A/N Sorry about my well played evilness. I hope that after this chapter you
will forgive me for the cliffhanger. It was a good cliffhanger though. I'm
sorry though, but your reactions were pretty funny.
What?! Ch 6
Kel gasped at the intense charge that shot through her when Joren's lips touched hers. She didn't react for several seconds, but Joren was patient. He received the shock of a life time when Kel slowly but surly started kissing him back.
They were brought out of their kiss-induced haze by a small giggle. Kel quickly stepped away from Joren with wide eyes, not even bothering to put on her impassive mask. She turned and saw Aly and Alan standing there smirking.
Behind Kel, Joren glared at the two children. Aly smiled sweetly. "We were wondering where you went. You were taking so long. We thought maybe you got lost. Now, we see that we were wrong," she kept saying we—talking for her brother. Joren sincerely hoped that his children would speak for themselves.
Alan shot Joren a wicked grin. "Carry on with what you were doing. We'll wait outside and keep watch. Don't want to give you a bad name, now do we?" he said, backing out of the privy with Aly following.
When they were outside, Kel turned to Joren. He groaned inwardly when he saw that blasted mask covering her emotions. He was confused, but he wanted to talk to Kel—not the Lump. "Kel, we need to talk. I will be at your room later tonight," he said, rushing out of the bathroom.
Kel bit her lip wearily when he was gone. She knew it was a fluke. Fresh tears came to her eyes, but she pushed them back. 'You're the Lump to him. It doesn't matter how nice he's been. He's only doing that because you are carrying his children. It was just impulse or something. I don't like Joren and he doesn't like me. No man-no matter now beautiful-is worth crying over. Did I just think of Joren as beautiful?' Kel shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. "I'm going insane," she muttered to herself.
When she came out of the privy, she was surprised to see Aly setting on the floor looking awfully bored. Kel looked around for Alan or Joren, but saw neither. "Aly, where is Joren and your brother?" Aly looked up at the sound of Kel's voice. Her eyes instantly lit up.
Aly jumped up and came to stand beside Kel. "Joren said that you probably don't want both of us so he took Alan." She made a face. "He gave us a choice, and I wanted to stay to hear what was going on!" She looked at Kel eagerly.
Kel sighed inwardly, her mask automatically sliding over her face. She beckoned for Aly to follow her to her room. When they got there, Alanna was waiting by her door with a worried look on her face. When she saw Aly and Kel, most of the tension flowed out of her face. Then she blinked, looking behind and around Kel. Her eyes widened.
Kel realized that Alanna was worrying about Aly and Alan. She hurried to ease Alanna's fears. "Alan's with Joren. I think they went to Joren's room," she said, watching as Alanna slowly relaxed.
Alanna bit her lip, worried how Kel was going to react when she talked to her. "Keladry, can we talk inside?" she asked softly.
Kel saw how weary Alanna looked and quickly opened the door and let Alanna and Aly inside. Aly was unusually quiet. Her wide hazel eyes were misty. She knew that her ma was about to go away.
Alanna sat on Kel's bed as Aly sat beside her. Kel sat in her desk chair facing Alanna and Aly. "Kel, you're not going to like what I'm about to say. Before you say anything, hear me out," Alanna said, giving Kel a stern look. Kel nodded in acknowledgement. Alanna took a deep breath. "On the Scanra boarder, the attacks are getting out of control. They need reinforcements. The Own is riding out tomorrow and I'm going with them."
"What?! I'm Lord Raoul-the commander of the Own's squire!" Kel said indignantly. Alanna nodded her head.
"I know, but due to your pregnancy, you are to stay here. Joren is also staying here. George needs to go do something and I'm going with the Own. Since you need pratice taking care of children and everything, George and I was wondering if you would watch Aly and Alan while we're gone. If you have any problems, you can go to Eleni in the city or—"Kel cut Alanna off, her Yamani mask firmly in place.
"We'll do it. It will be okay," she replied, eerily calm. She looked Alanna square in the eyes where Alanna could see the raw emotion. "Am I still going to be able to get my shield?" Kel asked calmly.
Alanna nodded soundlessly. "You can do your tasks around the castle—run errands and work out in the practice courts. You can still work out, just don't wrestle or do anything that will hurt you physically," Alanna said, switching from sympathetic woman to healer.
Kel gave her a tight smile. "I won't do anything that will hurt the babies or me," she reassured the short knight.
There was a knock on the door and Kel went and opened it. There, stood Joren, Alan, and George. George stepped in first and looked at Alanna. "Did you already tell her, lass?" George asked Alanna. Alanna nodded. "Right. I also told Joren," George replied, walking over to his wife.
Joren stepped into the room with Alan. Alan looked so crestfallen. He walked over and sat beside Aly, putting his arms around her. Joren watched them with a sympathetic look on his face. He knew what it was like when his parents weren't around much. Aly and Alan had it much better than he did, but maybe that made it that much harder to say good bye.
Alanna and George looked at the two squires silently asking if they would do it. They looked at each other. Since Kel's face showed no emotion, he shot her a questioning look. She nodded. "We'll watch them and take care of them," Kel told Alanna and George quietly.
Alanna and George sent Kel and Joren grateful looks. They shrugged it off simultaneously.
George looked over at Alan and Aly. They were holding each other, looking so sad. George didn't let his sadness show. "C'mon lad and lass. We can spend the night together. It'll be fun," George said, trying to convince the twins. Aly reluctantly let go of her twin and stood up.
Joren gave Aly a sly grin. "We'll be sure to lock the little monsters up until you get back," Joren promised Alanna and George.
They were well used to those remarks coming from Joren. They usually meant 'we'll keep them safe until you get back.' They headed out the door, Aly pinching Joren for his remark on the way out. It went unnoticed by no one. No one scolded her because Joren didn't even flinch. He just grinned at her.
When the Cooper family was gone, Kel and Joren stood in an uncomfortable silence. They hadn't had and uncomfortable silence like this in days.
Joren let out a breath. "Listen, Kel. I'm sorry about that kiss. I-It was an impulse or-or something." Kel shrugged it off even though she felt like Joren had just socked her in the stomach.
Joren had been watching Kel closely out of the corner of his eyes. The very brief flash of disappointment didn't go unnoticed. Joren's jaw almost dropped. He stopped it just in time. 'She likes me?' he thought giddily. Then he frowned. 'Since when did I care what she thought?' he asked himself crossly. That annoying little voice in the back of his mind that had been trying to make itself heard for days now, practically sang the answer. 'Since you fell in love with her!' It sang. Joren bit his lip until it bled to keep from shouting out loud at himself.
He looked around in desperation. Kel was looking at him oddly. Joren started to feel a little bit dizzy so he sank down on Kel's bed. Kel walked calmly over to Joren, not letting him know that she was worried. She fetched some water that she had set out for Aly and Alan and gave him a glass.
Joren gulped down the water as fast as he could. Through his thoughts, he heard Kel talking to herself. "I thought I was supposed to that kind of thing seeing as how I'm the one that's with child," she muttered under her breath. Somehow, Joren heard it clearly.
Suddenly, Joren stood up. Kel covered up her alarm by putting his glass away. Joren cleared his throat causing Kel to glance at him. "I'm going to get something to eat because it's almost time to eat. Do you want anything?" he asked, trying not to let her know how much he wanted to be alone at the moment. Kel caught on though.
"No. Go ahead. I'll get something to eat later," she replied as she watched him back toward the door. He nodded and quickly left.
Not two minutes later a knock sounded on her door. She got up to answer it and was met with a shock. "Mother? Father?" she asked, shocked beyond words.
Tbc...another cliffhanger. I'm sorry for my evil cliffhangers, but it makes you want to come back and read it right?
What?! Ch 6
Kel gasped at the intense charge that shot through her when Joren's lips touched hers. She didn't react for several seconds, but Joren was patient. He received the shock of a life time when Kel slowly but surly started kissing him back.
They were brought out of their kiss-induced haze by a small giggle. Kel quickly stepped away from Joren with wide eyes, not even bothering to put on her impassive mask. She turned and saw Aly and Alan standing there smirking.
Behind Kel, Joren glared at the two children. Aly smiled sweetly. "We were wondering where you went. You were taking so long. We thought maybe you got lost. Now, we see that we were wrong," she kept saying we—talking for her brother. Joren sincerely hoped that his children would speak for themselves.
Alan shot Joren a wicked grin. "Carry on with what you were doing. We'll wait outside and keep watch. Don't want to give you a bad name, now do we?" he said, backing out of the privy with Aly following.
When they were outside, Kel turned to Joren. He groaned inwardly when he saw that blasted mask covering her emotions. He was confused, but he wanted to talk to Kel—not the Lump. "Kel, we need to talk. I will be at your room later tonight," he said, rushing out of the bathroom.
Kel bit her lip wearily when he was gone. She knew it was a fluke. Fresh tears came to her eyes, but she pushed them back. 'You're the Lump to him. It doesn't matter how nice he's been. He's only doing that because you are carrying his children. It was just impulse or something. I don't like Joren and he doesn't like me. No man-no matter now beautiful-is worth crying over. Did I just think of Joren as beautiful?' Kel shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. "I'm going insane," she muttered to herself.
When she came out of the privy, she was surprised to see Aly setting on the floor looking awfully bored. Kel looked around for Alan or Joren, but saw neither. "Aly, where is Joren and your brother?" Aly looked up at the sound of Kel's voice. Her eyes instantly lit up.
Aly jumped up and came to stand beside Kel. "Joren said that you probably don't want both of us so he took Alan." She made a face. "He gave us a choice, and I wanted to stay to hear what was going on!" She looked at Kel eagerly.
Kel sighed inwardly, her mask automatically sliding over her face. She beckoned for Aly to follow her to her room. When they got there, Alanna was waiting by her door with a worried look on her face. When she saw Aly and Kel, most of the tension flowed out of her face. Then she blinked, looking behind and around Kel. Her eyes widened.
Kel realized that Alanna was worrying about Aly and Alan. She hurried to ease Alanna's fears. "Alan's with Joren. I think they went to Joren's room," she said, watching as Alanna slowly relaxed.
Alanna bit her lip, worried how Kel was going to react when she talked to her. "Keladry, can we talk inside?" she asked softly.
Kel saw how weary Alanna looked and quickly opened the door and let Alanna and Aly inside. Aly was unusually quiet. Her wide hazel eyes were misty. She knew that her ma was about to go away.
Alanna sat on Kel's bed as Aly sat beside her. Kel sat in her desk chair facing Alanna and Aly. "Kel, you're not going to like what I'm about to say. Before you say anything, hear me out," Alanna said, giving Kel a stern look. Kel nodded in acknowledgement. Alanna took a deep breath. "On the Scanra boarder, the attacks are getting out of control. They need reinforcements. The Own is riding out tomorrow and I'm going with them."
"What?! I'm Lord Raoul-the commander of the Own's squire!" Kel said indignantly. Alanna nodded her head.
"I know, but due to your pregnancy, you are to stay here. Joren is also staying here. George needs to go do something and I'm going with the Own. Since you need pratice taking care of children and everything, George and I was wondering if you would watch Aly and Alan while we're gone. If you have any problems, you can go to Eleni in the city or—"Kel cut Alanna off, her Yamani mask firmly in place.
"We'll do it. It will be okay," she replied, eerily calm. She looked Alanna square in the eyes where Alanna could see the raw emotion. "Am I still going to be able to get my shield?" Kel asked calmly.
Alanna nodded soundlessly. "You can do your tasks around the castle—run errands and work out in the practice courts. You can still work out, just don't wrestle or do anything that will hurt you physically," Alanna said, switching from sympathetic woman to healer.
Kel gave her a tight smile. "I won't do anything that will hurt the babies or me," she reassured the short knight.
There was a knock on the door and Kel went and opened it. There, stood Joren, Alan, and George. George stepped in first and looked at Alanna. "Did you already tell her, lass?" George asked Alanna. Alanna nodded. "Right. I also told Joren," George replied, walking over to his wife.
Joren stepped into the room with Alan. Alan looked so crestfallen. He walked over and sat beside Aly, putting his arms around her. Joren watched them with a sympathetic look on his face. He knew what it was like when his parents weren't around much. Aly and Alan had it much better than he did, but maybe that made it that much harder to say good bye.
Alanna and George looked at the two squires silently asking if they would do it. They looked at each other. Since Kel's face showed no emotion, he shot her a questioning look. She nodded. "We'll watch them and take care of them," Kel told Alanna and George quietly.
Alanna and George sent Kel and Joren grateful looks. They shrugged it off simultaneously.
George looked over at Alan and Aly. They were holding each other, looking so sad. George didn't let his sadness show. "C'mon lad and lass. We can spend the night together. It'll be fun," George said, trying to convince the twins. Aly reluctantly let go of her twin and stood up.
Joren gave Aly a sly grin. "We'll be sure to lock the little monsters up until you get back," Joren promised Alanna and George.
They were well used to those remarks coming from Joren. They usually meant 'we'll keep them safe until you get back.' They headed out the door, Aly pinching Joren for his remark on the way out. It went unnoticed by no one. No one scolded her because Joren didn't even flinch. He just grinned at her.
When the Cooper family was gone, Kel and Joren stood in an uncomfortable silence. They hadn't had and uncomfortable silence like this in days.
Joren let out a breath. "Listen, Kel. I'm sorry about that kiss. I-It was an impulse or-or something." Kel shrugged it off even though she felt like Joren had just socked her in the stomach.
Joren had been watching Kel closely out of the corner of his eyes. The very brief flash of disappointment didn't go unnoticed. Joren's jaw almost dropped. He stopped it just in time. 'She likes me?' he thought giddily. Then he frowned. 'Since when did I care what she thought?' he asked himself crossly. That annoying little voice in the back of his mind that had been trying to make itself heard for days now, practically sang the answer. 'Since you fell in love with her!' It sang. Joren bit his lip until it bled to keep from shouting out loud at himself.
He looked around in desperation. Kel was looking at him oddly. Joren started to feel a little bit dizzy so he sank down on Kel's bed. Kel walked calmly over to Joren, not letting him know that she was worried. She fetched some water that she had set out for Aly and Alan and gave him a glass.
Joren gulped down the water as fast as he could. Through his thoughts, he heard Kel talking to herself. "I thought I was supposed to that kind of thing seeing as how I'm the one that's with child," she muttered under her breath. Somehow, Joren heard it clearly.
Suddenly, Joren stood up. Kel covered up her alarm by putting his glass away. Joren cleared his throat causing Kel to glance at him. "I'm going to get something to eat because it's almost time to eat. Do you want anything?" he asked, trying not to let her know how much he wanted to be alone at the moment. Kel caught on though.
"No. Go ahead. I'll get something to eat later," she replied as she watched him back toward the door. He nodded and quickly left.
Not two minutes later a knock sounded on her door. She got up to answer it and was met with a shock. "Mother? Father?" she asked, shocked beyond words.
Tbc...another cliffhanger. I'm sorry for my evil cliffhangers, but it makes you want to come back and read it right?