By request of BrokenFaerie16:
Kel and Dom
"So, are you tired of mud yet, Kel?"
She looked up from retying her boot lace and smiled at Dom. For the past week, rain had fallen from the sky in great bucket loads, drenching the Own. Progress had been slow, since they had to lead the horses.
"Not at all! I could live off the stuff. I particularly enjoy how it gets caked into Raoul's armor."
Dom grinned. "What finer task could a squire such as yourself ask for then to spend hours every evening scraping half-dried mud out of our glorious Knight Commander's gear? In fact, I wonder why my cousin hasn't turned green with envy."
"He gets to pick sand out of the Lioness's things. Maybe that's even more fun." She stood up, dusting off her knees.
"All these wonderful opportunities extended to squires. How are you to choose? Mud, sand, dirt, ice -- all lovely options. But, " he smiled. "There are opportunities that we sergeants get not extended to the likes of Meathead."
"Oh? Like what?"
Dom smiled crookedly at her. "Opportunities like this," and he pressed his lips gently to hers.
A curious, strangled noise made the pair look up, startled. Raoul stood before them, looking at if he'd been kicked in the chest, all the air forced from his lungs with shock. He blinked once, twice. Finally, he spoke, and his voice was hoarse.
"Sergeant . . . " blink, blink, " . . . why . . . " blink, blink, blink. He seemed incapable of finishing his sentence. Then suddenly he roared. "Why in the name of all that's holy are you kissing my squire?"
"Sir!" Dom saluted crisply, removing his arm from around Kel. "If you will hear my humble opinion, your squire was badly in need of kissing."
"I've never heard that kissing was beneficial to the health," Raoul spluttered.
"Oh, its renowned for its remarkable ability to put a spring in the step and color in the cheeks." He peered at Raoul with kindly concern. "Though, if you don't mind my saying so, sir, our kissing seems to have put rather too much color in yours!"
Next time: Gareth the younger, by request of ShadowMoonDancer. Who comes after that? --Lizzy
