Kel/Dom
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine...
1. Bets
Dom knew that it was a risk betting on Keladry of Mindelan but if his cousin was right it was a good choice.
2. Notice
Kel never noticed how much Domitan of Masbolle's friendship meant to her.
3. Squire
She may have filled up all of Neal's letters but Dom never really...cared? about Kel until he met her when she was Raoul's Squire.
4. Hard
It was hard training to be a Knight. She had accepted that fact early on. It was hard being courted by Cleon and hiding it. It was harder that she knew deep down inside of her she didn't really love him as much as he did her and there was a reason a pair of blue eyes kept appearing in her head.
5. Haven
When Haven fell the one person Kel needed to be with wasn't there. So she pulled herself together as was her job and kept going.
6. Chasing
Dom knew he was chasing after her. It didn't stop him. He didn't falter when he was given the choice to go after her or stay back.
7. Realize
He realized that he needed her. Over the years of riding with them Dom had grown dependant on her. She covered his back, she made sure he was on time for things, and didn't tease Neal too much. He didn't only need her in that way, but the other reasons were a bit more terrifying for him.
8. Long
It was a long rode from the blank emotionless 10 year old, to the determined commanding nineteen year old Lady Knight but Kel knew that every moment was worth it. And that just seeing Dom at the end of that rode was what made it all seem worthy.
9. Help
She needed help. He knew that, as he walked into her office and saw piles of reports, letters, messages, notes, complaints, and things he couldn't even find a name for. When she walked in to see him sitting behind her desk working on a pile of reports she could only grin. He was always helping her with something.
10. Snow
He first kissed her in the snow. On impulse really, and it was quite shocking. Not that she minded, not really because he gave her a moment to pull away but she didn't.
11. Neal
Dealing with Neal was not easy. He wasn't against them being together nor was he very supportive. He was neutral he decided, as to not hurt feelings. Kel knew though that in reality he didn't care in the least bit. He probably had wagers behind their backs about this.
12. Balls
After coming home from New Hope there were millions of balls to attend and Kel really didn't want to go. The only reason she went was well Dom.
13. Cleon
Dom knew that he had no reason to be jealous of Cleon, and that Kel wasn't very good friends with him anymore yet seeing him talking to Kel struck a cord. Until Kel walked away after telling him very firmly that she didn't think their friendship was going to work.
14. Family
Dom's family was very accepting of Kel and his mother was very kind and Kel got along with them well. Her family was too but Dom was uneasy about her three older brothers all being Knights.
15. Proposal
He wanted it to be worth while. He wanted it to be something she could flaunt in front of every other person in court. Instead of the thing he had planned, a midnight ride out in the Royal Forest it was when he saw her fall straight into mud after hitting a tree that he proposed. She had something she could tell people but it wasn't as glorious as he had planned.
16. Marriage
The one word made both of them nervous. They couldn't help it. Neither of them had thought of settling down but now there was nothing else they could think of it. They both wanted it, and yet were both worried that it would tear them apart. Dom thanked every god he knew when he was promoted and permitted to marry. He knew Kel was worth quitting but he didn't want to break her heart in the process.
17. Own
Kel rode with the King's Own. It was an unofficial duty. She was happy with it and so was he. It made dragging themselves together into their rooms more bearable.
18. Stop
She quit riding with them. He wasn't sure why, until she explained it to him. Throwing up every morning would cause a few problems and reactions.
19. Hard
Dom had fought through various battles. He'd seen monsters, and nightmares, and bandit attacks leaving villages to death, and then he'd seen the damage of war and the refugee children's lost eyes. Nothing, nothing that he had done was as hard as seeing Kel start to give birth and the calmness as she took in all the pain.
20. A Girl
Their daughter, Chasina was their pride. Kel chose the name because of its meaning of strong, mighty. Dom knew that his daughter would be just that if she was anything like her mother.
A/N: I love these! I don't know why I just love them!!! Probably because I love Kel/Dom. The name Chasina really does mean mighty and strong and I didn't know what else to use and so that was what I used haha. My next chapter is defiantly going to be Alanna/George. Chasina is an actual name I got it from my Aunt because that's what she was going to name my cousin if she was a girl. So yeah it's a real name and the real meaning is Strong and Mighty. Anyway I'm done again for a long Authors Note.