Well here it is! The next chapter (wow!) I know it's been a long bloody time, and I'm super sorry, I'll try to update faster, scouts honor (not that I'm in scouts) and I'll try to make them longer, so bear with me, and try not to stab me with any pointy objects, keep in mind that I'm the author (mwahahahahaha!)
Disclaimer: I own nothing, I might own the plot…but who knows…
Whack!
Thud!
Crunch!
"Owww…."
"Sorry Jon, but that is what you get for not paying attention."
Jon scowled bitterly at Gary before tenderly placing a hand on his now throbbing elbow. Wincing slightly, Jon let his hand fall, and pick up his abandoned practice sword.
"I know Gary, it's just that my mind isn't staying with me today, Roger's coming home today, you know that right?" Jon glanced at Gary as they slowly made their way back to the Squire's wing of the palace.
"Jon, please, you've not only told me that fifty times already, you've also explained that he's going to try and find whoever sent the dreaded Sweating Sickness, and that he's not coming alone, he's bringing some mysterious mage girl, who's going to help him, does that about sum it up?" Gary smirked as Jon seemed to slouch lower and lower as he talked.
"Yes, yes it does, and would you stop trying to ruin my day? I'm really looking forward to seeing Roger," Jon sighed softly as the pair made their way up a flight of stairs, and into a long hallway that was the Squires Wing.
'Yes' Gary thought 'as well as seeing his young lady friend' although thinking such things, Gary would never actually say anything to Jon, he was too wound-up as it was, without having a bunch of Squires on his case for wanting to see a new girl.
After departing from Gary's company, Jon went straight to his rooms for a bath, not wanting to be dirty for the arrival of his cousin. As if just to spite Jon, as soon as he got into his nice warm bath, there was a sharp knock on his door. Groaning at the wonderful timing the person had, he draped a bed sheet around himself (not really wanting to get dressed at this moment) and opened the door to see a tall, lanky man around the age of thirty.
"Yes?" Jon pressed after what seemed like a twenty-five minute pause.
"Oh!" shaking his head the man continued, "Duke Roger is arriving at the gate in about thirteen minutes, you mother, Queen Lianne sent me to bring you down." The herald continued, opening the door wider so the prince could walk out.
"Uh…bu-I" Prince Jon couldn't get a word in edge wise, for he was being pulled out the door with mild force "I'm not dressed!" he finally snapped, although, the words seemed in vain, because he was now being dragged down the corridor, trying to keep the blanket wrapped tightly around himself, feeling his face go redder with every step the herald took.
Upon reaching the front doors of the Palace, Jon whimpered, not wanting to go out into the world with only a light blue bed sheet to cover himself, Jon could confidently say that this was the most embarrassing thing to ever happen to him. Puffing out his chest, and pulling his shoulders back, Jon sighed, and opened the doors.
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Alanna walked around the carriage, and looked for Roger, who was already making conversation with both the King and Queen. Closing her eyes and counting to ten, Alanna opened them again, and scanned the rather large crowd 'there should be less people! Why are the so many people, why?' while Alanna was having her inner battle, a poofy, blue mass slipped out the doors, and into the crowd.
Silently whimpering, Alanna made a mental record of who she knew here from her previous page days.
Gary
Alex
Ralon
Raoul
Francis
But someone was missing. Slightly confused, Alanna scanned the crowd again, no one was there, but…she knew someone was missing, she was so confused, everyone was there Gary, Alex, Raoul, Ralon, Francis…Alanna looked deeper into the mass of humans.
Blue eyes met violet.
"Alanna!"
"Jon!"
Great, just great.
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Well there you have it! The next chapter, sorry again to keep ya'll waiting, I know, I'm a baaaaad author! It's a bit longer that I usually write 'em, but I'm gonna write longer chapters as the story progresses.
Thanks very much to Annmarie Aspasia, Professionaldooropener, RobinwynRed-sakura-wolf, Lady Urgunetha, Dragon Shadows, andIcePrincezz for their reviews to the last chapter! Have a cookie :hands out cookies.:
