The Last Straw
*Thank you for the reviews! - Cassa-Andra, hannirose, reaya, polkat, seadragon and superalicea - I'm really glad you like it! Lady Arianna - Thank you, he is now 20! Noaiel-the-half-elven - I'm glad you like some aspects of it and I'll try and add more description! (I can take criticism!) And I'll try and sort out my spacing!
Alanna was furious. Not only had Jiane seduced all her friends including Jon, she seemed to be moving into George as well. In a strange way she was almost angry that she hadn't approached her. But that was a stupid thought. And when Jon had said he was busy in a meeting with his father, she was sure he was sneaking out to see Jiane behind her back. So when she bumped into her in a busy hall she couldn't help jabbing in her elbow. She was hauled to the side by a pair of slender hands. Jiane stood above her, glaring.
"I have had it with you! What is your problem with me?" Alan shrugged.
"Nothing."
"Then why do you keep -" Jiane gestured wildly "trying to get me?"
"You said Alanna."
"When?"
"When I was giving you breakfast. You said Alanna." Jiane sighed
"I'm not having this discussion with you now. Meet me in the North Garden tonight at eight and I'll talk to you. Now leave me alone!" Jiane strode away angrily while Alan stared after her.
"Remind me, why am I here?" Alan ground her teeth.
"Look Jon, just humour me." She pointed him to a tree. "Stand behind there." Jon stared.
"I knew you'd crack one day. What are we doing?"
"Just do it! Maybe I am crazy, in which case it would be wiser to humour me and not get me angry!" Jon shrugged.
"Fine, but this had better be for something."
"It is! Now hide there."
It wasn't long before Jiane came breezing into the garden. Alan walked towards her.
"What did you want to tell me?" Jiane smiled patronisingly.
"Just that you are a silly little girl and you should leave me alone from now on, otherwise I may get very angry." Her eyes narrowed. "Okay?" She turned to walk away but Alan grabbed her.
"How do you know about me?" Jiane laughed.
"I know a lot about you. I know that you and your twin brother Thom swopped places. I know that you and Jon are lovers, I know that you are scared of Duke Roger. I know everything about you." Alanna stared.
"How? What do you want?" Jiane smirked.
" I want you to leave me alone. Okay? Oh, and also - tell Jon to get out from behind that tree. Did you tell him to stand there?" Jon came out looking sheepish. Alanna was amazed that she could be so mean - Alan was looking positively stricken. "Now I would like to talk to Jon - alone." Alan walked off, looking scared and confused. Jon stared.
"You - you know? I thought she was just being paranoid."
"I want to ask you a few questions." Jon nodded. "How many times have you cheated on Alanna with a noble lady. Remember, you wont know how much I know about you - I will know when you are lying." Alanna kept a straight face, she hadn't been sure if Jon would accept her bluff but it appeared that he did.
"Four times. I just, I'm sorry. Don't tell her."
"And what did you tell her you were doing?"
"I said that I had a meeting with my father, or one of my teachers." Alanna nodded, she had heard that from him many times.
"Okay." She made a decision. "The Great Mother Goddess." Jon had barely enough time to look puzzled before she was back in the tent. The Goddess looked at her quizzically. "No." Alanna said, shaking her head emphatically. "I wont marry him." She saw a look of satisfaction play across the Goddess's lips but suddenly she was gone. She found herself back in the bed. Jon opened his mouth to speak. "I love you. I want you for my wife." Alanna shook her head. "I'm sorry Jon, it just wouldn't work." He moved away from her. "What do you mean?" "I'm really sorry. I can't marry you. Think of the scandal. We can still be friends." Jon stood up and stalked out of the tent in his loincloth, calling backwards. "You're really going to regret this Alanna."
*Thank you for the reviews! - Cassa-Andra, hannirose, reaya, polkat, seadragon and superalicea - I'm really glad you like it! Lady Arianna - Thank you, he is now 20! Noaiel-the-half-elven - I'm glad you like some aspects of it and I'll try and add more description! (I can take criticism!) And I'll try and sort out my spacing!
Alanna was furious. Not only had Jiane seduced all her friends including Jon, she seemed to be moving into George as well. In a strange way she was almost angry that she hadn't approached her. But that was a stupid thought. And when Jon had said he was busy in a meeting with his father, she was sure he was sneaking out to see Jiane behind her back. So when she bumped into her in a busy hall she couldn't help jabbing in her elbow. She was hauled to the side by a pair of slender hands. Jiane stood above her, glaring.
"I have had it with you! What is your problem with me?" Alan shrugged.
"Nothing."
"Then why do you keep -" Jiane gestured wildly "trying to get me?"
"You said Alanna."
"When?"
"When I was giving you breakfast. You said Alanna." Jiane sighed
"I'm not having this discussion with you now. Meet me in the North Garden tonight at eight and I'll talk to you. Now leave me alone!" Jiane strode away angrily while Alan stared after her.
"Remind me, why am I here?" Alan ground her teeth.
"Look Jon, just humour me." She pointed him to a tree. "Stand behind there." Jon stared.
"I knew you'd crack one day. What are we doing?"
"Just do it! Maybe I am crazy, in which case it would be wiser to humour me and not get me angry!" Jon shrugged.
"Fine, but this had better be for something."
"It is! Now hide there."
It wasn't long before Jiane came breezing into the garden. Alan walked towards her.
"What did you want to tell me?" Jiane smiled patronisingly.
"Just that you are a silly little girl and you should leave me alone from now on, otherwise I may get very angry." Her eyes narrowed. "Okay?" She turned to walk away but Alan grabbed her.
"How do you know about me?" Jiane laughed.
"I know a lot about you. I know that you and your twin brother Thom swopped places. I know that you and Jon are lovers, I know that you are scared of Duke Roger. I know everything about you." Alanna stared.
"How? What do you want?" Jiane smirked.
" I want you to leave me alone. Okay? Oh, and also - tell Jon to get out from behind that tree. Did you tell him to stand there?" Jon came out looking sheepish. Alanna was amazed that she could be so mean - Alan was looking positively stricken. "Now I would like to talk to Jon - alone." Alan walked off, looking scared and confused. Jon stared.
"You - you know? I thought she was just being paranoid."
"I want to ask you a few questions." Jon nodded. "How many times have you cheated on Alanna with a noble lady. Remember, you wont know how much I know about you - I will know when you are lying." Alanna kept a straight face, she hadn't been sure if Jon would accept her bluff but it appeared that he did.
"Four times. I just, I'm sorry. Don't tell her."
"And what did you tell her you were doing?"
"I said that I had a meeting with my father, or one of my teachers." Alanna nodded, she had heard that from him many times.
"Okay." She made a decision. "The Great Mother Goddess." Jon had barely enough time to look puzzled before she was back in the tent. The Goddess looked at her quizzically. "No." Alanna said, shaking her head emphatically. "I wont marry him." She saw a look of satisfaction play across the Goddess's lips but suddenly she was gone. She found herself back in the bed. Jon opened his mouth to speak. "I love you. I want you for my wife." Alanna shook her head. "I'm sorry Jon, it just wouldn't work." He moved away from her. "What do you mean?" "I'm really sorry. I can't marry you. Think of the scandal. We can still be friends." Jon stood up and stalked out of the tent in his loincloth, calling backwards. "You're really going to regret this Alanna."
