A/N: ok, well, I'm not quite sure how good this chapter is. I am trying to
include D/N fluff but, well, basically I suck at fluff. Lol. I am going to
try my hand at this but please don't hate me if it sucks. Just tell me so I
don't keep writing bad stuff. I also had somewhat of writers block. I have
a chapter in mind, but first I decided to bring Numair into the story. So,
please review. I want to know what y'all think.
Disclaimer: this all belongs to Tamora Pierce. Though if she doesn't want them... lol.
Emily
That morning, as Annie and Daine tacked up, Annie noticed that Daine seemed distracted. Annie thought about asking about it but then decided against it. After they had been riding for a while, Daine pulled Cloud up to Annie.
"So, want to continue those lessons?"
"Ok, but can I ride your pony?"
"Sure!"
The two woman exchanged horses. As Daine got on Pita and started riding him, Annie noticed a tall stranger in the shadows, watching them. The man was very, very tall and had dark hair that was tied back. But he really wasn't studying Annie, it was more Daine. Annie decided to ignore the man, and turned back to scold Daine on her posting trot.
"Well, well. Never thought I'd see the day that our wildmage would be being scolded on horseback. You slipping on me magelet?" The dark man was advancing towards them. Daine suddenly gave a happy squeal, leaping off Pita and leaping towards the man.
"Numair!" she yelled happily as he pulled her into a passionate kiss.
"I knew she was in love," Annie thought with a smirk. Wordlessly, she leaded Cloud and Pita back to a barn. A few minutes later, Daine and the man identified as Numair came in, holding onto each other.
"Annie, this is Numair, the person I told you about who might be able to figure out what's going on. He taught me all I know about wild magic. Numair, this is Annie, she and her horse just dropped here, from the future in some strange universe."
Numair looked thoughtful. "There might be something about this in my books..." he wondered off.
Daine laughed. "He's going to be in his books for hours." Annie grinned at her.
"So, he's your boyfriend?"
Daine looked confused. "What's a 'boyfriend?'"
Annie sighed. "Like, a lover or something."
"Oh, yah, he is." Daine smiled broadly.
"Well, I better get ready. Bye Daine!"
Annie walked up to her rooms to get ready. Two hours later, she was meeting up with Kel and her other friends.
"Hey Annie, we actually get tomorrow off from classes. Want to go down to city with us?" Neal asked.
"Shopping? HELL YAH!" Annie wanted to get out and see Tortall.
Kel smiled. "Great, we will meet you at your door tomorrow afternoon at 12." Annie could hardly wait.
The next after noon, Annie was ready to go at exactly noon. She hadn't ridden that morning and had taken special care of her appearance. She had applied all her makeup, including her eyes stuff for the first time since arriving at Tortall. Someone knocked at the door. Annie glanced once more in the mirror before opening it. In her door stood Kel and Neal.
"The others couldn't make it," explained Kel. Annie couldn't help but notice the adoring glances she kept throwing at Neal.
"Ok, how are we getting there?"
"Riding silly!" Annie looked at Neal, oh, um; in that case, I should change my shoes. And do you think I could borrow a Tortall horse? I don't really want to deal with Pita and stuff."
"I don't see why not. Lets go when you're done changing your shoes."
Half an hour later, the three were on their way to the City. Annie rode a large pony mare, named Lady. Lady was a beautiful chestnut pony, and was very muscular. She also had an extreme attitude. She was a looker and a cute mover, and by the time they had reached the city, Annie was convinced that that little mare knew it. (A/N: yes, based on my real life mare, Lady)
"Welcome to the heart of Tortall" Neal and Kel said together as hostlers took the horses. Suddenly thunder rumbled.
"DAMN!" cursed Annie.
"We can still hang out a little." Neal said.
They spent some time going looking at the out door stalls. Annie was enthralled in all of it. She had never seen anything like this before.
"You like?" Kel broke Annie's thoughts.
"Its amazing." Annie smiled. But that smile disappeared as the clouds opened up and it started pouring.
"Lets go and get some food inside!" Shouted Neal over the pounding rain.
"FRIGGIN RAIN!" this cuss came from potty-mouthed Annie. Kel just chuckled.
"We can wait the rain out inside."
Two hours later it was still raining. And it wasn't going to let up.
"Lets just go!" Kel was aggravated.
"Yah, I just hope this doesn't spook the horses." Kel and Neal just laughed.
The three walked out to brave the rain. Luckily, the rain was becoming lighter. But as they walked past and Ally, Annie heard a noise. She stopped, it sounded like a whimper, a cry. Coming from the ally. "You guys! Wait, I think I just heard someone crying!" Annie turned back and peered into the Ally. Sure enough she could see a figure, slumped against a dirty wall. It was holding what looked like a knife up.
"STOP!!!!!!!!!!" Annie screamed, as the figure brought down the knife. She ran up to it. In the light, she could see it was a girl, about 16. She turned to Annie and Annie gasped. The girls face was tear stained, bloody and bruised. "Oh my gosh" she whispered, sitting down next to the girl and gently taking the knife from her.
"Give that back. Please, just let me end the pain!" her voice was hollow and sad.
"Annie! What is it?" Kel and Neal rushed to Annie. "Who is this?"
"What is your name?" Annie's voice was gentle and understanding. She had been in this same predicament before.
"Kala" she whispered.
"Ok, Kala, we are going to take you back to the palace and get you cleaned up. Then, we are going to talk. Come on; let's not waste more time out here. Its cold and wet."
"That girl, Annie, she seems caring." Thought Kala. Then, "its an act, we all know it. They will just hurt you more. She can't possibly know what this is like. But if you follow her to the palace, once you get there you can finish off what you were doing." Kala reluctantly allowed herself to be helped to her feet. But when Neal tried to help her, she leapt away from his touch.
"Let me handle it Neal, can you and Kel just get the horses? Please?"
"Alright."
"Sure."
Annie turned to Kala. "We will talk when we get to the palace." She said firmly. "And don't even think about trying to kill yourself there. You're going to be under my watch, or in a room with nothing harmful."
A/N: well, hope you liked. Yes, I have decided to bring in Kala. If you haven't read it yet, read my other story Tears Of Pain for her story. I hope you guys liked. I want reviews! I want more! More I say! Lol. Really though. I like to hear from y'all. Flames are allowed, as long as they are intelligent. So press the pretty little button and review.
Emily
Disclaimer: this all belongs to Tamora Pierce. Though if she doesn't want them... lol.
Emily
That morning, as Annie and Daine tacked up, Annie noticed that Daine seemed distracted. Annie thought about asking about it but then decided against it. After they had been riding for a while, Daine pulled Cloud up to Annie.
"So, want to continue those lessons?"
"Ok, but can I ride your pony?"
"Sure!"
The two woman exchanged horses. As Daine got on Pita and started riding him, Annie noticed a tall stranger in the shadows, watching them. The man was very, very tall and had dark hair that was tied back. But he really wasn't studying Annie, it was more Daine. Annie decided to ignore the man, and turned back to scold Daine on her posting trot.
"Well, well. Never thought I'd see the day that our wildmage would be being scolded on horseback. You slipping on me magelet?" The dark man was advancing towards them. Daine suddenly gave a happy squeal, leaping off Pita and leaping towards the man.
"Numair!" she yelled happily as he pulled her into a passionate kiss.
"I knew she was in love," Annie thought with a smirk. Wordlessly, she leaded Cloud and Pita back to a barn. A few minutes later, Daine and the man identified as Numair came in, holding onto each other.
"Annie, this is Numair, the person I told you about who might be able to figure out what's going on. He taught me all I know about wild magic. Numair, this is Annie, she and her horse just dropped here, from the future in some strange universe."
Numair looked thoughtful. "There might be something about this in my books..." he wondered off.
Daine laughed. "He's going to be in his books for hours." Annie grinned at her.
"So, he's your boyfriend?"
Daine looked confused. "What's a 'boyfriend?'"
Annie sighed. "Like, a lover or something."
"Oh, yah, he is." Daine smiled broadly.
"Well, I better get ready. Bye Daine!"
Annie walked up to her rooms to get ready. Two hours later, she was meeting up with Kel and her other friends.
"Hey Annie, we actually get tomorrow off from classes. Want to go down to city with us?" Neal asked.
"Shopping? HELL YAH!" Annie wanted to get out and see Tortall.
Kel smiled. "Great, we will meet you at your door tomorrow afternoon at 12." Annie could hardly wait.
The next after noon, Annie was ready to go at exactly noon. She hadn't ridden that morning and had taken special care of her appearance. She had applied all her makeup, including her eyes stuff for the first time since arriving at Tortall. Someone knocked at the door. Annie glanced once more in the mirror before opening it. In her door stood Kel and Neal.
"The others couldn't make it," explained Kel. Annie couldn't help but notice the adoring glances she kept throwing at Neal.
"Ok, how are we getting there?"
"Riding silly!" Annie looked at Neal, oh, um; in that case, I should change my shoes. And do you think I could borrow a Tortall horse? I don't really want to deal with Pita and stuff."
"I don't see why not. Lets go when you're done changing your shoes."
Half an hour later, the three were on their way to the City. Annie rode a large pony mare, named Lady. Lady was a beautiful chestnut pony, and was very muscular. She also had an extreme attitude. She was a looker and a cute mover, and by the time they had reached the city, Annie was convinced that that little mare knew it. (A/N: yes, based on my real life mare, Lady)
"Welcome to the heart of Tortall" Neal and Kel said together as hostlers took the horses. Suddenly thunder rumbled.
"DAMN!" cursed Annie.
"We can still hang out a little." Neal said.
They spent some time going looking at the out door stalls. Annie was enthralled in all of it. She had never seen anything like this before.
"You like?" Kel broke Annie's thoughts.
"Its amazing." Annie smiled. But that smile disappeared as the clouds opened up and it started pouring.
"Lets go and get some food inside!" Shouted Neal over the pounding rain.
"FRIGGIN RAIN!" this cuss came from potty-mouthed Annie. Kel just chuckled.
"We can wait the rain out inside."
Two hours later it was still raining. And it wasn't going to let up.
"Lets just go!" Kel was aggravated.
"Yah, I just hope this doesn't spook the horses." Kel and Neal just laughed.
The three walked out to brave the rain. Luckily, the rain was becoming lighter. But as they walked past and Ally, Annie heard a noise. She stopped, it sounded like a whimper, a cry. Coming from the ally. "You guys! Wait, I think I just heard someone crying!" Annie turned back and peered into the Ally. Sure enough she could see a figure, slumped against a dirty wall. It was holding what looked like a knife up.
"STOP!!!!!!!!!!" Annie screamed, as the figure brought down the knife. She ran up to it. In the light, she could see it was a girl, about 16. She turned to Annie and Annie gasped. The girls face was tear stained, bloody and bruised. "Oh my gosh" she whispered, sitting down next to the girl and gently taking the knife from her.
"Give that back. Please, just let me end the pain!" her voice was hollow and sad.
"Annie! What is it?" Kel and Neal rushed to Annie. "Who is this?"
"What is your name?" Annie's voice was gentle and understanding. She had been in this same predicament before.
"Kala" she whispered.
"Ok, Kala, we are going to take you back to the palace and get you cleaned up. Then, we are going to talk. Come on; let's not waste more time out here. Its cold and wet."
"That girl, Annie, she seems caring." Thought Kala. Then, "its an act, we all know it. They will just hurt you more. She can't possibly know what this is like. But if you follow her to the palace, once you get there you can finish off what you were doing." Kala reluctantly allowed herself to be helped to her feet. But when Neal tried to help her, she leapt away from his touch.
"Let me handle it Neal, can you and Kel just get the horses? Please?"
"Alright."
"Sure."
Annie turned to Kala. "We will talk when we get to the palace." She said firmly. "And don't even think about trying to kill yourself there. You're going to be under my watch, or in a room with nothing harmful."
A/N: well, hope you liked. Yes, I have decided to bring in Kala. If you haven't read it yet, read my other story Tears Of Pain for her story. I hope you guys liked. I want reviews! I want more! More I say! Lol. Really though. I like to hear from y'all. Flames are allowed, as long as they are intelligent. So press the pretty little button and review.
Emily