Naginata By: Lady Uusoae

This is a story about the couple everyone neglects. Neal and Yukimi. Romance galore and a wedding and heartbreak and all this stuff I can't even begin to explain! Also I'm sorry if Yuki or Kel is OOC because I don't have Squire handy. Anyway if you are a fan of Kel and Neal read this so you can change your mind and become a fan of Yuki and Neal! You have to read this fic because it is by the talented and beautiful Lady Uusoae. What else do I have to say? READ!!!

Chap 2: Reactions

Keladry of Mindelan sat on her bed. Neal's getting married! She thought I should be happy for him, he's my friend and so is Yuki! So why don't I fell happy? She pondered this for a few minutes before she gave way to the fact that she still loved Neal. OH well, there's nothing I can do about it now. Groaning she got up and decided to go give the happy couple her compliments. Walking out of her room she continued to kick herself for still loving Neal and even more not doing anything about it (ha-ha you're too late Kel!) She turned the corner and saw Neal and Yuki, her hand instantly went to her hair. "Kel! Did you hear the news?" Neal said, his face blazing with delight.

"I heard and I'm so happy for you too!" Kel said, forcing herself to sound happy. She even attempted a smile, what came out was a grimace.

Her friends didn't even notice. They had seemingly forgotten she was there and were gazing deeply into each others eyes. (Ha-ha! He doesn't love you, Kel!) She walked away hiding tears behind a Yamani mask. She made it to her rooms without crying although she had to remind herself often to be as stone. She sat on her bed for hours thinking of how many times in the past she could have made Neal fall in love with her. There was still her lover, Cleon of Kennan but she knew she didn't love him, not like she loved Neal. She didn't know why she was Cleon's lover maybe if they hadn't been together all those years she would be the one marrying Neal. Its too late for these thoughts now, she chided herself.

Neal and Yuki were still sitting on the bench where Kel had found them. Yuki was rejoicing in her good fortune although she hid it behind her best Yamani mask. Her joy was almost complete except for some reason when they had talked to Kel she had seemed....well strange. "Neal?" she asked turning to face her fianc

"What, love?" Neal asked startled out of his daydream

"When we talked to Kel did she seem....well strange to you?" Yuki asked, hoping she'd get an answer that wasn't 'I don't Know'

"I didn't notice, but now that you've mentioned it, yes." Neal said "What do you think was bothering her?"

"I don't know! It just seemed that she wasn't.....overjoyed at us getting married or something." Yuki said sounded very unhappy at the thought of her friend not sharing her joy.

"Nah! She's probably just missing her lover, Cleon of Kennan." Neal said shrugging off the thought of Kel not being happy for him. He was happy enough for the both of them.

He turned to Yukimi and kissed her deeply, temporarily sweeping away her thoughts of Kel.

AWWWWWW! Aren't they so cute together? Anyway, in the next chapter

The return of a certain young man/ Neal gets drunk and does the can-can/ Yuki confronts her Tortallan friend/ Neal's bachelor party is at the end

Didn't you like my poem? Wait don't answer that! Why are you reading my dorky in-between chapter comments? Get on with the story!!!!!!!