Disclaimer: GAH! I still don't own anything. Grrr..
Chapter 3
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"So tell me again why you're so in love with Narumi?" Neal tilted his head to one side. Dom looked at him in a look of utter disgust.
"Because she's the most beautiful woman in the world. I thought we went over this already. Why do you love Yuki so much? And why in the world haven't you married her? I thought that you had wanted to get married before you headed off to war."
"We didn't want to risk the chance of her becoming a widow. You know it's harder to find a husband for a widow. If I had died in the war, her family would have been pressed to find her a husband, and one who would take a widow. Didn't want to risk that on her or her family. So why didn't you marry Narumi and why didn't I know about her until just today?"
"Narumi and I weren't sure if what we felt was love. We decided that it would be better for her to go back to the Yamani Islands and think over our relationship. If she felt it was right for us to pursuit it, then she would come back with Yuki and we would wed. And I never told you about her because I was scared that she wouldn't come back and I didn't want to face that and you and everyone else. Besides, if I told, Lord Raoul would be out for my head because then he would have to find a replacement for me. I wouldn't want that."
"That sounds very logical. My hope is that by the end of all of this, we find Kel a sweetheart. She just seems so alone. She puts on that 'everything's fine and gravy' façade, but you know that deep down inside, Kel is one very lonely woman. I feel really bad about it, too. She had Cleon until he had to gallop off to marry Ermelian of Aminar and I don't think she took that quite as well as she made out to have. I heard her crying that night, after everyone had gone off to bed. Kel needs someone to love."
"Yes, she does. I hope that we can find someone suitable for her. I mean, it wouldn't be right for us to force a man on her, but I would like to see her in the company of more men than just us, Third Company, and the rest of your knight friends. Most of them have gone off and paired up to be married or at least courting someone. I mean, even that scallywag, Owen has a lady. What's her name?"
"Janatrice. Janatrice of Ancar. Gods above do not get him started on her. He sounds almost as bad as I did over Uline of Hannalof back when I was a page." Neal laughed, remembering the immature self he had once been. "The forest is ending. We'll be getting to town, soon. I wonder how the girls are holding up?"
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"Gods!" Yuki cursed, unable to find the kimono she had wanted to wear. "Where in the world is my lavender kimono?"
"Under the stack over there." Narumi pointed, fixing an earbob into her lobes. Tenshi watched the two women scramble about and bit back laughter. Finally, he exploded in laughter, nearly falling out of his chair while he did so. Yuki spun around with a look of fury in her face. Tenshi quickly straightened himself out as she marched over to his side.
"Just what exactly do you find so amusing?" Yuki demanded, snarling with her hands on her hips. Tenshi grew quiet.
"Nothing." He whispered, looking at the floor.
"Liar. What?" She ordered him to speak.
"I just like the way you get so worked up over this. I think it's rather sex--" Tenshi trailed off, realizing what he had just said. His eyes grew huge. "Please excuse me!" He jumped up, bowing several times before running out of the room as if he had just walked in on someone in the middle of an intimate act. The two girls stood in silence for a minute or two.
"Well, that certainly was strange and unusual." Narumi finally said, turning her attention back to her earbobs.
"Did he almost say what I thought he almost said?" Yuki asked in confusion.
"He most certainly did. He thinks you're sexy. I think that's rather sweet. If you weren't betrothed to Nealan, I would encourage you to look into this matter. I do, however, encourage you to speak to Tenshi soon. Before you and Neal get married. I think that you and Neal should get started off in your marriage with a clean slate. He shouldn't have any admirers, nor should you. I'd have to speak to Dom about that too. Poor Tenshi. I know it took a lot out of him to say that. With him being very much in love with you and all. Poor cousin of mine."
"Cousin? In love with me?" Yuki shouted in despair.
"Oh, yes. Tenshi is my cousin. That's the only reason why Grandfather would trust him to guard me. Otherwise Grandfather wouldn't even allow a common born man near his 'Daughter of the Sun'. Tenshi's mother is my father's sister. It's rather nice, having cousins. And yes, Tenshi loves you. He has for quite some time. He was just always afraid to tell you. And when he was so sure he would, you met Neal. Tenshi wrote so much poetry over you then. Most of it was rather good, and sweet."
"Oh Gods above! When did all of this happen? And why did he choose now to reveal his secrets?" Yuki cried, throwing on her lavender kimono as she did so.
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"The girls are probably fine. If I know them, and I think I do, they'd be drinking tea and waiting for us, looking very perfect." Dom answered Neal.
"I don't know. They may seem calm, but you haven't seen Yuki panicking. I have. It's not a very pretty sight." Neal calmly examined a bruise on his wrist. With a flicker of his emerald-green healing Gift, he healed the small bruise. (AN: sound familiar?)
"True I haven't seen Yuki in a panic, but I can tell you that my Narumi keeps a very cool head in panic-situations."
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"PANICKING!" Narumi screamed, throwing things about the room. "WHERE ARE MY SHOES???"
"They're right where you left them, Narumi. Under your bed. Pay attention to things, okay?" Yuki pointed at the bed. "Hurry up. I want to meet the boys at the gates."
"Calm down, Naru." She whispered to herself, as her heart thudded loudly against her chest. "Let's go." She slipped her shoes on and stood, following Yuki out the door.
"I can't wait to see Neal. It's been too long since I've seen him."
"And it's been too long that I have seen Dom. Sometimes, I'm afraid that he's gone off and found himself a pretty, little blond Tortallan and have completely forgotten about me. That is one of my biggest fears. That and he no longer loves me. I am so afraid." Narumi admitted, flipping her fan across her face to hide her shame.
"Don't be ashamed. Every woman has those fears." Yuki scolded, pulling the fan down. "You know just as well as I do, that if he's done that, you can castrate him or something of that sort. I mean really make him a eunuch. Oh I could see you doing that to a man."
"I can too." Narumi laughed. "Too bad I can't do that to Kenichi. That man needs years and year, decades and decades, even centuries of water to balance his stones." Yuki snickered.
"I would love to help you do that. Oh only to rid us of that man. Why did the Emperor send him with us anyway? I never quite understood why."
"Grandfather wanted the best protection for his Daughter. Kenichi is one of the best warriors out there. I think on the Islands, he is only second to Tenshi. And the high priestesses, of course. Maybe one day, I'll be stronger than him. Wouldn't that be fun?"
"What would be fun?" Tenshi butted in, catching up with his charges. The two women only laughed harder, hiding their faced behind brilliantly colored fans.
"Castrating Kenichi..." Narumi managed to spit out before returning to her hysterical state. Tenshi looked confused for a moment for before he realized what they meant.
"Oh for the love of gods! Do you two women have nothing but time to be thinking of these things? I would think that two beautiful Yamani women would spend their time better and more wisely."
"Oh, but we are. Our thoughts are simply to keep us entertained whilst we await our knights in shining armor." Yuki answered, her face perfectly composed again.
"Speak for yourself, Yuki. You have the only knight in shining armor. I have a sergeant in armor. Muddy armor for that, nothing shiny for me." Narumi answered, just as seriously as Yuki had for Tenshi's question. Then she spotted something in the distance. "OH! The boys are here!"
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That's it. This took me a while longer than I had wanted, but it's done. Yay! Sadly, it took me so long because I managed to lose Dranic. One word of advice to all the writers out there...DON'T LOSE YOUR MUSE! =D
Oh, and I have no clue when I'm going to add all the good smutty stuff for you smut-addicts. I haven't decided, nor have I decided whom the scenes will involve.
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DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU!
In the next chapter, Kel will be revisiting her memories. Most of them will be about Dom and will explore her clandestine (did I use the word right?) love for him. Loads of smut-ish stuff in this. Exploring her fantasies as well... =P
~Icebyrd67 (February 21, 2003)
Chapter 3
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"So tell me again why you're so in love with Narumi?" Neal tilted his head to one side. Dom looked at him in a look of utter disgust.
"Because she's the most beautiful woman in the world. I thought we went over this already. Why do you love Yuki so much? And why in the world haven't you married her? I thought that you had wanted to get married before you headed off to war."
"We didn't want to risk the chance of her becoming a widow. You know it's harder to find a husband for a widow. If I had died in the war, her family would have been pressed to find her a husband, and one who would take a widow. Didn't want to risk that on her or her family. So why didn't you marry Narumi and why didn't I know about her until just today?"
"Narumi and I weren't sure if what we felt was love. We decided that it would be better for her to go back to the Yamani Islands and think over our relationship. If she felt it was right for us to pursuit it, then she would come back with Yuki and we would wed. And I never told you about her because I was scared that she wouldn't come back and I didn't want to face that and you and everyone else. Besides, if I told, Lord Raoul would be out for my head because then he would have to find a replacement for me. I wouldn't want that."
"That sounds very logical. My hope is that by the end of all of this, we find Kel a sweetheart. She just seems so alone. She puts on that 'everything's fine and gravy' façade, but you know that deep down inside, Kel is one very lonely woman. I feel really bad about it, too. She had Cleon until he had to gallop off to marry Ermelian of Aminar and I don't think she took that quite as well as she made out to have. I heard her crying that night, after everyone had gone off to bed. Kel needs someone to love."
"Yes, she does. I hope that we can find someone suitable for her. I mean, it wouldn't be right for us to force a man on her, but I would like to see her in the company of more men than just us, Third Company, and the rest of your knight friends. Most of them have gone off and paired up to be married or at least courting someone. I mean, even that scallywag, Owen has a lady. What's her name?"
"Janatrice. Janatrice of Ancar. Gods above do not get him started on her. He sounds almost as bad as I did over Uline of Hannalof back when I was a page." Neal laughed, remembering the immature self he had once been. "The forest is ending. We'll be getting to town, soon. I wonder how the girls are holding up?"
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"Gods!" Yuki cursed, unable to find the kimono she had wanted to wear. "Where in the world is my lavender kimono?"
"Under the stack over there." Narumi pointed, fixing an earbob into her lobes. Tenshi watched the two women scramble about and bit back laughter. Finally, he exploded in laughter, nearly falling out of his chair while he did so. Yuki spun around with a look of fury in her face. Tenshi quickly straightened himself out as she marched over to his side.
"Just what exactly do you find so amusing?" Yuki demanded, snarling with her hands on her hips. Tenshi grew quiet.
"Nothing." He whispered, looking at the floor.
"Liar. What?" She ordered him to speak.
"I just like the way you get so worked up over this. I think it's rather sex--" Tenshi trailed off, realizing what he had just said. His eyes grew huge. "Please excuse me!" He jumped up, bowing several times before running out of the room as if he had just walked in on someone in the middle of an intimate act. The two girls stood in silence for a minute or two.
"Well, that certainly was strange and unusual." Narumi finally said, turning her attention back to her earbobs.
"Did he almost say what I thought he almost said?" Yuki asked in confusion.
"He most certainly did. He thinks you're sexy. I think that's rather sweet. If you weren't betrothed to Nealan, I would encourage you to look into this matter. I do, however, encourage you to speak to Tenshi soon. Before you and Neal get married. I think that you and Neal should get started off in your marriage with a clean slate. He shouldn't have any admirers, nor should you. I'd have to speak to Dom about that too. Poor Tenshi. I know it took a lot out of him to say that. With him being very much in love with you and all. Poor cousin of mine."
"Cousin? In love with me?" Yuki shouted in despair.
"Oh, yes. Tenshi is my cousin. That's the only reason why Grandfather would trust him to guard me. Otherwise Grandfather wouldn't even allow a common born man near his 'Daughter of the Sun'. Tenshi's mother is my father's sister. It's rather nice, having cousins. And yes, Tenshi loves you. He has for quite some time. He was just always afraid to tell you. And when he was so sure he would, you met Neal. Tenshi wrote so much poetry over you then. Most of it was rather good, and sweet."
"Oh Gods above! When did all of this happen? And why did he choose now to reveal his secrets?" Yuki cried, throwing on her lavender kimono as she did so.
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"The girls are probably fine. If I know them, and I think I do, they'd be drinking tea and waiting for us, looking very perfect." Dom answered Neal.
"I don't know. They may seem calm, but you haven't seen Yuki panicking. I have. It's not a very pretty sight." Neal calmly examined a bruise on his wrist. With a flicker of his emerald-green healing Gift, he healed the small bruise. (AN: sound familiar?)
"True I haven't seen Yuki in a panic, but I can tell you that my Narumi keeps a very cool head in panic-situations."
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"PANICKING!" Narumi screamed, throwing things about the room. "WHERE ARE MY SHOES???"
"They're right where you left them, Narumi. Under your bed. Pay attention to things, okay?" Yuki pointed at the bed. "Hurry up. I want to meet the boys at the gates."
"Calm down, Naru." She whispered to herself, as her heart thudded loudly against her chest. "Let's go." She slipped her shoes on and stood, following Yuki out the door.
"I can't wait to see Neal. It's been too long since I've seen him."
"And it's been too long that I have seen Dom. Sometimes, I'm afraid that he's gone off and found himself a pretty, little blond Tortallan and have completely forgotten about me. That is one of my biggest fears. That and he no longer loves me. I am so afraid." Narumi admitted, flipping her fan across her face to hide her shame.
"Don't be ashamed. Every woman has those fears." Yuki scolded, pulling the fan down. "You know just as well as I do, that if he's done that, you can castrate him or something of that sort. I mean really make him a eunuch. Oh I could see you doing that to a man."
"I can too." Narumi laughed. "Too bad I can't do that to Kenichi. That man needs years and year, decades and decades, even centuries of water to balance his stones." Yuki snickered.
"I would love to help you do that. Oh only to rid us of that man. Why did the Emperor send him with us anyway? I never quite understood why."
"Grandfather wanted the best protection for his Daughter. Kenichi is one of the best warriors out there. I think on the Islands, he is only second to Tenshi. And the high priestesses, of course. Maybe one day, I'll be stronger than him. Wouldn't that be fun?"
"What would be fun?" Tenshi butted in, catching up with his charges. The two women only laughed harder, hiding their faced behind brilliantly colored fans.
"Castrating Kenichi..." Narumi managed to spit out before returning to her hysterical state. Tenshi looked confused for a moment for before he realized what they meant.
"Oh for the love of gods! Do you two women have nothing but time to be thinking of these things? I would think that two beautiful Yamani women would spend their time better and more wisely."
"Oh, but we are. Our thoughts are simply to keep us entertained whilst we await our knights in shining armor." Yuki answered, her face perfectly composed again.
"Speak for yourself, Yuki. You have the only knight in shining armor. I have a sergeant in armor. Muddy armor for that, nothing shiny for me." Narumi answered, just as seriously as Yuki had for Tenshi's question. Then she spotted something in the distance. "OH! The boys are here!"
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That's it. This took me a while longer than I had wanted, but it's done. Yay! Sadly, it took me so long because I managed to lose Dranic. One word of advice to all the writers out there...DON'T LOSE YOUR MUSE! =D
Oh, and I have no clue when I'm going to add all the good smutty stuff for you smut-addicts. I haven't decided, nor have I decided whom the scenes will involve.
SPOILER!
SPOILER!
SPOILER!
SPOILER!
SPOILER!
SPOILER!
SPOILER!
SPOILER!
SPOILER!
DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU!
In the next chapter, Kel will be revisiting her memories. Most of them will be about Dom and will explore her clandestine (did I use the word right?) love for him. Loads of smut-ish stuff in this. Exploring her fantasies as well... =P
~Icebyrd67 (February 21, 2003)