Fortune Telling Fish
Keladry of Mindelan sat on her bed rummaging through the box that her mother sent to her for the Yamani Islands. Inside had revealed a wide array of waving cats and kimonos and snacks she loved as a kid.
Feeling around in the stray that protected the contents of the box she found a little bag. The bag was labeled 'Fortune Teller: Miracle Fish'. She laughed. These were silly little things that the Yamani children, and adults, loved to play with to pass the hours. It was said that when you placed the thin fish on the palm of your hand that it would move to tell your fortune. Kel had to admit that they did 'move' but she wasn't sure that the fortunes were real.
Laughing at her silly mother she hopped off of her bed; Neal would want to see this fish.
Standing in front of Neal's door Kel raised her hand to knock. She stopped. Inside she could hear several of her friends talking to one another. Good, she thought, they would all like the little fish. She knocking briskly and waited. Neal answered with a big smile.
"Well, Hello dearest Protector, do come in." Neal was too dramatic for his own good. It was times like these that Kel was sure that the Players were sadly deprived when Neal had decided to be a knight.
Sighing she stepped into the room to a chorus of "Hi Kel"'s. Merric looked up at her and smiled,
"I thought you were busy."
"I was. But I'm done now. I wanted to show you guys what my Ma sent me." She held up the bag.
"What is that" Asked Owen.
She sat on an empty chair. "This is a Fortune Fish. You just put it on your palm and it tells you your fortune."
Neal held out his hand in front of her face so she removed the little red fish and placed it on his palm. It did nothing. She looked at the bag of the bag,
"It says you're dead," She looked up at him, "Sorry, Mate."
"It's probably broken." He grumbled.
After a few rounds on her friends they figured that it wasn't broken and Neal was just dead.
"That's jolly Kel. Put it in your palm." Owen said.
She followed his suggestion. It curled its head and tail up.
"What does that mean?" Someone asked. Flipping over the bag she looked down for the motion.
"It's says I'm in love."
Several snickers floated across the room. She looked up and Neal was looking soberly into her face.
"You should go show Dom, he's down in the stables." He crossed his arms in front of his body and leaded back "He's heard of them and I'm sure her wants to see one."
Bewildered she nodded and left.
Owen looked at Neal, "What was that for?"
"You'll see."
Kel walked into the stables to see Dom standing next to his horse softly murmuring to her and running a brush down her back. Her stomach did a back flip. Sometimes in the cold and lonely nights she wished her would murmur to her like that. It was definitely an odd thing to be jealous of a horse. Coughing she got his attention.
"Oh, hey Kel, what are you doing?"
"I have something that Neal said you would like."
He smiled and her heart melted and pooled at her feet. "What is it?" She held up the fish for him to see. His smile widened when he saw the bag.
"Is that what I think it is?"
She nodded and handed it to him. Dom pulled the fish out of its bag and placed in on his palm. Its head and tail curled up. Dom was in love. He looked at the bag and smiled. Without a word he grabbed her hand and placed the fish in her palm. When it reacted the same way as his, he frowned.
"Who are you in love with?" He sounded a little anxious.
"Um…who are you in love with?" She knew what she said was lame but she wanted to avoid his question. She looked up into his eyes; he was staring into her eyes and somehow his face had gotten so close she could smell his sweet breath. Her heart race sped up and she was sure it was audible. Dom's eyes drifted down to her lips as he took a step closer and placed his hands on her elbows. With a tug he had her bumping into his hard chest. Closing the distance between their faces he kissed her lips with his warm smooth ones.
Heat flared through her body as he deepened the kiss. She didn't realize that he was pushing her backwards until she bumped into the stall behind her. The sharp bump didn't break their passionate lip-lock. Her moaned and changed the tilt of his head. She fisted her hands in his shirt.
He pulled away with a sigh, "So who do you love?"
Kel frowned into his face, "You don't already know?"
"I'd like to hear you say it."
"I love you."
He leaned in a kissed her again.
"I love you." He whispered against her lips.
Maybe there was some truth to the fish after all, Kel thought as she responded to Dom's kisses.
