"Neal, are you okay?" Kel pulled Neal around a corner and asked her best
friend what the heck was going on. He took a deep breath and looked her in
the eyes. "Kel, I..." he was interrupted by Dom, who came up to them and
said, "Hey Meathead, you look tense, what's up?" Neal gave Kel a meaningful
look, and walked off with Dom explaining something. Kel rolled her eyes.
Dom always seemed to get in the way of her and her best friend, and he
always knew where to find them, no matter what the weather. She went to the
stables, and found Yuki there, crying. "Yuki!" gasped Kel, and she ran to
comfort her Yamani friend. "There, there, now tell me what is wrong." Kel
said comfortingly, and she stroked Yuki's back and listened. "Neal is so
wonderful! He just doesn't seem to think the same of me!" she sobbed. "Of
course he does! He is probably just tired from our journey." Kel said. "No
Keladry, he loves you!" said Yuki softly, and Kel felt her heart start
pounding. "He told you this?" asked Kel. "Of course, he is so honest!"
mused Yuki, and Kel started to cry. "Keladry, we are both shedding tears
over a man!" she said, and they pulled themselves up and started back to
the hall. Neal passed them, asking what was wrong. Kel looked at him and
her emotions decorated her face. "Nothing." said Kel and she raced back to
the hall alone. Neal turned to Yuki. "You didn't tell her did you?" Yuki
put on her Yamani face and shook her head. "She is tired is all." she
commented, and she herself went back up to the hall.
