Kel jogged up the hill to the palace, panting slightly, but still
thoroughly enjoying herself. She glanced up the hill, and could see jump
waiting for her. But he wasn't alone. There was a man sitting on the grass
next to him, a man with jet black hair.
"Dom, what are you doing?" Kel asked when she reached him.
"I am simply keeping your dog company. Shame on you, leaving him all alone like this!"
Kel smiled. "You're an idiot, Dom. And that's all I'll say, because I don't want you to try and attack me and then get hurt."
He laughed, and tried to playfully attack her. She grabbed his arm and twisted it behind her back. Jump started growling at Dom, and he called it quits.
"I'll see you later, Dom. I've got to go get changed. There is a ball tonight, and I can't go looking like this!"
As she was walking away, she heard him shouting. "It's almost five hours away! Why are you going now?"
She turned and jogged backwards. "Yuki will kill me if I don't! Besides! Some of us need to work on our looks, thank you very much!"
Kel heard Dom laugh, and turned very red. Luckily, Dom was plenty far away. She turned forward again, and ran faster. Just as she reached the doors, she heard Dom yell something that sounded suspiciously like "you don't!"
Four hours later, Yuki and Kel emerged from Kel's room looking beautiful. Lalasa was close behind. "Thank you, Lalasa! It's beautiful!" Kel said, looking down at her summer gown. "though I can't say I would get trouble from my friends for wearing pink."
Yuki laughed. She knew Neal would think she was beautiful even if she wore a potato sack. But she wore a gown anyway.
45 minutes later, Yuki left to meet her new husband, Neal. Kel was then left alone to fend for herself.
She jumped as she felt a hand land on her shoulder. "Well, well, well! Pink! I daresay, the boys will have something to say about this!" She turned around.
"Dom, if you say anything, I shall do the unthinkable to you!"
"That might not be bad, what's the unthinkable?"
Kel smiled. "I don't know yet, I haven't thought of it. Hey! There is pink in your tunic! There, in the embroidery on the bottom! You hypocrite!"
Dom laughed. His blue eyes shone even brighter. "Okay, you got me. Shall we go in, before you berate me even more?"
He put out his hand, and acted like a perfect gentleman. "By the way, Kel, you do look beautiful." He blushed as he said it. Kel blushed too.
"Thank you, Dom."
They sat down at a table in the back, far away from the noisy centre of the room. "I'm quite excited, Owen is coming back from his post, as is Merric and Neal. And don't even talk to me about why I'm not out there with them right now."
Dom had just opened his mouth to ask, but he shut it firmly and smiled.
"Fine, I'll tell you! Raoul insisted that I take time off. After defeating one of our greatest enemies and building two refugee camps, he said I needed some rest time."
"Which you have used to exercise. Only you, Kel."
They talked for a few minutes, until they noticed Neal and Yuki walk in. they both jumped up at the same time, Kel, to hug Neal, and Dom, to punch him.
"Hey, a standing ovation! In your face, Lady Knight!"
Kel's standing changed, and she decided to punch him as well.
After the four talked for a little while, Merric, Owen, Raoul, and Buri came to sit with them. Soon, music started to play, and Raoul, Buri, Neal, and Yuki got up to dance.
The four 'leftovers' sat at the table, watching. "Hey, Kel! Why aren't you dancing?" Owen asked.
'Because, I can't leave you three alone! Besides, who would I dance with?"
"Me?" A voice came from behind her. She spun around to see a large, red headed man grinning in front of her.
"oh- Cleon.how nice." She said, obviously not happy to dance with him, thought he seemed the only one who didn't notice.
"May I have this dance?" He held out his hand. Kel shrugged and went onto the dance floor. Cleon held her tightly, a little too tightly. She dind't want to get into anything too deep.
"I've missed you, Kel. I was wondering if maybe, later, we could do something.alone."
Kel gulped. "I don't think so, Cleon. I odn't want to start that again. I don't want to be a mistress."
CLeon just smiled, which struck Kel as very strange. "Well, that's good, because you don't have to be! I don't have to get married! An old friend of my fathers died, leaving him more money than marrying would ever get me! We can wed now! We can be together!"
He held her even more tightly. Kel felt like she was going to cry. No, this wasn't right, she didn't love him any more. But how? She decied to wing it.
"Cleon, I odn't feel the same way I did two years ago. I'm sorry. I don't think I love you anymore. I'm sorry."
She sighed and tried to pull away, thinking he would be shocked. 'Ha ha, Kel, love doesn't just die! It' still there, I know it is! Mine is still on the top of my mind, you have just buried yours!" Again, he held her tighter. Kel could barely breathe.
Why was he so stupid? Why didn't he get it? She didn't love him anymore! She loved.
"Excuse me, may I cut in?" Cleon didn't let go. Kel turned them around and found herself facing Dom.
"Dom! Of course! Thank you Cleon, that was very nice."
He looked pained. "no, Kel, stay. I think you should stay." He didn't loosen his grip.
Dom looked angry, but not because he couldn't dance with Kel. "Sir, the lady would like to leave! You do not tell her she may not! You respect her wishes, and let her dance with whom ever she wishes!"
Cleon loosened his grip, and Kel pushed herself away, into Dom's arms. She looked behind her, and saw Cleon skulking away and out of the hall.
"Thank you." Kel whispered. She felt a tear run down her cheek.
"Kel, what's wrong? I know it's more than just a dance."
She looked up into his shining, blue eyes. They looked worried. "Come outside." Was all she said.
A few minutes later, Kel finished her story as they sat on a small stone bench in the court yard.
"And he said I still have feelings, they are just hidden underneath. But it's not true. I hate him now. I mean truly hate. I didn't think I could ever hate one of my close friends, but he alienated everyone, even after we broke up, he still paid no attention to his friends. I thought it was horrible. I would never stop talking to my friends for a boy. It's just not right." She looked up. Dom was smiling. "And I'm rambling, it just seems so mean, and I feel he got what he deserved and-"
She was stopped by Dom. His lips were on hers. They were warm and soft, and as he put his hand on her face, she felt different. Different than she had a minute ago, different than she had when Cleon had first kissed her, different than she had ever felt in her entire life.
Slowly, Dom pulled away slightly, his hand still touching her face. "I'm sorry." He blushed. "I had to shut you up. You just kept going and going, and I shouldn't have done that. I took advantage of you there, and now I feel horrible. I'm sorry Kel."
But she did the same to him. She shut him up with a kiss. Not only did Dom put a hand to her face, he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. She shivered. His body was so warm. They pulled away from each other.
"Thank you for helping me." Kel whispered. Another tear ran down her cheek. Dom wiped it away.
"Come on, Kel. You're tired, and it's late. I'll take you to you room, okay?"
She nodded. They decided to take the long, outdoor route to avoid questions from the others. Dom held her hand, and when she shivered in the early autumn breeze, he put his arm around her.
After what seemed like too short a time, they arrived at Kel's door. 'Thank you, again, Dom." Kel leaned forward and kissed him softly on the lips. "Good night."
Dom was left standing in front of a closed door, his hand still raised in a small wave. He turned away, shaking his head, chuckling. "Why didn't I notice that sooner?" he thought, hoping Kel would feel the same way the next morning, in her less weakened state.
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Well, that's my first tp fic. It just seems so much harder! Ther are more important characters than the other stuff I've done, and it's harder to incorporate new ones in. there is so much history!!!!
Please review, I think ithis might actually be good, but if no one reviews, it won't happen!! -unolimbo
"Dom, what are you doing?" Kel asked when she reached him.
"I am simply keeping your dog company. Shame on you, leaving him all alone like this!"
Kel smiled. "You're an idiot, Dom. And that's all I'll say, because I don't want you to try and attack me and then get hurt."
He laughed, and tried to playfully attack her. She grabbed his arm and twisted it behind her back. Jump started growling at Dom, and he called it quits.
"I'll see you later, Dom. I've got to go get changed. There is a ball tonight, and I can't go looking like this!"
As she was walking away, she heard him shouting. "It's almost five hours away! Why are you going now?"
She turned and jogged backwards. "Yuki will kill me if I don't! Besides! Some of us need to work on our looks, thank you very much!"
Kel heard Dom laugh, and turned very red. Luckily, Dom was plenty far away. She turned forward again, and ran faster. Just as she reached the doors, she heard Dom yell something that sounded suspiciously like "you don't!"
Four hours later, Yuki and Kel emerged from Kel's room looking beautiful. Lalasa was close behind. "Thank you, Lalasa! It's beautiful!" Kel said, looking down at her summer gown. "though I can't say I would get trouble from my friends for wearing pink."
Yuki laughed. She knew Neal would think she was beautiful even if she wore a potato sack. But she wore a gown anyway.
45 minutes later, Yuki left to meet her new husband, Neal. Kel was then left alone to fend for herself.
She jumped as she felt a hand land on her shoulder. "Well, well, well! Pink! I daresay, the boys will have something to say about this!" She turned around.
"Dom, if you say anything, I shall do the unthinkable to you!"
"That might not be bad, what's the unthinkable?"
Kel smiled. "I don't know yet, I haven't thought of it. Hey! There is pink in your tunic! There, in the embroidery on the bottom! You hypocrite!"
Dom laughed. His blue eyes shone even brighter. "Okay, you got me. Shall we go in, before you berate me even more?"
He put out his hand, and acted like a perfect gentleman. "By the way, Kel, you do look beautiful." He blushed as he said it. Kel blushed too.
"Thank you, Dom."
They sat down at a table in the back, far away from the noisy centre of the room. "I'm quite excited, Owen is coming back from his post, as is Merric and Neal. And don't even talk to me about why I'm not out there with them right now."
Dom had just opened his mouth to ask, but he shut it firmly and smiled.
"Fine, I'll tell you! Raoul insisted that I take time off. After defeating one of our greatest enemies and building two refugee camps, he said I needed some rest time."
"Which you have used to exercise. Only you, Kel."
They talked for a few minutes, until they noticed Neal and Yuki walk in. they both jumped up at the same time, Kel, to hug Neal, and Dom, to punch him.
"Hey, a standing ovation! In your face, Lady Knight!"
Kel's standing changed, and she decided to punch him as well.
After the four talked for a little while, Merric, Owen, Raoul, and Buri came to sit with them. Soon, music started to play, and Raoul, Buri, Neal, and Yuki got up to dance.
The four 'leftovers' sat at the table, watching. "Hey, Kel! Why aren't you dancing?" Owen asked.
'Because, I can't leave you three alone! Besides, who would I dance with?"
"Me?" A voice came from behind her. She spun around to see a large, red headed man grinning in front of her.
"oh- Cleon.how nice." She said, obviously not happy to dance with him, thought he seemed the only one who didn't notice.
"May I have this dance?" He held out his hand. Kel shrugged and went onto the dance floor. Cleon held her tightly, a little too tightly. She dind't want to get into anything too deep.
"I've missed you, Kel. I was wondering if maybe, later, we could do something.alone."
Kel gulped. "I don't think so, Cleon. I odn't want to start that again. I don't want to be a mistress."
CLeon just smiled, which struck Kel as very strange. "Well, that's good, because you don't have to be! I don't have to get married! An old friend of my fathers died, leaving him more money than marrying would ever get me! We can wed now! We can be together!"
He held her even more tightly. Kel felt like she was going to cry. No, this wasn't right, she didn't love him any more. But how? She decied to wing it.
"Cleon, I odn't feel the same way I did two years ago. I'm sorry. I don't think I love you anymore. I'm sorry."
She sighed and tried to pull away, thinking he would be shocked. 'Ha ha, Kel, love doesn't just die! It' still there, I know it is! Mine is still on the top of my mind, you have just buried yours!" Again, he held her tighter. Kel could barely breathe.
Why was he so stupid? Why didn't he get it? She didn't love him anymore! She loved.
"Excuse me, may I cut in?" Cleon didn't let go. Kel turned them around and found herself facing Dom.
"Dom! Of course! Thank you Cleon, that was very nice."
He looked pained. "no, Kel, stay. I think you should stay." He didn't loosen his grip.
Dom looked angry, but not because he couldn't dance with Kel. "Sir, the lady would like to leave! You do not tell her she may not! You respect her wishes, and let her dance with whom ever she wishes!"
Cleon loosened his grip, and Kel pushed herself away, into Dom's arms. She looked behind her, and saw Cleon skulking away and out of the hall.
"Thank you." Kel whispered. She felt a tear run down her cheek.
"Kel, what's wrong? I know it's more than just a dance."
She looked up into his shining, blue eyes. They looked worried. "Come outside." Was all she said.
A few minutes later, Kel finished her story as they sat on a small stone bench in the court yard.
"And he said I still have feelings, they are just hidden underneath. But it's not true. I hate him now. I mean truly hate. I didn't think I could ever hate one of my close friends, but he alienated everyone, even after we broke up, he still paid no attention to his friends. I thought it was horrible. I would never stop talking to my friends for a boy. It's just not right." She looked up. Dom was smiling. "And I'm rambling, it just seems so mean, and I feel he got what he deserved and-"
She was stopped by Dom. His lips were on hers. They were warm and soft, and as he put his hand on her face, she felt different. Different than she had a minute ago, different than she had when Cleon had first kissed her, different than she had ever felt in her entire life.
Slowly, Dom pulled away slightly, his hand still touching her face. "I'm sorry." He blushed. "I had to shut you up. You just kept going and going, and I shouldn't have done that. I took advantage of you there, and now I feel horrible. I'm sorry Kel."
But she did the same to him. She shut him up with a kiss. Not only did Dom put a hand to her face, he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. She shivered. His body was so warm. They pulled away from each other.
"Thank you for helping me." Kel whispered. Another tear ran down her cheek. Dom wiped it away.
"Come on, Kel. You're tired, and it's late. I'll take you to you room, okay?"
She nodded. They decided to take the long, outdoor route to avoid questions from the others. Dom held her hand, and when she shivered in the early autumn breeze, he put his arm around her.
After what seemed like too short a time, they arrived at Kel's door. 'Thank you, again, Dom." Kel leaned forward and kissed him softly on the lips. "Good night."
Dom was left standing in front of a closed door, his hand still raised in a small wave. He turned away, shaking his head, chuckling. "Why didn't I notice that sooner?" he thought, hoping Kel would feel the same way the next morning, in her less weakened state.
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Well, that's my first tp fic. It just seems so much harder! Ther are more important characters than the other stuff I've done, and it's harder to incorporate new ones in. there is so much history!!!!
Please review, I think ithis might actually be good, but if no one reviews, it won't happen!! -unolimbo