One 'Thanks'

"Here you are, Belkend!" Noelle said as the Albiore landed out side of the city.

"I hope the inn has a nice bath with good soap, I really need a bath. It isn't good for a lady to be stinky, y'know?" Said Anise.

"But it's still mid-day, we aren't going to an inn for a few more hours, at least!" Luke replied.

"Yes, I know that!" She sighed, and everyone was (finally) out of the Albiore, and out of ear shot.

Noelle got up and grabbed her pack sack from an overhead compartment, and fished out her current project. I can't wait until they see what I'm making them... She thought, and started on her work.

She landed the Albiore outside Keterburg, and already it was about midnight.

Noelle yawned, "Here we are..." She got up, and looked around. Everyone was asleep. She sat down again and thought for a moment. She was about to get up, when she saw someone looking at her.

"Oh! You're awake!" She exclaimed.

"Yep," Guy said.

"I guess I'm going to have to wake them up..."

"Why do you sound like you're dreading it?" He asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

"Because, if I wake them up, they'll get mad at me for waking them... But if I leave them they'll get mad at me for not waking them, because they'll have sore necks tomorrow from sleeping in their seats." Guy blushed remembering all the times that he got upset from being awoken by her.

"Sorry." He said.

"'S okay" She said, and went to wake the others, who complained about being awoken. She didn't want to hear Anise complain, because she was the worst, so Noelle carried her instead of waking her up.

It was the winter holidays, and everyone was giving gifts.

"...And the last gift is for Tear: a mini-Tokunaga!" She said, after giving gifts to everyone. Anise was the last of the people to give gifts, and so far, Noelle hadn't gotten one.

"I think that's all of the gifts, so why don't we all go to bed now?" Jade asked.

"Not all of the gifts, I made each of you a gift!" Noelle said.

"I think I'm tired, so I'm going to go to my room, g'night!" Anise said, rubbing one of her eyes. Everyone agreed, and went upstairs, without the presents that Noelle worked so hard on.

I guess I'll leave them on their seats on the Albiore tomorrow... She thought before going to sleep upstairs.

The next day, she left the presents on the seats, they were hand made gloves, made to fit each person perfectly. Everyone liked them, and wore them for their visits to snowy places, but she only got one 'thanks'. But it's okay, as long as they like them, and the gloves are put to good use... She thought.

A while later:

She was sitting at a coffee table at the main area of the inn, thinking, after everyone had gone to bed.

All this time, and not one thanks for driving them wherever they want to go, whenever they want to go. Not one thanks! I guess I'm going to go tell Jade that I quit. She sat there for a moment longer

"Aren't you leaving?" Guy asked. She thought for a moment.

"Yes, I will be leaving..." She said, absorbed in her thoughts, and only half listening.

"Oh..." He thought for a moment, "I want to say thinks."

"For what?"

"Flying us everywhere without even a 'thanks'."

"But you just thanked me." There was an awkward silence.

"Well, I should get to bed, we have an early start tomorrow... Good night." He left.

Well, I guess that that's one thanks... Maybe I'll stay a while longer...

Author's note:

Okay, I know the characters are out of character, but this is just a strange idea I got one day, so don't blame me, blame my brain.

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