Valentine's Day
Disclaimer: Suikoden and its characters are owned by KCE, not me. And if my fics resemble any other author's works, it's purely coincidental, since I'm sure there are millions of Suikoden fics out there, and I haven't read all of them yet.
Author's Note: I was bitten by the love bug, and it inspired me to write this. It's my first fic...Hope you enjoy! ^_^; Oh yeah, I used the default name for Hero2 (Riou), and my castle is called Genkaku Castle (in reverence to the late great State hero.. *sniff*)
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Chapter 3: Warrior of Love
"HIX!!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Hix cried out as he felt strong hands push his body off the bed and he landed face-first with a thump. Groaning, he struggled to peel his face off the wooden floorboards.
"Wake up, you big sleepyhead!" Tengaar's smiling face appeared beside him. Hix blinked in a daze. "It's such a beautiful day, and you've been in bed too long! I thought you were going to sleep right through lunchtime!" She stood up, offering a hand to Hix. "And on the day that I prepare a special picnic basket for the two of us!"
"Picnic?" Hix wondered aloud, taking Tengaar's hand and pulling himself up. "But you always prepare a pic--"
"But today's different! It's Valentine's Day, silly!" She let go of his hand and put her hands on her hips, sending Hix falling back down on his behind. "Now you'd better be ready in ten minutes!" she ordered as she walked out the door, leaving Hix stunned on the floor.
"Um..." His sat there for a moment, rubbing his bottom, still half-asleep.
Then it hit him.
"VALENTINE'S DAY?!" His eyes bulged open. "Oh great. Today's the day..." He reached under his pillow and pulled out a small red velvet pouch. He emptied the contents onto his palm, and a silver ring with one large ruby fell out. "Today's the day I ask Tengaar to marry me..." he sighed, gazing at the red stone glittering in the sunlight.
~I wanted it to be perfect, but so far it isn't going very well...~
He frowned. Sighing again, he put the ring back into the pouch and quickly started getting ready. The last thing he wanted today was to make Tengaar angry.
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"It's such a lovely day today, don't you think so, Hix? The sun's out, there's a cool breeze," Tengaar closed her eyes and basked in the sunlight. They were sitting on a brightly colored blanket under a tree outside the Genkaku Castle gates. Lots of dishes were spread out in front of them, a result of Tengaar's many hours of hard work and labor of love in the kitchen.
"Mm-hmm," Hix nodded, "But much lovelier is the way your hair shines in the golden sun, and your smile that is a hundred times as bright." He then abruptly leaned close to her till his face was only a few inches away from hers. "Tengaar... there's something I want to tell you."
"Yes, Hix?" she answered in a small voice, a little surprised by his unexpected behavior.
"Tengaar," he began. He took her hand and slipped the ring onto her delicate finger. "Will you marry me?"
Tengaar gazed at the ring and smiled. "Oh, yes, Hix! Yes!" She reached out and embraced him tightly.
"Oh, Hix... Hix!"
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"HIX!"
"Huh? Wha?"
"Yeesh... where's your mind wandering off to now? You haven't said a word since we got here!"
Hix snapped out of his reverie and found himself on the fourth floor of the castle, having a picnic with Tengaar beneath the watchful statue of Lord Riou. Not exactly what he had in mind.
"Oh, sorry. This dark chowder is really great," he said meekly, trying to make conversation. Tengaar glared at him for a moment and went back to eating her green salad.
~Oh no...now she's angry! What do I do? What can I say? How the heck am I going to ask her to marry me now? This picnic isn't going well... Not going well at all!!~
Hix stopped.
~Great. Wonderful. Just my luck to eat something that causes PANIC!!!!~
He set his cup of dark chowder down and reached for the chili pasta. He quickly wolfed it down, almost choking on a big bite.
"Hix!" Tengaar cried. "What are you doing!? Where are your table manners? Slow down! You'll choke to death!" She reached over to pat Hix on the back to help dislodge the food.
"Sorry," he managed to say in between coughs. "It's just that... I haven't had breakfast yet, so I'm quite hungry, and the food is so delicious that I just have to try all of it!" he forced a grin that, luckily, Tengaar accepted.
"Okay..." she replied, eyeing him warily. "Have some creamy gratin then. I made it just the way you like it," she smiled half-heartedly, her eyes showing worry.
Hix got the bowl of gratin, continued to grin and nod until Tengaar looked away. He stared at the gratin.
~She's upset...I can tell. I should tell her already.~
Hix glanced at Tengaar eating her food and staring out into the horizon. He pulled out the velvet pouch and took out the ruby ring. He sighed, gazing at the stone.
"Hix."
Caught off-guard, Hix hastily shoved the ring and the pouch back into his pocket. "Yes, Tengaar?" he answered, hoping that she didn't see him.
"How long do you think we'll stay here at the castle?" she asked, still staring into the distance. "I miss the Village..."
~Now's my chance!~
"Actually, Tengaar," he began, sitting closer to her and reaching into his pocket for the pouch at the same time, "I've been thinking a lot about that too. I was planning to return sometime soon...perhaps in the next few days."
"Oh? You'll take me with you, right? When, exactly, were you planning on telling me this?" Tengaar raised an eyebrow. She reached for the gratin, her eyes fixed on Hix.
"Oh, in due time, Tengaar," he smiled. Then his smile froze.
~CRAP! The ring isn't in the pouch!!~
"Uh...um," Hix stuttered, trying to discreetly dig into his pocket, searching for the ring.
"Anyway, it would be really great to see father again," Tengaar said, picking up a fork. "We haven't seen him in around three years!" She sighed and gazed up at the clouds.
Hix quickly nodded in agreement and feigned a smile as his eyes searched all around the picnic blanket in a panic. Then a twinkle of red caught his eye.
~NO! NOT IN THE GRATIN!!~
"Tengaar!" he cried out, forcing her to look directly at him. Before she could say anything, Hix leaned over and gave her a kiss. Tengaar dropped the fork in surprise, and closed her eyes.
~Okay, now where is that ring...Aha!~
Hix tried to ignore the feeling of his fingers picking through the mushy gratin as he retrieved the ring. He then broke off the kiss and started wiping the ring clean with some paper napkins.
"Uh, wow... um..." Tengaar stuttered.
"As I was saying," Hix continued, the ring hidden in one hand, "I want to go back to the Warrior's Village... for the wedding..."
"Um, huh? Wedding?" Tengaar blinked, still stunned by the kiss.
"Yes," Hix replied, taking her hand in his. He slipped on the ring and kissed her the back of her hand. "Our wedding." He gazed deeply into Tengaar's eyes, which were welling up with tears of joy.
"Our wedding," Tengaar repeated, trying to control her tears from flowing.
"Tengaar," Hix said tenderly, "I swore to protect you, that day in the Kobold Forest, and I will hold true to that promise forever. I swear to be your warrior for as long as you'll have me. Marry me, Tengaar!" He held her soft hands in his. "I love you, Tengaar!" He kissed her gently on the lips. "Tengaar..."
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"Tengaar!"
"Hmm?" Tengaar stopped daydreaming and looked at the shy brunette warrior next sitting next to her on the picnic blanket. She frowned slightly.
~So...it was just a dream. I guess dreams will remain dreams...~
"Um..." Hix began. "I was planning to return to the Warrior's Village in a few days..."
Disclaimer: Suikoden and its characters are owned by KCE, not me. And if my fics resemble any other author's works, it's purely coincidental, since I'm sure there are millions of Suikoden fics out there, and I haven't read all of them yet.
Author's Note: I was bitten by the love bug, and it inspired me to write this. It's my first fic...Hope you enjoy! ^_^; Oh yeah, I used the default name for Hero2 (Riou), and my castle is called Genkaku Castle (in reverence to the late great State hero.. *sniff*)
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Chapter 3: Warrior of Love
"HIX!!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Hix cried out as he felt strong hands push his body off the bed and he landed face-first with a thump. Groaning, he struggled to peel his face off the wooden floorboards.
"Wake up, you big sleepyhead!" Tengaar's smiling face appeared beside him. Hix blinked in a daze. "It's such a beautiful day, and you've been in bed too long! I thought you were going to sleep right through lunchtime!" She stood up, offering a hand to Hix. "And on the day that I prepare a special picnic basket for the two of us!"
"Picnic?" Hix wondered aloud, taking Tengaar's hand and pulling himself up. "But you always prepare a pic--"
"But today's different! It's Valentine's Day, silly!" She let go of his hand and put her hands on her hips, sending Hix falling back down on his behind. "Now you'd better be ready in ten minutes!" she ordered as she walked out the door, leaving Hix stunned on the floor.
"Um..." His sat there for a moment, rubbing his bottom, still half-asleep.
Then it hit him.
"VALENTINE'S DAY?!" His eyes bulged open. "Oh great. Today's the day..." He reached under his pillow and pulled out a small red velvet pouch. He emptied the contents onto his palm, and a silver ring with one large ruby fell out. "Today's the day I ask Tengaar to marry me..." he sighed, gazing at the red stone glittering in the sunlight.
~I wanted it to be perfect, but so far it isn't going very well...~
He frowned. Sighing again, he put the ring back into the pouch and quickly started getting ready. The last thing he wanted today was to make Tengaar angry.
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"It's such a lovely day today, don't you think so, Hix? The sun's out, there's a cool breeze," Tengaar closed her eyes and basked in the sunlight. They were sitting on a brightly colored blanket under a tree outside the Genkaku Castle gates. Lots of dishes were spread out in front of them, a result of Tengaar's many hours of hard work and labor of love in the kitchen.
"Mm-hmm," Hix nodded, "But much lovelier is the way your hair shines in the golden sun, and your smile that is a hundred times as bright." He then abruptly leaned close to her till his face was only a few inches away from hers. "Tengaar... there's something I want to tell you."
"Yes, Hix?" she answered in a small voice, a little surprised by his unexpected behavior.
"Tengaar," he began. He took her hand and slipped the ring onto her delicate finger. "Will you marry me?"
Tengaar gazed at the ring and smiled. "Oh, yes, Hix! Yes!" She reached out and embraced him tightly.
"Oh, Hix... Hix!"
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"HIX!"
"Huh? Wha?"
"Yeesh... where's your mind wandering off to now? You haven't said a word since we got here!"
Hix snapped out of his reverie and found himself on the fourth floor of the castle, having a picnic with Tengaar beneath the watchful statue of Lord Riou. Not exactly what he had in mind.
"Oh, sorry. This dark chowder is really great," he said meekly, trying to make conversation. Tengaar glared at him for a moment and went back to eating her green salad.
~Oh no...now she's angry! What do I do? What can I say? How the heck am I going to ask her to marry me now? This picnic isn't going well... Not going well at all!!~
Hix stopped.
~Great. Wonderful. Just my luck to eat something that causes PANIC!!!!~
He set his cup of dark chowder down and reached for the chili pasta. He quickly wolfed it down, almost choking on a big bite.
"Hix!" Tengaar cried. "What are you doing!? Where are your table manners? Slow down! You'll choke to death!" She reached over to pat Hix on the back to help dislodge the food.
"Sorry," he managed to say in between coughs. "It's just that... I haven't had breakfast yet, so I'm quite hungry, and the food is so delicious that I just have to try all of it!" he forced a grin that, luckily, Tengaar accepted.
"Okay..." she replied, eyeing him warily. "Have some creamy gratin then. I made it just the way you like it," she smiled half-heartedly, her eyes showing worry.
Hix got the bowl of gratin, continued to grin and nod until Tengaar looked away. He stared at the gratin.
~She's upset...I can tell. I should tell her already.~
Hix glanced at Tengaar eating her food and staring out into the horizon. He pulled out the velvet pouch and took out the ruby ring. He sighed, gazing at the stone.
"Hix."
Caught off-guard, Hix hastily shoved the ring and the pouch back into his pocket. "Yes, Tengaar?" he answered, hoping that she didn't see him.
"How long do you think we'll stay here at the castle?" she asked, still staring into the distance. "I miss the Village..."
~Now's my chance!~
"Actually, Tengaar," he began, sitting closer to her and reaching into his pocket for the pouch at the same time, "I've been thinking a lot about that too. I was planning to return sometime soon...perhaps in the next few days."
"Oh? You'll take me with you, right? When, exactly, were you planning on telling me this?" Tengaar raised an eyebrow. She reached for the gratin, her eyes fixed on Hix.
"Oh, in due time, Tengaar," he smiled. Then his smile froze.
~CRAP! The ring isn't in the pouch!!~
"Uh...um," Hix stuttered, trying to discreetly dig into his pocket, searching for the ring.
"Anyway, it would be really great to see father again," Tengaar said, picking up a fork. "We haven't seen him in around three years!" She sighed and gazed up at the clouds.
Hix quickly nodded in agreement and feigned a smile as his eyes searched all around the picnic blanket in a panic. Then a twinkle of red caught his eye.
~NO! NOT IN THE GRATIN!!~
"Tengaar!" he cried out, forcing her to look directly at him. Before she could say anything, Hix leaned over and gave her a kiss. Tengaar dropped the fork in surprise, and closed her eyes.
~Okay, now where is that ring...Aha!~
Hix tried to ignore the feeling of his fingers picking through the mushy gratin as he retrieved the ring. He then broke off the kiss and started wiping the ring clean with some paper napkins.
"Uh, wow... um..." Tengaar stuttered.
"As I was saying," Hix continued, the ring hidden in one hand, "I want to go back to the Warrior's Village... for the wedding..."
"Um, huh? Wedding?" Tengaar blinked, still stunned by the kiss.
"Yes," Hix replied, taking her hand in his. He slipped on the ring and kissed her the back of her hand. "Our wedding." He gazed deeply into Tengaar's eyes, which were welling up with tears of joy.
"Our wedding," Tengaar repeated, trying to control her tears from flowing.
"Tengaar," Hix said tenderly, "I swore to protect you, that day in the Kobold Forest, and I will hold true to that promise forever. I swear to be your warrior for as long as you'll have me. Marry me, Tengaar!" He held her soft hands in his. "I love you, Tengaar!" He kissed her gently on the lips. "Tengaar..."
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"Tengaar!"
"Hmm?" Tengaar stopped daydreaming and looked at the shy brunette warrior next sitting next to her on the picnic blanket. She frowned slightly.
~So...it was just a dream. I guess dreams will remain dreams...~
"Um..." Hix began. "I was planning to return to the Warrior's Village in a few days..."
