Chapter 11: Cassie and Nik Meet Shane
Nik walked up to the bar with a very drunk Cassie following while discretely eyeing this mysterious new comer. Nik leaned against the bar unnecessarily close to Shane and ordered another drink. "Well hi there. You look a bit lost...my name's Nik what's yours?" "Um hi I'm Shane. I...I...I'm still in a bit of a shock as to where exactly I am," Shane responded. "Well this is my friends Cassie here," Nik said while pointing to Cassie. "Hey Cass, this is Shane he's new here." Cassie looked at the three Shanes. "Hi... must be difficult being triplets," she looked to the bartender. "Another ale please!" she grinned. "I love this stuff!" "Whoa whoa Cass let's just slow that down a bit," Nik whispered to the bartender to slip a little water into the ale to keep Cassie's alcohol to a minimum. Cassie got her ale and turned to Nik and Shane. "So what brings you into town oh new one?" she asked. Shane stared at Cassie for a moment wondering if he wanted to be talking to this clearly drunken person who was in addition talking loud enough for the whole room to hear. "Well you say I didn't actually mean to come here.... I kind of got well ...dropped here I guess you could say." She blinked. "Very interesting. Most unfortunate. Care for some ale?" "Um ...no thanks I think I'll just stick to this water for right now," Shane said hesitantly while gently pushing away the mug Cassie had shoved in his face. "Well I'm sure Cassie and I could take care of you if you need a little help getting around this place for a while," Nik said as she sneakily winked at Cassie. "Yeah, Nik wouldn't really complain," Cassie smirked. "Maybe she could even take you 'round the block... show you the ways of the town?" she grinned. Nik discretely smacked Cassie. "Yes and I'm sure Cassie could help since she's clearly had her share of connections in this town who owe her favors...for various reasons," Nik smiled smugly to Cassie. Cassie glared at Nik, but smirked. "Maybe..." she smiled. Meanwhile, Casey was grumbling to himself. He couldn't steal a horse yet, as it was still light outside. So instead, he decided to head back to the inn and get something to eat. He entered and approached the bar. When Casey entered, Cassie's grin faltered. "Nik, don't look now, but look who's sitting a few chairs down..." she trailed off. "Oh god," Nik ducked down a bit to be more hidden from view. "Did he see you?" Cassie grinned. "I hope so...." but she also ducked down. Nik poked Cassie and shared a knowing grin. "Yeah we need to get these two and have a little fun I think," Nik said as she nodded in the direction of Shane and Casey. "Good idea... so... who wants to go bug Casey?" she asked. Fun with Casey was sounding good. Too bad her whip wasn't ready yet. She sighed, though with Nik's and her imaginations, they could end up not needing that whip. She smirked. "Well I think we need to introduce Casey to our new friend here don't you?" Nik turned to Cassie and whispered, "And maybe find a secluded place for us all to get to know each other better." Nik smirked and waited for Cassie's reply Cassie grinned. "I already stole one sword. Maybe he'll follow Sherry's new guy's example and give me the other one," she smirked. "Though you should have no problems acquiring Shane's sword." Nik smirked. "And why do you say that huh?" "It's elementary my dear Watson! Now, we still need to figure out who'll bug Casey...." she grinned. "Well I say you go bug the man while I work on this one here," Nik said while motioning to the still rather bewildered Shane. "Sounds good to me." She gave a devilish grin and took out Casey's sword. She walked up behind him and poked him in the back with said sword. "Hi again Casey," she grinned with sugary sweetness. "Oh, not you again," he said. "You sound so enthusiastic. Well come, I have a friend for you to meet," she grabbed his arm and dragged him the few feet over to Nik. "Nik, this is Casey. Casey, I'd like you to meet my friend Nik." And, still holding his arm, she latched onto him. "Hi there Casey it's nice to meet you," Nik said while reaching to shake his hand. "And this," Nik said pulling Shane closer to her, "is my new friend Shane." "Hey how are you?" Shane shyly said to Casey "So you two ladies have suckered another male into your company?" he shook Shane's hand. "I feel for you, sir, I really do." Cassie grinned, and poked Casey. "Now play nice," she smirked. "If you don't we'll have to take out the shackles." Nik grinned at Cassie. "And I'd take her very seriously on that one Casey," Nik said while winking to Cassie. "Scarily enough, I would," he gulped. Cassie smirked. "You'd enjoy it. I know you would." she grinned, still latched to his arm. "Well Casey look at it this way, you're not going to be alone in this ordeal this time cause you have another guy to share the experience with," Nik said grinning. Shane gulped, "Um what exactly is it you girls are wanting to do?" Shane looked most unsure at Cassie who seemed at the moment anyway a bit more open to some odd experiments with him and Casey. "Well, Shane, we don't rightly know yet. But when we figure it out, you'll be one of the first to experience..." she grinned. "So, where shall we take these two so that it'll be easier to talk?" Nik asked addressing Cassie. "How about we go rent a room? With a nice big fluffy bed," she grinned. "What do you say Casey?" Casey gulped. "What say do I have in this situation?" "Well, you can object, but only if you have a better option." He gulped, and said no more. "Well, what do you say then Nik?" "I say that's the best idea yet!" Nik replied. "Hey Shane, you agree?" "Well um ...yes I suppose I should seeing as I have no where else I can go," Shane hesitantly replied. "Alright then it's settled. Cassie shall we go find the inn keeper?" Nik said turning back to Cassie. "I think it might be wise for one of us to make sure our.... boys don't go away... wouldn't be much fun without them, now would it? You stay and watch them, I'll get the room," she grinned, gave Casey a quick peck on the cheek, and went to find the innkeeper. "So Casey, you having fun handling Cassie there? She can be quite a handful when she wants to be," Nik said with a smirk Casey looked to Shane. "Well, my friend, it looks like we're going to be very exhausted... or dead. It was nice knowing you, in any event." Shane swallowed hard but relaxed more when he looked over at nik who had indeed caught his interest as soon as she walked up to the bar. Cassie had found the innkeeper and rented a room. She headed back to Nik, Shane, and Casey to tell them where it was so they could go... "Well, we have room 15. Shall we?" "Yes well I'm sure whatever these ladies have planned it will be entertaining," Shane replied. "Yes, we'll follow you two Cass," Nik said hooking arms with Shane. "Sounds like a plan then." She linked arms with Casey and she led the way. She and Casey entered the room and she had him sit in a chair. She then sat herself in his lap. "Well, this is the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in," she grinned. Casey blinked. "If you say so, my dear." "Now Casey I suggest you keep your sword put away...we don't want Cassie playing with it in her somewhat drunken state right now, now do we?" Nik smirked and winked at Cassie. "Aww... you're not fun Nik!" she grinned. "And Shane, keep a very close eye on your sword... nik may be trying to steal it soon." "What are those people in the next room doing?!" Nik said somewhat exasperated by the distraction. "You know it sounds an awful lot like Renata and the others..." she trailed off. "It does...shall we investigate?" Cassie asked. "Yeah let's go see what all the noise is about," Nik responded. Cassie got up off her comfy chair and wandered to the next room. Casey, taking this opportunity, went out the door and got a horse to steal, as it was now quite dark outside. He raced back to the castle. He now had this girl stuck in his mind...
Nik walked up to the bar with a very drunk Cassie following while discretely eyeing this mysterious new comer. Nik leaned against the bar unnecessarily close to Shane and ordered another drink. "Well hi there. You look a bit lost...my name's Nik what's yours?" "Um hi I'm Shane. I...I...I'm still in a bit of a shock as to where exactly I am," Shane responded. "Well this is my friends Cassie here," Nik said while pointing to Cassie. "Hey Cass, this is Shane he's new here." Cassie looked at the three Shanes. "Hi... must be difficult being triplets," she looked to the bartender. "Another ale please!" she grinned. "I love this stuff!" "Whoa whoa Cass let's just slow that down a bit," Nik whispered to the bartender to slip a little water into the ale to keep Cassie's alcohol to a minimum. Cassie got her ale and turned to Nik and Shane. "So what brings you into town oh new one?" she asked. Shane stared at Cassie for a moment wondering if he wanted to be talking to this clearly drunken person who was in addition talking loud enough for the whole room to hear. "Well you say I didn't actually mean to come here.... I kind of got well ...dropped here I guess you could say." She blinked. "Very interesting. Most unfortunate. Care for some ale?" "Um ...no thanks I think I'll just stick to this water for right now," Shane said hesitantly while gently pushing away the mug Cassie had shoved in his face. "Well I'm sure Cassie and I could take care of you if you need a little help getting around this place for a while," Nik said as she sneakily winked at Cassie. "Yeah, Nik wouldn't really complain," Cassie smirked. "Maybe she could even take you 'round the block... show you the ways of the town?" she grinned. Nik discretely smacked Cassie. "Yes and I'm sure Cassie could help since she's clearly had her share of connections in this town who owe her favors...for various reasons," Nik smiled smugly to Cassie. Cassie glared at Nik, but smirked. "Maybe..." she smiled. Meanwhile, Casey was grumbling to himself. He couldn't steal a horse yet, as it was still light outside. So instead, he decided to head back to the inn and get something to eat. He entered and approached the bar. When Casey entered, Cassie's grin faltered. "Nik, don't look now, but look who's sitting a few chairs down..." she trailed off. "Oh god," Nik ducked down a bit to be more hidden from view. "Did he see you?" Cassie grinned. "I hope so...." but she also ducked down. Nik poked Cassie and shared a knowing grin. "Yeah we need to get these two and have a little fun I think," Nik said as she nodded in the direction of Shane and Casey. "Good idea... so... who wants to go bug Casey?" she asked. Fun with Casey was sounding good. Too bad her whip wasn't ready yet. She sighed, though with Nik's and her imaginations, they could end up not needing that whip. She smirked. "Well I think we need to introduce Casey to our new friend here don't you?" Nik turned to Cassie and whispered, "And maybe find a secluded place for us all to get to know each other better." Nik smirked and waited for Cassie's reply Cassie grinned. "I already stole one sword. Maybe he'll follow Sherry's new guy's example and give me the other one," she smirked. "Though you should have no problems acquiring Shane's sword." Nik smirked. "And why do you say that huh?" "It's elementary my dear Watson! Now, we still need to figure out who'll bug Casey...." she grinned. "Well I say you go bug the man while I work on this one here," Nik said while motioning to the still rather bewildered Shane. "Sounds good to me." She gave a devilish grin and took out Casey's sword. She walked up behind him and poked him in the back with said sword. "Hi again Casey," she grinned with sugary sweetness. "Oh, not you again," he said. "You sound so enthusiastic. Well come, I have a friend for you to meet," she grabbed his arm and dragged him the few feet over to Nik. "Nik, this is Casey. Casey, I'd like you to meet my friend Nik." And, still holding his arm, she latched onto him. "Hi there Casey it's nice to meet you," Nik said while reaching to shake his hand. "And this," Nik said pulling Shane closer to her, "is my new friend Shane." "Hey how are you?" Shane shyly said to Casey "So you two ladies have suckered another male into your company?" he shook Shane's hand. "I feel for you, sir, I really do." Cassie grinned, and poked Casey. "Now play nice," she smirked. "If you don't we'll have to take out the shackles." Nik grinned at Cassie. "And I'd take her very seriously on that one Casey," Nik said while winking to Cassie. "Scarily enough, I would," he gulped. Cassie smirked. "You'd enjoy it. I know you would." she grinned, still latched to his arm. "Well Casey look at it this way, you're not going to be alone in this ordeal this time cause you have another guy to share the experience with," Nik said grinning. Shane gulped, "Um what exactly is it you girls are wanting to do?" Shane looked most unsure at Cassie who seemed at the moment anyway a bit more open to some odd experiments with him and Casey. "Well, Shane, we don't rightly know yet. But when we figure it out, you'll be one of the first to experience..." she grinned. "So, where shall we take these two so that it'll be easier to talk?" Nik asked addressing Cassie. "How about we go rent a room? With a nice big fluffy bed," she grinned. "What do you say Casey?" Casey gulped. "What say do I have in this situation?" "Well, you can object, but only if you have a better option." He gulped, and said no more. "Well, what do you say then Nik?" "I say that's the best idea yet!" Nik replied. "Hey Shane, you agree?" "Well um ...yes I suppose I should seeing as I have no where else I can go," Shane hesitantly replied. "Alright then it's settled. Cassie shall we go find the inn keeper?" Nik said turning back to Cassie. "I think it might be wise for one of us to make sure our.... boys don't go away... wouldn't be much fun without them, now would it? You stay and watch them, I'll get the room," she grinned, gave Casey a quick peck on the cheek, and went to find the innkeeper. "So Casey, you having fun handling Cassie there? She can be quite a handful when she wants to be," Nik said with a smirk Casey looked to Shane. "Well, my friend, it looks like we're going to be very exhausted... or dead. It was nice knowing you, in any event." Shane swallowed hard but relaxed more when he looked over at nik who had indeed caught his interest as soon as she walked up to the bar. Cassie had found the innkeeper and rented a room. She headed back to Nik, Shane, and Casey to tell them where it was so they could go... "Well, we have room 15. Shall we?" "Yes well I'm sure whatever these ladies have planned it will be entertaining," Shane replied. "Yes, we'll follow you two Cass," Nik said hooking arms with Shane. "Sounds like a plan then." She linked arms with Casey and she led the way. She and Casey entered the room and she had him sit in a chair. She then sat herself in his lap. "Well, this is the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in," she grinned. Casey blinked. "If you say so, my dear." "Now Casey I suggest you keep your sword put away...we don't want Cassie playing with it in her somewhat drunken state right now, now do we?" Nik smirked and winked at Cassie. "Aww... you're not fun Nik!" she grinned. "And Shane, keep a very close eye on your sword... nik may be trying to steal it soon." "What are those people in the next room doing?!" Nik said somewhat exasperated by the distraction. "You know it sounds an awful lot like Renata and the others..." she trailed off. "It does...shall we investigate?" Cassie asked. "Yeah let's go see what all the noise is about," Nik responded. Cassie got up off her comfy chair and wandered to the next room. Casey, taking this opportunity, went out the door and got a horse to steal, as it was now quite dark outside. He raced back to the castle. He now had this girl stuck in his mind...