Kel, Allanna, George, Daine, and Numair all sat stairing at Kiba. They had just heard of were she came from and how she was made. They had never heard of anything like it. She sat with her head down. She looked up and gave a half smile. Kel wondered if she had ever reall smiled befor. A true smile. If she had ever been happy.
"Now I don't know what to do," Kiba told them, "I can't stay this close to the border. I have no where to go. I have no money."
"Could you go back to the farmers house? The one your body lived at?" George asked.
Kiba shook her head no. "No. The body changed when the souls were put in me. They wouldn't knw who I was. And even if they did I'm not the same person as there daughter. It would be like liveing with strangers."
"Well," said Numair, "I think the King needs to hear of this." He looked at Kel. "May I use your fire to contact him?" She nodded and he walked up the steps to find a nice quit place to talk to the king.
Kel looked at Kiba. "He might take a while," she said, "Is there anything you would like to do? While you wait?" Kiba looked into Kel's eyes. "I would love to go see my horse. He must be worried about me." She stood. Kel stood as well. She looked at the others in the room. Allanna looked at her and smiled. "Go on," she said, "We'll wait here and talk." Kel nodded and walked out the door with Kiba.
Once out side Kiba took a deep breath. She looked at Kel. "So your a knight to?" she asked as they started to walk. Kel nodded. "It must be hard to run this place. People always being pains. Not likeing you because your a girl or becasue your young." Kel looked at Kiba. "Did you ever have a time were you thought you would live your life without friends?" Kiba asked her. Kel nodded. "Yea," she said. "When I first went to the palace to become a knight I thought noone would be friends with me becasue I was a girl."
Kel smiled. "But that's over now," she said. "I have friends now. You can make friends here too. People aren't a scary as they seem." Kiba gave a light laugh. "You know," she said. "I've never had a friend befor. Not as I am now. I'm sure the girl on the farm did but I never did. Only my horse."
They had reach the barn by that time. They were about to open the door when they heard a crash. They quickly opened the door to find a horse broken out and running at them. It came to a stop right in front of Kiba. She smiled and stroked it's nose.
"I told you I'ld be fine, Cracker," she said to it. "You didn't have to brake out." She turned to Kel. "Could I take him out for a ride?" she asked Kel. Kel looked her over. She looked healthy. "You're still not to tired are you? Or your horse?" Kiba shook her head. "No, we're fine."
Kel Smiled. "Let me find someone to go with you. To watch over you. The war may be over but bandits are still around and they love when young girls go out for a ride alone."
"Thank you," Kida said as she walked her horse out the door. Kel looked around. Dom's squad had come to stay at New Hope a few weeks ago. They wouldn't be doing anything right now. Just then she saw who she was looking for. "Dom!" she yelled out. He came over at a trot. "Morning, Mother," he said looking around. "Did I forget to do a chore"
Kel laughed at him and punched his arm. "Oh, hush you. No, I need you to take Miss Kiba out side and keep an eye on her. She just wants to ride but the last thing I need is for her to get hurt or killed."
He saluted her. "Yes, mother," he said and ran to get his horse befor Kel could hit him.
"Is he your friend or your son?"
Kel spun around to find Kiba standing there. Her horse was standing far behind her. Praticly at the other end of the camp.
"No that's just a nickname they gave me," she said. "Why is your horse so far back?"
Kiba smiled. "We want to have some fun." She walked over to the gate. Dom was there with his horse. The Gate was opened for them. He smiled at her.
"YOu got an imaginary horse with you or are you gona walk?" He said with a laugh. "Want to race?" he asked with a laugh. She smiled up at him. "You bet."
The sound of hoofs made him look up. Her horse was running for the gate. KIba satrted to run too. When her horse drew levle with her she grabed his main and jumped onto him. She rode off. No sadlle or bridle. Bareback. She truned and looked at Dom. He turned and ran after her.
A/N: Here we go. Here are the guys Thom and Dom. And the girls Kel and Kiba. Who should go with who. And who sould Kiba live with. Want to here what you think.