Hey there! This is gonna be a longer chapter, cause there's a lot that has
to happen, and I don't want to get yelled out before things are explained.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot. Now on with the fanfic!
Chapter 6:
Kel couldn't believe what she'd done. She had taken Grant to the lake where Dom had confessed his feeling to her. What was this spell that Grant had cast over her? She, without even thinking, would do anything for him. She had never been one to gush over men, never been one to fall hard for someone, and yet here she was, with Grant, flirting with him, and wanting so badly to be closer to him.
"You're so amazing, Kel," Grant whispered in her ear. "I want to be with you forever." He brushed his lips against her cheek. "We were meant to be." He turned her head so that she was facing him. "Be with me." He gently placed his lips on hers, and carefully kissed her. When he felt her return the kiss he became passionate.
"Grant," Kel pushed away. "I love Dom."
"No you don't. You love me, Kel. Only me." He kissed her again.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Dom stepped into the clearing. "Kel?" The rage that had been imprinted on his face suddenly changed to one of utter dejection.
Kel jumped up, "Dom, I can explain. . ."
"No you can't Kel." With that he turned and mounted his horse. "I thought I loved you. I thought you loved me." He kicked his horse into a gallop and sped off.
Kel turned on Grant. "You bastard! This is all your fault!"
"Me? It was your choice to kiss me back. Not mine."
"You did something to alter my judgement then, or, or. . ."Kel slumped to the ground. "I couldn't have. . . Wouldn't have. . ." Hot tears streamed down her face. "Dom. . . He's gone. . .
~*~
"Raoul, have you seen Dom lately? I can't find him." Kel asked her former knight master. It had been a week since Dom had spotted her and Grant.
"Sorry Kel, I haven't seen him for several days now-- Bout a week actually." Raoul replied absentmindedly. "I'm sure he'll show up soon enough."
Kel nodded. She had neglected to mention about her, Grant, and Dom to anyone. "Thank you my Lord."
Kel went outside, she needed to be by herself, to think. She still didn't know why she went along with Grant so easily. She was just about to leave the fort when someone stopped her.
"Kel, can we talk? Please?" It was Grant, Kel inwardly sneered, though on the outside she had on her Yamani face.
"No, we can't." She let no emotion show by the tone her voice. She stalked off, leaving Sir Grant to stand there and gape.
From a distance the scene was being watched. Neal could tell that something was bothering Kel, not only had she been wandering off by herself a lot, she had her Yamani face on all the time. He went to follow her.
~*~
"Kel, are you ok?" Neal had followed her to a hidden lake out in the woods. He looked around, noticing how beautiful and secluded the area was. Kel's head jerked up, there were tears in her eyes. Now Neal knew something was wrong.
"Nothing, go away."
Neal was taken aback. He didn't think that Kel had ever spoken to him like that. "Kel, I'm your best friend, I think I can tell when something is wrong."
"Neal, please, just leave me alone." Kel tried to stop them, but the tears started streaming down he face. She gritted her teeth. She couldn't allow herself to cry; it just showed weakness.
Neal went over and sat next to her, gently wiping the tears off of her cheeks. "Shhhh, it's ok, don't cry." Neal's sympathy only made Kel cry harder. Neal wrapped his arms around her and gently comforted her. Finally Kel regained composure.
"I'm sorry Neal, I don't know what's come over me." She pulled away from him.
"Yes you do, and I'm just the person to tell."
She looked up at him, and he gave her a lop-sided grin. She laughed, if you could call it that, then she told him everything.
". . .So, now Dom is missing, and Grant won't leave me be, and I just don't know what to do!" Kel cried as she finished her tale. Neal looked baffled.
"Uh. . .Yeah. I think that um," he coughed. "Oh darn it all Kel! Why couldn't this be easy for me to help you with?"
Kel smiled. It felt good to smile. It's ok Neal. You've helped me out a lot." With that she stood up, brushed the seat of her pants off, mounted her horse and rose off, leaving a bewildered Neal standing in the clearing.
~Ok, maybe it wasn't all that long. Anyway, please review!~
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot. Now on with the fanfic!
Chapter 6:
Kel couldn't believe what she'd done. She had taken Grant to the lake where Dom had confessed his feeling to her. What was this spell that Grant had cast over her? She, without even thinking, would do anything for him. She had never been one to gush over men, never been one to fall hard for someone, and yet here she was, with Grant, flirting with him, and wanting so badly to be closer to him.
"You're so amazing, Kel," Grant whispered in her ear. "I want to be with you forever." He brushed his lips against her cheek. "We were meant to be." He turned her head so that she was facing him. "Be with me." He gently placed his lips on hers, and carefully kissed her. When he felt her return the kiss he became passionate.
"Grant," Kel pushed away. "I love Dom."
"No you don't. You love me, Kel. Only me." He kissed her again.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Dom stepped into the clearing. "Kel?" The rage that had been imprinted on his face suddenly changed to one of utter dejection.
Kel jumped up, "Dom, I can explain. . ."
"No you can't Kel." With that he turned and mounted his horse. "I thought I loved you. I thought you loved me." He kicked his horse into a gallop and sped off.
Kel turned on Grant. "You bastard! This is all your fault!"
"Me? It was your choice to kiss me back. Not mine."
"You did something to alter my judgement then, or, or. . ."Kel slumped to the ground. "I couldn't have. . . Wouldn't have. . ." Hot tears streamed down her face. "Dom. . . He's gone. . .
~*~
"Raoul, have you seen Dom lately? I can't find him." Kel asked her former knight master. It had been a week since Dom had spotted her and Grant.
"Sorry Kel, I haven't seen him for several days now-- Bout a week actually." Raoul replied absentmindedly. "I'm sure he'll show up soon enough."
Kel nodded. She had neglected to mention about her, Grant, and Dom to anyone. "Thank you my Lord."
Kel went outside, she needed to be by herself, to think. She still didn't know why she went along with Grant so easily. She was just about to leave the fort when someone stopped her.
"Kel, can we talk? Please?" It was Grant, Kel inwardly sneered, though on the outside she had on her Yamani face.
"No, we can't." She let no emotion show by the tone her voice. She stalked off, leaving Sir Grant to stand there and gape.
From a distance the scene was being watched. Neal could tell that something was bothering Kel, not only had she been wandering off by herself a lot, she had her Yamani face on all the time. He went to follow her.
~*~
"Kel, are you ok?" Neal had followed her to a hidden lake out in the woods. He looked around, noticing how beautiful and secluded the area was. Kel's head jerked up, there were tears in her eyes. Now Neal knew something was wrong.
"Nothing, go away."
Neal was taken aback. He didn't think that Kel had ever spoken to him like that. "Kel, I'm your best friend, I think I can tell when something is wrong."
"Neal, please, just leave me alone." Kel tried to stop them, but the tears started streaming down he face. She gritted her teeth. She couldn't allow herself to cry; it just showed weakness.
Neal went over and sat next to her, gently wiping the tears off of her cheeks. "Shhhh, it's ok, don't cry." Neal's sympathy only made Kel cry harder. Neal wrapped his arms around her and gently comforted her. Finally Kel regained composure.
"I'm sorry Neal, I don't know what's come over me." She pulled away from him.
"Yes you do, and I'm just the person to tell."
She looked up at him, and he gave her a lop-sided grin. She laughed, if you could call it that, then she told him everything.
". . .So, now Dom is missing, and Grant won't leave me be, and I just don't know what to do!" Kel cried as she finished her tale. Neal looked baffled.
"Uh. . .Yeah. I think that um," he coughed. "Oh darn it all Kel! Why couldn't this be easy for me to help you with?"
Kel smiled. It felt good to smile. It's ok Neal. You've helped me out a lot." With that she stood up, brushed the seat of her pants off, mounted her horse and rose off, leaving a bewildered Neal standing in the clearing.
~Ok, maybe it wasn't all that long. Anyway, please review!~