Ipod Shuffle Drabble Challenge Response

I'm jumping on the bandwagon, I thought it sounded interesting. Also see Noorah, breezyme, and Mage of Dragons.

Rules of the Challenge

1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.

2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.

3. Write a ficlet related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterwards!

4. Do ten of these, then post them.

Fandom chosen: Tortall

(I'm also a bit of a KD shipper, so they feature in a lot of them, and a few are rather angsty…)

All By Myself (Solo Otra Ves) – Il Divo

Kel sat at her window, a tear slowly sliding down her cheek. She was the only one left. After refusing to become Cleon's mistress, he had gone crazy, and had her entire family assassinated. He was now awaiting trial, in a magically protected cell. Numair had had to magically restrain Alanna, Wyldon, and Raoul when Cleon was bought before the court to be charged.

Dom appeared behind her, reached out and turned her face to him. "Kel, you're not entirely alone. You still have your friends, and me."

I'm Going Home – The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Alanna saddled Moonlight in courtyard of their Inn in the Roof Of The World.

She was calm, she had achieved what she set out to do. Now, she had to go home. It was time to belong somewhere, time to have a home, and not just be a knight errant.

Sin Sin Sin – Robbie Williams

Jonathan was bored. It was his 19th birthday celebration, and it wasn't going as well as he'd hoped. Suddenly, a striking woman caught his eye. He approached her and asked for the dance.As they waltzed around the floor, he began to feel attracted to her. He could feel Myles' disapproving gaze boring into his back when they left together.

As they fell into bed, Jonathan realised something. He didn't know her name. Oh well, he shrugged. Everyone needs some sin sometimes.

Wandering Child – Phantom of the Opera

Kel stood beside his grave. It had been five long years since he had been taken from her, and she had felt lost ever since.

Suddenly, she heard his voice, whispering in her ear, telling her that she had been wandering like a lost child for far too long, and it was time to move on.

Isle of the Mystic Lake – Adiemus (Karl Jenkins)

Numair stood hip deep in the lake, absorbing the magical energies it gave him. He'd been ill, with a fever he couldn't shake, and George suggested he visit this island, with its supposed mystical lake. It was working, he felt rejuventated, regaining energy he thought he'd lost. Stepping out of the lake, he thanked the deity that resided there, and ran into the arms of his wife, burying his face in her curls.

Life in the Fast Lane – The Eagles

Neal sat down on his bed, and hung his head between his knees. He couldn't believe what had occurred. His Yamani Blossom had been swept off her feet by a visiting Carthaki nobleman, whose life of high excesses had seemed to appeal to her. She had publicly left him at the Midwinter ball, when he confronted her about the kiss she gave the Carthaki.

Feeling sorry for himself, he was getting up to lock the door when it fell open to reveal Kel and Dom. For once he didn't care that they were a couple, it was lost in the fact that they were offering him liquor.

The Man With The Golden Gun – Lulu

Jon fell to the ground, a golden griffin fletched arrow protruding from his chest. Thayet screamed, and Alanna hurled a dagger at the man running from the ballroom, catching him in the back and sending him to the ground.

"Who was it?" wheezed Jon

"Andrew of Tyra," Raoul replied from next to the body. "The apparently unmatched assassin."

"Not for my Lioness…"

Love is Strong – The Rolling Stones

Kel was walking along the battlements of New Hope, when a gust of wind caught her unawares, and blew her off the wall. She closed her eyes, and prayed. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her wrist. Opening her eyes, she saw Dom, holding her in the air. Pulling her back onto the wall, he swept her up in an embrace.

"I wouldn't have thought you could hold me," she whispered into his chest.

"Love is strong," he replied.

Running to Stand Still – U2 (Lyric in here belongs to them)

Alanna woke up, and groaned at the thought of being forced to wear another dress for the duration of Godmother's visit. Why couldn't they just accept her for who she was, and not try and make her into a lady who has to cry without weeping, talk without speaking, and scream without raising her voice.

She decided then, that she would have to do something about the directions she and Thom were being forced in.

One Day – Opshop (lyric here belongs to them.)

Dom sighed as he sat next to the campfire in his unit's camp. It had been nine months since Kel had ended their relationship, saying that the war was keeping them apart too much. At the sound of hooves, he looked up. The object of his thoughts had just ridden into the camp. He turned his back, but she was there.
"Dom, I'm sorry. I was wrong. Can you forgive me?"

He turned to face her, tears glistening in his eyes. "I love you Kel, I truly do, but I need something to make me want to take you back."

She looked down, biting her lip. Looking up at him, she said, "All I can offer you is me."

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