Week 26

"Yukimi!"

A young man skidded down the hallway, sliding into the wall. A few people looked at him but then quickly looked away, knowing full well what Nealan of Queenscove was like. They were used to his and his cousin's antics.

"Yuki, my darling! My sweet! My Yamani blossom!"

Neal skidded to a stop out the front of their room. He knocked twice and then walked in. Yuki had been bedridden for the last two weeks with some sort of flu, luckily the baby wasn't suffering from it only its mother. Neal raced into the bedroom and over to the bed. Yuki looked up at not believing that she had married a twelve year old in a twenty nine year old man's body.

"Quiet Neal, I have a headache," Yuki told him rubbing her temples.

The Healer inside of him overcame his excitement as he noticed her discomfort. He went to his medical supply and pulled out a small vile. He put three drops in a cup of water and handed it to her. Yuki took a sip and immediately felt her headache slip away.

"Go on Neal,"

"She remembered,"

Neal placed a small parcel on the bed. Yuki leant forward ad picked it up.

"Shang Warriors; the Yamani Islands True Warriors," Yuki read off the cover. "A book?"

"Not just a book but also this!"

He held up a mini kimono for the new baby – it was green and white with tiny dragons on it – it was unisex. Yuki gushed and took in from Neal.

"And it's defiantly from Kel?"

"There's also a letter as well. She said it's for my birthday,"

Yuki looked up at him.

"This means that she's in the Yamani Islands!"

Neal sat down on the bed and slid over to her. He settled next to Yuki and took her small hand in her large one, rubbing it gently.

"We should go and bring her home," he told her quietly.

"No, we can't,"

"But Yuki-"

"No, we have to let her come home on her own. She'll hate us otherwise,"

Neal squeezed her hand. He missed his best friend and now that he knew where she was, he wanted to bring her home. The only thing stopping him was Dom, Yuki, Kagomae and the new baby. Not to mention that Yuki was ill and needed him. He knew how much Yuki needed Kel. She had been there for most of the pregnancy with Kagomae and when Yuki went into labour with Neal on his way back from Queenscove, Kel had helped her with the contractions till Neal arrived.

"Where's Kagomae?" Neal asked, changing the subject.

"Chelsea took her. She knew that I'm ill and you were needed in the Healers, so she suggested that they take her, you know for practice,"

"So Dom is with them?"

"Not now Neal,"

"What?"

Neal didn't like Chelsea, never have. There was something that didn't add up about that girl.

"Neal, whether you like it or not, Dom is going to marry her,"

"Yuki tell me that you feel that that something's off with her!"

"Neal, I might agree with you but she's going to be your cousin-in-law soon. There's nothing that we can do about that,"

Neal kissed her cheek.

"I better get back,"

Yuki smiled and squeezed his hand. He kissed her softly on the mouth before leaving and Yuki hoped that he wouldn't cause any trouble…

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Dom picked up Kagomae and threw her into the air. He caught her as she squealed. He laughed as she giggled. The only time he was truly happy was when he was playing with Kagomae. He supposed that the only good thing in marrying Chelsea was that he would instantly get a family.

"Again! Again!" she exclaimed.

Dom looked around, looking for Chelsea. 'Daddy' had called her away so she left him and Kagomae in a heartbeat. Was this how their marriage was going to be? Chelsea was pregnant! She should be here practicing with him! Did she think that once the baby was born that she could just leave it with him?

"Okay baby girl,"

He threw up into the air and caught her, spinning her around before they both crashed to the ground.

"I love you uncle Dommy," Kagomae whispered into his ear giggling.

Dom hugged her tightly. At least she wouldn't leave him – at least not for another seven years when she wanted to become a Knight.

"Kagomae! Domitan! What are you doing? You're getting to get all dirty!"

At least she already sounds like a mother… Dom thought sitting up.

Both watched the young blonde, very pregnant Court Lady walked towards them. She was Chelsea, his beloved. Dom sighed. He stood up and placed Kagomae on his shoulders. When Chelsea reached them Kagomae had settled on top of his shoulders.

"Glad you could make it," Dom commented to her as they started to walk.

"Dom," she whined. "Daddy needed me,"

"Is this how it's going to be how when we're married?"

"What is that meant to mean?"

"You at 'daddy's' beck and call?"

"Can we not talk about this now?" she hissed, looking at Kagomae.

"When are we meant to talk about this?"

"Uncle Dommy," Kagomae muttered into his ear, "Don't fight,"

Dom placed a hand on her knee.

"Sorry baby girl. We won't fight anymore,"

At least while you're around…

"It's okay," she said cheerfully.

He lifted her up and threw her up. She squealed before landing in his arms laughing. Dom tickled her; she started laughing and Chelsea smiled. He would make a really great father. Dom stopped tickling her for a minute.

"Look! There's Orina! And Zaneta! Oh and Porter there's as well! Uncle Dommy can I go play with them,"

He placed her on the ground and watched her run over to the three royals who were playing with their mother and grandmother; their nurse was also with them. Orina, Zaneta and Porter were Prince Roald and Princess Shinkokami 's. So far they only had three. The oldest was Orina who was four; Zaneta was the second and was two; and lastly was Porter who was barely a month old.

Dom waved to the nurse who saw Kagomae rushing over to them. Queen Thayet turned to Dom and smiled at him. For a moment he wondered if it was okay that Kagomae had gone over to them as they already had three and she could be a handful; but then he remembered that Queen Thayet had five and all really very close to each.

"Dom, I'm not at his beck and call!" Chelsea told him as he turned back to her.

"They why do you always run to him? Today you should have stayed with us and played around with Kagomae. You're pregnant, we both need the practice!"

"Dom can we not talk about this now?"

"When are we meant to talk about it? After we're married so we can't run away from each other? After the baby is born so we can use it as an excuse? Tell me Chelsea when are we meant to talk about this?"

"Can we at least talk somewhere else, away from prying eyes?"

"And leave Kagomae with the Royals? Yeah great plan, babysit for us while we go work out our marital problems,"

"Dom-"

"I can't do this Chelsea. If we don't talk about our problems, our baby will come into this world without a father to look after it,"

"You don't mean that,"

"I will go and I will simply send you money to look after it. I mean it,"

Chelsea watched him and sighed. Maybe she had pushed him to hard.

"We'll talk when you've calmed down, okay? The baby's stressed, I'm going to go lie down,"

Dom watched her walk away and he exhaled angrily. He turned to the nearest wall and punched it. He heard the bone crack and he cringed.

"Now you've done it…"

"Now you've done it,"

I looked up from where I was lying. Kel stood at the entrance of the Healer's Quarters in New Hope. She seemed to be smirking at me. I smiled sheepishly at her threw my busted lip.

"You really shouldn't have done that, you know,"

She walked over to me and looked around. I pointed to a chair and she pulled it over to my bed. Neal was watching us from over at his desk, I could feel his eyes on me.

"I know,"

"they why did you do it? I don't need you fighting my fights,"

I chuckled. Kel had always been like that and I didn't know why I would think at eighteen she would be any different. But that's what I loved about her. Her stubborn ways and beautiful eyes.

"He was bad mouthing you, I couldn't just stand there and do nothing,"

"I'm the Commander here, if those new refugees think that I need members of the Third Company to fight for me, I'll never get them to listen to me. It only takes one–"

I leant up to her and captured her lips with mine. Oh god, those lips. She gasped softly and I carefully broke away.

"Wow," she whispered.

We had just started dating last week and kissing her still made me tremble, and I guess her as well. I leant back in bed and smirked as she watched me.

"You still don't have to fight my fights," she told me after a minute.

I laughed.

"Of course I do! That's what boyfriends are for,"

"But breaking your wrist doesn't solve everything,"

"Yes it does,"

She grinned and gently squeezed my hand.

"I probably shouldn't tell this, your ego is big enough but…"

"Kel," I whined. "Tell me!"

"The other guy is worse off,"

"Who's the best?" I shouted. "Dom of Masbolle!"

"Now you've done it," Neal said coming up behind him. "Let me see what damage you've done this time."

Neal took his hand and Dom felt Neal's healing gift enter him.

"You've lucky I came by,"

"Why?" he asked, trying not to wince.

"Because Kagomae wants to start practicing her gift,"

"Oh?"

Dom couldn't see the problem with that. Neal had started around the same time.

"On real people,"

"Ah,"

Neal removed his hand.

"You need to get it bandaged,"

"Just leave it Neal,"

Neal watched him walk over to Kagomae, tell her something, point to Neal and then walk away. Kagomae looked up at Neal and gave him a small wave. Neal waved back as he walked over to her and the Royals…

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"We've pushing him to hard," the young woman told the older man, "He's going to work it out and leave me,"

Both father and daughter were conservatives and in a way explained itself.

"Chelsea, just imagine everything. Domitan married to you; worshiping you; sleeping with you every night; you having the man every Court Lady wants; you having him doing exactly what you want; you having got rid of the so-called Lady Knight. You did what no other no other could. Chelsea, you won, we won."

"Without that ring, we haven't!"

"But we're going to get it. That's the point!"

Chelsea looked at her father.

"What if she comes back?"

"Why would she? She has nothing here,"

"She has her friends and she's been trained as a knight,"

"So?"

"So, they never give up! Daddy, if she comes back before I have that ring on my finger and having him saying I do, he'll leave me! He always goes back to her!"

"But you're pregnant with his child while the Lady Knight isn't, that's the point! He won't leave his child,"

You didn't hear him earlier…

Chelsea didn't know about that. She wasn't eve pregnant! Some of the gifted ones had invented a charm to give off the appearance that she was pregnant.

"What happens when I'm meant to have the baby? I can't just produce one out of thin air! Nealan of Queenscove is already doubting me and doubting that wife of his,"

"It'll be a still birth,"

"What?"

"You will have a still birth. I can find a dead baby anywhere and you'll be married and he'll believe you not his cousin,"

Still birth; tricking Dom; marrying Dom; was it all worth? She loved him and was far better then that Lady Knight, but were they taking it too far?

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Author's Note: I'm so sorry about how long it has taken me to update but I have a little thing call writer's block, work and annoying sisters. If you want anything in particular to happen, tell me! Love you lots! xoxoxo