Jump
She could pinpoint the precise moment she'd stopped liking him.
They'd been running, him laughingly tugging her down the hallway, away from Raoul who was shouting abuse after them.
She'd liked him well enough before then, more so than other men. But now her heart was pounding, she was flying and falling, and tingled where he touched her.
She'd looked up into his face and realised, then and there, it was more.
She is looking up into his face now; smiling at his words and comforting squeeze on her hand.
They both take deep breaths, then jump over the embers.
A/N:
Whee! My first drabble! Yay! The main characters in this could be anyone, whoever you want. I wrote in with Kel and Dom in mind though. Who else would Raoul shout abuse at? :) If you don't get the thing about jumping over the fire… I thought I made that up, or stole it from someone else's fic. But then some lovely reviewers told me that it's Beltane, and that in Wild Magic Jon says something about it. So I dawdled along down to the library, got out a copy, and voila…"She fought to get herself under control. 'It was Beltane. They light fires, and couples jump over the embers when they burn down." So they'll have babies in the coming year, she thought, but she wasn't going to say
that.'We do the same thing,' the King remarked.
Daine looked at him, startled. '
You never jumped over no embers,' she accused, before she knew what she was saying.The others laughed. She ducked her head to hide her blush.
'The King takes part in all great Feasts, to show respect for the gods,' Jonathan told her gravely. His eyes danced. 'Thayet and I do it every year.'"
Thanks for that! I really couldn't remember where I picked it up.
Disclaimer:
I own nothing! And yes, I do feel special. It's all Tamora Pierce's. Somewhat inspired by that song on the Love Actually soundtrack. The one that Hugh Grant dances to. ::sigh:: Good times.