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Elven Love:
Chapter 1: Spar
"This meeting is adjourned."
Ridley sighed as Lord Zane of the light elves dismissed her, Jack and the other elves from their meeting with Parsec the fire dragon. After finding out that she would be accompanying Jack to the goblin haven she figured she'd need as much rest as possible. Suddenly she collided with Gil; one of the light elves stationed here at Fort Helencia. Ridley always thought he seemed handsome but was so hard to talk to. Now she guessed she was getting her wish.
"Sorry about that Gil. I'll watch where I'm going next time." Ridley murmured. 'C'mon talk to me please!'
Gil blinked. "You know my name even though we have not talked before now? How do you know of me?" He questioned genuinely curious. It's not everyday you get to talk to a human who's not trying to kill you.
Ridley blushed. "Oh I don't know much about you it's just that I asked about you and I got some answers…" She trailed off unsure of how to continue.
"Would you like to spar with me? I do not know how humans fight and it would be great practice." He crossed his fingers hoping she would say yes. No one wanted to spar with him anymore because he was just too good. But if Gil didn't get some practice in he would lose his touch.
In truth Ridley really didn't want to spar with him but it would probably be the only chance she would get before she left with Jack to talk to him though technically this wasn't talking but it was close enough. So naturally she agreed.
Outside they began their fight and Ridley could tell that he'd been a fighter for a while. Soon they gathered an audience who murmured that she actually had guts enough to fight Gil. Finally she got fed up with listening to their chatter and shouted.
"So what if I'm fighting with him?! I think it's you people who're cowards not me who's brainless!" Gil snickered at the way everyone flinched at her words. But how right she was! How smart!
"You don't know how strong he is!" shouted a dark elf from the crowd.
"Don't know how strong? I've been sparring with him for the past hour!" she cried out angrily. At least Jack hadn't been there when they were actually sparring. Sometimes he got so protective of her it drove her nuts. But sadly all good things come to an end.
"Ridley?! What are you doing with Gil?" asked a brown haired boy. Jack, Ridley's sworn protector and supposed lover, was furious that she'd even think about putting herself through such pressure in her condition and her being with Gil just made him jealous. "You're not well enough to be sparring with anyone let alone Gil! You're pretty irresponsible you know." 'Ha! Take that Gil! You're not stealing my girl.'
"Jack I'm not a child to be taken care of and besides anyone here will say that you're more irresponsible than a 2 year old kid who wants something they know they can't get." Snapped Ridley more than just a little irritated. 'Why do I even bother trying to get along with him?'
Jack's jaw hung open and he looked like a lost child with no place to go. Gil swiftly intervened before he had a chance to reply. "Apparently I have made a mistake and so I shall rectify the problem. Lady Ridley I am deeply sorry for causing you any pain whatsoever. And I hope that you may be able to forgive me." 'Jack you now have some competition and hopefully I will be the winner.'
Ridley blushed after Gil had made his speech. "Gil you don't have to call me that! Ridley should be fine …after all we're friends. And you don't need to apologize for sparring with me; I need the practice. So it's okay." 'C'mon Gil I don't want to hear 'Lady' from you! Please call me Ridley like Jack does.'
"Very well beloved Ridley, favored of the gods, blessed with unimaginable beauty, brains and kindness. Powerful ally of the elves, good friend of the dwarves, master strategist and the one Jack loves." He said with flourish enjoying the way Ridley blushed and the way Jack flushed angrily. "You are a treasure more wondrous than any other and I am privileged to have sparred with you." And with that he started to walk away.
"H-hey you! Don't you ever go near my Ridley again!" shouted Jack at his retreating figure.
"You're Ridley?! I belong to no one Jack and you know that!" Then Ridley called after Gil. "Would you like to take a walk with me tonight? I would like it very much."
Gil inclined his head and shouted "Anything for you my beloved Ridley!"
The crowd had long since dispersed and only a few had remained to hear Gil's words. Those who did were shocked to say the least. Gil the warrior-poet had chosen a mate and would stop at nothing to court her. But- a human! Gil had actually chosen a human as his mate. Him the loyal assassin of Zane, the one who followed his orders like a dog. He was probably disobeying some rule or another about humans that Zane had created some time ago. Simply astounding and the human girl probably didn't realize it one bit.
Later that evening
"Gil? Are you coming or not?" asked Ridley anxiously. She didn't want to be kept waiting giving Jack more time to get back at her for yelling at him like that.
Gil looked over and smiled at her. "I will be there in a moment beloved Ridley. I just need to finish up this poem of mine."
"Okay then just hurry up. I don't want to give Jack any more time to get back at me."
Gil laughed melodiously. "For supposed lovers you don't act it one bit. But then I suppose we only think that because of the way Jack acts around you treating you like some delicate piece of artwork that would fall apart at any minute. You on the other hand seem unsure of your feelings as if you want to love him but just can't bring yourself to."
Ridley's eyes widened. "How can you tell? I worked so hard on making sure no one would know or see my true feelings!" she murmured softly.
"Ah. But you forget the eyes Ridley. Human eyes show every thought and emotion. Yours are no exception. I can see all the pain, happiness even an emotion that I can't describe. It's all there but you have to look pretty hard to find it. Jack's so stupid he probably wouldn't understand a straight out no." He smiled softly and went back to writing his poem.
Ridley sighed. "Are you ready now?" Gil turned around and nodded slowly. "Great! Let's go!" And they walked out into the starry night.
"So Gil who's that poem for?"
"A very sweet girl who's walking right beside me. Ridley; it's you." Replied Gil.
"Oh then can I see it?" asked Ridley sweetly. 'If you say no you're a dead elf.'
"No, I shall read it aloud to you my beloved Ridley."
A poem for my love Ridley:
The sky may fall
And the stars may too
But in the end
I will still treasure you
The sun may burn
The water run dry
But in the end
I will not let you cry
A storm so fierce
Disaster and war
But in the end
Hold my heart and more
The day we met
We were apart
But in the end
This is the start
I love you
"I don't know what to say…" whispered Ridley shocked that he already had such intimate feelings for her. It was so sudden and she wasn't ready for a close relationship like that. After all she'd just met him.
"Then don't say anything. Ridley…it's okay if you don't return the feelings now. I'll still try to win your heart but if you want me to stay away for awhile then I'll comply." He said gently. He didn't want to rush her because then she might say no. Humans were always so touchy.
Meanwhile
Jack had heard the whole poem and say Ridley's reaction to it. He had some big competition in Gil but he didn't intend to lose. He had devious methods of getting his way.
And so Jack snuck off into the night.
Back with Gil and Ridley
"Sooo do you want to spar again?"
End.
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