Kel sat in her bed, thinking. She didn't know how she felt. Dom was so
handsome, but she had told herself she didn't care about that. But it
wasn't only the way he looked. He was so nice to her. He really seemed to
care about her. He didn't just kiss her because he liked her, or it, he
kissed her because it meant something.
Or so Kel hoped.
She looked outside. The sun was inching higher and higher in the sky. It must have been at least nine o'clock. Kel sighed as she dragged herself out of bed. "Another day, another problem." She said to herself. She just wondered what today's would be.
Just as she was pulling her hair into a ponytail, there was a knock at the door. Kel walked over and opened it. Neal was standing there.
"Morning." Kel said.
"Kel! Do you know what time it is? It's almost 11! I've been looking for you for almost an hour!"
Kel saw that something was wrong. "What is it?" She asked quickly.
Neal looked confused. "It? There is no it. I just wanted to know why you slept in so late."
Kel just closed the door, rolling her eyes, which didn't seem to go over too well with Neal.
A muffled voice could be heard through the door. "Hey! What if there was something wrong! Kel, let me in! I'm your best friend! You can't do this to me!" Kel listened to him bang for a few minutes, and as soon as it calmed down a bit, she opened the door.
Neal landed, face down, on the floor in front of her. "Ouch. I was leaning on that, you know."
But Kel was laughing too hard to answer. "AAH!!!!" Kel heard, as her eyes were closed, she was laughing so hard.
She looked up. Dom was standing on Neal. "Kel! What a lovely new rug you've got! I must say though, I thought you had better taste than this. It's very strange looking."
Kel laughed even harder, sitting down on her bed, trying to breathe. Just then, Neal pushed Dom off him. He ended up on top of Kel.
"Ha! Who's laughing now?" Neal cried out triumphantly.
"It appears Kel isn't finished yet." Dom said, pushing himself up.
Kel was still laughing. Neal looked angry, and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
After a few minutes, Kel calmed herself down a bit.
Dom looked at her. "I'm sorry, Dom. You didn't see the look on his face. It was priceless." Kel said.
He didn't answer. He just kissed her. Kel smiled. You're going to make me laugh again, aren't you." Kel said quietly.
"Damn right."
With that, he tickled her. She kicked him, but he dodged it.
"Keladry! You're not doing too well! Get your act together."
Kel kicked him again, and this time, her aim was true. Her foot made contact with his stomach. He landed on the floor, winded.
"Sorry!" Kel said.
He smiled, and sat down on the bed beside her. He took her hand, and kissed it. "I love you, Lady Knight."
Kel smiled back. She had decided. Se loved him back. Being alone with him didn't automatically mean kissing, like it had with Cleon; he still wanted to be her friend.
"I love you, too." She said softly.
"Kel, are we going to tell anyone about this? Or am I not allowed to treat you like a girlfriend in public?" Dom asked.
Kel looked into his eyes. He was serious. He didn't want to be a backstage lover. He didn't want to be a secret.
"I will tell them. I just hadn't yet because I didn't really know if I wanted this. But now I'm sure, I do. "
Dom kissed her again. "There's a ball tonight. Will you come as my date?"
Kel was puzzled. "Another? Why so soon?"
Dom shrugged. "I think there is some diplomat, from the Yamani Islands, or something. So will you be my date?"
Kel nodded. "Gosh, it's lunchtime! I haven't been out of my room yet today!" Kel said, her stomach growling. "I bet you can't keep up with me." She added, pushing Dom over and running out of the room. She could hear him following her, but she didn't turn back.
She reached the Mess Hall with Dom right at her tail. She stopped abruptly, which Dom didn't anticipate. He almost knocked her over.
They caught their breath and walked in. Kel immediately tried to turn around and leave again. Cleon was waving to her, signaling that she should sit with him.
Dom caught her before she could get away. "He'll figure it out. Look, there's Neal and Merric. Sit with them. Okay?"
Kel nodded, not wanting to need to deal with Cleon. She got her food, and turned to the table Neal and Merric were at.
"Kel!" She sighed. Cleon was calling her, she couldn't pretend she hadn't noticed.
"I'll come sit with you." Dom said, and they walked over. There was only one chair left. Cleon was sitting beside a knight from Cleon's year that Kel didn't know well.
"Oh, there's not enough seats! I can't make Dom sit on his own, you understand, don't you, Cleon?" Kel said sweetly, suppressing a grin.
"I'm fine, really, Kel." Dom said, also trying not to grin.
"Nonsense! I'll sit with you! I'll talk to you later, Cleon." She said, turning around, letting the grin come out, now that Cleon couldn't see it. She distinctly heard on of the knights at the table. "Burned." He said. Kel grinned even more.
* * * * *
Kel went out for practice and a ride for an hour, but quickly went back to her rooms to get ready for the ball. Just as she opened her door, she realized she needed help.
She ran down the hall and knocked on Yuki's door.
Yuki opened it, and Kel noticed Neal sitting in a chair. She smiled. "Yuki, there's a ball tonight, I need your help!"
Yuki cocked her head quizzically.
"I have a date." Kel said, blushing. Yuki's face brightened.
"Let's go! Bye, dear! I'll see you tonight!" She said, running out the door.
Kel stuck her head in the doorway before she closed the door. "Don't ask, you'll find out soon enough." She said to Neal's open mouth.
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Yeah! more chapters!
Fhire: thanks so much for the character!
Molly: I didn't borrow a character, she asked me 2 use it. And I don't look at as 'fire', as I'm sure you do. I see it as more of a 'fear' or 'fir' thing. Yes, I realize they are still nouns, but that never even occurred to me until you said that. I don't think it is a symbol of unoriginality, it's just a word or name a person likes. And what do you mean, baby name books? That's where she gets the names?
And to all the people who responded to my plea: so many people said they didn't like the idea, and I decided that, after looking at the ideas (which were all very good, but not the kind of thing I was looking for), I would take it out of the story. I am going to write a story with it, it's going to be a sort of 'aftermath' thing, and it's not even going to say how it happens. Its going to start off horribly, but, hey, it's fan fiction, the rest of the story is actually pretty good!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed, it really helps!
-unolimbo
Or so Kel hoped.
She looked outside. The sun was inching higher and higher in the sky. It must have been at least nine o'clock. Kel sighed as she dragged herself out of bed. "Another day, another problem." She said to herself. She just wondered what today's would be.
Just as she was pulling her hair into a ponytail, there was a knock at the door. Kel walked over and opened it. Neal was standing there.
"Morning." Kel said.
"Kel! Do you know what time it is? It's almost 11! I've been looking for you for almost an hour!"
Kel saw that something was wrong. "What is it?" She asked quickly.
Neal looked confused. "It? There is no it. I just wanted to know why you slept in so late."
Kel just closed the door, rolling her eyes, which didn't seem to go over too well with Neal.
A muffled voice could be heard through the door. "Hey! What if there was something wrong! Kel, let me in! I'm your best friend! You can't do this to me!" Kel listened to him bang for a few minutes, and as soon as it calmed down a bit, she opened the door.
Neal landed, face down, on the floor in front of her. "Ouch. I was leaning on that, you know."
But Kel was laughing too hard to answer. "AAH!!!!" Kel heard, as her eyes were closed, she was laughing so hard.
She looked up. Dom was standing on Neal. "Kel! What a lovely new rug you've got! I must say though, I thought you had better taste than this. It's very strange looking."
Kel laughed even harder, sitting down on her bed, trying to breathe. Just then, Neal pushed Dom off him. He ended up on top of Kel.
"Ha! Who's laughing now?" Neal cried out triumphantly.
"It appears Kel isn't finished yet." Dom said, pushing himself up.
Kel was still laughing. Neal looked angry, and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
After a few minutes, Kel calmed herself down a bit.
Dom looked at her. "I'm sorry, Dom. You didn't see the look on his face. It was priceless." Kel said.
He didn't answer. He just kissed her. Kel smiled. You're going to make me laugh again, aren't you." Kel said quietly.
"Damn right."
With that, he tickled her. She kicked him, but he dodged it.
"Keladry! You're not doing too well! Get your act together."
Kel kicked him again, and this time, her aim was true. Her foot made contact with his stomach. He landed on the floor, winded.
"Sorry!" Kel said.
He smiled, and sat down on the bed beside her. He took her hand, and kissed it. "I love you, Lady Knight."
Kel smiled back. She had decided. Se loved him back. Being alone with him didn't automatically mean kissing, like it had with Cleon; he still wanted to be her friend.
"I love you, too." She said softly.
"Kel, are we going to tell anyone about this? Or am I not allowed to treat you like a girlfriend in public?" Dom asked.
Kel looked into his eyes. He was serious. He didn't want to be a backstage lover. He didn't want to be a secret.
"I will tell them. I just hadn't yet because I didn't really know if I wanted this. But now I'm sure, I do. "
Dom kissed her again. "There's a ball tonight. Will you come as my date?"
Kel was puzzled. "Another? Why so soon?"
Dom shrugged. "I think there is some diplomat, from the Yamani Islands, or something. So will you be my date?"
Kel nodded. "Gosh, it's lunchtime! I haven't been out of my room yet today!" Kel said, her stomach growling. "I bet you can't keep up with me." She added, pushing Dom over and running out of the room. She could hear him following her, but she didn't turn back.
She reached the Mess Hall with Dom right at her tail. She stopped abruptly, which Dom didn't anticipate. He almost knocked her over.
They caught their breath and walked in. Kel immediately tried to turn around and leave again. Cleon was waving to her, signaling that she should sit with him.
Dom caught her before she could get away. "He'll figure it out. Look, there's Neal and Merric. Sit with them. Okay?"
Kel nodded, not wanting to need to deal with Cleon. She got her food, and turned to the table Neal and Merric were at.
"Kel!" She sighed. Cleon was calling her, she couldn't pretend she hadn't noticed.
"I'll come sit with you." Dom said, and they walked over. There was only one chair left. Cleon was sitting beside a knight from Cleon's year that Kel didn't know well.
"Oh, there's not enough seats! I can't make Dom sit on his own, you understand, don't you, Cleon?" Kel said sweetly, suppressing a grin.
"I'm fine, really, Kel." Dom said, also trying not to grin.
"Nonsense! I'll sit with you! I'll talk to you later, Cleon." She said, turning around, letting the grin come out, now that Cleon couldn't see it. She distinctly heard on of the knights at the table. "Burned." He said. Kel grinned even more.
* * * * *
Kel went out for practice and a ride for an hour, but quickly went back to her rooms to get ready for the ball. Just as she opened her door, she realized she needed help.
She ran down the hall and knocked on Yuki's door.
Yuki opened it, and Kel noticed Neal sitting in a chair. She smiled. "Yuki, there's a ball tonight, I need your help!"
Yuki cocked her head quizzically.
"I have a date." Kel said, blushing. Yuki's face brightened.
"Let's go! Bye, dear! I'll see you tonight!" She said, running out the door.
Kel stuck her head in the doorway before she closed the door. "Don't ask, you'll find out soon enough." She said to Neal's open mouth.
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Yeah! more chapters!
Fhire: thanks so much for the character!
Molly: I didn't borrow a character, she asked me 2 use it. And I don't look at as 'fire', as I'm sure you do. I see it as more of a 'fear' or 'fir' thing. Yes, I realize they are still nouns, but that never even occurred to me until you said that. I don't think it is a symbol of unoriginality, it's just a word or name a person likes. And what do you mean, baby name books? That's where she gets the names?
And to all the people who responded to my plea: so many people said they didn't like the idea, and I decided that, after looking at the ideas (which were all very good, but not the kind of thing I was looking for), I would take it out of the story. I am going to write a story with it, it's going to be a sort of 'aftermath' thing, and it's not even going to say how it happens. Its going to start off horribly, but, hey, it's fan fiction, the rest of the story is actually pretty good!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed, it really helps!
-unolimbo