'Before All This'

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. It's as simple as that. Sorry...but I just go back from Student Led Confrencing ( oh yes, great fun) and I'm tired, but I'm also in a good mood because I just went running through the streets in the rain with my friends. Ehem. Anyways.
Okay! Shout out time!

Shima and Tempis: Lol. I'm glad you disagree with me! But you know the deal. Anyways, I'm finding myself really really like D/R as a couple, even though it's odd (but not as off as N/R of course ^_~) LOL! Nice! Thank you for the spelling help! S'ree? Wow. They should make it like eight e's. It would sound better. S'reeeeeeee. 0_o. Okay. I'll shutup now. Anyways, thanks for reviewing!

Katie janeway: Yep. Definitely gross. I'm just glad I didn't drink it. Yeah, the girl talk is coming up. I thought, in this book series, that the relasionship problems are based on everyone with Nita except for Dairine. Nita/Kit. Nita/Ronan. Nita/Rickie (or whoever the ego challenged jerk is). Nita and her Mom. I thought it would be neat to see them just taking time out to be sisters, you know? The only time they have a sister moment is when Dairine comes into her room,crying. But that was only because of their mom. I'd like to see them as normal....normal as they can be, sisters.

Little Lisa: Lol. I'm sorry. But if the cliffhanger last time bugged you, wait until you read this one. ^_^. I don't purposely write cliffhangers, it's just they style that I write. Ok, if you like the updates on N/K, then your really going to like this chapter! A whole section of it is N/K. Anyways, you won't have to wait any longer! This chappie reveals it all! Well...a lot of it anyway. Thank you so much! To be honest, I'm really self-concious when it comes to writing, but it's comments like that, that cheer me up, and make me update sooner. (Lol)
Yeah, I want to visit Mexico, one day. ^_^. Having a twin is cool (even though it's a male one and we argue contstantly) and you always have someone to update on that orange juice! LOL.

Now, on with the show!

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Maybe it was because she was tired. Maybe it was her power degrade. Whatever it was, she was startled when her bed was empty, and then suddenly Ronan was sitting on it. She was also quite aware of the heaviness in his shoulders, and the bags under his tired eyes. But he did manage a small smile when he saw her jump.

"I'm sorry," He said softly. "Did I scare you?"

"Sorta." She answered, slowly walking over and cautiously sitting down beside him.

He sank back against the wall, briefly closing his eyes. His shoulders slumped and he sighed in an ancient way that was not expected from a teenager.

"You look tired." She pointed out quietly.

"I don't sleep well anymore."

"You want to take a nap? You can sleep in my bed if-."

She stopped, and blushed furiously on realization of what she had said. She watched as he raised his head and looked at her. A long, searching look. Then he grinned.

"You know what I meant."
"Yeah. I knew."

She shifted her shoulders in an uncomfortable manner, and he rested his back on the wall again, her previous statement being forcefully forgotten. Unconsciously, surprising herself, she reached a hand out and brushed the hair away from his forhead. She gasped slightly. Feeling his forehead, her arm trailed down to touch his.

"Are you sick?"She asked.

"No, why?"

"You have a fever..."

His eyes fluttered and he straightened, looking down at her.

"Actually...that's what I wanted to talk to you about."

She waited, watching him silently and waiting for him to continue.

"Do you remember, that night, when you were out at your aunt's?"

"When we were out by the feild."

"Yeah...."

"What about it?"

"I...I don't remember all of it...."

She leaned towards him.

"What?"

"Can...can you just tell me what happened?"

She paused, leaning back on the wall as he had earlier and trying to recall their conversation. He looked back at her worriedly.

"Well...we were talking about.....about my problems...and then, you just sort of...changed."

"Changed how?"

"You seemed wiser, stronger...older I guess, in a way, although your appearence did not change. And then, you started talking to me in the speech."

"What did I say?"

"Ronan! What's going on?" She questioned him, feeling his forehead again.

He leaned into her hand, closing his eyes at the sensations her cold hand was creating on his over-heated skin. He stayed silent, his eyes closed.

"Ronan. Open your eyes."

He complied, his dark eyes looking into her light ones. They were tired, sad, not as angry as they were when they had first met, but scared. He breathed in, and then sighed, telling her his story.

"This Power inside of me...it's been taking over. Sort of changing me, or taking over my body, or something, I don't really know. But I'll be somewhere, and then suddenly I'll open my eyes and be somewhere else. It's almost as if the Power is deciding 'Okay, I want to have some control here, Nighty-night, Ronan, I'll just be walking around for awhile.'"

"I'll get all sleepy all of a sudden, and then It'll be total blackness. And when I wake up..."

He looked away from her, his body gestures saying, 'you must think I'm crazy.' She shook her head, touching his arm again.

"Ronan, when has this started happening?"

"Awhile ago. Six months maybe."

"And you didn't tell anyone?!"

"It was getting better, I was learning how to cope with it, and at times even control it...but.."

"But?"

"It only got worse when....."

"When..."

"Your powers started to go haywire, and you stopped going on active status."

She sighed. "Of course. The powers have to go and create some big conspiracy for us to figure out."

He grinned up at her. The arrogant, proud, and if she cared to admit, sexy grin she was used to.

She reached out and pulled him up from her bed. "We'll help eachother figure this all out."

"Thanks Dairi."

She looked at her door, and heard the opening of the door, and the voices of Nita and Kit. They were obviously argueing.

"Hmm," She said, rasing her eyebrow, "you want to see your work in action?"

The crept slowly to the hall connecting Dairine's and Nita's bedroom's, and lay down beside eachother, looking down at the couple between a banister post.

"I told you S'reee (A/N: Thank you Shima and Tempis!) would be annoyed! Now we didn't even get the project done and more of the vegetation is going to die!"

"It's not MY fault!" Kit protested, as they stopped in the front hall, facing eachother angrily.

"NOT your fault? Who made us late, Kit?"

"If the project didn't get done, there was a reason for it! And is one piece of grass really going to make a huge difference?"

Nita glared at him. "I can't believe you just said that! Of course it matters! The Oath-."

"I've read the Oath, Nita."

They glared at eachother some more, and after a few moments of ackward silence, Kit sighed and reached his hand out for hers. She pulled back.

"Nita. You can't be that mad at me!"

"Oh I can. Believe me, I can."

His expression turned serious, and she was drawn into the intensity his gaze held. Slowly, carefully, he leaned his head down and kissed her. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and Nita gave up, falling into his embrace.

"Mmmh. I hate it when you do that."

"Do what?"

"Get me all worked up, and then calm me just my looking at me like that."

He grinned at her. She narrowed her eyes, and pulled him out of sight.

Dairine laughed, turning to Ronan and then gasping in surprise when Ronan's lips met hers. Her eyes widened, and he pulled back.Then, it was his eyes that told her it wasn't all, entirely Ronan.

"Tena Kia shi nota." He whispered and kissed her again.

This time, it was Ronan, the real Ronan, whose eyes widened, he pulled back, gasping. Dairine felt him search in his head for the right coordinates, and before she could stop him, was gone. She rolled over where he had been laying.

The spot was still warm.

Tbc.....
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Yay! Fluffyness! So here I am, in my soaking wet clothes, I'm about the change, don't worry, soaking wet hair, and I'm happy because I love the rain, and I like this chapter (even though I wrote it....-_-) Yay! Go spot! I restrained myself from adding him in this chapter...but it was hard...lol...please rewiew!

Translations: Tena Kia shi nota = Many waters can not quench love.

*Gasp* What does he mean? Want it in english? Hmm...you'll just have to keep rreeeeaaddinngg..ha ha..no I'm not bribing you, but I think I'll be able to fit it in a next chapter with all the slang, and stuff that we're accustomed to!