Sorry this is such a short chapter, but I'll write a realllllly long one to make up for it.
Theresa's eyes widened, then she blinked. "King of the ROUGE?" She turned to her brother. "You're friends with King of the Rouge? I'm telling Daddy!"
"C'mon Theresa, don't do that." Alana said.
"Okay Alan, if you say so." Her eyes gleamed. "I'll just use it as blackmail."
Jon rolled his eyes before saying, "So George, how has life been treating you?"
Alana had continued training Theresa, and things seemed to be going well. Nobody suspected anything, and Theresa was having a grand old time.
"Oh Alan, this is so much fun!" She jumped on her, pinning her to the ground. Then she placed a big kiss on Alana's right cheek.
Alana was up faster than money out of a noble's purse (when George was around that is). "W-What was that?"
"Did I do it wrong?"
Alana just stood their, mouth agape. After a moment or so she turned and ran.
She happened to bump into Raoul. Literally.
"Whoa there. What's bothering you Alan?"
Alana was wheezing-she had run very fast. "The princess…she…she…"
"The princess what?"
"She kissed me! Raoul I-"
Raoul's expression was blank. "I have to go."
"But Raoul, I have to-"
"I have duties. Bye Alan."
He left Alana stranding in the corridor looking confused. Jon walked up behind her.
"Boo!"
"Wah!"
"Hey, what's up? You look like you saw a real ghost."
"Your sister kissed me!"
Jon looked unpleasantly surprised. "She did?"
"Yes! You have to tell me what to do! I don't want a relationship like that!"
"Okay Alan. I'll handle it."
Alan looked relieved. "Thanks Jon."
Jon went looking for his sister, but found Raoul first. He was sitting at the edge of the lake dragging his fingers through the water. Jon sat beside him. "Hey."
"Hey," Raoul said without looking up.
"Is something wrong?"
"Yeah." He took his hand out of the water. "But it's stupid."
"Try me. I've already heard something stupid from Alan today."
"What?"
"My sister kissed him today." Jon sighed. "Luckily, he doesn't want that kind of relationship with her."
Raoul's look of gloom and doom disappeared. "He doesn't?"
"Nope."
He grinned. "I always liked that kid."
After a few hours Jon found Theresa waiting for him in his room.
"Where were you?" She asked.
"Looking for you." He said.
"Well here I am. Let's talk."
"Me first. I heard what happened between you and Alan today."
"Did he tell you what I did wrong?"
"Alan isn't the right kind of boy for you. Besides, he doesn't want a relationship."
Theresa looked angry. "Did he say that or are you just making up tall tales Jonathan?"
"I'm telling you what Alan said."
Her anger changed to contempt. "I'll show him." She stomped towards the door.
"Theresa, wait. What did you want to tell me?"
She paused. "Cousin Rodger is coming tomorrow."
To my wonderful reviewers:
Epobbp: -Is shocked- I can't tell you that! It would ruin the story! Maybe, maybe not. Hehehe.
x17SkmBdrchiczxx: I'm glad you think it's funny. That's one of my favorite lines too.
TPfreak: You think she should act more ladylike, huh? Okay, I'll try to work on that.
Daine-WildMage: Thank you!
Daine Crow: Yes, yes, I now know it is Alanna with two n's. I was writing out of memory for a while until I found the books, and now I'm too lazy to change it. I kind of like Alana better anyway.