Chapter Four: Arrival
Summary: Just after Lady Knight. Kel and Dom have a newfound relation ship.
But what happens when he dies? But does he die? There's no body for proof.
K/?
Rating: PG-13 for later chapters and language( a little )
Disclaimer: Ooops, I've been a bad girl. I haven't put one up. Anyways, I own nothing but the Elemental Goddess. Ms. Pierce is a sensible lady she won't sue me. * crosses fingers and prays*
Lady of the Lilacs: Yes, I have read them and reviewed. But I didn't have an... umm... account, let's say, so I reviewed in another name. I don't remember which right now 'cause it was so long ago, but they ARE SOO good! Got to love 'um.
Lady Bee: I hope you like this chapter. He's back!!!!!!
j. o. v. s. extreme: I'll try to do that.
Coursoccer: Thank you. I will. Here's a chapter :)
PsychoLioness13: Thanks! ;)
You guys rock!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will ya read my news story Changes? Please!
A/n: In this chapter Neal is married to Yuki and they have a baby, just born basically and haven't named her yet.
Skipping ahead two years...
A cloaked figure waited in Neal's room. The knight had just come back from a ball. Neal was puzzled; he would have detected the presence of the person. Obviously the confusion showed in his green eyes because the hooded person laughed.
" Who are you? What are you doing in my room?" Neal demanded of the cloaked figure. Now the confusion that had been in his eyes a moment before was replaced by anger.
" Have you forgotten me already?" Neal had heard that voice before; he just couldn't grasp it. Suddenly it hit him.
" You let me believe you were dead these few years?" the knight demanded. He was so pissed at him.
" What about Kel, do you know what you did to her? She's still almost half crazy with grief!"
" It was important," DOM sighed. ( A/n: for anyone who doubted, did you really think I'd kill him? Happy Lady Bee? And Lady of the Lilacs? He's back!)
" How important was it to break Kel's heart?" Neal demanded.
" Her life."
" Oh." For once Neal was speechless. It was mote of shock that anything else.
" I've missed so much in your life haven't I? I've heard you have a child." Tears glistened at the corner of the ex-sergeant's eyes. Once again Neal was speechless; but, this time it was because of Dom's show of affection. Neal had never realized how much his cousin cared for him. Awkwardly he hugged his cousin. ( A/n: I know, I know, Dom's a little weird right now.)
" Are you going to visit her tonight?" Neal finally asked.
" If she won't tell." It was more of a question than statement.
" She won't tell anyone," Neal assured him.
" Neal, you might not see me in a while. I've no idea if the Scranians (A/n did I spell it right.) and that god know I'm alive. They are the threat to Kel. I can't explain now, but I promise I will later." Dom hugged his cousin and left.
Footsteps in her room awoke her. Quietly she grabbed her knife from her bedside table and placed it on her would- be- attacker's throat.
" Let me turn around and I swear by the Goddess and the Black God I will not harm you." The person, male, by the deepness of his voice, had just invoked the most powerful oath. The two gods he had mentioned were know for their ways of punishing anyone who swore by their names. Sighing, Kel took her knife away and let him turn around. Her " attacker" drew back his hood and placed a finger on his lips. " Shhh." Kel dropped her knife.
" Goddess this is too horrible." She thought it was a god playing a trick on her.
" Hush Aria, it's really me." (A/n: Aria means 'love' in Yamani)
" Oh Goddess." He pulled her into a hug and stroked her hair. They stood like that for a while.
" But why?" Kel asked finally, still shocked. She had never seen that cloak before and she'd been in his room plenty of times.
" I did it for your safety. I killed the King's brother and a god's son. I overheard them planning. I'm sorry." And then, he kissed her. Kel relaxed and enjoyed it; many other men had tried but she hadn't let them. When she just hugged him and her arm brushed his stomach by accident, Dom winced in pain. ( A/n: Oh no! Dommy's got a little wound! It is somewhat serious.) Kel pulled away, worried.
" Are you OK?" she asked.
" Kel, please, don't pull away," he said trying not to flinch. " I need to hold you right now." Carefully, Kel wrapped her arms around him, trying not to touch the wound. Dom sighed; overwhelmingly glad to be back in her arms. He finally pulled away.
" I should go, I can't have anyone but you and Neal knowing I'm alive, it's too dangerous." He sighed with regret.
" Oh," He winced. " Before I forget, I was told to give this to you." From where he took that sword from underneath his cloak, she would never know. Dom handed her a sheathed sword and Kel placed it on the bed. "The Elemental Goddess told me to give this to you." ( A/n The Elemental Goddess is a goddess I made up. She controls water, air, earth, wind, fire ect.) " She gave these to me." He touched his sword and cloak. " The cloak keeps me from mages' detection. My sword ties me to water. I suspect your sword is going to tie you to fire. Go ahead, draw it." In one beautiful, fluid motion, she took it from the bed and drew it. Fire blazed to life on the blade. Kel was amazed a Goddess would favor them.
" Try to light the fire." He pointed to the empty fireplace."
" How?"
" How am I supposed to know. I can only do water. Focus, I guess." Dom's lover's brow furrowed and a fire roared.
" When you get better, all you'll have to do is gesture. Dom gestured and a spray of water made the fire go out.
" Show off," Kel scoffed. " What's she like?"
" Different."
Flashback
Dom ran and ran, finally coming to a stop; maybe the hounds would give up. Suddenly, a woman appeared. The woman chuckled at Dom's surprise.
" Hello my Son." Her voice had the power of crashing waves. Her hair was beautiful in it's own way; it was as bright as a fire and he suspected it was as hot as one too. She was pale, too pale to be human. And she was beautiful. Her clothing and hair blew in a gentle breeze Dom couldn't feel.
" I thought we should talk. But first you should be dry and warm." Suddenly a fire flared up and he was dry.
" Who are you?" He demanded, in no mood to be polite, even if she was a goddess.
" Why, I think you know very well who I am. I'm responsible for your escapes."
" Oh." Was the reply.
" Sergeant, you are in grave danger. My brother, Trickster, wants you dead. You killed his son. Now listen carefully, you may do anything your imagination allows you with water. There are no boundaries, only your creativity. Your lover will too, only with fire. And take this cloak, it will hide you from mages' view. Do not take it off, once you do my brother will find you. The fate of Tortall and Keladry lie in these items. Give the sword to her; it will allow her to defeat Him." She handed him the items. Dom slipped the cloak over his head and he buckled the sword to his belt.
" Where should I put this?"
" In the cloak, it will hold it. Gods speed, Domitan." And she vanished.
End flashback
" Aria, take care and practice. A god is our enemy." He nodded and pulled up his hood.
" Well, good-bye."
" Good-bye." He whispered. Kel noticed he was really upset about leaving her. Dom slipped out the window.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Important A/n: Since j. o. v. s. extreme suggested I show more emotion, if you want me to add anything to the story send it to me please.
An extra long chapter for you guys 'cause you guys rock! Is it ok?
Disclaimer: Ooops, I've been a bad girl. I haven't put one up. Anyways, I own nothing but the Elemental Goddess. Ms. Pierce is a sensible lady she won't sue me. * crosses fingers and prays*
Lady of the Lilacs: Yes, I have read them and reviewed. But I didn't have an... umm... account, let's say, so I reviewed in another name. I don't remember which right now 'cause it was so long ago, but they ARE SOO good! Got to love 'um.
Lady Bee: I hope you like this chapter. He's back!!!!!!
j. o. v. s. extreme: I'll try to do that.
Coursoccer: Thank you. I will. Here's a chapter :)
PsychoLioness13: Thanks! ;)
You guys rock!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will ya read my news story Changes? Please!
A/n: In this chapter Neal is married to Yuki and they have a baby, just born basically and haven't named her yet.
Skipping ahead two years...
A cloaked figure waited in Neal's room. The knight had just come back from a ball. Neal was puzzled; he would have detected the presence of the person. Obviously the confusion showed in his green eyes because the hooded person laughed.
" Who are you? What are you doing in my room?" Neal demanded of the cloaked figure. Now the confusion that had been in his eyes a moment before was replaced by anger.
" Have you forgotten me already?" Neal had heard that voice before; he just couldn't grasp it. Suddenly it hit him.
" You let me believe you were dead these few years?" the knight demanded. He was so pissed at him.
" What about Kel, do you know what you did to her? She's still almost half crazy with grief!"
" It was important," DOM sighed. ( A/n: for anyone who doubted, did you really think I'd kill him? Happy Lady Bee? And Lady of the Lilacs? He's back!)
" How important was it to break Kel's heart?" Neal demanded.
" Her life."
" Oh." For once Neal was speechless. It was mote of shock that anything else.
" I've missed so much in your life haven't I? I've heard you have a child." Tears glistened at the corner of the ex-sergeant's eyes. Once again Neal was speechless; but, this time it was because of Dom's show of affection. Neal had never realized how much his cousin cared for him. Awkwardly he hugged his cousin. ( A/n: I know, I know, Dom's a little weird right now.)
" Are you going to visit her tonight?" Neal finally asked.
" If she won't tell." It was more of a question than statement.
" She won't tell anyone," Neal assured him.
" Neal, you might not see me in a while. I've no idea if the Scranians (A/n did I spell it right.) and that god know I'm alive. They are the threat to Kel. I can't explain now, but I promise I will later." Dom hugged his cousin and left.
Footsteps in her room awoke her. Quietly she grabbed her knife from her bedside table and placed it on her would- be- attacker's throat.
" Let me turn around and I swear by the Goddess and the Black God I will not harm you." The person, male, by the deepness of his voice, had just invoked the most powerful oath. The two gods he had mentioned were know for their ways of punishing anyone who swore by their names. Sighing, Kel took her knife away and let him turn around. Her " attacker" drew back his hood and placed a finger on his lips. " Shhh." Kel dropped her knife.
" Goddess this is too horrible." She thought it was a god playing a trick on her.
" Hush Aria, it's really me." (A/n: Aria means 'love' in Yamani)
" Oh Goddess." He pulled her into a hug and stroked her hair. They stood like that for a while.
" But why?" Kel asked finally, still shocked. She had never seen that cloak before and she'd been in his room plenty of times.
" I did it for your safety. I killed the King's brother and a god's son. I overheard them planning. I'm sorry." And then, he kissed her. Kel relaxed and enjoyed it; many other men had tried but she hadn't let them. When she just hugged him and her arm brushed his stomach by accident, Dom winced in pain. ( A/n: Oh no! Dommy's got a little wound! It is somewhat serious.) Kel pulled away, worried.
" Are you OK?" she asked.
" Kel, please, don't pull away," he said trying not to flinch. " I need to hold you right now." Carefully, Kel wrapped her arms around him, trying not to touch the wound. Dom sighed; overwhelmingly glad to be back in her arms. He finally pulled away.
" I should go, I can't have anyone but you and Neal knowing I'm alive, it's too dangerous." He sighed with regret.
" Oh," He winced. " Before I forget, I was told to give this to you." From where he took that sword from underneath his cloak, she would never know. Dom handed her a sheathed sword and Kel placed it on the bed. "The Elemental Goddess told me to give this to you." ( A/n The Elemental Goddess is a goddess I made up. She controls water, air, earth, wind, fire ect.) " She gave these to me." He touched his sword and cloak. " The cloak keeps me from mages' detection. My sword ties me to water. I suspect your sword is going to tie you to fire. Go ahead, draw it." In one beautiful, fluid motion, she took it from the bed and drew it. Fire blazed to life on the blade. Kel was amazed a Goddess would favor them.
" Try to light the fire." He pointed to the empty fireplace."
" How?"
" How am I supposed to know. I can only do water. Focus, I guess." Dom's lover's brow furrowed and a fire roared.
" When you get better, all you'll have to do is gesture. Dom gestured and a spray of water made the fire go out.
" Show off," Kel scoffed. " What's she like?"
" Different."
Flashback
Dom ran and ran, finally coming to a stop; maybe the hounds would give up. Suddenly, a woman appeared. The woman chuckled at Dom's surprise.
" Hello my Son." Her voice had the power of crashing waves. Her hair was beautiful in it's own way; it was as bright as a fire and he suspected it was as hot as one too. She was pale, too pale to be human. And she was beautiful. Her clothing and hair blew in a gentle breeze Dom couldn't feel.
" I thought we should talk. But first you should be dry and warm." Suddenly a fire flared up and he was dry.
" Who are you?" He demanded, in no mood to be polite, even if she was a goddess.
" Why, I think you know very well who I am. I'm responsible for your escapes."
" Oh." Was the reply.
" Sergeant, you are in grave danger. My brother, Trickster, wants you dead. You killed his son. Now listen carefully, you may do anything your imagination allows you with water. There are no boundaries, only your creativity. Your lover will too, only with fire. And take this cloak, it will hide you from mages' view. Do not take it off, once you do my brother will find you. The fate of Tortall and Keladry lie in these items. Give the sword to her; it will allow her to defeat Him." She handed him the items. Dom slipped the cloak over his head and he buckled the sword to his belt.
" Where should I put this?"
" In the cloak, it will hold it. Gods speed, Domitan." And she vanished.
End flashback
" Aria, take care and practice. A god is our enemy." He nodded and pulled up his hood.
" Well, good-bye."
" Good-bye." He whispered. Kel noticed he was really upset about leaving her. Dom slipped out the window.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Important A/n: Since j. o. v. s. extreme suggested I show more emotion, if you want me to add anything to the story send it to me please.
An extra long chapter for you guys 'cause you guys rock! Is it ok?