Kalewyn
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>He was crying, devastated by what had just occured. Danielle did the only
>thing she knew how to do. She took him in her arms and rocked him. "It
>will be alright, Kay, they will come back to us......"

He shook her off, *She's gone ..*

"Kay, it's just a mating flight." Danielle told him.

*Sure just like with Violet's!* his fingers snapped back.

She frowned slightly, "That was different."

Kay shook his head, not willing to see anything else she had to say. It
~was~ that same. Even he could see it. She just didn't want to admit it!

But Danielle would not be put off. She grabbed his head between her tiny
hands and stared at him. "It is different! Because Traplin loves ME! He
loved me then, he loves me now!"

*He comes in and takes everything that is supposed to be mine!*

"But Kattibrie loves you .."

*You said you loved me too ..*  he said looking at her miserably.

"Oh Kay .." she sighed. "You have to believe how different this is. I did
love you. I still do, but .. it's different from how I love Trap. And it's
different from how Kattibrie loves you."

He shook his head, *You don't know that. What if it's the same. What if she
falls in love with him. How do I know she doesn't come back to me, just
becuase he already has you. How do I know that she doesn't really want him
..*

"I know, Kay. I know that she loves you. I've seen her look at you. I saw
her face when .. when we kissed." Danielle gripped one of his hands
tightly, "I know she loves you, and this will not change that."

Kay looked at her .. what if she was right. He almost felt some hope.

Danielle must have seen the glimmer of hope in his eye as she smiled, and
kissed him lightly on the lips. "Good. Now go home and wait. I know she'll
be glad to see you home .. waiting for her."

Kay nodded, *I will.*

***

Kay couldn't take the waiting .. as the more he thought about it, the more
he pictured Kattibrie in Traplin's arms. He'd almost been sure Danielle had
been right .. but .. what if she was wrong.

~No I can't think about that!~ he thought savagely grabbing paper and
charcoal to keep his mind on something else. He began to draw .. starting
with something simple .. something he could concentrate on.

Though it wasn't long before he realized his concentration was off and in
the odd, abstract lines and shadows, he began to see Kattibrie and Trap
locked in a passionate embrace. He drew angry lines through it, marring it
worse .. making the picture completely unreadable.

He stared at it for a moment finally tearing it off the easel and tearing
it up before throwing it to the floor. He set his chin and began another
drawing this one more controlled .. He continued heedless of the tears that
streaked down his face.

***

>*You are leaving me, like she did.*

>"No!" she said and signed at the same time, "I love you. You mean
>everything to me. I would never leave you for that... that rogue." Tears
>of hurt and outrage spilled down her cheeks anew.

>Kay stroked her hair and they didn't exchange a word for several moments,
>but it seemed like an eternity to Kattibrie.

>Finally, Kattibrie broke the silence. Looking up into her mate's face,
>very much feeling like a lost child, she quietly asked, "Kay, do you still
>love me?"

His eyes clouded, *I love you more then anyone ever. I don't want to lose
you. I was so afraid ..*

"Don't be afraid. I don't want to be anywhere but with you."

*It was just so much like what happened before. I was so sure you'd want
perfect ~Trap~* He signed the name using his hands in the shape of a bear
trap, with his face set in a growl.

Kattibrie suddenly began laughing. Kay raised an eyebrow at her and she
signed back *~Trap~* using the same face Kay had.

It wasn't long before the two of them were laughing out loud. Kattibrie
moved into Kay's embrace loving the sound of his monotone laughter, simply
because it meant he was happy and they were okay.

***
<<Whenever the funeral is>>

Kattibrie and Kay stood at the edge of the lake, hands clasped tightly as
the small ball of flames sailed through the mists. No dry eyes looked upon
the scene, though many body's clung to each other, offereing support to the
survivors of the tiny infant.

Regards,
Kalewyn & Sabbith
***
NRPG: I didn't really feel I could add much to the babe's funeral, but I
did want to mention it.

Kris

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