Author's note- Drum roll please! I finally finished THE MOMENT where everything changes between Beka and Rosto! I'm soooo very proud of this chapter. It turned out way better than I expected. This chapter is a little bit longer than the others. It can't really be called a drabble, because it's closer to 300 words than it is to 100. Oh well. :) Enjoy!

Disclaimer- All characters, places, concepts, etc. belong to the great Tamora Pierce. :)

It's About TIme

Rosto stormed into Beka's room without knocking. Not waiting for her reaction, he marched up to her in fury.

"Why?" He demanded. Beka sighed. She owed him at least an explanation for what she had done.

"Rosto,' she said. "I had to do it. I couldn't disobey an order."

"You could have been killed!" he shouted.

"Why are you yelling at me? I risk my life every day. I can't turn my back on these people. They need me! I don't see why you're so upset. All I did was raid a drinking den to stop a slave auction. You frequent places like that every week, but do I barge into your room and start yelling at you?" Beka stopped to take a breath.

"You never said you were worried before," Rosto said, a strange look on his face.

"About what?" Beka asked in confusion at his abrupt change of topic. She was just glad he had stopped yelling.

"Me," he said softly, causing Beka to blush.

"Of course I worry about you. You're… well… it's just…" Beka stuttered, wondering how they had gotten to this point. She looked at the floor of her room, afraid to look into Rosto's eyes. Afraid that she would see her emotions mirrored in them.

"Beka," he said gently, sending a chill down her spine. "Look at me."

When she continued to look down, he lifted her chin until her eyes were level with his. He slowly lowered his lips to hers. She melted against him in contentment as they drew apart. She couldn't seem to stop grinning. He kept his arms around her as he whispered in her ear, smiling.

"It's about time."

Yay! I am so very proud of this one. Now they just have to tell their friends. :D I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks, so please review. :) Oh, and by the way, Rosto is yelling at Beka because she got into a HUGE bar fight when she was busting the slave auction. He's so cute when he's upset and over-protective. He's really a big softie on the inside. ;P