Sorry I took so long to update. Promise I won't take so long next time...

Thank you edward'shappyending for the couple and situation.

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Disclaimer: I am not Tamora Pierce, I do not own Kel or Symric. Or Dom. Or Raoul. (Grins)

Onwards with the One-shot!

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Kel/Symric: Seduction by strawberries

--Submitted by: edward'shappyending--

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Symric is a corporal in Dom's squad who is beheaded by a 'metal beast' in SQUIRE. No physical description

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Squire Keladry of Mindelan found out some things when she turned sixteen.

She found when her father died that her knight master, Lord Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak, was more of a father to her than her real one ever was.

She found out that she loved her friends more than she could ever have imagined.

She found out about the horrors of war.

She found out about the beauty pf peace.

And she found out that she was lonely.

And she found out, that if she tried, she could love.

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Two months later she found herself crushing on a man. She was still here crushing on him, Corporal Symric of Dom's squad...

"C'mon Corporal." I growled.

Corporal Symric was lying down on a bed in the barracks grinning openly at an irritated squire.

I was itching to go over there and hurt him. A lot. But he was so handsome.

Dom was at a meeting with Lord Raoul, my knight master. I was not required to attend this meeting and was bored. I was helping out the Own who was building a new stable while passing a war-devastated town. I was sent away when I was hurting myself while trying to wield a hammer.

I had wandered into the barracks to wait for Dom and was sitting and reading on his bed when I had seen Corporal Symric.

Corporal Symric was on Dom's squad and was the only other inhabitant of the barracks at this moment. And he was bugging me so much!

He was on his bed and was eating strawberries. Yes, strawberries.

It is the only thing that I, Kel, cannot resist. A strawberry.

And Symric, he wouldn't give me any!

Yes, I know this sounds stupid but strawberries are my favorite fruit and the only thing that I really can't resist.

"Sorry Squire Kel, but they are just too good!"

I growled. "Call me Kel. Just Kel."

He grinned again and took a strawberry. He popped it into his mouth and chewed on it slowly.

I growled even louder.

He openly laughed at my discomfort.

I walked over and I sat on the edge of his bed. He propped himself up on his elbows to look at me.

I put as pout on my face and opened my eyes very wide. In a full 'innocent and sad' expression.

He laughed again and reached into the bowl which was hidden from my view. He put the bowl on the little bedside table which each bed had and took out one big strawberry.

He looked from it to me and smiled innocently.

"Ah, The last strawberry."

I opened my eyes wide and stared from the strawberry to him. He raised it slowly and ripped it in half.

He popped half of it in his mouth and chewed it really slowly.

I watched it agonizingly as it disappeared.

I had to do something.

I stared hard at the last half that was in his hand.

"Please..."

"No." He said simply and gently put the strawberry in between his teeth.

I looked at the last piece that was going to disappear into his mouth.
I did the only thing that popped into my mind.

I pressed my lips to his as quickly as I could.

He seemed surprised for a second then put his hands on the back of my head. He pushed it towards his and I kissed him forcefully but then broke away. I smiled at him and opened my mouth. I let him get a good view of the insides of my mouth and then jumped off his bed.

"Thanks for the strawberry."

I winked and then flounced out of the barracks and burst out laughing once outside.

--Later at Dinner--

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"Kel, are you alright?" Dom asked concerned.

Kel smiled genuinely at him and then turned to look at Symric.

She winked at him lustily. "I am now." She said while still staring at him. She was surprised with herself with her own display of emotion. And dirty little joke.

She burst out laughing and ran out of the mess hall whilst people stared after her.

Dom turned his disbelieving face to Symric, his jaw hanging down.

Everybody else at the table turned towards him as well.

He turned red and ran out of the mess hall after her.

"Kel?"

"Yes Corporal?"

He kissed her passionately then broke off and grinned at her.

She stared at him dazily.

He looked deep into her eyes and smiled wide; "You're welcome."

And he left.

Kel stared after him for a while and then broke out in laughter once more. This seemed to happen a lot to her.

She grinned.

Seduction by strawberry.

Thing is, she learned something important, she learned that one never stops learning and that each morning she will always be wiser than the day before.

Yes, Kel learned many things when she turned sixteen. But when she turned sixteen and a half, she learned many more.

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Thank you edward'shappyending again, hope it turned out like you wanted...

Yay! I liked it.. hope you did too. Thought I'd write a one-shot where they didn''t proclaim their undying love for each other. Yes, Kel's a little OOC but after all, we all have our OOC moments. Everyone is different, you are not going to always be the same every moment of your life. Plus, this is Kel and different men, some she would never even think of courting, it's supposed to be OOC.

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Keep Reading,

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xxTunstall Chickxx

P.S. By the way, edward'shappyending, that was one difficult one. I really wanted to write it using Evin Larse because I liked it more and because it was alot easier. But then, I called myself a coward. This was a big challenge for me, I didn't know where to start. So, it won't be my best, but I think it turned out okay.n That one really was hard. A character that is hardly mentioned. They don't even say what he looks like in any of the books!

Great job, thanks for the suggestion. It really was a fun challenge...