Hiya! Left you a cliffy there.. HAHAHA
Truth to tell, I didn't expect so many reviews or so many people getting irked.
Jeez, this is the first time I've felt useful..
But no more of this rubbish. Here's Chapter 8!!
Chapter VIII- "Edwariel"
The green-eyed, muscular, brown-haired young man looked much confused. "Neal, Ma'am? My name is Edwariel."
Kel was about to burst into tears at the sight of her long-loved and long-missed crush. "No! You are Nealan of Queenscove. Neal, Neal, Neal..." Her voice choked and threatened to crack completely.
"What is your heritage, young.. er... Edwariel?" Dom questioned.
"Well, I was born right here, and... er..... To tell the truth, I suffered an accident and you know, kinda lost my memory. My parents told me that my name is Edwariel." He said proudly.
"No!" Kel screamed, throwing herself at Edwariel. She cupped his face in her hands and gently traced the scar etched across his forehead. "This isn't made by any environmental cause. This is made by a weapon, the night you were attacked!"
"Attacked?"
"Take me to your parents. Quickly!" Dom demanded, uttering an apology to the rest of the villagers.
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"LET ME OUT!! WHAT THE FUCK DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS??? I AM NOT NEAL OR WHATEVER THAT BITCH'S NAME IS!!! LEMME OUTTA HERE!!!!!!! HELLO? ANYBODY THERE?
.......hello?
FUCK! YOU MOTHER FUCKING PIECES OF DOG CRAPS!!! THERE'S A LAW AGAINST THIS, YOU KNOW? LET ME OUT, YOU BITCHES! WHORES! SHITS!
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You know what, I think I was too excited and said some really mean things. Can you let me out of here? Please?"
Dom grinned and leaned against the wardrobe that currently held the supposed Neal. "Our Meathead hasn't changed too much, I guess." He shrugged at the amused Kel.
"Yup. You got that right." Kel replied, trying not to laugh.
Dom smacked the side of the shaking wardrobe, which instantly fell silent.
"Let him out, Dom, if he promises to do whatever we tell him to do. If he promises to be a good boy and ride up to Corus with us to see Numair Salmalin and the King, and the Duke of Queenscove, I think we might let him out." Kel winked, making her voice extra loud so that it could be heard inside the wardrobe.
"I swear that I'll do ANYTHING you tell me to do. Now get me out of this thing!" The voice was pleading, and Kel instantly knew that he was making his so-irresistable puppy face inside the wooden box.
Dom shook his head as he opened the latch. A dissheveled-looking supposed Neal stumbled out, landing on his face.
"Yeah, I'll do anything. So, what's up?" He stood around, looking around at Dom and Kel, laughing so hard they were leaning against the furniture.
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Yuki was embroidering in her room when an excited servant ran into her room with a message from Kel.
"Theyfound himmaladytheydidtheyscomingmecanseethemwayoffinto the distanceladybutthey'rereallycoming!" The messanger was so excited that he could hardly breathe.
Yuki poured a glass of water and handed it to the messanger. "Sit, and explain slowly. I can't understand what you're saying. Calm doowwwwnnnnn."
The servant did as told, and explaiineed slloooowwwwwlllllyyyyyyy.
"Lady Keladry and Sir Domitan, you know, my lady, he's the Knight Commander of the King's Own now, and everything, I suppose he's a 'sir'."
"Go on."
"They was going up to Scanra, dirty little snobs they are, Scanrans, once they burned my house down and stole all my birds, cows, donkeys, and family!!" The boy angrily spat on the floor.
"Just go on."
"They're going up right now in my story, my lady. And you know what they did to my precious cow, Bessie?"
"Okay. They reached the border. And then what happens?" Yuki was trying to not show her annoyance.
"And they finds Sir Neal, my lady! They found him! It's been four years, and he's found! I hear Queenscove's preparing a BANQUET for the return of its heir!"
"All right. I thank you for your pains.. Spend this for me." Yuki dropped a golden coin into the boy's hand, who sped out of the room.""Nealan Returns... How will I face him?" Yuki was engrossed in her thoughts for a while.
"Nobody knows that I did that to him. Nobody knows... except Sir Domitan.... I guess I could pretend nothing happened.. and I'm still his lover..." Yuki sighed. She opened the door and called for her handmaid. Better to be clean than sweaty when meeting your old lover..
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"Wow."
"Pretty cool, isn't it? You lived here once." Dom said, clapping Neal on the back.
"Wow. But I have something in my head that tells me that I've been here before, but I don't remember how. I remember a great hall, filled with tables, and a giantic box that people party in, made of crystal. That's about it."
"It's a start. You'll remember more soon." Dom assured Neal, opening the door to his chambers. "You look tired. Why don't you sleep in my chambers for tonight? It won't hurt you to get some rest. We'll go around the palace tomorrow. Gosh, the young ladies are sure gonna be happy you got back!" He grinned and walked out the door again, closing it.
Neal undid his belt and pulled his tunic over his head, laying it in a chair next to the bed. He took off his shirt and put it on top of the tunic. He sat down on the bed- he was surprised by the softness of it- and pulled the shoes off his feet.
He nervously ran a hand through his hair. He was nervous about sleeping in this large room for a whole night. In his small village, the only person who slept in a room as big as this was the farmer boy, and his was the barn, full of hay.
He lay down and pulled the quilts over his muscular torso, drawing them up to his chin. Tiredness claimed him as he slipped into a dreamless sleep.
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Her nightdress fell in a pool of cloth around her bare feet.
She walked toward the bed and gazed at the man with his back turned toward her.
Kalasin of Conte took a deep breath, and slid in next to the man she'd loved pretty much all her life and put her arms around him.
The man grunted and shifted his position, so that he was lying on his back. Kalasin put an arm and a leg across his body, getting under the quilts as well. His brown hair came down almost to the eyes, and was breathing softly.
Kalasin put her head on the man's chest and sighed with contentment. This was the only way she could be with Domitan, now that he was betrothed. Although he probably wouldn't allow it, he probably didn't know that this was going on between him and her during the night. Kalasin smiled with her full lips.
She dozed, having a dream that she was married to Domitan, and was spending their first night in this bed-- the Knight Commander's soft bed. He was declaring his undying, passionate love to her. This was heaven.
She was jerked to her senses by Dom shifting his position again. She smiled. He was restless when he slept.. That was one more thing to remember about this beautiful man.
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A/N
Whew! I think that's pretty much longer than what I usually write.. and it's now 11:40 in the morning and I think I'll post.
By the way, the previous chapter's title had a double meaning. It meant the start of war between Tortall and Scanra..
But it also means the war between Kel, Dom, Neal, Kalasin, and Yuki..
I'm off to bed now! Reviews please! :)