Love at Last
"Kel, hurry up!" Yuki yelled, exasperated, "The king is holding a ball at your honor and I'm going to make you the most gorgeous girl there, whether you like it or not! Stop stalling!"
"Yuki, are you out of your mind? The ball starts in more than 7 hours! We have plenty of time!" Keladry of Mindelan retorted. The 5'11" girl sighed. If I weren't so tall and looked prettier I might have a chance with Dom. He was all she was thinking of these days, after the defeat of Blayce the Gallan and King Maggot, who surrendered 6 months later.
The now 19 year old girl didn't realize it, but she had turned into quite a beauty for the past 2 years. The sun gave her a beautiful tan and some golden hair streaks. And the fact that Kel always exercised gave her a body all girls would kill for, including a nice bosom. If she did go to balls, which she usually avoided, she'd find out that men would actually look at her a second time, Yuki thought, amused.
After hours of poking and prodding, Yuki finally got Kel to put on her beautiful blue and silver dress and act like a lady. Next came her hair. While Yuki did her hair, she talked.
"So, is there any man you might fancy out there?" She asked mischievously, watching Kel turn a nice shade of crimson. "Because you won't believe how fun it is. Of course, I'm a married woman now, so I can't do that anymore, but come to think of it, I've never heard of it. Would you care to share?"
"Well…I…Yuki…no of course I won't…well-," Kel stammered.
"Spit it out, NOW"
"Fine. Believe it or not, my first major crush was your husband. I think I liked Meathead ever since my second year as a page. But when I was a squire, I met his cousin, Dom, who is by the way – so much cuter. So when I looked at Neal, I no longer felt that feeling I used to have with him. And instead, I think it jumped to Dom. Anyway, that was my second major crush. But then one midwinter, Cleon of Kennan kissed me. And we were together for a while. I don't know why, but I still feel the same about Dom. And Cleon is practically married, so we had to break it off. But, Yuki, the…the feeling with Dom, it's like you're in heaven, you're sleeping in clouds, angels singing softly into your ear. But at the same time, it's also pain just to see him and my knees go all weak. Is it…love? Well anyway, if it is, I won't have a chance. Like Meathead, he goes for the prettiest of girls, not a tomboy."
As Yuki and Kel talked they both didn't realize that in Neal's room next door, a certain blue eyed man was jumping with joy.