughing his head off at how red she was. Alanna made a silent reminder to get Jon back later.bad!
They sat down and talked about this and that, just enjoying each other's company after so long. Thom walked through the crowd and sat down next to Alanna. He hadn't seen her in such a good mood in ages.
"Your Highness" he bowed as Jon gave him a curt nod. Alanna looked at her brother with suspicion
"What's up?" she asked
Thom smiled evilly, "Nothing, just needing my daily dose of gossip"
Alanna raised her eyebrows, "What's that supposed to mean? You know I'm not the gossipy type and neither are you now that I think about it, so why come to me?"
"Ah, but see Alanna and Jonathan-meaning no disrespect but you are the gossip. Now, tell me are you two an item? Because if you are, you know that I have to give you the brotherly talk"
"We're just friends" Alanna and Jon said together in unison
"My parents are waving, I'll be right back" Jon walked over to their highness's thrones, "You waved"
King Roald smiled, "I couldn't help but notice that you and Lady Alanna have become friends again."
Queen Lianne continued, noticing her husband's hesitation, "Are you two an item?"
"No, we're just friends" Jon insisted though it was clear his parents didn't believe him
"Didn't look like you're just friends to me, looks like you were in love" Roald laughed as Jon blushed. Lianne tried to hide a smile behind her fan
"Father!"
"But Jonathan, you're father is right, from the way you two were looking at each other, it was obvious that you were courting her. You might as well make a move now no matter what the consequences, better now than never" said Lianne
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Take a look" Roald nodded to where Alanna was sitting.
Nearly all the young men of the court surrounded her; she smiled back, giving them grim faces. She looked around bored, and spotted Jon and waved desperately for him to rescue her.
Jon looked back to his parents; his father gave a little nod, excusing him as he went back to Alanna.
"Lady Alanna, may I have this dance?"
Alanna stared at him then nodded as he swept her to the dance floor
Once they were out of hearing, Alanna hissed, "Sir. Alanna, Jonathan, not lady, just hearing the word give me the creeps, it's like I'm going to turn into a baffle-brained lady"
Jon laughed, "You, a baffle-brained lady? Impossible!"
Alanna made a face, "So, what did you're parents want you for?"
"You know, this and that. They wanted to know whether we were an item"
"And you said"
"We're just friends"
"Good"
The bell chimed for the ball to end
The ballroom was clearing as the nobles went back to their chambers. Alanna and Jon arrived in the hall where they separated the guest chambers to the royal family chambers but when Jonathan kept on walking with her, she stopped.
"Need I remind you that you live in the north wing, which is that way?"
"Of course not, I'm just walking you to you're rooms"
Alanna raised an eyebrow
"Do not worry, only to the door. I am not one to steal a ladies innocence"
Alanna nearly burst out laughing, "Since when?"
They arrived at Alanna's room, she opened the door and stepped inside, she turned around and Jon was still there
"Don't I even get a kiss?" Jon made a puppy-dog face
Alanna rolled her eyes and pecked him on the cheek
"You call that a kiss?" Jon asked
"Fine then what do you call a kiss?"
"This"
Jon tilted Alanna's head upwards and slowly kissed her, a soft, passionate kiss that poured out all his feelings. Alanna was scared, really scared, this was not meant to happen, especially on the second night. They were supposed to remain friends and only that, nothing more.
Alanna broke the kiss; they were both breathing heavily and blushing.
"I think I better go now," Jon stammered
"Um. yeah"
He walked down the hall to the other side of the palace. Alanna closed the door and leaned her back to it, looking dreamy. Not bad for the second day and then chided herself for even thinking that.
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Sorry, I didn't update like I promised after the 15 reviews, I should have but then my computer caught a virus-AGAIN. I swear, my computer hates me, it absolutely hates me! I sort of held a grudge against it and didn't start re-typing this chapter until a couple of weeks ago.
Anyway, I hoped you all liked this chapter and thank you all for reviewing. You think you could give me 40 reviews? We'll see but I promise that I'll update as soon as the next chapter's finished!
From your very guilty-felt author (I wish)
Lady Lucy A/J 4ever ^_^
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The next morning, Alanna woke up late which was quite a rarity. She put on a tunic and breeches and walked down the hall to the mess hall. No one was there; it was so late (early noon). Alanna grabbed an apple and walked off in the direction of Myles's rooms.
When she got there, she could hear two voices talking, one was Myles's and the other one seemed familiar, very familiar though she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Alanna shrugged and knocked on the door. The there was a thump in the room as someone trip over a stool on the way to get to the door.
It was suddenly yanked open to reveal Jon; he looked at her stunned as she looked back the same.
"Um. I was just leaving" Jon stuttered when he had gathered up his senses, "Myles, could you pass me my tunic?"
"No, sit down both of you, this quarrel between the two of you has lasted long enough, you can't just avoid each other for the rest of you're life you know and now is as best time as any to get it over with" Myles gestured towards two seat as they walked over and sat
There was a long silence
Myles sighed, "You are both mature adults, don't you think it's time you acted like one?" he looked from one to the other and when he got no reaction, he added "can't you just apologize and get it over with?"
"I'll apologize if she apologizes first"
"What? I didn't do anything so I have nothing to apologize for" insisted Alanna stubbornly
There was another long silence as both of them refused to talk
"Maybe you want some time to yourselves to apologize, I'll just be outside so don't think you can just walk out, I've got guards and prince or not, they won't budge" Myles walked out of the room with another look at the stubborn ex-lovers
There was a stiff uncomfortable silence in the room as they looked everywhere and anywhere but at each other. Their eyes met once for less than a millisecond as they blushed deep red and then quickly looked away. After a very long time of looking around, Jon couldn't stand it any longer.
"Ok, Alanna I'm sorry, I apologize, I was selfish, arrogant and a prick. Call me whatever you want, just get it over with, I want it back the way before we fought" Jon looked at Alanna forcing her to look at him
"Well you were selfish, arrogant and an absolute prick but apology accepted" Alanna was grinning from ear to ear by the time she said the last word
Jon was suddenly holding her tight crushing every bone in her body as she returned the hug. When they finally let go of each other, delight played on both their faces threatening to spill at any moment.
"This is great! Now everything's going to go back to the way they were before all this happened!" cried Jon, the happiest in months
Alanna smiled a sad but equally loving smile "Well, nearly everything, Jon I don't want there to be a relationship between us"
"What? Why not?" asked Jon hurt "Have you found someone else already?"
Alanna nearly laughed at his sad, puppy-dog face "No of course not but."
"But what?"
Alanna turned her gaze downwards, refusing to look at him, "I don't want us to be together."
Jonathan looked confused, "Why?"
Alanna looked up, tears shining in her violet eyes, "You saw what it did to us before. It tore us apart and we nearly lost each other-forever if it hadn't been for Myles" She stood up and turned away from him, "What if it happens again? What if the next time we don't have enough common sense to apologize? What if we stay angry at each other for the rest of our lives? I don't want that to happen to us Jon. I don't want our love to get in the way of our friendship. Promise me Jonathan of Conté, promise me that you will never let our love get in the way of our friendship."
Jon looked into the deep violet depths of Alanna's eyes. There was so much emotion in them, joy, sorrow, regret, anger but most of all determination.
Reluctantly, he nodded his head, he crossed his fingers behind his back, and hesitantly he agreed, "I promise Alanna" Jon held her hands in his and they just stood there looking into each other's eyes, mesmerized. It was so romantic but yet so sorrowful, it was like they were in an old Shakespeare romance. Destined for each other but also bound to their duty. But little did they know that this story was going to end happily ever after~.
"Eh hem" somebody cleared their throat. Alanna and Jon both jumped away from each other. They turned around to see Myles looking at them with amusement. "I was just going to check on you two, obliviously you have sorted it out-at least I hope"
"I'm shocked Myles! How could you have thought us so immature? Once again, you have underestimated us, you know we're smarter than we look" Alanna joked as they all cracked up laughing
"You two had better get to you're rooms and change for the ball" said Myles
They looked confused, "Myles, what are you talking about, we haven't even had lunch yet"
"Well, actually, lunch was ages ago, you two spent so much time in here that you had forgotten the time. It's already the past the fourth hour of the day (4 o' clock [A/N: I'm trying to sound like the olden day thingys, unfortunately, it's not very successful]) and the ball starts at the sixth hour so you had better hurry along"
Alanna and Jon walked out of the room, confused, just where had the time gone?
"So my lady, may I escort you to the ball tonight?" Jon mock bowed
"I would be honored my lord" Alanna fluttered her lashes flirtiously, trying to imitate the court ladies when they were fawning over Jonathan
They burst out laughing then went in their separate directions to their chambers.
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Alanna had to wear the dress that she had bought at the shop already made. It was by far too girly for her standards but she had to admit it was pretty.
Alanna was till looking at herself in the mirror when Jonathan came. She made sure everything was in place before she went to answer the door. She scowled herself, Alanna, stop that at once! You're not to fall in love with him again! Remember the promise?!
Alanna opened the door to find Jon staring at her wide-mouthed.
She wore a cream-yellow, silk dress that hugged her body. It was absolutely sleeveless so it rested on her bosom, showing lots of cleavage. She wore a white rope-like belt that hanged at the side giving it a unique look. Her straight waist-length hair (A/N: I know I said shoulder-length but stick with me here. plz) was layered and decorated with diamond studs that reflected the lights. Around her neck was a glittering silver chain leading towards a simple diamond pendant. She wore a bit of lip rouge and face paint that perfected her flawless face even more than before, giving her a heavenly image.
To Jonathan, she looked like a goddess that had come out of the realm of gods. He snapped back to reality, noticing that he was openly staring. He offered his arm.
"My Lady?"
Alanna curtsied "My Lord" she daintily placed her hand on his arm
They walked down the hallways to the ballroom, all the while, Jon staring at her and Alanna keeping her gaze down since she didn't know and didn't want to know what would happen if she acknowledged him.
"You look very pretty tonight, what do you say after the ball, we head back to my rooms and have some fun?" teased Jonathan knowing very well that he was doing to her.
Alanna blushed a deep red, if she didn't know better; she could have sworn that he was flirting with her on purpose. She bit her lip; two could play at this game.
She stopped abruptly in the middle of the hallway and stabbed her finger in his chest, smiling darkly.
"No chance pretty boy" she turned on her heel and walked away down the hall, turning once, fluttering her lashes and flipping back her hair-a trick she had learned from the Bazhir women-before turning the corner leaving Jonathan behind staring. He could hear her muffled laughter and ran to catch up with her.
*~*~*~*
When Alanna and Jon finally arrived at the ballroom, they were late because they were chasing each other around the palace before bumping into Duke Gareth, running short of explanations, they were ushered to the ballroom all the while blushing scarlet.
Alanna and Jon walked into the ballroom arm in arm, looking at each other mesmerized. The men were staring at Alanna, baffled. All the ladies that had been waiting for the prince to arrive were powering up their faces but upon seeing him walk in with Alanna on his arm, looking like lovesick birds were instantly jealous. They glared at her with such ferocity, if looks could kill, she would have been six foot under the ground, dead and buried, not that a bunch of baffle-brained court ladies could kill her.
Jon led Alanna to the middle of the ballroom and asked her to dance, she accepted gracefully as the band struck up a slow, romantic song.
*~*~*~*
Queen Lianne sat on the throne, watching the pair thoughtfully. Here was the girl that had broken her son's heart into a million pieces and here she was again making him the happiest man in the world. The day Jon came back from the desert, heartless and soulless, her heart broke for him, he was her only son and if she was to loose him. Lianne sighed and watched Alanna and Jon gaze into each other's eyes completely ignorant of their surroundings, they seemed so much in love and they didn't even know it.
She studied them carefully; Jon was.what you call an individual. He didn't go with the crowd, he did what he wanted and if people thought badly of it then that was their problem. He was stubborn, yes, extremely and he had a huge ego that got him in unnecessary trouble. But he was a sweet, loving person and although he tended to flirt around with the ladies and lead them on in some cases, he was only finding his way in life and Alanna was the just the person to settle him.
Now, Alanna, according to what Lianne had seen and heard, was an adventurous person and didn't like to be pulled down, if she was to ever become queen, that would certainly pull her down, but if Jon and her were truly in love then she believed they would work it out. She was stubborn as well and had a big enough ego to match Jonathan's but in a way, that was good, it wouldn't do for him to be in over his head, she would be good for him, she would keep him humble. They made a perfect match.
*~*~*~*
The song ended, and Alanna and Jon decided to sit down. Alanna was glaring at Jonathan red in the face from all the flirting, but couldn't help a little smile no matter how much she tried to hide it. Jon was laughing his head off at how red she was. Alanna made a silent reminder to get Jon back later.bad!
They sat down and talked about this and that, just enjoying each other's company after so long. Thom walked through the crowd and sat down next to Alanna. He hadn't seen her in such a good mood in ages.
"Your Highness" he bowed as Jon gave him a curt nod. Alanna looked at her brother with suspicion
"What's up?" she asked
Thom smiled evilly, "Nothing, just needing my daily dose of gossip"
Alanna raised her eyebrows, "What's that supposed to mean? You know I'm not the gossipy type and neither are you now that I think about it, so why come to me?"
"Ah, but see Alanna and Jonathan-meaning no disrespect but you are the gossip. Now, tell me are you two an item? Because if you are, you know that I have to give you the brotherly talk"
"We're just friends" Alanna and Jon said together in unison
"My parents are waving, I'll be right back" Jon walked over to their highness's thrones, "You waved"
King Roald smiled, "I couldn't help but notice that you and Lady Alanna have become friends again."
Queen Lianne continued, noticing her husband's hesitation, "Are you two an item?"
"No, we're just friends" Jon insisted though it was clear his parents didn't believe him
"Didn't look like you're just friends to me, looks like you were in love" Roald laughed as Jon blushed. Lianne tried to hide a smile behind her fan
"Father!"
"But Jonathan, you're father is right, from the way you two were looking at each other, it was obvious that you were courting her. You might as well make a move now no matter what the consequences, better now than never" said Lianne
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Take a look" Roald nodded to where Alanna was sitting.
Nearly all the young men of the court surrounded her; she smiled back, giving them grim faces. She looked around bored, and spotted Jon and waved desperately for him to rescue her.
Jon looked back to his parents; his father gave a little nod, excusing him as he went back to Alanna.
"Lady Alanna, may I have this dance?"
Alanna stared at him then nodded as he swept her to the dance floor
Once they were out of hearing, Alanna hissed, "Sir. Alanna, Jonathan, not lady, just hearing the word give me the creeps, it's like I'm going to turn into a baffle-brained lady"
Jon laughed, "You, a baffle-brained lady? Impossible!"
Alanna made a face, "So, what did you're parents want you for?"
"You know, this and that. They wanted to know whether we were an item"
"And you said"
"We're just friends"
"Good"
The bell chimed for the ball to end
The ballroom was clearing as the nobles went back to their chambers. Alanna and Jon arrived in the hall where they separated the guest chambers to the royal family chambers but when Jonathan kept on walking with her, she stopped.
"Need I remind you that you live in the north wing, which is that way?"
"Of course not, I'm just walking you to you're rooms"
Alanna raised an eyebrow
"Do not worry, only to the door. I am not one to steal a ladies innocence"
Alanna nearly burst out laughing, "Since when?"
They arrived at Alanna's room, she opened the door and stepped inside, she turned around and Jon was still there
"Don't I even get a kiss?" Jon made a puppy-dog face
Alanna rolled her eyes and pecked him on the cheek
"You call that a kiss?" Jon asked
"Fine then what do you call a kiss?"
"This"
Jon tilted Alanna's head upwards and slowly kissed her, a soft, passionate kiss that poured out all his feelings. Alanna was scared, really scared, this was not meant to happen, especially on the second night. They were supposed to remain friends and only that, nothing more.
Alanna broke the kiss; they were both breathing heavily and blushing.
"I think I better go now," Jon stammered
"Um. yeah"
He walked down the hall to the other side of the palace. Alanna closed the door and leaned her back to it, looking dreamy. Not bad for the second day and then chided herself for even thinking that.
*~*~*~*
Sorry, I didn't update like I promised after the 15 reviews, I should have but then my computer caught a virus-AGAIN. I swear, my computer hates me, it absolutely hates me! I sort of held a grudge against it and didn't start re-typing this chapter until a couple of weeks ago.
Anyway, I hoped you all liked this chapter and thank you all for reviewing. You think you could give me 40 reviews? We'll see but I promise that I'll update as soon as the next chapter's finished!
From your very guilty-felt author (I wish)
Lady Lucy A/J 4ever ^_^