Disclaimer: I think I forgot this last time so I hope I don't end up with any lawsuits ;-) anyway
have you ever thought of this?: 'dis' meaning not 'claim' something that is yours or you have
ownership to. Yeah so I own noting in this story except the plot. Which someone else probably
thought of first any if so I'm sorry. Read, review, and don't sue :-7 P.S I LOVE Neal!
A/N: TO all my Beloved reviewers! sigh umm
Amethyst Eyes: I agree there's nothing worse and I like you name =o)
veralidaine: thanks I hope you review more
Karina: keep reviewing It gets better!
Cami of Queenscove: Thanks you love Neal? I love Neal!
Keita: thanks I wasn't sure about the eyes and I was to lazy to look it up
Oh and the rest of you... REVIEW! this is a good Story!
CHAPTER TWO
More Trouble
Kel got her breakfast and plunked down between Neal and Owen. "Rise and shine,
Sunshine!" Seaver said smacking Kel roughly but playfully on the back. Then taking his seat.
"Well?" Neal asked with a concerned and questioning look at Kel. Seaver, Merric, and
Owen looked dumbfounded. Then all their eyes fell expectantly upon Kel.
"What's going on?" Seaver asked.
"Nothing!" Kel snapped. "Now eat your breakfast before it gets cold."
"So, we'll talk later...?" Neal asked not wanting to let the subject drop.
"Talk about what?" Asked Owen.
"Nothing," Kel repeated. "No, Neal. We're not going to talk. If anyone needs to talk,
it's me and Cleon."
"What did I miss?" Cleon asked placing his tray on the table and then siting as far away
from Kel as possible without leaving the table.
"We wouldn't know," said Seaver, Merric, and Owen together.
"Shut up!" Kel cried. "All of you! It's none of your business." Neal put his arm
comfortingly around Kel, but she shrugged it off. She got up, dumped her tray, gave it to the
cooks, and went strait to her rooms where she soon fell sound asleep.
***
"My lady...my lady. Kel...? Keladry...!?" Lalasa said impatiently trying to wake Kel.
"You've been asleep for five hours, Kel. It's passed noon."
"What?" Kel asked groggily.
"Neal's come by four times, all ready," Lalasa explained. "Come on! You can't sleep all
day. And Raoul your knight master will be here soon, Kel. Get up."
"I am! I am!" Kel stood up. "Whoa," she said. "I've a headache and I'm so dizzy. Can
you get me something?"
"Yes. I will if you promise not to fall asleep again. Also talk to, Neal, please. He's
worried about you. Do you want to talk about anything with me, Kel?"
"No. Not now any way. And I promise not to go to sleep. Just get something for my
head, please?" Lalasa nodded and left. Kel sat on her bed thinking about last night. There was a
subtle knock on her door.
"Who is it?" She called.
"Me. Neal." Came the reply.
"Come on in. It's open," Neal walked in, closed the door, and sat on the bed next to Kel.
"Do you want to talk?" He asked her.
"Not really."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Look, I'm sorry."
"For what?" Kel asked confused.
"For getting you drunk. For not being there to stop you and Cleon."
"It's not your fault. Well, maybe partly for getting me to drink...but what Cleon and I did
is done, and neither you nor I, nor even Cleon can change that."
"You're right," he put his arm around her; which, she noticed, felt surprisingly good, and
she didn't stop him. They sat f or a time in silence. Neal pulled her closer to him and she put her
head on his shoulder.
"Neal, you're so comforting."
"Kel....?"
"Hmmm?"
"I like you."
"I like you, too, Neal."
"No. I really like you." He said. Kel laughed.
"Neal you're just..." Neal leaned down and kissed her softly. She thought about stopping
him, but for some reason didn't, instead she returned the kiss as it grew stronger. Kel had always
hoped something like this would happen. Neal began to untie her top when, Raoul, her knight
master walked in.
"Oh, sorry," Raoul said. "Am I interrupting something important?" He said teasingly. He
had just gotten back from border patrol in the North.
"NO!" Kel and Neal said together, both blushing deeply.
"Well, I really hate to drag you away, Kel, but I could really use your help in the stables,"
Raoul stated with a grin on his face.
"Yeah," Kel mumbled. "I'm coming," Kel said standing up. At the door, she glanced back
at Neal who was still sitting on her bed. Kel smiled at him and he blushed slightly.
***
"Your shirt's untied," Raoul said bluntly.
"What! Oh," Kel said looking down.
"I didn't interrupt did I?" Raoul smiled.
"No! I'm glad you came in when you did!"
"I have something for you," Raoul said seeing Kel was uncomfortable with the first
subject. He pulled a brown paper wrapped package out of his saddle bags, and gave it to Kel.
She opened it and inside she found fine practice clothes and light chain mail.
"Raoul! Thank you. What's it for?"
"Your birthday of course. Did you forget. It was only yesterday." Raoul said teasingly.
"That's right," she had forgotten with all that had been going on.
"This is for you, too," Raoul continued. He pulled another even large package out of a
different saddle bag.
"Who's this from?"
"A friend told me to give it to you." Kel slowly opened the package and was stunned
when she saw what was inside. She pulled out a long, elegant, emerald green gown.
"Ohh... This is beautiful! Did Lalasa make this? Is it from Lalasa? I haven't seen her in
so long..."
"Yes, Lalasa made it, but no, it's no she didn't give it to you. I think there's a note."
Raoul said continuing to unpack his golden mare. Kel looked inside the box. There was nothing.
Kel looked questioningly at her knight master; he just shrugged his sholders. Kel glanced at the
dress, and there was a piece of parchment pinned to the dress. She pulled it off and read:
'Goddess bless! Lady Squire. Only one year to the Ordeal and there will be two lady
knights in the realm of Tortall. I'll be watching.
P.S. The gown is to remind everyone that after a squire you are
and will always be a beautiful young woman. Gods all Bless!
have you ever thought of this?: 'dis' meaning not 'claim' something that is yours or you have
ownership to. Yeah so I own noting in this story except the plot. Which someone else probably
thought of first any if so I'm sorry. Read, review, and don't sue :-7 P.S I LOVE Neal!
A/N: TO all my Beloved reviewers! sigh umm
Amethyst Eyes: I agree there's nothing worse and I like you name =o)
veralidaine: thanks I hope you review more
Karina: keep reviewing It gets better!
Cami of Queenscove: Thanks you love Neal? I love Neal!
Keita: thanks I wasn't sure about the eyes and I was to lazy to look it up
Oh and the rest of you... REVIEW! this is a good Story!
CHAPTER TWO
More Trouble
Kel got her breakfast and plunked down between Neal and Owen. "Rise and shine,
Sunshine!" Seaver said smacking Kel roughly but playfully on the back. Then taking his seat.
"Well?" Neal asked with a concerned and questioning look at Kel. Seaver, Merric, and
Owen looked dumbfounded. Then all their eyes fell expectantly upon Kel.
"What's going on?" Seaver asked.
"Nothing!" Kel snapped. "Now eat your breakfast before it gets cold."
"So, we'll talk later...?" Neal asked not wanting to let the subject drop.
"Talk about what?" Asked Owen.
"Nothing," Kel repeated. "No, Neal. We're not going to talk. If anyone needs to talk,
it's me and Cleon."
"What did I miss?" Cleon asked placing his tray on the table and then siting as far away
from Kel as possible without leaving the table.
"We wouldn't know," said Seaver, Merric, and Owen together.
"Shut up!" Kel cried. "All of you! It's none of your business." Neal put his arm
comfortingly around Kel, but she shrugged it off. She got up, dumped her tray, gave it to the
cooks, and went strait to her rooms where she soon fell sound asleep.
***
"My lady...my lady. Kel...? Keladry...!?" Lalasa said impatiently trying to wake Kel.
"You've been asleep for five hours, Kel. It's passed noon."
"What?" Kel asked groggily.
"Neal's come by four times, all ready," Lalasa explained. "Come on! You can't sleep all
day. And Raoul your knight master will be here soon, Kel. Get up."
"I am! I am!" Kel stood up. "Whoa," she said. "I've a headache and I'm so dizzy. Can
you get me something?"
"Yes. I will if you promise not to fall asleep again. Also talk to, Neal, please. He's
worried about you. Do you want to talk about anything with me, Kel?"
"No. Not now any way. And I promise not to go to sleep. Just get something for my
head, please?" Lalasa nodded and left. Kel sat on her bed thinking about last night. There was a
subtle knock on her door.
"Who is it?" She called.
"Me. Neal." Came the reply.
"Come on in. It's open," Neal walked in, closed the door, and sat on the bed next to Kel.
"Do you want to talk?" He asked her.
"Not really."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Look, I'm sorry."
"For what?" Kel asked confused.
"For getting you drunk. For not being there to stop you and Cleon."
"It's not your fault. Well, maybe partly for getting me to drink...but what Cleon and I did
is done, and neither you nor I, nor even Cleon can change that."
"You're right," he put his arm around her; which, she noticed, felt surprisingly good, and
she didn't stop him. They sat f or a time in silence. Neal pulled her closer to him and she put her
head on his shoulder.
"Neal, you're so comforting."
"Kel....?"
"Hmmm?"
"I like you."
"I like you, too, Neal."
"No. I really like you." He said. Kel laughed.
"Neal you're just..." Neal leaned down and kissed her softly. She thought about stopping
him, but for some reason didn't, instead she returned the kiss as it grew stronger. Kel had always
hoped something like this would happen. Neal began to untie her top when, Raoul, her knight
master walked in.
"Oh, sorry," Raoul said. "Am I interrupting something important?" He said teasingly. He
had just gotten back from border patrol in the North.
"NO!" Kel and Neal said together, both blushing deeply.
"Well, I really hate to drag you away, Kel, but I could really use your help in the stables,"
Raoul stated with a grin on his face.
"Yeah," Kel mumbled. "I'm coming," Kel said standing up. At the door, she glanced back
at Neal who was still sitting on her bed. Kel smiled at him and he blushed slightly.
***
"Your shirt's untied," Raoul said bluntly.
"What! Oh," Kel said looking down.
"I didn't interrupt did I?" Raoul smiled.
"No! I'm glad you came in when you did!"
"I have something for you," Raoul said seeing Kel was uncomfortable with the first
subject. He pulled a brown paper wrapped package out of his saddle bags, and gave it to Kel.
She opened it and inside she found fine practice clothes and light chain mail.
"Raoul! Thank you. What's it for?"
"Your birthday of course. Did you forget. It was only yesterday." Raoul said teasingly.
"That's right," she had forgotten with all that had been going on.
"This is for you, too," Raoul continued. He pulled another even large package out of a
different saddle bag.
"Who's this from?"
"A friend told me to give it to you." Kel slowly opened the package and was stunned
when she saw what was inside. She pulled out a long, elegant, emerald green gown.
"Ohh... This is beautiful! Did Lalasa make this? Is it from Lalasa? I haven't seen her in
so long..."
"Yes, Lalasa made it, but no, it's no she didn't give it to you. I think there's a note."
Raoul said continuing to unpack his golden mare. Kel looked inside the box. There was nothing.
Kel looked questioningly at her knight master; he just shrugged his sholders. Kel glanced at the
dress, and there was a piece of parchment pinned to the dress. She pulled it off and read:
'Goddess bless! Lady Squire. Only one year to the Ordeal and there will be two lady
knights in the realm of Tortall. I'll be watching.
P.S. The gown is to remind everyone that after a squire you are
and will always be a beautiful young woman. Gods all Bless!