(I do not own Merlin or any of it's characters. Only those of which you probably haven't heard of aka the ones I created)
The way Gwaine looked at a lot of women he met in the tavern was with lustful eyes. In only a few words, along with a wink and a smile, he could have them swooning at his knees, them begging him to take them back to his bed. To many women he would take them back at give them the best night of their life, though it wouldn't be his.
But when he saw that long blonde hair fall from the metal helmet, Gwaine was taken a back by something else. The girl in the chainmail was beautiful, not the lustful way Gwaine was used. She was different. This different scared him. Not because Caelia was Arthur's cousin but because he felt like she could fill in all the missing pieces in his life.
"Hi." He said giving Caelia his smile when he saw her next, walking about in the lower town. This was the normal time he would come down for his nightly drink at the tavern. "What is a pretty girl like you doing about these parts of town at this time of night? It isn't safe here." He commented.
Caelia looked like a proper lady of her status should, adorned in a dress, not britches and a shirt like she had worn when she arrived in Camelot. She looked over at the man and had recognized him as the knight following her earlier. She thought his name was Gwaine or something like that. "Hello Gwaine." She smiled at him and continued on her way completely ignoring him.
"Oh come on. Let me at least help you back to the castle if you talk to me." Gwaine offered his arm out hoping Caelia would take it and he would have more time to try and possibly woo her.
Caelia rolled her as at the knight. "Thank you for the offer, but I can make my own way back to the castle." Caelia halted his attempt. "Plus I'm trying to find a friend who lives down here. Or at least she used to." Caelia found the house she had been looking for, knocking on it she waited for the door to open.
"Looks like no one's home." Gwaine leaned up against side of the door the opposite of Caelia. He wanted to keep talking to her and get to know her better.
"It looks like you're right." Caelia sighed, hoping nothing bad happened to her friend. "I guess I'll be going back to the castle now." She took off toward the castle.
Gwaine followed her. He just wanted to make sure Caelia got back safe. There were often fights breaking out in the local tavern that would usually end up in the streets.
"Stop following me." Caelia said as she once again noticed that Gwaine was following her. It's not that she didn't like him, but she could tell he was like this with all his women. "Gwaine I said stop it. Now. I can get back fine on my own."
"I'll make you a deal." Gwaine smiled halting beside her. "One drink with me in the tavern and I'll bring you back to the castle." He couldn't help himself. He just had asked her to get a drink with him. It's something he would normally do with his women.
"Let me think about that. No." Caelia went on her way back to the castle.
Gwaine sighed shaking his head. He would figure out some way to woo her. He followed her back making sure she was okay, though he knew she could handle her own. Then he made his way back to the tavern and had his normal drink.
(( I made right on my promise. This chapter is about 400 word less. Anyways thanks for reading. I'll update soon. More interactions between Gwaine and Caelia. Hehe. Please Read and review! Any and all comments and or suggestions are welcome.))