Disclaimer: I own none of Tamora Pierces characters (despite my wishes) and there is no infringement or whatever meant by me writing this story. A/N: Thank you soooo much for the reviews. They're so encouraging. Anywayz, here the next chapter and we finally find out who she was talking to. I'll update as soon as possible. Please keep reviewing!!

'Ok Neal,' she said, 'what exactly do we need to talk about?' she asked as he steered her towards his room. 'Anything important?'

'Actually yes, it is quite important,' he said, 'Yuki and I have been talking and we've decided ...' Neal started.

Oh no, Kel thought, they're going to change their mind and say they don't want me to wear the traditional Yamani kimono to be their bridesmaid and they want me to wear a abnormally puffy dress. It was something she had been dreaming about and dreading

'Kel did you actually hear anything I just said?' Neal asked, annoyed.

'Oh what – sorry, I heard up to and we've decided and then my thoughts drifted. Please don't tell me you want me to wear a puffy dress to be your bridesmaid!!' she begged.

'What! – no Kel, don't worry we wouldn't ask that of you. I'm too afraid of what you might do to me,' Neal laughed as they sat down on his bed. 'What I was saying is we've decided that ...'

At that point Yuki rushed into the room 'Have you told her yet?' she demanded of Neal as she pulled up a chair and sat down opposite us.

'Yes but she wasn't listening!' Neal exclaimed, getting quite cross now, 'and I was just about to tell her again and you walked in and interrupted!'

'Ooops, sorry,' Yuki giggled, 'Get on with it then!!'

Anyway, we've decided that you should have somebody too,' Neal said, glad to finally get out what he was trying to say. He then realised from the look on Kel's face that she had no idea what he was talking about. 'I'm sorry Neal,' Kel said, 'I don't understand! Have somebody too??'

'As in I've got Yuki here,' he said pointing in Yuki's direction, 'and Raoul's got Buri, and Roald's got Shinko and then we realised that you haven't got anybody and we were wondering if there was anybody in particular you liked.'

'WHAT – YOU CALLED ME IN HERE TO SET ME UP WITH SOMEBODY!!' she shouted – very red in the face.

'Neal!!!!!!!!' Yuki exclaimed.

'What,' he said.

'Look Kel,' Yuki said, 'What Neal said came out very wrong. We were just wondering if you had anybody special in your life at the moment. And if I'm being honest when I say we I should probably say I. I just got Neal to help me that's all. Kel you're my best friend and I just really want you to be happy!'

Kel looked at them both and realised what Yuki said was true – she did had el to be happy.

'Ok – and I get that but never ask Neal to help you out with things like that again. As you can see he's really not all that good at things like this.' Kel smiled, showing that she'd calmed down and everything was alright.

'Yeah, I'm really not,' Neal said, laughing, 'Now if you two ladies will excuse me I have to go to the infirmary. Besides I don't need to hear what Kel is going to say about her someone special because I already know who he is.' He said cockily, 'And it's just wonderful to see him again.' He laughed before running off to the infirmary before either of the girls could catch him.

'So,' Yuki said,' Who is he?' she asked Kel.

'There isn't anyone,' Kel replied, 'Neal's just being annoying.'

'I don't believe you,' Yuki said, 'I saw you blush when Neal said something about wonderful to see him and I noticed that you looked kind of distracted when we were practicing this morning - especially when you saw that the men of the King's Own were watching.'

Kel knew she was right – when she saw the soldiers this morning she had felt flushed and confused but she found that hard enough to admit to herself let alone to Yuki.

'Ok,' Kel said, 'There may be somebody I like at the moment but it doesn't matter anyway as he's not allowed to be with anybody,' she said as she remembered that men of the King's Own weren't allowed to marry. Then again she didn't want to marry him yet did she?

'Oooh – who is he,' Yuki asked, 'I don't care if you don't think you can be with him – I want to know who the lucky man is.'

'I am NOT going to tell you.'

'Why not?!?!?!?!?'

'Because otherwise every time you see him you'll want to go up and talk to him and hint that I like him and he's my friend then he'll find out and it will be really uncomfortable because even if he does like me, which he probably doesn't, we can't be together despite how much we want to be together and ...'

'Kel, calm down, calm down,' Yuki said, looking scared, she'd never seen Kel so emotional. 'Everything will be OK,' she said as she saw tears start to seep out of Kel's eyes.

Kel laid her head on Yuki's shoulder who had moved to sit next to her and they sat like that for several minutes with nobody saying anything. 'You really like him, don't you,' Yuki said – breaking the silence.

'Yes,' said Kel, 'But I think it's worse than that,' she said, turning to face her friend, 'I think I love him.'

A/N2: Do you not think this is so sweet!! This is so fun – I cant wait for them to get together. If you like it let me know – if you don't let me know too. I'm open to constructive criticism. Pleeeaaaaase review and I'll update as soon as I've written the next part.