A/N: Okay yes my computer was broken, I'm really sorry for the no updating thing!Thankyou! Thanyou,babyjayy, Elitch, kaden, jessica, jeff, Janellezzz, robert, ElvenYoukai and michael . Also SiriusObsession (FluffyObsession) whose reviews for somereason aren't on the review page...hmmm I'm going to phone her to find out! This chapter is very special since most of the plot will start working out now! Ooh BTW about the Char/Ella romance promise, i think I might have to take it back but lots of John/Isabella! Okay so anyway here is Chapter 12 (finally!):
Isabella walked out of the palace silently, and inhaled the sweet autumn air.
Walking silently over dry leaves she followed the long fence to the back. Not much, some trees, a few bushes, neatly cut grass and more leaves. She walked on looking for a place to just sit and think. After some more desperate walking she finally came across a large tree with two swings hanging from a huge branch. Perfect.
Isabella brushed of golden leaves and sat down on one of the swings. She started to gently swing herself, steadily increasing her speed.
The swinging helped her. When at last her feelings seemed to have been sorted out she slowed down and started to sway herself to and fro on the swing.
"Isabella?"Came a familiar voice "What are you doing here?"
"Aunty Cecilia!"
Cecilia was Char's younger sister by two years. She was tall, as was most of Char's family, she had smoothe light brown hair and many freckles. Although, a lot of men in Kyrria said she was the most beautiful woman in the whole kingdom, Cecilia never married.
She took the swing next to Isabella "Thinking?"
Isabella nodded
"About John?"
"Aunty I can't believe you knew and you never told me so! I found out from Elizabeth!"
"Of course I knew sweetie,I know everything!" Cecilia started to swing "Fine boy he is too, but you could have waited until I had a prince charming!"
Isabella laughed
"Is this not a great place for thinking, Isabella? I used to come here to think all the time, oh wait, I still do..."
"Yes, it is nice"
Isabella and Cecilia sat there and talked for it must have been hours but it was only twenty minutes. It is rather surprising how much you can talk in tweny minutes.
"I think we'd better head home now,"Cecilia said finally "it's almost time for lunch."
"Yes let's go..." Isabella got off the swing "Oh my!"
She put a hand on her stomach. It was a strange sensation, constant yet not quite irritating.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing...I..I think"
It took them about five minutes to reach the palace where they seperated, Cecilia went upstairs to talk to Daria, Isabella's grandmother and Isabella went to the kitchen to get something to eat.
"Hello, Mandy!" She said as she walked into the kitchen happily-for some reason she was happy now.
"Hello, sweet!" Mandy replied, she was was cooking something delicous by the smells of it. "I'll be right with you!"
After adding a few spices to the pot on the stove Mandy put on the top and turned to Isabella "What can I do for you?"
"Mandy,is there anything to eat?"
"There are dinner rolls in that basket..." She pointed to a redish greenish woven basket.
"Perfect!"
"Just eat one dear...they're for lunch, which is soon..."
Isabella walked over to the basket it was near the tub wear Mandy usually washed the dishes, and that was right in front of the window and outside the window Isabella saw...
"John!" she said under her breath but Mandy heard.
"Yes, he works right here, everday...hmmm he seems a bit tired today."
"Yes, yes he does..." Isabella gasped as John turned around to reveal an exhasted, sweaty face "Mandy, he's starved!"
She rushed out of the small kitchen door "John!" She exclaimed as she hurried towards him"
"Isabella?"
"John, come into the kitched you're so tired and you look so hungry!"
"But-" before he could finish his sentence Isabella had grabbed onto his sleeve and pulled him into the direction of the kitchen.
As John sat down on an oak chair and Mandy handed him a bowl of stew...
"Mandy!" Ella walked into the kitchen "Mandy how long is it until lu-" She noticed John "Who..who is this?"
"He's the gardener who works outside and he was exhasted almost about to faint!" Mandy answered
"Oh, oh really? I'm so sorry to ehar that! What happen-"
"Ella! Where are you, Ella?" Char walked into the kitchen, he noticed John faster then Ella had "Did I miss something?"
"Char, the poor lad, her was in the garden gardening and he almost fainted!" Ella said looking sympathaticaly at John.
"My word!" Char said "He looks starved!"
"He didn't eat breakfast probably, or supper...He probably isn't making enough living! Do something about it Ch-"
"Begging pardon, your highness-" John started
"I think you mean lady, dear" Ella inturrupted
"Right, lady, it was nothing like that, I just didn't have enough food in the house so I let my younger sister Anna eat what was left. She is only nine."
"What about your mother and father? That is if you don't mind me asking..." Char said
"They deserted them five years ago-" Isabella said before she could stop herself "...As Mandy was just telling me." That was close
"Oh my!" Ella exclaimed
There was silence.
"Well, you must have lunch with us, and after that you can go fetch your sister and spend a couple of nights here." Char said
"Your majesty...I...I'm speechless!"
"Is it convinient?"
"Yes...it is...but I couldn't..."
"Nonsense...now tell me...where is this young Anna?"
"She's with my friend he works at the stables, when he isn't working he takes care of Anna."
"I see...."
Isabella didn't hear anything else all she understood was that John was going to live at the palace, even if it was temporarily. This was bad, they couldn't possibly keep the secret a secret any longer. They wouldn't be able to. They wouldn't be able to resisist. And...and...and...there was the sensation in her stomach again. It was too much she couldn't take it, she fainted.
Ending remarks: Mysterious huh? Or do you get it? Okay so review! Chapter 13 won't be up until I get reviews!
Isabella walked out of the palace silently, and inhaled the sweet autumn air.
Walking silently over dry leaves she followed the long fence to the back. Not much, some trees, a few bushes, neatly cut grass and more leaves. She walked on looking for a place to just sit and think. After some more desperate walking she finally came across a large tree with two swings hanging from a huge branch. Perfect.
Isabella brushed of golden leaves and sat down on one of the swings. She started to gently swing herself, steadily increasing her speed.
The swinging helped her. When at last her feelings seemed to have been sorted out she slowed down and started to sway herself to and fro on the swing.
"Isabella?"Came a familiar voice "What are you doing here?"
"Aunty Cecilia!"
Cecilia was Char's younger sister by two years. She was tall, as was most of Char's family, she had smoothe light brown hair and many freckles. Although, a lot of men in Kyrria said she was the most beautiful woman in the whole kingdom, Cecilia never married.
She took the swing next to Isabella "Thinking?"
Isabella nodded
"About John?"
"Aunty I can't believe you knew and you never told me so! I found out from Elizabeth!"
"Of course I knew sweetie,I know everything!" Cecilia started to swing "Fine boy he is too, but you could have waited until I had a prince charming!"
Isabella laughed
"Is this not a great place for thinking, Isabella? I used to come here to think all the time, oh wait, I still do..."
"Yes, it is nice"
Isabella and Cecilia sat there and talked for it must have been hours but it was only twenty minutes. It is rather surprising how much you can talk in tweny minutes.
"I think we'd better head home now,"Cecilia said finally "it's almost time for lunch."
"Yes let's go..." Isabella got off the swing "Oh my!"
She put a hand on her stomach. It was a strange sensation, constant yet not quite irritating.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing...I..I think"
It took them about five minutes to reach the palace where they seperated, Cecilia went upstairs to talk to Daria, Isabella's grandmother and Isabella went to the kitchen to get something to eat.
"Hello, Mandy!" She said as she walked into the kitchen happily-for some reason she was happy now.
"Hello, sweet!" Mandy replied, she was was cooking something delicous by the smells of it. "I'll be right with you!"
After adding a few spices to the pot on the stove Mandy put on the top and turned to Isabella "What can I do for you?"
"Mandy,is there anything to eat?"
"There are dinner rolls in that basket..." She pointed to a redish greenish woven basket.
"Perfect!"
"Just eat one dear...they're for lunch, which is soon..."
Isabella walked over to the basket it was near the tub wear Mandy usually washed the dishes, and that was right in front of the window and outside the window Isabella saw...
"John!" she said under her breath but Mandy heard.
"Yes, he works right here, everday...hmmm he seems a bit tired today."
"Yes, yes he does..." Isabella gasped as John turned around to reveal an exhasted, sweaty face "Mandy, he's starved!"
She rushed out of the small kitchen door "John!" She exclaimed as she hurried towards him"
"Isabella?"
"John, come into the kitched you're so tired and you look so hungry!"
"But-" before he could finish his sentence Isabella had grabbed onto his sleeve and pulled him into the direction of the kitchen.
As John sat down on an oak chair and Mandy handed him a bowl of stew...
"Mandy!" Ella walked into the kitchen "Mandy how long is it until lu-" She noticed John "Who..who is this?"
"He's the gardener who works outside and he was exhasted almost about to faint!" Mandy answered
"Oh, oh really? I'm so sorry to ehar that! What happen-"
"Ella! Where are you, Ella?" Char walked into the kitchen, he noticed John faster then Ella had "Did I miss something?"
"Char, the poor lad, her was in the garden gardening and he almost fainted!" Ella said looking sympathaticaly at John.
"My word!" Char said "He looks starved!"
"He didn't eat breakfast probably, or supper...He probably isn't making enough living! Do something about it Ch-"
"Begging pardon, your highness-" John started
"I think you mean lady, dear" Ella inturrupted
"Right, lady, it was nothing like that, I just didn't have enough food in the house so I let my younger sister Anna eat what was left. She is only nine."
"What about your mother and father? That is if you don't mind me asking..." Char said
"They deserted them five years ago-" Isabella said before she could stop herself "...As Mandy was just telling me." That was close
"Oh my!" Ella exclaimed
There was silence.
"Well, you must have lunch with us, and after that you can go fetch your sister and spend a couple of nights here." Char said
"Your majesty...I...I'm speechless!"
"Is it convinient?"
"Yes...it is...but I couldn't..."
"Nonsense...now tell me...where is this young Anna?"
"She's with my friend he works at the stables, when he isn't working he takes care of Anna."
"I see...."
Isabella didn't hear anything else all she understood was that John was going to live at the palace, even if it was temporarily. This was bad, they couldn't possibly keep the secret a secret any longer. They wouldn't be able to. They wouldn't be able to resisist. And...and...and...there was the sensation in her stomach again. It was too much she couldn't take it, she fainted.
Ending remarks: Mysterious huh? Or do you get it? Okay so review! Chapter 13 won't be up until I get reviews!