Dom fiddled with his shoo laces, why was he so nervous?
Because he was going to the city with Kel today, that's why.
But he had *never* been so nervous, never! No, wait. He had!
When he had first met Kel, when he had seen her with Neal, and her friends.
A silent tap on his door brought him back, and he went to open it, Outside, dressed in a plain green dress, a light brown cloak, and hair hanging loosely down the back, was Kel, smiling.
Gods he's so handsome, she thought, No, stop it, Kel!
Gods, she's so beautiful, Dom thought, No, stop it, Dom!!!
"Um, Hey!" She said, giving him a weak smile.
"Hi, are you ready?"
"Yep," he grabbed his own cloak, and followed her outside.
The city of Corus was busy that day: Market day.
They saw stand after stand filled with people, food, animals, and other goods.
"The thieves are going to have a field day," Kel muttered, Dom rewarding her with a smile that made her heart jump.
"Where do you want to go to eat?" He asked, keeping a good eye on their purses.
"I don't know, I haven't been down here often. Do you know any good places?"
"Well, yes. Kind of."
"Lead the way, o great.....sergeant!" She said mockingly. They laughed, and Dom lead her to a huge restaurant.
"Here we are: The Hound and the Hare!" ((Is this the place where Dom won a meal when Kel stayed on her horse? I can't remember))
Kel laughed, her voice light, "This is where you won a meal, right?"
"Well, yes. It's a great place."
"Okay, let's go in." The two of them entered the tavern, greeted by laughter, singing, dancing, and a bunch of people.
"Well, this looks nice," Kel said, raising her eyebrow. Dom blushed, as a young man came over.
"Welcome to the Hound and the Hare. You couple want a table?" he asked, eyeing Kel with interest. Dom growled, as Kel nodded, and the man showed them to a small two-person table.
"Here you go, Milady," he pulled out the stool for Kel, bowing. Dom had to look after himself.
"What would such a lovely lady like?" The waiter asked. Kel blushed, as if she had only noticed him now.
"I don't know. Dom, you've been down here before, what's good?"
"You want to try the roasted chicken, Kel?"
"Sure."
"Good, then we'll have some of that, and one glass of mild ale for me, and a glass of ?" Dom looked at her, as if asking her what she'd want.
"A glass of mild ale, too," Kel and Dom grinned at each other, making their hearts jump. They cursed silently at the same time.
"Very well. Milady," the waiter bowed again, and kissed her hand, ignoring Dom's growl.
The waiter left, Dom's eyes following him all the way.
"Tell me why I didn't bring my sword?" Kel muttered, staring after the man too. Dom looked at her, surprised.
"You didn't?" He had his hand on his sword the moment the waiter started to look at Kel.
"No, but I have five daggers hidden in up my sleeves."
"Oh." They looked at each other, then burst out laughing. Soon they were talking about their experiences, and adventures.
"Roasted chicken, two mild ales?" A female voice asked. A small, chubby, lady stood there, holding a tray of food.
"Yes," Kel and Dom chorused. They laughed again, as the lady set down the food.
"Newly married couples," The woman muttered, and left before they could protest. They shook their heads, and started to eat, talking on.
"And so I became a shang." Kel finished off. Dom nodded, raising his cup.
"For our friendship!" He said, and they banged their cups together. The small group of people who were playing instruments struck up a lively tune, and several people jumped up, dancing. Dom eyed Kel, then grinned.
"Want to dance, o lovely lady?"
"It would be my pleasure, handsome sergeant." She replied, smirking. They stood up, and Dom put his arm around Kel's waist. They twirled, spinned, laughing all along. Soon the people who weren't dancing were clapping in tact, making it more and more merry.
"See, I *told* you they'd end up together," Neal whispered to Owen, Merric, Cleon, Roald, Esmond, Falaron, and Seaver, who were all spying on Dom and Kel.
"You know, Kel looks like she's having fun." Cleon said thoughtfully. The rest of the boys rolled their eyes.
"No, really, she looks *really* pretty when she's having fun! And if that cousin of yours hurts..."
"Cleon," Roald said, "your betrothed."
"So?" Cleon asked innocently. Neal hit him on the head.
"I wonder if they've slept.."
"Neal! They just got together!" Owen cried.
"How do you know?"
"Well...I...um....I've..."
"Been spying on them all along." Esmond finished for Owen.
"Something like that," Owen muttered.
"I really hope they'll get married, I want to be the bridesmaid!" Cleon said excitedly.
"Told you he bumped his head when he was small," Merric told Seaver.
"Hey, I heard that!" Cleon said.
"Shut up, Cleon! Look he's leaning closer to her!" Neal said, pointing excitedly at Dom and Kel. The boys went quiet, almost forgetting to breath. Then it happened, Dom kissed Kel lightly on the mouth.
"Awww, that's so sweet!" Cleon whispered.
"Shut up, Cleon!"
"Why?"
"Because you're an idiot, that's why!"
"Hey, I heard that!"
"Shut up, Cleon, look their leaving!" The boys looked at the couple left, holding hands.
"Awww, that's so sweet!" Cleon whispered.
"Shut up, Cleon."
"Why?"
What did you think???
Because he was going to the city with Kel today, that's why.
But he had *never* been so nervous, never! No, wait. He had!
When he had first met Kel, when he had seen her with Neal, and her friends.
A silent tap on his door brought him back, and he went to open it, Outside, dressed in a plain green dress, a light brown cloak, and hair hanging loosely down the back, was Kel, smiling.
Gods he's so handsome, she thought, No, stop it, Kel!
Gods, she's so beautiful, Dom thought, No, stop it, Dom!!!
"Um, Hey!" She said, giving him a weak smile.
"Hi, are you ready?"
"Yep," he grabbed his own cloak, and followed her outside.
The city of Corus was busy that day: Market day.
They saw stand after stand filled with people, food, animals, and other goods.
"The thieves are going to have a field day," Kel muttered, Dom rewarding her with a smile that made her heart jump.
"Where do you want to go to eat?" He asked, keeping a good eye on their purses.
"I don't know, I haven't been down here often. Do you know any good places?"
"Well, yes. Kind of."
"Lead the way, o great.....sergeant!" She said mockingly. They laughed, and Dom lead her to a huge restaurant.
"Here we are: The Hound and the Hare!" ((Is this the place where Dom won a meal when Kel stayed on her horse? I can't remember))
Kel laughed, her voice light, "This is where you won a meal, right?"
"Well, yes. It's a great place."
"Okay, let's go in." The two of them entered the tavern, greeted by laughter, singing, dancing, and a bunch of people.
"Well, this looks nice," Kel said, raising her eyebrow. Dom blushed, as a young man came over.
"Welcome to the Hound and the Hare. You couple want a table?" he asked, eyeing Kel with interest. Dom growled, as Kel nodded, and the man showed them to a small two-person table.
"Here you go, Milady," he pulled out the stool for Kel, bowing. Dom had to look after himself.
"What would such a lovely lady like?" The waiter asked. Kel blushed, as if she had only noticed him now.
"I don't know. Dom, you've been down here before, what's good?"
"You want to try the roasted chicken, Kel?"
"Sure."
"Good, then we'll have some of that, and one glass of mild ale for me, and a glass of ?" Dom looked at her, as if asking her what she'd want.
"A glass of mild ale, too," Kel and Dom grinned at each other, making their hearts jump. They cursed silently at the same time.
"Very well. Milady," the waiter bowed again, and kissed her hand, ignoring Dom's growl.
The waiter left, Dom's eyes following him all the way.
"Tell me why I didn't bring my sword?" Kel muttered, staring after the man too. Dom looked at her, surprised.
"You didn't?" He had his hand on his sword the moment the waiter started to look at Kel.
"No, but I have five daggers hidden in up my sleeves."
"Oh." They looked at each other, then burst out laughing. Soon they were talking about their experiences, and adventures.
"Roasted chicken, two mild ales?" A female voice asked. A small, chubby, lady stood there, holding a tray of food.
"Yes," Kel and Dom chorused. They laughed again, as the lady set down the food.
"Newly married couples," The woman muttered, and left before they could protest. They shook their heads, and started to eat, talking on.
"And so I became a shang." Kel finished off. Dom nodded, raising his cup.
"For our friendship!" He said, and they banged their cups together. The small group of people who were playing instruments struck up a lively tune, and several people jumped up, dancing. Dom eyed Kel, then grinned.
"Want to dance, o lovely lady?"
"It would be my pleasure, handsome sergeant." She replied, smirking. They stood up, and Dom put his arm around Kel's waist. They twirled, spinned, laughing all along. Soon the people who weren't dancing were clapping in tact, making it more and more merry.
"See, I *told* you they'd end up together," Neal whispered to Owen, Merric, Cleon, Roald, Esmond, Falaron, and Seaver, who were all spying on Dom and Kel.
"You know, Kel looks like she's having fun." Cleon said thoughtfully. The rest of the boys rolled their eyes.
"No, really, she looks *really* pretty when she's having fun! And if that cousin of yours hurts..."
"Cleon," Roald said, "your betrothed."
"So?" Cleon asked innocently. Neal hit him on the head.
"I wonder if they've slept.."
"Neal! They just got together!" Owen cried.
"How do you know?"
"Well...I...um....I've..."
"Been spying on them all along." Esmond finished for Owen.
"Something like that," Owen muttered.
"I really hope they'll get married, I want to be the bridesmaid!" Cleon said excitedly.
"Told you he bumped his head when he was small," Merric told Seaver.
"Hey, I heard that!" Cleon said.
"Shut up, Cleon! Look he's leaning closer to her!" Neal said, pointing excitedly at Dom and Kel. The boys went quiet, almost forgetting to breath. Then it happened, Dom kissed Kel lightly on the mouth.
"Awww, that's so sweet!" Cleon whispered.
"Shut up, Cleon!"
"Why?"
"Because you're an idiot, that's why!"
"Hey, I heard that!"
"Shut up, Cleon, look their leaving!" The boys looked at the couple left, holding hands.
"Awww, that's so sweet!" Cleon whispered.
"Shut up, Cleon."
"Why?"
What did you think???