A/N: Looks like everyone started school already. Petty, I don't start school until the 24th of this month. This will turn into an Alanna/Jon fic. They will find out that they liked each other in the next chapter. Meanwhile, enjoy! Oh, from this point on, it will not be told from Jon's p.o.v.
Chapter Five
Alanna wondered through the Palace, thinking.
"Um, Alanna?"
Alanna gasped and turned. Jon stood there, holding a wrapped gift in his hand.
"This is for you," the prince explained shyly, "for healing me last night,"
Alanna took the gift from him with thanks. Jon walked off to see Duke Gareth. Alanna opened it and gasped. Inside was a beautiful pearl necklace. The noble girl held it up. Wow, she thought, but why would Jon give me something like this?
While, she pondered this, she failed to know that Gary and Raoul were sneaking up behind her. Gary stifled his laughter as Raoul grabbed her. Alanna shrieked and, for the unfortunate Raoul, she slammed him to the ground, hard. Gary couldn't help it: he roared with laughter.
"Do you want me to do the same thing to you?" she snapped. Gary stopped laughing at once.
Jon walked forward, laughing as Raoul slowly got to his feet.
"Hey, Alanna, would you like for us to teach you how to fight?" Catching Alanna's glare, he added quickly, "I mean the stuff we're learning. Like hand-to-hand combat, sword fighting and stuff like that,"
Alanna grinned at Raoul, who was glaring at Jon as if he was crazy.
"Sure, why not," she said sweetly.
Roald was watching them in the shadows.
A/N: Short chapter. I like writing short chapters.