The Adventures of a Breton and Her Housecarl

Chapter 1: Cheers

AN: So, I've been doing Skyrim a lot lately, and I've been feeling like writing for it, so this will be a bunch of stories of adventures of my character Jade, and my favorite housecarl, Lydia. Who knows how often I'll update... Anyways, though, they'll be plenty of happy, sad, adventurous and violent times! So follow if you're looking forward to that, and review or PM me to suggest later chapters (but keep your suggestions T rated).

Rated T [for now] for "minor coarse language" and alcohol references, and, of course, violence. I'll try to keep the violence vague if it seems to bad.

Jade smiled as she entered her home in Whiterun. After just getting back to Whiterun and then going around town selling and buying and getting payment for a bounty she'd finished, it was nice to return to the comfort of her home.

She'd not just been out for one bounty, though. She'd headed to Markarth to deal with some Forsworn, too. Nights in Markarth had been mostly sleepless, though. Apart from the drunken singing at the Silver-Blood Inn, she'd been too...uncomfortable to sleep there. Watching someone nearly kill a woman on the open streets was enough to worry her...

That reminded Jade that she'd have to go back soon to continue her investigation on that, and she quickly pushed the thought out of her mind. For the next few days she'd relax and just enjoy having a house in Whiterun, her favorite Hold.

But first, she'd have to store some of her things. She went upstairs to the desk by her bed and started to store away letters and notes...and a Dark Brotherhood contract.

Lydia stood nearby, seeming slightly bored, as usual, but it didn't show very well on her face. She was leaning against the wall, her eyes on Jade.

Jade turned to her with a smirk, her dark blue eyes playful, "You don't have to stand there."

Lydia quickly stood tall as Jade spoke, then she said, "Where would you have me stand?"

Jade shook her head with a laugh and went back to looking through some of her items as she said, "Lydia, that's up to you."

Lydia didn't seem to like that to much, and leaned back against the wall a little, "As my Thane, I'm sworn to your service."

Jade turned as she finished putting away a few items, then shook her head a little at Lydia, "Seriously? You don't have to stand by my side right now...unless you want to."

The black haired Nord continued with her usual behavior, "Where should I stand?"

Jade rolled her eyes, "Stand wherever you want to, Lydia..."

"Sorry." Lydia said with a rare smirk, "Can't do that."

Jade laughed and shook her head in disbelief, "Okay, fine." Jade said and pointed at one of the chairs by the table with playful glare, "Sit down over there, Lydia!"

Lydia seemed to hold back her own laughter as she asked, "Which chair?"

Jade pulled at the older woman's arm as she tugged her to the table, "That one." Jade pointed at one of the chairs as she continued laughing.
Lydia laughed a bit too as she sat down, "Anything else?"

"No!" Jade laughed out, "No, nothing else!"

They both laughed for a little while more, smiling at each other. Jade finally decided to sit down too, so she sat down in the other chair at the table, sort of across from Lydia.

She remembered how serious Lydia used to be, and smiled at how much she'd changed. The difference between how she used to be and how she acted now aside, she had always been very helpful. Jade was lucky to have a chance to meet someone like Lydia. So nice and caring towards her friends, a powerful alley in battle, and yet a dangerous enemy.

"You're awfully quite."

Jade smiled up at her friend, "I'm just...taking a moment to be thankful."

Lydia raised an eyebrow, "Not many in Skyrim say things such as that."

"I know." Jade looked down, "And I understand why... My life hasn't always been easy either. When I was younger...my life was hell when I was younger."

Lydia smiled softly, "Thankful you lived?"

Jade chuckled a little, "Yeah, I guess... I don't think about that much. I'm thankful of where I am now, though. And who I have by my side at almost all times."

Lydia nodded in understanding, "I thankful to have a someone so wonderful as my Thane."

Jade smiled as she poured them some wine, then she lifted her cup, "To great housecarls like you."

Lydia raised her cup a bit, "And to great Thanes such as yourself."

Jade smiled as they clinked their cups together. The Breton and the Nord drank their wine in comfortable silence as they remembered old adventures and journeys, and as they wondered what adventures awaited them.