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[alanna]

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Disclaimer: i don't own most of the characters they belong to the wonderful Tamora pierce.
the story line is mine though
so is Jaz my mary sue

Warning Lime: Prelude to s*x. Basically anything you see in an R-rated movie's s*x scene. Breasts may be described in brief (a brief sentence), but keep it short. Pants may be taken off, but underwear MUST be present.
I will try to keep it to a minimum

Prelude
“Where is she” The angry voice boomed “Don’t tell me you have lost her”
“No sir” Replied a soft voice “she is safe although we had to erase her
memory” “Will she remember me if she sees me” The first voice asked
more gently
“Yes we aren’t very good at erasing memories, if she is told part of
her life story she will remember almost everything” Another voice said
“Good” said the first voice “I don’t want her to not recognise her
father”

[alanna]

Disclaimer: i don't own most of the characters they belong to the wonderful Tamora pierce.
the story line is mine though
so is Jaz my mary sue

Warning Lime: Prelude to s*x. Basically anything you see in an R-rated movie's s*x scene. Breasts may be described in brief (a brief sentence), but keep it short. Pants may be taken off, but underwear MUST be present.
and i will try to keep it to a minimum
Chapter 1
Arrivals


A lone girl and her horse walked slowly up the hill leading to the castel. No one knew her name and no one knew where she came from. “Hell” she thought “I don’t even know who I am or where I come from.”
Although she couldn’t remember anything from more than 6 weeks back she somehow knew where the stables where. She slowly walked to the stables and looked for the head ostler. She found him quite quickly and said “excuse me sir I was hoping you could help me. I’m looking for a place to stable my horse for a week and then maybe if I can find work here for longer”
“Twenty silver coins for a week and my names Stefan.” He stated “If you need work I’m sure that is you go to the servant’s quarters that you are sure to find a job. We are short of servant a lot suddenly walked out two days ago.”

An hour later in the king’s chambers
“Sire I have found someone to take the place of the nanny that walked out” Said Stefan.
“Who can vouch for her” asked the king
“All the animals in the palace” replied Stefan “her horse said that in every village that she passed she either had to fight her way out because she insulted some man’s honour by refusing to marry him or she took care of the village nursery in exchange for food and a weeks lodging.”
“Ok send her to me” the king said.


As they where talking the girl was busy cleaning her horse unaware that she was the subject of a life changing discussion. She removed her saddlebags from the horse which she had named “Full moon” because his eyes where like the full moon and she slowly went through her bag. A sewing kit, a medical kit a pouch of coins, a pouch with jewellery in, three pairs of pants and shirt and two dresses. “I have to go and buy some new clothes and a new pair of boots” she said looking at what she was wearing.
She put all of her stuff in a cloth bag that she had bought in the last town that she had passed through and was about to leave when Stefan came rushing in. He searched the stables and his eyes rested on her.
“Finally I found you” he gasped “I’ve been looking for you everywhere. I found you a job” he said regaining his breath from running around looking for her.
“I’m not going to be someone’s bed warmer” She stated quite tartly “I could have just stayed where I was if I wanted to have that occupation.”
“No the person that offered you the job is happily married and actually needs a nanny for his children” Stefan said.
“How did you know that I’m good with children” She asked
“Your horse told me” he said “although he wouldn’t tell me your name he said that if I wanted to know your name I must ask you.”
“Thanks. My name is Jasmine.” She said “or Jaz for short.
“So who is my new employer?” Jaz asked
“The king” Stefan replied.
Jaz gasped. “How did you get me a job working for the king?”
“Well Jaz” Stefan started “last week a group of servants of every station walked out and the royal nanny was one of them. The king and queen have been keeping and eye on the kids since then but they have found that they just don’t have enough time to do anything else if they take care of the kids as well as be king and queen of Tortall.”
“Let’s go and get you some new clothes” He said
“I don’t have that much money” Jaz said worriedly. Thinking about the fact that she didn’t know how long she would be there in Tortall.
“Don’t worry” Stefan said “all of your clothes get paid for by the crown, it’s the least that they can do”
So Jaz and Stefan went to the town and went shopping for clothes.
When Jaz put on the first dress Stefan saw why she had to fight her way out of a few towns. She was tall and slim but not too thin. she had long dark red hair that she wore in a simple plat twisted up into a but style at the back of her head and she had the figure and hands of a person who worked for a living and didn't just sit at home and get waited on. She also had a few bruises and cuts. When Stefan saw these he said
“We best go to a healer and have those seen to, we don’t want anyone to think that the king and queen abuse there nanny.”
Jaz looked at her arms and realised that she was actually injured “well I never saw those” she grinned “I guess that is what happens when you always wear long pants and a long gypsy shirt”
Stefan took Jaz to a house along a quiet street. He knocked on the door and called out “Mrs Cooper!! I have a patient for you”
An elderly lady opened the door. “Great mother goddess” she whispered “Stefan where did you find her”
“She came to the palace looking for work so I got her a job as a nanny for Jon and Thayet.
“Don’t you recognise her you fool” Mrs Cooper shouted.
“Elaine” Jaz whispered half scared because of the memories that the memory of Elaine Cooper had uncovered.
“Do you remember me” Elaine asked
“Yes but just barely” Jaz said with tears streaming down her face.
“What’s wrong” Elaine asked worried.
“I don’t remember anything except the fact that I couldn’t save my husband from the evil witch that killed him while I was trapped. I couldn’t do anything to save him and believe me I tried.” Jaz cried.
“Do you want me to tell you what happened” Elaine asked
“Yes please” Jaz asked.


[alanna]

Chapter Two
Memories

“I first met you when you came to Tortall and you where 13 years old” Elaine started “now you have to remember that this was about twenty years ago and the current king was just a boy. My own son gorge was also just a boy still and had just taken over the rouge. Alanna had been in the palace for a year and already beaten Ralon up and he had left in disgrace.
You came with naught but a few jewels and a few gold coins. Every one thought that because you where from some other place you wouldn’t know how to protect yourself. Boy they where wrong. A few tried to assault you but I guess fighting is in your nature because you sent every one of them to the infirmary.
Every one was shocked that you could beat up pages as well as squires. The training master retired a few weeks later and the old king said that you could be the new training master or should I say training mistress.
Well it was about then that Jonathan noticed you. Everyone thought that he was an idiot for taking so long to give you attention. You and Jon had a brief relationship but it ended when your brother came with an order from your mother that said that you had to marry a guy that had arrived a week earlier you got married and all your students where disappointed because you left shortly after. You appeared again two year’s later saying that you where just on holiday but we all knew that something was wrong. Your husband arrived the next day and when you saw him you started to cry. All your old students asked if he had hurt you. You said that no, he didn’t hurt you but that you thought that he was dead and that you where just really glad to see that he was alive. I didn’t get to speak to you a lot when you where here the second time although we did have lunch together.
A week after you arrived you had just settled down when anyone with the gift, even the smallest amount, said that and evil being had arrived in Tortall. That was when we all saw that you where truly afraid and you started going on about the fact that she was going to kill you and your husband. You also said something about a baby and the fact that she was pure evil. We where all so worried about you.
The next day all the strong mages went into a deep sleep and no one could wake them up. You where petrified you didn’t know whether to run or to hide. That was when “She” arrived. She stalked through the castel and scared all the children. We all some how knew that she was looking for you and that she wanted to hurt you badly. She found you in the main hall at lunchtime and we all knew that you where in trouble.
She started to call you a lot of really mean names and then she slapped you.
She started to speak in some ancient language and you where turned into stone. This is why every one thought that you where dead. Just before you where fully stone she took a knife and stabbed your husband. You screamed so loudly that everyone had sore ears. After you screamed you said something in an old language and she exploded and disappeared. By this time you where fully stone and your brother arrived. He said something about it being a twenty year spell and that when you wake you will wish that you where dead. And that is the last that we ever saw of you until now of corse.”

[alanna]

Disclaimer: i don't own most of the characters they belong to the wonderful Tamora pierce.
the story line is mine though
so is Jaz my mary sue

Warning Lime: Prelude to s*x. Basically anything you see in an R-rated movie's s*x scene. Breasts may be described in brief (a brief sentence), but keep it short. Pants may be taken off, but underwear MUST be present.
and i will try to keep it to a minimum

Chapter 3
Friends and Enemies.
Elaine told Jaz that she could use the bath in the next room if she wanted to get clean and wash her face.
Later on that day Stefan took Jaz back to the palace.
“Please don’t tell any one what you heard about me today” Jaz asked politely on the walk back.
“Ok” Replied Stefan “but only under one condition”
“What is that condition” asked Jaz
“Well” said Stefan “that condition is that you please tell me where you got your horse because it is one of the finest creatures I have ever seen”
“Ok” said Jaz grinning “Full moon came to me right after I broke out of the stone. She told me that she was there to help me and that I would need her help. She was very right about that. Do you know how many times she saved my life?”

Stefan had to leave Jaz on the road that went past the training courts. Unfortunately he also had to leave all of Jaz’s new cloths with her and the basket with the clothes and her saddle bags. Jaz managed to get to the practice courts before the basket slipped out of her hands and fell to the ground. Jaz was so glad that she had tied the lid on tightly because even though the basket was on the ground her clothes weren’t spilling all over.
Red in the face Jaz bent over to pick the basket up when a gorgeous voice said “excuse me miss but I couldn’t help but notice that that basket is very heavy and I wouldn’t be a gentleman if I didn’t offer my assistance and offer to carry that to your rooms.
“Thanks”` Jaz said.
“Ok lead the way” the gorgeous guy said “oh and by the way my name is Liam after the Shang dragon”
Jaz remembered the way to her old tower that she had received as a present from her brothers on her 12th birthday. When she got to the tower she found her key and opened the back door and that is when the trouble started.
“Hey what right do you think you have going into my tower” said Liam this is my tower I got it from my dad the king for my birthday last year.”
“I don’t believe you” Jaz replied.
“Well you better believe it you sl*t” replied the prince
“How dare you call me that you don’t know anything about me” Jaz shouted
“I saw you and that ostler guy talking oh so intimately and going off together. You know he is married” The prince said.
“f**k you” Was the only replied he got form Jaz as she slammed the door in his face. When he tried to open the door he discovered that he couldn’t. He then went around to the front door and found that he could open it. When he tried to find Jaz though he couldn’t find her anywhere. “She most probably left” he thought as he got ready for dinner.

[alanna]

Chapter 4
Dinner
Dinner had just started when the prince mentioned the strange girl called Jaz that had been in his tower.
“What did you say” Demanded the king
“I said that a strange brunet that had a foreign accent said that my tower was hers and then she slammed the door in my face” said Liam
“Oh no oh no oh no” whispered Jon “she’s back’
“Who is back” Asked Thayet who had just arrived.
“Oh just an old friend that I thought was dead” Said Jon
“What’s his name” Enquired Thayet
“Her name is Jaz or Jasmine, depends on how well you know her” Answered Jon
Just then the great doors opened and a ring of guards walked in with someone struggling wildly in the middle. The person in the middle landed a few good punches you could tell by the bruises that some of guards had on their faces.
“What is going on here” Demanded Jon standing up
“We found her walking out of the prince’s tower like she owned the place” Said the captain. “We then proceeded to ask her why she was in the tower and she refused to answer us and then we recognised the necklace she is wearing”
“And whose is it” asked Thayet.
“It’s mine” said the girl in the middle.
Jon motioned for the guards to step aside when he realised who that voice belonged to. The guards stepped aside reluctantly
“Jon how dare you let you’re guards manhandle me in this way and another thing how dare you give my tower away. I am very disappointed in you Jon” said Jaz in a very low and angry voice.
“I thought that you where dead my dear” Said Jon
“Well just because I was turned into stone and my brothers kidnapped me does not mean that you can give my stuff away” Jaz said suddenly grinning
“Ok dearest I’m sorry will you ever forgive me” Jon said also grinning
“I’ll think about it” Jaz replied in between giggles.
“Come and sit with me Jaz darling” Jon said suddenly serious
“Ok but who is she” Jaz asked pointing to Thayet.
“Oh how rude of me this is Thayet my wife” Jon said
“Pleased to make your acquaintance” said Jaz with her hand extended to Thayet.
Thayet shook Jaz’s hand and asked Jaz how she knew Jon so Jaz told Thayet about Jon being and idiot and taking a year to realise that he sort of liked her. Thayet replied that yes she knew that Jon was quite slow sometimes and that he does take a long tome realising that he likes someone.
“What ever happened to Alan of Tredbond” Jaz asked suddenly “did anyone ever find out that he was actually a she?”
Just as Jaz asked that the doors opened again and Alanna walked in. She had Gorge in tow and her two kids with her as well.
“What the hell is she doing here” Alanna said when she saw Jaz. “I thought that she was dead”
“Alanna dear” Jaz said “mind your language there are children around and no I wasn’t dead I was turned into stone there is a big difference.”
Alanna walked around the table and gave Jaz a big hug.
“And who is this” Jaz asked slyly pointing to Gorge.
“That is my husband Gorge” Alanna said proudly.
“Not Gorge Cooper” Jaz asked
“The one and the same Jaz darling” Gorge said “although I have aged and you on the other hand haven’t”
“Gorge” Jaz started “on the other hand you have different fingers you can’t compare me to you, I mean you where always old compared to me”
“Stop flirting you two” Alanna said “you’re hurting my feelings”
“Oh you don’t have feelings you old cow” Jaz said
“mind your language little girl” said Alanna “you might have been able to beat me up when I was young but I have got a lot better since you left”
“just ‘cause I’m young” said Jaz “doesn’t mean that I am any less of a warrior I’m fact I’m a lot better also considering that I have had nothing to do for twenty years but practise my arts”
“Prove it” Was all that Alanna said to Jaz
“Jon can you please excuse us” Jaz asked “I have to prove to Alanna that I’m still better than her.”
“Do you mind if the rest of us come and watch” Jon asked the arguing ladies
“Of corse you can come” Said Jaz “but I don’t think Alanna wants you to all see me beat her.
“As if you can beat me, they can come if they want” said Alanna
So almost everyone in the great hall stood up and followed Thayet Jon and the two arguing ladies.

[alanna]

Disclaimer: i don't own most of the characters they belong to the wonderful Tamora pierce.
the story line is mine though
so is Jaz my mary sue

Warning Lime: Prelude to s*x. Basically anything you see in an R-rated movie's s*x scene. Breasts may be described in brief (a brief sentence), but keep it short. Pants may be taken off, but underwear MUST be present.
and i will try to keep it to a minimum

Chapter 5 Dark walkers
Every one followed the two ladies to the practice courts. Well every one that is except for a quite attractive man in a dark cloak. He decided that he didn’t need to watch the fight because he already knew who was going to win.
“You will go” said a voice that he that he knew well.
“But why dad” he wined like a spoiled child
“Because jack” he replied “she’s your sister and if any thing goes wrong you need to be there for her”
“Oh alright” Jack said walking towards the practice courts.
In the practice courts
Jack arrived at the practice courts just as Jaz threw Alanna over her shoulder. Everyone cheered as they witnessed Jaz slowly but eventually whip Alanna’s butt.
When Alanna yielded Jaz and Alanna bowed to the spectators. A man covered in black from head to toe creped up behind Jaz and ran his hand down her back. Jaz screamed and fell to the ground in a dead faint.
Jack pushed his way to the front of the crowd and picked Jaz up gently in his arms. “Who are you and what are you doing with my friend” Alanna demanded in a rough voice that was near tears.
“I’m her brother” Jack said. “I need to put her somewhere where she will be comfortable. She will be unconscious for a while; she has a lot of memories to sort through.”
“Who was that” asked Jon
“”that your highness was a dark walker” said Jack “they unlock memories that people trap in the deep parts of the mind. They haven’t been seen for twenty years they disappeared about the same time as Jaz.”
“What are they” asked Thayet
“They are immortal; I thought that Mithros confined them to the shadow realms. I am sorry to do this to you all but I need to ask you all a favour, can you please just take care of Jaz while she sleeps I need to go and see how that one got out and to see if there are any others roaming around. Don’t worry if she doesn’t wake up for a long time she should sleep for ten days. I’ll get her other brother to drop over and have a look at her. He will most probably give you some stuff for her so keep a look out for him.”
“What does he look like” enquired Jon
“Like me and her” replied jack “just please be nice to her’
Up above 3
“What happened” Demanded Jaz’s Father
“I don’t know what happened” Jack said “have you found out who let the dark walker out”
“No sorry” he said
‘You two stop arguing I know who set the dark walkers free” said a female voice
“Who mother” asked jack “and how many, please tell me I need to get back to Jaz she is not in the best of conditions in case you didn’t know.”
“It was Hebakia and she set 12 loose. I managed to trap 11 but the last one went straight to Jaz and got her. I got that one finally just a few minutes ago” said Jaz’s mother.
“Alright I’ll go straight back to Jaz and keep an eye on her” Jack said

[alanna]

Disclaimer: i don't own most of the characters they belong to the wonderful Tamora pierce.
the story line is mine though
so is Jaz my mary sue

Warning Lime: Prelude to s*x. Basically anything you see in an R-rated movie's s*x scene. Breasts may be described in brief (a brief sentence), but keep it short. Pants may be taken off, but underwear MUST be present.
and i will try to keep it to a minimum

Chapter 6 Waking up In the palace
Jack arrived back at the palace three days later only to find out that Jaz was in the king’s private quarters and was still asleep.
“May I go and see my sister please” Jack inquired sarcastically
“I’ll ask the king” was the reply that he got from the maid. “You know that she worked in the palace as a maid for a few days before she found out who she was?” The maid asked. “Everyone liked her” she continued “I don’t see why anyone would want to hurt her; she saved me from embarrassment a few times.”
The girl asked the king and Jon said that Jack was allowed to visit his sister. Jack from then on stayed at Jaz’s bedside and only left for a short while every day.
When some one asked why he stayed at her bedside all the time the answer that they got was
“She will be confused when she wakes up and she will only remember a few things in the beginning. She will be scared but she will recognise me and I want to protect her from further attacks.” Was the only reply that anyone got?
Seven days later all the mages in the palace woke up all at once at 3 in the morning. They all felt the arrival of a new very strong power in there very being. They instantly sent out people to search for the power thinking that a very powerful baby had been born. Jack on the other hand woke to the realisation that a) he was sleeping in a chair and
b) Jaz was awake and he didn’t even have to look at her to know this. He felt her power in his bones and in his very being.
“You’re awake” he whispered
“Unfortunately yes I am” was her reply
“I think that you woke all the mages up” Jack commented
“Well it would do them good to get up before sunrise” she answered
“I’m glad that you are awake I was worried” he told her
“Don’t be I have lived through a lot worse” she said “my husband was killed in front of me and I think that I might be pregnant from him”
“What” was her brother’s shocked reply
“Just joking” she finally giggled
“Don’t do that to me girl” he gasped “you might give me a heart attack.”
Just them a whole bunch of people barged into the room.
“Where is that power coming from” demanded the Neal the chief healer.
“Sorry” Jaz said “I forgot to tone my power down” suddenly the feeling of power left the air and any one who could see the Gift saw a cloud of purple seep into Jaz.
Jon came in to the room and pushed his way through the crowd.
He knelt at the side of Jaz’s bed and asked her “are you ok Jaz I was worried about you”
“Why is everyone worrying about me?” Jaz demanded “do you all think that I’m some poor little girl that can’t protect herself. Just for your information I am a knight of the sixth order and I am a mage with a lot of power and I trained under the Shang dragon for a year”
“Sorry” Jon said taken aback “it’s just that we all love you and don’t want you to get hurt I guess”
“Well stop worrying about me” Jaz said more kindly
“So now that we have determined that you are actually Jaz do you still want a job?” Jon inquired
“Well maybe in two days time after I have rested” Jaz said
“Good” Jon replied “because the training master just resigned and we are short a training master and I would appreciate it if you could give us a hand for a while”
“Ok” Jaz said “I suppose I can handle a few boys. I did master am army for 7 weeks after I left you and I do know how to fight and how to teach people how to fight”