Woot! My story is catching on! Yeees. Oh, and sorry for the misspelling of peach blossoms name. My beta hasn't read the stories( I know, le gasp right?) and she changed them. So anyways, thanks for the response to my story and I'll be writing another story about the chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe soon ; )

Last chapter:

"Good going, now you've upset her!" cried Neal, as he left to go find where Kel had gone off to. Now Seaver, Merric and Owen were all staring at the door, pondering the events that had just unfolded. Simultaneously, Merric and Seaver turned to Owen and smacked him in the head. Merric cocked his heads in wonder. What could have them going like this? He had no idea, but he was determined to find out.

"I'll catch up with you guys later." said Merric as he stood up and followed Neal to find out just what was making him and Kel so disagreeable. He just had to know…

Kel decided that she needed to start doing that list of things she had created earlier. She walked into the stables and grabbed Peachblossom's tack. She slung his saddle over his back and quickly did the straps and made sure they were secure. She placed and secured his bridal and other tack and was ready to mount up. Just then, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around…it was Neal.

"Oh. Neal, its you," said Kel, sounding tired.

"Yes, its me. What was that about back there?" He placed a hand on her shoulder and she shrugged it off.

"Neal, you wouldn't understand," she sighed heavily. "Look, I just need to be alone." She turned her back on him and was about to lift her foot into the stirrup. Neal grabbed her and spun her around, making him face him.

"Kel, you can't say that! I won't understand if you don't tell me what's bothering you!" He threw his hands up in exasperation. She glared at him. That was it. He wanted to know what was wrong. Then she would tell him…

Merric followed Neal down a hallway then another. They were heading to the stables. Keeping quiet so Neal wouldn't find out he was being followed, he crept silently along, intent on finding out what was up between Neal and Kel. Neal walked out into the practice yard towards the stables. This would be tricky. There were few trees out here for cover. Luckily, Neal was too preoccupied to even notice that Merric was there. When they had both reached the stables, Merric ran and hid behind a stack of hay nearby. Crouching so he could see and not be seen, he watched intently at the scene before him. Neal tapped Kel on the shoulder and she spun around. He placed a hand on her shoulder, but she shrugged it off. They seemed to be fighting about something, but what? He couldn't hear properly, he had to get closer. He snuck from behind his hiding place to some stacked bags of horse feed closer to his two friends. He could now hear every word they were saying.

"Neal, you wouldn't understand. look, I just need to be alone." She turned around, but Neal turned her back around.

"Kel, you can't say that! I won't understand if you don't tell me what's bothering you!" Neal threw his hands up. Oh gods, thought Merric. She looks like she's going to hit him…

"You want to know what's the matter! Fine! I'll tell you what's the matter!"

"Ever since I met you, we've been friends! Now, all that's changing. I'm not that comfortable with showing emotion, and since what happened last night, that's all that I seem to be doing! It's getting ridiculous!" Kel was now screaming at the top of her lungs. "What's worse is that not only am I showing emotions, but people are noticing! And if they're noticing, other people are! People that may just figure out what's going on!" She stood there, breathing heavily.

"Kel, no one will notice," Neal said, more tenderly. "And the only one that noticed was Owen, and he can't keep his mouth shut half the time …" He stopped. "Oh."

"Oh, is right! If anyone finds out…you know! You know what they'll say! It, it's just not fair, it's…" Neal held her head in his hands and kissed her…

Merric sat there on his haunches, behind the bags of feed, intently watching his two friends fight. They were going at it like two cats put in a bag and shaken up. He stared, incredulity written on his face. These two had never fought like this in all the time he's known them. He chewed his lip thoughtfully, thinking of why they could be doing this. He stared into space for amoment, thinking, then resumed listening to their heated conversation.

" - and if they're noticing, other people are! People that may just figure out what's going on!" he heard Kel shout. What was she talking about? He had to know.

"Kel, no one will notice. And the only one that noticed was Owen, and he can't keep his mouth shut half the time …oh." Neal stopped. Noticed what! Merric chewed his lip as Kel spoke again.

"Oh, is right! If anyone finds out…you know! You know what they'll say! It, it's just not fair, it's…" Merric watched as Neal took Kels face in his hands and kissed her and…Merrics eyes widened. Neal just kissed Kel! Merric almost shouted in surprise, but he quickly caught himself. Spinning around he slowly snuck from his hiding place, scuttled behind the hay bails and eventually ran out of the stables. He let out a breath sharply and collapsed against the back wall of the stables. Running a hand through his hair, he tried to remember a glance, a…a word that would have given this away. He couldn't remember anything! He suddenly felt angry. Why didn't they tell them! They werefriends! He sighed. Neal wasn't allowed to to like Kel. Kel was sexless. She was just one of us. He stood up from where he was hunched on the ground and headed back to the mess hall. He needed to do something about this. Soon...

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How did you like it? I know it wasn't as good as my other chapters…urg! It should be better. Just incase you read it again and see its different, then you know I got fed up and changed it. Oh, and my beta hasn't read this yet, so excuse the mistakes. Thanks for reading. Please review: )