A/N: Thanks again to all my reviewers-
~apathetic-spirit: I hope the chapters to come will have more detail and help you learn more about the girls as it goes on.
~miliko01: here's the next chapter u wanted!!!! HAPPY READING!!!
Disclaimer: I haven't done one of these things yet, but I don't own any of Tamora Pierce's characters/places/ideas. I own the 5 sisters and the plot, tho!!! ******************************************************************** When we last left our story, the girls had talked to each other about their new assignments. Read on to see what happens next! ********************************************************************* The girls were able to locate their rooms and dress for dinner. They all met in the Great Hall at seven o'clock. However, it wouldn't have been right if Lauren, being the clumsy one that she is, hadn't tripped over something. Just as Kelly was rounding the corner, she saw Lauren come tumbling down the stairs. She couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"I'm glad you find this so amusing," replied Lauren sarcastically.
"Oh ever so much! You trip so often, but it always makes me feel better to see it happen again!"
"Ok, you nutcase (A/N: did they use this word back then? Well...they do now!). Lets go! We're going to be late for dinner if we stand her chit chatting all day."
So they continued their walk. When they arrived, they found that everyone was already there, waiting for them. They glanced at their sisters who shook their heads. They took their seats and food began appearing.
"I can't take you two anywhere, can I?" asked Adrienne. "You always seem to find a way to be late for everything! Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"It is approximately 7:10 p.m. And I am sorry Adrienne, but Lauren fell down the stairs...AGAIN! It really wasn't my fault this time...I swear!"
"What am I going to do with you guys?" she asked with a small frown beginning to form on her normally happy face. "I can't believe you were late for your first dinner...at a palace none the less!!!!!"
Lauren and Kelly, by now used to being scolded by their oldest sister, hung their heads and mumbled a very quiet "Sorry" and began eating again. Mena and Kayla, on the other hand had hardly noticed their sisters' entrance because they were so deep in conversation.
"I'm nervous," admitted Kayla to her sister Mena. "I'm being trained by the queen; what happens if I screw up?"
"You won't screw up anything, Kayla. You never have and you never will. Even if you do make a few mistakes...you're a thirteen year old girl...mistakes are what we do!"
"I hope your right, Mena. What about you? Aren't you nervous?"
"Can you remember one time when I was ever nervous about doing something new?"
"Well...no. I can't remember much of anything, really."
"Oh yea, I forgot. Well, no I'm not nervous. I'm actually really excited. It's gonna be so much fun learning how to make healing potions and stuff. Just think, next time Lauren runs into something, I'll be able to heal her! It'll all be fine, Kay...I promise."
"Thanks, Mena and I hope you're right."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Queen Thayet was busy talking to Jon about her new student.
"She really is a nice girl. Maybe too nice, though. I don't know if she has what it takes to be a Rider. I mean she is certainly smart enough and physically strong enough, but I still don't know if she would be ok going to war and things like that."
"I'm sure she will be fine. With you as her teacher, she will be ready to be a Rider in no time," he replied, grabbing her hand under the table and giving it a squeeze.
" I hope you're right," she replied with a sigh. She glanced over at Kayla to see her conversing with Adrienne...or was it Mena...maybe it was Lauren. " I really need to learn to tell them apart!" she thought to herself. "They don't look anything alike, yet they are all so similar. I will have to ask Kayla about them tomorrow."
Daine had just been thinking the same thing about Adrienne when Numair said something. "What was that?" she asked.
"Deep in thought about something, Magelet," he asked teasingly.
"Just trying to figure out which one is which," she confessed to her husband. "How do you tell them all apart?"
"I'm focusing on learning about my own student at the moment, and she is the easiest one to pick out. She's the tall one with blonde hair and blue eyes."
"NO FAIR!" she cried, giving him a hard kick under the table, "she's the only one with blonde hair!"
Numair smirked. "That, my dear, sounds like a personal problem. I'm sure you will figure out some way to tell them apart sooner or later."
"I hope you're right."
"When have I ever been wrong?" he asked, his eyes sparkling with laughter.
"Well...there was that one time-"
"Oh hush, you. You're supposed to agree with me!"
"Silly me! How could I have forgotten that you are always right, Master Mage?"
" I do not know," he said, and went back to eating his dinner of roasted chicken. ***********************************************************************
About an hour later, when everyone was done eating, they all decided to retire to their rooms.
"Tomorrow will be a busy day!" Jon reminded them all as they exited the hall. They all waved in acknowledgment and went their separate ways.
The girls stopped right outside the doors. They had all been assigned a room closer to their teacher's rooms. This meant that Kelly and Adrienne would be close, but the others were on their own. They all hugged goodnight and left to find their quarters.
"Mithros, give me strength," Mena said to herself as she began towards the healer's wing. "I'm not ready for this...I'm thirteen for Pete's sake! Why me? Why us? What did I ever do?" All of a sudden, Mena saw a shape walking towards her. She was quite alarmed at first but then she became curious. Just as the figure would've walked right into her, it disappeared. Mena could've sworn she heard it say, "Goddess bless, daughter" but she knew she was probably just imagining things. It wasn't until she reached her rooms that she realized a necklace hung around her neck that she had never seen before. It was a cross on a simple chain.
She wondered to herself for a while where this could've come from, but she soon drifted off to sleep. *********************************************************************** The next morning at breakfast, all of the girls were on time to avoid a scolding form Adrienne and they all shared their experiences from the night before. All of them had seen the shadow as well and had all received a mystery necklace. Adrienne's was a wolf, Lauren's, a sword, Kayla's, a horse, and Kelly's, a bottle shape.
"Any ideas about where these things came from?" asked Kelly.
All of them shrugged their shoulders.
"Should we tell our teachers about them? I mean what do we say if they ask us about them?" asked Kayla.
"You always plan so far ahead," said Lauren. "If they ask, just say you found it in your bag. They'll all think we have mysterious benefactors or something."
"Hey!" said Kalya defensively. " It wouldn't hurt for you to plan things a little more in advance."
Lauren tried to kick Kayla under the table, but missed and kicked Kelly instead. Kelly Cried out and tried to kick Lauren back, but hit Mena instead. This battle went on until someone finally kicked Adrienne.
"OUCH!" she yelled. "Stop it, you four!"
They all cast their eyes downward and focused on eating their breakfast.
"GIRLS!" Jon called from the head of the table. They all looked upwards. "When you are finished eating, report to your teachers so you can begin today's lesson."
"They all nodded. Soon, breakfast was over and it was time for their first real day on the job. *************************************************************** Well...wat did u think? Good? Bad? Please review!!!!! I am getting confirmed this weekend so all my relatives are coming over, so you may not get another chapter till Monday or Tuesday. Then again...reviews are always a plus! Have a good weekend! Toodles!!!!!
~apathetic-spirit: I hope the chapters to come will have more detail and help you learn more about the girls as it goes on.
~miliko01: here's the next chapter u wanted!!!! HAPPY READING!!!
Disclaimer: I haven't done one of these things yet, but I don't own any of Tamora Pierce's characters/places/ideas. I own the 5 sisters and the plot, tho!!! ******************************************************************** When we last left our story, the girls had talked to each other about their new assignments. Read on to see what happens next! ********************************************************************* The girls were able to locate their rooms and dress for dinner. They all met in the Great Hall at seven o'clock. However, it wouldn't have been right if Lauren, being the clumsy one that she is, hadn't tripped over something. Just as Kelly was rounding the corner, she saw Lauren come tumbling down the stairs. She couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"I'm glad you find this so amusing," replied Lauren sarcastically.
"Oh ever so much! You trip so often, but it always makes me feel better to see it happen again!"
"Ok, you nutcase (A/N: did they use this word back then? Well...they do now!). Lets go! We're going to be late for dinner if we stand her chit chatting all day."
So they continued their walk. When they arrived, they found that everyone was already there, waiting for them. They glanced at their sisters who shook their heads. They took their seats and food began appearing.
"I can't take you two anywhere, can I?" asked Adrienne. "You always seem to find a way to be late for everything! Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"It is approximately 7:10 p.m. And I am sorry Adrienne, but Lauren fell down the stairs...AGAIN! It really wasn't my fault this time...I swear!"
"What am I going to do with you guys?" she asked with a small frown beginning to form on her normally happy face. "I can't believe you were late for your first dinner...at a palace none the less!!!!!"
Lauren and Kelly, by now used to being scolded by their oldest sister, hung their heads and mumbled a very quiet "Sorry" and began eating again. Mena and Kayla, on the other hand had hardly noticed their sisters' entrance because they were so deep in conversation.
"I'm nervous," admitted Kayla to her sister Mena. "I'm being trained by the queen; what happens if I screw up?"
"You won't screw up anything, Kayla. You never have and you never will. Even if you do make a few mistakes...you're a thirteen year old girl...mistakes are what we do!"
"I hope your right, Mena. What about you? Aren't you nervous?"
"Can you remember one time when I was ever nervous about doing something new?"
"Well...no. I can't remember much of anything, really."
"Oh yea, I forgot. Well, no I'm not nervous. I'm actually really excited. It's gonna be so much fun learning how to make healing potions and stuff. Just think, next time Lauren runs into something, I'll be able to heal her! It'll all be fine, Kay...I promise."
"Thanks, Mena and I hope you're right."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Queen Thayet was busy talking to Jon about her new student.
"She really is a nice girl. Maybe too nice, though. I don't know if she has what it takes to be a Rider. I mean she is certainly smart enough and physically strong enough, but I still don't know if she would be ok going to war and things like that."
"I'm sure she will be fine. With you as her teacher, she will be ready to be a Rider in no time," he replied, grabbing her hand under the table and giving it a squeeze.
" I hope you're right," she replied with a sigh. She glanced over at Kayla to see her conversing with Adrienne...or was it Mena...maybe it was Lauren. " I really need to learn to tell them apart!" she thought to herself. "They don't look anything alike, yet they are all so similar. I will have to ask Kayla about them tomorrow."
Daine had just been thinking the same thing about Adrienne when Numair said something. "What was that?" she asked.
"Deep in thought about something, Magelet," he asked teasingly.
"Just trying to figure out which one is which," she confessed to her husband. "How do you tell them all apart?"
"I'm focusing on learning about my own student at the moment, and she is the easiest one to pick out. She's the tall one with blonde hair and blue eyes."
"NO FAIR!" she cried, giving him a hard kick under the table, "she's the only one with blonde hair!"
Numair smirked. "That, my dear, sounds like a personal problem. I'm sure you will figure out some way to tell them apart sooner or later."
"I hope you're right."
"When have I ever been wrong?" he asked, his eyes sparkling with laughter.
"Well...there was that one time-"
"Oh hush, you. You're supposed to agree with me!"
"Silly me! How could I have forgotten that you are always right, Master Mage?"
" I do not know," he said, and went back to eating his dinner of roasted chicken. ***********************************************************************
About an hour later, when everyone was done eating, they all decided to retire to their rooms.
"Tomorrow will be a busy day!" Jon reminded them all as they exited the hall. They all waved in acknowledgment and went their separate ways.
The girls stopped right outside the doors. They had all been assigned a room closer to their teacher's rooms. This meant that Kelly and Adrienne would be close, but the others were on their own. They all hugged goodnight and left to find their quarters.
"Mithros, give me strength," Mena said to herself as she began towards the healer's wing. "I'm not ready for this...I'm thirteen for Pete's sake! Why me? Why us? What did I ever do?" All of a sudden, Mena saw a shape walking towards her. She was quite alarmed at first but then she became curious. Just as the figure would've walked right into her, it disappeared. Mena could've sworn she heard it say, "Goddess bless, daughter" but she knew she was probably just imagining things. It wasn't until she reached her rooms that she realized a necklace hung around her neck that she had never seen before. It was a cross on a simple chain.
She wondered to herself for a while where this could've come from, but she soon drifted off to sleep. *********************************************************************** The next morning at breakfast, all of the girls were on time to avoid a scolding form Adrienne and they all shared their experiences from the night before. All of them had seen the shadow as well and had all received a mystery necklace. Adrienne's was a wolf, Lauren's, a sword, Kayla's, a horse, and Kelly's, a bottle shape.
"Any ideas about where these things came from?" asked Kelly.
All of them shrugged their shoulders.
"Should we tell our teachers about them? I mean what do we say if they ask us about them?" asked Kayla.
"You always plan so far ahead," said Lauren. "If they ask, just say you found it in your bag. They'll all think we have mysterious benefactors or something."
"Hey!" said Kalya defensively. " It wouldn't hurt for you to plan things a little more in advance."
Lauren tried to kick Kayla under the table, but missed and kicked Kelly instead. Kelly Cried out and tried to kick Lauren back, but hit Mena instead. This battle went on until someone finally kicked Adrienne.
"OUCH!" she yelled. "Stop it, you four!"
They all cast their eyes downward and focused on eating their breakfast.
"GIRLS!" Jon called from the head of the table. They all looked upwards. "When you are finished eating, report to your teachers so you can begin today's lesson."
"They all nodded. Soon, breakfast was over and it was time for their first real day on the job. *************************************************************** Well...wat did u think? Good? Bad? Please review!!!!! I am getting confirmed this weekend so all my relatives are coming over, so you may not get another chapter till Monday or Tuesday. Then again...reviews are always a plus! Have a good weekend! Toodles!!!!!