Chapter 11- Rocky's Time to Shine
Rocky was bored. She had never heard anything more boring than the talk that Chioke and Lord Martin were having and she was trying to ignore Gary, who was on her other side. She heard him give a sign and looked up from her plate which she had been looking at for the last five minutes.
"Why do you keep ignoring me?" he asked after a moment or two of thought. Rocky knew this was coming, so she had a reply ready.
"Why won't you ignore me?" she replied.
"It's not polite to answer a question with a question you know," Gary was smiling as he said this.
Rocky shrugged.
"I'm not polite," was the pert reply.
"I've noticed. If you want to know why I won't ignore you, it's because I like you- a lot."
Rocky rolled her eyes.
"You don't even know me, Gareth of Naxen. How do you know that you would like me once you did get to know me?" Rocky finally understood. "You've been talking to Nanya, haven't you?"
"I wanted t find out more about you, so I went to the person who seemed to be your best friend. I truly do like you, Rocky. I would really like to get to know you better."
The meal had ended so Rocky stood up.
"If you're going to get to know me, then I get to know you," she offered him her hand. He took it and pulled himself up.
"Deal."
Rocky led him over to one of the niches in the wall. She sat down and motioned for him to do the same.
"I was born in a place called Redstar, Saskatchewan in Canada. I had an older brother and my father was a farmer, but they passed away. Dad got a bad case of West Nile and my brother got a disease called SARS when he was in college at Toronto in Ontario. My Mom has cancer, she'll not live to see the end of the year at the best (A/N: I'M DEPRESSING AREN'T I?) she taught me everything I know. Before we came here, I was in college to become a Doctor. I guess it's only fitting that I have a healing gift. Now it's you're turn."
"Well. Jon is my cousin, we're the same age. I became a page when I was ten, my best friends were Jon, Raoul and Alex of Tirragen, but he turned out to be a traitor. When I was thirteen I met a boy named 'Alan' who was really Alanna. I sponsored her as a page and we became friends. When Jon became the King he made me Prime Minister. My Dad was the Training master for the pages and squires also."
The two of them continued sharing stories until Ash came.
"Ah- a good night to fall in love," she said, grinning at Rocky and leaning against the wall.
"We were just talking!" said Rocky defensively, blushing and looking apologetically at Gary.
Ash shrugged, looking across the room preoccupied. Rocky followed her gaze in time to see Nanya flee from the banquet hall.
"Hullo," said Ash, "What have we here?"
Numair came out of the garden which Nanya had fled from. Mirk and Dante noticed this as they had also watched Nanya flee. The now left the wall they had been leaning against to stop the mage from following Nanya.
"Whatever it is, it looks like trouble," said Rocky, "I'm going to go find out why!" She got up and walked quickly to the three men, Ash and Gary trailing her. When they were close enough to hear, they heard Dante talking dangerously to Numair.
"If you hurt her in some way, Mage."
"I don't know why she ran like that," replied Numair quizzically. "I was just going to ask her!"
"What were you doing out there?" asked Ash.
"I was talking to Varice, not that it's any of your business," he looked thoughtful for a moment the added, "she fled after she saw Varice kiss me."
"Uh-oh," said Rocky softly. The others looked at her, so she continued. "I think I know what's wrong."
"What!?" asked Mirk, Dante, Numair and Gary all at the same time. Rocky shook her head at their incapability of seeing the obvious, but Ash understood.
"She's jealous of Varice! Never before have I seen her jealous, but she is!" she looked ready to laugh in disbelief. "Whatever feelings you've provoked in her, Numair, they've changed her," she really did laugh, "Carn'll never believe this!"
"I don't think I do," said Mirk, "Dirk won't believe it either! Well, Numair, I guess you'd better go talk to her. It'll be weird if Rocky and Ash are right!"
Dante moved out of Numair's way and the mage strode towards the exit quickly.
"Have you seen Arram?" it was Varice.
The four Canadians looked at her with a mixture of dislike, disgust and laughter. Rocky shook her head and led Gary away. Ash, Mirk and Dante went their separate ways also, leaving an angry Varice behind.
"I'm going to bed, Gareth," said Rocky once they had reached the doors.
"Call me Gary. I'll escort you," he gave a mock bow and offered her his arm. Rocky accepted it and he led her to their rooms.
"G'night Rocky," he said when they got to her room.
"Good night Gary," said Rocky. After a bit of internal struggle, she went up on her tippy toes to give him a quick peck on the lips before she entered her room with a grin.
The only person who saw this was an extremely tall, not to mention happy, figure who was leaving Nanya's room. He grinned to himself and thought tonight must've been a good night to fall in love- or at least to realize it.
He quickly went to his own room before Gary could see him.
ROCKY AND GARY SITTIN IN A TREE K-I-S-S-I-N-G. I'VE FINALLY GOT THOSE CHAPPIES OUT OF THE WAY, SO THE NEXT ONE IS. NANYA'S BREAKFAST ORDEAL- DUN, DUN, DUUUN. CYA
~oneinamilliongirl
Rocky was bored. She had never heard anything more boring than the talk that Chioke and Lord Martin were having and she was trying to ignore Gary, who was on her other side. She heard him give a sign and looked up from her plate which she had been looking at for the last five minutes.
"Why do you keep ignoring me?" he asked after a moment or two of thought. Rocky knew this was coming, so she had a reply ready.
"Why won't you ignore me?" she replied.
"It's not polite to answer a question with a question you know," Gary was smiling as he said this.
Rocky shrugged.
"I'm not polite," was the pert reply.
"I've noticed. If you want to know why I won't ignore you, it's because I like you- a lot."
Rocky rolled her eyes.
"You don't even know me, Gareth of Naxen. How do you know that you would like me once you did get to know me?" Rocky finally understood. "You've been talking to Nanya, haven't you?"
"I wanted t find out more about you, so I went to the person who seemed to be your best friend. I truly do like you, Rocky. I would really like to get to know you better."
The meal had ended so Rocky stood up.
"If you're going to get to know me, then I get to know you," she offered him her hand. He took it and pulled himself up.
"Deal."
Rocky led him over to one of the niches in the wall. She sat down and motioned for him to do the same.
"I was born in a place called Redstar, Saskatchewan in Canada. I had an older brother and my father was a farmer, but they passed away. Dad got a bad case of West Nile and my brother got a disease called SARS when he was in college at Toronto in Ontario. My Mom has cancer, she'll not live to see the end of the year at the best (A/N: I'M DEPRESSING AREN'T I?) she taught me everything I know. Before we came here, I was in college to become a Doctor. I guess it's only fitting that I have a healing gift. Now it's you're turn."
"Well. Jon is my cousin, we're the same age. I became a page when I was ten, my best friends were Jon, Raoul and Alex of Tirragen, but he turned out to be a traitor. When I was thirteen I met a boy named 'Alan' who was really Alanna. I sponsored her as a page and we became friends. When Jon became the King he made me Prime Minister. My Dad was the Training master for the pages and squires also."
The two of them continued sharing stories until Ash came.
"Ah- a good night to fall in love," she said, grinning at Rocky and leaning against the wall.
"We were just talking!" said Rocky defensively, blushing and looking apologetically at Gary.
Ash shrugged, looking across the room preoccupied. Rocky followed her gaze in time to see Nanya flee from the banquet hall.
"Hullo," said Ash, "What have we here?"
Numair came out of the garden which Nanya had fled from. Mirk and Dante noticed this as they had also watched Nanya flee. The now left the wall they had been leaning against to stop the mage from following Nanya.
"Whatever it is, it looks like trouble," said Rocky, "I'm going to go find out why!" She got up and walked quickly to the three men, Ash and Gary trailing her. When they were close enough to hear, they heard Dante talking dangerously to Numair.
"If you hurt her in some way, Mage."
"I don't know why she ran like that," replied Numair quizzically. "I was just going to ask her!"
"What were you doing out there?" asked Ash.
"I was talking to Varice, not that it's any of your business," he looked thoughtful for a moment the added, "she fled after she saw Varice kiss me."
"Uh-oh," said Rocky softly. The others looked at her, so she continued. "I think I know what's wrong."
"What!?" asked Mirk, Dante, Numair and Gary all at the same time. Rocky shook her head at their incapability of seeing the obvious, but Ash understood.
"She's jealous of Varice! Never before have I seen her jealous, but she is!" she looked ready to laugh in disbelief. "Whatever feelings you've provoked in her, Numair, they've changed her," she really did laugh, "Carn'll never believe this!"
"I don't think I do," said Mirk, "Dirk won't believe it either! Well, Numair, I guess you'd better go talk to her. It'll be weird if Rocky and Ash are right!"
Dante moved out of Numair's way and the mage strode towards the exit quickly.
"Have you seen Arram?" it was Varice.
The four Canadians looked at her with a mixture of dislike, disgust and laughter. Rocky shook her head and led Gary away. Ash, Mirk and Dante went their separate ways also, leaving an angry Varice behind.
"I'm going to bed, Gareth," said Rocky once they had reached the doors.
"Call me Gary. I'll escort you," he gave a mock bow and offered her his arm. Rocky accepted it and he led her to their rooms.
"G'night Rocky," he said when they got to her room.
"Good night Gary," said Rocky. After a bit of internal struggle, she went up on her tippy toes to give him a quick peck on the lips before she entered her room with a grin.
The only person who saw this was an extremely tall, not to mention happy, figure who was leaving Nanya's room. He grinned to himself and thought tonight must've been a good night to fall in love- or at least to realize it.
He quickly went to his own room before Gary could see him.
ROCKY AND GARY SITTIN IN A TREE K-I-S-S-I-N-G. I'VE FINALLY GOT THOSE CHAPPIES OUT OF THE WAY, SO THE NEXT ONE IS. NANYA'S BREAKFAST ORDEAL- DUN, DUN, DUUUN. CYA
~oneinamilliongirl