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Chapter 10

Unbelievable

They had come so close to enjoying a nice amount of time with each other. Why did Carl have to pick that moment to show up?

Oh, come off it, Rodriguez, Kit thought bitterly. It's not as if she's actually in love with you…

Thank god, said a tiny voice at the back of Kit's mind. I've got enough to deal with as it is. Besides, why would she pick you over Ronan? She clearly likes him better…

Kit glanced at Nita, who was engaged in assembling a jigsaw puzzle on the hardwood desk in one corner of the hotel room, and felt a surge of jealously toward Ronan pass through his body. This was immediately followed by a pounding wave of guilt. He had no business playing matchmaker with his best friend. She would like who she liked.

Although I wish it was me, Kit thought, feeling sorry for himself.

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Nita snapped another piece into place, ruminating on her relationship with Kit as she searched for another border piece. Whatever was happening between them, it didn't make any sense to her.

Why is it suddenly so hard to look at him… to stop thinking about him? she wondered. He's still Kit… right?

She found the elusive border piece, and snapped it into place.

Then, as she sighed and reached for one of the pieces that formed part of one of the clouds hovering in the bloodred sunset sky, the thought struck her. She froze, her hand halfway to the piece.

What if I'm in love with him? Not just a crush… actually… in love?

Nita felt her heartbeat increase with something she dimly recognized as total shock. No way… he's just Kit… right?

She felt horribly uncomfortable and oddly warm, though the evening was cool, and the room's AC was on.

No way possible. He's Kit. Your partner in wizardry…

Your extremely hot partner in wizardry, a mocking voice said from the back of her conscious mind.

Nita felt the warmth increase hugely, and, to her horror, she realized she was blushing furiously.

No way. He's just plain ole Kit! There's nothing special about him.

Except for those eyes… piped up the voice again. He has the hottest eyes…

Orlando Bloom… think Orlando Bloom… Nita squeezed her eyes shut with frustration, struggling heroically to rid her mind of the conclusion she had come to.

Nita, stop lying to yourself. You've just found Mister Right, and you're gonna PASS HIM UP?

But… Mister Right… it CAN'T be Kit…!

And why not?

Because…be-because…

Because he's not the guy of your dreams? Not tall, dark, and handsome, huh? You love him, Nita. Admit it.

Nita couldn't bear it anymore.

With a sigh of confused resignation, she slammed her head down on the desk, burying it in her arms as she tried to make sense of the information she had just been given.

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Kit watched Nita's trembling form as she stared blankly at the wall, and wondered if she was going into convulsions.

Without warning, there was a clearly audible thunk as she whacked her head down on the desk before burying it in the comforting shelter of her folded arms.

Enough strangeness was enough. Kit sighed, got to his feet, and walked over to where Nita sat, placing a hand on her shoulder in what he deemed to be a comforting manner. She stiffened and sat up, twisting around to look into his face. A tinge of red crept across her face as she glared up at him, her gray eyes sparkling, not with annoyance, but with uncertainty.

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Nita had just barely begun to grasp the huge piece of information she had been hit over the head with when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

Annoyed, she went rigid, then sat up and twisted around to stare into Kit's face, as she had done so many times before. But this time, it seemed different. Just staring into his face held a whole new… significance to her. But his face had… matured…apparently, since the last time she had looked into his face a few days ago.

To put it simply, Nita's gray eyes widened as she looked him up and down and realized, Damn… he is hot…

And then promptly blushed.

Oh crap oh crap oh crap… now what? she wondered, her thoughts focusing suddenly on everything but what to do in a situation like hers.

So she improvised.

And did the first thing that came to mind.

"Do me a favor, Kit? Help me with this?"

Oh, wow, Callahan. You've just won the Ranking of World's Dumbest Person! Smoooooth. Real smooth.

Kit looked at her, then shrugged and grinned, causing Nita to blush and avert her gaze.

"I guess so…"

He checked his watch. "Tell you what. I gotta go buy groceries somewhere out here… I'll help you out for fifteen minutes before I head out. I'm taking Ponch with me, so you and Emily can share a bit of girl talk."

Nita made a face at him, and he laughed.

Powers… he is hot…

Kit knelt beside her and began assembling from one corner, while Nita expanded from the one across from him.

Their hands touched once, and they both jerked back, both blushing furiously as they did so.

Fifteen minutes passed by relatively quickly, and Nita tossed Kit the keys to her Element, saying, "Go for it. And don't come back with a T-Bird instead of groceries."

Kit rolled his eyes at her, winked, and disappeared.

Nita immediately sighed, looked at the jigsaw, got up, and walked away from the puzzle.

I am such an insensitive dork, she thought viciously. Why didn't I see it before?

What, that he's the hottest thing to walk this planet?

Nita, despite the crimson blush that colored her cheeks, had to agree.

See, I told you I was right… you think he's kissable.

Um…

Huggable.

Er…

Loveable…

Uh….

Unbelievable…

Well…

You think he's a hunk, don't you…?

Nita blushed furiously, it wasn't her mind, but Emily that had asked this.

Wondering how the cat knew the word 'hunk', she nodded miserably.

Emily rolled onto her feet and bounced across the bed to Nita, who slumped against the footboard of the bed, closing her eyes in despair.

Nita's got a boy-friend… Emily snickered, then composed herself and sneezed delicately.

You know, he is quite attached to you, Emily mewed. He told me once he didn't know how he ever got along without you.

Nita glanced at the kitten now perched atop the footboard, hope now glittering in her eyes. "Serious?"

Yeah. He was really upset when you guys last fought… that's when he told me.

A pink tinge of pleasure rose into Nita's cheeks, and, curious, asked, "What else?"

He told me he was jealous of Ronan… because Ronan got you… and Kit was alone… Nita, he was afraid of losing you.

Another blush, from a sudden wave of affection for Kit, spread across Nita's face. She made a mental note to herself that when she saw Kit again, to give him a huge hug.

She was happier than she had ever been in her entire life, and there was nothing to bring her down.

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A/N: Nope, no cliffie in this one, chaps.

Disclaimer: I do not claim to own, in any way, any of the Young Wizards series, the series' characters, or Diamond Rio's wonderful song 'Unbelievable'. Thanks for understanding, chaps. Wot!