A/N- sorry, this chapter took longer to write than I expected. but hey it's up now!

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Kel bowed Yamani style at Shinko and Roald. Shinko winked while Roald inclined his head at her.

They stood in awkward silence for a moment and Kel was wishing she could talk normally and be herself, when Roald stared over her shoulder. Kel glanced over it, too, what was he looking at?

"Ah, I'd better go see what Father wants," Roald murmured. His father, King Jonathon, was subtly beckoning him over to the Royal table. Roald smiled at Shinko and squeezed her hand before letting it go. He nodded his head again at Yuki, Neal and Kel and strode away quickly.

Shinko instantly turned to Kel.

"Kel! I would not have recognised you, if I had not known. You look beautiful!" she exclaimed softly.

Kel laughed lightly and repeated her earlier comment. "Beautiful and me don't go in the same sentence."

Shinko snorted disbelievingly. Her attention wavered. "Who's that?" she asked, gesturing behind Kel. Kel turned her head to see Dom, walking purposefully towards their little group.

Neal also looked. "That," he said with a smug smile. "Is my cousin- Domitan of Masbolle."

Kel guessed by Neal's smile that he had filled Shinko in with all the details.

"Neal," she hissed warningly. "Remind me, when I get to be me again, to invite you out onto the practise courts."

Neal winced. "Why do I get the punishment?" he grumbled. "It wasn't all me."

"What wasn't all you, Meathead?" Dom demanded as he came up, hearing the last part of their conversation. He bowed low to Princess Shinkokami. "Princess," he murmured.

Shinko smiled. "Do I have the pleasure of meeting Domitan of Masbolle, Neal's cousin?"

Dom hung his head as if ashamed. "Domitan of Masbolle, yes. Neal's cousin, well, I try to hide that."

Kel hid a snicker behind her shukusen, wishing Dom wasn't so damn nice and funny, and Yuki giggled softly as Neal glared.

"Oh, you try to hide that you're my cousin, do you?" he said loftily. "What about me? I'm the famous knight healer stuck with a ladies man cousin like you."

Dom felt faintly uncomfortable. It was true, though, he did have a reputation as a ladies man. But now he was wishing he could leave that behind.

Yuki noticed his expression of discomfort and smirked inwardly. Ha, so Dom was having second thoughts about that, was he? She smacked Neal on the shoulder with her shukusen reprovingly. "Be nice, Nealan."

Dom laughed at Neal's woeful expression. "Anyway, what wasn't all you?"

Neal shrugged. "Just, everything. I get blamed for a lot of things, you know."

Dom looked skeptical. "It sounded like you were being blamed for a particular thing there." What are they hiding from me?

"Nope, just everything," Neal sighed dramatically.

There was a pause.

"Would you like to have a last dance?" Neal asked Yuki quickly, any excuse to get away from his nosy cousin.

"Of course," Yuki took his hand and Neal led her away.

Shinko looked between Kel and Dom with a wicked smile.

"I think I will go join Roald now, good night," she winked at Kel and glided away. Kel cursed her mentally, so Neal had told her about Dom, had he?

Dom was biting his lip uncertainly. Should he ask her to dance? Neal had said last dance, they must be planning on leaving soon. But would she want to dance?

Why do I care? Why am I so... careful with her? I don't care for her... Do I? No. No. I like... LIKED. LIKED. Kel. But she doesn't return that. I don't care for any woman. There's nothing to lose. Just ask.

"Dance with me?" he asked, holding out his hand. Oh, damn. That was a bad invitation. I didn't even do it romantically.

Kel looked at it.

Should she?

I have to, she told herself. I'm going to teach him a lesson

Dom watched her nervously. She's going to say no....

"Yes, I'd love to," she batted her eyelashes at Dom and took his extended hand.

He swirled her on the dance floor for one last dance.

"You and Dom looked pretty cosy tonight," Yuki said happily, pulling the pins out of Kel's hair.

"No, we did not," Kel growled. They had left straight after dancing, Dom had kissed her hand and asked her to go riding with him the next day. She had, of course, accepted, although reluctantly. Spending time around him was making it even harder going through with her plan. He was just so... nice, and sweet. Did he really deserve a broken heart?

Yes. He's broken so many already... Including mine.

Yuki laughed. "Neal thinks you're up to something."

Kel stayed silent. She doubted her friends would approve of her plan.

"Kel, what are you up to?" Yuki asked softly, sensing her friend wasn't telling her something.

"Nothing," Kel looked up from the floor. "What I want to know is, how is your plan supposed to work, anyway? No one knows that Lady Kariami is me, so when the lady leaves, and I come back... What's going to happen?"

Yuki smiled. "You're my bridesmaid, remember?"

"Yes..." Kel agreed, curious. "And?"

"Well," Yuki turned business like. "You will look almost the same as you do now, and Dom will recognise you as Lady Kariami, but he knows, you- Kel, that is, is my bridesmaid, so he'll make the connection and..."

She smiled widely, leaving the rest to Kel's imagination.

"And what if this doesn't work?" Kel demanded. Like if I wreck it by breaking his heart like he broke mine?

"It will!" Yuki said confidently.

Kel fell asleep thinking of kissing Dom. Had he really responded or was it all in her head? Could he actually care for her, Kel?

No... He still flirts with Yamani butterflies...

But maybe he does. Maybe he could.

Damn my wishful thinking.

A/N: I feel sorry for Kel, having so many regrets about carrying out her evil plan! (muahahaha)

Will start writing the next chapter at 35 reviews (that's only 4 more!!! Heheh!!)

Plus I'm sorry if this chapter is a little nonsensical. I'm pretty tired but thought I should update since I have 31 reviews =)