Author's Note: Yay! I've decided to continue this fic! If you want to know why, refer to the bottom of chapter 8. Thanks for wanting me to continue!

Title: Daja and Kirel

Rating: G

Spoilers: Not really. Maybe.

Summary: Daja and Kirel start to figure out their feelings for each other.

Disclaimer: I don't own Daja, Kirel, or any of the other characters in Circle of Magic.

Setting: This story is set after Briar's Book.

*** = setting change

underline = mind-to-mind speech

italics = emphasis

~Confrontations and Confessions~

Daja asked Kirel, "By the way, what did your note say?" He told her what the letter he had received had said. She said, "That's strange. Mine said the exact same thing."

"Really? How odd."

"I don't think so," she said suspiciously. "I think somebody set us up." She glanced at the bush she had seen earlier and whispered, "Come on. I think someone's spying on us."

Kirel followed Daja as she headed toward Sandry, Tris, Briar, and Frostpine's hiding place.

***

Oh no. They're onto us, Briar said.

What are we going to do? Tris asked frantically.

I don't know, Sandry replied, trying to think of a solution. If we move, they'll see us.

I think we've been found out, Frostpine added as the four of them looked up to see Daja and Kirel staring down at them. "I told you we should have picked a bigger bush," he continued out loud.

***

"What's going on here?" The Trader girl inquired of the four who were now standing instead of crouching behind a bush.

"Uh..." neither the kids nor the adult wanted to answer that question.

"Did you write those letters?" Kirel wanted to know.

Sandry sighed. "Yes. I did. It was me. I had a plan to get you two together."

Daja asked, "Really?"

The noble nodded. "I thought I could help you out a little. I mean, from what I'd seen and heard, it seemed to me that you two really liked each other, so..."

"So you thought you'd get us together and we'd do the rest," Kirel finished for her. "So what do you think we should do with them, Daja?"

"I don't know," she replied. She grinned mischievously at her friends and teacher. "I think that we should congratulate them on a job well done."

They sighed in relief. Daja hugged Sandry. "Thank you!" she whispered.

Everyone laughed.

TO BE CONTINUED... (I think...)

Author's Note: This chapter is so short. I couldn't really do anything with it to make it longer, so that's why it's so short. Ah well. I just wanted to update so you wouldn't think I died or something. I have to get more ideas.