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Chapter 5When Kel was ready, she walked again towards the Own's barracks. This is where I met Durin. She thought idly. I wonder if Neal or Dom have met him. Ha! I should introduce them! Neal would have a hernia! She laughed to herself as she knocked on Dom's door.
Inside, Dom ran his fingers through his hair then glanced in his mirror. I bet that's Kel. He straightened his shirt collar, then strode to open the door, taking a deep breath.
"Hi!" Kel said once it opened. "Do you have the letter?" Dom nodded.
"Yes. I had to keep it hidden, in case Neal decided to search my room." He went over to his bed and pulled the mattress back. Underneath was a small indent in the wood. Dom pushed it, and a small trap door swung open, revealing papers, books, Neal's letter and what looked suspiciously like a diary. He grabbed the pink letter and closed the door, pulling the mattress back down.
"How long have you had that?" Dom's lips parted in a smile at Kel's astonishment.
"I had it installed a couple of years ago, when Neal did decide to go through my room. He was looking for a poem for one of his lady friends. I took it, and was teasing him about it, so he decided that he needed it back. I thought I should have a better hiding place in my room, so I got that." Kel grinned as she took the letter from Dom's outstretched hand.
"A poem for one of his lady friends, eh? As I remember, they were pretty bad." She laughed. "I remember this one he read me. I laughed so hard once he left, I thought I'd split something! I didn't want to hurt his feelings though."
Dom forced a laugh. I can't let her see how much Neal's crush bothered me. He thought. She seems fine about it. Maybe she doesn't know.
"Actually, the one I had was about you." Dom said, wary of her reaction to this news.
"What! No. No way. Neal wouldn't have done something like that." She shook her head, glancing at Dom's face and realizing that the emotion she saw there was relief.
"Yeah, he had a crush on you for about 3 years. You didn't know? I kept telling him that he should just let you know, but I guess he didn't take my advice." Dom informed her importantly. Inside, he cringed. I'm such a hypocrite! There I was, telling Neal 'just tell her, it will be easy', but when I'm actually in the same situation, I can't do it.
Kel glanced at the clock, flustered.
"Oh, we have to go! The king said to meet him at the seventh hour, and we have ten minutes." Dom locked his door as Kel put Neal's letter in her belt pouch.
When Dom was ready, they walked down the hall together in silence, each contemplating the new information they had learned.
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