A/N: Well, here we go; this is going to be a series of one-shot romances about various couples. Chappie 1 is about King Roald and Queen Lianne (Jon's Parents).

Disclaimer: Is this really needed? I mean what does the logo at the top of the page say? Nuff said. BUT, I DO own Larten of Tasride and… the clearing in the forest? I'm so lame sometimes.

Summary: Just a pointless bit of Roald/Lianne fluff, which details what lead up to their first kiss, and being busted by a certain big brother… funfunfunfunfun.

Oh, and a big thankyou to my 3 reviewers for 'A Prince is Born', I needed those reviews, they made me feel so much better. Anyways, enough of my ramblings, on with the story. Enjoy!

WALKS IN THE ROYAL FOREST – Roald the First of Conté and Lianne of Naxen

"You sure you know where your going Roald?" asked the girl.

"Of course I do my beautiful Lianne, you are now in the best clearing in the entire forest, were you suggesting that I don't know my way around the forest?" replied Roald in mock seriousness.

Lianne just giggled in response. When she had regained her composure, she just couldn't help herself; she had to tease him back. "Or is it just to make sure that my older brother, who also happens to be your best friend, doesn't know that we're taking a walk together, hmm?" she asked innocently.

Roald winced slightly at the thought of Gareth's reaction if knew that he, Gary's best friend, was interested in his sister.

Lianne of Naxen crowed in triumph at the pause from her companion, "I was right wasn't I?"

Roald blushed furiously and muttered, "Li, you really have no idea how protective he is of you."

Lianne glanced at him in surprise, "He can't be that bad, surely."

Roald raised an eyebrow and answered, "Well, you remember Larten of Tasride, he left court a couple of years ago?" Lianne nodded. "Well, he, um, had a crush on you, and, well, when your brother found this out, he challenged him to a duel, swords only."

Lianne winced, "And Gary proceeded to grind his face into the mud before Larten left court." She finished off for Roald.

He nodded. "Well, he is the best fencer at court, he even beats Lord Denig at fencing, and he trained us."

An awkward kind of silence fell. Lianne said quietly, "You know this, yet you still do it."

Roald shifted uncomfortably on the rock he and Lianne were seated on, "Well, if your dear brother found us, he mightn't grind me into the dirt as he did Larten, I am his friend after all, and even if he does…" Roald picked up his courage, "I would face him happily, you would make it worthwhile." When Roald had finished talking, he waited with bated breath for her reaction. He prayed to any gods that were listening that she would get what he meant.

Lianne's eyes widened at his words, 'he'd happily be beaten into the ground by Gary for… me?' She studied him, looking for any signs of a joke. She saw none; she saw only nervousness and… was it love?

"Are you saying what I think your saying your highness?" Li asked in a nervous voice, what was she getting herself into?

"I'm saying that I would do anything for you Lianne of Naxen, no matter how protective your family is, what I'm saying is that I… I love you, I've loved you ever since I saw first saw you" Roald's voice was dry with a swirl of emotions as he said this. He was waiting for Lianne to refuse him, or maybe even slap him, but it never happened.

Lianne was reeling inside from this revelation; she was glad that she was already sitting. She had thought that she was in love him for years, but had convinced herself that the Crown prince of Tortall only saw as a friend, and now he was telling her that he loved her, he always had. He loved her; he truly loved her. She could only think of one response for this. The truth, straight from her heart.

"I love you too Roald, I think I always have. I thought you just saw me as friend, your best friend's little sister, nothing more than that," Lianne's voice matched his voice for dryness.

Roald raised his head and looked into her beautiful deep brown eyes and saw the same degree of love that he felt reflected in those eyes. "Never my love, I saw you for you, beautiful in everyway," he replied.

Lianne smiled widely as he went to kiss her, her heart pounding at being so close to him, breathing in his unique smell and feeling so safe and at home in his arms…

"WHAT IN MITHROS' NAME IS GOING ON HERE!" yelled a voice angrily, a voice that happened to belong to one Sir Gareth of Naxen. A very angry and confused Sir Gareth at that.

The couple that had been kissing broke apart in a hurry, and they both turned around to find Lianne's fuming older brother standing at he edge of the clearing glowering at them, or rather, glowering at his friend.

"What did you think you were doing?" Gary's angry voice was deadly soft, daring Roald to say something that he would end up regretting.

"Well, Gary, what did it look like we were doing? You don't have to be so protective of me you know." Said Lianne, annoyed at her brother for interrupting them.

Gareth's response to this was to turn a nasty red colour. Barely managing to keep his temper, he asked Roald again what in the name of Mithros and the Goddess was going on.

"Li and I are…" Roald hesitated, how should he tell Gary that he was now courting his little sister? "We're courting Gary."

Gary froze. He could have sworn that he had just heard his best friend, Prince Roald of Conté, say that he was courting his little sister, Lianne. That would never happen… would it?

"What," he croaked out, "did you just say?"

Lianne grinned wickedly at the look on her older brother's face, "Yes Gary, you did hear correctly, your friend and your sister are courting." She squeezed Roald's hand comfortingly. Roald smiled back at her lovingly.

Gareth watched this exchange silently. He then realised that Li was right; he was being too protective. Meaning that only a fool would miss the fact that these two were in love, madly in love. He smiled inwardly, if he was reading this right, it looked like his friend may well end up as his brother-in-law. Now that was an amusing thought.

"You better take care of her Roald, I will have to hurt you if you don't… " He paused, "And maybe I did over react there, but you can't say I didn't get a shock!" he added sheepishly.

Roald hugged Lianne closer to him, "Don't worry, I'll lake care of her." Lianne beamed at him. They leaned in to kissed again, but were once more interrupted.

"Hey, do you have to do that in front of me? I might be scarred for life you know," Gary said teasingly, his trademark good humor returning at last.

The only answer he got from the two lovebirds in front of himwas two handfuls of sloppy, slimymud flung at his head as he left the clearing chuckling.

You like? Review. This is an attempt to combat the lack of Roald/Lianne Pairings on , there aren't nearly enough. I won't be able to start my full-blown fic about them (Roald, Lianne, Gareth, other assorted parents of our fave characters) until the glorious summer holidays.

(Dances around giddily at thought of Christmas and birthday presents, and swimming at the beach… stop drooling Misha!) Only 13 more days til the end of school! More time for writing fanfics! 30 days til Christmas, 39 til my Birthday!!!

Pairings for future instalments of Walks in the Royal Forest:

Jon/Thayet, George/Alanna, Gary/Cythera, Daine/Numair, Raoul/Buri, Neal/Yuki, Kel/Dom, Roald (the one in PotS)/Shinko, Aly/Nawat, and I might put a few more in sometime, if you have problems with some of the pairings, don't expect me change them because of flames (e.g. I'm not doing AJ or KN). Also, don't ask which pairing I'm doing next, I have no idea myself. Please send me your thoughts in a review.

The Aussie Daydream Queen – Misha

P.S. - I really hate the school computers, i tried to post this story this morning, but as soon as I pressed 'Create Story'... "ACCESS DEINED" showed up on screen! Evil, evil people that stopped us posting stories in school time... (goes off to rant some more)