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Warning: FLUFF! It's a date what do you expect! :)
Kel put on her green dress. She twirled around letting the skirt flow. Everyone thought she hated dresses, but she didn't mind them much, she even enjoyed wearing one every now and then. She even put a little bit of kohl on her eyes. She wanted to look extra special for Dom.
Smiling at her reflection she left for the courtyard. Dom was waiting for her. He was wearing his beat outfit. It was his formal King's Own uniform. She smiled as she saw him. He looked gorgeous.
He grinned when he saw her. "My Lady" he said as he bowed "Will you allow me to escort you?"
He presented her his arm. She gracefully accepted his arm "Of course beautiful sergeant"
He led her toward the city. They walked in the streets for a while just talking and looking at the wages. Dom got her a lovely dagger. Any other woman would have hated that gift, but she loved it. She also got a glove for archery.
He then led her to a theatre. He grinned as he walked her inside. She raised an eyebrow. "I think you will find this entertaining" he told her.
They walked in and took their seat. There Dom wrapped his arm around her. The curtains were raised and the show started. The first scene compromised three actor, a man, a woman an a young boy.
"My Beautiful Yamani Blossom..." started the male actor.
"Stop it already, my ears can't bear it" interrupted the female actor.
"You just do not appreciate feeling in love and the need to express yourself" finished the first.
Kel turned her head to glare at Dom who just sat there laughing. "It's a show about me?" she whispered angrily.
He stopped laughing and said "Yes and wait till you see me come on, not flattering at all!" Of course, Dom was the only person she could not stay mad at. She wasn't even mad to start with. Just baffled.
She grinned and said quietly "No one can even compare to you"
He leaned down and kissed her. "Wait we don't want to miss my dashing entrance do we?" he said as the Kel actress walked into the mess hall to be greeted by a tall dark haired men.
"You were right!" she whispered.
"About what?"
"Not flattering at all" He laughed softly. She watched as she became first Buri, then Yuki's maid of honour. She watched several battles, mishaps at New Hope and Giantkiller, the numerous prank played out. She truly melted when they replayed hers and Dom's first kiss. "Was it really that romantic?" she asked.
"It was even better than what they could act out" he replied.
She watched the New Hope battle. She finally got a small glimpse of what the other warriors on the field had seen of her. She could hear the ladies sigh at the battle. She rolled her eyes "I love how they glorify the war" she whispered.
"What do you mean?" Dom asked confused.
"You don't see the days it took us to clean up after the battle. Lord Raoul told me that people only see the glory, the pretty girls walking all over the soldiers, the flowers, the fight, but they never sing and act out the gory details of a fight and the clean up after"
"Well they can't show that" he told her.
"I know, but it gives people the idea that fighting is so glorious and beautiful, that being a soldier is about all the girls, the fight and the glory. They don't say that a soldier spends more time doing gruelling work and awful jobs. It doesn't prepare the people for the real world" she said.
"I know" he whispered "However I doubt that these ladies and men here will ever go on a battlefield, therefore it is better to let them think it is glory. And us poor soldier, need the pretty girls, flowers and all the glory to keep our mind of the horrors we have seen"
She leaned her head on his shoulder "Pretty girls eh?"
Just then the intermission started. They walked out to go get a drink. "Just cider for me" she said. As they stretched their legs and walked a little waiting for the show to restart she asked again "Pretty girls eh?"
"You're amazingly pretty" he said. She rolled her eyes. This was the one subject they never really talked about. Past relationship. Well in Dom's case, relationships.
"How about we talk about it over dinner?" he asked.
She was surprised. He usually brushed these things off. She shrugged. They returned to the play to watch as their lives were acted out. The pranks, the bet, the way they had fooled everyone, the ball. How Neal had reacted. "This is amazing" whispered Dom "they got it perfectly. They really nailed Neal's reaction" he said laughing.
She smiled. Neal had experience the five stages. Denial. At first he had refused to acknowledge the fact that they were together. Anger. He then became angry they hadn't told him. Bargaining. He had then tried to bargain for the fact that no one knew and that he was right all along that they were perfect. Depression. He had became extremely sad when he realized that they hadn't told him. And finally acceptance. He had finally accepted the fact that they were together.
Of course he had gone through these stages in the space of a few days. And Dom had to comment on every stage. It was actually quite funny. Especially seeing it again, in the show.
The one thing that they didn't have in the show was, of course, their sleeping arrangement for which she was extremely grateful. She was extremely surprised when all of the audience rose to its feet to cheer. She heard them cheer for the actor but for her as well. "Long live the Protector" "To the Lady Knight" "Lady Keladry, the greatest warrior"
She blushed. Dom smiled and said "Everyone loves you! But I love you more"
She laughed at him as they walked out of the theatre. He led her to a fancy restaurant where they had a nice romantic dinner.
"You know how you asked me about pretty girls?"
"Yes" she whispered, having no idea where this conversation was leading.
"You probably know" he said "Mithros, everyone knows, that I've had several courtship, and more than one lover"
"I know" she whispered.
"And we've never talked about it" he continued. She nodded, it was trued after all. "Well I think there should be no secret between us"
She raised an eyebrow "Well I agree with that" she said.
"Therefore we should not be afraid to talk about past relationship, and I will tell you this. I will never lie to you about past experiences. And I want you to know that no matter what I did in the past, you are the one I love"
She nodded. "You know I'm a flirt. It's part of who I am" he said. She smiled as she nodded in earnest. And I don't want you to be scared away by my past lovers"
"I won't" she said "I thrust you" as she said that his eyes warmed.
"Thank you" he said "but I promise this, I will never keep anything from you, if you just ask"
"Thank you for this" she said. Honesty was something she highly values in a relationship. "and I will always be truthful to you too"
He smiled; his blue eye conveying the depth of his gratitude. "So if I ask a question you will answer truthfully?" he asked playfully.
She nodded. "Ok" he said "Am I a better kisser than that red head?"
She laughed as she mocked punched him. "Of course" she said. He smiled happily.
"Well I would like to say something else about past lovers" he said.
She nodded wondering what else he could say.
"Well" he started shyly "you aren't like any of my previous lovers and courtship"
"I know!" she said "I'm not small, womanly, long hair, pale and soft skin. I'm not a court beauty! I'm..."
"Kel!" he said interrupting her "don't interrupt" She smiled guiltily. "As I was saying you are different. Everything you mentioned is indeed difference from my... let's say usual lovers. However that was not what I was referring to. I was more talking about the fact that most of my courtship have ended after just a few weeks. Ours has lasted longer than any other relationship I've had, because you are not just any court beauty to woo and love. You are my one and only soul mate."
He rose from his chair and walked over to her side of the table. He reached in his pocket as he bent down on one knee. He opened a small black velvet box to reveal a simple silver ring with a simple, small diamond on it.
"Lady Knight Keladry of Mindelan, dear Protector of the Small, will you marry me?"
:) I always wanted to do a proposal scene! Let me know what you thought!
P.S. Merry Christmas (I know i'm late!) and Happy New year! (If i don't post before then!) Love you all!