Well here's another chapter. I'm sorry it took so long. I hope you enjoy it...
Chapter 2:
A voice from behind the door called; "Your Majesty, can I come in?"
Alanna looked down at their entwined arms, "Jon…?"
Jon released her and backed a little. He looked her up and down for a moment, then gently pushed her behind the screen, he whispered, "Take some clothes on, and come back in a minute." Then he walked away, he turned his attention to the door, "Just a minute!" He sat down on the bed and waited. When Alanna came out again, still with red eyes, he called, "Come in!"
Alanna blushed, hurriedly turned her back to Jon, while thinking, 'Damn! Gods curse blushing so easy! Well, Jon has seen it but the man doesn't have to see it.' She hurriedly went to the window to look out.
A servant came in and bowed to Jon, "Your Majesty." He then bowed to Alanna, "Lioness." He turned back to Jon, "I was told to say that Sir Raoul awaits you in the meeting room. He also told me to say it's urgent." When Jon nodded he quickly bowed to them both and went out of the door.
Alanna turned back to Jon and said, "Well, let's go." and bowed ironically to let him get out first.
Jon just grinned and rose, "Do you have anything against going over there together?" He went over to her and bet her his arm. Alanna just smiled and went out of the door. Jon was quick to close the door and follow her.
In the meeting room Raoul awaited them, he looked up and smiled, "I'm glad you came. I was told we all should meet later, but I would like to talk with you two now. It isn't Roger I would like to talk about…" He let his voice fade out.
Jon nodded and sat down, "what is it you want to talk about then?"
"I thought only you came Jon, but" he looked at Alanna, "it's good you'll hear it too, Alanna." Alanna just nodded and went to stand behind Jon, a hand on her sword----. Raoul saw her reaction, 'what is it that changed her so much, just from yesterday?'
Jon turned to look at her, "Alanna would you fetch Thayet? I would like to talk with her."
Alanna shook her head and thought, 'He doesn't want me here'
Raoul looked down; 'now comes the fight' he looked up again and prepared himself.
Alanna just sighed and nodded; "as you wish…" she turned around went out of the door.
Raoul stared. "She complied…"
Jon sighed, "Well now you have the time she's gone to talk. It was her you wanted to talk about, right?"
"Yeah… but first I have a question… why is she so … careful… if you could call it that…" Raoul turned back to Jon.
Jon stiffened, "I don't now." He said slowly. "Why do you want to talk about her?"
"I just don't think she should be here, near you, I mean. But I don't think she should be to far away." When he could see Jon was going to interrupt he explained, "I mean, she shouldn't be so far away, so that we can't get her if we need her…"
"Are you sure that's good, if Roger follows her? I mean I know she's good, but she can't win over him AND come here before she's unconscious…" Jon sighed and laid his head in his hands.
Raoul furrowed his brows, "What's wrong? Normally you aren't so testy."
Jon just looked at him.
Raoul quickly lifted his hands. "No, don't say anything. I meant you don't used to be so protective towards her." He shook his head. "Don't comment it." 'Something's going on, but what is it?' "Look at things from the bright side. I don't think that's what Roger expects."
"It will maybe surprise him, but…" A knock on the door interrupted him.
Alanna came inside with Thayet behind her. Surprised she said; "Oh… Did I interrupt something?" she had a hand on her ember stone. When she looked at Raoul she saw an orange light. "It can't be!"
Jon rose and faced Alanna, "what can't be, Alanna?" he walked to Alanna and looked her deep in her eyes, "What can't be?"
Alanna ignored him and looked around, her gaze stopped at the far corner. "Roger I hate you! Stop it! To resort to THAT!" She took a deep breath and continued; "and tell me, why didn't you just make Raoul kill Jon, now that you have control over him?"
"Alanna, what are you talking about? Jon said.
"I don't understand…" Raoul said at the same time.
Alanna ignored them and walked towards the corner she had had her eyes on all the time. "I would like you to lift that invisiblespell so people want think I'm crazy, because I'm talking to what they think are just the air." She took her sword and let the tip rest so that it would right on front of his heart. "Well would you please become visible…" she sheeted her sword again and poked him where his chest would be. "And lift that spell on Raoul."
"How can you be sure I'm not an illusion?" Roger lifted the spell from Raoul, "I didn't get an answer Lioness." Raoul and Jon looked around and ended up with Jon looking at Alanna.
Alanna looked at Raoul over her should with one eye and nodded. "Good, now we're just waiting for the visible part." She sneaked a dagger from her sleeve, but kept it hidden.
"Alanna, there's nobody there…" It was Raoul, but before he could finish Alanna interrupted him, "Aren't there?" She showed him the dagger, "Yes there are." She cut where Rogers arm would be, and showed Raoul the dagger again, now with blood on it.
"Okay, Lioness, if it's so important for you." Roger lifted the spell that kept him invisible.
Raoul stared and laid a hand on his sword. "Roger! What are you doing here?!"
Roger smiled a small smile, "Funny, I thought."
Alanna stopped him by letting her sword tip rest against the hollow of his neck. "I don't want to hear one word from you. She let him see the hatred in her eyes and hissed; "Do you understand? Just nod or shake your head. If you say ONE word then…" she laid a little bit more pressure against his throat.
Jon turned his attention from Alanna to Roger, "I see we have the pleasure of seeing each other two times on one day, Roger, but it isn't a pleasure, right? I would rather like to call those feelings between hatred than friendliness" He looked at Alanna, "Tell me Alanna … he isn't an illusion, right?"
Alanna looked shortly at him, "No if he was then he would glow, and he doesn't…"
Roger looked from Jon to Alanna, "How can you be so sure of that?"
Alannas only answer was to thrust her sword in his stomach, "Like this." He fell on his knees, "Okay, you wi…" he was dead before he could finish.
Thayet stood forward and nudged Roger lightly in the side with her food, "Is that the Roger everyone were so afraid of?" She took a step back, "I guess he's been more dangerous than this."
Alanna sighed, "It was way too easy," she shook her head as answer to Thayets question. "No, it's not that Roger we're afraid of."
"Can we talk?" Jon asked Thayet, he gestured towards the door, and bowed elegantly to let her get in first. Thayet giggled and went in, Jon closed the door after them.
"Okay, tell me. What's going on here?" It was Raoul.
Alanna sighed, "I don't know, and I'm more concerned about what we're going to do with him." She pointed at Rogers body while she paced back and forth in the room, after a couple of minutes she stopped. "If you stay here in the room and they ask, I'm in my room." She left without waiting for an answer.
Raoul sighed; "You can't mean that, I hate you Alanna."
Half an hour later:
Raoul sighed, "Okay, now I won't wait any longer." He left the room.
Ten minutes later Jon and Thayet came out of the other room. Jon took a swift look around the room. "They've left, I don't really blame them either."
Thayet laughed, "It would surprise me if they were still here."
Well, I don't know what to say about this chapter. Please review.