Chapter Seven
Misery Loves Company
This is dedicated to daughter-of-faeries, for her awesome review...i found it quite humorous!! Also, i would like to thank FairyDust4Ever, for trying somethng new. Oh, and to KeeperofthePineNeedles for making me feel so guilty!!!!!!!!
Okay, sorry to everyone for taking so long to update!!!!!!! I feel so bad. If you want to give me hell about it, i give you permission. I feel awful. NO POOKIE, THAT DOES MOST CERTAINLY NOT MEAN YOU, SO YOU CAN QUIT YOUR EVIL CACKLES!!!!!YOU CAN ALSO QUIT PLANNING WAYS TO TORTURE ME WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!! OR I'LL TELL YOU THAT THING YOU WANTED TO TELL THE FLAMERMAN MORON!!!!!!!
Kel gaped, astonished at the turn of events. Her parents just smiled knowingly and slipped away into the crowd, leaving the two alone to talk.
Once they were out of sight, Dom reached over and gently pushed her mouth closed, smiling as he did. She continued to watch him, eyeswide in shock.
He bowed. "Shall we dance, milady?" He gave her no time to answer, just swept her off to the dance floor. He gripped her waist tightly and began to talk as they twirled around. "Hmm…the cider is good tonight. Much better than the kind we had at Queenscove. I used to go during the summer, and one year, Neal went down and put something disgusting in all of it, making anyone who drank it feel like they wanted to throw up…needless to say, I didn't drink cider from there again, afraid that it would have been poisoned. Neal can be such an idiot some times. Like today," he shook his head, "he always has the worst bloody timing known to man-"
Kel jabbed him in the side, effectively shutting him up. "Dom, don't you try to turn the conversation," she whispered fiercely. "I want to know what that was about, and I want to know now."
He smiled innocently at her. "I wasn't trying to turn the conversation, Protector."
She glowered at him, and he sighed. "Okay, okay. You got me." Clearing his throat, he stated, "I love you." He said it as it was the most natural thing in the world.
She looked furious enough to kill him. Instead, she pulled the sergeant off the floor and out of the ballroom, much like what he had done to Neal. She, however, didn't care that there were people watching. Kel walked up the stairs, pulling him behind her.
When they were in that small office once more, she slammed the door and locked it before looking back at him.
Impatiently, Kel tapped her foot, waiting for an explanation. "I love you," Dom stated softly. He smiled at her frustrated look.
She wanted to scream. Instead, she said, voice deathly calm, "I think we established that. Now, I want to know what you've been drinking."
Dom had never seen her more angry in all the time he had known her. He decided to egg her on, wondering what her response would be. "Nothing, my dear. However, I am drunk none the less, drunk on your beauty."
She lifted her arm as if she was about to hit him. He raised his own arm to deflect her blow and said laughingly, "I was just kidding…well, with the last part. And no, I'm not drunk, Protector." He rolled his eyes.
Having established that he had not in fact been drinking, she calmed down a bit, not even commenting on the name. "Well then," She began, an unsure tone entering her voice. She left the comment hanging, wondering what to say next. Wondering what she could say.
He took a step closer, then another, until he was close enough that she could feel his breath on her face.
"Well then," Dom whispered, voice husky, as he wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her into himself. He was about to kiss her again when she squeaked, "Are-". Clearing her throat, she began again, in a more calm, even tone, "Are you sure?"
He looked at her, shock filling his eyes. This was the girl who, when told that women were too weak to become knights, proved them wrong. The girl who had gone through all the conservatives remarks, never doubting her ability. The girl who went through eight years of being told she wasn't good enough, and never gave up. She doubted that someone would love her?
He had never known her to be like this, to need to be assured of something. And quite frankly, it scared him. How could he prove to her that he was in love with her? What words could he use to reassure her? Rubbing her cheek gently with his thumb, he whispered, "Of course I'm sure. I've never been more sure of anything in my life."
She looked down, face stained with a light blush.
A grin lit his face. "Are you blushing?" Dom asked in a light, teasing voice. "Yes, I think you are."
She hit him upside the head. "You're a jerk." She told him with a frown.
He gave her a large smile and said with a wink, "But you still love me."
She huffed, placing a hand on her hip. "Don't be so sure of yourself, Domitan."
He looked at her, a stricken look on his face. She seemed…. serious. But she did love him, didn't she? She acted like she did. And…she had blushed when….
"Oh, don't look so surprised, Dom. I'm just teasing you." She gave him another hard look. "Which, by the way, you deserved. Saying that in front of my parents before you even tell me. Humph."
Dom let out a sigh of relief. Grinning innocently, he replied, "I thought it would better for my health. The safety of people being around so you couldn't kill me." He adopted a hurt look. "You almost did, anyway."
She rolled her eyes. "Well, I wonder why. And don't give me that look. You know very well you that deserve to be hurt. You're lucky I don't take you out to the practice courts right now."
"You wouldn't do that." He said, voice full of confidence.
"Oh, I wouldn't, would I?" She quirked an eyebrow.
"Nope. You like kissing me too much." His cocky grin returned.
"Hmm…." She mumbled, "Good point."
She then proceeded to wrap an arm around his neck and pull his lips down to her own.
Once she had released him, she said, voice stern, "I can still whip your butt on the practice courts. And don't you forget it."
Humph. I don't like it. I think I need to re-write it…any suggestions, anyone?
Also, I was thinking of adding another chapter, with them back at the palace…what does everyone think?
By the way, for anyone who reads my other stories and is wondering about my lack of updates- I will finish this story and Goodbye to You first, then I will work on Things Left Unsaid, Of Love and War, and Letters from Home. Then I will work on my other stories that I only have a little of…and I will probably post several one-shots up in between….unfortunately, I will be adding no new chapter stories, because I don't need more up…I have to learn to work on one thing at a time, or I will never get anything done. Anyway, after I'm done with those, I'll be posting a Kel/Zahir.
Also, my friend and I are writing a fairy tale under our joint screen name, EnchantedGurls….its called Ella of the Ashes, and is a Cinderella story. It's quite good, if I do say so myself…anyway, please go read it!!
I'm looking for a new beta in my K/J stories, as well as my K/N ones...if anyone wants to do it, here is what i would like: that you are on the net fairly often, you dont mind offering advice, you harass me to update...I need it sometimes-okay, as Kaitlin says, quite often. Anyway, if you are interested in doing it (gods, i hope someone is!) email me, or say something in your review (and yes, this is a way to get reviews). anywayz, on to the responses to reviews....
alannalovingwriter: lol. thanks. i'm glad you love it. sorry for taking so long to update... unfortunately, i didnt get past like pg 32 with that bloody book. it was just so flipping boring...maybe i should try rereading it...oh well
Sam: thank god your on WLD! Now i can shorten it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank all the gods...ok, so i'm lazy. of course, who couldnt? aww, thanks...i love cliffies. they rock. well, except when your reading them. then they chomp.
um: well, thanks...i think. I just recently escaped from the asylum.
Hannah: i know, its sad. tragic, really...but doesnt it make for a great story? lol.
DrStrange: if you dont mind, i shortened your name...i'm lazy like that. I'm sure you coulndt tell from my lack of updating for three months...oops
CodeName: lol. Thanks...
Warrior of Tortall: lol. yeah, think how you would feel!! That would be bloody awful!!!!
Megster: well, if neal and kel have been friends for so long, its possible that theyve met...maybe they were at court, or he went home with her one time, or they went to his weddding. the possibilities are endless....i knoe...it was a miracle, wasnt it? It was even for me, and i was the one writing it!!!!lol
daughter-of-faeries:lol...this was probably my fave review. it cracked me up...Dom is awesome...so amazingly cute. Sorry for the slow update!
lena-jade: oh, thank you...i probably wouldnt have noticed it otherwise...sometimes it just escapes me, sadly. thanx, btw!
FairyDust4Ever: thanks...its a really big compliment that someone who doesnt really like the pairing likes the story...
Wake-Robin: lol. yup, he does. I'm glad.
LilliannaRose: lol. yup, you do...and while your rabbit sounds very cute and lovable, i still think you scare me.
pinky: thank you much!!!! i know, isnt he cute?
hushykid3: : lol.
aznchicki: interesting name...may i ask how you came up with it? i think if i do another chapter, i will have him...thatd be fun. Well, since you think so, what do you think he should do?
Keziah: lol. I'd have to agree. Thanks!!!!!! I had hoped i got it right....Why would he be flipped out? I dont really like it, because its not really realistic...hed be happpy for his best friend and cousin. sorry for taking so long...and yeah, you were right about the cliffhanger bit...i was happy with everyones reaction, because that showed how anxious they were to read more. i was so flattered.
The ORIGINAL Meathead: lol. thanks. I figure that most aunts and uncles would be trying to get their youngest neice set up with someone....someone reccommended it? who? I'll have to thank them...thats really flattering...thank you for reading it, too...thats really flattering too, especially if you dont normally read this pairing. lol. I'm sorry for taking so long!!!!!!
KeeperofthePineNeedles: i'm sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry.
Wolfy: i shortened your name too...lol. sorry. Dom is the absolute best!!!!!!!!!! aww...thanks. tahts so nice.
parcheezie: lol...i'll try!!
Aevum: lol. thanks. glad you liked!
alwaysbelle: oopsie....
Secret Agent Angel: awww, thanks. i'm so flattered...
The Weaving Wheel: lol. thanks. yeah, it was kinda, huh?
Pheep: aww...thanks. I cant believe you added me to your fave authors list...thats so nice!!!!
mepb: my parents, too...i dont know, but it makes for an interesting story, in my opinon...shy people (me) wouldnt be anywhere with really loud people...(annoying girl sitting next to me getting mad cuz i call her by this awesome name that she doesnt like...its funny to tease her...)
Phillippa: thanks!
dreamerdoll (krista under my s/n): lol. thanks, and ur welcome...i was like, what in the heck, when i first saw your review...it was funny.
anonymous: thanks! i love dom, too...
Makai-Tenshi: thanks. lol. good, i'm glad...hes awesome. lol. no, i guess not....it was??????? have you updated recently?? if you did, i'm behind...
Jennyvere Moss: kewlies. i'm so glad.
Phillippa: lol. I will
Problem Cows of the world: lol...v funny. aww. thanks. i'll try not to. its just so bloody hard. I tried, i really did, to update!!!!!!
Vedalynne: Thanks!!
Fantasizing-Fluff: i thought you were Fanta at first (fantasizingladyknight). You sound like her, even your name is kinda like it...(dont worry, its a good thing) you just dont have her sign off. she uses it for everything, and its very kewl. lol. thanks for the review...i'll try not to make anymore cliffies....NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! does evil cackle. well, if your crazyu, we all must be.
Annmarie: lol. Well, i am nothing if not unique.
Heartlioness: lol. so do i. Its just so funny to watch her get all muddled. or mad...mads v. fun.
Alianne Cooper:lol. I have a lot of catching up on my writing...ugh. Thanks. Embarrassing is fun...and funny.yeah, i know, my attempt to get one up soon didnt work. sorry for taking so long.yeah, i know...i feel bad.
Arie: thanks!!!!!!! and i did!!!!!!!! well, soon after you wrote it!!!!!!!!!! i'm so proud of myself...not really, but still.