Her Story
By: Hyper Mage
I rather think this chp. is a bit mushy, not really my style, but I gave it a try.

Melody had been avioding Merric for a week, likewise for Merric. Kel noticed something was diffrent, but Melody had her own stone face that only another lump could see through.

"Neal, do you see anything diffrent with Merric?" Kel asked Neal one day during dish duty. Neal looked at Merric who was off in the nearest daydream cloud.

"Well, he seems out of it. I think he might have it for that girl...what's her name?" He said in a sophisticated voice.

"Melody, yes, I think he does, at least he doesn't moon about it like you do," Kel teased Neal, he turned beat red.

"I think we should help our dear friend find what love is about," Neal said, looking eager to help out a friend in need.

"We'll have to do it later, like after our meeting with Wyldon, plus being Commander is hard, even with the clerks, maybe you can do it o' romantic one." Kel walked away when one of the woman called her away.
*Melody... sigh, why me, out of everyone here why must I be the one to not get it* Merric thought as he stared up at the sky. Merric had been taught to ignore commoners, but this one girl had grabbed his attetion better than anyone could have. *I can't let this one be the one who got away.* He realized, *I have to at least give it a try*

Melody had been trying not to think about anything but work, She too, had been bit by the love bug that was going around, Most girls though, have been mooning over the healer, Sir Nealan of Queenscove, who seemed to have a hearty made of gold. Though most of the nobles teased him, calling him "grandmother" he never let it get a better of him. Melody had laundry duty with her friends when they started talking about him again.

"He is so handsome, his eyes are the thing that get you" said Melody's friend Karren as she washed the clothes.

"No, it's his smile, it's always real, oh how I wish I could marry him." said the girl nexy to her, Bobbi, a girl who seemed to have some yamani ancestry, "too bad he's getting married." All the girls eyes went wide, a couple of them yelled out "what!" Melody already knew that from Merric, She had asked him once when Nealan was in one of his moods. Karren looked at Melody.

"How come you never told us??" She asked Melody. Melody shrugged.

"I didn't want to ruin your daydreams, besides, it's not like any of us have any chance with the knights," She mumbled, Karren understood what the problem was.

"Melody, poor dear, you've fallen for that Merric guy haven't you?" Karren put her arm around her, most of the girls awed in sympathy. They all knew most of the girls had a crush on Neal, but it was very rare for someone to fall in love with another one.

"It's not that, but It gets in my way of learning how to battle, I....I don't think he would return any type of emotion I would show him, since I'm not a noble," Most of the girls saw a tear go down her cheek, again the girls felt pity for Melody.

"You know what you have to do Melly? You have to up to him and tell him, that way you'll feel better if he knew," Bobbi said with conviction, Melody just shook her head, she started washing her clothes again, she wanted to stop discussing her private life for everyone to hear.

"It's probably just a crush, I'll get over it, don't worry," Everyone reluctantly got back to work.


Merric found a note stuck on his door, he heard some girls giggling and sighed. He took it inside and read it.
Dear Merric of Holleyrose:

I'm writing this for my love-struck friend Melody. She really like you and thinks you have no interest in her, we all know this isn't true, we've seen the way you look at her, SO TELL HER ALREADY.

Sincerely,
Melody's Friends
Merric's eyerbrows shot up in disbelief, *So, some commoners have figured it out and wrote this down as a joke, it's a good joke, but heartless* He sigh *If only it was true* He crumbled it up and went to bed.
Sulwen of Great Smials: HERE YA' GO!!

Rhiannon
: THANXS SOOOOOOOO MUCH, I feel so muich better.