What if Evanlyn fell for Will?

What if she watched Will's practice instead of going to Horace's?

What if a Skandian boy tries to make a move on her?

What if …?

I'm pretty sure that this is going to be a two-shot, but I could be wrong.

Set during The Battle for Skandia, A.K.A. Oakleaf Bearers

Disclaimer: I do not own the Ranger's Apprentice series. All rights go to John Flanagan.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Evanlyn watched as Will's arrows hit the bulls-eye every single time. Meanwhile, her thoughts wandered. She was torn between Horace and Will. Horace was a great guy. He had honesty, integrity, everything you'd expect from a knight. Will was loyal, caring, and a hard worker. Both had so many virtues. However, as she thought more carefully, she realized that Will had one trait that set him above Horace. He had the ability to think fast, and make the right decision. Horace needed more time than Will to come up with a good solution. Just then, a voice broke through her thoughts.

"Interested in him?"

Evanlyn whirled around to find a Skandian boy coming up next to her.

"No, of course not, why?"

"Well, in case you haven't noticed, you've been staring at him for the past fifteen minutes."

"First of all, no I haven't, and second of all, why have you been spying on me?"

"Well, I'm gonna be blunt about this and say, I like you."

Evanlyn jumped up and moved backwards a few paces. The boy, looking undeterred stood up too.

"My name is Ollie."

By this time Will had already gone inside with the arrows. Evanlyn was alone, with nobody to help her. Ollie smiled.

"There's no way you can get away, sweetie, so why don't you come over here and give me a kiss?"

Evanlyn ran as hard as she could in the opposite direction and-

"oomph."

She crashed head first into another Skandian boy, who immediately wrapped his arms around her and picked her up as if she was nothing but a rag doll. The two of them carried her to a secluded area with a high fence. There was no way out except through the padlocked door, and the boys held the only key. Evanlyn managed to dodge the first boy's attempt to catch her, and immediately tried to climb over the fence. This sequence repeated itself over and over again, until suddenly there was the sound of hooves on the ground. The boys heard it, and immediately ran off. Will arrived on the scene, with Horace in tow. Evanlyn threw herself at them, tripped on a rock, and promptly fell face first into Will's arms. She wrapped her arms around him tight, before sneaking a peek at Horace. She saw the brief shadow of jealousy pass his face, before he got his emotions back under control and was worried.

"What happened, Evanlyn?" Will asked.

"A couple of boys grabbed me, and tried to kiss me."

"WHO?" Horace and Will yelled in unison.

"I don't know, they were Skandian, and one boy's name was Ollie. I don't know what the other boy's name was."

"If I ever see them again I will beat the crap out of him." Will said fiercely.

Oops, Evanlyn thought. She'd forgotten protective.

"Thanks Will, but there's no need. I'm fine, they didn't manage to catch me, but thank god you got here when you did. A few more minutes and things would've been drastically different."

"You don't have to say thank you, we're your friends." Will said.

"Yeah," Horace agreed. "I'm hungry, let's go and find something to eat."

"Horace, do you ever think about anything other than eating?"

"Well, Will, I would have to think about things when I'm in a battle because if I don't, I'm pretty sure that my head wouldn't be on my shoulders anymore."

"Fair point, so I should expect to see your head still on your shoulders after we fight the Temujai?"

"I hope."

"That's reassuring."

Evanlyn listened to the banter between the two boys. Both of them were funny, both usually didn't get offended by each other's jokes and insults, and both always tried to lighten the mood. She tuned back in to the conversation just as they reached the Great Hall, where all the Skandians, and now the Araluens, dined. Will called Horace a never-ending savage upon farmers. Horace responded by calling Will a wisp of air. They were just getting into a full verbal brawl when Halt appeared.

"My, my, Will, do you ever stop talking. And Horace, do you ever stop thinking about food."

"How do you know I'm thinking about food?"

"There's a hall full of food, you're most likely hungry, and you haven't eaten in some time. Odds are, you're hungry."

Horace had no witty comeback, so he decided to shut up. They entered the hall and went to the head dining table, where Ragnak, Erak, and a couple of the other senior jarls sat. Most of the adults talked about the upcoming battle against the Temujai. Evanlyn, Will, and Horace just chatted about random stuff, occasionally throwing around a verbal barb. Evanlyn herself had gotten quite witty since she had met Will and Horace, and could almost match them in verbal jibes.

Later, she had to go use the restroom, which was down the hall. Just as she was about to turn into, the bathroom, she felt arms wrap around her waist, and she was lifted off the floor. A gag was stuffed into her mouth to prevent her screaming, and she received a blow to the side of the head. Evanlyn saw stars, and she passed out.

Dun Dun dunnnn…..

What will happen?

Who knocked her out?

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-RAfan2421