Disclaimer: I do not own Protector of the Small, or any of the characters. Tamora Pierce owns it all. Except for the plot, that's mine.
"You know, it's a shame he was so cruel; because he really was sexy." Kel thought out loud to Daine while the two were having lunch with a few of their mutual friends. "Who?" Daine asked, shooting a look at Neal who had started chocking after hearing his best friend call someone sexy. "Joren of course." Kel replied.
Well that sent the rest of her male friends into choking frenzies. Especially Lord Wyldon and Lord Raoul, who both still refused to think of Kel as anything older than twelve although she was now approaching her twenty-third birthday.
"Joren was that blond man who died in the chamber, right?" Buri asked Kel. "Yes, Joren of Stone Mountain." Buri smiled, "Well I'll have to second your opinion then." Raoul's face turned an odd shade of purple and Neal was smacked on the back by his wife. "I don't think I ever met him." Yuki said disappointedly. "Oh, he was extremely arrogant and idiotic and sexist, but he had the body of a god." Kel told her friend. Merric looked accusingly at Kel. "When did you ever see his body?"
"During training of course. All you boys always took off your shirts. I guess you forgot I was a girl, who of course had normal girl feelings." Kel made a face, "I even had the umm…memorable…experience to see My Lord Wyldon with his shirt off." Buri and Yuki shivered with disgusted looks on their faces.
Wyldon seemed to pass out as the words came out of Kel's mouth. Neal had already fainted and been abandoned by his wife who had moved closer to Kel to hear further details. Merric seemed very grossed out though. "Kel you're not allowed to think of Joren like that, he was the enemy!" Merric exclaimed.
"Too late now." Buri said. Daine and Yuki laughed. Suddenly Kel felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and was pulled into a kiss by her husband of almost a year, Domitan of Masbolle. "So what's going on?" he asked. "Oh, nothing much." Kel replied with a smile.
THE END
A/N: I just had this idea and had to write about it. It was only originally supposed to be Kel saying that Joren was sexy, but it kind of got longer. Hope you liked it!