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Leaf: I AM NORMAL! WAAAAA

Chapter 6: Painting

Kel and Dom made there way quickly to Corus. They traveled lite and only had time for quick kisses. Tobe who was joining them was sleepy and unaccustomed to the quick travel but did complain at all.

On the second day of their travel Corus loomed ahead of them. Tobe gapped for he had never been to the city. "Is thhi-this Corus, m'lady?" Tobe asked with wide eyes. Dom chuckled.

"He's a country lad all right." They made their way into the city and to the palace. At the gates was Yuki. She stood there and only the corners of her mouth upturned as Kel arrived. Kel hoped down from her hoarse and she and Yuki bowed. Then hugged.

"Yuki! Neal has been in a daze since you left Mastiff."

"I know. Now Lalasa has finished your dress." Kel grimaced. Dom laughed again. "And she has finished your tunic, Dom" His laugh faded.

"I hate weddings..." he mumbled.

"Come lets go into the city." Kel told Yuki. "Tobe come with me. I want you to meet my friend, Lalasa." Tobe nodded.

"In...Into the city?" He said with a squeak. Kel sighed.

"You have to get used to it sometime."

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An hour later Kel, Yuki and Tobe entered Lalasa's store. Fabric was all over the place, and the tiny girl jumped up to hug Kel as she entered.

"Oh Miss, it is you." She cried with joy. "I have nearly finished your dress.

"Thats good, I will try it on but I need you to take measurements of Tobe here." She pointed to the small boy.

"Ok ok I will make do, Come here boy." She said and Tobe jumped. "He reminds me of that Merric fellow when he was but a page." Lalasa wound a piece of rope around Tobe's waist, his shoulders and his legs. "He is going to be tall." She said to herself. "Ok now what do you need me to make for him?" Lalasa asked.

"Something he can wear to the wedding." Kel said in her ear. Lalasa smiled.

"Now you, Kel try on the dress." Pleaded Yuki.

"All right I shall, where is it?" Kel grumbled. Lalasa went into the back and brought out with her a a gold colored dress. To her touch, Kel felt the softest material in the world. "What is it?" She asked.

"Silk. It is made from silk." Lalasa said. She shoved her into the back room where Kel slipped it on. The dress fell off her shoulders and hugged her body until it fanned out at the end. Gold beads where woven into the Yamani symbol for love, happiness, and eternal good hummer. The result was a bunch of flower like shapes around the dress. Just above her breast sat a sparkling amber flower with a deep violet purple. Kel spun around a couple times and smiled. She liked the dress. She then looked at the head piece she was to wear for the service.
It was a trianglar shap that sat flat on her head. Coming off the sides and into Kel's newly shoulder length hair was gold ribbon with diamonds. Kel didn't like the head piece. It attracted to much attention to her hair. She want to cut it again, but Yuki and Shinkokami forbade her. They wanted her hair long for their weddings. Kel sighed and took the head piece. She stepped out and Lalasa gasped.

"Oh Lady if I do say so myself you never looked so ladylike before." Lalasa told her. She then went to make a few adjustments on the dress. "Needs to be an inch longer..." She murmured.
Yuki eyes twinkled with pride. "You look wonderful." She told her in a calm voice.

"Shinkokami's dress she will have you wear won't be ready for another two days." Kel nodded. The yamini's eyes stopped twinkling and she frowned in her yamini way. "Kel....where is the head piece." Kel grimaced.

"I will wear this, but I refuse to wear that thing." She said pointing back to the dressing room. "If you make me I will cut my hair."

"Fine do as you like." Lalasa stood.

"Ok I am done, you may change." Lalasa told her. Kel went back into the room and took it off. When she had redressed Lalasa came back to Kel with a sketch of a simple but nice tunic for a boy. Kel nodded, hugged her friend goodbye and left with Yuki and Tobe.

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Once Kel got back to the palace she found Dom talking with Miles, Alanna's father. He stopped when she entered. Miles stood and hugged his old student. Dom helped her from the room and they walked down the hall way.

"Don't you want to know, Kel?" He asked her with a hidden smile.

"Want to know what?" She answered with all innocence.
"Why the surprise?" Kel smiled.

"Yes I would Like to know" She admitted. He turned and kissed her.

"Ok the surprise is this", he took her into another dark room. When her eyes adjusted she gaped. In the room was a beautiful painting. It needed a little bit more work but it was wonderful. It was a portrait of Yuki and Neal. Yuki shown like the beauty she was, and Neal looked like the serious man he had yet to come.

"You?" Kel asked in shock. He nodded lighting a candle she saw that it was a very wonderful painting. The details where accurate and the quality amazing.

"I picked it up when I was little." He told her. "I thought this was a nice gift for them. Do you like it?" He asked nervously. She nodded. "Then I have something for you too." He took a sheet of a small canvas and on the canvas was a painting of Kel's baby griffin. She went up to the picture. It was so real she felt like she heard his angry squawking.

"Thank you." She said and turned to look back at the picture. Big arms wrapped around her.

"I am gald you like it."

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The next day the rest of the travlers arvived and the King anounced that tournaments would be held in honor of The princes wedding in a month's time. Kel smiled, time to get back into the tilting saddle she said to herself.

END OF CHAPPIE!

Nicole: and the monkeys?
(no answer)
Nicole: Hello?
Lana: Oh sorry I was sleeping.
Nicole: Ok......
Lana: She says that the monkeys are coming.
Rachel: Yeah they are....or at least Leaf and the mob are.
Nicole: Mob?
Leaf: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (Rachel catches Leaf) Oh hi...0.o
Mob: Ok ok lets get her.
(All without Rachel and Lana and Nicole go. Leaf runs. Lana and Rachel fall back asleep Nicole is left alone.)
Nicole; MUAHAHAH I AM ALONE AND UNSUPRIVSED NOW I CAN TAKE OVER THE WORLD! .......(blinks and realizes the people watching. She takes out a hypnotic thingy and points at reader) you heard absolutely nothing....it was all....a dream Review Peoples was all you heard...MUAHAHAHHA (falls unconscious as a monkey bangs a bowling ball on her head.)
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