A/N: I had SOOO MUCH FUN WRITING THIS CHAPTER! Thanks for the reviews Jello and the Dragon…:D. BTW: it starts off with Rake and Jane, and then moves to the Humor Trio. You'll see why!

Disclaimer: NOTHIING, but who cares? :D

"Oh Rake," the female knight breathed, "for me?"

Rake, the former courter of the cook Pepper, had just handed Jane a red rose. He smiled, "Yes, dear Jane."

"Oh stop you!" she pushed him playfully, beaming.

They sat for awhile in the sun with Jane's head leaning on Rake's neck. They enjoyed the sheer bliss of it all: the warmth, the golden silence, the atmosphere, the warmth. A bird flew by chirping fearlessly when Jane broke the silence, "I still cannot believe you did that."

"Did what?"

"Broke with Pepper – I still cannot believe it!"

"That was months ago Jane! I did it for you, anyway, seeing that you were still eligible." A knot formed in the red-head's stomach.

She ignored the feeling as she spoke the next words, "Yes, I was still eligible, but now I am not thanks to you." Jane looked up at him smiling.

He looked down at her and cupped her head in his hands and shared a blissful kiss with her. Jane's conscience sank with guilt as it always did when she kissed with Rake…

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"THAT, my friend Jester, was the BEST laugh I have had in years!" Smithy exclaimed to the red-faced fool in the kitchens.

"Yes, well, it was…nothing…" Jester replied looking down and shuffling his feet.

Jethro wiped remaining tears of joy away, "Verb-Pepper, I never knew you had a sense of humor about you!"

Pepper looked at Jester, whose face was back to normal, to Jethro's tear-washed face. She felt her face losing the heat of embarrassment and return back to normal. She sighed in relief, "Yes, well, I figure," she looked at Jester at the word "figure", "That I can be fun at times."

Jester walked next to Pepper and put his hand on his shoulder – a gesture Pepper had not experienced in a long time. She smiled inwardly. Jester than started to speak, "Yes, Pepper and Jester, the two fools. Whatever the time, whatever the moment."

All three of them burst out laughing at this statement.

"Would that not be funny," Smithy said in-between laughs, "that when Jane and Rake walk in to have some food, they see all three of us having a ball?"

Pepper howled, "Yes, that would be most funny!"

Jester's face turned grave, "What kind of ball? A ball a King throws? Or a ball that we use to play Throw and Catch with?"

Smithy stopped to think for a moment. Finally he answered – or rather, questioned, "But does the King not throw a ball? Or has he not ever held a pig-bladder?"

"Oh, no Jethro, not like that," Verbena said waving her hands wildly in a "No" kind of way, smiling. "Clemens means 'ball' as in a magnificent dance, like this."

Pepper turned to Jester and asked if he would like to dance with her, in which he said yes to. The two melted into a waltz formation and started to dance miraculously with Jethro tapping his foot to keep time. Suddenly two figures came into the room, but stayed hidden in the shadows – not one of the three noticed.

Smithy finished tapping his foot and keeping time, and Jester did something Pepper never expected him to do when they finished waltzing….

He kissed Pepper with so much passion, Pepper stiffened before her mind clicked into what was happening.

Someone loves me… she thought while she kissed back. But I should not get my hopes up….

"Jester?" someone said.

Jester broke the kiss hastily and turned around to see who it was.

"Pepper?" someone else said – or was it the same person?

Pepper's eyes flew open and she, too, turned to see who it was. Bat-bladders! Now, at this moment –honestly!

"Jester?" Jane said taking a step forward out of the shadows. "What are you doing?"

Jester's face became so sullen it scared Jane. "No, Jane, the question is what are you doing?"

Jane took a step forward with dignity. "I caught you kissing Pepper!"

A hollow laugh echoed from Jester's throat. Jane flinched. "More like I found out, dear Jane, that you cheated on me!"

"Whatever are you talking about Jester?" A look of horror overcame Jane's face as she spoke.

"I am not blind."

"I did not say you were."

"Well, you certainly went against Knight's Code of Conduct."

"When, O Lover of Mine?"

"Do not call me that," Jester spoke quietly, as he often does when he is enraged.

"WHAT?" Jane yelled disbelieving.

"You heard me."

"WHAT?"

"I SAID, 'you heard me.'"

"Jester – stop…. Please…." Jane cried. "I did nothing of the sort!"

Pepper and Smithy glanced at each other at the unfolding scene. Amusement lurked in their eyes, barely unnoticeable. Jester was finally telling Jane off, and how they loved it…especially Pepper.

Rake remained in the shadows staring at Jane in utter disbelief that she lied to him. It made him feel almost sorry for Jester - Almost.

"Of course you did, Pepper said so. Why, she saw you and Rake run off in a sunset!" Jester exclaimed waving his hands in the air.

"No-" Jane began only to be cut off by Jester.

"It is over Jane."

"WHAT?"

"It is over Jane, finished, done with!"

"But – but –"

"But what?" The Minstrel asked crossing his arms over his chest.

"But why?" The female rebellion asked dumbfounded.

"Goodbye Jane."

"WHAT?"

Jester ignored her outcry and turned around to face Pepper and Smithy. He walked to Pepper, stopped in front of her, and said quietly so only she could hear, "Act with me, La mia dolce signora."

Pepper nodded not understanding the Italian in which he spoke – My sweet lady.

Jester than cupped her head in his hands, gave Pepper a smirk, and kissed her like fire. He knew Jane was watching, but he wanted to let her hurt; he also knew Pepper hasn't been kissed in a very long time and how lonely she must have felt. Not anymore… he thought. But this is only an act, nothing more…

Jane's eyes topped with tears, she was ashamed; Jane's mouth quivered, she was hurt; but nothing matched her soul – her rage, her sorrow, her disgrace for herself, her suddenly burdened spirit. How was she to tell this to Rake? But he saw all of this, he knows…

Jane's eyes widened, Oh Dragon, he knows! What will I do? She ran out of the Kitchen and away from the Castle. She stopped shortly to sit down and cry a waterfall - a cascading, bleak blue waterfall that did not have an end. What will I do now?

A/N: I wanted to add something else… a joke, but this is long enough. I Figure you all will just have to wait. Review please!