A/N: Sorry if this chapter is a bit late….

By the way, I know lots of people probably hate me because of the cliff-hanger in the last chapter… my best friend has disowned me because I wrote it. She says I will be accused of manslaughter if I don't update, so here I am… at my computer… updating…

By the way, I had this finished two days ago, but Fanfiction was updating something on the site so I couldn't post it. Sorry.

This is the work of someone who is at the moment high on orange juice, and too many Mcvities Chocolate Digestive Muller Corners… phew! Long title!

I want to say another thank you! To my lovely reviewers and all the people that have accused me of manslaughter! I love you! You are wonderful! grovels on the floor I love you!

It must have been cold there in my shadow,

to never have sunlight on your face.

You were content to let me shine, that´s your way!

You always walked a step behind.

So, I was the one with all the glory,

while you were the one with all the strain.

A beautiful face without a name for so long...

...smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you´re my hero,

and everything I would like to be?

I can fly higher than an eagle,

for you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,

but I´ve got it all, here, in my heart.

I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it!

I would be nothing without you...!

...You´re everything I wish I could be. I could...

...Did I ever tell you...?...´cause you are...

...Fly...away! You let me fly so high!

...Fly...high against the sky, so high I almost touch the sky.

Thank you...thank God for you...

Bette Midler, the Wind Beneath my Wings

Midnight Unusualities

Trying to Bring the Past to the Future…

Dom sat down on the wicker chair in Kel's room, wringing his hands nervously. He didn't know what to do; he didn't know what to say… what in the Goddess' name was he meant to do?

"Dom…" Kel looked as nervous as he felt before she slid her Yamani mask back over her face again. He supposed she hadn't mean to bump into him so soon either. "The other day… some of the things I said…" she took a deep breath. "What I'm trying to say is… I'm sorry. Really, truly deeply sorry. I'm sorry for what I said, I'm sorry for what I did, I'm sorry for any pain or hurt I've caused you…"

Dom, seeing that Kel was just rattling on and barely had any idea of what was going on anymore, swiftly stood and placed a callused finger over her soft lips.

She closed her eyes, as though trying to retain tears and composed herself.

When she opened her eyes again, there were tiny tear tracks running down her cheeks, and her eyes were slightly swollen and red, but apart from that, there was no way to tell that she had been crying.

"Kel," Dom whispered, tenderly brushing away the tear tracks before Kel could. He enjoyed the feeling of her warm skin against his. "Don't cry. There's nothing for you to cry about. Please don't. Besides, it wasn't your fault. I shouldn't have rushed you. I should have told you how I felt before we took such a big step. I shouldn't have rushed you into it. What I'm trying to say, Kel is… I love you."

Kel nodded her head. She didn't seem unduly surprised. "I know. I know. I guessed as much. I love you too, I really do, it's just… after that night, it was so wonderful… I wasn't sure if you would feel the same way. I was scared," Dom noticed a touch of bitterness had entered Kel's voice. "Imagine that! A Lady Knight scared of something as simple as love!"

"Hush," Dom soothed her, enveloping Kel into a hug. "Don't worry. Everyone is scared of something. And you know, lots of people are scared of love!" He released her so he could look her straight into the eyes. "Goddess knows I am! I was scared of what you might have thought of me, I was afraid of you rejecting me, and I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same way. After that night, I was sure you felt the same about me as I did for you, but then…" he waved his hand, trying to put into gestures what he could not explain in words.

Kel ducked her head in shame. "I know. I shouldn't have done that. It was wrong of me. I knew how I felt about you and I turned you away like that. I regret it now."

Dom stroked her back reassuringly, trying to comfort her before she became hysterical. "Hush, don't worry. Everything is alright. Everything will be alright."

Kel seemed to calm down with his words. She sniffed a little and looked up again, a smile on her face. This was the Kel he knew. "Thanks, Dom. You're a great… friend. I don't know what I'd do without you."

Dom's breathing grew heavier and he brought his face up to Kel's until their noses were almost touching. "If it's alright with you… I'd like to be something more that just a friend."

Kel felt her breath catch in her throat. "I think…" she was stumbling over her words. "I think… I should like that too."

And, without further ado, Dom brought his lips to Kel's hungrily. How many days had he yearned for this kind of contact from her? Too many.

Kel opened her mouth to his questing tongue, and pushed her body closer to his, feeling the heat of his skin against hers, even through the cotton of her shirt. She would savour this moment forever.

That night had been too fast. They had moved to fast. And now… he had told her how he felt, she had told him how she felt and now… it was perfect. It was bliss…