Here it is, the moment you've all been waiting for! Dun, dun, dun! The rest of the chapter! Even though it has like been a week since Sunday…

Disclaimer: So…What happens if I claim this…ouch…bad idea…I'll save myself while I can…I don't own this!

"They've got Tobe."

Kel slammed the door in Raoul's face and dressed hastily. She then grabbed her weapons and rushed to the stables. She grabbed Hoshi and saddled her with ferocious speed.

Neal was just walking out of headquarters when a grayish/colorish blur shot past him, followed by a whole bunch of little tiny brown blurs and one white blur. Only when he regained his balance did he see that it was Kel on top pf a galloping Hoshi, sparrows, and Jump. They almost ran into the gate, but it opened just in time.

Kel galloped all the way to the road. She was about to keep going when she heard the sound of hooves behind her. She wheeled Hoshi and positioned her glaive at the person's throat. The person was Dom.

(((Dom's POV…well it's not really his POV…)))

Dom saw Kel race past him as he was coming out of the latrine. He followed her at a run, stopping only to grab a guard's horse. He pushed the horse, faster, and faster, to try and reach Kel before she did something drastic. He finally caught up with her once she reached the road. But then, all of the sudden, there he was, with that damn pigsticker of hers pressed up against his throat. For a second he thought she was going to kill him right then and there. But her arm sagged, and she drew her pigsticker away from his throat. But there was something not right about Kel. She wouldn't just sag her arm; she would have lowered it properly. And something else wasn't right…she was crying.

"Kel," Dom said quietly, "What's wrong?" A tear fell down her cheek before she replied.

"They've got Tobe," She whispered. Oh Mithros. Dom thought. Why did it have to be Tobe? Of all the people the Scanrans could take, the just had to pick Tobe. Tobe was like a son to Kel. You couldn't really see it, but she loved that boy. Oh how she loved that boy. She had taught him how to read, write, and how to talk properly. She had taught him how to use weapons, and how to use his body as a weapon. She had taught him about the birds and the bees when he had told her about his crush on Loey. She was the closest thing to a mother that he had ever had. And those filthy Scanrans took him from her.

Then, the expression on Kel's face changed. She slipped her Yamani mask back into place and her eyes hardened. Kel turned Hoshi to face the road.

"They can't have him," Kel said, her back to Dom, her voice cold, "I'm brining him back." She was going. There was no doubt about that. Her face was set, her mind made up, she was not turning back. Dom reached out and clasped her shoulder. He examined her face, surprised at what he saw. Her eyes shone with determination and fire. More fire than the last trip she had made to track down kidnappers. She would have lost everything for the refugees. But she would loose everything and more for Tobe. But there was something else, buried deep beneath the fire. It was love. Not even Dom had seen that much love in her eyes.

"I'm coming with you," Dom said, his voice quiet.

"No." Kel replied. "Not this time."

"I can't let you go alone," Dom whispered. "I love you."

"Dom—"

"I'm coming with you."

(((Twenty minutes later)))

Kel and Dom were hot on the trail of the kidnapers when Nari and 4 other sparrows came peeping to them. They made the sign for friends and enemies. This confused Kel. Nari tapped out nine friends and one enemy. Kel signaled Dom to hide on the side of the road to see who was coming. Kel and Dom waited for fifteen minutes before they saw who was coming. It was Dom's squad. And Lerrant. Kel laughed as she stepped out of the bushes. She and Lerrant had never really gotten on well. The fact that the sparrows had marked him as an enemy was comical. And so was the fact that he was actually there.

(A/N: I'm actually not sure how many men are in Dom's squad…put I am pretty sure it is 9…if that's not right, please tell me and I will change it…If you don't really feel like doing that though…just replace the 9 with however many people there are.)

" I should have known," Kel said, as she laughed. But then she remembered the reason they had all come, and she stopped laughing abruptly. All of the men exchanged looks and the small company of twelve pressed onward. When they reached the remains of Haven, Kel dismounted and led Hoshi into the ruined refugee camp. Dom followed. He was a silent shadow throughout her stroll through Haven. She stopped at the refugee house that was the most intact, her face Yamani blank. Dom put a hand on her shoulder and drew her away from the ruin.

The rescue mission continued only until it started to get dark. They camped in a clearing close to a stream, and sheltered from the road by trees. Jump had found it for them while he was on scout duty. Dom's squad (and Lerrant) set up camp, and hunted for dinner. They had brought bedrolls and extra clothes for Kel and Dom since the two so clearly forgot them. Kel and Dom accepted with thanks and a blush. All of the bedrolls were laid out around the fire. All except Kel's. Hers was set up away from the others underneath a willow. After dinner, Wolset and Fulcher brought out maps and told Kel and Dom all they had heard about where the Scanrans were and where they were going. After they had decided on a plan, Kel retreated to her bedroll, and sat against the trunk of the willow, lost in her thoughts.

Dom sighed. Things had been so bad between them today. She had not wanted him to come, she had told him that. And he was hurt by it. And everyone could tell they were in a fight. They weren't glued to each other. Dom got up and walked over to Kel, sitting next to her on her bedroll. (There wasn't enough room for him to lean against the tree) For minutes the two sat in silence. Neither wanting to be the first to say something. But Dom gathered all his courage and took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry Kel," he began, "I shouldn't have pushed you." Kel looked into his face and smiled.

"I know. I forgive you." She replied.

"And I'm sorry for following you when you didn't want me too." Dom continued.

"I didn't want you to get hurt," Kel said quietly, "I couldn't loose you. Not after what we've been through." Dom looked down. "Because I love you." Even though he had heard these words before, they set a fire in him. He reached over and drew Kel close. He kissed her fiercely, not wanting to let her go. Neither of them saw Wolset counting coins into Fulcher's hands, a scowl on his face.

"Goodnight, my love," Dom whispered, as he got up ten minutes later.

"Goodnight," Kel whispered back to him as he walked back to the circle of bedrolls. Ten long minutes passed as Kel made one of the hardest decisions of her life. She checked to make sure the coast was clear, and that all the sounds she heard were those made by the sentries and sleeping men. Kel quickly shed her bedroll and tiptoed over to Dom's. She quietly slid into his and snuggled up to him. At first he was startled, and he stiffened. But then he relaxed and put his arms around her, drawing her even closer. None of them needed to say anything.

They both fell asleep in each other's arms, and with smiles on their daces.

Whew. Sorry for the lateness again…but I actually had this DONE on Sunday…I just didn't have the chance to put it up…NOT MY FAULT! It was all Sarah's fault.