Disclaimer: Ardeth Bay, Evy, Rick, and Jonathon do not belong to me. Any
character you do not recognize belong to me.
Warning for Ardeth fans: Contains shirtless Ardeth. *cough* I like him, OKAY?!
For general babbling see Chapter 1
Bride and Groom
By Ardeths Deadly Ferret
Rick opened his eyes in early morning, not quite sure what had caused him to wake. Blinking sleep out of his eyes, O'Connell glanced about the room, checking to see if anything was wrong.
Seeing nothing wrong, Rick was about to go back to sleep when his eyes caught on something in the corner. At first, Rick had thought it was a shadow, but as his eyes adjusted to the early morning darkness, Rick realized that it wasn't a shadow. It was something more.
The creature looked like some sort of decaying bald child. Which was pretty darn gross. The creature seemed to be preoccupied with it's rather long, golden sword that it was holding and didn't notice Rick staring at it in utter disbelief.
" Gaaaa?!" Rick finally managed. He wasn't a morning person. The creature looked up, saw Rick and hissed. Just at that moment, Evy sat up, confused.
" Rick? What's going on?" The woman's voice seemed to enrage the creature. Before Rick could do anything it leapt at Evy(who shrieked) and then out the open window. Rick stared at the window for a moment and then stood up, walked out into the hallway and shouted, " JONATHON!"
* * *
" Well, who says it was the ring's fault? Or on a more important matter, who says it's MY fault?" Jonathon said, crossly. He, Ardeth, and Rick sat in the dimly lit living room. Everyone was still in their sleep clothes, which consisted of a fluffy pink bathrobe for Jonathon and some loose pants for Ardeth.
" Well, the ring was the only new thing in the room. What else could have let that thing in there?" Rick countered.
" I told you not to sleep with the bloody window open!"
" My friends, calm down. Now, Jonathon, where did you get the ring?" Jonathon flushed and muttered something. Ardeth and Rick's eyes widened.
" You took it from Hamanaptra?!" The two said in union.
" Jonathon, you moron." Rick looked as if he were about to strangle his future brother in law. Ardeth placed his hand on O'Connell's shoulder.
" Rick, can you describe the creature you saw? Perhaps I will know what it is." Rick swallowed and nodded.
" Well, it sort of looked like a kid. But it was decaying. And bald. Oh yeah, and had a sword." Ardeth digested this information.
" Was the sword golden?" He asked after a moment. Rick thought about that and then answered,
" Yeah. Do you know what it is?"
Bay nodded. " A Layous guardian."
TBC...
So, the mystery begins!
Warning for Ardeth fans: Contains shirtless Ardeth. *cough* I like him, OKAY?!
For general babbling see Chapter 1
Bride and Groom
By Ardeths Deadly Ferret
Rick opened his eyes in early morning, not quite sure what had caused him to wake. Blinking sleep out of his eyes, O'Connell glanced about the room, checking to see if anything was wrong.
Seeing nothing wrong, Rick was about to go back to sleep when his eyes caught on something in the corner. At first, Rick had thought it was a shadow, but as his eyes adjusted to the early morning darkness, Rick realized that it wasn't a shadow. It was something more.
The creature looked like some sort of decaying bald child. Which was pretty darn gross. The creature seemed to be preoccupied with it's rather long, golden sword that it was holding and didn't notice Rick staring at it in utter disbelief.
" Gaaaa?!" Rick finally managed. He wasn't a morning person. The creature looked up, saw Rick and hissed. Just at that moment, Evy sat up, confused.
" Rick? What's going on?" The woman's voice seemed to enrage the creature. Before Rick could do anything it leapt at Evy(who shrieked) and then out the open window. Rick stared at the window for a moment and then stood up, walked out into the hallway and shouted, " JONATHON!"
* * *
" Well, who says it was the ring's fault? Or on a more important matter, who says it's MY fault?" Jonathon said, crossly. He, Ardeth, and Rick sat in the dimly lit living room. Everyone was still in their sleep clothes, which consisted of a fluffy pink bathrobe for Jonathon and some loose pants for Ardeth.
" Well, the ring was the only new thing in the room. What else could have let that thing in there?" Rick countered.
" I told you not to sleep with the bloody window open!"
" My friends, calm down. Now, Jonathon, where did you get the ring?" Jonathon flushed and muttered something. Ardeth and Rick's eyes widened.
" You took it from Hamanaptra?!" The two said in union.
" Jonathon, you moron." Rick looked as if he were about to strangle his future brother in law. Ardeth placed his hand on O'Connell's shoulder.
" Rick, can you describe the creature you saw? Perhaps I will know what it is." Rick swallowed and nodded.
" Well, it sort of looked like a kid. But it was decaying. And bald. Oh yeah, and had a sword." Ardeth digested this information.
" Was the sword golden?" He asked after a moment. Rick thought about that and then answered,
" Yeah. Do you know what it is?"
Bay nodded. " A Layous guardian."
TBC...
So, the mystery begins!