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Princess Keala
Chapter 2
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'Darn' Keala thought angrily. 'I've been spotted! Can't a princess go anywhere without someone being there?'
But all she said was, "Who are you? Why were you sneaking up behind me?"
The boy looked at her then started to laugh hysterically. Keala was surprised by this.
'Is he mocking me?' Keala wondered angrily.
She said disrespectfully, "What on earth are you laughing about?"
Finally the boy got his giggling under control and said coolly, "Oh nothing, I've just never seen a girl jump just from a single tap on the shoulder."
Keala turned from pink to rosy red when she saw that he had laughter in his eyes. Keala turned away from him. She heard him jump down from the fountain's rim. He walked over until he was in front of her.
Suddenly Keala started to panic for she noticed that he still hadn't told her what his name was.
But before she could say or do anything the boy said ashamedly, "Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude or upset you in any way."
He started to fidget with his shirt as he said, "Let's try this again. I'm Kalen. My friends call me Kael. What's your name?"
Keala announced with some slight laughter, "Don't you know? I'm Princess Keala, daughter of his Majesty, King Zacar and her Highness, Queen Frasaya."
Kalen took a step back with wide eyes while almost falling over onto the fountain and said with astonishment, "You are a princess?! What on earth are you doing out here then, and so late at night?"
Keala didn't say anything for a time and then said sadly, "I just had to get away for a while."
"This late at night?!" Kalen said with disbelief.
Keala walked back and sat back on the rim of the fountain and just sat there looking at the ground downheartedly. Kalen looked at her curiously, then, his voice barely above a whisper, he asked softly with a dim-witted question, "Are you sad because your father's gone fighting at Tembolea?"
At this Keala burst into tears. She covered her face with her hands and just cried. Kalen came over to sit beside her. He put his arm around her. Keala moved her hands away from her face and put her head on his shoulder.
Finally Keala stopped crying and announced, "Sorry, I don't mean to look like a crybaby. It's usually improper for a princess to weep."
As she said the word 'improper' Kalen just smiled and said kindly after she finished talking, "That's all right. My mother says, 'Go ahead and cry. Just let it out.' She's always telling me it's not good to hold in bad feeling. She says I should express myself."
Keala said understandingly, "I think you're right. I will keep that in mind."
Keala suddenly noticed Kalen looked kind of cute. Kalen had short, light brown hair where as Keala had wavy brown, almost blond colored hair. She also noticed that he was wearing a black shirt with blue trousers. She became aware of all this in just a glimpse of him.
She asked, "Where do you live?"
Kalen looked astonished by this. 'The Princess of the ten most cities be asking me, of all people, where I live? This is amazing; I must be dreaming.'
But Kalen just said, "I don't live anywhere any more. My family died seven years ago. I was only six at the time, but I still remember them."
Kalen smiled as he stared into Keala's beautiful green eyes. Keala said softly, "Oh, I'm sorry. Well, if you don't live anywhere, then would you like to meet me here, at noontime tomorrow? I will bring some food for us. It could be a picnic. How would you like that? I won't take 'no' for an answer."
Kalen once again looked surprised but said "Sure, so."
'That was stupid to say' Kalen thought. But Keala smiled at him this time.
She looked around, with her hands on her hips as she stated, "Well, I'd better get going before Kristine notices that I'm gone."
"Who's she?" Kalen asked with curiosity.
"She's my maid and best friend." Keala said politely.
"Be careful, okay?"
Keala laughed as she announced, "I have the fastest horse known in this kingdom. I could outrun every bandit if I had to. Well, I need to get going home, see you tomorrow, okay?"
"All right."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Keala whistled for Angel for she had run off. Angel came at an incredible speed and stopped right in front of Keala. Kalen watched as Keala hopped on Angle, and raced off home.
She returned Angel to the stables and went to her room. Keala got dressed for bed and slipped under her bed covers. Without another word, Princess Keala was fast asleep. ~~~
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Thanks again you nutti_skwerl_82 you've been a very big help.
Princess Keala
Chapter 2
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'Darn' Keala thought angrily. 'I've been spotted! Can't a princess go anywhere without someone being there?'
But all she said was, "Who are you? Why were you sneaking up behind me?"
The boy looked at her then started to laugh hysterically. Keala was surprised by this.
'Is he mocking me?' Keala wondered angrily.
She said disrespectfully, "What on earth are you laughing about?"
Finally the boy got his giggling under control and said coolly, "Oh nothing, I've just never seen a girl jump just from a single tap on the shoulder."
Keala turned from pink to rosy red when she saw that he had laughter in his eyes. Keala turned away from him. She heard him jump down from the fountain's rim. He walked over until he was in front of her.
Suddenly Keala started to panic for she noticed that he still hadn't told her what his name was.
But before she could say or do anything the boy said ashamedly, "Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude or upset you in any way."
He started to fidget with his shirt as he said, "Let's try this again. I'm Kalen. My friends call me Kael. What's your name?"
Keala announced with some slight laughter, "Don't you know? I'm Princess Keala, daughter of his Majesty, King Zacar and her Highness, Queen Frasaya."
Kalen took a step back with wide eyes while almost falling over onto the fountain and said with astonishment, "You are a princess?! What on earth are you doing out here then, and so late at night?"
Keala didn't say anything for a time and then said sadly, "I just had to get away for a while."
"This late at night?!" Kalen said with disbelief.
Keala walked back and sat back on the rim of the fountain and just sat there looking at the ground downheartedly. Kalen looked at her curiously, then, his voice barely above a whisper, he asked softly with a dim-witted question, "Are you sad because your father's gone fighting at Tembolea?"
At this Keala burst into tears. She covered her face with her hands and just cried. Kalen came over to sit beside her. He put his arm around her. Keala moved her hands away from her face and put her head on his shoulder.
Finally Keala stopped crying and announced, "Sorry, I don't mean to look like a crybaby. It's usually improper for a princess to weep."
As she said the word 'improper' Kalen just smiled and said kindly after she finished talking, "That's all right. My mother says, 'Go ahead and cry. Just let it out.' She's always telling me it's not good to hold in bad feeling. She says I should express myself."
Keala said understandingly, "I think you're right. I will keep that in mind."
Keala suddenly noticed Kalen looked kind of cute. Kalen had short, light brown hair where as Keala had wavy brown, almost blond colored hair. She also noticed that he was wearing a black shirt with blue trousers. She became aware of all this in just a glimpse of him.
She asked, "Where do you live?"
Kalen looked astonished by this. 'The Princess of the ten most cities be asking me, of all people, where I live? This is amazing; I must be dreaming.'
But Kalen just said, "I don't live anywhere any more. My family died seven years ago. I was only six at the time, but I still remember them."
Kalen smiled as he stared into Keala's beautiful green eyes. Keala said softly, "Oh, I'm sorry. Well, if you don't live anywhere, then would you like to meet me here, at noontime tomorrow? I will bring some food for us. It could be a picnic. How would you like that? I won't take 'no' for an answer."
Kalen once again looked surprised but said "Sure, so."
'That was stupid to say' Kalen thought. But Keala smiled at him this time.
She looked around, with her hands on her hips as she stated, "Well, I'd better get going before Kristine notices that I'm gone."
"Who's she?" Kalen asked with curiosity.
"She's my maid and best friend." Keala said politely.
"Be careful, okay?"
Keala laughed as she announced, "I have the fastest horse known in this kingdom. I could outrun every bandit if I had to. Well, I need to get going home, see you tomorrow, okay?"
"All right."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Keala whistled for Angel for she had run off. Angel came at an incredible speed and stopped right in front of Keala. Kalen watched as Keala hopped on Angle, and raced off home.
She returned Angel to the stables and went to her room. Keala got dressed for bed and slipped under her bed covers. Without another word, Princess Keala was fast asleep. ~~~
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Thanks again you nutti_skwerl_82 you've been a very big help.