Ch. 1: Lady Alanna
Alanna stood in front of Mistress Kindell hardly paying attention to what she was saying. "You're a disgrace to this convent young lady."
'Blah, blah, blah, blah. There she goes off on another lecture. Hmmm, I wonder what Thom's doing right now. He's so lucky! He's gone to be a knight while I'm stuck here, in this dreadful place.' Alanna thought.
"And when you go to the palace tomorrow,"
"What!? I'm going to the palace tomorrow?" Alanna interrupted clearly surprised.
"Of course! You didn't think we were going to have you sit here your whole life and be an old maid. Besides, the faster you leave this place, the happier we'll be!"
Alanna rolled her eyes. 'They may send me off to find a husband, but that'll never happen. I'll just go there to practice my fighting and see Thom. I bet I can still beat him!'
"Like I was saying before, if you don't have the correct manners and attitude, no man will ever want to marry you."
Alanna sighed. She couldn't wait to get out of this horrid place and away from Mistress Kindell!
*****
Thom dropped his sword in defeat. All of his friends burst out laughing. "Good job Thom!" Raoul shouted trying hard to control his laughter.
"OK, shut up! You know I'm not talented at sword's play!" He glared at his opponent, a 4-½ foot tall page grinning up at him. "You better run off now before I hurt you."
"It's okay Thom, maybe next time you'll be able to beat that little man." Jon said grinning.
Red faced and embarrassed, Thom quickly walked away. 'Alanna was always better at this stuff than I was! I should've agreed to that plan of hers!' he muttered to himself.
Thom hurried to his room. He had just enough time to practice his Gift before it was time for the ball.
*****
Prince Jonathan, Gary, Raoul, and Alex were all standing at a corner of the ballroom talking about the events that had happened that day. "I feel bad for Thom," Gary said, "I doesn't help his ego much that a page beat him at swords play!"
Raoul laughed, "But you have to admit that it was hilarious." Alex looked up thoughtful, "I heard today that there will be new ladies coming to the ball tonight."
"Maybe some of them will actually have personalities!" Jon responded. "I'm tired of talking to ladies that talk about nothingness!"
All the men laughed at this. It was true. Most of the ladies only talked about the weather, their dress, and other boring things.
A few minutes past, when the knights heard a servant call out "Attention, attention we are introducing the women that have arrived here from the convent. Lady Delia of Eldorne!"
"She's a beauty alright." Gary whispered admiring the shapely woman as she daintily put her hand on her escort's arm.
"Lady Arianna of Gwinington!"
Lady Arianna wasn't a beauty but she wasn't terrible looking either. She had dirty blonde hair and simple brown eyes. "And lastly, Lady Alanna of Trebond."
Jon watched as a lady with flaming red hair and bright purple eyes walked in. Ringlets were hanging down from bun framing her face. She had on a green dress that was exquisite and complimented the curves of her slender body.
"Thom never told us his sister was a goddess!" Raoul whispered in awe. "She's gorgeous!"
Jon's eyes were still on Lady Alanna. A man had offered out his arm, which she walked past pretending she didn't see it. She walked down the stairs and was immediately surrounded by men. She looked past them and suddenly yelled out, "Thom!" She pushed her way through her admirers and ran towards Thom and gave him a hug. She rolled her eyes at something Thom had said. 'She looks like she has some attitude in her.' Jon thought clearly liking what he saw.
*****
Alanna was furious! Not only wouldn't Mistress Kindell let her bring her breeches, but she also made Alanna bring dresses. Tight dresses with low necklines! She had walked into the ballroom feeling self conscious and annoyed. Some dumb headed guy offered to escort her down the stairs when she was capable of walking down it HERSELF. She just pushed past him saying, "I'm not a helpless lady, I don't need you to escort me down these silly stairs!"
That's when she spotted Thom. She had run to him and gave him a hug.
"You look so different! So tall and your growing a beard!" Alanna exclaimed touching his beard.
Thom chuckled. "And look at you! All grown up and turned into a beautiful lady!"
Alanna rolled her eyes. "Whatever!"
"I'm serious! Look at all these guys staring at you!"
That was the first time Alanna noticed the stares. She blushed slightly. Suddenly four men walked up. One with black curly hair and black eyes punched Thom in the arm. "Thom, would you like to introduce us to your sister?"
Thom laughed. "Alanna, this is Raoul of Goldenlake, Gareth of Naxen, also known as Gary, Alexander of Tirragen, Alex, and the prince, Jonathan of Conte. And this is Lady Alanna of Trebond, my lovely twin sister! Well I have to go back to my serving duty. Have fun Alanna!"
'Like I could!' Alanna thought to herself.
She curtsied to the men and was prepared to walk away when she heard a voice say, "Lady Alanna, would you like to dance." A slow song was playing and she didn't really want to, but it was polite to accept an offer. She turned and found that the prince had asked her. She curtsied again and said, "Of course your highness."
They walked onto the dance floor and Jon held her close. "So, are you enjoying your stay at the palace?" Jon asked her.
"May I be blunt?"
"Of course!" Jon said clearly surprised.
"There are too many self absorbed conceited men here who think that all they have to do to get a lady's attention is to simply smile at them. It gets terribly annoying and I swear that the next man who smiles at me and thinks I'll fall head over heels in love with them, I will punch his lights out!"
Jon chuckled. This Trebond girl definitely wasn't like any normal lady. She had some fire to her!
"I'm sorry you think that way, Lady Alanna."
She blushed, "Highness, just call me Alanna. I don't like all that Lady stuff."
"I'll call you Alanna if you stop calling me highness. Jon will do just fine."
Alanna nodded. It was the end of the song and she thanked the prince and walked away. Jon stared after her. 'She's amazing' he thought, 'Simply stunning.'
A/N- So did you like it?? R/R please!! I'd like to know what u think of it so far! No flames please.
Alanna stood in front of Mistress Kindell hardly paying attention to what she was saying. "You're a disgrace to this convent young lady."
'Blah, blah, blah, blah. There she goes off on another lecture. Hmmm, I wonder what Thom's doing right now. He's so lucky! He's gone to be a knight while I'm stuck here, in this dreadful place.' Alanna thought.
"And when you go to the palace tomorrow,"
"What!? I'm going to the palace tomorrow?" Alanna interrupted clearly surprised.
"Of course! You didn't think we were going to have you sit here your whole life and be an old maid. Besides, the faster you leave this place, the happier we'll be!"
Alanna rolled her eyes. 'They may send me off to find a husband, but that'll never happen. I'll just go there to practice my fighting and see Thom. I bet I can still beat him!'
"Like I was saying before, if you don't have the correct manners and attitude, no man will ever want to marry you."
Alanna sighed. She couldn't wait to get out of this horrid place and away from Mistress Kindell!
*****
Thom dropped his sword in defeat. All of his friends burst out laughing. "Good job Thom!" Raoul shouted trying hard to control his laughter.
"OK, shut up! You know I'm not talented at sword's play!" He glared at his opponent, a 4-½ foot tall page grinning up at him. "You better run off now before I hurt you."
"It's okay Thom, maybe next time you'll be able to beat that little man." Jon said grinning.
Red faced and embarrassed, Thom quickly walked away. 'Alanna was always better at this stuff than I was! I should've agreed to that plan of hers!' he muttered to himself.
Thom hurried to his room. He had just enough time to practice his Gift before it was time for the ball.
*****
Prince Jonathan, Gary, Raoul, and Alex were all standing at a corner of the ballroom talking about the events that had happened that day. "I feel bad for Thom," Gary said, "I doesn't help his ego much that a page beat him at swords play!"
Raoul laughed, "But you have to admit that it was hilarious." Alex looked up thoughtful, "I heard today that there will be new ladies coming to the ball tonight."
"Maybe some of them will actually have personalities!" Jon responded. "I'm tired of talking to ladies that talk about nothingness!"
All the men laughed at this. It was true. Most of the ladies only talked about the weather, their dress, and other boring things.
A few minutes past, when the knights heard a servant call out "Attention, attention we are introducing the women that have arrived here from the convent. Lady Delia of Eldorne!"
"She's a beauty alright." Gary whispered admiring the shapely woman as she daintily put her hand on her escort's arm.
"Lady Arianna of Gwinington!"
Lady Arianna wasn't a beauty but she wasn't terrible looking either. She had dirty blonde hair and simple brown eyes. "And lastly, Lady Alanna of Trebond."
Jon watched as a lady with flaming red hair and bright purple eyes walked in. Ringlets were hanging down from bun framing her face. She had on a green dress that was exquisite and complimented the curves of her slender body.
"Thom never told us his sister was a goddess!" Raoul whispered in awe. "She's gorgeous!"
Jon's eyes were still on Lady Alanna. A man had offered out his arm, which she walked past pretending she didn't see it. She walked down the stairs and was immediately surrounded by men. She looked past them and suddenly yelled out, "Thom!" She pushed her way through her admirers and ran towards Thom and gave him a hug. She rolled her eyes at something Thom had said. 'She looks like she has some attitude in her.' Jon thought clearly liking what he saw.
*****
Alanna was furious! Not only wouldn't Mistress Kindell let her bring her breeches, but she also made Alanna bring dresses. Tight dresses with low necklines! She had walked into the ballroom feeling self conscious and annoyed. Some dumb headed guy offered to escort her down the stairs when she was capable of walking down it HERSELF. She just pushed past him saying, "I'm not a helpless lady, I don't need you to escort me down these silly stairs!"
That's when she spotted Thom. She had run to him and gave him a hug.
"You look so different! So tall and your growing a beard!" Alanna exclaimed touching his beard.
Thom chuckled. "And look at you! All grown up and turned into a beautiful lady!"
Alanna rolled her eyes. "Whatever!"
"I'm serious! Look at all these guys staring at you!"
That was the first time Alanna noticed the stares. She blushed slightly. Suddenly four men walked up. One with black curly hair and black eyes punched Thom in the arm. "Thom, would you like to introduce us to your sister?"
Thom laughed. "Alanna, this is Raoul of Goldenlake, Gareth of Naxen, also known as Gary, Alexander of Tirragen, Alex, and the prince, Jonathan of Conte. And this is Lady Alanna of Trebond, my lovely twin sister! Well I have to go back to my serving duty. Have fun Alanna!"
'Like I could!' Alanna thought to herself.
She curtsied to the men and was prepared to walk away when she heard a voice say, "Lady Alanna, would you like to dance." A slow song was playing and she didn't really want to, but it was polite to accept an offer. She turned and found that the prince had asked her. She curtsied again and said, "Of course your highness."
They walked onto the dance floor and Jon held her close. "So, are you enjoying your stay at the palace?" Jon asked her.
"May I be blunt?"
"Of course!" Jon said clearly surprised.
"There are too many self absorbed conceited men here who think that all they have to do to get a lady's attention is to simply smile at them. It gets terribly annoying and I swear that the next man who smiles at me and thinks I'll fall head over heels in love with them, I will punch his lights out!"
Jon chuckled. This Trebond girl definitely wasn't like any normal lady. She had some fire to her!
"I'm sorry you think that way, Lady Alanna."
She blushed, "Highness, just call me Alanna. I don't like all that Lady stuff."
"I'll call you Alanna if you stop calling me highness. Jon will do just fine."
Alanna nodded. It was the end of the song and she thanked the prince and walked away. Jon stared after her. 'She's amazing' he thought, 'Simply stunning.'
A/N- So did you like it?? R/R please!! I'd like to know what u think of it so far! No flames please.