Chapter 3: Morning Mischief

Disclaimer: Characters, etc. belong to Tamora Pierce

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About an hour later, all of the own had gathered at Kel's door.

"Who's going to ask?" demanded Dom.

"You!" everyone replied. Dom grumbled and went to knock on Kel's door.

Kel heard a knock and abruptly woke up. She warily got up, grabbed her sword and crept to the door. The knock came again and Kel pulled open her door, holding her sword at ready, but it was only Dom. Dom and the rest of the Own.

"Oh!" exclaimed Kel, "Just a minute and I'll get my stuff. Where are we going?"

"No, Kel, wait. We just came to tell you that we have to go to the midwinter ball and-" Dom began.

"You woke me up at 3 in the morning to tell me about a BALL !?!"

"Calm down! We came to ask you if you'd go with us."

"This the wierdest dream I've ever had." Kel remarked, then pinched herself. She shook her head, blink a couple times then climb back into bed a shut her eyes.

"Uh? Kel?" Dom said hesitantly. One eye opened and Kel could be heard muttering about stupid dreams.

"Kel… you're not dreaming."

"Okay… make that the wierdest reality. Would somebody mind telling me exactly what is going on?" With this everyone started talking and it took Kel a couple minutes to get the story strait. Finally, she agreed.

" I think it's crazy, but I'll do it." She said, "Pick me up at eight. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going back to bed." Kel shut the door and sank into her bed relieve that this … well whatever it was dream or reality… was over, and hoped desparatly that she'd wake up to find none of it had happened. The Own all head happily back to their quarters, all plotting various things to do to embrass the King, and Raoul at the ball. None of them noticed a stocky red-head sneaking away with a face to match her hair because of with held laughter. If they had seen her, they diffinatly would have been worried by the mischivous gleam in her violet eyes.

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A/N : So sorry it took soo long to update, I've been really busy lately. I hope you liked this chapter, Please review!