Part 3:::
Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much to all my reviewers! I love reviews! To be perfectly honest I have yet to decide who it was that found them. Hmmmmmm... I should have had you all take a vote. Ah well on with the thank you's:
Veralidaine: Hmmmmm... I don't know who it is yet but I am thinking it may be the person that you mentioned, then again maybe not! We shall see!
Kieta: Thanks for reading my humble ficcy! I had no idea I had some competion! I need to work harder than to keep my readers still with me!!!
Ketchupfiend: I know I am bad and evil! I'm glad that you will at least consider forgiving me! As a sign of my appreciation in putting up with me I dedicate this chapter to you!
So on with the show!
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"What are you thinking? We are in the face of WAR! You can't do this Daine!"
The speaker was Alanna the first female knight of the realm of Tortall and Daine's friend. She stood there gaping at her. Her eyes mingled with something in between pity and exasperation. She continued, fighting to keep her voice down.
" He is a would be enemy Daine. If you were discovered- The Emperor wants an arranged marriage for the prince. He would not allow it!"
Daine put her hands on her hips and scowled down at her, (AN/ remember Alanna is way short!)
" Who says we can't? Goddess Alanna! What's wrong with it? I'm not saying I'm going to MARRY him or anything! We like each other where's the harm in that?"
" The harm is that the Emperor will always hold the key! Maybe he'll tell you two that you have to marry he'd say it was a reward for your saving his little birdies. Daine THINK! He would control your lives and the lives of the people that you love! And what about Numair?"
Daine started at her uncomprehending, " What about him? And the Emperor cannot force me to do anything against my will."
" Ah, but Daine he CAN and WILL! Look, I am not saying that I don't want you to be happy its just... You can't do this! Not with that man!"
Daine bit her lip trying hard not to cry. She had only found love so recently she did not want it taken away so quickly.
Alanna sighed, " I won't bother you anymore tonight but think on what it is that I am saying to you. You are a wonderful person Daine and there will be other wonderful men in your life or even this man at a later and better time... Good night Daine."
Then Alanna left leaving Daine to her own troubled thoughts.
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(AN/ I'm going to quote the fabulous Mrs. Pierce once again!)
In her deams, she stood with Kitten and the Graveyard Hag in the middle of a barren land, and arugued. An audience of rats and hyhenas looked on. The Graveyard Hag wanted her to go left, into a fenced-in graveyard, where the tombstones leaned at strange angles and human bones poked through the earth. Daine wanted to right where sge could see dinosuar skeletons embedded in the ground. Kitten, chattering furiously, wanted Daine to go back the way she had come. She slashed at the old womans legs with a forepaw.
Enough, dragon," The Graveyard Hag said. "I can't stop your coming here, but I don't need your impertanance, either. You aren't NEAR old enough to do battle with me." She smacked Kitten on the muzzle with her gnarled stick, and the dragons jaws snapped shut. She pawed at her mouth, but it remained closed.
" You stop doing that to her, and stop pushing me around," Daine told the goddess flatly. "I'm not one of yours, and I'm getting tired of your playing with me and my friends."
The Graveyard Hag grinned, show all five teeth
(AN/ This part makes me laugh, having only five teeth would suck!)
" Your a sassy one dearie," She said with approval. " Well, I always did like a girl who could stand up for herself. But your being naughty all the same. Come into my little garden and play."
ands on hips, Daine shook her head. " By the time you bury two-leggers, they're glad to rest," She retorted. " I don't WANT to play with them. They've earned the right to be let alone. Look at the way you've left them, all higgledy-piggledly like that. I should think you'd have the decency to straighten up around here." Part of her mind knew all this was a dream, bur what on earth were they talking about anyway? It made no sense.
A gnarled hand that had been empty suddenly boasted a silver dice cup. The Hag rattled it, her one good eye twinkleing cheerfully at Daine. " Toss you for it."
" No you cheat. C'mon, Kit." They marched toward the dinosaur bones. At first the going was hard. it took all Daine's might to lift her legs, and she could tell Kitten was having equal trouble. The girl clutched the heavey silver claw around her throat. It dug into her palm, drawing blood, and suddenly she was moving forward on a barrne dirt road.
Then she slowed , frowning. Things were changing, as they did in dreams. The dirt under her bare toes felt like cold marble, polished smooth. The blackened hills of and barren trees the orange-lit world around her were fading, becomeing shawdows and hinted at great shapes within.
(AN/ There is a TON more where she see's her Ma and Da but I am too lazy and have too short an attention span to copy that much down so live with the pain and just imagine that she did all that. So back to my own stuff!)
The next morning Daine rose early trying to remember why she felt so miserable.
She remebered her meeeting with The Graveyard Hag and then seeing her Ma and that man, with the horns... Then she remembered her night with Kaddar and then her meeting with Alanna.
She pounded the pillow in her rage. Why does everything have to be like this? She asked herself. Why can't it have been different? Daine thought about Kaddar, she was falling in love with him. She didn't want to break his heart. And what about her own heart? Could she break it as well?
" Why are you angry?" Zek asked. " What is wrong? I left after we got out of the menagerie and since you came back I have smelled sadness on you. What is wrong?
Kitten whistled her concern as well looking at Daine with large eyes.
" Nothing that you can help me with Zek, or you Kitten." Daine said softly while petting the Marmoset's soft fur idly.
Finally Daine got up and dressed slowly trying to decide what to do about the night before. She was falling in love with Kaddar and wanted to be with him. A part of her said though that she couldn't, a bigger part of her loved the country she had come to be part of, Tortall.
Maybe the part of her wasn't bigger but it was surely a lot louder in her mind. Daine decided to seek Kaddar out and talk to him, tell him why they couldn't... Daine remembered how right his lips against hers had felt. She shook her head. She had to do this, unfair as it was for the good of Tortall.
Daine hurried out of her room and ran off to find Kaddar. She had to tell him, as much as it hurt even to imagine to be away from her new found love that she had to break it off... She had no choice.
She found him in the gardens where they had kissed the night before. Had it really only been the night before? It seemed so long ago. Daine put a hand on his shoulder, Kaddar turned and when he saw it was her, a big smile broke out on his handsome face.
" Daine! Oh... I missed you so!" He murmered stepping close to her. He leaned forward to kiss her but Daine turned her head so he only got her cheek.
When she looked back at him, his eyes were confused and hurt. Daine bit her lips. She HAD to do this, she had no choice. If only... If only...
" Kaddar, we- We need to talk. Please..." She trailed off unable to say anything more. The hurt in Kaddar's eyes increased and he led her a bench. He looked into Daine's eyes.
" What is wrong? Please tell me. Are you... You don't want to be with me do you?" Kaddar said the last part so quietly Daine almost missed what he said,
" No! Kaddar I- I just... CAN'T! We can't. Our people are at war. Don't you understand? I want to be with you forever but its impossible." Daine felt tears spring up in her eyes.
" Why can't we Daine? No one has to know! We could it secret no one would have to know!"
Daine shook her head crying,
" We would be living a lie! Could we do that? How could we stand it? And it wouldn't work..."
Kaddar grasped her hand and Daine felt a thrill when his large hand closed protectivly around her own and his eyes looked into hers with such love.
" Why would it not work? Why? Mithros Daine! I want to be with you... People say that love is a sacrifice. I would sacrifice anything and EVERYTHING to be with you! I- I love you."
Daine couldn't speak she only sobbed harder. Kaddar pulled her against his chest and held her tight, Daine felt his strong chest breathing in and out with her own.
When she calmed down enough to be able to speak she whipsered,
" I'm so sorry Kaddar. I would do anything for things to be different."
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So whatta ya think? I know I suck at mushy things! But please forgive me and PLEASE review! I live on review. *stares lovingly at the pretty little review box* Anyways! i have a question though... How the heck should this end up???? Should she end up HAVING to dump Kaddar or should they keep it a secret???? Would Alanna tell? Would Numair find out? What would he do? Its all here... Tune in next time for more! AND REVIEW!!!!!!
-Hannah
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pps. Did u enjoy this Ketchupfiend? This chapter was dedicated towards you!
ppps. Don't forget to review me!!!!
pppps. WOOHOO! 5 pages of writing! Tis a record for me!
Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much to all my reviewers! I love reviews! To be perfectly honest I have yet to decide who it was that found them. Hmmmmmm... I should have had you all take a vote. Ah well on with the thank you's:
Veralidaine: Hmmmmm... I don't know who it is yet but I am thinking it may be the person that you mentioned, then again maybe not! We shall see!
Kieta: Thanks for reading my humble ficcy! I had no idea I had some competion! I need to work harder than to keep my readers still with me!!!
Ketchupfiend: I know I am bad and evil! I'm glad that you will at least consider forgiving me! As a sign of my appreciation in putting up with me I dedicate this chapter to you!
So on with the show!
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"What are you thinking? We are in the face of WAR! You can't do this Daine!"
The speaker was Alanna the first female knight of the realm of Tortall and Daine's friend. She stood there gaping at her. Her eyes mingled with something in between pity and exasperation. She continued, fighting to keep her voice down.
" He is a would be enemy Daine. If you were discovered- The Emperor wants an arranged marriage for the prince. He would not allow it!"
Daine put her hands on her hips and scowled down at her, (AN/ remember Alanna is way short!)
" Who says we can't? Goddess Alanna! What's wrong with it? I'm not saying I'm going to MARRY him or anything! We like each other where's the harm in that?"
" The harm is that the Emperor will always hold the key! Maybe he'll tell you two that you have to marry he'd say it was a reward for your saving his little birdies. Daine THINK! He would control your lives and the lives of the people that you love! And what about Numair?"
Daine started at her uncomprehending, " What about him? And the Emperor cannot force me to do anything against my will."
" Ah, but Daine he CAN and WILL! Look, I am not saying that I don't want you to be happy its just... You can't do this! Not with that man!"
Daine bit her lip trying hard not to cry. She had only found love so recently she did not want it taken away so quickly.
Alanna sighed, " I won't bother you anymore tonight but think on what it is that I am saying to you. You are a wonderful person Daine and there will be other wonderful men in your life or even this man at a later and better time... Good night Daine."
Then Alanna left leaving Daine to her own troubled thoughts.
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(AN/ I'm going to quote the fabulous Mrs. Pierce once again!)
In her deams, she stood with Kitten and the Graveyard Hag in the middle of a barren land, and arugued. An audience of rats and hyhenas looked on. The Graveyard Hag wanted her to go left, into a fenced-in graveyard, where the tombstones leaned at strange angles and human bones poked through the earth. Daine wanted to right where sge could see dinosuar skeletons embedded in the ground. Kitten, chattering furiously, wanted Daine to go back the way she had come. She slashed at the old womans legs with a forepaw.
Enough, dragon," The Graveyard Hag said. "I can't stop your coming here, but I don't need your impertanance, either. You aren't NEAR old enough to do battle with me." She smacked Kitten on the muzzle with her gnarled stick, and the dragons jaws snapped shut. She pawed at her mouth, but it remained closed.
" You stop doing that to her, and stop pushing me around," Daine told the goddess flatly. "I'm not one of yours, and I'm getting tired of your playing with me and my friends."
The Graveyard Hag grinned, show all five teeth
(AN/ This part makes me laugh, having only five teeth would suck!)
" Your a sassy one dearie," She said with approval. " Well, I always did like a girl who could stand up for herself. But your being naughty all the same. Come into my little garden and play."
ands on hips, Daine shook her head. " By the time you bury two-leggers, they're glad to rest," She retorted. " I don't WANT to play with them. They've earned the right to be let alone. Look at the way you've left them, all higgledy-piggledly like that. I should think you'd have the decency to straighten up around here." Part of her mind knew all this was a dream, bur what on earth were they talking about anyway? It made no sense.
A gnarled hand that had been empty suddenly boasted a silver dice cup. The Hag rattled it, her one good eye twinkleing cheerfully at Daine. " Toss you for it."
" No you cheat. C'mon, Kit." They marched toward the dinosaur bones. At first the going was hard. it took all Daine's might to lift her legs, and she could tell Kitten was having equal trouble. The girl clutched the heavey silver claw around her throat. It dug into her palm, drawing blood, and suddenly she was moving forward on a barrne dirt road.
Then she slowed , frowning. Things were changing, as they did in dreams. The dirt under her bare toes felt like cold marble, polished smooth. The blackened hills of and barren trees the orange-lit world around her were fading, becomeing shawdows and hinted at great shapes within.
(AN/ There is a TON more where she see's her Ma and Da but I am too lazy and have too short an attention span to copy that much down so live with the pain and just imagine that she did all that. So back to my own stuff!)
The next morning Daine rose early trying to remember why she felt so miserable.
She remebered her meeeting with The Graveyard Hag and then seeing her Ma and that man, with the horns... Then she remembered her night with Kaddar and then her meeting with Alanna.
She pounded the pillow in her rage. Why does everything have to be like this? She asked herself. Why can't it have been different? Daine thought about Kaddar, she was falling in love with him. She didn't want to break his heart. And what about her own heart? Could she break it as well?
" Why are you angry?" Zek asked. " What is wrong? I left after we got out of the menagerie and since you came back I have smelled sadness on you. What is wrong?
Kitten whistled her concern as well looking at Daine with large eyes.
" Nothing that you can help me with Zek, or you Kitten." Daine said softly while petting the Marmoset's soft fur idly.
Finally Daine got up and dressed slowly trying to decide what to do about the night before. She was falling in love with Kaddar and wanted to be with him. A part of her said though that she couldn't, a bigger part of her loved the country she had come to be part of, Tortall.
Maybe the part of her wasn't bigger but it was surely a lot louder in her mind. Daine decided to seek Kaddar out and talk to him, tell him why they couldn't... Daine remembered how right his lips against hers had felt. She shook her head. She had to do this, unfair as it was for the good of Tortall.
Daine hurried out of her room and ran off to find Kaddar. She had to tell him, as much as it hurt even to imagine to be away from her new found love that she had to break it off... She had no choice.
She found him in the gardens where they had kissed the night before. Had it really only been the night before? It seemed so long ago. Daine put a hand on his shoulder, Kaddar turned and when he saw it was her, a big smile broke out on his handsome face.
" Daine! Oh... I missed you so!" He murmered stepping close to her. He leaned forward to kiss her but Daine turned her head so he only got her cheek.
When she looked back at him, his eyes were confused and hurt. Daine bit her lips. She HAD to do this, she had no choice. If only... If only...
" Kaddar, we- We need to talk. Please..." She trailed off unable to say anything more. The hurt in Kaddar's eyes increased and he led her a bench. He looked into Daine's eyes.
" What is wrong? Please tell me. Are you... You don't want to be with me do you?" Kaddar said the last part so quietly Daine almost missed what he said,
" No! Kaddar I- I just... CAN'T! We can't. Our people are at war. Don't you understand? I want to be with you forever but its impossible." Daine felt tears spring up in her eyes.
" Why can't we Daine? No one has to know! We could it secret no one would have to know!"
Daine shook her head crying,
" We would be living a lie! Could we do that? How could we stand it? And it wouldn't work..."
Kaddar grasped her hand and Daine felt a thrill when his large hand closed protectivly around her own and his eyes looked into hers with such love.
" Why would it not work? Why? Mithros Daine! I want to be with you... People say that love is a sacrifice. I would sacrifice anything and EVERYTHING to be with you! I- I love you."
Daine couldn't speak she only sobbed harder. Kaddar pulled her against his chest and held her tight, Daine felt his strong chest breathing in and out with her own.
When she calmed down enough to be able to speak she whipsered,
" I'm so sorry Kaddar. I would do anything for things to be different."
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So whatta ya think? I know I suck at mushy things! But please forgive me and PLEASE review! I live on review. *stares lovingly at the pretty little review box* Anyways! i have a question though... How the heck should this end up???? Should she end up HAVING to dump Kaddar or should they keep it a secret???? Would Alanna tell? Would Numair find out? What would he do? Its all here... Tune in next time for more! AND REVIEW!!!!!!
-Hannah
ps. Email me! I LIKE getting emails!
pps. Did u enjoy this Ketchupfiend? This chapter was dedicated towards you!
ppps. Don't forget to review me!!!!
pppps. WOOHOO! 5 pages of writing! Tis a record for me!