Chapter Two: Letters
Joren pulled the folded piece of parchment off the door, curious. Only Kel left notes for him, and for some reason, he doubted it was from her. Slowly, he opened it.
Send her a letter.
He checked for a name attached, but there was nothing besides the small note. He couldn't even recognize the handwriting. He had no clue who could have written it. But Joren knew very well who the person was talking about. Kel.
He had thought about that, of course, but he had thought that it would be too impersonal. Well, he had tried everything else. He may as well try this.
Sitting down at his desk, he chewed on his quill, wondering what to write. After much thinking, he came up with something presentable.
Dearest Kel,
I need to apologize for what I said. I make no excuse for myself except to say that I do love you, more than anything, I just didn't know how to express my love. I am so sorry for being the cause of any pain you may have felt. Please forgive me.
Love always,
Joren
While it was rather short, it told her what it needed to. He just prayed to the Gods that she would forgive him.
He walked out into the hallway and walked silently to her rooms and put the note on her door. There was a noise behind him. He hurried to an alcove, worried that it was Kel.
He watched from his hiding spot as she and her friends walked down the hallway. When they got to her door, she took the note from it, a puzzled expression on her face. As she read, her frown deepened, until finally, she smiled slightly.
From beside her, Neal's voice questioned, "Who is the letter from?"
"No one." She answered, giving her best friend a large smile as she tucked the note into her pocket. Her friends left, and she closed the doors to her room.
Joren gave a sigh of relief. He hadn't wanted to be caught.
He was tired from the day's events and wanted to go collapse in his bed, but he waited several more minutes, wanting to make sure the halls were empty. Joren walked slowly back to his room, thinking over what he had said in the letter. He had meant every word of it. He did love her, so much. But he had been afraid of what he felt, of what they had. He had never experienced love before, and it frightened him.
As he opened his door, a piece of parchment fell to his feet. He picked it up, wondering if it was from his advice giver.
Nice
He shook his head, bemused. Whoever this person was, he had to be keeping pretty close tabs on the blonde knight.
Joren walked into his room, and, instead of going straight to bed, as he had earlier planned, picked up the book Kel had given him for his birthday and began to read. He had never even looked at it before then. It was really quite interesting. They were all stories and ballads of knights in battle.
A knock sounded on his door, startling him.
Kel stood in the hallway, wrapped tightly in her soft blue robe. He opened the door to admit her. She stood, uncomfortable for a moment, before finally reaching up and wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. He stiffened for a moment, then wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, hugging her back.
"I love you." He whispered to her.
"I love you, too." She said quietly into his neck.
Joren smiled. He, of course, had a reason to smile. The woman he loved had forgiven him, and someone had thought he had done it right. There was much to be happy about. When he fell asleep, Kel in his arms, the smile was still on his face.
I know, very short chapter. Well, I hope you liked it. I promise to add another very very soon. And thank you everyone for your wonderful, helpful advice. I needed it.
miamouse- Thanks. yeah, it is kinda like that. its one of my problems.
nolee-good. dont love me. i love k/j too. cleon is such a jerk! hate him!!! k/r is very very very wrong. no, i didnt need to hear that. sorry about the acknowlegement thing. how remiss of me to realize that yours is shorter. and dont threaten me like that. it is very mean. and you better write more. and i do try to make your acknowledgements longer. k/ns are awesome, too, btw. i dont mind yuki really, its just, well, kel's better. anyway, you said in another review oceanspike was mad at me. why?
pinky-thanks. id avoid him too. he hurt her. i got them together. i hate sad endings too.
alaana-wannabe- thank you sooo much!!!!! i like reading from jorens pov. its interesting. i know, very short. i updated later than i meant. ive had it done for a while. sorry!!!
Wake-robin- i knw. i feel awful for them.
Allimba-thanks!
SeaStar-thanks. i love k/d too. i love WLD. its so cool!!! whats your s/n on there? ill try and write more, i swear! just dont cry!!!!! i like to write romance the most. tamora pierce. usually dom, but i love k/n fanfics too. i really got into one of the ones im writing. i love chocolate strawberries...
chicken-puffs-i didnt! so sorry!
Lilliana Rose- yeah. i love k/ds too. more than anything! thanks!
kerowyn-dawnfire- nolee of stone mountain. i know, discusting, isnt it? she says its a turn on. disgusting.
TheWildMage-thanks! glad you liked! i swear ill try!
Aevum-i wont i swear. and i will write more.
TI-Ti- thanks. i will defenantly try. i know what you mean, of course. no offense taken.
Kore Yan- i know, he should have. glad you liked!
PsychoLioness13-glad you liked. i think its very ooc, personally.
Keri-glad you like. i really like k/j fics.
oceanspike-glad you liked! so glad your back! or at least reviewing and (hopefully very soon) updating!
Imperfectionist;D-= omg!!!!!!!! i cant believe your reviewing me! this is soo cool! sorry, hyper. so glad you liked! i will certainly try to add more detail. its something im very awful at. i swear i'll continue! thanks so much!
misk-glad you liked it. nope, he hasnt. dont think he ever will.