Reunion
"Remind me again; why are we doing this?" Kit asked Nita as she straightened his tie and brushed a piece of lint off his shoulder.
"Oh, come on Kit!" exclaimed Nita excitedly as she adjusted her dress, "It's our ten year high school reunion! We'll finally get to see all our friends from high school again; it's been ages!"
"But we had to delay our Neptune assignment! Who knows what those Srim could be up to?"
"It's only a territorial problem, one day won't hurt them, besides, we could use the break." Nita frowned; their present assignment was the easiest one they'd had since when Tom had asked for help picking out a tie for a big presentation. How could he be getting worked up over this?
How am I ever going to ask her now? Kit thought, touching the small velvet box in his pocket. In the nine years we've been dating, I finally find the perfect time. Oh well, I guess I'll do it at dinner tonight.
"What was that?" Nita asked.
"Uh, nothing," he said, turning around so she wouldn't see him flush.
Hmm, he's up to something... oh well, I'll ask him what's up after the reunion. "Come on; we're going to be late!
When they arrived at the school, Kit spotted a tall figure bounding toward the car.
"Hey KF!" the man shouted.
"Pirate! How ya been? I haven't seen you in forever!"
"Likewise little guy. Who's that in the car with you? AH HAH!" he crowed, "I knew you two would get together! The whole school knew! Wait till I tell them!" and he bounded off. Nita emerged from the car strawberry red.
"Of all the people," she sighed, "Oh well, let's go face the music."
They spent a few hours chatting with old aquaintences, who were teasing them mercilessly, eating pretzels off the snack table, and dancing to a few songs by Journey and Billy Idol.
"I love this song," Nita whispered in Kit's ear. She remembered it well from when they'd been searching for Dairine on her Ordeal. Sitting alone on the moon, watching the blue and green gem of the earth above her.
"'Scuse me for a sec, I should probably check and make sure nothing on Neptune's out of control, you know, just in case." and Kit headed out into the lobby. When he found an unoccupied stall in the restroom, he reached into his otherspace pocket and pulled out his manual. On some unexplainable compulsion, he flipped to the listings of wizards in his area. Kit suddenly gasped. Under his usual name, power listing, and address, something new had been added; Regional Senior. He flipped to Nits's listing, and the same thing had been added. He stood there for a moment, paralyzed by the shock. Coming to, he ran out to get Nita.