Rob the disclaimer guy: Well, as you can tell, this all belongs to Ms. Pierce, exempting the plot. Enjoy! and review some xD
Oh, and if you haven't read the other story (Twist of Fate II) go read it xD and review on that one as well. Caila will update that one on monday. or tomorrow. depends.
A tall blonde man burst into the Own's mess, followed by a short blonde woman that the men recognized as Buri. Dom and Kel burst out into laughter, only stopping when they realized everyone was staring at them.
"Domitan!" The man roared.
"Er, Kel?"
"Yes Dom?" He panicked as Raoul started marching over to their table.
"Run.," He suggested dryly, and as Dom pulled on Kel's arm, they both sped out of the mess and towards their rooms. Laughing, Kel pulled Dom into her rooms and shut and locked the door.
"We're safe here, for now. He doesn't have a key." Dom stretched out on the bed, and Kel glared at him. "Don't get too comfortable. I want to sleep in my own bed, not in the chair." Dom shrugged, but looked a bit worried as Kel sneezed again and coughed into her hand. As she started to wobble a bit on her feet, Dom shot up and steadied her.
"Kel, you're burning up! I'll go get Neal."
"Dom, I'm fine. Just a bit dizzy. Light-headed." Dom shook his head, and he started to go towards the door, but Kel stopped him.
"Kel, I am going to get Neal." She shook her head.
"Raoul." She croaked out, and lay down on the bed. He grinned sheepishly.
"I forgot about him. I'll go out the window then. " Opening the shutters, he continued, saying, "Don't open the door for anyone except for me or Neal. Or Uncle." Seeing her look, he said, "And the Lioness. You can open the door for her. But most definitely not Raoul, or Buri." Kel nodded. "Alright. I'll go get Neal. You rest." He hugged her briefly, before climbing out the window. Luckily Kel's room was on the first floor, and the drop wasn't that far.
Dom sped to the infirmary, and ran into Neal, who was just exiting. "Neal," he said, panting, for the run had included several flights of stairs, and he had just eaten. "It's Kel." Neal grinned, and said,
"Oh? Yes, what about our Lady Knight?"
"She's sick." Dom could have sworn Neal looked crestfallen, but he ignored it.
"Why didn't you say so?" Neal brushed past him, and started to walk towards Kel's rooms.
"Er, Meathead, not that way." Neal glared at him.
"Don't tell me she's in your rooms!" Dom blushed, and then hit Neal on the shoulder.
"No, but we have to go through the window. Raoul's looking for me." Neal laughed, and then motioned for Dom to lead the way.
Kel heard the door open, and as she only heard one set of footsteps she said quietly, "Dom, where's Neal?" The person, most definitely a man, cleared his throat, and Kel rolled over to see who it was, for Dom would have immediately come over to her to check on her.
"Cleon…" She said, somewhat quietly, and he took this as a sign to talk, not thinking that she was talking quietly because she was dog tired.
"Kel, I've just been thinking."
"Er, Cleon? Could you please leave? I'm not feeling so good, and I'd rather be here alone." Cleon nodded slowly.
"But of course. Could I talk to you later then, when you're feeling better?" Kel nodded, and Cleon patted her on the shoulder before leaving the room. Kel was drifting off to sleep again when Cleon burst back into her room. "Kel, what is the matter with that man outside your rooms?" He exclaimed. "He tackled me out of no reason!"
"Is he blonde?" She asked hesitantly.
"Yes..." Cleon replied, and Kel nodded.
"Well, that's Raoul. He's a bit peeved. Go out the window." Cleon nodded again, and waved to Kel as he left, running into Dom and Neal.
"Uh, Dom? Could you and Neal get in here? I feel really sick." She lay back onto the bed, and watched as Dom bounded into the room, closely followed by Neal. Dom looked at her intently.
"You just said that so I would leave Kennan alone, didn't you?" She shrugged. "So what happened?"
"He came in here. Iactually thought he was you, Dom," She said quietly. "And he asked if he could talk, andI said no, becauseI wasn't feeling good." Dom nodded, and asked,
"You really thought it was me?" Kel nodded sheepishly.
"You and Neal were the only ones who were supposed to come. And if it was Neal, he would have run in complaining about the time lost with his Yamani lily." Dom grinned, and then sat next to Kel."Uh Neal,"She said quietly, after a few moments spent in silence, "Could you heal me?" Neal straightened up, and walked to her bed.
"Of course, dearest Keladry." He patted her hand, and then his green gift began to flow into her. Kel went into a bit of a trance, and quickly fell asleep.
"Dom, I presume you'll stay with her tonight?" Neal raised his eyebrows, and laughed at Dom's face.
Dom nodded, and said, "If you see Raoul, don't tell him I'm in here, alright?" Neal grinned, and strode out of the room. Kel muttered something in her sleep, and Dom moved closer to hear what she was saying.
"No, no. I don't want to climb the tree, milord, you know I don't like heights… Alanna, me being tall gives you no reason to mock me, just because you're a shorty… Neal, stop singing. Dom, make him stop singing." Dom was trying not to laugh, but was interrupted by Kel's shriek. He immediately sat next to her, and shook her gently.
"Kel, Kel… wake up."
"I said go away, Cleon."
"It's not Cleon. It's Dom." He saw Kel smile, and then mumble,
"Oh. That's alright then. Good." Sighing, he realized she was still asleep. Looking around the room, he was startled as a pounding knock came on the door.
"Keladry, open this door right now!" Dom grimaced as he heard Raoul.
With anymore pounding, he'll break open the door, Dom thought ruefully. He was shocked as the door actually did open.
"Raoul, you twist the doorknob. That's how a door opens," Dom heard Buri patiently explain, and suddenly realized what would happen. Raoul would find him. Raoul would kill him. Buri would probably kill him as well. Both would probably kill Kel. In a split second decision, Dom jumped over Kel and hid under the blankets. He could hear Raoul and Buri coming closer, closer, he could feel Raoul lifting up the covers, and-
"Excuse me, but what are you doing in the Lady Knight's rooms?" Dom grinned as he recognized Tobe's voice.
"Tobe, it's me. Raoul."
"No, you're not. Milord has black hair. You seem to have forgotten your disguise, if you are claiming to be Lord Raoul with blonde hair. I ask that you leave milady's quarters, before she discovers someone broke in. If you leave now, I won't be forced to make you leave." Dom snickered at the thought of little Tobe forcing Raoul out of the room. "I will report this to milord in the morning. Now, if you would leave?" Dom heard Raoul and Buri shuffle out, and as soon as he heard the door click shut, stuck his head out from under the covers.
"That was brilliant, Tobe!" Dom laughed at the look on Tobe's face. "No, Kel was sick, and I was sitting here, and we played a bit of a joke on Raoul and Buri…" Tobe blanched.
"Y-you didn't d-dye their hair b-blonde, did you?" Dom grinned.
"Guilty," he sang out quietly.
"That was very disrespectful to milord. And now I am the disrespectful one. I just ordered him out of the room!"
"Which was a very good thing to do," Dom said seriously. "He would have hurt Kel. And little ol' charming me." Tobe made a face, and went into the dressing room. He returned a few minutes later with a change of clothes for himself, and a blanket in tow. "Tobe, where are you going?"
"To the stables," he promptly said, "You're both crazy," and walked out of the room. Dom grinned, and heard Kel mumbling again.
"Meathead, I told you. No more singing!" He stretched out, and listened intently to what Kel was mumbling, laughing every few minutes.
The bright sunlight came through the open shutters, and Dom blinked his eyes before seeing he was next to Kel.
At least my arms aren't around her this time, he thought, but then noticed Kel's arm was draped across him. Dom grinned, and pulled her closer, before impulsively giving her a kiss on the forehead. He watched her slowly wake up, and closed his eyes just before she opened hers.
"Dom?" He opened his eyes, and blinked sleepily.
"Yes, Kel?"
"Why are you in my bed?" She calmly asked.
"I dunno." Dom shrugged, and let go of her. Kel rolled over, and stretched. "Are you feeling better?" She nodded. "Good enough to go escaping milord?" Kel made a face, and then walked into her dressing room. Dom followed her, not thinking about what he was doing.
"So Kel, I was wondering if we could go for a ride, to escape Raoul, and-"
"Dom!" Kel screeched. "Get out of my dressing room!" Dom looked at her in shock, and noticed that she was clutching a shirt to her chest.
"Oh. Whoops. Sorry." He turned around, but kept talking.
"So I figured we could grab some food from the mess, and hit the trails before Raoul discovered us-"
"Dom, get out. Now."
"Fine!" Dom walked out of the dressing room, and sat back down on the bed. "We have to stop by my rooms so I can change as well," he yelled. "We'll have to be careful to avoid Raoul, though." Kel nodded as she walked out of the dressing room, and into the main room, where she sat next to Dom and tugged on her boots. Standing up, she grabbed her cloak before pulling Dom out of the room.
Dom motioned for Kel to quiet down as they neared the barracks, and he peered around the corner and looked in the direction of the entrance door. Sure enough, a blonde version of Raoul was seated outside of it, with blonde Buri sitting on his lap.
"Kel," he whispered, "We'll have to go around through the window."
"Dom, yourbunkis on the second floor." He shrugged.
"I'll boost you up, you can get the things I need, and then you'll jump down. Simple as that. Or would you rather let Raoul get to you?" Kel started walking.
"Okay, Kel, can you pull yourself up now?" She grasped the windowsill with her hands, and started to pull herself up, kicking Dom in the head as she did so. "Ow!"
"Sorry Dom!" She pulled herself in, and fell on the floor. "I'll get you for this."
"But dearest Keladry, you could never hurt me!" She grimaced, and picked up a boot and chucked it at his head.
"Ouch! Kel, could you just grab a pair of breeches, a shirt, and one of my tunics?" Kel nodded, and disappeared into his room, re-emerging a few minutes later.
"One set of clothes, coming down!" Dropping the clothes, she started to climb over the windowsill, but stopped. "Dom, what are we doing for disguises?" He shrugged.
"We're going into the woods, Kel."
"But he'll look for us there. Maybe we should go into the city." Dom nodded.
"I guess. But if anyone from the palace sees us, they'll recognize the both of us."
"We'll go to Alanna."
"You want to go and ask Raoul's friend for help?"
Kel shrugged. "She'll laugh at the joke. And she'll create disguises for both of us. But we should hurry up." Sliding over the window sill, she dropped into Dom's outstretched arms just as she heard the door to Dom's rooms open.
"Domitan!" They heard Raoul roar Dom's name for the second time in two days.
"Run!" Dom whispered, and started to take his advice, still carrying Kel.
"Dom? I can run by myself." He blushed, and let go of her, grabbing her hand before dragging her through the gardens towards Alanna's room.
Alanna looked at them in shock. "You were the ones who turned his hair blonde!" She slid to the floor, and buried her face in her hands. Kel crouched next to her, sure that Alanna was upset, and was shocked as Alanna lifted her head up and revealed that she was laughing hysterically.
Dom grinned. "It was all Kel's idea."
"No it wasn't, Domitan, all your idea." They started fighting, but ended when Alanna stood up and separated them.
"You two are worse than my twins," She exclaimed. Dom grinned, and Kel stuck her tongue out at him.
"Hah!" Dom said. "You've abandoned the mask!" Alanna looked at both of them, confused, as Kel's face turned pink, and then watched as Kel launched herself at Dom.
"Dom, I'll- I'll-" Kel spluttered, and Dom grinned again.
"Hahahaha, little Keladry's lost her mask, oh dear." He yelped as Kel's fist connected with his shoulder.
"Dom, it's all your fault I'm in trouble with milord! You were the one who came up with the stupid idea to dye his hair!" Alanna watched them apprehensively.
"You two do know that Jon was offering a reward to whoever did it." She said dryly. "He was elated to see Raoul so angry." Dom grinned.
"So Kel, want to go collect our reward or jewels and such?" She shook her head, and hit him again.
"Third Company already claimed it was them, Domitan." Alanna remarked. Dom pouted, but then said,
"Oh well. Raoul will murder them now, instead of us." Grinning, he turned to Kel. "Protector, shall we ask Alanna the question that we came here to ask in the first place?" Raising her eyebrows, Alanna said,
"I'm sorry Kel, but I can't marry you two." Both Dom and Kel blushed.
"But Lioness, my heart yearns for Keladry dearest!" Dom quipped. Alanna grinned, and said,
"Really, what do you need?" Dom nudged Kel, and she made a face as she began talking.
"Alanna, we were wondering if you could make disguises for both of us. You remarked on how mad Raoul was earlier?" Alanna nodded. "Well, he's been chasing us for the past day, since dinner last night, and he camped outside Dom's rooms last night. We figured we would go into the city to avoid him."
Alanna grinned. "But of course I'll make disguises for you. What kind of person would I be if I didn't help two pranksters escape the clutches of the evil lord Raoul?" She cackled, and Kel looked at her curiously.
"Lioness, are you sick?" She stopped cackling, and looked at Kel.
"No, just enjoying the moment. I'll catch up to you two in the city." Alanna concentrated for a second, and with a wave of her hand she remarked, "I bet five gold pieces that Raoul wouldn't recognize you." Dom looked at Kel, and was stunned as he saw a pale blonde with blue eyes. Kel had the same reaction as she saw a red-headed man with bright green eyes. Mockingly, he offered his arm to her.
"Shall we depart, my fair lady?" Alanna laughed, and pulled Kel aside. Dom strained to hear what they were saying, but could only pick out small bits of conversation.
"No, Alanna, I won't!"
"Kel-"
"No!"
"Keladry of Mindelan, you are going to be wearing this!" Dom heard Kel sigh, and then follow Alanna into her dressing room. He laughed as he heard Kel shriek, and then poked his head through the dressing room door as he heard an object hit the wall. Dom grinned at the site of Kel. She was currently hiding behind the closer door, glaring at Alanna, who was triumphantly grinning.
"Kel, you have to come out sometime," She teased, and dragged Kel out from her spot. Dom gasped as he saw Kel forced into a tight dress, and a -
"Kel, is that a corset?" He asked, and Kel nodded glumly.
"Lioness, you are a very bad woman." She said angrily. "Why do I have to wear this?"
"Because Raoul would recognize your clothes." Kel muttered something. "What was that, Kel?"
"I said, Alanna, why doesn't Dom have to wear a corset?" Alanna started laughing again, and pushed Dom and Kel out of her rooms.
"Go enjoy your day in the city, young chicks. I'll see you at the Hare later. Meet me for lunch?" They nodded, and Dom dragged Kel past the stables and towards the city of Corus.
