Disclaimer: to own a game or characters so magnificent would be a godsend to bad he never liked me…tears, tears oh well on to the story.
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Chapter one
I sat, await on the bridge tussling with a lock of crimson hair, and tapping my toe to the sound of the river. Waiting…waiting for Nox once again this was the 3rd time this week. I was still undeniably set off by my queen's choice in this matter regarding the congregation of the Aquarian, and Airyglyph, nations. It wasn't that the idea of building bonds and trust between our nations wasn't a great way of founding peace and harmony; but why engage the beginning of a motion by forcing the wicked Albel nox and I to work together.
So far we had done nothing but simple easy tasked missions including more battle than intelligence and I couldn't help thinking this must have been labels strong point, though it left me slightly peeving I admit only within myself that as a fighter he much excels past most of my troupe. He was strong often defeating battles before I had more than a foot into it, and he had style to it which I feared I lacked but made up for with my fiery attitude. He was collected in battle were I was at the tips of my toes for this I feared he may very well defeat me in battle, and chose furthermore not to test this theory.
I looked down at my arm examining the soft shelling embroidered marking on my arm. Then I heard his harsh voice like nails on a chalk bored. "no wonder you Aquarians can't do a decent days work, all you do is stare into space all day."
I appreciated that he left out the "scum's" and "fool's" though I new not to expect that some would follow this mind pending sentence. " And I see the idea of missing out on a days work entirely has not fazed you?" I gave a novice grin which I was never keen to use in the past though he now was giving me many chances to prefect it, not to mention he was an excellent example himself.
I slipped infuriatingly past him with my smug look and uttered, "ready" as close so his face as I could manage with out knocking him so that I could feel my own breath bouncing off his pale face as I spoke. I had never been so close to him before and while I had meant to be intimidating I found myself rather intimidated instead, but that of course I never let on, though I felt as though he could see straight through me.
Today our mission was at an area just past Airyglyph where there had been rumors of dangerous but strong and useful dragons. I wondered if it would be colder even than Airyglyph there though I wouldn't know myself I hoped Albel might.
Albel carried forward and spoke with me at a temperamental level. "Stop trying to charm me fool, I am not speculated to, nor interested in mingling with Aquarian scum such as yourself, and I like my women with a little more class." If there was a pressure point he hadn't hit with his unruly commentary I was unaware, and uninterested besides.
"Does making false accusations of other people boost your moral about…certain area's of …uncertainty for you? Cause if it does by all means continue I am sure you use it" I was once again reinstated with my self-fancying gleam. As I pushed through the gates of Airyglyph I had no idea we had stretched past such a distance.
"Your interest in my…" he cleared his throat," private matters. Is quite unnerving to me. If you could refrain yourself from these desires of yours it would be esteemed fool." And in the tick of a second my own self established comment had been turned on me without notice.
"Knock it off nox, know you very well where my feelings lie and none of them are near your pants. Now lets get on with this mission, if that all right by you?" I voiced mocking him at the very least.
For a time we were silent as our footsteps creaked up the trek in harmonious bliss, he walked ahead of me, I began tearing away at the inner workings of his mind. Did he feel a need to be dominant, and if so why? And why did I allow myself even in such simplistic of ways to be overridden? Not that it mattered anyway. I quickened my pace and when I walked more closely behind him I steadied it.
I looked at the back of his leather clothing, not very concealing not that I was one to talk. I could see his long twisted spirals of hair chaining down his back clipping his mid-drift at every passing movement. I examined the inlays of the muscles confined on his back, the contours and curves of his slim lanky body. I must adhere that he had more muscle than any Aquarian man that I had seen so much of, not that there were many.
There was a chill in the Glyphian roadways and I protested it prominent that given his choice in clothing he would concur. " It's freezing.." I stated without another word.
"Don't' freeze, I refuse to carry you, and someone would have to carry your carcass of the road."
"Grim." I replied pushing my true feelings on the matter upon him.
"Not really." He added as the grin of the devil himself creeped across his face.
The clouds were beginning to shade darker and darker until the fog was overbearing and your hand in front of your face was but a pale gossamer shadow. However close in the distance were the distinct markings of a broken down cottage. I peered over at Albel seeing his face whiter than ever ,and to her own surprise he had been looking back at her not with his usual glare of dislike but with a common sense of what she thought may be unity or just knowing they were both in need of rest.
Nel was contemplating her next words when he spoke. "Sleep here, or die later it is your own choice, but I personally value my life in this realm so are you coming." No mean words, no discrimination just two people speaking with each other now she was beginning to see what Fayte had stressed with so much charisma. "Ok" I replied plainly.
The wooden doorframe was creaky and drooping, and the roof was patched with holes and it didn't look to have been terribly well put together in the first place, not that it looked as though it had been inhabited for several years. The door coed at us as we opened it, and inside there was a rush of a familiar musty smell that I recognized from the Airyglyph castle.
Inside lay a broken cupboard that look as though it had been smashed with intent and a thin shredding moth eaten cloth that was strewn across the floor along with a heavy, presumably down blanket not in nearly as severe a shape. There was an area in the floor that was broken through and I realized the cupboard sunk slightly into it.
I rested myself against the wall in a huff with a loud sigh to mark my resting. Albel examined the room a moment longer, then fixated himself upon the wall facing southward. We both eyed the blankets. But this time I spoke first. "You can have the good blanket, you look cold…" He raised an eyebrow scoffing my words.
"Looks can be deceiving, and besides I would not take from a lady." I wondered if the cold had gotten to his head I had never seen him act so strangely certainly not to me…an Aquarian.
"Since when did you call me a lady nox?" I questioned a joyous smirk along my face.
"Well as far as I've seen you are. " he looked my body up and down without humiliation I could feel my face warming in a flutter and I was thankful for the sustaining gray surroundings.
"Aw but looks can be deceiving…" I laughed quoting him.
"Oh please Zelpher I was contemplating sleeping tonight…" we followed our conversation with laughs and giggles. Leading on to more talk.
Did you like it? I know my grammar is terrible but it was it really late though I know it is no excuse. Please review me I really wan to add to this story. I hope I got the characters ok I know they were a little off but hey this is my first Nel/Albel fic I have writer a lot more than I have on ficpress to but I deleted all of them not that long ago well please review!