One Hundred One Shots
Disclaimer: I do not own Jane and the Dragon. Thank You.
Note: This is from JESTERS point of view, while I prefer the Jane/Gunther pairing I thought I would give this a try... don't worry though it's not strictly Jane/Jester.
2nd Note: Sorry that I haven't updated any of my stories for a while, we just had midterms and I've been very busy.
I'll Wait
He knew that he would wait no matter how long it took. He would wait until the stars no longer burned in the night sky, till the earth was not but a broken piece of rock or simply one giant dust cloud. He would wait for Jane, he would wait until he had the courage to tell her, though each day he waited he knew his chances grew slimmer and slimmer until one day he would wake up and realize that it was too late… that the possibility of her ever loving him was gone and he was left standing there trying to pick up the pieces of whatever was left of his broken heart…
He sighed and walked to the edge of the tower and saw what was to him the most horrible thing that he was forced to endure… Jane and Gunther were sparring in the yard, it was a sight he had come to hate over the years that had passed since she had started her knights' apprenticeship. Not that he didn't love to watch her move, he loved that, it was just… Gunther. Gunther was his problem, though he would never admit it he had seen it, he had seen the way Gunther looked at her when he thought no one was watching. Gunther was in every way his biggest rival, Jane may not always see him in that way but once or twice he thought he had seen what he thought would break his heart, Jane almost seeming to return this affection for, Gunther, that lowlife Gunther…
In his heart he knew that just about the only reason he felt that way towards Gunther was because of Jane, there were other reasons too of course but they always took the background in his mind. If things had been different they might have even been friends, not good friends mind you but friends none the less. But he loved Jane with a passion and while he was far better when it came to speeches and composing eloquent songs he would never be able to defend himself or Jane in battle or be strong enough to do so many of the things necessary to survive in their world. In many respects Gunther was superior and that was why he had always been afraid that Jane would see some of his good qualities and that he would lose his chance with her forever…
He snapped back to reality at the sound of Jane's anger towards Gunther… "You did that deliberately you 'dung weevil'!" "Oh really beef brain, I should have expected you to be such a sore loser after my brilliant maneuver!" "Brilliant why you…"
He smiled at this. Maybe he did have a chance after all…