A/N: OMG, I can't believe i totally forgot to do a Author's Note on these last few chapters so I apologize. I have been really busy so I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. Ok so I plan on making this about ten chapters but idk for sure.

Ok guys I know (more like hope and pray) that there are more than 2 of you out there reading this and I really need reviews cause I don't know if I suck at this or what so ppppppppplllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaassssssss sssseeeeeeeeee read and review.

I wanna thank Makaloveschocolateeeeee for my first review EVER! (Cheering, screaming, party horns, champagne bottle pop) Also I really wanna thank Midnight'srevenge for chatting and helping! This chapter is dedicated to you!

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Chapter 4 Timing is Everything

"So, tell me when this happened exactly." Daine questioned the couple after they told her the whole story. Evin and Miri looked at each other wondering that themselves. Yes, it was a few days ago that they had admitted it to each other, but had they not secretly been in love with each other for months, maybe years?

"Well, he just decided to straight out kiss me yesterday, but I think we have had feelings for a while." Miri said.

Daine gave them a knowing smile for she had known their feelings for each other all along. "Numair owes me 10 gold nobles." Daine said thoughtfully. "What!" the couple exclaimed.

"We knew it would happen I just thought it would be within the next year and I was right." explained the wildmage. Kitten trilled her approval to this statement and jumped in between Miri and Evin. Evin shook his head at Kitten's attempt to separate them. Kitten and Evin had always taken part good-natured war to just irk each other. "Alright, alright you can sit there you little demon of a dragon." Evin told the small lizard sitting next to him. Daine just laughed.

'So I guess you want to keep this on the down-low for a while." said Daine. Evin and Miri gave each other a knowing look and then Miri nodded. "We will tell everybody at the ball for your new babe, Rikash." Miri said. Daine thought about this wondering Why at the ball? Why not now? "I can at least tell Numair right? questioned the wildmage.

"Of course!" Evin exclaimed, "We aren't that bad of friends to not let you tell your husband!" Kitten trilled at the sudden raising of his rival's voice. "I'm sorry your highness if you don't like my tone..." he muttered to the dragon. Daine giggled like a little girl watching the two of them.

Then she realized something important.

"Miri!" she exclaimed, "A dress! We must go to Lalasa to get you a dress!" They both stared at Evin expectantly until he sighed, and with that Evin was shooed out of the room to go fetch Lalasa.

I'm sorry this was a short chapter but I hope to have the next one up soon. Please review for me. Please, do it just for me. Pretty please with a cherry on top. The next chapter will contain a couple people you will recognize too. Evil laugh inserted here. ;)