I'm really sorry I took so long to update this story, but it's really
boring to update, because it is just copying out of my note book. But here
it is!
Valese: ooh, I guess you'll just have to wait, now, won't you!
BELLA: see above (jks)
Beccs: thank you. I take pride in my evil twists. (interesting. I mean interesting)
The eternity: why does this bother people so much? It's just a letter, it isn't even that big of a deal for the story! It's just a secret. . . he he he
Pinky: don't worry. Everyone keeps saying that things should happen, and they're always things I'm making happen!
AJ 4EVA: so glad you like it. I'm writing now!
PsychoLioness13: BWA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Excuse me.
Caitlyn of Clifton Hill: umm. . . I do agree, but read 'After', by something Prose. I can't remember her first name, but that's her last. It's a really fast read, but it's all about this high school near another high school where there was a shooting, and there's this crazy conspiracy going on. . .you'll never use email again, you will be forced back to snail mail! And what's this about Peter Pan?
Liviania: Glad you like it.
Raspberry-drops: I always have trouble writing characters. All I can write is dialogue. I suck, but I'm working on it. but thanks for the critique, I'll do my best!
Rora Kuusou: again I say, glad you like it.
Treanz-alyce: thank you. But don't rush me!
Molly: which name? my name? Mia's name? my story's name? I'm assuming Mia, because the person in the next review said the same thing. . .
Fhire: frickin' pyro! You're completely crazy!!!
Wow, I don't usually write that much to my reviewers, but I got sooooooooo many!
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Dear Kel:
This may seem rude, so I am sorry. Neal has been granted a month's leave, and he would very much like to see you, as would I. I would wait for a response, of course, but there really is no time. We will arrive at Mindelan on the 21st. Feel free to turn us out!
Love, Yuki
Kel read over the letter again. Her best friends were coming to stay! She ran to tell her mother and check if they could stay.
"Kel! A voice carried down the hall behind her. She looked over her shoulder, and saw Dom jogging up to her.
"What are you so excited about?" He asked.
Kel grinned. "Neal and Yuki are coming on the 21st!" She kept running, and Dom ran with her.
"You do know that's tomorrow?"
Kel rolled her eyes. "Of course."
They found Ilane in the front room, practicing her glaive. Kel explained, and she was glad to have more houseguests.
Kel hugged her, but had to run back to her room when she heard Mia crying. She spent the night thinking what she would say to Neal.
"He's not going to understand." She sighed, looking at Mia. "He's not going to understand how much I love you, how important you are to me." She took one last look at her daughter, and went to sleep.
The next morning, Kel was standing at the window, waiting for Neal and Yuki to ride up, when Dom walked in and pulled up a chair beside her.
"Hello, Dom."
He sighed. "Spill, lady knight."
Kel looked at him. "Pardon me?"
He moved forward. "There's something wrong, and I want to know what."
Kel smiled weakly. "You know me too well." She paused. "I'm scared. Scared of how they'll react, and scared of what I'm feeling."
Dom shook his head. "You'll do fine with Neal. He'll get it, you don't need to feel scared."
"That's not what I'm scared of. Do you remember our talk a while back? About, our feelings?" She blushed. "I still don't know how I feel about you. I think. . . I think I do love you."
She looked down, no longer blushing. She was far too embarrassed for that.
Suddenly, Dom stood up. He smiled at Kel, and as she looked into his blue eyes, Kel smiled too.
He kissed her, and Kel felt warmth flow through her, and Kel held tightly on to him. After the initial rush, Kel realized what she was doing. She pushed away from him.
"No, Dom. I don't want to get hurt again, I can't do anything. I love you, I do, but ." She sat down in the chair and put her head in her hands.
"Kel, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that." Dom sat on the floor beside her.
She sat up. "I'm fine, what about you? How's your shoulder? Are you up to a little practice before Neal and Yuki get here? We really need to get back into things."
Dom grinned. "I'll use my left hand, and I'll still beat you!"
Kel laughed as they raced down to her practice court. This was how she wanted it to be. Dom was her friend, she could spend time with him, and still be in love.
Kel pulled out a practice sword, as did Dom. They danced back and forth, parrying, swinging their swords, taking light stabs at each other.
After almost fifteen minutes, Kel knocked Dom to the floor. He winced in pain.
Kel pulled back her sword. "Oh, I'm sorry!"
He kicked her in the back of the legs, and she landed on her back. They both sat up, and Dom, now holding his sword at Kel's throat, held out a hand. Kel dropped her sword and shook his hand. He let down his sword.
"That was cheap, Dom. Play by the rules!" Kel said as she stood up.
Dom shook his head. "Nothing doing, I won, and that's always fair." He laughed.
Kel grinned. Just then, she realized that Neal and Yuki would be arriving in less than an hour. "Come, I'll change your bandage after I wash up."
Dom followed her into her room.
"You can read or something, I won't be too long. And if Domia cries, just pick her up." She closed her washroom door and stepped into the tub. She could hear Dom humming in her room, and she suddenly became very self conscious, sitting there, with Dom standing on the other side of the door.
Se stepped out of the tub a moment later, and wrapped a dressing gown around herself.
"Am I really allowed to be here for this?" Dom chuckled when she came out.
Kel rolled her eyes and stepped behind her dressing screen. "Dom, can you grab the light brown dress from the wardrobe?" She asked.
She heard a shuffling of feet, and a brown dress was tossed over her screen. "Thanks." She said.
Dom laughed. "So you're trying to impress Neal now?"
Kel poked her head out. "Darling, I'm trying to impress you." She stepped out, and Dom couldn't help but smile.
Her hair had grown out a lot, and it fell gracefully around her shoulders. Dom had never noticed it before. She filled out her dress nicely, with long legs, a small waist, and broad shoulders. Se blushed as Dom stared.
"You look beautiful." He said.
Kel smiled. "Come, I'll change your bandage."
Dom pulled off his tunic and unbuttoned his shirt. Kel blushed again. Dom chuckled, but it turned to a wince as Kel took off the bandage.
When she was done, Kel patted his shoulder softly and smiled. "That wasn't so bad, was it?"
Dom shook his head. "Aren't you going to kiss it better?"
Kel kissed him. "I love you, Dom."
He wrapped his arms around her and ran his hand through her hair. Kel shuddered with happiness. She felt Dom through her. He backed her up on to the bed, and they collapsed onto it. Kel felt her arms around him, but, again, realized what she was doing.
She pushed him away.
"Gods, Kel, I'm sorry!" He said. He knew he had scared her.
She sighed and leaned against his shoulder. "I'm making life so hard for you, aren't I, Dom?" She asked. He shook his head.
Kel stood up and walked to the window, where she could see two people riding towards The house. "They're here." She said, and she walked out of the room, Dom following close behind.
"It's really not that bad." He said as they walked. "Its worth it, I guess.
Kel nodded. "I know it seems silly now, but I really don't want to screw up again. I'm going to wait."
Dom nodded glumly.
"Oh! I should tell my mother that they're here/ I'll be right out."
Kel turned down another hallway, and Dom went outside. Neal and Yuki were just riding up the road.
Dom met them at the bottom of the stairs. "Hello, Meathead, Mrs. Meathead." He bowed slightly to Yuki. "How was your trip?"
Neal scowled. "Fine. Where's Kel?"
"Hey, aren't I good enough for you?" Dom asked, grinning.
"No."
Yuki laughed. "Be polite, Neal darling. We are guests."
Neal frowned. "At Kel's estate, not Dom's. That's why I want to find her."
Just then, Kel and her mother appeared, and Neal and Yuki both went silent. Dom smiled at Kel. She really did look beautiful.
"Yuki!" Kel ran down the stairs and gave her a hug.
Neal hung back a bit; he was very unsure of how to act around Kel now. Kel seemed the
"Neal. You could give her a hug, you know." Dom nudged him. "After all, she is your best friend. That's all that matters." He hit the spot. Both Kel and Neal seemed to realize at the exact same time that they were friends, and that was that.
Neal gave her a hug.
"Kel are you going to introduce me?" Ilane asked.
Kel introduced Neal and Yuki. Her mother smiled.
"Yuki, it's been a very long time."
Yuki bowed her head. "My lady."
Kel's mother turned and walked up the stairs, leaving the four of them in silence.
"Kel, aren't you going to introduce us, too?" Yuki asked.
Kel looked at her with a cocked head, puzzled. "To whom?"
Neal snapped in her face. "The kid, genius!"
"Oh!" Kel blushed. She nodded her head slowly, and lead them inside in silence.
It felt strange, playing this part. She was no longer Keladry, Lady Knight, Protector of the Small. She was Kel, mother, hostess. No longer asked about battles and injuries, but her child, and her home.
"Beautiful house you've got here, Kel." Neal said.
Kel sighed. "Thank you."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ okay, so no cliff hanger! No biggie!
-unolimbo
Valese: ooh, I guess you'll just have to wait, now, won't you!
BELLA: see above (jks)
Beccs: thank you. I take pride in my evil twists. (interesting. I mean interesting)
The eternity: why does this bother people so much? It's just a letter, it isn't even that big of a deal for the story! It's just a secret. . . he he he
Pinky: don't worry. Everyone keeps saying that things should happen, and they're always things I'm making happen!
AJ 4EVA: so glad you like it. I'm writing now!
PsychoLioness13: BWA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Excuse me.
Caitlyn of Clifton Hill: umm. . . I do agree, but read 'After', by something Prose. I can't remember her first name, but that's her last. It's a really fast read, but it's all about this high school near another high school where there was a shooting, and there's this crazy conspiracy going on. . .you'll never use email again, you will be forced back to snail mail! And what's this about Peter Pan?
Liviania: Glad you like it.
Raspberry-drops: I always have trouble writing characters. All I can write is dialogue. I suck, but I'm working on it. but thanks for the critique, I'll do my best!
Rora Kuusou: again I say, glad you like it.
Treanz-alyce: thank you. But don't rush me!
Molly: which name? my name? Mia's name? my story's name? I'm assuming Mia, because the person in the next review said the same thing. . .
Fhire: frickin' pyro! You're completely crazy!!!
Wow, I don't usually write that much to my reviewers, but I got sooooooooo many!
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Dear Kel:
This may seem rude, so I am sorry. Neal has been granted a month's leave, and he would very much like to see you, as would I. I would wait for a response, of course, but there really is no time. We will arrive at Mindelan on the 21st. Feel free to turn us out!
Love, Yuki
Kel read over the letter again. Her best friends were coming to stay! She ran to tell her mother and check if they could stay.
"Kel! A voice carried down the hall behind her. She looked over her shoulder, and saw Dom jogging up to her.
"What are you so excited about?" He asked.
Kel grinned. "Neal and Yuki are coming on the 21st!" She kept running, and Dom ran with her.
"You do know that's tomorrow?"
Kel rolled her eyes. "Of course."
They found Ilane in the front room, practicing her glaive. Kel explained, and she was glad to have more houseguests.
Kel hugged her, but had to run back to her room when she heard Mia crying. She spent the night thinking what she would say to Neal.
"He's not going to understand." She sighed, looking at Mia. "He's not going to understand how much I love you, how important you are to me." She took one last look at her daughter, and went to sleep.
The next morning, Kel was standing at the window, waiting for Neal and Yuki to ride up, when Dom walked in and pulled up a chair beside her.
"Hello, Dom."
He sighed. "Spill, lady knight."
Kel looked at him. "Pardon me?"
He moved forward. "There's something wrong, and I want to know what."
Kel smiled weakly. "You know me too well." She paused. "I'm scared. Scared of how they'll react, and scared of what I'm feeling."
Dom shook his head. "You'll do fine with Neal. He'll get it, you don't need to feel scared."
"That's not what I'm scared of. Do you remember our talk a while back? About, our feelings?" She blushed. "I still don't know how I feel about you. I think. . . I think I do love you."
She looked down, no longer blushing. She was far too embarrassed for that.
Suddenly, Dom stood up. He smiled at Kel, and as she looked into his blue eyes, Kel smiled too.
He kissed her, and Kel felt warmth flow through her, and Kel held tightly on to him. After the initial rush, Kel realized what she was doing. She pushed away from him.
"No, Dom. I don't want to get hurt again, I can't do anything. I love you, I do, but ." She sat down in the chair and put her head in her hands.
"Kel, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that." Dom sat on the floor beside her.
She sat up. "I'm fine, what about you? How's your shoulder? Are you up to a little practice before Neal and Yuki get here? We really need to get back into things."
Dom grinned. "I'll use my left hand, and I'll still beat you!"
Kel laughed as they raced down to her practice court. This was how she wanted it to be. Dom was her friend, she could spend time with him, and still be in love.
Kel pulled out a practice sword, as did Dom. They danced back and forth, parrying, swinging their swords, taking light stabs at each other.
After almost fifteen minutes, Kel knocked Dom to the floor. He winced in pain.
Kel pulled back her sword. "Oh, I'm sorry!"
He kicked her in the back of the legs, and she landed on her back. They both sat up, and Dom, now holding his sword at Kel's throat, held out a hand. Kel dropped her sword and shook his hand. He let down his sword.
"That was cheap, Dom. Play by the rules!" Kel said as she stood up.
Dom shook his head. "Nothing doing, I won, and that's always fair." He laughed.
Kel grinned. Just then, she realized that Neal and Yuki would be arriving in less than an hour. "Come, I'll change your bandage after I wash up."
Dom followed her into her room.
"You can read or something, I won't be too long. And if Domia cries, just pick her up." She closed her washroom door and stepped into the tub. She could hear Dom humming in her room, and she suddenly became very self conscious, sitting there, with Dom standing on the other side of the door.
Se stepped out of the tub a moment later, and wrapped a dressing gown around herself.
"Am I really allowed to be here for this?" Dom chuckled when she came out.
Kel rolled her eyes and stepped behind her dressing screen. "Dom, can you grab the light brown dress from the wardrobe?" She asked.
She heard a shuffling of feet, and a brown dress was tossed over her screen. "Thanks." She said.
Dom laughed. "So you're trying to impress Neal now?"
Kel poked her head out. "Darling, I'm trying to impress you." She stepped out, and Dom couldn't help but smile.
Her hair had grown out a lot, and it fell gracefully around her shoulders. Dom had never noticed it before. She filled out her dress nicely, with long legs, a small waist, and broad shoulders. Se blushed as Dom stared.
"You look beautiful." He said.
Kel smiled. "Come, I'll change your bandage."
Dom pulled off his tunic and unbuttoned his shirt. Kel blushed again. Dom chuckled, but it turned to a wince as Kel took off the bandage.
When she was done, Kel patted his shoulder softly and smiled. "That wasn't so bad, was it?"
Dom shook his head. "Aren't you going to kiss it better?"
Kel kissed him. "I love you, Dom."
He wrapped his arms around her and ran his hand through her hair. Kel shuddered with happiness. She felt Dom through her. He backed her up on to the bed, and they collapsed onto it. Kel felt her arms around him, but, again, realized what she was doing.
She pushed him away.
"Gods, Kel, I'm sorry!" He said. He knew he had scared her.
She sighed and leaned against his shoulder. "I'm making life so hard for you, aren't I, Dom?" She asked. He shook his head.
Kel stood up and walked to the window, where she could see two people riding towards The house. "They're here." She said, and she walked out of the room, Dom following close behind.
"It's really not that bad." He said as they walked. "Its worth it, I guess.
Kel nodded. "I know it seems silly now, but I really don't want to screw up again. I'm going to wait."
Dom nodded glumly.
"Oh! I should tell my mother that they're here/ I'll be right out."
Kel turned down another hallway, and Dom went outside. Neal and Yuki were just riding up the road.
Dom met them at the bottom of the stairs. "Hello, Meathead, Mrs. Meathead." He bowed slightly to Yuki. "How was your trip?"
Neal scowled. "Fine. Where's Kel?"
"Hey, aren't I good enough for you?" Dom asked, grinning.
"No."
Yuki laughed. "Be polite, Neal darling. We are guests."
Neal frowned. "At Kel's estate, not Dom's. That's why I want to find her."
Just then, Kel and her mother appeared, and Neal and Yuki both went silent. Dom smiled at Kel. She really did look beautiful.
"Yuki!" Kel ran down the stairs and gave her a hug.
Neal hung back a bit; he was very unsure of how to act around Kel now. Kel seemed the
"Neal. You could give her a hug, you know." Dom nudged him. "After all, she is your best friend. That's all that matters." He hit the spot. Both Kel and Neal seemed to realize at the exact same time that they were friends, and that was that.
Neal gave her a hug.
"Kel are you going to introduce me?" Ilane asked.
Kel introduced Neal and Yuki. Her mother smiled.
"Yuki, it's been a very long time."
Yuki bowed her head. "My lady."
Kel's mother turned and walked up the stairs, leaving the four of them in silence.
"Kel, aren't you going to introduce us, too?" Yuki asked.
Kel looked at her with a cocked head, puzzled. "To whom?"
Neal snapped in her face. "The kid, genius!"
"Oh!" Kel blushed. She nodded her head slowly, and lead them inside in silence.
It felt strange, playing this part. She was no longer Keladry, Lady Knight, Protector of the Small. She was Kel, mother, hostess. No longer asked about battles and injuries, but her child, and her home.
"Beautiful house you've got here, Kel." Neal said.
Kel sighed. "Thank you."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ okay, so no cliff hanger! No biggie!
-unolimbo
