"Neal, . . . I think that . . . I think that I am allergic to lemon
shortcakes. After I discovered that today, I was very sad at the thought
of not being able to eat them anymore," she replied seriously. He shot her
a quizzical look as he left.
~*~*~*~
Kel twiddled with a loose thread from her nightgown, lost in her thoughts. *Should I trust Dom? Should I trust my heart? Or should I trust my own common sense . . . that as a knight, I shouldn't fall in love!* She heard a quiet knock at her door, barely audible in the small room. Getting up, she wondered who it could be.
She was surprised to find Dom standing in the doorway, a sheepish grin on his face.
"Um, can I come in?" he asked timidly.
"Er, yea, sure, come on in," she replied, just as shy.
She got out a few cups and added some more coals to the fire. Pulling up a wooden chair for her visitor, Kel made some tea in a small kettle. It was when she was carefully pouring some of the steaming brew from the pot did she notice that Dom was staring intently at her. She blushed deepy as she sat down on her bed.
Dom took a deep breath before starting to speak. "Kel, I can't hide it any longer. I can't run from it, can't stand it. Kel, I /love/ you . . . more than I can bear to say." He paused, and looked at her to see her expression. Her face was one filled with shock, but underneath the obvious surprise, he could detect a hint of joy. Taking that as a good sign, he continued. "I really need to know . . . do you care for me? Have any feelings for this poor sergeant at /all/? I . . . I couldn't stop thinking about you. I really needed to find out!" With that, he stood up and strode over to her and took her hands, staring intently at her bright hazel eyes.
"Dom . . .," she whispered softly, "Dom . . . I - I love you . . . but -"
"Shh," he whispered soothingly as he gently ran his fingers up her jaw until they reached her chin. Tilting her face towards him, he kissed her gently, his lips meeting with hers. He kissed her again, more passionately, forcing her lips open with his tongue. Her tongue darted out to meet his. His mouth was so warm against hers . . . *This isn't right* she thought to herself *but, hell, it sure feels right!* Panting, he took his mouth away from hers and started from her neck, tiny little kisses that slowly worked their way up to the corner of her mouth. He gave her one more long, deep kiss before taking her into his arms and sitting on the bed.
"Kel, I love you more than I can say . . . ," he murmured softly into her ears.
"Mmm . . . it's getting late . . . ," she replied. Slowly, Dom got up and gave her a brief parting kiss before returning to his room.
*Gods, I never knew I loved him that much . . . * thought Kel as she drifted off to sleep, the sweet taste of Dom still lingering on her lips.
~*~*~*~ The next few days passed in a happy blur. Whenever he saw her, in the corridors, outside in the gardens, even at the practice courts, he would wink at her and mouth 'I love you.' At night, whenever he could, Dom would come over and they would sit in front the fire, content in each other arms. Kel's friends noticed a change; their friend's face was always glowing and she was back to what she was like before . . . maybe even better!
However, there were two downsides to the matter. One was Cleon. He seemed to have noticed something developing between the handsome sergeant of Third Company and his former lover. But if he figured it out, he kept silent about it. Whenever he caught them smiling at each other, he would give Kel a sad look and glare at Dom. The second bad thing was that the day after their little "affair," Raoul called Kel to his office to give her assignment: She was to set out for Scanra with Fourth Company and prepare for war at the border near Fort Helmsreed *A/N Just went and saw LOTR: 2T* in a week's time. Dom, however, was assigned east of them at the notorious Fort Riverdell, where Scanran invaders had once massacred over 2,500 people 10 years ago. The two lovers were sad, but promised to write to each other.
~*~*~*~
A week later, they set out.
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to be continued . . .
HEY!!! I'm back!!! Sorry took so long . . . sooo busy with school! But this week was finals, so no homework today (last day)!!! YAY!!! Please review, and I'll try to write again soon. Hope you like!!! And I really needed to add some mushiness in . . . HEEE. Don't worry . . . I'll be /back/!
P.S. how do you do bold/italics n stuff? Would REALLY appreciate info!
~*~*~*~
Kel twiddled with a loose thread from her nightgown, lost in her thoughts. *Should I trust Dom? Should I trust my heart? Or should I trust my own common sense . . . that as a knight, I shouldn't fall in love!* She heard a quiet knock at her door, barely audible in the small room. Getting up, she wondered who it could be.
She was surprised to find Dom standing in the doorway, a sheepish grin on his face.
"Um, can I come in?" he asked timidly.
"Er, yea, sure, come on in," she replied, just as shy.
She got out a few cups and added some more coals to the fire. Pulling up a wooden chair for her visitor, Kel made some tea in a small kettle. It was when she was carefully pouring some of the steaming brew from the pot did she notice that Dom was staring intently at her. She blushed deepy as she sat down on her bed.
Dom took a deep breath before starting to speak. "Kel, I can't hide it any longer. I can't run from it, can't stand it. Kel, I /love/ you . . . more than I can bear to say." He paused, and looked at her to see her expression. Her face was one filled with shock, but underneath the obvious surprise, he could detect a hint of joy. Taking that as a good sign, he continued. "I really need to know . . . do you care for me? Have any feelings for this poor sergeant at /all/? I . . . I couldn't stop thinking about you. I really needed to find out!" With that, he stood up and strode over to her and took her hands, staring intently at her bright hazel eyes.
"Dom . . .," she whispered softly, "Dom . . . I - I love you . . . but -"
"Shh," he whispered soothingly as he gently ran his fingers up her jaw until they reached her chin. Tilting her face towards him, he kissed her gently, his lips meeting with hers. He kissed her again, more passionately, forcing her lips open with his tongue. Her tongue darted out to meet his. His mouth was so warm against hers . . . *This isn't right* she thought to herself *but, hell, it sure feels right!* Panting, he took his mouth away from hers and started from her neck, tiny little kisses that slowly worked their way up to the corner of her mouth. He gave her one more long, deep kiss before taking her into his arms and sitting on the bed.
"Kel, I love you more than I can say . . . ," he murmured softly into her ears.
"Mmm . . . it's getting late . . . ," she replied. Slowly, Dom got up and gave her a brief parting kiss before returning to his room.
*Gods, I never knew I loved him that much . . . * thought Kel as she drifted off to sleep, the sweet taste of Dom still lingering on her lips.
~*~*~*~ The next few days passed in a happy blur. Whenever he saw her, in the corridors, outside in the gardens, even at the practice courts, he would wink at her and mouth 'I love you.' At night, whenever he could, Dom would come over and they would sit in front the fire, content in each other arms. Kel's friends noticed a change; their friend's face was always glowing and she was back to what she was like before . . . maybe even better!
However, there were two downsides to the matter. One was Cleon. He seemed to have noticed something developing between the handsome sergeant of Third Company and his former lover. But if he figured it out, he kept silent about it. Whenever he caught them smiling at each other, he would give Kel a sad look and glare at Dom. The second bad thing was that the day after their little "affair," Raoul called Kel to his office to give her assignment: She was to set out for Scanra with Fourth Company and prepare for war at the border near Fort Helmsreed *A/N Just went and saw LOTR: 2T* in a week's time. Dom, however, was assigned east of them at the notorious Fort Riverdell, where Scanran invaders had once massacred over 2,500 people 10 years ago. The two lovers were sad, but promised to write to each other.
~*~*~*~
A week later, they set out.
----------
to be continued . . .
HEY!!! I'm back!!! Sorry took so long . . . sooo busy with school! But this week was finals, so no homework today (last day)!!! YAY!!! Please review, and I'll try to write again soon. Hope you like!!! And I really needed to add some mushiness in . . . HEEE. Don't worry . . . I'll be /back/!
P.S. how do you do bold/italics n stuff? Would REALLY appreciate info!