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Secret Love
Chapter 2: An uneventful dinner
Buri stood around, feeling a little silly, standing there by herself. But at last Raoul appeared. He was wearing tan breeches, a white shirt with a green collar and a green jacket. Nuri looked up at him, and felt a strange flutter in her chest, at the sight of his tall, handsome figure. "Hi! You look nice," He said to her.
"Thanks. You look nice too," she said shyly.
As they walked to the horses, he said, " Just try to be really silent thoughout dinner. My parents hate a chatty girl"
"You bet I will," Buri replied. Then they went on to talk about the King's Own, and about Thayet and Jon. Before long they arrived at his house.
Raoul knocked on the door.
"Yes?" said an uncertain voice. "Oh Raoul! " His mother came and heaved him in a hug.
Buri stood next to him. "Mother, meet Buriram Toukam (or something ;like that). She is my friend from Tortall."
"PLease to meet you, Madame," Buri said.
"Pleased to meet you, Buriram," his mother replied.
As they walked through the majestic hallways, his mother continued to chatter to him as Buri looked around in awe.
There was a high ceiling, with patterns craved into it. Different statues lined the hallway, with glowing light balls hanging from the ceiling.
At last they came to the dining room. A long table with different members of Raoul's family seated.
"Ah! Hello Raoul, my son!" His father rumbled. "And just who is this pretty lady?"
"Buriram Toukham, Darling," his mother replied, "Raoul, go greet your aunt and uncle.
As Raoul introduced her to his aunt and uncle, Buri remembered Raoul talking about his aunt wanting to match him with suitors.
"Well, Raoul, my friend Sitinia's daughter Florenci , is dying to meet you," she said, cutting her steak.
"Well, Buri and I, were----uh," Raoul stuttered.
"PLanning on getting married," Buri finished for him.
"Um, yeah," Raoul took a sip of his wine.
Buri almost giggled at the thought of marrying Raoul but said nothing.
"Is that so?" His aunt replied with arched eyebrows. "Where are you from, Buriram? The name Buriram is quite uncommon,"
"Oh, I come from the north. My parents were the Lord and Lady of um um---"
Raoul, sensing what she was about to say, shook his head.
"of, the K'mir,"
Raoul winced.
"Really?" I never knew the K'mir had a lord and lady,"
"oh, they died when I was little,"
"You speak with no accent whatsoever,"
"Oh, she was brought up by commoners, Aunt. I met her at the palace," Raoul put in.
"You were working in the palace?" It was a statement not a question.
"I'm the commander of, the Riders,"
" Into combat are we?" His aunt took a sip of wine.
"Yes. I was my Queen's bodyguard for a long time," Buri said.
"Women are not meant for battle,"
"That is old fashioned. What about the Queen's Riders? They help defend Tortall," Buri said defensively.
" I was against the idea of women fighting in the first place. It is not ladylike,"
"Do you think all women can do all day is sit around, go to ball, drink tea and look pretty?"
Raoul's aunt opened her mouth to speak but Buri barged on.
"SOme women like to put thenselves to good use to defend our country,"
"OKay, okay. Relax. I was just testing. You will make a good wife for Raoul,"
The rest of the night was more comfortable, in turns of the talking. For dessert, a beautiful
statue of a horse, made completely out of ice-cream and cake was served.
"That wasn't so bad," Buri commented as they rode home.
"Uh huh. I thought my aunt was going to kill you,"
"SHe was only joking."
"You don't know my aunt. SHe takes everything seriously," Raoul said.
"Well, let's hope I won't have to go back," Buri said.
"Ha ha. I swear I will remain a bachelor for the rest of my life,"
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OR will he? I'm sorry I took so long in writing this, it's just that with the holidays and all, i didn't get much time. OH well. School's starting again!!! :( :(
~~~Takarimon
Secret Love
Chapter 2: An uneventful dinner
Buri stood around, feeling a little silly, standing there by herself. But at last Raoul appeared. He was wearing tan breeches, a white shirt with a green collar and a green jacket. Nuri looked up at him, and felt a strange flutter in her chest, at the sight of his tall, handsome figure. "Hi! You look nice," He said to her.
"Thanks. You look nice too," she said shyly.
As they walked to the horses, he said, " Just try to be really silent thoughout dinner. My parents hate a chatty girl"
"You bet I will," Buri replied. Then they went on to talk about the King's Own, and about Thayet and Jon. Before long they arrived at his house.
Raoul knocked on the door.
"Yes?" said an uncertain voice. "Oh Raoul! " His mother came and heaved him in a hug.
Buri stood next to him. "Mother, meet Buriram Toukam (or something ;like that). She is my friend from Tortall."
"PLease to meet you, Madame," Buri said.
"Pleased to meet you, Buriram," his mother replied.
As they walked through the majestic hallways, his mother continued to chatter to him as Buri looked around in awe.
There was a high ceiling, with patterns craved into it. Different statues lined the hallway, with glowing light balls hanging from the ceiling.
At last they came to the dining room. A long table with different members of Raoul's family seated.
"Ah! Hello Raoul, my son!" His father rumbled. "And just who is this pretty lady?"
"Buriram Toukham, Darling," his mother replied, "Raoul, go greet your aunt and uncle.
As Raoul introduced her to his aunt and uncle, Buri remembered Raoul talking about his aunt wanting to match him with suitors.
"Well, Raoul, my friend Sitinia's daughter Florenci , is dying to meet you," she said, cutting her steak.
"Well, Buri and I, were----uh," Raoul stuttered.
"PLanning on getting married," Buri finished for him.
"Um, yeah," Raoul took a sip of his wine.
Buri almost giggled at the thought of marrying Raoul but said nothing.
"Is that so?" His aunt replied with arched eyebrows. "Where are you from, Buriram? The name Buriram is quite uncommon,"
"Oh, I come from the north. My parents were the Lord and Lady of um um---"
Raoul, sensing what she was about to say, shook his head.
"of, the K'mir,"
Raoul winced.
"Really?" I never knew the K'mir had a lord and lady,"
"oh, they died when I was little,"
"You speak with no accent whatsoever,"
"Oh, she was brought up by commoners, Aunt. I met her at the palace," Raoul put in.
"You were working in the palace?" It was a statement not a question.
"I'm the commander of, the Riders,"
" Into combat are we?" His aunt took a sip of wine.
"Yes. I was my Queen's bodyguard for a long time," Buri said.
"Women are not meant for battle,"
"That is old fashioned. What about the Queen's Riders? They help defend Tortall," Buri said defensively.
" I was against the idea of women fighting in the first place. It is not ladylike,"
"Do you think all women can do all day is sit around, go to ball, drink tea and look pretty?"
Raoul's aunt opened her mouth to speak but Buri barged on.
"SOme women like to put thenselves to good use to defend our country,"
"OKay, okay. Relax. I was just testing. You will make a good wife for Raoul,"
The rest of the night was more comfortable, in turns of the talking. For dessert, a beautiful
statue of a horse, made completely out of ice-cream and cake was served.
"That wasn't so bad," Buri commented as they rode home.
"Uh huh. I thought my aunt was going to kill you,"
"SHe was only joking."
"You don't know my aunt. SHe takes everything seriously," Raoul said.
"Well, let's hope I won't have to go back," Buri said.
"Ha ha. I swear I will remain a bachelor for the rest of my life,"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OR will he? I'm sorry I took so long in writing this, it's just that with the holidays and all, i didn't get much time. OH well. School's starting again!!! :( :(
~~~Takarimon
