Well, ok, here's another slightly longer one that I seemingly wrote about
some characters that I don't own. HA, but if I did own the rights, oh the
fun that I would have..anyhoo, I wanted to write this to sort of dive into
Percival's past a bit, it's interesting to me and I hope it's interesting
for you too. I did add a non suikoden character that I made up and I hope
this doesn't upset anyone. This story is going to focus on Percival and his
early life as a knight. There's probably a lot of out of character stuff
going on here. I hope it's good and that you like it. Please review,
~Runa~
The First Part
It happened long ago, as most stories do, behind the guarded gates of Vinay del Zexay and by a center courtyard covered with white doves. There, on a rather warm day, a pair of aspiring knights stood very still. Each held a pail from their hands, their arms stretched out to their sides and the pails filled to the brim with water. Trying to blow a drop of sweat from the tip of his nose, the taller of the two rolled his eyes to the side to glanced at the other.
"Ready to give up yet Borus?" he huffed.
"Not until after you set those buckets down Percival", the other knight sighed and shifted his burden slightly. "We must look a sight, I feel as if I've sweated more than I ever have in my entire life!"
Percival laughed loudly, "Perhaps you do my friend, but I know that I could never loose my charming good looks in a little sun! Now you, on the other hand. I don't think Chris would want to see you now."
"Don't say stuff like that around here!" Borus barked, "What if someone hears you."
"Like everyone doesn't already know!" Percival laughed.
"Shhhhh", he hissed, "She's coming." Both knights straitened their backs and lifted this chins up high.
"Good evening Chris, lovely day out isn't it?" Percival winked at the passing young lady. She lifted an eyebrow at both of them.
"Another punishment? I swear, with the trouble you both seem to get into I can't see you ever becoming full fledged knights," Chris sniffed and seemed bothered. She turned swiftly on her heels and continued walking, "You should behave yourselves!"
"What's with her?" Percival asked, the full weight of the water pails had begun to take its toll and his shoulders had started to slump.
"She's just in a bad mood. Probably lost a dueling match with the new girl again."
"Ah yes, Gale Hartwind wasn't it? She wouldn't be so bad if.."
"If what?" Borus asked.
"Shhhh, here she comes!" From around the corner a slender girl walked briskly, her dark brown hair hung loosely around a burgundy tunic and her eyes seemed fixed ahead of her, as if she didn't even notice the two knights until she was right in front of them. She glanced swiftly at Percival and caught his eye. He smiled at her but only received an icy glare in return. "Whoa, what's with you?" Percival snapped, surprised at himself for the outburst. Gale's eyes opened wide and stared hard him.
"What was that you said?" She growled, her hand automatically going to her sword hilt. And with one quick snap she severed the ropes holding the pails up and water splashed to the ground. Percival yelped and dodged out of the way.
"What is your problem woman!?"
"Ha, I won!"
"Shut up Borus, we'll finish this off later," Percival glared at Gale and with teeth grinding he snarled, "You little brat, do you want something from me, a duel perhaps? Because I would be more then happy to beat you down for treating me the way you do."
"I wouldn't waste my time," Gale mumbled and stormed away.
"See, as I was saying, she wouldn't be so bad if she didn't act like that!"
"But, you have to admit, she is rather pretty, doncha think?" Borus snickered.
"She is," Percival sighed and watched Gale turn to go inside, "She really is."
Read on to see what happens when Percival and Gale see each other in a whole different light, ~Runa~
The First Part
It happened long ago, as most stories do, behind the guarded gates of Vinay del Zexay and by a center courtyard covered with white doves. There, on a rather warm day, a pair of aspiring knights stood very still. Each held a pail from their hands, their arms stretched out to their sides and the pails filled to the brim with water. Trying to blow a drop of sweat from the tip of his nose, the taller of the two rolled his eyes to the side to glanced at the other.
"Ready to give up yet Borus?" he huffed.
"Not until after you set those buckets down Percival", the other knight sighed and shifted his burden slightly. "We must look a sight, I feel as if I've sweated more than I ever have in my entire life!"
Percival laughed loudly, "Perhaps you do my friend, but I know that I could never loose my charming good looks in a little sun! Now you, on the other hand. I don't think Chris would want to see you now."
"Don't say stuff like that around here!" Borus barked, "What if someone hears you."
"Like everyone doesn't already know!" Percival laughed.
"Shhhhh", he hissed, "She's coming." Both knights straitened their backs and lifted this chins up high.
"Good evening Chris, lovely day out isn't it?" Percival winked at the passing young lady. She lifted an eyebrow at both of them.
"Another punishment? I swear, with the trouble you both seem to get into I can't see you ever becoming full fledged knights," Chris sniffed and seemed bothered. She turned swiftly on her heels and continued walking, "You should behave yourselves!"
"What's with her?" Percival asked, the full weight of the water pails had begun to take its toll and his shoulders had started to slump.
"She's just in a bad mood. Probably lost a dueling match with the new girl again."
"Ah yes, Gale Hartwind wasn't it? She wouldn't be so bad if.."
"If what?" Borus asked.
"Shhhh, here she comes!" From around the corner a slender girl walked briskly, her dark brown hair hung loosely around a burgundy tunic and her eyes seemed fixed ahead of her, as if she didn't even notice the two knights until she was right in front of them. She glanced swiftly at Percival and caught his eye. He smiled at her but only received an icy glare in return. "Whoa, what's with you?" Percival snapped, surprised at himself for the outburst. Gale's eyes opened wide and stared hard him.
"What was that you said?" She growled, her hand automatically going to her sword hilt. And with one quick snap she severed the ropes holding the pails up and water splashed to the ground. Percival yelped and dodged out of the way.
"What is your problem woman!?"
"Ha, I won!"
"Shut up Borus, we'll finish this off later," Percival glared at Gale and with teeth grinding he snarled, "You little brat, do you want something from me, a duel perhaps? Because I would be more then happy to beat you down for treating me the way you do."
"I wouldn't waste my time," Gale mumbled and stormed away.
"See, as I was saying, she wouldn't be so bad if she didn't act like that!"
"But, you have to admit, she is rather pretty, doncha think?" Borus snickered.
"She is," Percival sighed and watched Gale turn to go inside, "She really is."
Read on to see what happens when Percival and Gale see each other in a whole different light, ~Runa~