Unwanted

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Deltora Quest characters.  However, I do own Dakota, a character I have chosen to throw in.  My best friend, Stephanie, owns Dakota's boyfriend and best friend, the mimic, Lillend. (I don't think I will be putting Lillend in this, however, I probably will have Dakota in this)

Summary: This story is pretty much a story about romance between L/J (Lief and Jasmine).  It will also have quite a bit of romance between Ranesh and Marilen.  Anyhow, I hope you all enjoy this fanfic… although, I'm not sure how often I'll update it but I might update it once or more times than that a day, depending on my end-of-the-year homework and such from school.  Over summer you'll probably receive several more fanfics on Deltora Quest from me.

IMPORTANT: By the way, it does get a little sappy in this chapter with Ranesh and Marilen, but hardly.

Chapter II

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After that encounter with Jasmine, Ranesh had gone back into the palace, and up to the room he had there.  He no longer shared a room with Joseph, but shared a room with Marilen instead.  He ran a hand through his hair, and opened the door, walking into his and Marilen's room.  He went and flopped down on his back on the bed, closing his eyes in thought.  He wanted to put his old thieving skills to work, although, he did not want to disappoint anyone.  Especially Marilen or Joseph.

As Ranesh lay there, he suddenly felt someone straddle his waist, and he opened one of his hazel eyes to look up at who it was.  It was Marilen.  She seemed quite happy, the opposite of Jasmine that day.  It was strange to Ranesh to have entirely different emotions surrounding him with everyone that lived in the palace, because he wasn't even used to being around his own and Joseph's emotions together, since they were usually opposite emotions.  Marilen leaned down and nuzzled him under his chin, but Ranesh didn't really respond.

"Hello Marilen," he said softly.  Marilen raised her head.

"What's wrong Ranesh?" she asked, tilting her head, slightly worried as opposed to happy now.

"Nothing, I'm fine," Ranesh said.  "Just thinking, that's all."

"Thinking about what?"

"What Jasmine said," Ranesh answered.  "She's lonely but she won't admit it," Marilen gave him a soft smile at his words.

"So were you Ranesh, and you did the same thing, just deny it and deny it," Marilen said, nuzzling under his chin once again.  "And I'm sure Jasmine will be fine, she may be lonely, but she's also homesick, it's too obvious."


Ranesh merely nodded, and snaked his arms around Marilen's waist and sighed.  "Yes, but if Jasmine isn't happy, Barda, Doom and Lief are not either."

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Jasmine was wandering the halls of the palace, bored, and a little angry.  Lief was again going to Tora, and again, he would not allow Jasmine to come with him.  He was going to find Marilen's father and inform her about Marilen's engagement to Ranesh, because every letter that had tried to be sent to Tora, never got there for some reason.  Nor did the messenger.

She didn't see why Lief would not let her come.  So what if it was dangerous?  Jasmine was sure that whatever it was not letting the messengers live or deliver the messages wasn't half as dangerous as the Shadow Lord they had faced in the Shadowlands, so she was quite offended really.

Lief was jogging after Jasmine, trying to get her attention, but she was clearly ignoring his attempts, mad at him.  "Jasmine!  Jasmine come on!" Lief said.  "Don't be mad at me!  I just don't want anything to happen to you!"


Jasmine spun around and Lief nearly rammed into her, but stopped just before he did, hands on Jasmine's shoulders.  Jasmine shoved his hands off her shoulders.

"We've been in more danger than that and you let me come along!" Jasmine snapped.

"You don't know that!" Lief protested.  "It could be far worse!  No travelers from here have made it to Tora in months!"

"Then why didn't you look into it then?  Lief!  You're king, your people depend on you to keep them safe, and yet you haven't even tried to figure this out!  All you're trying to do is get a message to Marilen's father!  Which is more important your highness?  The lives of your people or a wedding between Ranesh and Marilen when, with the unknown danger, they might not even make it to!" she then turned, and stormed towards her room, leaving Lief behind.

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Lief sighed, sitting in his bedchamber.  He had not talked to anyone since Jasmine had yelled at him.  He didn't want to talk to anyone right now, or for the rest of the night for that matter.  He just wanted to be alone, and, as he finally began to sort the words of Jasmine out in his head, his peace was disturbed by a knock on the door, and his mother looking in.

Sharn carefully entered the room and shut the door behind her.  "Lief?  What's wrong?" she asked.  She had to speak to Lief about something, but, first, she wanted to find out just what was wrong, so she'd know whether to leave or not.

"Jasmine yelled at me…"


"Why?"

"Because I won't let her come to Tora with me.  I don't want her to get hurt, and yet she's horribly mad at me for it.  Not only that, she's made me feel very guilty because I haven't even tried to find out what this danger was to save the kingdom, and I realize that now, and feel even worse…" Lief replied.

Sharn sighed softly, clasping her hands in front of her.  "Well… that is true, so she is correct that none of us have looked into this danger, none of us have even tried.  But nobody directly in the kingdom has been harmed, at least not of what I have heard.  You can, we can still start to at least try to figure it out, and save the people before they're in any danger inside the kingdom at all."

Lief nodded.  "You're right.  Let's get started then."

"You'll let Jasmine come with you?"

Lief, who was by now standing, looked back at his mother.  "But… what if she gets hurt?"

"She's a strong girl Lief.  She'll be fine," Sharn said.

Lief nodded, and moved out of the room, cloak billowing behind him.

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There's that chapter.  Um… yeah.  There'll be quite a bit more with Ranesh and Marilen if you people want it, and yes, there will be Lief and Jasmine stuff, probably within the next two or three chapters.  Opinion please!