Hello everyone! I'm back with yet another story... hooray for me!! Hehe, anyways, hope ya like! Oh ya, this is dedicated to Luis Lopa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love ya GB!

Neal was walking through the palace gardens on the way to his room from the swords practice place (so very sorry, I don't know what it's called, I forgot and am too lazy to get the book), oblivious to the fact that all the ladies he seemed to pass by would swoon and fall over in the delight of seeing him.

He finally reached his rooms and banging the door closed behind him. Just as he was about to fall into his bed from sheer exhaustion, he sensed someone in the door and instantly got irritated.

"Who could it be now?" he muttered to himself. He opened the door and instantly his face lit up.

"Hey Kel!" he said and put on a brilliant smile.

Kel's heart fluttered as she saw his smile, "Hey Neal. Why are you so uppity today?"

"As a matter of fact, I am NOT uppity today. Just the fact of seeing a friendly and beautiful face like yours makes me happy!" Neal said with a mock look of affection.

"Oh, Neal honey! How sweet of you to say that I am beautiful! Do not worry, you are equally handsome as I am, er, equally beautiful!" Kel said catching up to his act.

"Thanks for the compliment, let's get down to business. What were you here for again?" Neal said acting all business like.

"Um, you're the one who called me remember?" Kel said, unsure.

"Oh ya, right!" Neal answered finally getting to flop down on his bed. "Okay... um... I totally forgot... okay, why don't you tell me all about your day?"

Kel flopped down beside him on his bed. "Weeeeeeell... nothing in particular, Lord Raoul gave me a day off."

"Oooh. Lucky you. Any plans for tonight?" Neal asked.

"As a matter of fact I do, Aric invited me over to the Dancing Dove for his birthday party." Kel answered. "I was hoping you would come with me."

"Of course I would!" Neal smiled. "Who wouldn't miss Aric's party for the world?"

"My idea exactly." Kel said as she got up from the bed and left Neal's room for her own.

Okay, ya'll probably wondering who Aric is; he's a thief if you haven't guessed already. Review okay? And super short but that's just the first chapter!

Disclaimer: unfortunately, I do not own Tortall and all its wonderful characters but I do own Aric.