Chapter 9- The Kiss
Nanya entered the ballroom with the rest of the delegation only to be swept away from her friends by Varice and put at the end of the table with Daine, Dirk and Kaddar. She took Numair and Carn to the opposite end of the table with her and Master Chioke from the University.
"You know," said Dirk thoughtfully, "if I didn't know better, I would say that Varice put you at this end so you wouldn't be near Numair."
"What makes you say that?" asked Nanya sharply. She had also noticed this, though she wouldn't admit it.
"He likes you, duh!" said Naku who was lying on the floor between the two friends. "And you like him, or I'm a dragon!"
"I've noticed that you've been getting rather scaly," said Nanya. "I just didn't want to mention it."
She turned to her food, trying to hide her blush behind her cup of fruit juice. The truth was, she did like Numair- a lot. She just didn't want to admit it. Pretending to hate him was soooo much easier.
"I do believe you're blushing, Lady Nanya," said Daine with a wicked smiling. This made Nanya blush even more.
"Be quiet, Daine. I'm not in the mood," she growled, sounding, once again, remarkably like Naku. Daine just laughed and pointed this out which made both Dirk and Kaddar laugh and Nanya and Naku glare.
"Psst!"
Nanya looked down and saw Naki.
"You rang?" she said.
"Can I have some food?"
Nanya looked around before slipping the young Flamer some of the pork ribs in sweet sauce.
"Mmmmm!"
Nanya rolled her eyes.
Twenty minutes later everyone was done eating. Ozorne stood up and lead them all to the room where the treaty talks were going to take place. He gave a long, extremely boring speech about how rogue mages had done this and that and blah blah blah.
Yeah right, snorted Naku in mind speech, I'm a dragon if he's innocent!
I know it's unbelievable, but we're supposed to make peace. it'll never happen, not in a million years, replied Nanya with a mental laugh. She knew it was all a bunch of balogne, she had read the book for heaven's sake!!!
She was getting really bored when she got a letter from Duke Gareth saying that she could go. She caught his eye and gave a small nod.
I'm leaving. She told Naku. You coming?
The Flamer nodded and the two of them slunk away. Slowly, one by one, Daine, Rocky, Carn and Ash snuck out.
"No boys?" said Naku as Naki slunk out after Ash, realizing Nanya was gone.
"I think Duke Gareth realized that they would probably get in deep shit if they were left with only us as chaperones," replied Rocky.
"Where to now?" asked Ash, looking around.
Daine looked around before heading outside to a small courtyard.
"Good idea," said Nanya, following the younger girl.
Daine was talking to Zek about how humans could talk a lot, Ash and Carn were having a thumb war and Rocky and Nanya were wrestling with the Flames when Lindhall came into the courtyard.
"Considering the fact that the other choice in this case is war, I think talking is good," he said to Daine, smiling. "I have something that might be of interest if you would care to follow me, unless you wanted to go back to the deliberations of the mighty, that is."
"No way!" said Rocky. "They make me nervous!"
"No," said Ash. "You're just trying to avoid Gary."
Rocky glared at the other girl and followed Lindhall inside. He took them to a group of rooms that were occupied by many massive dinosaur skeletons.
"The Hall of Bones!" said Lindhall. "I imagine you know what fossils are."
"Yeah," said Nanya. "These are amazing Master Reed."
She and Daine were looking at the massive triceratops. A slave came to talk to Lindhall about something or other.
Daine ran her hand along it. There was a flash and the triceratops began to move it's head and feet.
"What the fuck," whispered Nanya. "What did you do Daine?"
"I don't know, it's something the badger gave me!" replied the teenager. Nanya knew about the badger of course, but she wasn't going to let Daine know that.
"Badger?"
"The first badger male, he's my mentor. He did some breathing thing and now I can do this!"
Nanya winced in sympathy, happy that Lindhall, Rocky, Ash and Carn hadn't seen this.
The afternoon wore on until it was time to get ready for supper. When they entered the banquet hall that night, there were two Stormwings talking to Ozorne. When they entered the youngest Stormwing's head snapped up and his eyes found Nanya's. He had a thoughtful look on his face, Nanya arched an eyebrow, he turned away.
"Daine, isn't that the Stormwing from Dunlath?" asked Numair.
"Yeah, goody, we can have a little reunion," replied Daine.
"King Jokhun and Rikash Moosnword will be here for supper," said Ozorne. The Emperor motioned for the Totallians and Canadians to come forward. He then introduced them. The only times Jokhun showed any interest was at Nanya's name (he whispered something to Rikash) and Kitten. "We've met," said Rikash looking at Daine and Numair. "Moonsword?" said Daine. "That's very pretty." "My ancestors were a sentimental lot," replied Rikash shortly.
Supper started and ended with no problems. Both Nanya and Dirk were silent. If she hadn't have been caught up in her own thoughts, she would've noticed that Dirk was glaring at Kaddar, who was talking and laughing happily with Daine. but she didn't.
"I'm going for a walk," she told Dirk about ten minutes after the meal. He just nodded thoughtlessly, still watching Daine who was now leaving the hall for a garden. Nanya looked at him hard for a moment, then went into a different garden than Daine.
She immediately wished she hadn't, for down in the garden was Numair, sitting on a bench with Varice. She watched them for a second, then- they kissed. At least Varice kissed Numair. Need less to say, this is what made Nanya realize that she did not hate Numair- she loved him.
If she wouldn't have ran out as soon as she saw the couples lips touch, she would have seen Numair push the blonde away and watch as she fled into the banquet hall sadly, ignoring Varice as if he had forgotten she was even there.
I'M SO SORRY, THAT WAS SUCH A PATHETIC CHAPTER BUT. I-NEED-HELP!!!!!!!! I'M HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH WRITER'S BLOCK, SO PLEASE GIVE ME IDEAS!!
~oneinamilliongirl (I changed my name)
Nanya entered the ballroom with the rest of the delegation only to be swept away from her friends by Varice and put at the end of the table with Daine, Dirk and Kaddar. She took Numair and Carn to the opposite end of the table with her and Master Chioke from the University.
"You know," said Dirk thoughtfully, "if I didn't know better, I would say that Varice put you at this end so you wouldn't be near Numair."
"What makes you say that?" asked Nanya sharply. She had also noticed this, though she wouldn't admit it.
"He likes you, duh!" said Naku who was lying on the floor between the two friends. "And you like him, or I'm a dragon!"
"I've noticed that you've been getting rather scaly," said Nanya. "I just didn't want to mention it."
She turned to her food, trying to hide her blush behind her cup of fruit juice. The truth was, she did like Numair- a lot. She just didn't want to admit it. Pretending to hate him was soooo much easier.
"I do believe you're blushing, Lady Nanya," said Daine with a wicked smiling. This made Nanya blush even more.
"Be quiet, Daine. I'm not in the mood," she growled, sounding, once again, remarkably like Naku. Daine just laughed and pointed this out which made both Dirk and Kaddar laugh and Nanya and Naku glare.
"Psst!"
Nanya looked down and saw Naki.
"You rang?" she said.
"Can I have some food?"
Nanya looked around before slipping the young Flamer some of the pork ribs in sweet sauce.
"Mmmmm!"
Nanya rolled her eyes.
Twenty minutes later everyone was done eating. Ozorne stood up and lead them all to the room where the treaty talks were going to take place. He gave a long, extremely boring speech about how rogue mages had done this and that and blah blah blah.
Yeah right, snorted Naku in mind speech, I'm a dragon if he's innocent!
I know it's unbelievable, but we're supposed to make peace. it'll never happen, not in a million years, replied Nanya with a mental laugh. She knew it was all a bunch of balogne, she had read the book for heaven's sake!!!
She was getting really bored when she got a letter from Duke Gareth saying that she could go. She caught his eye and gave a small nod.
I'm leaving. She told Naku. You coming?
The Flamer nodded and the two of them slunk away. Slowly, one by one, Daine, Rocky, Carn and Ash snuck out.
"No boys?" said Naku as Naki slunk out after Ash, realizing Nanya was gone.
"I think Duke Gareth realized that they would probably get in deep shit if they were left with only us as chaperones," replied Rocky.
"Where to now?" asked Ash, looking around.
Daine looked around before heading outside to a small courtyard.
"Good idea," said Nanya, following the younger girl.
Daine was talking to Zek about how humans could talk a lot, Ash and Carn were having a thumb war and Rocky and Nanya were wrestling with the Flames when Lindhall came into the courtyard.
"Considering the fact that the other choice in this case is war, I think talking is good," he said to Daine, smiling. "I have something that might be of interest if you would care to follow me, unless you wanted to go back to the deliberations of the mighty, that is."
"No way!" said Rocky. "They make me nervous!"
"No," said Ash. "You're just trying to avoid Gary."
Rocky glared at the other girl and followed Lindhall inside. He took them to a group of rooms that were occupied by many massive dinosaur skeletons.
"The Hall of Bones!" said Lindhall. "I imagine you know what fossils are."
"Yeah," said Nanya. "These are amazing Master Reed."
She and Daine were looking at the massive triceratops. A slave came to talk to Lindhall about something or other.
Daine ran her hand along it. There was a flash and the triceratops began to move it's head and feet.
"What the fuck," whispered Nanya. "What did you do Daine?"
"I don't know, it's something the badger gave me!" replied the teenager. Nanya knew about the badger of course, but she wasn't going to let Daine know that.
"Badger?"
"The first badger male, he's my mentor. He did some breathing thing and now I can do this!"
Nanya winced in sympathy, happy that Lindhall, Rocky, Ash and Carn hadn't seen this.
The afternoon wore on until it was time to get ready for supper. When they entered the banquet hall that night, there were two Stormwings talking to Ozorne. When they entered the youngest Stormwing's head snapped up and his eyes found Nanya's. He had a thoughtful look on his face, Nanya arched an eyebrow, he turned away.
"Daine, isn't that the Stormwing from Dunlath?" asked Numair.
"Yeah, goody, we can have a little reunion," replied Daine.
"King Jokhun and Rikash Moosnword will be here for supper," said Ozorne. The Emperor motioned for the Totallians and Canadians to come forward. He then introduced them. The only times Jokhun showed any interest was at Nanya's name (he whispered something to Rikash) and Kitten. "We've met," said Rikash looking at Daine and Numair. "Moonsword?" said Daine. "That's very pretty." "My ancestors were a sentimental lot," replied Rikash shortly.
Supper started and ended with no problems. Both Nanya and Dirk were silent. If she hadn't have been caught up in her own thoughts, she would've noticed that Dirk was glaring at Kaddar, who was talking and laughing happily with Daine. but she didn't.
"I'm going for a walk," she told Dirk about ten minutes after the meal. He just nodded thoughtlessly, still watching Daine who was now leaving the hall for a garden. Nanya looked at him hard for a moment, then went into a different garden than Daine.
She immediately wished she hadn't, for down in the garden was Numair, sitting on a bench with Varice. She watched them for a second, then- they kissed. At least Varice kissed Numair. Need less to say, this is what made Nanya realize that she did not hate Numair- she loved him.
If she wouldn't have ran out as soon as she saw the couples lips touch, she would have seen Numair push the blonde away and watch as she fled into the banquet hall sadly, ignoring Varice as if he had forgotten she was even there.
I'M SO SORRY, THAT WAS SUCH A PATHETIC CHAPTER BUT. I-NEED-HELP!!!!!!!! I'M HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH WRITER'S BLOCK, SO PLEASE GIVE ME IDEAS!!
~oneinamilliongirl (I changed my name)