If She Had Been Quicker- chapter 7
A/N I would have posted this sooner but I was grounded off the computer. I already have chapters 8, 9, and 10 written and if I get more reviews I will post 1 a day.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot. The characters all belong to Tamora Pierce. *shrieks * so don't sue me!
* Alanna was too angry at Jon to go as his squire, so she decided to go as Lady Alanna *
As Alanna was already wearing her dress, all she had to do was fix her hair up a little, and put on some face paint. Face paint! She had forgotten the face paint! " Oooh no." Alanna moaned. Faithful looked interested. " What's the matter now, and why are you wearing that dress?" he asked. " I am wearing this dress because I am too angry at Jon to go as squire Alan so I'm going as Lady Alanna. And the problem is that I don't have any face paint!" she nearly shouted.
Faithful looked smug. ( A/N can cats look smug??) " Well why don't you just ride to the city and ask Mistress Cooper for some?" he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Alanna's face brightened. " Thank you so much Faithful! When I get back, remind me to brush your fur!" ( A/N faithful loves having his fur brushed in my fic ok?) Alanna pulled on a shirt and some breeches and ran out the door.
Alanna ran all the way to the palace stables. She saddled Moonlight and quickly left the palace. Alanna trotted Moonlight through the city until they reached Mistress Cooper's house. Alanna knocked on the door. Much to her surprise, George answered it! " Hello can I-" he stopped, realizing that it was Alanna. " Hello lass. What's your trouble?" he said grinning. Alanna rolled her eyes. " George, I obviously need to see your mother. Why else would I be here?" she said.
George smiled and led her in. " Hold your breeches on. She'll be here in a moment." Alanna shook her head as he said that. That was George for you. Never loses his sense of humor. Alanna smiled as Mistress Cooper walked through the door. " What's your trouble lass?" she asked.
Alanna suddenly felt very foolish. " I'm going to a ball tonight" she started. " But I'm not going as squire Alan. I'm going as Lady Alanna. I have my clothes ready and every thing but there is one slight problem that I was hoping you could help me with." Mistress Cooper raised an eyebrow. " I don't have any face paint!" Alanna exclaimed. At that, Mistress Cooper burst out laughing. " I don't see what's so funny either!" she snapped. Mistress Cooper stopped laughing and smiled at the girl.
" I have some paints for you." She said. She showed Alanna to a room at the back of the house. The room had a single dresser, and on the dresser there where many little pots full of colorful paints. Alanna gasped. There were so many! Must she wear all of them? Mistress Cooper seemed to know what she was thinking and smiled. " You wont have to wear them all. Choose the ones you would like." Alanna chose a pot of red paint for her lips, a pot of green for her eyes ( A/N her dress is green. It will be described in next chapter), and some rouge for her cheeks.
Alanna bade farewell to George and his mother and left Mistress Cooper's home. Alanna arrived at the palace and went up to her room to get ready for the ball.
YAY! Another chapter done. I know my chapters are short but I make them that way purposely because its easier to work with short chapters for me. Soon I will have a chapter for my reviewers. Peace, love, and Goddess Bless!
~~Lady Kel of Queenscove
A/N I would have posted this sooner but I was grounded off the computer. I already have chapters 8, 9, and 10 written and if I get more reviews I will post 1 a day.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot. The characters all belong to Tamora Pierce. *shrieks * so don't sue me!
* Alanna was too angry at Jon to go as his squire, so she decided to go as Lady Alanna *
As Alanna was already wearing her dress, all she had to do was fix her hair up a little, and put on some face paint. Face paint! She had forgotten the face paint! " Oooh no." Alanna moaned. Faithful looked interested. " What's the matter now, and why are you wearing that dress?" he asked. " I am wearing this dress because I am too angry at Jon to go as squire Alan so I'm going as Lady Alanna. And the problem is that I don't have any face paint!" she nearly shouted.
Faithful looked smug. ( A/N can cats look smug??) " Well why don't you just ride to the city and ask Mistress Cooper for some?" he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Alanna's face brightened. " Thank you so much Faithful! When I get back, remind me to brush your fur!" ( A/N faithful loves having his fur brushed in my fic ok?) Alanna pulled on a shirt and some breeches and ran out the door.
Alanna ran all the way to the palace stables. She saddled Moonlight and quickly left the palace. Alanna trotted Moonlight through the city until they reached Mistress Cooper's house. Alanna knocked on the door. Much to her surprise, George answered it! " Hello can I-" he stopped, realizing that it was Alanna. " Hello lass. What's your trouble?" he said grinning. Alanna rolled her eyes. " George, I obviously need to see your mother. Why else would I be here?" she said.
George smiled and led her in. " Hold your breeches on. She'll be here in a moment." Alanna shook her head as he said that. That was George for you. Never loses his sense of humor. Alanna smiled as Mistress Cooper walked through the door. " What's your trouble lass?" she asked.
Alanna suddenly felt very foolish. " I'm going to a ball tonight" she started. " But I'm not going as squire Alan. I'm going as Lady Alanna. I have my clothes ready and every thing but there is one slight problem that I was hoping you could help me with." Mistress Cooper raised an eyebrow. " I don't have any face paint!" Alanna exclaimed. At that, Mistress Cooper burst out laughing. " I don't see what's so funny either!" she snapped. Mistress Cooper stopped laughing and smiled at the girl.
" I have some paints for you." She said. She showed Alanna to a room at the back of the house. The room had a single dresser, and on the dresser there where many little pots full of colorful paints. Alanna gasped. There were so many! Must she wear all of them? Mistress Cooper seemed to know what she was thinking and smiled. " You wont have to wear them all. Choose the ones you would like." Alanna chose a pot of red paint for her lips, a pot of green for her eyes ( A/N her dress is green. It will be described in next chapter), and some rouge for her cheeks.
Alanna bade farewell to George and his mother and left Mistress Cooper's home. Alanna arrived at the palace and went up to her room to get ready for the ball.
YAY! Another chapter done. I know my chapters are short but I make them that way purposely because its easier to work with short chapters for me. Soon I will have a chapter for my reviewers. Peace, love, and Goddess Bless!
~~Lady Kel of Queenscove
