A/N! WOW! so the last chapter apparantly wasn't my worst ever!!! thankyou heaps for all the reviews XD they were awesome!
onto the next chapter!
Sorrysorrysorry that I didn't update sooner
Writer's block. Baaad writer's block.
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Lydia: YAY!!!! Thankyou so much!!! (Chocolate! XD YAY!!!! I LOVE CHOCOLATE!!! Not peppermint though... gross....)
Yessss- I will keep writing, lots. And lots. And hopefully lots more ;P
I'll see about the random drabbles- they do sound fun though. Although I'm pretty much dying to start the modern Kel/Dom *laughs evilly*
1) Johnny Depp is okay- I love him in Pirates of the Caribbean though.. fully AWESOME!!!! and so funny! "Nobody move. I dropped my brain!" ooo!!! apparantly there's a FOURTH POTC coming out in 2012!!! OMGOSH!!!! XDXDXD
2) I THINK I do!!! I mean, I don't really know what cartoons are Disney, but like Mickey Mouse and Cars and stuff like that I like. What else does Disney do?
(I LOVE OVER THE HEDGE!)
3) Nope. I don't live in America.
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Two Years Later
"What should I say to her?" Dom fidgeted nervously.
"Just tell her how you feel," Neal advised, trying to make his expression look wise. "Ask her. And then you have to-"
Dom cut him off abruptly. "Thanks, Neal, I do NOT need to know what you think I should do after that!"
"Fine," Neal muttered sadly. He had been looking forward to completely grossing out his cousin, but Dom had already jogged away quickly.
A knock on the door alerted Kel to the fact that someone was there.
"Coming!" she yelled, pulling on her breeches quickly and rubbing at her wet hair in vain.
She opened the door to reveal Dom waiting patiently.
"Oh, it's you," Kel sighed with relief. At first she had thought it might be Neal, to annoy her, or Yuki, to dress her up.
Dom put on an offended expression. "What? Are you disappointed? Who were you expecting?"
Kel had to laugh.
He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her gently.
"Your shirt will get wet," Kel warned, her head on his shoulder.
"I don't care."
She stood in utter bliss for a few minutes before he pulled away and looked down at her. "Do you want to get some shoes on or am I taking you out barefoot?"
"You're taking me somewhere?" Kel led the way into her room and sat on her bed, grabbing her boots.
"Yes," Dom smiled secretively.
"You look exactly like Neal when you do that," she groaned, and pulled on her other boot.
"Like Meathead?! Not me."
Kel snickered and then remembered something. "Speaking of Meathead... I was supposed to mind Kari today."
Much to Kel's horror, Neal and Yuki had decided to call their daughter 'Kari'- according to Neal, it was named in Kel's honour.
"I took care of that," Dom stood up and offered her his hand.
"Are you going to tell me where we're going?" Kel demanded, jumping up quickly.
"No."
"We're going riding?" Kel asked, as they reached the stables.
"Maybe," Dom grinned across at her, blue eyes dancing.
They walked in and found two horses saddled already- Willow and Hoshi.
"We are, then," Kel stated, narrowing her eyes at Dom suspiciously.
"We are," he confirmed, still smiling.
Dom took both horses reins and led them out of the stable, Kel following, protesting. "Dom! I can lead my own horse!"
"But I like to lead her for you," he pointed out, but handed the reins over to Kel.
Kel mounted her horse and Dom followed suit. Urging Willow on, he turned into the forest.
"The forest?" Kel asked, eyebrows raised. "Remember what happened last time we went in there?"
Dom laughed, but it sounded almost strained. Kel watched him, her stomach suddenly fluttering.
They rode in a semi-tense silence for what seemed like forever to Kel.
What's wrong with him? she thought, honestly scared. Maybe he's... Oh no. If he's breaking up with me... I couldn't bear that... He can't be... Can he? I mean... we've fought... but...
She swallowed quickly, trying to keep her facial expression calm and her breathing slow.
"We're here," Dom announced, halting Willow. Kel craned her neck to see what was in front of Dom.
She couldn't bring herself to be impressed by the almost perfect circle of pine trees surrounding a carpet of pine needles, her fears of why Dom was acting differently were taking over.
He slid off his horse and offered his hand to Kel. She stared at it for a moment, hazel eyes tinged with sadness at what she was sure was going to come, and then took it, jumping off Hoshi.
"Thanks," she murmured quietly.
Dom waved a hand around the space, indicating that she could sit down, his blue eyes absent.
Kel stared at the ground... waiting.
Waiting for her life to be shattered.
((SO tempting to leave it there... but....))
"Kel," Dom said suddenly, jumping in front of her. His expression was nervous, almost as nervous as she felt.
"Yeah?" She forced her eyes to meet his, meet the rejection.
"I... uh... well... Kel..." Dom stammered uncertainly.
"Just say it," Kel replied, her voice almost cold.
"What?" Dom seemed surprised at her tone. He stared at her questioningly.
"Just... say that you don't want to be with me anymore..." Kel made herself say it, she gazed at the ground, trying to blink warm tears back.
"Kel... I wasn't going to say that." His voice was gentle and a warm hand clasped her own.
"Then what were you going to say?" she bit her lip, furious that her voice quivered.
"I was going to say..." Dom paused for a moment, seeming to debate something in his head. "I was going to say... Keladry of Mindelan, will you marry me?"
Kel blinked, processing his words. What? I think there's something wrong with my hearing. Or I'm having a daydream. "What?!"
Dom's face fell, he felt crushed. "Never mind, then. We can just be-"
"No!" Kel interrupted quickly. "Did you... did you just ask me to marry you?"
Dom's face turned slightly red. "Yes," he muttered. "But you don't have-"
Kel was drowning in sheer joy. She had never thought that she would ever want to get married, but...
"YES!!" She practically squealed, her feminine side dominating her.
Dom's head jerked up instantly, his blue eyes bored into her hazel eyes. "You will marry me?"
"Yes!" Kel tried to tone down her voice a bit this time.
Dom wrapped his arms around her, feeling happier than he ever had before. "I don't have a ring," he admitted, his voice husky. "I'm sorry."
"I don't mind," Kel murmured.
Without any further ado, he pressed his lips firmly to hers.
Neal's eyes were fixed on something out the window. "Yes... yes, yes, yes!" His voice rose with his yeses.
"Neal!" Yuki scolded. "You're scaring Kari!"
"Sorry," Neal whispered quickly, still staring at Kel and Dom riding out of the forest, both with huge grins on their faces. "But they're out!"
Yuki swiftly walked over. "And?"
"They're smiling!"
"Yes, oh yes, oh yes!" Yuki rubbed her hands together with glee. "And now, we wait."
"Do we have to tell Meathead?" Kel murmured reluctantly, anticipating Neal's reaction.
"I... uh... sort of asked him for advice," Dom admitted, glancing at Kel to see her expression.
"Advice?!"
"Advice... on how to ask you..." he explained, slightly embarrassed.
"Oh," Kel held back a snicker. "You thought it would be that bad, did you?"
Dom squeezed her hand lightly. "Well... yes."
Kel smacked him gently on the back and then remembered their errand.
They both stared at the wooden door in front of them.
"You knock," Kel hissed.
Dom gave her a strange look. "Okay."
He lifted his fist up and smacked the door heavily. "MEATHEAD! OPEN UP!"
"You don't have to break my door down, cousin!" Neal's annoyed voice came.
The door was flung open to reveal Yuki and Kari sitting in the middle of the floor playing with some sort of toy and a smug-looking Neal stepped into view.
"So, how did my expert advice go?"
Dom rolled his eyes. "I didn't bother using it."
Neal looked offended. "I'm betting that she declined, then?"
He was speaking as if Kel wasn't standing next to Dom, holding his hand.
"Meathead!" Kel waved her and Dom's entwined hands in Neal's face.
Neal stared at them for a moment. "No ring."
Kel was starting to feel a little annoyed. "No. No ring. But we're getting married!"
From the floor, Yuki shrieked joyfully and jumped up. "Yes! Yes!"
"At last," Neal muttered under his breath.
Both Kel and Dom couldn't help grinning. What a Meathead.
"Um, mi'lord," Dom shuffled his feet, looking anywhere but at Raoul.
"What's wrong, sergeant?" Raoul demanded, trying to be patient.
"I... I'm here to hand in my resignation," Dom blurted quickly.
"Your resignation?" Raoul's expression was thunderous. "And why, may I ask, are you resigning?"
Dom knew that this was the right decision. "I'm marrying Kel, m'lord," he looked Lord Raoul straight in the eye.
"Oh," Raoul relaxed and his face split into a huge smile. "Well, in that case, you have my approval, Domitan."
Dom returned the smile. He was one step closer to marrying the woman he loved.
"FINALLY!" Alanna said loudly, grinning. "I thought you were never going to ask her, Dom."
Neal sniggered loudly and Yuki smacked his arm. "Stop it, Nealan."
He stopped abruptly, and Dom laughed at him. "Sucked in, Meathead."
Neal looked expectantly at Kel, and then his expression turned disappointed. "Kel! You're supposed to tell him off for being mean!"
Kel shrugged. "You're a big boy, Neal. You can fend for yourself."
Amidst the laughter, Neal groaned loudly. "Not fair!"
A/N: YAY! IT'S DONE!
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