This chapter is more exciting (less fluff though, I promise to put more next time. Sorry!) Enjoy!

Chapter 4

Dom watched as she went to sleep. It was a week after the first time she woke up from her coma. He was glad because his life had been extremely dull without her. It was then he realized that he really loved Kel; it was no longer a childish game he used to beat Meathead with.

Since she slept, he thought he could get a midnight snack and come back here to catch a couple of hours of sleep before Sir Roaul dragged him up again.

With that thought in mind, he left the room, carefully closing the doors behind him.

Kel was asleep. The next second, she was wide awake. What had woke her up? She had no clue. Just then, she saw the doorknob to her room turned silently. Without thinking, she grabbed the daggers under her pillow and pretended to be asleep, with her face facing the door.

The door opened a crack, and then it swung fully open. It revealed a cloaked, muscular figure. He was not physically armed, but he was holding a small bottle in both hands. Silently, he walked toward Kel.

Kel got ready as he reached down for her. She swung her daggers out; one of them caught the man on the chest. The man failed to hold the bottle he was carrying and the content spilled out.

To Kel's dismay, it splashed onto her injured arm. Suddenly, she felt dizzy and lightheaded. Using her last bit of strength, she kicked the man in the stomach and threw another dagger at him. She didn't have time to see the results of her daggers before slipped into her previous nightmare again.

Dom was just helping himself with some bread and cold soup when the door swung open to reveal a sleepy Neal.

"Hey, Meathead, what brings you here at this hour?" Dom asked with a grin.

"Don't blame me for stealing some food for Yuki, she is pregnant and she is ALWAYS hungry." Neal grumbled.

"Congratulations, Meathead, you will be the father to Meathead jr. in the near future." Dom said with a false cheerfulness that annoyed Neal really much.

"You are pushing your luck!" Neal said, "And that is an insult!"

"What do you think it was?" Dom was enjoying every moment of this.

"How is Kel?" Neal asked, changing the subject suddenly.

"Good, fast asleep." Replied Dom, a little bit annoyed that his cousin changed the subject so fast.

"I predict she would be like her old self again in a few days." Neal said while helping himself with some fruits.

"What are you talking about? She has already started to tease you since last week!" Dom said jokingly.

"Agh! Don't remind me…" Neal sighed. Sometimes, it was really hard to live with this cousin who always teased him and always would be.

Their brief conversation was interrupted by a loud thud from above.

"That sounds like it come from Kel's room!" Dom froze. Both men put down what they were holding and ran toward the sound. Neal, who was sleep walking a minute ago, was wide awake.

To their dismay when they reached Kel's room, the doors were wide open. On the bed was Kel and in a corner, a man was pinned to the wall by a dagger through his heart. Neal lit a candle.

Dom was by Kel's bed in a flash. "Kel, wake up! Kel, KEL!" he shook her, pinched her, yelled for her in her ears, but she remain unconscious.

Gently, Neal nudged him over and exam Kel with his magic. "Please, Dom. Sent for my father."

Dom left the room, feeling something had weighted him down once again. 'Oh, Kel, please don't do this to me, please don't die, and don't leave me here alone with Meathead. Please don't, not when we are just starting…' he thought as he headed down toward the other side of the palace where important people at court slept.

I tried to put fluffs in this chapter, but I think I'm short of female characters…it's hard, so instead, I put more funny things in there…hope you enjoyed my chapter and reviewed, it's just something to keep me going. I'll update soon!

Thanks,

Sorceress Shadow Rain