Erk, Serra, and Priscilla – The Triangle of Love
By Davis(Davis3 on FFN)
Chapter 1: How Things Can Get Out of Hand.
Note: I've decided to try out this idea for a fanfic. I've seen(and read) other fics involving either the Serra x Erk couple and the Priscilla x Erk couple, so I thought why not use both at the same time, in different intervals. I don't know if anyone else has done this idea, but I'll try it anyway. This story is from Erk's POV as he struggles with this dilemma of choosing one, over the other.
Erk, Serra, Priscilla – The Triangle of Love
" He is mine!"
" No, he is mine!"
" You are so wrong, he is mine!"
" I am in the right, you're in the wrong!"
" Priscilla, you can be so annoying sometimes!"
" I can say the same thing about you Serra!"
Sigh....sometimes I wish I had never even joined this group for something like this was bound to happen. Oh? I didn't see you come in and no doubt you're wondering what is going on between Serra and Priscilla? Well....it is a rather long, and confusing story that somehow I wound up being the center of this debate and those two are at each other's necks arguing over which of them deserves to be in love with me. But, since you came in rather late, I will tell you how this situation came to be.
It all started about 3 days ago, during one of our tactician's practice drills(the tactician wishes to remain anonymous and I will accept that). These practice drills as he calls them, are meant to give us extra preparations by having us spar with one another. I never really grasped the idea of doing that, so I usually decided to remain in my tent and catch up on my reading. To be honest, the whole point of these drills was that our group had a campaign coming up and the tactician said that we needed to be at our best.
As I just mentioned, I was reading in my tent....the book I was currently delving my subconscious into was rather fascinating. It was one of those ancient spell books from Etruria, which I had permission to read from my master. Never had I seen such complicated spells, as the ones etched into this tome. Each one required certain magical prowess in order to perfect it, for example this one spell here needed fingers that were so dexterous in order to use it properly, and this one near the middle of the book....this one could only be cast by a sage, of which I am not....yet. I may not be able to use all these spells, but I was just so intrigued, it didn't really matter.
" Erk!"
That voice....it was one that I know all too well, and just hearing it made me want to slam shut my book, and leave before things got out of hand, which is usually the case whenever she was near.
" Erk, there you are."
" Serra....what a surprise." I said to her, but in truth it was no surprise, but rather a nightmare that you experience during the daytime. I will admit this, but Serra wasn't that bad of a person. She had beauty, which none could deny, and she was skilled in the art of using staves....special rods capable of healing one's wounds if need be. However, she had one major flaw, and that was the fact that she always kept on talking. Ever since she and I first met, that is all she ever does. That was during the situation involving House Caelin and I was to escort Serra to House Ostia and we wound up getting involved with the dispute, no thanks to Serra. I swear that woman has it in for me one of these days. Anyway, after I got her to her destination, I left to return to my master, but a year later, Serra and I wound up meeting one another again. She sounded more serious and mature than before, but shortly after....she resumed her original role. That being the role where she would talk to no end.
" Why are you inside reading your book again?" Serra asked with an expression of anger across her face. Judging by the way her hair was, she was rather stressed out. Me thinks the tactician has been working her too hard again, but she really needed it according to her lord. Hector was his name, and he said that she ought to pull her weight around and be more useful. He insisted on giving her "special" treatment, and so far, it wasn't working out so well. Serra often complained about the workload she was receiving and she said that clerics do not deserve such barbaric chores. As usual, she overreacts over something so pointless, but she always has to make a big deal out of every little thing. The role of a sister(the other name for a cleric) is to heal the wounds of others and Serra accepts that. What she doesn't accept is the fact that she is fed up with having to heal so many people every few minutes.
" ERK!"
" Serra, there is no need to shout so loud as I am sitting right here." I said to her as I looked up at her after closing my book and marking the current page I was on. I slid the book under my bed and turned my eyes towards her once more.
" What is so important that you had to barge in here, and disturb my reading?"
" Oh Erk, you and your attitude. Come on, we have to see Lord Hector as he said that you've been putting off your training." Serra told me as she dragged me out of my tent. She is right that my attitude makes me appear as someone being uptight, but with someone like her around, you can't blame me for being this way can you? The sky was a pleasant blue with a golden hue coming from the sun. There were few clouds in the sky so the chances of rain were small.
" Why are you daydreaming?" Serra asked.
" I am not doing that Serra. I am just gazing upon the landscape, which is quite the beautiful one I might add. You really ought to appreciate quality like this Serra as by doing so, it can help you relax." I told her, but that only made her more annoyed. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned the word "relax" as she has done anything but that.
" We don't have time to play sightseeing Erk, now come on, Lord Hector is waiting and please do be careful," she said as she resumed the dragging.
" You don't wish for me to get hurt?" I asked.
" That's right," she answered. Sometimes, I really don't understand that woman. At times, she can be the talkative and annoying type, yet at other times, she can be sweet and caring as a mother to her child. These attitude changes of hers can really be confusing. After leading me to her lord Hector, Serra had other errands to perform in the form of more healing rituals. I was to wait for Hector to return for he had to see the tactician and discuss about what I have to do for the training, and because I had missed so much over the last while, I was going to receive the harshest form of training there is.
" Erk?"
My expression changed as I heard her voice....that belonging to Priscilla. Unlike Serra, she was much less talkative and enjoyed listening to others, although she was rather shy and had trouble expressing herself.
" Lady Priscilla....what brings you here to see me?" I asked her. I call her lady for she is of a noble family and I....well, I am not from such noble linage. I first met Priscilla shortly after finishing my contract with Serra. She(that being Priscilla) was on a journey to find her long lost brother and needed an escort to help her. I immediately accepted her offer and have been with her ever since through thick and through thin. Unlike Serra, Pricilla is a troubadour, a healer that rides on horseback. This tends to make her more reliable than Serra, but I don't wish to choose sides on such a matter. For some reason, she looks different than her usual self. It appears as though something were on her mind.
" Erk?"
" Yes, Lady Priscilla?"
" I....came here to see you as I wanted to say, something to you," she said to me in a rather strange tone. Something had to be on her mind that, but sometimes, I just wish I hadn't asked what I was about to say next.
" What is it?" That is what I shouldn't have said. " We have been together for some time now, and I thank you deeply for continuing your services for me. Yet, over time, I have grown rather....fond of you. Don't think of me as being strange for saying such a thing, but I really need to say this to you, without anyone else knowing just what it is." I should have suggested she say this next part in a more secretive place, but it was too late to stop her.
" Erk....whether or not you understand my feelings....I....love you. I have been in secret ever since the day we first met." This at first surprised me, for she had never been so serious about anything before. However, the problem wasn't Priscilla admitting this to me, heavens no. Rather, the problem was that Serra was coming back to check up on me and sadly, she heard Priscilla say that last bit and, well....things just got out of hand from there.
" Erk!"
" Serra...."
" Um...." Serra was in a bad mood before, but after hearing what was just said, pushed her over the limits of endurance. She walked right up to Priscilla, gave her a glare so piercing, that it would've killed you on the spot. She then turned to me and started to drag me away.
" The nerve of you being near another woman," she said. Personally, I didn't really see that as being a bad thing, but what Serra was about to say next, really took the situation to new heights.
" How can you love someone like her? I too have a fondness for you Erk, and it has nothing to do with your attitude. I realized after you left me, that I was grateful for your service, but I never told you in person, but I am telling you now." This was a side of Serra that I had never seen before in my life, and I never really knew that she was capable to saying such things. " While we were together....I secretly fell in love with you, and I was going to tell you someday, but seeing you with "her"?"
As usual, Serra makes a big deal out of something so small, and that in turn causes her to overreact. However, on this occasion, her overreactions would end up causing more trouble than what any of us wanted.
" Um...." Priscilla began.
" You stay out of this!" Serra said with anger in her voice. "Erk is my lover, and not yours!"
" But....I revealed my affections first." Priscilla said.
" But mine were around longer, so he is mine!" Serra said. Normally, Priscilla would never react to something like this, but on rare occasions, she does end up overreacting and sadly, this was one of those rare occasions. And then there was me, about to become stuck in the middle of an argument.
" Sorry, but he is mine!"
" Excuse me?"
" You heard what I said."
" And I don't like the sound of it."
" Serra, Erk will be with me."
" No he won't Priscilla, he will be with me."
" He is mine!"
" No, he is mine!"
....and that is how this entire argument got started. Of course, the other day, both of them were to be partnered up during a practice drill, but it ended up being much worse than that. As soon as they were away from everyone else, the arguing started up again, and it got to the point that both Serra and Priscilla wound up hurting each other over their affections towards me. It was most fortunate that Hector came along and managed to break them apart, but it would not end, for the arguing continued today and that is where you all came into the picture?
You say that I missed a day? Well....they never saw each other that day as we had a special "team" drill, and that is why a day got omitted. While I was telling you how this event came to be, the two in question, Serra and Priscilla, almost started to fight again, but all they did was give one another glares so evil, you'd swear they were out for blood. After that, they walked off in different directions. I would rather prefer not to be involved with such squabbles, but now it seems that I have no such choice in the matter. I was hoping that this little argument could be settled with no trouble, but that won't likely happen now. And to think that when I woke up this morning, I thought it was going to be one of those days where it pays to just stay in bed....was I right about that.
End of Chapter 1.
Note: What do you think of this story so far? I just had to explain how things got started, but from here, things are only going to get worse for Erk as Serra and Priscilla will do anything to win him over. There will be some of the Erk x Serra couple, and some of the Erk x Priscilla couple other the course of this story, but one shall win out in the end? Which one?
Please R&R
--Davis--