An: Ok if you are wondering… I like French. The title… Unless you babel fish it, I will tell you in a later chapter. Other wise it spoils the story a bit. I am sorry if it takes a bit to get these up. I work several jobs as many of my old reads know and I am a full time student. Go me. So here's chapter two.
Chapter two: New Day's Dawn
There was a soft thud that woke me. Looking up at the window I could see it was nearly eleven. Glancing around the room I found a man standing off to the side. He was tall and lanky. His skin was a dark coco color, with darker hair that fell in several braids down his back. Smoky grey eyes looked out at me as his thin lips curled in to a smile. "Seifer Almasy I presume."
Nodding I looked him over and sighed. "From the Loire house?" His nodded back as he grabbed one of my packs. Blinking I swung my legs over the side of the bed and went to help him. "Forgive me. My lord did not say when you would be here." Taking the pack I bowed deeply.
Rumpled, half asleep, and smelling of horse shit was not a good way to greet some one but it was the way I was going to today. Though I could not say he smelt good either but then again he had not slept in it as I have.
"Now now, I am nothing more than Sr. Loire's…." he frowned in thought for a moment. "Right hand man as they say. No need for this. La.. Sr. Loire likes to be less formal once on his estate. Makes him feel… as he says normal."
Standing back up straight I frowned at him in thought. It was odd but I might like it. Nodding I took my things and headed down stairs. As I said before I did not have much, but they were still my things. "Loire has given me on of his horses for you to ride."
Stepping out I saw the wonderful horse, she was standing tall next to another that looked the same. "Coco is the one you will be riding." Nodding I placed my bags on the ground and greeted her, by rubbing her nose. It is always best to greet a horse before riding one. They spoke easily if you do not. After a moment I saddled up and waited for the man.
Fallowing the man's lead I trotted off behind him as a good servant should. I hate being a good little servant, but I have scares from when I was not. Once out of sight I relaxed a bit and let Coco make her pace. "Laguna's a good man Seifer… he's not like the Haratos." I nodded realizing too late that he could not see me do so.
"I was hoping so." Looking around I spotted the little shit that had tormented me for the last five years and his whipping boy. The little lord was throwing stones at the stables, and broke a window. I really did feel pity for smaller boy at his side.
"Do you know what you are going to be doing at the Loire Manor?" Slowing his horse down he road next to me as if an equal, though I knew we were not. Pulling back on the reins slowing Coco down, only to have the man reach out and force us to ride along side. "I am no greater than you. We ride side by side. Now, do you know?"
I shook my head keeping my eyes in front of my on the path. "No I do not. I was thinking it might have to do with horses?" There was a small laugh that escaped the man before he spoke. "No no… Ward would not like you taking his job. Laguna has a son."
I could feel my heart stop as well as my breathing. "Am I to tutor him?" The man just laughed harder making my blood run cold in my veins. I could hear myself say no, and the want to run back to the lumpy mattress and the spoiled lord's son filled my head. The man's hand on my shoulder brought me back. "No… no… I can not be somebody's whipping boy….I can not!"
"Seifer, it is alright. Laguna's son is grown, maybe a good three years shy of your own age, but he's grown none the less." I was shaking my head not really hearing him. "Squall has not needed a whipping boy, ever. He was a well mannered child. You are simply to be his friend. The young lord dose not leave the estate often, and knows little out side of his study. That is the only reason you are here."
I heard the words but could not fully grasp them. "So I am to be… a companion?" I watched the dark man nod his head softly. "Yes Seifer you are." Letting go of a breath, I could feel my body relaxing in to the saddle. "They are both good men; Laguna and Squall." Kiros stated softly with a small grin.
Shaking my head as if to clear it I sighed, "I do hope you are right." Nodding the man kicked his horse so she would ride faster. Sighing I squeezed my legs asking Coco to do the same. "I wish to hurry so you might have time for a bath before meeting Laguna and his son."
Growling softly I fallowed the man whose name I hardly knew to my new home. Only the hope that it would be better than the last few kept me from riding off and having to be hunted down. I have tried it once and carry the scares for it, along with many others.
AN: Short I know but I like these little non cliffy endings of the chapters. That way you wont kill me and I get more faster. Hehe.
