Kel ran down the hall to catch up with Yuki.
"Kel!" She heard Neal yell, "Wait! Tell me!"
She ran through the door Yuki held open. Just as he reached the door, Yuki held up her hand. "Nothing doing. You can come in after she gets the dress on." She closed the door.
"But what else is there?" Kel heard Neal ask through the door.
Half an hour later, they had gone through all of Kel's dresses and decided on a long sleeved green one, with lace trim and a low neckline.
"Don't you think this is a little much?" Kel asked, as she looked at her chest.
Yuki rolled her eyes. "You have a date. You want to look beautiful, and while you don't need your breasts to be beautiful, they do help."
Kel couldn't help but laugh. Yuki really had lost most of her Yamani ways.
After a little pinching and pulling of the dress, they let Neal in. he came very close to repeating what he had done that morning, but he caught himself just in time. He sat down in one chair, while Kel sat in the other as Yuki did her hair.
"So, who's the lucky guy?" Neal asked, grinning.
"Not telling. You must guess, oh impatient one!" Kel shook her head, which merited a tug on her hair from Yuki.
Neal tapped his feet. "Hints! Do I know him?"
Kel just smiled. She was determined not to give it away. She would give him one more hint, and that would be it.
"You would approve of him. Definitely approvable. Although, maybe not. . ." She knew what he would say to her dating his cousin.
He practically blew up. "WHAT? I MIGHT NOT APPROVE? WHY?"
Kel laughed. Yuki, who was just pulling loose bits of hair up, decided to ask too.
Kel just shook her head again. "You'll both find out. If you guess him, maybe I'll tell you."
"Dom?" Yuki said instantly. Kel opened her mouth in mock shock.
"Why would that be the first thing out of your mouth?" She said, laughing.
Yuki shrugged.
"Because he likes you. And you like him." Neal finished for her. Kel sat back and let Yuki finish, thinking about it.
"Kel, do you realize this will be your first date?" Neal said.
Kel looked at him. "How did you figure that out?"
He grinned. "I've been your best friend since you were ten; I know everything you've done. And I doubt very much that you were dating when you were nine."
Knowing Yukio had stepped back to examine her work, Kel let her head fall back. "Neal is right," she thought, as Yuki pulled her head up again and started on her makeup. "I've never been on a date. This is my first. . ."
"You still haven't said, were we right? Is it Dom?" Yuki asked calmly.
Kel bit her lip, which made Yuki giggle, and Neal jumped up. "What? Kel, that's. . .well, that's kind of weird." He said sheepishly.
Kel put her hands on her hips. "And why might that be?"
Neal shrugged and sat down again, his hands in his pockets. "I dunno. It's just, my best friend dating my cousin. It's something I never expected."
"That's strange," Yuki said. "You three seem to be the only ones who didn't!"
Kel turned red. Was Yuki serious? Did everyone know?
Yuki stood back again. "There, you're done. You look beautiful. Kel stood up. It was true, she did look beautiful. Her hair, which had grown out to her shoulders, was pulled up loosely, and the bits left hanging down had been curled. Her dress was such a green that her eyes and skin seemed to glow, and she poked out a foot to look at the beautiful grey slipper on it.
She smiled and gave Yuki a hug. "Thank you," she said. "but now you have less than an hour to get ready! What will you do?"
Yuki shrugged. "I have no one to impress."
"Hey!"
"Except you, dear."
Kel laughed, and ushered them out of the room, so that they could get ready. She sat down again, wondering what she would do for an hour. She realized that Yuki had forgotten about jewellery, rummaged through a small box she had, looking for earrings and a pendant that would match her dress.
Just as she was putting on a pendant of a small bronze griffin with red eyes, there was a knock at the door. She pulled it open, and put her hands back up to her neck, trying to get the clasp to open.
"Hello, Kel, you look beautiful." Cleon was standing in front of her. She closed her eyes. "Goddess, give me strength." She thought.
"Cleon. Wonderful to see you." She forced a weak smile. "What can I do for you?"
He smiled broadly, and Kel remembered how him smiling used to make her feel. "I notice you are all dressed up, so I'm guessing yoou know about the ball. I thought you could be my date."
Kel sighed. "I'm sorry Cleon, but I have a date. I told you, I don't feel that way about you anymore. I am seeing someone, and we are really good friends. I'm sorry. Maybe you should go."
She got the clasp done up, and lowered her hands. Cleon grabbed them. "Kel, please. Think of what we had, what we have. We love each other, you need to make a decision. I love you."
Kel was astonished. Hadn't he listened to her? "Cleon, I told you. I am seeing someone, and he loves me. And I love him. I don't feel that way anymore!" She closed the door.
Forty minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Kel opened it gracefully, grinning. Her grin flickered. Cleon was standing there again, this time, dressed for a ball.
"Kel, please, give me another chance. We can make it work, we have the strength. We can work to make it what it was."
Kel shook her head, but felt guilty. He really wasn't dropping it, he must feel really strongly.
"I don't want it to be like it was. I don't want a relationship where I can't talk, or do anything in private except kiss. And I don't want to work for it. I have a relationship, and I don't want to work for one that died a long time ago."
Kel was getting tired of these sincere, emotional explanations. She just wanted to go to a ball with the man she loved, and have fun with him.
She closed the door again. She heard him walk away, and soon heard another knock on the door. This time, when she opened it, she sighed in relief.
"Well, someone's happy to see me!" Dom said, grinning.
Kel smiled weakly. "I'm sorry. Cleon was here, and he kept insisting we could make it work. I told him a hundred times, I didn't want anything."
Dom nodded, knowing Kel didn't want to talk about it. He held out his arm, which Kel took, and they walked down to the ballroom.
They found Neal and Yuki sitting at a table near the dance floor, grinning at them. Kel blushed.
"Stop that!" Dom said. "There's nothing embarrassing here, even if it is your first date."
Kel opened her mouth and looked up at him. He was grinning, and Kel could see a slight pink tinge in his cheeks, which she chose to ignore. He pointed at Neal.
She shook her head, laughing, and sat down. Merric, Owen, and the girls they had brought sat down with them. Neither Merric nor Owen seemed to realize that by sitting next to each other, Kel and Dom were dating. Neal found this immensely funny.
After they had eaten, Kel and Dom got up to dance. Kel put her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder. They danced like that for a little while.
"Kel," he said quietly, in all seriousness, "I didn't say before, but you look beautiful."
Kel smiled. "Thank you."
She looked up into his eyes. They seemed to be trying to take all of her in, and she knew hers looked the same way. She felt herself leaning closer. . . closer. . . she felt his lips, and her arms tightened slightly around his neck. He wrapped his arms a little farther around her waist.
Just then, a large amount of whooping and clapping could be heard from their table, and soon from various places around the room. They pulled away, both of them grinning foolishly, and blushing hugely. Neither of them moved farther away from the other.
They danced some more, both of them getting glances from Neal that seemed to say "Go on! Go for it!"
After what seemed like no time at all, Dom was walking Kel back to her rooms. Kel held his hand, not wanting to part for the night.
All too soon, they were in front of her door. She turned her key and opened the door, but turned around before she went in.
"Dom, I want to thank you. Tonight was wonderful, and I don't think I've ever had so much fun wearing a dress." She kissed him softly. "Now, I have to figure out how to get it off. . ."
"I can help with that!" Dom said jokingly, but he closed the door and walked away before Kel could punch him.
The next morning, Kel woke up feeling happier than she had in a long time. Jump was leaping on her, and the sparrows were pecking her for food.
She got out of bed, promising herself she was going to practice more today than she had the day before.
She really was happy, and was excited for what would come next, until it came.
Kel was going back to New Hope.
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BWA HA HA!
I am so evil! Huzzah for cliff hangers.
QueenofConnaught: Sorry, but I haven't read the Daine series, so I don't read the fictions, because I would have no idea what the freak is going on! But thanks for the review.
Fhire: I'm glad you like it. And your email made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Where are you from? Do you speak a different strain of English, or something? I mean, what the hell was that? No, I'm just kidding. But I really didn't understand the email. And I realize you wanted her to be a younger page, but I wanted a squire. If you have a problem with that, tell me, and I'll change the character. I just don't have a place in this story for a younger page. Sorry!
Everyone else: it will have a bit of action soon, I promise. I just need to get her to New Hope, then some conflict will come in. and some Fhire!
I own nothing, not even the fan fiction character!
Thanks to all,
-unolimbo
"Kel!" She heard Neal yell, "Wait! Tell me!"
She ran through the door Yuki held open. Just as he reached the door, Yuki held up her hand. "Nothing doing. You can come in after she gets the dress on." She closed the door.
"But what else is there?" Kel heard Neal ask through the door.
Half an hour later, they had gone through all of Kel's dresses and decided on a long sleeved green one, with lace trim and a low neckline.
"Don't you think this is a little much?" Kel asked, as she looked at her chest.
Yuki rolled her eyes. "You have a date. You want to look beautiful, and while you don't need your breasts to be beautiful, they do help."
Kel couldn't help but laugh. Yuki really had lost most of her Yamani ways.
After a little pinching and pulling of the dress, they let Neal in. he came very close to repeating what he had done that morning, but he caught himself just in time. He sat down in one chair, while Kel sat in the other as Yuki did her hair.
"So, who's the lucky guy?" Neal asked, grinning.
"Not telling. You must guess, oh impatient one!" Kel shook her head, which merited a tug on her hair from Yuki.
Neal tapped his feet. "Hints! Do I know him?"
Kel just smiled. She was determined not to give it away. She would give him one more hint, and that would be it.
"You would approve of him. Definitely approvable. Although, maybe not. . ." She knew what he would say to her dating his cousin.
He practically blew up. "WHAT? I MIGHT NOT APPROVE? WHY?"
Kel laughed. Yuki, who was just pulling loose bits of hair up, decided to ask too.
Kel just shook her head again. "You'll both find out. If you guess him, maybe I'll tell you."
"Dom?" Yuki said instantly. Kel opened her mouth in mock shock.
"Why would that be the first thing out of your mouth?" She said, laughing.
Yuki shrugged.
"Because he likes you. And you like him." Neal finished for her. Kel sat back and let Yuki finish, thinking about it.
"Kel, do you realize this will be your first date?" Neal said.
Kel looked at him. "How did you figure that out?"
He grinned. "I've been your best friend since you were ten; I know everything you've done. And I doubt very much that you were dating when you were nine."
Knowing Yukio had stepped back to examine her work, Kel let her head fall back. "Neal is right," she thought, as Yuki pulled her head up again and started on her makeup. "I've never been on a date. This is my first. . ."
"You still haven't said, were we right? Is it Dom?" Yuki asked calmly.
Kel bit her lip, which made Yuki giggle, and Neal jumped up. "What? Kel, that's. . .well, that's kind of weird." He said sheepishly.
Kel put her hands on her hips. "And why might that be?"
Neal shrugged and sat down again, his hands in his pockets. "I dunno. It's just, my best friend dating my cousin. It's something I never expected."
"That's strange," Yuki said. "You three seem to be the only ones who didn't!"
Kel turned red. Was Yuki serious? Did everyone know?
Yuki stood back again. "There, you're done. You look beautiful. Kel stood up. It was true, she did look beautiful. Her hair, which had grown out to her shoulders, was pulled up loosely, and the bits left hanging down had been curled. Her dress was such a green that her eyes and skin seemed to glow, and she poked out a foot to look at the beautiful grey slipper on it.
She smiled and gave Yuki a hug. "Thank you," she said. "but now you have less than an hour to get ready! What will you do?"
Yuki shrugged. "I have no one to impress."
"Hey!"
"Except you, dear."
Kel laughed, and ushered them out of the room, so that they could get ready. She sat down again, wondering what she would do for an hour. She realized that Yuki had forgotten about jewellery, rummaged through a small box she had, looking for earrings and a pendant that would match her dress.
Just as she was putting on a pendant of a small bronze griffin with red eyes, there was a knock at the door. She pulled it open, and put her hands back up to her neck, trying to get the clasp to open.
"Hello, Kel, you look beautiful." Cleon was standing in front of her. She closed her eyes. "Goddess, give me strength." She thought.
"Cleon. Wonderful to see you." She forced a weak smile. "What can I do for you?"
He smiled broadly, and Kel remembered how him smiling used to make her feel. "I notice you are all dressed up, so I'm guessing yoou know about the ball. I thought you could be my date."
Kel sighed. "I'm sorry Cleon, but I have a date. I told you, I don't feel that way about you anymore. I am seeing someone, and we are really good friends. I'm sorry. Maybe you should go."
She got the clasp done up, and lowered her hands. Cleon grabbed them. "Kel, please. Think of what we had, what we have. We love each other, you need to make a decision. I love you."
Kel was astonished. Hadn't he listened to her? "Cleon, I told you. I am seeing someone, and he loves me. And I love him. I don't feel that way anymore!" She closed the door.
Forty minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Kel opened it gracefully, grinning. Her grin flickered. Cleon was standing there again, this time, dressed for a ball.
"Kel, please, give me another chance. We can make it work, we have the strength. We can work to make it what it was."
Kel shook her head, but felt guilty. He really wasn't dropping it, he must feel really strongly.
"I don't want it to be like it was. I don't want a relationship where I can't talk, or do anything in private except kiss. And I don't want to work for it. I have a relationship, and I don't want to work for one that died a long time ago."
Kel was getting tired of these sincere, emotional explanations. She just wanted to go to a ball with the man she loved, and have fun with him.
She closed the door again. She heard him walk away, and soon heard another knock on the door. This time, when she opened it, she sighed in relief.
"Well, someone's happy to see me!" Dom said, grinning.
Kel smiled weakly. "I'm sorry. Cleon was here, and he kept insisting we could make it work. I told him a hundred times, I didn't want anything."
Dom nodded, knowing Kel didn't want to talk about it. He held out his arm, which Kel took, and they walked down to the ballroom.
They found Neal and Yuki sitting at a table near the dance floor, grinning at them. Kel blushed.
"Stop that!" Dom said. "There's nothing embarrassing here, even if it is your first date."
Kel opened her mouth and looked up at him. He was grinning, and Kel could see a slight pink tinge in his cheeks, which she chose to ignore. He pointed at Neal.
She shook her head, laughing, and sat down. Merric, Owen, and the girls they had brought sat down with them. Neither Merric nor Owen seemed to realize that by sitting next to each other, Kel and Dom were dating. Neal found this immensely funny.
After they had eaten, Kel and Dom got up to dance. Kel put her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder. They danced like that for a little while.
"Kel," he said quietly, in all seriousness, "I didn't say before, but you look beautiful."
Kel smiled. "Thank you."
She looked up into his eyes. They seemed to be trying to take all of her in, and she knew hers looked the same way. She felt herself leaning closer. . . closer. . . she felt his lips, and her arms tightened slightly around his neck. He wrapped his arms a little farther around her waist.
Just then, a large amount of whooping and clapping could be heard from their table, and soon from various places around the room. They pulled away, both of them grinning foolishly, and blushing hugely. Neither of them moved farther away from the other.
They danced some more, both of them getting glances from Neal that seemed to say "Go on! Go for it!"
After what seemed like no time at all, Dom was walking Kel back to her rooms. Kel held his hand, not wanting to part for the night.
All too soon, they were in front of her door. She turned her key and opened the door, but turned around before she went in.
"Dom, I want to thank you. Tonight was wonderful, and I don't think I've ever had so much fun wearing a dress." She kissed him softly. "Now, I have to figure out how to get it off. . ."
"I can help with that!" Dom said jokingly, but he closed the door and walked away before Kel could punch him.
The next morning, Kel woke up feeling happier than she had in a long time. Jump was leaping on her, and the sparrows were pecking her for food.
She got out of bed, promising herself she was going to practice more today than she had the day before.
She really was happy, and was excited for what would come next, until it came.
Kel was going back to New Hope.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BWA HA HA!
I am so evil! Huzzah for cliff hangers.
QueenofConnaught: Sorry, but I haven't read the Daine series, so I don't read the fictions, because I would have no idea what the freak is going on! But thanks for the review.
Fhire: I'm glad you like it. And your email made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Where are you from? Do you speak a different strain of English, or something? I mean, what the hell was that? No, I'm just kidding. But I really didn't understand the email. And I realize you wanted her to be a younger page, but I wanted a squire. If you have a problem with that, tell me, and I'll change the character. I just don't have a place in this story for a younger page. Sorry!
Everyone else: it will have a bit of action soon, I promise. I just need to get her to New Hope, then some conflict will come in. and some Fhire!
I own nothing, not even the fan fiction character!
Thanks to all,
-unolimbo