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Daine walked back to her and Numair's rooms in despair. She probably just lost one of her friends. Not only that, but Numair wasn't going to be happy. I have to tell him, she told her self. I have to, whither I like it or not.
When Numair walked into their rooms he saw Daine sitting in front of the fire. She didn't look happy, at all.
'Magelet.' He said softly.
'I need to tell you something.' She whispered.
'Are you alright?' he asked sitting next to her. Daine nodded.
'Please don't interrupt.' She said. Numair nodded knowing that it was hard for her to start talking again after she was. He learned that when she told him about her 'madness' when she was thirteen. 'When I was out taking my bath this morning I saw Kaddar out in the woods. I walked around with him for a while and we were just walking and talking to the animals. After a while he got really quiet. When I asked him what was wrong he said nothing. Then he said my name and when I looked at him he.he.he kissed me.' She ended in a whisper.
Numair didn't say anything. Daine was ready for him to get up and break something and yell at her. Tell her he hated her and tell her he never wanted to see her again. She was ready to have him throw her out or try to kill Kaddar.
'Daine.' He said finally. She looked up. 'Did you want him to kiss you?'
'No. I love you not him.' She said.
'Okay.' He kissed her forehead and got up.
'You're not mad!' she said.
'Why would I be?' he asked calmly.
'Because Kaddar kissed me!' she said.
'Daine, I know Kaddar likes you. I've always known it. I would rather have him just kiss you now than have it be more later.' He said caressing her face with his finger. He let his hand drop drawing a line down her chest and stomach.
'That doesn't make any sense.' Daine pouted.
'You told him you were married?' he inquired
'Of course I did.' She replied.
'Than what's the problem?' he asked
'You're not mad.' She sighed
'No.' he said softly.
'Are you felling alright?' she asked confused and surprised at the same time.
'Yes.' He laughed.
'You're sure?' she raised an eyebrow.
'Why don't you go shopping or something.' He suggested.
'Can I have money?' she brightened.
'Here. Go.' He said.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Daine ran into Alanna as she walked down the halls to go into town.
'Where are you going?' Alanna asked.
'Shopping.' Daine replied. 'Want to go.'
'Sure, give me a minute.' Alanna trotted back to her room to get money.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Daine and Alanna walked through town and went into markets and Dress shops.
'You're going to need new dresses soon." Alanna said almost to herself.
'No I won't.' Daine smiled. Alanna and Theyt loved to get her new dresses. 'I just got new ones.'
'You're still going to need them.' Alanna said under her breath.
'Do you know something I don't?' Daine was now suspicious of her friend.
'Maybe.' Alanna teased.
'What?' Daine asked.
'That I think Numair's going to like having someone else to pour knowledge onto besides us.' Alanna said thinking that what she said was funny.
'Al-' Daine began but stopped. 'What!' She grabbed her friend's arm.
'What do you think?' Alanna held up a fabric. 'I would look nice on your over large stomach.' Alanna smiled. Diane laughed.
'I'm pregnant.' Daine laughed putting a hand on her stomach. 'I..' Daine couldn't think of anything to say.
Alanna led the young women out of the shop and back to the busy streets. Daine was still quiet, for a while at least.
'A puppy!' she said out of nowhere
'Daine, you're a human, you have babies.' Alanna said slowly. Daine glared at her friend who laughed.
'No, we should get a puppy.' Daine replied.
They two walked up to a man next to a basket. He bowed to both of them, deeper to Daine though.
'Aw' Daine said keeling next to the basket. 'They're adorable.'
'Yes, m'lady. All of them full bred black labs.' The man was proud to get such a compliment form Daine. 'I'm sorry though.'
'Why?' Diane looked up.
'They've all been sold.' He said quietly.
'That's wonderful.' Diane said happy they will all have homes. 'What about her?' She asked picking up the smallest of the litter.
'If you don't mind me saying m'lady, no body would bother themselves with a runt that might die.' The merchant said.
'Bad thing to say.' Alanna said under her breath. Tears were in Daine's eyes.
'I'll take her.' Daine said. 'How much?' Daine refused to let the pup get killed or left behind.
'Nothing. I wouldn't make you pay for a chance.' He shrugged. Daine thought he was just glad he didn't have one left over.
'I'm the wild mage.' Daine said. 'I'll make sure she lives.'
Alanna shook her head as she followed Daine. The merchant was clearly amazed by her. Daine kept the puppy close to her as they walked back.
'Lily.' She said to the puppy. 'Your name will be Lily.'
'That's sweet.' Alanna said scratching the pup's head. * * * * * * * * * * * *
'Numair.' She called when she got back to their rooms.
'I'm in here sweet.' Daine could tell he was reading or working.
'Guess what.' She said walking into the library.
Daine was surprised to see Lindhall and Kaddar in there too. They must be working on something, she thought. Numair had his nose buried in a book. Lindhall chuckled when he saw what Daine was holding. Numair looked up and frowned.
'Daine, sweet, why did you get a puppy?' He asked gently.
'Because she's the runt and no one would of bought her. And she was free.' She added.
'She's your responsibility. And yours.' He said turning back to his book.
'Lily's not for me.' She said.
'Whose is she then?' He said looking back up at her.
'You'll find out later won't you.' She said walking out of the room.
'I want to know now.' He said following her into the bedroom.
Daine sat down on the bed. She took his hands and pulled him down with her. She kissed him gently. Numair smiled but still looked skeptical.
'Numair.' She took a deep breath. 'I'm pregnant.' She looked up at him.
Numair stood up and pulled her into his arms. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. Numair had to admit, to himself, that he was so happy he could cry.
'Happy?' Daine laughed.
'More than ever.' He whispered. Numair kissed her smiling lips again.
What they didn't know was that Kaddar, Lindhall and Alanna, who was now in the room, could hear them. Alanna and Lindhall smiled brightly. Kaddar put a smile on his face, even though he had just had his heart shattered.
Daine walked back to her and Numair's rooms in despair. She probably just lost one of her friends. Not only that, but Numair wasn't going to be happy. I have to tell him, she told her self. I have to, whither I like it or not.
When Numair walked into their rooms he saw Daine sitting in front of the fire. She didn't look happy, at all.
'Magelet.' He said softly.
'I need to tell you something.' She whispered.
'Are you alright?' he asked sitting next to her. Daine nodded.
'Please don't interrupt.' She said. Numair nodded knowing that it was hard for her to start talking again after she was. He learned that when she told him about her 'madness' when she was thirteen. 'When I was out taking my bath this morning I saw Kaddar out in the woods. I walked around with him for a while and we were just walking and talking to the animals. After a while he got really quiet. When I asked him what was wrong he said nothing. Then he said my name and when I looked at him he.he.he kissed me.' She ended in a whisper.
Numair didn't say anything. Daine was ready for him to get up and break something and yell at her. Tell her he hated her and tell her he never wanted to see her again. She was ready to have him throw her out or try to kill Kaddar.
'Daine.' He said finally. She looked up. 'Did you want him to kiss you?'
'No. I love you not him.' She said.
'Okay.' He kissed her forehead and got up.
'You're not mad!' she said.
'Why would I be?' he asked calmly.
'Because Kaddar kissed me!' she said.
'Daine, I know Kaddar likes you. I've always known it. I would rather have him just kiss you now than have it be more later.' He said caressing her face with his finger. He let his hand drop drawing a line down her chest and stomach.
'That doesn't make any sense.' Daine pouted.
'You told him you were married?' he inquired
'Of course I did.' She replied.
'Than what's the problem?' he asked
'You're not mad.' She sighed
'No.' he said softly.
'Are you felling alright?' she asked confused and surprised at the same time.
'Yes.' He laughed.
'You're sure?' she raised an eyebrow.
'Why don't you go shopping or something.' He suggested.
'Can I have money?' she brightened.
'Here. Go.' He said.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Daine ran into Alanna as she walked down the halls to go into town.
'Where are you going?' Alanna asked.
'Shopping.' Daine replied. 'Want to go.'
'Sure, give me a minute.' Alanna trotted back to her room to get money.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Daine and Alanna walked through town and went into markets and Dress shops.
'You're going to need new dresses soon." Alanna said almost to herself.
'No I won't.' Daine smiled. Alanna and Theyt loved to get her new dresses. 'I just got new ones.'
'You're still going to need them.' Alanna said under her breath.
'Do you know something I don't?' Daine was now suspicious of her friend.
'Maybe.' Alanna teased.
'What?' Daine asked.
'That I think Numair's going to like having someone else to pour knowledge onto besides us.' Alanna said thinking that what she said was funny.
'Al-' Daine began but stopped. 'What!' She grabbed her friend's arm.
'What do you think?' Alanna held up a fabric. 'I would look nice on your over large stomach.' Alanna smiled. Diane laughed.
'I'm pregnant.' Daine laughed putting a hand on her stomach. 'I..' Daine couldn't think of anything to say.
Alanna led the young women out of the shop and back to the busy streets. Daine was still quiet, for a while at least.
'A puppy!' she said out of nowhere
'Daine, you're a human, you have babies.' Alanna said slowly. Daine glared at her friend who laughed.
'No, we should get a puppy.' Daine replied.
They two walked up to a man next to a basket. He bowed to both of them, deeper to Daine though.
'Aw' Daine said keeling next to the basket. 'They're adorable.'
'Yes, m'lady. All of them full bred black labs.' The man was proud to get such a compliment form Daine. 'I'm sorry though.'
'Why?' Diane looked up.
'They've all been sold.' He said quietly.
'That's wonderful.' Diane said happy they will all have homes. 'What about her?' She asked picking up the smallest of the litter.
'If you don't mind me saying m'lady, no body would bother themselves with a runt that might die.' The merchant said.
'Bad thing to say.' Alanna said under her breath. Tears were in Daine's eyes.
'I'll take her.' Daine said. 'How much?' Daine refused to let the pup get killed or left behind.
'Nothing. I wouldn't make you pay for a chance.' He shrugged. Daine thought he was just glad he didn't have one left over.
'I'm the wild mage.' Daine said. 'I'll make sure she lives.'
Alanna shook her head as she followed Daine. The merchant was clearly amazed by her. Daine kept the puppy close to her as they walked back.
'Lily.' She said to the puppy. 'Your name will be Lily.'
'That's sweet.' Alanna said scratching the pup's head. * * * * * * * * * * * *
'Numair.' She called when she got back to their rooms.
'I'm in here sweet.' Daine could tell he was reading or working.
'Guess what.' She said walking into the library.
Daine was surprised to see Lindhall and Kaddar in there too. They must be working on something, she thought. Numair had his nose buried in a book. Lindhall chuckled when he saw what Daine was holding. Numair looked up and frowned.
'Daine, sweet, why did you get a puppy?' He asked gently.
'Because she's the runt and no one would of bought her. And she was free.' She added.
'She's your responsibility. And yours.' He said turning back to his book.
'Lily's not for me.' She said.
'Whose is she then?' He said looking back up at her.
'You'll find out later won't you.' She said walking out of the room.
'I want to know now.' He said following her into the bedroom.
Daine sat down on the bed. She took his hands and pulled him down with her. She kissed him gently. Numair smiled but still looked skeptical.
'Numair.' She took a deep breath. 'I'm pregnant.' She looked up at him.
Numair stood up and pulled her into his arms. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. Numair had to admit, to himself, that he was so happy he could cry.
'Happy?' Daine laughed.
'More than ever.' He whispered. Numair kissed her smiling lips again.
What they didn't know was that Kaddar, Lindhall and Alanna, who was now in the room, could hear them. Alanna and Lindhall smiled brightly. Kaddar put a smile on his face, even though he had just had his heart shattered.