oh yeah I updated like really quickly.. go me... but I have to say I am utmost disappointed in you people!
Responses to the FEW Reviewers (god bless your souls lol)
stormrider7- thanks for the el correctionos... yeah I knew about the Carthaki thing.. see I kind of got to involved with the Romans and the Carthage people.. so I got them a tad bit mixed up... thanks for the review though.. and I am glad you like it.. oh yeah bunnys are sweet..
Confusedknight- It's pronounced Ga ze't... yep... I am glad you enjoyed it... it took me a while to think out... review next chapter (puppy dog eyes).. please
booksquirt- you actually thought I would leave you hanging... am I that evil? Actually don't even say anything.. because I am.. and I hate to say it but there is a cliffe at the end of this chapter.. just don't cry! muchos gracias for the review
Guardian of the Small- I know I try to be evil just to annoy you readers.. haha... jk.. things will brighten up.. maybe... thank you a lot for the review
nativewildmage- haha.. can't you make up your mind? Oh yeah I am blessing his princly socks... haha... you are so random... MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU TOO!
yeah this is a sweet chapter... haha...
So read it and enjoy.. and if you don't enjoy it.. I don't know why you're reading than...
Don't be mad!
Be happy!
Because you are going to kill me for the cliff hanger at the end of this chapter haha...
Jzet groaned as her eyelashes fluttered open. She had the most terrible head ache and her neck hurt dreadfully.
Where am I? She thought sitting up. She began to look around.
She was in the infirmary with many people in the beds next to her some were asleep and others awake with healers attending to them.
That's funny, how did I get here? She thought and then spied Jonathan too sleeping in the bed next to her. I wonder why Jonathan is here too. Did I miss something? I just remember something with Zulch. But what was it? Wait Zulch?
"Oh crap!" Jzet exclaimed out loud and then covered her mouth quickly. She hoped she didn't wake Jonathan.
Jonathan turned over in his sleep and mumbled something Jzet couldn't understand. But still the prince slept on. Jzet wiped her brow.
That was a close one. She thought.
"Are you okay my lady?" a female healer asked her coming over to her bed.
"Uh yeah I was just um- reciting my lines in the play I'm in." Jzet said quickly lying. The healer woman gave her an odd look like she knew Jzet wasn't telling the truth. "Oh crap Mathew, the pirates are coming!" She added with a look of mock fear on her face and pointing to some unknown target in the distance.
"What do you think?" Jzet asked. "Do you think I'll make the lead role?"
The healing woman looked over at Jzet's charts.
"Whatever you say Lady Page." said the healer walking away to attend to the next bed.
I really need to work on my lying skills. Jzet thought frowning.
She then turned over to look over at Jonathan wondering why he was here in the infirmary.
"Excuse me healer?" Jzet asked.
The same healing woman from before came over looking agitatedand stood there with her hands on her hips.
"What is it now Page Jzeliette?" the healing woman asked.
"You can call me Jzet you know." Jzet piped in. "I like that name better." She added.
The healing woman sighed and mumbled something under her breath that sounded like 'I better get paid extra for this.'
"I don't really care a damn." snapped the healing woman. "Now what do you want?"
"Why is Prince Jonathan here?" Jzet asked looking over at her fellow page that was still sleeping.
"You called me away from a patient just to ask me that!" the woman snapped angrily.
"Could you please my all gracious healer?" Jzet begged. "It would mean a lot to me."
The healing woman threw up her hands in disgust and said with a sigh, "Fine,"
"Thank you healer," said Jzet grinning while the woman leaned down to check Jonathan's charts.
"It says here the prince is currently in the infirmary because of severe gift drainage." said the healer, "Happy now?" Jzet shifted uncomfortably. When did this happen? She thought.
"I guess so." said Jzet. "Thank you healer,"
Jzet sat there puzzled for a bit until she drifted back to sleep.
When she woke up it was dark out and the oil lamps burned. Jzet looked around and saw that everyone was sleeping. To Jzet's relief not a healer was in sight. She knew what she needed to do. Gosha needed to hear about this and hopefully the old dream seer had a solution.
Jzet quietly got out of bed and made her way for the door. But suddenly a creak on the floor boards sounded.
Jonathan stirred and his eyes fluttered open.
Damn, more explanations, Jzet thought.
"Jzet what are you doing, it's like 2 A.M. in the morning." Jonathan hissed.
"Well I needed to get something from my room and I decided to go now while that annoying healer wasn't around." Jzet lied.
"You Jzet of Queenscove are a terrible liar." the prince whispered grinning.
"So what if I am," Jzet hissed. "You Jonathan are going no where in your condition. So good night to you,"
Jzet left the infirmary closing the door softly behind her.
"That's what you think Jzet." Jonathan whispered under his breath getting out of his hospital bed and following his friend out of the room.
Jzet soon returned to her page quarters to change into more suitable clothing and to get her weapons of course.
After pulling her cloak over her head, she slipped into the hall
She walked towards the stairs at the end of the hallway that lead towards the ground floor. Suddenly she felt a tap on her back. Before she could scream in fright someone had pressed their hand to her mouth.
Before she could turn around and see who it was she felt a sudden push from behind. She suddenly began falling down the stairs with two more bodies behind her.
Finally she landed at the bottom of the flight of stairs crushed under two other bodies.
"Hello cousin miss us?" a familiar voice drawled in a whisper.
Jzet sighed inwardly, it was Cole.
"Cole can you get off me, you big oaf!" someone hissed that was on top of Jzet. She recognized the voice immediately, it was Jonathan.
"Oh yeah sorry princeling," Cole said getting off the both of them.
As soon as both of the boys were off her Jzet began asking questions.
"What in Mithros name are you two doing, here?" She asked in a hiss.
"Well I have to say one thing before you go off on a rampage, this is not my fault." Cole whispered defensively. "Jonathan was the one who woke me up at 2 A.M."
Jonathan shrugged.
"Hey I was concerned," Jonathan said with a lopped sided grin, "and a tad bit curious, might I add."
"A tad bit?" Cole nearly shouted.
"Cole shut up," Jzet snapped.
"A tad bit," Cole repeated in this time a hiss. "You literally dragged me out of bed. You were like come quick Jzet's going somewhere off palace grounds. C'mon," Cole began frantically waving his hands mocking the prince. "The way he sounded was like if you were dying or something."
Jzet looked at Jonathan for an explanation only to see the prince turn scarlet.
"I told you not to come, Jonathan." Jzet hissed. "You are in no condition to leave the infirmary. I hate to say it, but you're a complete idiot. And I for one am not going to claim responsibility if you collapse and die."
"Hey, well I was curious." Jonathan protested. "And plus you almost died the last time Cole and I left you on your own."
Jzet's memory clicked from the events the day before.
"Oh yeah, what happened after I passed out?" Jzet asked curious herself.
Jonathan and Cole exchanged glances.
"Well my dear cousin it seems like the prince saved your life." said Cole. "Just like a fairy tale, the prince saving the maiden from the dragon."
"Yes except that I was being choked to death." Jzet pointed out negatively.
"Well at least I can tell my grand kids I saved a maiden in distress." Jonathan said optimistically.
"You call her a maiden, more like a girl with the emotions of abrick walland the personality of a fire breathing dragon." Cole retorted with a laugh.
Jzet whacked him on the side of the head causing Jonathan to laugh at Cole's suspense.
"That's no way to talk to your cousin, Cole of Massabole." Jzet hissed.
"Fine I get your point cousin," Cole retorted sulking. He turned to Jonathan and snapped, "And why are you always taking her side?"
He shrugged.
"Well I am sorry to disrupt your bickering boys, but I have someone to visit." said Jzet trying to slink off.
Jonathan grasped her by the shoulder.
"Oh no you're not." he said firmly. "We're coming with you."
"We are?" Cole asked his shoulders drooping slightly.
"Yes we are." said Jonathan. "There is no way we are letting Jzet wander Corus at night."
"I was afraid you would say that." Cole muttered.
Jzet sighed. Jonathan was being stubborn. So that meant she either went back to the infirmary and risked not seeing Gosha at all or seeing Gosha and telling them her secrets about being a dream seer. But despite her protests she knew this was her only chance to see Gosha and plus she would stay alive longer if she saw the old dream seer.
"Fine," Jzet sighed admitting defeat. "But I'm telling you right now,I am not happy about you two coming."
Cole and Jonathan just grinned and followed her out of the castle silently.
"Who's house is this again?" Cole asked for the tenth time.
"I told you Cole," Jzet nearly shouted losing her patience as they went up the stone path leading to Gosha's front door. "This is Gosha's house."
Jonathan did the honor of knocking on Gosha's front door.
Soon they could hear a normal Gosha shriek and a string of curses. Finally the door opened revealing Gosha still in her night gown.
"What in Mithros name are you doing here my student?" Gosha nearly screamed.
"Student?" Jzet heard Cole mutter to Jonathan. Jzet ignored it.
"Well Gosha it's a long story," Jzet began.
"Fine, fine come in and make yourself comfortable on the couch." Gosha said ushering the three pages inside. "Who are your friends?"
"This is Crown Prince Jonathan of Conte and my cousin Cole." Jzet said pointing to each of them.
Gosha curtseyed deeply to Jonathan.
"Your highness what an honor," she said in a very un-Gosha like way, almost normal.
"Hey," Cole shouted. "Why don't I get a title?"
"Because you're a complete dolt," Jonathan supplied grinning.
Cole frowned.
Jzet cleared her throat.
"Fine Gosha, presenting my cousin Page Cole of Massabole son of the Lady Knight Keladry of Massabole, Protector of the Small," said Jzet introducing Gosha to Cole.
"Oh hello Page Cole," Gosha said not curtseying at all.
"Why don't I get a curtsey?" Cole mumbled under his breath. "But no Jonathan the great gets all the women bowing down to him, lucky."
Luckily Gosha did not hear. Instead she turned to Jzet.
"What seems to be the problem, my student?" Gosha asked yawning.
"It's Zulch," Jzet said darkly. "I had a dream, I believe two nights ago, about him in his throne room and then this soldier came in and he like started to glow." Gosha nodded egging her to go on. Meanwhile Cole and Jonathan sat there perplexed. "Well this soldier he said like a prophesy about a person in the room that could not be seen, nor heard, but would bring Zulch's downfall. So then Zulch got all scared and searched the room with his gift. He found me and started to choke me with his gift. I fought back with my gift and pushed his off my neck. And then I woke up." Gosha nodded again. "Well then something really odd happened yesterday while I was in the practice yards. Zulch started to choke me again with his gift. And this time I was too weak to fight back, but Jonathan saved me.It's scary because hewas able to still choke me while I was awake."
"Interesting," Gosha said rubbing her chin in thought and then brightened up like she had a light bulb over her head. "I'll be right back, I need to get something."
Jzet watched her teacher run up her stairs until she was out of sight and ear shot.
"Uh okay, what just happened?" Cole asked obviously confused.
"Well it's a long story," Jzet began.
"Trust me we're not leaving until we hear the whole thing." said Jonathan firmly.
"Well, Jonathan, Cole, I am a dream seer." Jzet admitted.
They just sat there confused until Cole asked,
"What's that?"
"That means I can either see the future or present while I'm dreaming." Jzet explained. "I am asleep while I see my visions."
"You've had more than one?" Cole asked, baffled.
"Uh yeah," Jzet said a little uneasy about explaining her visions. "I had one vision before I was going to the castle to train that I was going to save Michael in the forest."
"So wait you knew about this Carthaki army before this?" Jonathan asked.
"Well yeah," Jzet divulged.
"Why didn't you tell any one?" Jonathan asked.
Jzet couldn't stand to look at the prince's face. It was drooped slightly with a trace of disappointment.
"Jonathan, I didn't even know these dreams would come true at the time." said Jzet frankly. "People might have thought of me as touched in the head."
"Who says you're not?" Cole murmured.
"I heard that Cole of Massabole!" exclaimed Jzet whacking her cousin on the side of the head. "Well any way, people might have thought I was crazy."
"But now you know your dreams are actually real, right?" Jonathan inquired.
"Yep, that's right," said Jzet.
"So the prophesy is real?" Cole asked with wide blue eyes. "You are destined to bring down the King of Carthak?"
"Yeah," Jzet said uneasily. "But not unless he kills me first." She added dismally.
On that dreary note Gosha came back down the stairs carrying a small wooden box.
"What is that?" Cole queried.
Gosha blew the dust off the ancient box causing the pages to cough.
She gave no answer instead she unlocked the box carefully and took out a silver chain with a small cream colored stone at the end of it. It was a beautiful piece of jewelry. But why would Gosha want to show her jewelry? Zulch was trying to kill her for crying out loud! What was a pretty necklace going to do?
Gosha put it in her handcautiously and when the cream colored stone touched Jzet's skin it sent a tiny shock through her body.
"Ow that hurt," Jzet said dropping the necklace back in the wooden box. She shook her hand as if it burned.
"Jeez Queenscove what's gotten into you?" Gosha asked.
"That stone shocked me." Jzet cried.
"Hmm, funny, that didn't happen to me." Gosha said with a smug grin.
"Well aren't you special." Jzet huffed.
After a minute of silence while Jzet stared at the stone in deep thoughtGosha asked,
"Well aren't you going to put it around your neck?" And then she added with a cheek, "What are you waiting for the sun to come up?"
"Oh yeah sorry," Jzet said quickly.
She took the necklace out of the wooden box, this time it did not shock her, but Jzet could still feel the power radiate from it. I wonder what it does. Jzet wondered.
As she clipped the necklace on and let it rest on her chest, she suddenly saw a burst of a bright light and time seemed to come to a still.
A man stood before her looking superior. The air around him radiated with power. He had golden curly hair and soft blue eyes. He was handsome. And Jzet guessed he was some kind of god.
"Jzet of Queenscove I was expecting you, welcome."
AHH Cliff Hanger.. I know you guys want to kill me now.. and yeah I'm sorry that I made this story even more complicated than it is... but now you'll get the explanation about the prophesy.. oh joy... and I bet you're probably wondering who that god was.. pretty obvious though if you THINK (which is hard for some of you) of it... so review.. and if you don't I might get unhappy and won't update so quickly.. to add suspense.. of course..
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Tell me what pairing you want
gracias, caiti
