A/N for those of read this yesterday I'm sorry. There is more it was written it just the unfinished chapter was the one that got put up, I'm really, really sorry. Here is the finished version

Chapter 3

TWIT Tea

Calvin and Paul raced down to the practice courts. Got all their little padding and gear out. (A/N I LOVE the word little) They warmed up with a practiced, fake bout ·(sp?) Have any of you read the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet (sp?) Alanna: The First Adventure? Well in that book they pretend to fight were the swords master tells you a move to make, then tells the other person to make a move back, and so on and so force. Well that what I'm talking about. So Calvin and Paul use a memorized fake bout to warm up. , in which Paul wins. Then they begin to joust. Calvin was always the best fencer of Pages, but Paul had improved over the summer. Back and forth they struck, neither gaining an advantage. Finally Calvin knocked Paul's sword away in the same twisting motion that Melody had used on him earlier.

"Ha ha, I beat you," Calvin said while panting.

"Well at least I have a normal sister," Paul replied panting just as hard as he went to get his sword.

"What do you mean?" Calvin asked completely lost.

"I mean, your sister acts like a normal little lady in front of your mother, but around us she's…. don't take this the wrong way buddy, but around us she's practically country girl," Paul explained exasperated, While picking up his practice sword. Calvin was shocked, but it didn't last long.

Naw, She isn't country girl she just. Melody," Calvin said shrugging.

Just then a Mysterious figure in dull gray fencing gear from head to toe appeared at the top of the hill that over looked the fencing courts.

"Who in the world is that?" Paul asked, pointing at the top of hill.

"Oh," Calvin said offhand glancing at the top oh the hill, "That's just the Mystery Man. He likes to come down here to fence. He's not all that bad actually for a weirdo."

"A weirdo?"

"Well who, other then a weirdo comes to fencing courts dressed head to toe in ugly gray padding, never tells anyone his name, and never, ever takes his helmet off."

"Excuse me," Melody/Mystery Man (A/N she will be called melody even when she pretending to be the Mystery Man, Okay) said coming up behind Calvin

"Oh, um…sorry," Calvin said turning around.

"You're going to pay for that on the courts," Melody said taking out her practice sword and twirling it.

"All right but you'll end up the bottom," Calvin said as he took out his practice sword.

"We'll see about that. Guard!" Melody said as she took up the "guard" position. Calvin caught by surprise lunged his sword up to meet hers in the "guard" stance. And so the fight began. Melody sword began a burl as she thumped him on every part of his body with the sword. Calvin fought to stop her sword but almost every time he failed. He tried to attack, but she would press his sword against his body and hit him more. Finally in a twisting motion she made his sword fly in the air, and. she caught it. The tips of both the practice swords were pointed at Calvin throat.

"I surrender!" Calvin shouted throwing his hands up in the air.

"Good, because Practice swords being shoved into your throat would not be at all pleasant," Melody said. Then she turned to Paul, "would you like a turn?"

"No Thank You," Paul said shaking his head and backing away.

"Well I have to go now," Melody said turning away. Suddenly she turn back to Paul, "by the way, your sister's a TWIT!" And with that she walked away,

"What on earth was that about?" Paul asked Calvin.

"I have no idea. Hey want to go another round before tea time?" Calvin asked.

"Sure," Paul replied.

While they fought Melody slipped back to her room and put her equipment back in the little box under the bed. She put on her gown and prepared herself for tea. Then went and helped Mother prepare for tea. Mother was rambling on how this would prepare her for when she ran a noble and this was the sort of thing she'd being doing at the convent extra, extra, Melody was pretending to listen. Just then the boys came in.

"Good day boys, please come in and have some tea," Mother said.

"Yes d come in and enjoy the tea," Melody said mocking her mother. Mother smiled and nodded at Melody, not aware that she was being made fun. Calvin however did, and it was all he could do to not burst out laughing.

Melody gracefully served tea with a ladylike smile plastered on her face. Calvin tried desperately to keep a straight face.

"Why don't we leave the boys to there tea," Mother said shoo Melody ahead of her as they left the room.

"Calvin were you trying not to laugh?" Paul asked staring at Calvin. Calvin didn't answer, he was to busy devouring the tea little cakes. Paul shook his head, and joined his friend in devouring the little teacakes.

In the other room Mother was talking about how important serving tea would be at the Covent and how she have to learn to embroidery there, extra, extra. Suddenly it dawned on Melody; she was going to Convent this year.

A/N Hope you liked and it is nice long chapter too. Well longer than the other ones anyway. Sorry it took so long, I just got really busy, and I started thinking nobody liked my pitiful little story, but I read all my wonderful little reviews and now another chapter. I'm trying to keep it in the Tortal times, but it might still be American. What do you think? Now just hit the little button there and send me a review of what you think of my little story. And I did tell you I LOVED the word little. If you have any ideas just tell me because I think I just hit a writer block. Well Now hit the LITTLE button!