Title: untitled as of yet

Author: jessalae

Disclaimer: Any people, places, or things you recognize belong to Tamora Pierce.

A/N: You like it! You really like it! Or you're just reviewing because you have nothing better to do. Either way, I'm happy! Yay!

Kel and Neal stood in the doorway of Yuki's room, gaping at Yuki and Dom kissing passionately. The two lovers broke the kiss and stared longingly at each other for a moment. Neal let out a small noise from the back of his throat. Dom and Yuki both turned their heads to the doorway, seeing their unnoticed visitors.

"Neal," Yuki gasped, "I didn't mean-I didn't-did you-"

"Enough, Yuki," her fiancé snapped. "We already know."

"But Neal," she protested, "He-I couldn't say no-I just-" she gulped, breaking into tears. "I might as well tell you everything. We've been together for months, since about three weeks after Dom first took Kel out."

"So that's why you didn't want to be with me," Neal breathed. "I never thought-I never even considered you might be with someone else."

"I'm so sorry, Neal. I never meant to hurt you. I-I don't know what to think." Yuki gave him a watery half-smile. "I guess the engagement is off, then?"

"Darn right it's off," Neal snapped. "You can uninvite all your relatives and friends. I'm sure they would love to hear why we broke up!" His voice had risen steadily so that now he was shouting.

"Neal, no!" Yuki sobbed. "Please-just help me-I can't handle it on my own."

"Why should I help you, you worthless slut? Why don't you ask your precious Dom for help?" Neal turned and stamped down the hall, outraged. Yuki collapsed in a heap on the floor, sobs wracking her body. Dom, frozen during this whole argument, leaned down to comfort her.

"I should do the same Neal did to her, but I won't," a cold voice stated from the doorway. Dom looked up to find Kel still standing there, shaking with suppressed anger. "You bastard. You led me on. You let me think you cared. And now look at you. You hurt me, the one who cared about you, and not only that, you ruined the lives of two of my good friends. Try to talk to Yuki. If she trusts you, it will only be because she has nobody else. I will never trust you again, Domitan of Masbolle." And with that she stalked off down the hall.

o-O-o

Cleon was worried when neither Kel nor Neal showed up for breakfast the next morning. He knew something must be the matter, because both of their significant others were already here, being much more cheerful than normal. After breakfast he went up to Neal's rooms. He timidly knocked on the door. There was a crash as something broke.

"Go away! Leave me alone!" Neal's voice came slightly muffled through the door.

"Neal, it's Cleon. Are you all right? What happened?"

"I don't want to talk about it!"

"Yuki was at breakfast, but she sat with the other Yamani ladies." Another crash.

"I said go away! Don't talk about Yuki in front of me ever again!"

"What happened? Did you two fight?"

"The little slut was cheating on me!" Cleon saw that he was fighting a losing battle. "Do you know where Kel is?"

"Probably in her rooms like I am, seeing as how Dom was the one Yuki was cheating on me with!"

"All right. I'll come back when you're ready to talk." Cleon ran down the hall to Kel's rooms. "Kel, if you're going to throw anything, don't. It's Cleon, and I know what happened." She opened the door a crack, but wide enough so he could see her face. He could tell she had been crying.

"Why would I throw anything?"

He shrugged. "That's what Neal did when I tried to talk to him."

She sighed. "He must be taking it harder than me. They were engaged, and Dom and I were barely more than good friends yet. Do you think he would let me talk to him?"

"Maybe. You can at least try. He'll have run out of vases by now."

Kel walked softly down the hall. "Neal? Talk to me. And don't throw anything."

He opened the door. "What do you want?"

"Just to talk."

"Alright." He let her in. She sat in a chair by the bed, trying not to step on pieces of broken glass.

"Neal, I know it's hard for you, probably even harder than it is for me. But you have to try to get over it."

"Get over it? I just found out that my fiancée was cheating on me with my cousin, and you expect me to get over it? Don't you have any feelings at all?"

"Neal, I felt the same way when Cleon had to get married. You stop feeling sad after a while. You get on in life. Until then, you have to find distractions, and try not to remind yourself of what you lost." Kel looked pleadingly into his eyes. "Please, for all our sakes, just try. Try to let go."

Neal sighed. "You're right. I have to not think about it. I can't go making everyone else miserable just because of some good-for-nothing little- " He stopped. "Anyway. Is there any breakfast left in the mess hall?" he asked, standing up.

"How should I know? I didn't go to breakfast. I was in my room, sulking." She smiled. "Not unlike someone I know."

"Well then, let's go see what we can scrounge up in the way of food." They walked off together for a late breakfast.

A/N: Wow. I'm Done. I hope that was long enough for everyone. I can't do twenty page chapters like some people do. Thanks again for the reviews! Yay!

Oh, by the way, can you suggest some titles? It can't stay untitled as of yet forever, can it? Thanks!

--jessalae