Disclaimer & Note:
A birthday treat to myself. While I would like to keep throwing out oneshots to increase the White Knight Chronicles category either during, post or AU, most of them are usually Alastor/Yulie (OC or Main Character/Yulie for those unfamiliar with me) & it's making me feel like like I'm monopolizing the girl & dissuading other authors from pairing up their OCs (or even CCs) with her.
So, from now on, any new White Knight oneshot I cook up will be going into this story bank regardless of pairing(s), era, timeline &/or universe- even crossover oneshots.
It'll be fun…
I hope…
Anyways, I do not own White Knight Chronicles just the words below.
Setting:WKC I/AU (Magi don't exist)
It took all Yulie had not to start bouncing on the balls of her feet in excitement. Now that they had finally delivered the wine to the castle, the job was officially done and she could now go check out the town festivities while there was still time left in the day.
Her initial plan was to try and get Leonard to tag along with her in the hopes that, as the night wore on and with all the fun they had, they might have gotten closer. Sadly, thanks to Raus deciding to have a few drinks and then a nap despite her strictly telling him that they would be leaving as soon as Leonard and Rapacci's new recruit showed up, surprisingly on time for once, then running into a mountain troll halfway through the trip back to Balandor, night had already fallen by the time they reached the castle.
Knowing that she had little time left before the day was done and everyone went home to their cots, Yulie had to reluctantly forget about her plan to get closer to Leonard. It was a letdown sure but her excitement at getting to go to a festival was too much for any sadness to make her feel down at the moment. She could still ask him if he wanted to join her though.
That was the idea until she spotted Leonard walking away from them and towards the slightly ajar door to the castle- it did not take a smart person to deduce what he was about to do.
"Whoa! What are you doing? We can't go in there!" Yulie whispered in case there were any guards nearby as she caught up to Leonard just before he reached the door.
"What's wrong with one quick peek?" Leonard inquired innocently giving Yulie a confident grin.
"Hell from whoever catches us and Rapacci when they deliver us back to the winery!" Yulie quickly countered.
"Only if they catch us." Leonard pointed out turning back to the door- then collapse to the ground like he had suddenly been knocked out by an invisible blow to the head.
"Leonard!" Yulie gasped quickly kneeling down by her fallen friend's side.
Worry was quickly replaced with anger when she saw that Leonard was, much to her surprise, merely sleeping like a baby and there was only person around that had magic powerful enough to put him under quick and unnoticable without anyone, not even herself, realising what had happened.
"What was that for?!" Yulie demanded of the new guy who merely holstered his staff as she rounded on him.
"It's more effective at stopping him from getting us into trouble and not getting paid." Alastor replied like it was obvious.
Yulie could only glare at the blue haired mage as he walked over to her and the slumbering Leonard. She had not had much time to properly know him but, from what she had seen so far, Alastor was a no nonsense young man with a strong grasp of magic that was above many other mages around his age Yulie had met over time.
Granted, in the fight against the troll he was invaluable but his social skills on the other hand were clearly in need of some serious work if she was going to be working with him for however long Rapacci could keep his mitts on him. From when she first met him in Parma and through the trip back to Balandor, they had barely spoken unless you count the heated responses Yulie gave him for his blunt remarks to her lack of skill in healing magic or believing she would be of no help in transporting the wine.
"Fine. But you're carrying him back to Rapacci's, new guy." She relented wanting to get away from the castle before those jerks at the gate prompted her to make good of her earlier promise.
"I have a name, you know." Alastor pointed out despite bending down to pick up Leonard.
"Yeah. And until we know each other better, I'll just call you 'Magician Boy' instead." Yulie replied as she watched the blue haired mage pick Leonard up and sling him over his shoulder like he were a sack of potatoes. There had to have been magic involved as there was no way Leonard was as light as a feather to him.
Despite looking like he wanted to argue with her choice of nicknames, Alastor surprised Yulie by not replying to her remark instead favouring leaving the castle premises and return to the winery both to drop off the dead weight on his shoulder and collect his pay before the moon reached its zenith in the night sky.
Pouting slightly at the lack of response, Yulie inwardly grinned at the small victory she gained over the mage before following after him.
"Once the wine's unloaded, Raus, the rest of the night's yours." She called over her shoulder to the papitaur knowing full well the beastwaine handler would be quickly going back to the drink before joining Leonard in the land of nod.
"By the way, 'Archery Girl'." Alastor spoke up after several minutes of walking in silence ruined only by the soft snores coming from Leonard.
"What did you just call me?" Yulie asked staring at Alastor as if he had just insulted her.
"Might as well call you something until I know you better too." The mage shrugged before returning to his inquiry. "You told him that 'we' can't go into the castle. Were you going to follow him inside also if I hadn't put him to sleep?"
"Well...obviously, yeah? He...may be an idiot but he's still my...friend." Yulie replied somewhat hesitantly.
It was enough for Alastor to piece everything together. He had been trying to figure out what sort of relationship the two had since leaving Parma as Leonard seemed to be the kind of guy who was happy with what fate had given him and enjoyed it to the fullest whereas Yulie was the complete opposite wanting to do more with her life than be a simple delivery girl but did not from some reason unknown to him until now.
"Friend, huh? Do you know that that's probably all he'll ever see you as?" Alastor asked with the delicacy and gentleness of a rampaging ahwahnee.
"This coming from a guy whose only friends were spellbooks!" Yulie snapped clearly stung by his words.
"Spellbooks? Most of what I know, I just know- scared even myself a few times." Alastor commented dryly although Yulie could detect a slight shake in his voice when he said that.
"You're scared? Of your own magic?" Yulie asked in disbelief.
Most mages she knew were always thirsty for more knowledge and power. If it were not for the serious look on Alastor's face, Yulie would probably have broke out in chuckles over what she just heard.
"Well, we have only known each other for half a day." Alastor pointed out. "All I know of you is that you put your all into everything you do and quick to find the silver lining in any situation."
Yulie could not help but be impressed. What little Alastor knew of her was right on the money, not that she would admit it right now. All she knew in return was that the mage had fought in the war against Faria and, as of now, a fear of his own capabilities as a mage. That had to change, she thought.
"Alright. How about after we drop Leonard off at Rapacci and the warg pays us, we go see what's left of the festivities and get to know one another better?" She suggested. "If we're gonna be working together, I need to know you'll have my back out there on the plains."
Staring at her with a slightly raised eyebrow, Alastor silently thought over her suggestion before shrugging in agreement.
"Sure. Just don't go starting to flirt with me now that you know your sleeping prince here, probably doesn't see you the same way you see him." He replied motioning to the lad in question.
For a second, Yulie looked like she wanted to slug him. Then she smiled as if finding something funny Alastor did not know about.
"No promises, Blue." She told him before walking off towards the winery leaving Alastor standing there wondering if she meant it or was just playing with him.
"Whatever you say, Violet." He sighed following after her deciding to just drop it like he soon would with Leonard the moment they reached the winery.
Welp, there we go. First of many, although I should really be starting on updates of my other fics than just adding new stories.
Anyways, review if possible & until next time
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