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She stood behind Buri wearing a beautiful red dress that sheathed her torso perfectly. Her skirt spread wide at her hips, emphasizing her small waist. She held in red roses in her hands. Behind her stood Alanna, her red dress clashed with her red hair. Behind Alanna stood Daine looking on with her grey eyes.

Across from a splendid Buri dressed in an amazing white dress stood her groom, Lord Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie Peak. Behind Raoul was Dom, Baron George of Pirate Swoop and Lord Wyldon. All three were wearing dark trouser with a red tunic over a black shirt. Raoul's first choice as groomsmen would have been the King and the King's adviser Gareth of Naxen but they would have to have had the wedding in Corus and in a few year, something both Raoul and Buri objected to.

"Do you Sir Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie Peak take Buriram Tourakom as wife to hold and to love till death do you part?"

"I do" replied Lord Raoul solemnly looking like her was about to shed a tear.

"And do you Buriram Tourakom take Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie as husband to hold and to love till death do you part?"

"I do" replied the K'mir

"I declare you man and wife, you may kiss the bride" Daine had asked the sparrow and doves to take flight at that moment.

Cheers went up as Raoul cradled Buri's face in his enormous hand and bent down in half to lovingly press his lips to hers. Joining their arms together they walked down the aisle has rice was thrown towards them. Dom offered Kel his arm with a smile. As they walked down the aisle after the newlywed couple he bent his head to whisper "Did I mention you look lovely tonight?"

"Just tonight?" Kel asked raising an eyebrow

Dom blushed slightly and corrected himself "No you are always the most beautiful person I see, whenever you walk into a room you just grab the attention to your glorious self, you are just to perfect that even the Goddess would be jealous and tonight you look lovelier then ever"

Kel look down as she blushed. I am stone. She kept repeating to herself so her emotions would not show.

Then came the dancing. Kel, thinking it would be a regular ball and could execute a few dance with her closest friends and then escape was sorely mistaken. In the whole fort, available single woman were rare. After the first dance in which the giant Raoul and the tiny Buri shared, Dom led Kel to the dance floor.

He put his arm around her waist and held on to her left hand with his. As he began twirling her around the dance floor, she couldn't help but notice everywhere their bodies touched. How she was pressed tightly against his chest, how his arms around her waist held her closer still, how his callused hand was warm against her palm, how... she lost herself in thought of how perfect her looked as his eyes met hers.

Dom was loving the way Kel was pressed up against his chest. He loved the feel of his arm around her waist. Her waist was not tiny enough that he could wrap his arm completely around her but he liked it more that way. As he looked into her eyes, he saw something there that surprised him. He could not look away. They were now staring into each other's eyes as they were swaying from side to side.

"My turn" Neal said has he swiftly took Kel's hand and wrapped his arm around her waist and dragged her away from his cousin. Kel looked up at his smile. "You know I might have to hurt you for that... I was having a much better time dancing with Dom"

"Wasn't much dancing..." replied Neal with a smirk

"Where is Yuki?" she asked to direct his attention away from her blush, which she quickly hid behind her mask.

He looked around, spotted his fiancée and gave her a big smile while saying to Kel "I was thinking of having the wedding at New Hope, really soon" He informed her

"Oh and when would that be?"

"Within the next few months" He smiled at her "By the way, you're the maid of honour, me and Yuki have been fighting about that actually"

"You have been fighting over the fact that I'm the maid of honour? How could you Neal, I'm your best friend and you are telling me you didn't want me to be your bride's maid of honour?" replied Kel. She once again masked her hurt.

"No I wanted you to be my best man, well woman, but Yuki said no" he replied with a laugh

"Oh, that's ok then" she replied, feeling relieved. She tried not to delve on the fact that she would have been hurt if they hadn't asked her to be the maid of honour.

She was then whisked away by Owen. "Isn't it jolly Kel? We have a nice ball and all the dancing. It's a nice rest from all the fighting. Don't get me wrong the fighting is jolly as well. Anyways it is so good to see you Kel!"

Owen always had so much energy. Shaking her head at him she answered all his question about New Hope until she was taken away on a dance with a new partner. She was handed from partner to partner until she found herself dancing with the man who had been her knight-master. He grinned at her and said "The glory of being a knight is this, a beautiful woman, or man, to come home to."

"Congratulation my lord, I'm very happy for you"

Lord Raoul smiled as he ruffled her hair. "Thank you" he replied.

He had been watching her all night. He had danced with Lady Alanna and Yuki, but that was it. Even though maids and ladies tried to get the biggest flirt of the Own to dance with them, they all failed miserably. No one understood why the court's most eligible bachelor refused to dance.

"What is wrong?"

'Oh nothing I don't feel like dancing right now that's all"

"Whyever not?" asked a very confused Yuki

She had seen Dom with several ladies and he was always flirting and dancing

"No particular reason" he replied. Just then Raoul picked his wife up with an enormous grin plastered on his face as he carried her out the door while the men in the room made some good natured jokes.

"I'll talk to you tomorrow Yuki, good night"

"Good night Dom"

He walked over to the dance floor. "May I escort madam to her rooms?" he asked Kel.

"Why, of course" she replied as she placed her hand in the crook of his arm. He led her outside the room, towards the corridor where her room was. "Did you enjoy your night?"

"It was such a beautiful night, I'm so happy for my lord" she exclaimed. "However I can barely feel my feet anymore for all the dancing I did"

They had reached her quarter. "Good night Kel" he said has he bent his head down to kiss her cheek. She turned a bright red and turned into her room. Allowing herself one last look at Dom she closed her door.

Tobe was watching her funny. She then started to giggle helplessly. "Milady are you allright?" he asked worried

"Of course Tobe don't worry about me!" she replied with a smile "Did you have fun tonight?"

"Yes milady!"

"Well I'm tired, I'll go to bed. So should you for that matter!" He left her room to go into his own which were connected via Kel's room.

As Kel lay in bed she kept thinking of that first dance.

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