Kiss and Tell? (Janesa's clan)

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Janesa was feeling charitable and had ordered dinner in her office for her family, which consisted of her lovely son, J'var, Janirsa, and Larissa. No ex hubby, no one's friends, no assistant. Just family. The green firelizard had put her in a considerable good mood. She was actually smiley, and in a genuine matter. No sarcasm here. The dinner was nice, and it was actually pleasant to have supper with her family.

It was at the end of the supper and conversation was quite bubbly, Janesa even got a nice bottle of wine and shared it. That was when her dark daughter, Janirsa spoke up with a smile, "The new girls they have standing for a potential gold egg are all very pretty."

"Oh?" Janesa said, in mid pour of Larissa glass. Frankly she was surprized her daughter would say such a thing, and not in a jealous fashion, either. "And how is that of any interest to us?"

"Well," Janirsa said with faux innocence, "I thought it would be of particular interest to J'var, since I saw him admiring them the other day."

"What do you mean?" Janesa said, almost tired of the games her children played. She started to pour J'var his glass next, as the boy glared at his dark sister like 'don't you dare.'

"Well, he was kissing on that one, what was her name J'var? Laszreen?" Her smile first coy was triumphant as Janesa over poured the goblet and nearly turned purple with rage.

"What?! After all I've done for you, boy, and you are going to ruin EVERYTHING for a CANDIDATE?" Janesa slammed down the bottle, thankfully with out breaking it. And J'var looked as if he might puke. Janesa had even planned to set him up with Kiaran. She was a pretty girl, with ambitions of her own. A good solid head, but he was going to throw away his chances with the queens to be with a some flighty candidate?! "There's not an egg on the sands but all ready you are ready to bed some girl who'd probably put out for any man with a dragon-"

"Mother she's not like that. And we're not in a relationship. It was a kiss on the cheek, that was all. She doesn't want me." he said the last phrase sullenly. And if Janirsa had wanted to be the favorite and knock out her brother, there was a change of events as their mother's face softened just a bit.

"And why wouldn't she want you? You are a fine boy, handsome and ambitious. Still. I wouldn't waste any time on her now." Janesa flared. Why wouldn't anybody not what her son?!

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Larissa was quiet trhough most of dinner. She laughed when it was appropriate and added to the conversation here and there but not enough to get much notice from any of the others at the table. When Janirsa said that J'var had been kissing a Candidate, she knew all hell was about to break loose.

"What is wrong with J'var loving a Candidate? Didn't father love you when you were a Candidate?" Larissa said to her mother, a flat out insult considering what her mother had said about the Candidate. "Besides of all of us, J'var has always had the best judgement when it comes to other people." Larissa looked at how sad her brother was and realized he truly liked this girl and he shouldn't be made fun of for liking someone.

She sent her brother one of her beautiful smiles. "Laszreen... thats a pretty name. Pretty and sharp. Wonder if thats what she is like in person. Well I mean she's got to be beyond pretty for her to have caught your eye." At this point Lara was completely ignoring her mother and sister and speaking directly to her brother.

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When Larissa spoke so bravely in defense of her brother, Janesa was taken back. Frankly she didn't think the girl had it in her. And she made a tough point to fight. Girls had to start some where and that was where Janesa started- a queen candidate who fell in love with a bronzerider. "Well- I- well- It's not the same! Ugh! You are just too clever for your own good!" Now her son had won a goldflight and he was attatched to a gold wannabe. It hadn't turned out well for Jan and L'var, why should she believe it would be true love for her son, not matter how wonderful he was?

J'var smiled back at Larissa, glad that she had come around. He had been so poor to her while he was trying to impress their father, and all the while jealous of her because she didn't have to do anything. But Larissa was sweet and sincere. He wanted to talk about Laszreen, even if he had won Jenafa. It was weird, but maybe in the future things would work out between him and Lasz, though probably not any where in the near future. "She's pretty, but intelligent. She's got a really clever tongue on her, and is not a goody goody. But we have a lot in common, share values. I like her a lot. But she told me before going into the flight that we better not get into a relationship. And I guess I'll be seeing a lot of Jenafa for a while, so maybe that's better."

Maybe. There was a pang in his gut.

His mother snorted in the background. And then J'var looked up, "Oh, I will want a few gifts for Jenafa, by the way mother. Do you have a few more tricks up your sleeve?" He knew exactly what he had to do.

"I do."

"Great. Then a little later you'll help me pick out a few things?" He turned to Larissa, "You'll have to meet Laszreen some time."

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At this point Lara's firelizard flapped his tiny wings, while still asleep in her lap. She feared her mother would be angry at her for letting the brown be with her during dinner but he didn't like for her to be gone from him at all. He often curled himself around her arm when she was working and had begun to take an interest in perching on her shoulders.

Realizing her brother was actually being nice to her she smiled even brighter. "Oh, she sounds wise to me. I mean, not getting involved with someone before the clutch. That way she doesn't end up missing the Hatching due to unwanted preganancy or something of that nature. As charming and handsome as you are my brother, you must see that it would be bad for her to be involved with you right now and that it isn't because she doesn't want you." Lara thought it was wise anyway. She wasn't involved with anyone either and her mother had plans for both her and her sister to stand should their be a Gold. Well even if he didn't see how wise it was, he'd hopefully be comforted by thoughts that this Laszreen girl might actually like him and be trying to be smart.

Larissa honestly didn't know if the girl liked him or not but she would love to find out. Lara might not repeat much gossip but she loved to listen to it. No doubt her brother and what he did would be the talk of the Weyr for the next turn.

J'var had that look about him, Lara thought, that look when he wasn't being completely honest about something. She decided to say nothing. He was Weyrsecond now, what right did any of them have to speak to or of him in a bad way. "Jenafa will like that. I hear she adores bracelets. At least thats what the rumor is..."