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Ch. 2- Honeymoon.

Kel and Dom made their way to the mess hall, got their food and sat next to a very shocked looking Neal and Yuki.

" Why aren't you two still in your rooms?" Neal asked with an undertone of mischief.

" Why Meathead!…we came to see if you would like to get your butt kicked in the practice courts with us!" As Dom said this Neal got visibly paler. Yuki laughed so contagiously that everyone started to, except for Neal, who had gone as white as a bleached tunic.

" Um…well no I actually can't, you see…um….OH!…you two have to see Lord Raoul in his office he needed to speak with you…immediately!" Neal stammered.

" Why does he need to see us? I mean he usually comes and finds us…he knows where we live…" Kel looked at Dom as she said this. They both shrugged, and got up to go. " Oh and Neal….you aren't getting away this easily..And eat your vegetables!" Dom laughed as they walked out of the mess and towards Raoul's office.

" Sir you needed to see us?" Dom said as soon as they walked into his office.

Raoul looked up from the paper he was reading and smiled. " Yes, now I know you two opted to not have a honeymoon in case the crown needs you, but I have talked to Jon, and we have both decided that you are to take two weeks leave and go home." Raoul looked up to see his former squire open her mouth to argue, " Now don't argue, the king has decided and so have I. You leave tomorrow." Raoul stated authoritatively.

Kel and Dom looked at each other, and finally agreed. " Okay Raoul, we'll go." Finishing that sentence the two got up and went to get packing.

Dom looked at Kel and asked, " So since we are married, we should probably go to Masbolle to get you acquainted with your new home and family…right?" Kel nodded and started to smile. " What's that grin for? I know you Kel and I know that when you get that grin it's going to be something good….what?"

" Well…maybe a few weeks off with each other won't be so bad…" Kel replied blushing lightly. Dom looked at her and just grinned, her heart melting. They finished their packing and fell asleep, Kel dreaming of how she didn't get to beat up Neal that day.

Once all the bags were on their horses and Kel said her goodbye to Peachblossom, because he had a broken shoe that hadn't gotten mended yet. Then to Neal and Yuki, threatening Neal if she came home to dead animals that he would be joining them shortly.

Dom and Kel rode off, Dom covering a huge yawn…like his cousin he wasn't a big morning person.

The two of them rode quietly at first, just trying to get distance from the palace. They rode fast for a while, until deciding to stop and give the horses a rest and to eat lunch. Tying the horses up they sat down to lunch. Dom looked over at Kel to find her looking at him. " I love you Kel, and I'll never let anything happen to you." He stated affectionately.

Kel listened to him with her eyes slowly filling up with tears of love. " I love you too Dom, and you don't know how much it means to me that you would say that."

Off in the distance a group of bandits spied two people. The leader of the five, saying " looks like an easy bunch, let's get'um boys." With battle cries they started galloping fiercely toward the two, one of them disappearing into the brush.

Kel stood up tense, with Dom right behind her. " Do you hear that?" she said quietly. Dom nodded, both pulled out their swords, Kel cursing herself for leaving her glaive behind.

Four bandits were suddenly upon them, Kel and Dom were quickly split and battling two people each. With quick footwork Dom was on his last opponent, with barely any damage to him. Kel on the other hand, was still battling both of her foes, but winning. Kel finished off one man, in the process got cut on her arm by the other. Wincing, she turned fighting off the blackness coming around the edge of her vision. Countering his attacks easily enough, and switching to offensive.

Looking up quickly from his opponent, Dom caught sight of a fifth attacker, behind a fairly large tree, pulling the string to a longbow, aiming at Kel.

Kel was completely involved with her fight and barely heard Dom's panicked shout,

" KEL, WATCH OUT!"

Sarramaks: Isn't that much better?….i put a cliff in there. Hopefully the punctuation is better in this chapter.

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