-dodges thrown objects- So sorry i haven't updated in forever and day! -cringes- But i have a very good reason(s). You see, i was going to finish writing this last week during my spring break. And then i had to sleep over my friends house so we could go to the movies the next day, so that took out two days of updating (wed-thurs). Then i was busy on friday, and i went to visit family over the weekend. Now, i did write during this week. I just never had time to finish because i have my AP Euro exam tomorrow and needed to study x.x Of course, after a 3 hour nap this afternoon i have studied and decided that if i don't know anything now i won't know it by tomorrow. So i finished up some odds and ends, adn now i'm uploading it. So don't kill me if you hate it, just let me know (but let me know kindly, we blondes tend to be emotional. Just kidding.) , because there is a reason, seeing as i'm somewhat preoccupied. Yeah. Er... so review! And have a good weekend. I've got a 4 hour ap exam, soccer practice, soccer game, and then House of Wax xD
Oh yeah, disclaimed. Uh... everything that you don't recognize as TP's is mine. And vice versa. So really, i own the plot. And dialogue. And the evil friends who- Well, yeah. Don't really own them. And on to the story.
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Dom woke up to a very interesting scene. As his eyes slowly opened, he could have sworn he saw a light brown colored head next to him, but abandoned the hope it was Kel. She would never do that. Would she? No, never. But he still hoped. And as he woke up completely, he almost fell out of the bed in joy, seeing that it was Kel. He pinched his arm to make sure he wasn't dreaming, and then as he felt a sharp pain deduced he was awake. Quickly checking to make sure his clothes were on, he came to the conclusion that they hadn't been drunk and that they hadn't done anything.
But then why is she here? Dom asked himself, and then remembered the past day's events as he saw Kel's red skin. Snickering slightly, he looked down and saw Kel's head buried in his shoulder. He grinned, but frowned slightly as she mumbled,
"No Dom, no more teddy bears…" He carefully shook her, making sure to not clasp too tightly on her shoulder, and said quietly,
"Keladry… Kel, wake up." His stomach growled, and Dom realized he was hungry. Gritting his teeth, he poked Kel in the shoulder, hard, because he didn't want to leave her here in the barracks, with all the men.
With a yelp she woke up and hit her head on his chin. Sitting up, she rubbed the top of her head gingerly, while Dom rubbed his chin.
"Ow…" She muttered, while Dom retorted,
"You have a hard head. Must be from being around the Meathead." Kel started to glare at him before asking,
"Dom, why am I here?" He crossed his arms over his chest and said,
"Shouldn't I be asking you the same question?"
Kel thought this over for a second before replying, "Oh, yeah," and rising quickly. Pulling out a shirt for Dom to wear from his trunk, she threw it at him and said, "Meet me at the practice courts."
"But why, oh dearest Protector?"
"Because you keep calling me that name," She retorted. "And because of this blasted sunburn."
He nodded slowly, but motioned for her to keep her voice down as the men in their bunks around his started to wake up. One of them sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily before saying,
"Good morning Kel." Quickly walking towards the door of the barracks, she murmured,
"Good morning, Wolset. Go back to sleep."
"Yes Mother," he mumbled before rolling back over and pulling the covers over his head. Dom chuckled, and pulled on his boots and the shirt before joining Kel at the door. He motioned for her to go first, and then pulled the door shut behind them. Dom debated whether or not to put his arm around Kel's shoulder, and then decided to grab her hand and drag her with him.
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In the barracks, a shocked Wolset shot up in bed and looked around.
"Keladry?" He called, and ducked a shoe that one of the men threw at him.
"Shut your trap, stop your fantasizing, and go back to sleep! It's bad enough with Dom!" The man roared, and Wolset meekly obeyed as he covered his head again.
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"Dom?" Kel asked calmly.
"Yes Kel?"
"Where are we going?"
"To the mess, m'dear. If you're going to kill me in practice, I might as well get a last meal in." Grinning, he led her to the mess hall, and bowed before opening the door for her. "Milady," Dom said mockingly, and ushered her towards a table. Grabbing a few muffins and some fruit, he sat down in front of Kel, and handed her an apple.
"So Kel, will we be using swords, spears, or glaives? You know that you could beat me at all three. Your illustrious self will triumph over all. You, the Protector of the Small, the Lady Knight, the-"
"Dom, nothing you say will get you out of practicing with me."
"Oh fine," He huffed, and cast his eyes down at the table, munching on another apple. "So Kel, how much of those reports did you finish?" Dom asked wickedly. Kel gasped and brought her hand to her mouth to catch the pieces of apple that were threatening to fly out. Chewing her food, and then swallowing, she glumly said,
"I still haven't finished them. And-" she was interrupted by a large hand settling down on her shoulder, and spun in her seat to face Raoul. "Hello, Sir," She murmured, after clenching her teeth to keep from yelping.
"Now Kel, how many times do I have to tell you? Please, call me Raoul."
"At least once more, Raoul, as always," Dom put in. Grinning, Raoul turned back to Kel and asked,
"So when can I expect that report? We need them all by tomorrow." Dom started to laugh, and Kel glared at him before telling Raoul,
"I'll give it to you tomorrow morning, Sir." Raoul made a face, and muttered,
"It's Raoul. My mother liked that name and gave it to me. You don't see mother's going around naming their children sir." Dom laughed again, and Kel made a face at him before answering,
"Of course si- Raoul. Tomorrow." Raoul walked away, still muttering about mother's wanting their children to be called what they were named.
"Dom-"
"Kel-"
"You first."
"No," He exclaimed, "Ladies, first."
"Fine. I don't think we can practice today-" She broke off as Dom punched the air with his right fist.
"Yes! I mean- The reports, right? You should finish those." Trying not to grin, she covered her face before saying,
"Yes. The reports. I'll practice with you tomorrow then." She got up to leave, but Dom shoved two muffins and some fruit into her hand.
"Eat these. And remember to eat lunch this time, please. I'll see you here, at the noon bell." She nodded before walking out of the mess and towards her rooms.
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Dom skidded to a halt outside of Kel's rooms. After waiting for an hour in the mess, he had figured out that she had forgotten to eat. Again. Making sure that the tray he carried didn't tip over, he knocked on the door, changing to a pound when Kel didn't answer right away.
"If you're a messenger, please inform milord that no, the report is not done yet. I will deliver it to him personally when it's finished. That is all." Dom grinned, and opened the door slowly, calling out,
"Don't hurt me, I come bearing food, o' dear Protector."
"Dom?" Kel asked, and he hurried in, placing the tray on the desk.
"But of course. Your humble servant, milady," He replied with a bow. She hid a grin, and asked,
"Did the noon bell ring? I didn't hear it. Rep-"
"Reports, reports. I know. And yes, the bell did ring. An hour or so ago."
"Oh Dom, I'm so sorry, I completely abandoned you there, and-"
"Shh," He said. "Just eat. And besides yesterday, have you gotten any sleep this past week?" Kel started to shake her head, but then said,
"Yes, I have gotten sleep. I've gotten a full-"
"Fifteen minutes. Does that really count, Keladry?" Again, she hid a grin, and Dom laughed. "Fine, you can finish the reports after you eat. And then you need sleep. And I made sure not to get any soup for you. We can't have you falling in again, now can we?" He smirked, and she glared at him before digging into the food. Dom pulled a chair over from the wall and turned it around, sitting in it backwards with his arms resting on the chair back. Glancing at the report, he exclaimed, "Mithros, Kel, it's a report, not a novel on Great-Uncle Emry's achievements!"
Kel swallowed her mouthful of food before replying, "I know, I know. But it's always better to include more than you need. What if I forgot something important? By writing everything down, I-"
"Bore everyone to death. By the gods, Kel. No wonder you're always a zombie after writing reports. Write an outline of everything, first. Then go in and add details where you think they're needed. I doubt Raoul needs to know each illness of the fifteen refugees that caught sick on the twelfth."
"But-"
"But nothing. Give an outline. Then you can say something like 'over the past few months, illnesses were the following.' That way he'll know what supplies you might need for healing, but you won't have written a daily account. If they ask how many of each got that illness, then you can tell them. You're wearing yourself thin here, Kel."
She looked at him strangely. "I never pegged you for giving speeches, Dom." He shrugged.
"When it comes to the well being of the people I l- well, my friends, I take an interest." He could have sworn she blushed lightly, but waved it off. Kel started writing again, only to stop a few minutes later.
"Dom," She asked hesitantly, "Why are you still here?" Leaning closer to her, he said,
"I'm bored and have nothing else to do."
"Oh." She gulped, and Dom got up, turning his chair back around before leaning back in it. Kel started writing again, and after another few minutes she looked at Dom, who was staring at her left ear. "Dom, do you know how infuriating it is to be writing while you're staring at me?"
"Oh, sorry," He murmured. Dom hadn't thought it had been that obvious he was staring. Thinking back on it, being the only other person in the room would mean that it was quite obvious. "Won't happen again." She shook her head, and went back to writing. Willing himself to stare at a spot on the wall, he was thoroughly bored out of his mind. Catching a glimpse of Kel's bright red shoulder, he chuckled softly, and stared at it instead.
"You should really see a healer for that," Dom said quietly, and Kel turned to face him again.
"Excuse me?"
"A healer. That sunburn is pretty bad. At least let me get Uncle to give you that lotion."
"I'm fine, Dom."
"Whatever you say, Kel." After a few more minutes of listening to Kel writing, he cautiously stuck his hand out and prodded her shoulder, gently.
"Dom!"
"Kel, your shoulder didn't even turn white when I pressed it."
"Dom, please don't say-"
"That you need to go to a healer? Because you do. "
"I am fine!" Kel said loudly, and went back to writing. Dom shrugged, and then poked her shoulder again, watching as she visibly flinched.
"You jumped." He said softly, and she glared at him.
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Did no- We sound like children."
"Correction, Keladry," Dom said calmly, "You sound like a child. I'm taking you to the healers."
"But I have to finish the reports!"
"No you don't."
"Dom, you heard Raoul!" She exclaimed, "He needs the report by tomorrow!" Sighing, Dom said,
"Fine, when you're done with the reports, then will you go to the healers?" She shrugged, and Dom knew that was the only answer he would get out of her. After a few more minutes, he cautiously rose and stood behind her. Seeing as Kel wasn't paying attention to him, he continued with his course of action. Which was to hit Kel on both shoulders simultaneously. Quite hard.
"Dom!" Kel shrieked from her position on the floor, onto which she had fallen after Dom hit her. "What in Mithros' name was that for? It hurt!"
"Sorry," Dom replied, trying not to laugh as he dodged the writing tablet Kel threw at him. "I wanted to see how high you would jump."
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"Dom, I can't write anything with you there, glaring at me. Go practice with the Own." Seeing Dom start to protest from the corner he had retreated to, she continued with, "Or we'll joust tomorrow." Dom quickly rose and exited the room, cursing the fact that Kel was as well known as Raoul or Alanna for her jousting skill. As he leaned against the door, he sighed as he heard Kel exclaim, "Ouch!", followed by a thud as she threw something at the wall.
"Oh Kel!" He called.
"Jousting!" She shouted back, and Dom quickly fled.
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As the bell tolled seven times, Dom nodded to the men who had joined him for sword practice. As he carefully wiped off his sword and placed it in its scabbard, he heard Wolset say,
"I could have sworn I saw the Lady in the barracks earlier." One of the other men nodded.
"I thought I heard her speaking with Dom. It was the weirdest thing." Dom coughed, and the men immediately stopped talking.
"So," He said after a few moments of silence, "I'll see you all tomorrow for more practice?" Not waiting for an answer, he turned and started to walk away.
"Probably going to see the Lady, that's my guess," Dom heard one of the other men say, and he said,
"She just needs help with the reports…"
Wolset winked, and muttered, "Of course that's all she needs- Ow!" He broke off with a yell as Dom hit him on the head. The men scattered, and Dom shook his head sadly as he trudged off in the direction of Kel's rooms.
"Kel," He drawled, "Would you please open the door?" Dom could hear her still writing, and pounded on the door again. After a few moments, he commented, "I'll get Meathead over here to break down the door-"
The door creaked open, and he carefully made his way around a very red Kel. "Don't do that," She muttered, and Dom grinned.
"Why not, dearest Protector? Afraid he might heal your burn? Have you finished the reports yet?" Kel hid a yawn, and said quietly,
"No, not yet." As Dom strode over to her desk and sat in the chair, she asked, "What are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing?" He replied, "I'm finishing the reports."
"But, but," Kel spluttered.
"But nothing. Now get into bed and go to sleep. I'll bring you to the healers later, once I'm done."
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After writing quickly in his big scrawl, using at least three pages of parchment in the span of fifteen minutes, he glanced at Kel, who was tossing and turning under the covers. "Kel," Dom asked, still writing, "Is something the matter?" He heard some mumbling, but couldn't make out the words. "I'm sorry Lady Knight, but even I can't understand you with your head under the covers. Repeat that, please."
"I said, Domitan," Kel replied, voice tinged with a bit of pain, "That I can't fall asleep on my back, and my shoulders hurt too much to lie on."
"A heal-"
"No. No healers."
Dom threw his hands up in the air, abandoning his writing. "Kel, this is ridiculous! (A/N: Sorry, just had to include that word. My friend uses that word like, 50 billion times a day. In math she said it twice in 1 sentence. So I interrupted class to inform her of it. Anyway, back to the story… won't happen again xD) You need to see a healer!" She pulled the covers back over her head.
"No I do not!" He pushed back the chair and got up, settling himself next to her on the bed. Gently grasping the covers in his hands, he tugged at them until he revealed Kel's face.
Sighing, he asked, "Which shoulder hurts less?" She gestured to her left shoulder, and he said, "Well fall asleep on that shoulder, then."
"But I keep rolling over."
"Do you have an extra pillow?" Dom asked.
"No…"
"Well then," Dom said good naturedly. Rising from his spot on the bed, he grabbed the parchment as well as the writing tablet before pushing Kel over. Settling himself next to her again he said quietly, "Now go to sleep."
Kel blinked owlishly at him, reminding Dom of her crest, before calmly asking, "Dom, what are you doing?"
Shaking his head, he tapped the pencil nub against the tablet and replied, "Finishing the reports."
She sighed. "I can see that, Dom. Why do you feel the need to finish the reports here, much less finish them at all? I can write them by myself." He ignored her query, and after a few minutes of Kel rattling off exactly why she could finish the reports, he said,
"Kel, just go to sleep." She looked at him for a few moments before lying back down and pulling the covers around her. He grinned as Kel murmured,
"Fine, but if these reports aren't good I'll hurt you."
"I would expect nothing less, Protector of the Small." Trying not to laugh, he turned his thoughts back to the task at hand.
Well, it's a good thing that I helped Meathead with his reports last time, he thought, trying to make sense of Kel's writing.Deciding to re-write most of the report, he thought, Now what was the cook's name, and why would he need broccoli? That dastardly vegetable. Oh wait, Meathead will have to eat it. A hundred pounds, then!
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dreamerdoll: I knew i forgot something! Responding to reviews! -hits head- I would have done it, but i had to get to sleep.So now I'm responding. There's gonna be a lot of these... xD And that line actually wasn't in the chapter in the beginning, but then my mom made me eat broccoli for dinner and it evolved from there xD
Assthorn: Yeah, i know Kel would have no problem visiting the healers. But think for a second. You fall asleep in a field. You get sunburned. Now think about who your best friend is. Meathead, who is a healer. Seems to me like while Kel might go to the healers and wouldn't avoid a healing for something she got in battle, she would want to avoid Neal, who would take the chance to tease her about it every second he got. Thats why he hasn't made an appearence, either. But he will. After the fluff, part 1 xD
Okay, now from the beginning... xD
Sirladyknight27: lol, i get what you mean xD And thanks for thinking i keep them in character. I try xD
Secret Agent Angel: Thanks for thinking its grear. I assume you mean great xP Heh
Elerrina: I do work hard to keep mistakes out xD I usually don't have errors in the people themselves (like, names and carp) because i've read the books so many times... i should probably stop reading them so much xD But on good news, i now own Song of THe Lioness Quartet and the first two books of Wild Mage, along with PotS. -dances-
Tuttleh: Glad to hear you think its good xD I'll try to work on Twist of Fate... eventually xD
Kimmeh: LYK PNG J00 ARE A DORK BUT WE LUFF YAH! And of course you can have my autograph -hands j00 signed photo- There yah go! Oh, and Rob wants to give you his autograph as well. Rob: PNG of course! -hands signed photo- Me: Hey rob, you just photoshopped your face into my photo! Rob: So what if i'm a ghost and no one can take pictures of me. I drew myself in, not photoshopped xD
Lady 0f Masbolle: Glad to hear you think its great xD
feifiefoum: The centered typing just helps me to read it... lol xD Plus its different from what a lot of people do, so thats what i use xD
Pinky:o Avoid K/D? But-but. Oh well, can't convert everyone xD But i can try :D Well, Kel has a suspicion that Dom wrote Meathead's reports before. So she feels like he can write them for her. Plus that whole crush thing is affecting her judgement. Now who she really has to watch out for is Raoul...
Hera: Wow, thanks! xD
J: Of course I'll keep going. Lots of people would throw stuff at me if i didn't, and i'm a delicate person! xD
Fantasizing-Lady-Knight: I didn't make it TOO embarassing, did i? xD
Jamie Lynn: Glad to hear you like it xD And thanks for the luck on exams. It was terrible... but i hope i did okay xD
Avchocaholic: Not too much chaos, but i think it fits xD
Kelly Masbolle: Thanks for thinking my writing is good. Now if you could just convince my English teacher xD
DOMLUVR4EVER: But of course, what kind of person would i be if i didn't give you a cliffie? And its not TOO bad xD
WildPixieChild16: Hope you like the 2nd chapter xD
Chica Verde: Well, i did write more xD Enjoy!
Gilby the Fish: I've always loved K/D too. They should have ended up together in Lady Knight. Like, there should have been a few more chapters xD
Knight Queen: Glad to hear you think its funny xD My family just does not get my sense of humor... my mom read the first chapter and she told me i need to find other things to occupy my time xD
gatermage: Well, i updated. just for yah> Well, you, and everyone else reading this who will throw stuff at me if i don't update xD
Scottish Wish: Yeah, it is cute. But i wish that my friends hadn't given me the idea -rubs shoulders-
Pussin Boots: Of course, 100 pounds! xD
fluffy-bubbles: Oo, i have Dom exactly the way TP writes him? Coolio xD and your french is better than mine. Yo hablo espanol xD
demented-dreamer: I'll update ASAP XD
ladymori: I will update soon :D
bbllgirl4ever: Yeah, AP Courses svck. And its my mom's fault i took the class in the first place... seh wouldn't let me take the regents history course. And next year i'm taking two ap courses... AP American History and AP Studio Art x.x
FanFictionFantom: Don't usually like K/D? I luff it xD And dom, boring? -covers his ears- Well, i guess he could be a little boring. A smidge xD
boykiller26: -hands you inhaler- Here yah go xD
Okay, i think i got everyone xD Oh yeah, review some more so i can respond to more reviews -nods- More reviews make Caila happy. A happy caila sleeps. A happy caila does her hw. A happy caila writes more. So review to make Caila happy so she can sleep so she can do her hw so she can write more. Yup.