YAY!!! I got reviews! I'm so happy! *dances around like an idiot*
Karina- Sadly there is not an original version in print. Tammy (tamora Pierce) said that she never really wrote much of it down before she decided she did not like where it was headed. So thanks for reviewing and PLEASE continue reading me!!!
Utsusemi- Ah thanks for the review! Yea I am sure that not all the reviews I will get will be great but one can hope I will not be flamed at too badly! You totally should write an Alex and Roger ficcy! Cause they were in the original one a couple too! (I'm tellin ya Roger sure gets around!) Let me know if ya do! I'd like to read it!!!
Laura- YAY! I'm glad you enjoy this! I am going to try to update everyday at least for this week cause its spring break. JOY TO THE WORLD! Anyway hope ya like it!
So on with the story! Ooh also I said I would give you all a pineapple if you were to review me so... *hands pineapples to all her beautiful reviewers* THANX!
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Chapter two: The disaster strikes
** Thom looked around him and saw Alanna sitting at a table not far away talking to the prince. Thom looked at the man sitting across from him and gasped. It was the Duke Roger. He was smiling as he watched his sister but Thom saw his fingers clench around the napkin he was holding. He turned away from Alanna and looked at Thom.
Thom suddenly felt shy again. Roger had the bluest eyes he had ever seen and had a dazzling smile. Right now that smile was directed toward him, Thom.
" Tell me Thom. What is your sister planning on doing after she gets her shield?" Thom gasped, he knew! The duke knew!
" After she beds with all the men of this realm do you think she will settle with that thief? Or will she set her prospects higher. Like queen perhaps?"
He gestured over at Alanna and The prince Jonathan. Thinking no one was looking the prince took Alanna's hands in his and gazed at her tenderly.**
Thom woke with a gasp. He lay awake long after that watching the sky lighten slowly as he wondered what his dream had meant and if the Duke was really as dangerous as Alanna had said.
At breakfast Thom found that he was placed next to the duke again. He wondered what the duke thought of that and if he was glad that he was there. He blushed at the thought.
When the Duke arrived he asked politely how Thom was. Thom felt his cheeks burn and cursed his red hair for making it so obvious. He mumbled a reply,
" I am well my Lord." The Duke laughed showing all his teeth and Thom could not help but notice how nice he looked.
" I thought we had decided to be on first name terms last night? Had we not?" His voice was not ridiculing only amused.
" I suppose I forgot. Forgive me my l- Roger." Thom stumbled when he said the duke's name. He felt the words roll softly over his tongue like silk. The duke only smiled kindly at him and sat down.
During the meal Thom was mostly silent listening to the conversations around him. He caught Alanna's eyes a few times and saw that she frowned as she watched him. He wondered why. After a quarter hour or so the duke turned his attention toward Thom.
"So what do you think so far of the palace? Is it what you expected?" He asked in a curious but still bored polite court voice. Thom thought about the question. Some things were what he had expected but some things were not at all like he had expected them to be, like the duke himself. He had expected a cruel man with no kindness in his eyes. He opened his mouth to speak although he had no idea what he was planning on saying, when the King rose and the meal was over.
Thom excused himself and hurried off although he thought he could feel the Duke's bright blue eyes following him the entire way out of the dining hall.
" THOM! Open the door!" Alanna hollered through the locked door where Thom had barricaded himself after the meal.
Suddenly there was the sound of wood splintering and the door flew open and Alanna stood in the doorway with a look of utter frustration.
" What happened?!" She demanded, " Thom if you don't tell me I swear to the Goddess that I will-"
She broke off when Thom hurled his pillow at her to get her to shut up. She strode over to the bed and yanked the blankets off Thom's head.
When she saw Thom she gasped in shock. She hardly recognized her brother. His face was a mess of blood and bruises. She saw that one of his front teeth had chipped.
Instantly she sent her healing magic into her brother and found that his nose had been broken, his back molar loosened and his knee cap fractured as well as numerous bruises and cuts.
Alanna healed his nose and picked him up carefully in her arms though he still let out a yelp of pain when she accidentally bumped his knee.
She ran to the healers wing trying to keep Thom form any more pain than he was already in. She knew that if she tried to heal him by herself she would only tire herself out.
" Who did this?" The healer asked Alanna as she watched her brother sleep. Alanna shook her head and whispered,
" I don't know. I found him in his room. Goddess bless I found him before 'they' came back, whoever or whatever they are. Will he be the same?"
The healer looked at Thom sleeping. And shrugged his shoulders sadly.
" There is no real way of telling. He could pop up in a day or two or... Well, he had a major concussion. Who knows if his mind will ever be what it used to."
Alanna tried hard to hold back her tears that threatened to overwhelm her. Why Thom of all people? What had he ever done? As she looked at her poor brother bandaged face she clenched her fists and vowed that she would make whoever did this pay. They would be sorry they had ever picked on Thom of Trebond. She would make sure of that.
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AN/ Ooh! A bit of a cliffy there! Who beat Thom up and why? Could it have been the Duke? To be honest with ya I have no idea who it was so feed back is very much appreciated! Email me at hannirose56@yahoo.com and let me know who it should be and why!!! Sorry for the kinda sad chapter. I'm in a real funk today. My parakeet died and I busted up my knee (hense Thom's broken knee cap!) so I was not in the best of moods! anyway review me and/or email me to let me know what ya think! Review and I will give you a nice mango to eat and if your really kind I'll let you pet my kitty! :P
Karina- Sadly there is not an original version in print. Tammy (tamora Pierce) said that she never really wrote much of it down before she decided she did not like where it was headed. So thanks for reviewing and PLEASE continue reading me!!!
Utsusemi- Ah thanks for the review! Yea I am sure that not all the reviews I will get will be great but one can hope I will not be flamed at too badly! You totally should write an Alex and Roger ficcy! Cause they were in the original one a couple too! (I'm tellin ya Roger sure gets around!) Let me know if ya do! I'd like to read it!!!
Laura- YAY! I'm glad you enjoy this! I am going to try to update everyday at least for this week cause its spring break. JOY TO THE WORLD! Anyway hope ya like it!
So on with the story! Ooh also I said I would give you all a pineapple if you were to review me so... *hands pineapples to all her beautiful reviewers* THANX!
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Chapter two: The disaster strikes
** Thom looked around him and saw Alanna sitting at a table not far away talking to the prince. Thom looked at the man sitting across from him and gasped. It was the Duke Roger. He was smiling as he watched his sister but Thom saw his fingers clench around the napkin he was holding. He turned away from Alanna and looked at Thom.
Thom suddenly felt shy again. Roger had the bluest eyes he had ever seen and had a dazzling smile. Right now that smile was directed toward him, Thom.
" Tell me Thom. What is your sister planning on doing after she gets her shield?" Thom gasped, he knew! The duke knew!
" After she beds with all the men of this realm do you think she will settle with that thief? Or will she set her prospects higher. Like queen perhaps?"
He gestured over at Alanna and The prince Jonathan. Thinking no one was looking the prince took Alanna's hands in his and gazed at her tenderly.**
Thom woke with a gasp. He lay awake long after that watching the sky lighten slowly as he wondered what his dream had meant and if the Duke was really as dangerous as Alanna had said.
At breakfast Thom found that he was placed next to the duke again. He wondered what the duke thought of that and if he was glad that he was there. He blushed at the thought.
When the Duke arrived he asked politely how Thom was. Thom felt his cheeks burn and cursed his red hair for making it so obvious. He mumbled a reply,
" I am well my Lord." The Duke laughed showing all his teeth and Thom could not help but notice how nice he looked.
" I thought we had decided to be on first name terms last night? Had we not?" His voice was not ridiculing only amused.
" I suppose I forgot. Forgive me my l- Roger." Thom stumbled when he said the duke's name. He felt the words roll softly over his tongue like silk. The duke only smiled kindly at him and sat down.
During the meal Thom was mostly silent listening to the conversations around him. He caught Alanna's eyes a few times and saw that she frowned as she watched him. He wondered why. After a quarter hour or so the duke turned his attention toward Thom.
"So what do you think so far of the palace? Is it what you expected?" He asked in a curious but still bored polite court voice. Thom thought about the question. Some things were what he had expected but some things were not at all like he had expected them to be, like the duke himself. He had expected a cruel man with no kindness in his eyes. He opened his mouth to speak although he had no idea what he was planning on saying, when the King rose and the meal was over.
Thom excused himself and hurried off although he thought he could feel the Duke's bright blue eyes following him the entire way out of the dining hall.
" THOM! Open the door!" Alanna hollered through the locked door where Thom had barricaded himself after the meal.
Suddenly there was the sound of wood splintering and the door flew open and Alanna stood in the doorway with a look of utter frustration.
" What happened?!" She demanded, " Thom if you don't tell me I swear to the Goddess that I will-"
She broke off when Thom hurled his pillow at her to get her to shut up. She strode over to the bed and yanked the blankets off Thom's head.
When she saw Thom she gasped in shock. She hardly recognized her brother. His face was a mess of blood and bruises. She saw that one of his front teeth had chipped.
Instantly she sent her healing magic into her brother and found that his nose had been broken, his back molar loosened and his knee cap fractured as well as numerous bruises and cuts.
Alanna healed his nose and picked him up carefully in her arms though he still let out a yelp of pain when she accidentally bumped his knee.
She ran to the healers wing trying to keep Thom form any more pain than he was already in. She knew that if she tried to heal him by herself she would only tire herself out.
" Who did this?" The healer asked Alanna as she watched her brother sleep. Alanna shook her head and whispered,
" I don't know. I found him in his room. Goddess bless I found him before 'they' came back, whoever or whatever they are. Will he be the same?"
The healer looked at Thom sleeping. And shrugged his shoulders sadly.
" There is no real way of telling. He could pop up in a day or two or... Well, he had a major concussion. Who knows if his mind will ever be what it used to."
Alanna tried hard to hold back her tears that threatened to overwhelm her. Why Thom of all people? What had he ever done? As she looked at her poor brother bandaged face she clenched her fists and vowed that she would make whoever did this pay. They would be sorry they had ever picked on Thom of Trebond. She would make sure of that.
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AN/ Ooh! A bit of a cliffy there! Who beat Thom up and why? Could it have been the Duke? To be honest with ya I have no idea who it was so feed back is very much appreciated! Email me at hannirose56@yahoo.com and let me know who it should be and why!!! Sorry for the kinda sad chapter. I'm in a real funk today. My parakeet died and I busted up my knee (hense Thom's broken knee cap!) so I was not in the best of moods! anyway review me and/or email me to let me know what ya think! Review and I will give you a nice mango to eat and if your really kind I'll let you pet my kitty! :P