Despite what people say, we will NOT stop updating, and Aaron says that we should stuff that idiot who flamed us¡­. Or something along the lines of that.

So here¡¯s the next part, JOREN IS HERE!!!! Be excited! Because I am. This story will go far, I can sense it in my bones¡­ so, if the flamer is still present, we thank you for giving us more heat for our fires (even if it¡¯s summer).

*we don¡¯t own the characters. We own the depressing story we put them in.*

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Chapter four: wrongdoings

Cleon looked around, making sure the coast was clear. He stood with his back pinned to the wall, his hands making a gun shape pressed against his chest. He crept around, pointing his hands at any sound. After a long time, Cleon finally reached Keladry¡¯s room. Very gently he opened the door and slid in.

He saw Keladry asleep on her bed and dived on top of her.

¡°Hi wife!¡± he screamed.

Kel sat up in alarm and hit her head against Cleon¡¯s. Furious, she pushed him off the bed and stood up.

¡°What the hell are you doing?¡± she hissed, ¡°It¡¯s not even light yet!¡±

Cleon sat up on the floor and smiled proudly. ¡°I brought you a present!¡± he exclaimed.

Kel rolled her eyes in exasperation. ¡°Go away! Stop annoying me, I want to sleep!¡±
¡±But I want to play!¡± cried Cleon

Kel looked around the room desperately. She spotted a half eaten biscuit Cleon had left. ¡°Here,¡± she said, picking it up and giving to Cleon. ¡°Eat this.¡±

¡°Oooh! Biscky!¡± cried Cleon and immediately fell asleep.

Relieved, Kel got back into bed.

A few hours later Neal got out of bed. I better go see Kel, maybe I can get a quiet moment with her before anyone else wakes up.

He gently knocked on Kel¡¯s door, ¡°Kel?¡±

He pushed the door open and quietly entered the room. He quietly sat next to Kel¡¯s bed and put a hand where her shoulder would be. ¡°Kel,¡± he said, shaking her gently.

¡°Kel, it¡¯s me, Neal.¡±

Cleon popped out of the bed. ¡°Morning Neal!¡± he cried, finally glad to have someone to play with.

¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± demanded, Neal.

¡°Kel and I were playing!¡± said Cleon happily.

¡°I don¡¯t believe this¡± said Neal and ran out of the room.

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Joren woke up to another grey morning. He moaned, sitting up in his bed and suddenly realised Alex wasn¡¯t there. He cursed. That traitorous brat! He¡¯d have gone back to that Duke Roger!

He quickly put on his clothes and ran out in search of Alex. He turned the corner to Alex¡¯s room when he saw Roger come out.

Bastard, he thought.

He looked hard at him, challenging him. Roger merely smiled amicably back. ¡°Good morning, Squire Joren,¡± Roger said.

Joren realised that Roger was taunting his not being a knight. He was furious, but outwardly he was still calm.

¡°Good morning, Duke Roger.¡± Joren replied ¡®humbly¡¯

¡°Have you, perchance, seen Sir Alexander? I, er, have something to give to him.¡± A smack in the face, he thought.

Roger¡¯s face seemed to tighten, ¡°Is that so?¡± he asked, ¡°And what might this thing be? A symbol of your newfound common interest?¡± Roger wriggled his eyebrows suggestively.

He knows! Thought Joren and turned pink. ¡°Um, I do not know what you¡¯re talking about.¡±

¡°Of course. Have fun.¡±

Joren thought Roger was going to walk away, but he didn¡¯t.

¡°Uh,¡± said Joren, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to go somewhere?¡±

¡°Well, actually,¡± said Roger. ¡°I was thinking if I could join you?¡± he wriggled his eyebrows again and Joren felt intrigued.

Unable to say anything, he nodded numbly.

¡°Excellent!¡± exclaimed Roger. He took Joren by the arm and led him into Alex¡¯s room. Alex was putting on a tunic over his shirt.

¡°Alex,¡± Roger drawled. ¡°Are you in a hurry?¡±

Alex turned around. He saw Joren and grinned.

¡°Joren! Nice to see you!¡±

Joren glared at him. ¡°Where did you go last night?¡±

Alex glanced at Roger and walked over to Joren.

¡°Not here, Jorie, not in front of him,¡± he murmured into his ear.

Roger watched this with disgust. ¡°If you two care to finish your romancing¡­¡± he began.

¡°Well Roger,¡± said Alex, ¡°If you cared to join us maybe you won¡¯t have to stand around watching jealously.¡±
Roger looked at Alex then at Joren, and back at Alex again. Something was changing. He had always been the master, but now Alex was taking over. Roger was no longer in control¡­

Keeping eye contact with Alex, Roger backed out of the room and left. He leant against the wall and pondered.

¡°Hmmm¡­¡± he said, and stroked his short beard. He needed a bath and sometime to think.

***

¡°Hi Neal,¡± said Kel sitting next to him at a table.

¡°Hello,¡± replied Neal icily.

Startled, Kel glanced at his face. It was expressionless.

¡°Um, is everything ok?¡±

¡°Sure¡± grunted Neal.

¡°Alright then,¡± replied Kel.

They sat in silence.

¡°Neal, can we talk?¡± asked Kel

¡°Go away,¡± said Neal rudely.

¡°Pardon?¡±

¡°You heard me, I don¡¯t think after what happened this morning we are on talking terms.¡±

¡°What happened this morning?¡±

Neal looked at Kel, who looked confused, ¡°You are pathetic¡± he said.

¡°Neal¡­¡± Kel was shocked. Why was Neal treating her this way? ¡°Neal, what?¡±

Neal was disgusted at Kel. She betrayed his trust, and now she was come crawling back to him!

¡°Just be quiet and eat your food.¡± He said finally and left the table.

Kel stared after him. What is the matter with him? She thought, maybe a bit of time alone will cool him down.

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Next chapter: Alex gets dressed, Joren gets embarrassed, and Kel and Neal experience something together..

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