Yuki wandered thoughtfully back to her and Neal's rooms. Neal was waiting for her at his desk. He glanced up when she entered.

"Did you find her?" he demanded eagerly. "What did she say?"

Yuki folded her skirts under herself and sat on the bed calmly. Neal rocked back on his chair, waiting, holding onto the desk so as not to fall..

"Neal... What do you think of Kel and Dom, together?"

Neal's mouth dropped open. He let go of the desk in shock and went crashing onto the floor. The chair landed on top of him.

Yuki rolled her eyes sarcastically. "What is it with knights and falling onto the floor with chairs?"

"Kel and Dom, together?" Neal whispered, still lying on the floor with the chair on him. "As in, my ladies man, playboy, flirty cousin and my sensible, un-court-lady-like best friend?"

Yuki snickered. "Yes."

Neal closed his eyes in apparant horror. "Where did you get that idea from, o my Yamani blossom?"

"Kel." Yuki answered. "Or, actually, Kel's reactions."

His eyes opened abruptly. "Kel. You got that idea from Kel."

Yuki nodded. "Do you think he likes her?"

"It's hard to tell..." Neal said slowly. "He flirts with so many women... but he flirts with her a lot..."

"That's why she's avoiding us," Yuki continued. "She's embarrassed."

"Kel told you all that?" Neal demanded increduously, finally pushing the chair off him and getting up.

"Well... no, but I could tell," Yuki admitted.

"I guess I'll just have to take your word for it," Neal muttered doubtfully.

"So," Yuki crossed her legs. "How about a plan?"

"To get them together?!"

"Yes. A plan to get them together and get Kel to stop being miserable."

"Stop Kel being miserable?" Neal nodded in agreement. "Make him jealous?" he suggested hopefully. "Dress Kel up as a gorgeous doll and fling her in his face? Make her tell him? Set them up?"

Yuki blinked, surprised at his rush of ideas. "You're more intelligent than I thought," she murmured.

Neal came to sit next to her. "Thanks."

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An hour later, a reluctant Kel trudged to Yuki's room. She didn't want to face anyone, let alone Yuki or Neal, because if Yuki knew, Neal knew. And that was going to be embarrassing. Especially with Yuki's 'help'.

She knocked lightly on the door, hoping Yuki had gone out.

No such luck. The door swung open to reveal a beaming Yuki, with Lalasa and a box full of pins standing behind her.

"Eugh," Kel groaned as she was dragged in.

Lalasa showed her a few dress designs. All except one, to Kel's disgust, were long, sleeveless and looked like she couldn't walk in them.

The one left was low cut, and had a wide skirt with a slit up the side to the thigh. At least it had sleeves, although they weren't full length, Kel thought dubiously.

"Can you change the neckline?" she asked hopefully.

"No," Lalasa was adamant. "It will look beautiful on you, Lady Kel."

Kel snorted. "Beautiful and my name do not go in the same sentence Lalasa. Ever."

Both Lalasa and Yuki rolled their eyes.

Lalasa began measuring Kel.

"You'll have to come back tomorrow, as well," she informed Kel when she was finished. "In case I need to adjust it."

Kel nodded impatiently and began striding towards the door, eager to get out before Yuki could start...

"Kel!" Yuki called sweetly. "How about you stay for some green tea for a while." It wasn't an invitation, it was an order. Kel was pulled back into Yuki's rooms and sat down at a table. Yuki sat across from her. Lalasa began quietly tiding up her pins and designs.

"Neal and I have a few plans," Yuki announced.

"Yuki," Kel pleaded. "I don't want help. And besides, I don't like him anyway..."

"Sure," Yuki muttered sarcastically. Louder, she said, "Have you got me a wedding present yet?"

Kel was startled by the abrupt subject change. "No..." she answered, taken off guard.

"Can you get me something?" Yuki asked hopefully. "Something I really, really want?"

"Sure," Kel nodded, pleased that she wouldn't have to think of something.

"Promise you'll get me whatever I ask for?" Yuki confirmed.

"Yes," Kel replied, unsuspecting.

"Good." Yuki flashed her a wide smile. It was then, too late, that Kel began to feel slightly suspicious. "I want you to dress up as a court lady for three days. With me."

Kel's mouth dropped open. "NO!" she said, a little louder than necessary.

"You promised," Yuki reminded her, unrelenting.

"But... I thought... I didn't think it would be something like THAT!" Kel spluttered.

Yuki shrugged. "It is. And you promised."

"But... why?!!!" Kel demanded, cross.

"Why not?" Yuki asked, shrugging.

"Because I am a knight! Not a pretty little doll!" Kel exlaimed indignantly.

"Please?" Yuki asked softly, playing on Kel's sympathies just a bit.

"Tell me why," Kel insisted.

A michevious gleam appeared in Yuki's eyes. "One word. Dom."

"Oh no," Kel buried her face in her hands. "No, no, no. What is that supposed to do anyway?"

"Make him see you in a diferent light." Yuki answered, smiling wickedly. "Maybe... make him jealous."

"Oh no, no, no!" Kel lifted her head up, horrified. "This is terrible..."

Lalasa turned, smiling just a bit. "I'll make you some dresses, m'lady. When is this happening?"

"You're in on it too!" Kel accused.

Yuki grinned. "The day after Midwinter. So that's only two days away!"

Kel moaned.

"And you're spending your time here, tomorrow," Yuki told her severely. "Trying on dresses. You can miss training."

"No!" Kel protested. "Half the day. I'll come after Midmeal."

Yuki nodded slowly. "Alright. But if you don't, I'm coming after you with my glaive and my shukusen."

It was a dismissal. Kel fled, to the sound of Lalasa and Yuki's giggles.

On the way down to the practise courts she met Neal.

"You," she growled, furious. "You are coming with me NOW. We are going to spar."

Neal trailed after her, a look of comic horror on his face.

A/N- weird, but anyway. Please review! And thankyou to the people who have =)