Chapter 3

Recap:

Kel walked towards the stables, tucking her hair behind her ear she looked around. Putting Hoshi's tack on the stand outside of her stall she went in search of a new buckle for Hoshi's bridle.

Turning a corner she bumped right into a large person who was going around the other way. Looking up she saw the one person she wanted desperately to see and not to see at the same time.

"Dom," she whispered as she fell.

Dom caught her right before she hit the floor not believing she was there, in his arms, looking scared and hopeful at the some time. Suddenly her eyes filled with tears. Recovering herself she ran to Hoshi's stall with the tack and started tacking her as fast as she could. She had to get away before all her control vanished and she started crying. Leading the horse out she jumped onto her back and galloped away leaving Dom standing bewildered in the stables.

Dom recovered quickly although he did not follow her. She needed time. Instead deciding against the ride he walked in the opposite direction to the rooms of the Lay Knight. He would wait for her there.

Kel rode hard hoping with all her heart that Dom would and would not follow her. Part of her wanted to tell him and the other part wanted time to think about it.

After several minutes of hard riding she slowed Hoshi to a walk guessing that if Dom were coming after her he would have caught up by then.

"I don't know what to do Hoshi. I want to tell him, and I know that Yuki wants me to tell him, but I don't know how!" she said. Trying hard not to cry and failing miserably she continued, "I don't want to ruin his or my reputation but Yuki is positive that he would want to support me." She stopped and put her hand on her stomach, "And it."

A few minutes later the horse and rider arrived at a clearing in the woods. The trees circled a small lake and lush grass that looked untouched by time. Kel dismounted and shooed her horse towards the lake. Kel stared at the clearing still deep in thought.

Peeling of her outer clothing she jumped into the lake bathing her hot skin and thinking all the while.

Several hours later she climbed back up onto Hoshi and galloped back in the direction of the castle.

Upon arriving at the castle Kel walked immediately to Neal's rooms hoping that her friend's painfully harsh sense would help her come to a decision about his blue-eyed cousin.

Knocking on the door she was greeted by silence. No one was there. Suddenly she remembered. Neal was working in the infirmary! What a lovely day! Now she had to go and face every single one of their smirking faces while she talked to her best friend. Anyways he probably knew all about her conversation with Yuki this morning.

With a sigh she turned around and walked off down the dimly lit stone corridors in the direction of the infirmary.

Neal was healing a broken leg when Kel walked into the infirmary. Looking up and seeing a look in his friend's eyes that he had only seen once or twice before, either when Kel had needed something from him or something important had happened that she needed to discuss with him right then.

"Neal, I need to talk to you about Dom," she said desperately trying to keep a distance with every healer in the room except for Neal. He knew why and helped her.

"Let's go talk outside. I need to take my lunch break as it is." He looked at her in the face and was rewarded by a grateful look. "Just let me clean up."

"I'll meet you in the mess in ten minutes?" she asked.

"Sure," Neal said. With that she walked out of the infirmary as fast as she could without seeming conspicuous.

"Women," Neal sighed. "You can love 'em but you can never understand 'em." With that he took off his white robe and strode out if the infirmary after Kel.

Neal found Kel sitting at an empty table with a clay mug in her hands. She was scowling into her cup and looked distracted.

"Can't stop thinking about him?" Neal drawled behind her left ear.

He was barely fast enough to miss the well-aimed blow at his head. "Cork it Nealan," she growled. "I'm not having a good day."

Neal looked at her speculatively and then picked up the mug she was drinking out of and sniffed. "Kel! What are you doing drinking—" He started before Kel's hand wrapped around his mouth.

"I'm not drinking it 'O master healer' I only took it because the men are wondering why I wont drink anything stronger than cider anymore. It's not as if I ever really drank but I would have a couple of sips of mead or whatever on occasion and now they've picked up that I've stopped. I don't want them to suspect anything and this was the way to do it!" Kel was whispering hotly and Neal rolled his eyes.

"Good gods Kel, why not tell them? I mean they will figure it out sometime."

Kel scowled at Neal and then her face fell. She looked ashamed. "I haven't told Dom yet," she whispered.

"You haven't—you haven't told him yet? Yuki told me you were going to tell him this morning!

"Well I lied. I meant to tell him. I swear I did. But I ran into him and I wasn't ready and I ran away!" she was babbling and she couldn't stop. "I couldn't help it Neal I was so scared! I hoped that he would come after me and that he would stay thousands of leagues away. It was as if the sun had risen and set in the same direction. I felt confused and scared—"

Neal put a hand on her elbow causing her to stop talking. "I suggest you tell him. He has the right to know. More than anyone else." He looked her in the eye as he said, "Tell him now."

Kel nodded, resolve was written all over her face as she stood up and strode away towards Dom's room.

A/N: I'm so sorry that I haven't been updating in a while and this chapter sucks and I know it. I was not sure whether or not to get Kel and Dom to talk but Nayia.Lyon convinced me that I needed one chapter in between. I would like to dedicate this chapter to my cousin Rebecca who gave me ideas when I was completely out of my mind thinking of something to write. I would also like to thank daughter-of-faeries, Alianne Cooper and rachel132 who have been with me since the beginning. Now to my review thank yous. There were so many this time, I want to thank every single on of you for all your support!

Beloved Fool: I'm glad you like it. And the use of dumped and any other terms like that are the result of too many Popsicles and way too many Disney movies.

Lady Page: Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

Lady Angelique of Mistiqu: Dom's not really the bad guy. He's just the character that did some bad business with our favorite main character without taking caution.

daughter-of-faeries: I'm glad you like Yuki and Neal. I find it really hard to write Dom and I know he's OOC and I've been trying to fix that, but I don't know, my writing doesn't like him in character. At least for this fic.

Alanna-of-Olau: That's very nice of you to tell me…

Mustang Gal: Kel's not OOC just a little hormonal lolz

oceanspike: I'm not telling! You'll find out soon enough if you haven't already! P.S. I loved your story! Miamouse pointed me in your direction.

Dom's Lover: Thanks. I like it too. The KelDom with Cleon getting her 'knocked up' got pretty repetitive and I wanted a change hence the freaky KelDom story I have composed.

ossini: Thanks.

rachel132: Thank you. You are too kind. blushes

Nayia.Lyon: Hi sis. Thanks for your help and I'm sorry but I think it's funny.

Alianne Cooper: Thanks! Obviously I updated (duh).

Crazy Dolfin: Thanks.

Letselina: Me too! takes sword and kills Cleon Die stupid Tortallan knight! Die! Die!

meggy: Thank you.

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miamouse: Megz. You knew the entire time I was writing this fic BECAUSE YOU WERE STANDING BESIDE ME! But I thank you for the compliment.