SQUIRE KELADRY; MOTHER?
Diclaimer: you know the drill: Stop, drop, and roll! oh and if ya didn't know the drill, you do now. Also....spread the juicy tidbit of information with everyone you know...OH! I forgot the best part...I own nothing in this ranting except the absurd words that come out of the character's (Tamora Pierce's BTW) mouth. I can't even claim that because those in part come from my own life experiences and...yeah. So Review please.
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3 *Someone like you* 3
"The King's Own can't marry and- "
Kel cut him off. "Forget all that for a second!" She snapped. "I know that, and you know that! But- " Kel stopped herself realizing how unlike herself she was acting. "Sorry." She apologized for her outburst. Dom patted her hand softly as reassurance. Then he decided to answer her previous question. The one before the outburst. "Yeah, I guess if things were different, and I found the right woman..." Dom grinned smugly. "Maybe someone like you for instance- then I wouldn't have any objections- especially with someone like you-"
"You said that already.
"- To having children." He continued as if she hadn't said anything.
"Someone like me? Yeah right."
Dom 'attempted' a yearning stare. "Of course! How could anyone ever hope to compare to you?" Unfortunately, his 'attempt' was fairly successful...
Kel scoffed. "You're starting to sound like Cleon!" Then she realized what she had just said. Cleon was the cause of most of her recent stress. Kel sort of went away, consumed with treacherous thoughts. She vaguely heard Dom's deep voice, but his words didn't register and went unnoticed.
"Kel?" Dom raised his voice to get her attention. "Are you okay?" His hand softly brushed her arm. The contact noticeably made Kel shiver. She shook her head, clearing her thoughts.
"Hmm?" She asked her attention focusing on his finely chiseled face and piercing blue eyes.
"I asked if you were okay."
"Oh yes. I'm fine." And that was true, for the most part. So Dom accepted the answer.
"So is my sounding like the giant red-head, Cleon, a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Depends."
"Depends on what?"
"The month or even the day of the week. But considering I haven't seen him a while..." She trailed off hoping Dom would let the subject die.
Dom couldn't do that. His heart wrenched uncontrollably. "Do you miss him?" *Better to know now,* Dom told himself. *That way I can stop kidding myself with these obsessive feelings I've developed for Kel. What's the use pining for her when she has eyes for another. And if I sounded like Cleon before, then he must feel the same for her.* Dom over rationalized.
"Nope!" Kel answered his question. "Not a stitch!"
Once again, Kel looked deeply into Dom's sapphire eyes, and was startled by what she saw in them. Even though, she wasn't even exactly sure ``what`` she saw hidden in the azure depths. "That's good." Dom muttered to no one in particular.
"What?" Kel asked unsure if she had heard correctly.
"Nothing." Dom replied to quickly.
"Do you think you'll ever had children?" Dom asked effectively changing the subject.
Kel laughed ironically knowing the bitter truth. "Yes." Dom scowled at the tone of her response.
"Is that a bad thing?" He asked uncertainly.
"Yes. No. Sometimes. I don't know. It depends." Kel was flustered and seemed confused by her own answer. He could tell that the present topic of discussion was giving her some stress. Again, Dom didn't like the turn in the conversation, so he changed the subject.
"Have you heard from Meathead lately?"
"No." Kel had become oddly distant and the change was rather abrupt. Dom didn't know what to say to her at the moment.
"Neither have I." Dom responded. He was cautiously trying to figure out what his next step should be.
Shortly there cam a harsh pounding from the other side fo the door. Dom and Kel looked at each other but Kel made no move to answer the thrashing. It was somewhat obvious that Kel was stranded in other places at the moment.
Dom crossed the room in a few quick, long strides and opened the door.
"Ahh...there you are." Kel heard Raoul's strong voice come from the other side of the open door.
Dom smiled. "Here I am." he admitted. "I didn't know I was lost but..."
Raoul didn't see the humor in it. Kel's knight master looked past Dom and saw Kel sitting on the bed. She smiled at him, coming out of her daze. Raoul nodded in acknowledgment to her presence.
"Are you two ready to go?" Raoul asked trying to keep his patience with the both of them.
"Go where?" Kel asked suddenly paying more attention to what was going on around her.
Raoul laughed trying to keep his cool. "To Scanra. Where else? You do remember right?"
"Oops." Dom responded. I don't know about Kel, but I haven't even packed yet."
"No. I haven't either." Kel admitted. "I haven't even started."
Raoul sighed and shook his head. "Everyone else is saddled and ready to go. They're all waiting on you two." He added. Squire and Sargent were both feeling guilty by this time.
"I'm sorry." Dom started. "I didn't realize the day had passed so quickly. It's my fault. Really it is. It's my fault we're not ready. I came to see Kel and we just got to talking... "
Raoul nodded. "All right. Get packed and ready. Then you two can come when you're ready. I expect you to leave today though. No dawdling. We'll ride slow, you try and catch up with us alright?" Raoul stated firmly. There wasn't much else he could do.
Kel and Dom nodded like obedient children sufficiently chided for their lapse in time awareness. Raoul and the rest of the group departed a little later that afternoon than they expected. Mindelan seemed oddly abandoned with the big crowd gone; even though, the rest of Kel's family was still there. Immediately Kel and Dom began packing through the silence of the abandoned home.
A/N: Are you caling me a hoe? No. I'm calling you a slut, you skanky bitch. Oh wait... where'd that come from? I have no idea. Forget that...I'm sorry about the language. I'm tired, last Monday was my first day of work, and the Thursday before that i got back from camp. But, as you're obviously seeing, somewhere along the line, i got my butt in gear and fixed a whole bunch of crap. So I've been through a lot of stress, trying to fix my computer and all... don't ya think that that deserves a review? Even a little one? Any way I hope you like it and REVIEW! I must go now... miss me! and Review so I know that you did. I shall pine! Don't know what esle to say, there's not much to say, just review, tell me what you think, honestly, and give suggestions, ask questions... about... anything. Whatever toats your float! I don't have to work till Friday! Yea! Yea! Yea! That's so great. Bye Review
LDoQ
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Diclaimer: you know the drill: Stop, drop, and roll! oh and if ya didn't know the drill, you do now. Also....spread the juicy tidbit of information with everyone you know...OH! I forgot the best part...I own nothing in this ranting except the absurd words that come out of the character's (Tamora Pierce's BTW) mouth. I can't even claim that because those in part come from my own life experiences and...yeah. So Review please.
cHaPteR S¦×TeEñ
3 *Someone like you* 3
"The King's Own can't marry and- "
Kel cut him off. "Forget all that for a second!" She snapped. "I know that, and you know that! But- " Kel stopped herself realizing how unlike herself she was acting. "Sorry." She apologized for her outburst. Dom patted her hand softly as reassurance. Then he decided to answer her previous question. The one before the outburst. "Yeah, I guess if things were different, and I found the right woman..." Dom grinned smugly. "Maybe someone like you for instance- then I wouldn't have any objections- especially with someone like you-"
"You said that already.
"- To having children." He continued as if she hadn't said anything.
"Someone like me? Yeah right."
Dom 'attempted' a yearning stare. "Of course! How could anyone ever hope to compare to you?" Unfortunately, his 'attempt' was fairly successful...
Kel scoffed. "You're starting to sound like Cleon!" Then she realized what she had just said. Cleon was the cause of most of her recent stress. Kel sort of went away, consumed with treacherous thoughts. She vaguely heard Dom's deep voice, but his words didn't register and went unnoticed.
"Kel?" Dom raised his voice to get her attention. "Are you okay?" His hand softly brushed her arm. The contact noticeably made Kel shiver. She shook her head, clearing her thoughts.
"Hmm?" She asked her attention focusing on his finely chiseled face and piercing blue eyes.
"I asked if you were okay."
"Oh yes. I'm fine." And that was true, for the most part. So Dom accepted the answer.
"So is my sounding like the giant red-head, Cleon, a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Depends."
"Depends on what?"
"The month or even the day of the week. But considering I haven't seen him a while..." She trailed off hoping Dom would let the subject die.
Dom couldn't do that. His heart wrenched uncontrollably. "Do you miss him?" *Better to know now,* Dom told himself. *That way I can stop kidding myself with these obsessive feelings I've developed for Kel. What's the use pining for her when she has eyes for another. And if I sounded like Cleon before, then he must feel the same for her.* Dom over rationalized.
"Nope!" Kel answered his question. "Not a stitch!"
Once again, Kel looked deeply into Dom's sapphire eyes, and was startled by what she saw in them. Even though, she wasn't even exactly sure ``what`` she saw hidden in the azure depths. "That's good." Dom muttered to no one in particular.
"What?" Kel asked unsure if she had heard correctly.
"Nothing." Dom replied to quickly.
"Do you think you'll ever had children?" Dom asked effectively changing the subject.
Kel laughed ironically knowing the bitter truth. "Yes." Dom scowled at the tone of her response.
"Is that a bad thing?" He asked uncertainly.
"Yes. No. Sometimes. I don't know. It depends." Kel was flustered and seemed confused by her own answer. He could tell that the present topic of discussion was giving her some stress. Again, Dom didn't like the turn in the conversation, so he changed the subject.
"Have you heard from Meathead lately?"
"No." Kel had become oddly distant and the change was rather abrupt. Dom didn't know what to say to her at the moment.
"Neither have I." Dom responded. He was cautiously trying to figure out what his next step should be.
Shortly there cam a harsh pounding from the other side fo the door. Dom and Kel looked at each other but Kel made no move to answer the thrashing. It was somewhat obvious that Kel was stranded in other places at the moment.
Dom crossed the room in a few quick, long strides and opened the door.
"Ahh...there you are." Kel heard Raoul's strong voice come from the other side of the open door.
Dom smiled. "Here I am." he admitted. "I didn't know I was lost but..."
Raoul didn't see the humor in it. Kel's knight master looked past Dom and saw Kel sitting on the bed. She smiled at him, coming out of her daze. Raoul nodded in acknowledgment to her presence.
"Are you two ready to go?" Raoul asked trying to keep his patience with the both of them.
"Go where?" Kel asked suddenly paying more attention to what was going on around her.
Raoul laughed trying to keep his cool. "To Scanra. Where else? You do remember right?"
"Oops." Dom responded. I don't know about Kel, but I haven't even packed yet."
"No. I haven't either." Kel admitted. "I haven't even started."
Raoul sighed and shook his head. "Everyone else is saddled and ready to go. They're all waiting on you two." He added. Squire and Sargent were both feeling guilty by this time.
"I'm sorry." Dom started. "I didn't realize the day had passed so quickly. It's my fault. Really it is. It's my fault we're not ready. I came to see Kel and we just got to talking... "
Raoul nodded. "All right. Get packed and ready. Then you two can come when you're ready. I expect you to leave today though. No dawdling. We'll ride slow, you try and catch up with us alright?" Raoul stated firmly. There wasn't much else he could do.
Kel and Dom nodded like obedient children sufficiently chided for their lapse in time awareness. Raoul and the rest of the group departed a little later that afternoon than they expected. Mindelan seemed oddly abandoned with the big crowd gone; even though, the rest of Kel's family was still there. Immediately Kel and Dom began packing through the silence of the abandoned home.
A/N: Are you caling me a hoe? No. I'm calling you a slut, you skanky bitch. Oh wait... where'd that come from? I have no idea. Forget that...I'm sorry about the language. I'm tired, last Monday was my first day of work, and the Thursday before that i got back from camp. But, as you're obviously seeing, somewhere along the line, i got my butt in gear and fixed a whole bunch of crap. So I've been through a lot of stress, trying to fix my computer and all... don't ya think that that deserves a review? Even a little one? Any way I hope you like it and REVIEW! I must go now... miss me! and Review so I know that you did. I shall pine! Don't know what esle to say, there's not much to say, just review, tell me what you think, honestly, and give suggestions, ask questions... about... anything. Whatever toats your float! I don't have to work till Friday! Yea! Yea! Yea! That's so great. Bye Review
LDoQ
(_x_) LDoQ *~*