A/N: Okay so at last i've posted this, hope you all enjoy it and that its not too out of character.
Disclaimer: Characters and Places in FFXII are the property and ownage or whatever of Squareenix. They don't belong to me. :(
Angel [A Balthier x Penelo fanfic]
Chapter 1: Meeting
He wandered through Rabanastre, not sure why he had returned here after so many years. It had changed so much during that time. He could barely remember his way around. He stopped and looked around for someone to ask for directions and as he did, he saw the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life. She passed gracefully through the crowd of people, standing out like a comet in the obsidian sky. She wore a loose-fitting floor-length dress with three quarter length sleeves, and its russet tone complimented her honey skin tone and blonde hair perfectly. The light in her opal eyes nearly blinded him, as did her smile, but he did not lose his composure. He was, however, unable to look away. Rabanastre may have changed over the last five years but Balthier had not, and he decided he must have this girl, whom in his head he had nicknamed Angel. Life as a sky pirate was gratifying itself, but it couldn't beat this pristine beauty. As she glided forward, she glanced toward him and their eyes met for a brief moment. She didn't stop. She didn't have any second thoughts about him. Balthier decided he must stop her; he couldn't let this earth-bound angel walk away from him.
"Excuse me, miss" Balthier said in his suave leading man tone. He placed his hand on her arm, causing her to turn and face him. "Yes, sir?" she said enquiringly. Her eyes burnt into his soul, and he nearly forgot who he was. He asked, "I wonder if you would like to join me for an evening meal?" She replied without hesitation, "As I hadn't met you until just now I daresay that this concept hadn't entered my thoughts." Balthier, who was a sky pirate after all, was not expecting an answer like that and he told her so. "What did you expect?" Angel asked him, a playful smile on her face. She raised an eyebrow. Balthier's eyes twinkled in a flirty sky pirate way. "A 'yes' would have been a start" She chuckled. "Right. Well, at the moment I'm in a bit of a hurry. Maybe we'll meet again sometime. Farewell Stranger" She continued on through the crowd. Balthier called out "Wait! What was your name?" but she had already disappeared into the throng. "Well, that was a nice move, Balthier" he muttered to himself and began walking absentmindedly through Rabanastre. If he was lucky, he might find Angel again, but he didn't get his hopes up.
Penelo looked into the mirror and readjusted her dress and hair. What was that about? She thought. That man was strange indeed. She flicked her braid over her shoulder. The way he seemed to regard himself, the way his eyes seemed to regard me. I wonder who he was. What his story is. Why he came here. To Rabanastre, of all places! Why he chose me, of all girls! She turned and walked over to her bed before collapsing onto it, deep in thought about her encounter with the strange, yet charming man with a crooked smile.
A/N: Wow its really short isn't it?? I promise the next one'll be longer, 'kay?
Review, yes??