(A/N) Sorry if there are some reoccurring themes from my other fic,
Me and the Moon. It's not like it at all, just one little idea to visit
them teaching.
Daine walked to the stables. Walking with a purpose, nothing could stop her from what she was going to do. Not that anybody would stop her. She stopped by a familiar stable and pulled out an apple.
*About time you decided to visit me*
*I'm sorry. I was really busy. I got into a fight with Numair*
*The People know about that. I almost had a squirrel bite me*
*You would have killed it if it did*
*I know. What did the storkman do?*
Daine smiled at Cloud. She opened the stall door. She fed the apple to the pert creature and climbed on top of him and lay down.
*Who said he was the one who did something?*
*So you were the one was started it?* the horse asked smugly. *What did you say?*
*I got mad at him*
*For not letting you commit suicide*
*I already feel bad enough. You're not helping*
*You should feel bad. He was right and you're wrong*
*Well I apologized. He wants to take me to his home*
*You've been there before. Why would it seem different*
*Just everything that has happened*
*Well of course you'll go*
*Really, Cloud?* Daine asked.
*Of course. And I'll chaperone. I don't want any colts running around, just not yet. Maybe after you're twenty*
Daine jumped off her horse. "I've got to pack. We're going to leave tomorrow."
The horse nipped her shirt as she left, teasing her. Daine shook her head. She walked back to the palace and into her rooms. She walked to her bedroom and lay down next to her bed. She reached under and pulled out a saddlebag.
She started to load things from her trunk into her saddlebag. She then walked into her bathroom and got her brush, her toothbrush, and her other toiletries. She put those in her saddlebag and made sure that she had an outfit to wear for tomorrow.
Daine then walked over to the closet in which she kept her dresses. She opened the door and looked at them. She still had all the dresses that she had worn in Carthak, but a few others that she had gotten here and there for special occasions. Numair loves it when I wear dresses, Daine thought to her self.
Daine pulled out a red satin dress. She had never worn it before and no one even knew that she had bought it. She knew the reaction she would get from it: it had a long skirt with slits that went up to the middle of her thigh. It was tight on her, so the low cut neckline would only accentuate her cleavage.
She quickly took the dress off of its hanger and folder it carefully, so it wouldn't get any creases from travel. She hid it under some of her other clothes, so that if anybody went through her bag they wouldn't find it. When Daine put it in her saddlebag she looked around, as if checking to see if anyone was watching.
She laughed to herself at the way she was acting. She bucked the bag tightly so no dust or dirt would soil her clothes and especially her dress. Daine walked over to the cabinet in her bathroom. She pulled out a jewelry case. She opened it and looked inside at its contents. The sapphire drops that Numair had gotten her were in there.
He had also gotten her ruby necklace on a silver chain. It was right before the Immortals War broke out and Daine hadn't had a chance to wear it yet. She took the necklace out and clasped it in her hands. She put her jewelry box back and placed the necklace in the velvet pouch it had come in for safekeeping. Daine put it in an outer compartment in her saddlebag and placed it on a chair in her living room.
The bells at the temple heralded that it was three o'clock. Numair is still teaching a class, Daine thought. She had nothing else to do so she decided to visit the classroom and wait for the lesson to end.
Daine walked to his classroom and waited outside. She could still hear him lecturing about a certain spell. Half an hour passed and the class was supposed to get out, but Numair was still lecturing about the spell and made no signs that he was going to stop anytime soon.
Daine heard someone say, "Master Numair, the class is over. If we don't leave now we'll be late for our next class."
Daine giggled. "Oh! You are dismissed. An essay on any word of power that you choose to write on," Daine heard Numair say.
His students began filing out of the class. Daine gasped as Perin walked. Perin heard her and stopped.
"Hello Daine," he said.
"Hello Perin," Daine replied confidently. "I thought you were a clerk. Why were you in Numair's classroom?"
"King Jonathon wants transcripts of all the classes that are taught," Perin replied.
"Oh," Daine said. "Well, have a nice day, Perin." She left abruptly and entered Numair's classroom.
"I am very busy right now. I would appreciate it if you didn't bother me at the moment," he said not looking up from where he was sitting at his desk reading papers.
Daine didn't say anything back. She walked over to his desk and sat on it. "That's good because I'm here to distract you."
Numair looked up and smiled. "You're here to distract me. Well, you're doing a very good job of it."
"I'm sorry."
"So why are you really here?" Numair asked.
"I'm bored. I already finished packing," she replied.
"Oh well I have a lot of work to do before we can leave tomorrow," Numair said.
"Oh."
"I'll tell you what. I'll take this to my room because I have something there for you."
"Really?"
"Yes," Numair replied as he gathered all the papers that he needed. They walked to his rooms and entered. Numair led her to his study. He set his papers on his desk and walked over to the bookshelf. He pulled out a book and handed it to Daine.
Daine accepted the book and read it. It was in Galla. It read, "The Species of Birds Native to Galla."
"Des oiseaux," Daine whispered. "Thanks Numair."
"Do you like it?" he asked hesitantly.
"Yes. Just because it's from you and it's about birds."
Numair pulled up a chair beside his desk for Daine to sit in. She sat down and so did Numair. Daine read her book while Numair looked over her papers.
Five hours passed and Daine was getting sleepy. She stood up.
"I'm tired. I'm gonna go to bed," she said.
Numair looked up. "Okay. I'm almost finished, so we're going to depart early tomorrow morning."
Daine nodded and kissed Numair.
"Sweet dreams," he whispered.
"Only if you're in them," Daine whispered back.
"Then I'll be seeing I your dreams soon. Good night," he said.
"Good night," she replied.
Daine walked back to her rooms, took a bath, and crawled into bed. Vinnie was once again in her bed.
*Let me guess. You were in paradise*
*You know too much for your own good*
*I'm still perfectly healthy so it's alright*
*Go to sleep Vinnie*
*Aw, I love you too Daine*
Daine fell asleep only to be woken up before dawn by a welcome sight.
"Daine we've got a lot of traveling to do today. We're starting early," Numair said.
Daine woke up and got out of bed. She grabbed her clothes, went to her bathroom, and got dressed. She came to find that Numair already had her saddlebag in one hand and his in the other.
Vinnie came and wrapped his legs around Daine.
*Let me come with you*
*Why?*
*I'm tired of the palace. I want to go and see other sights*
"Numair, can we bring Vinnie?" Daine pleaded.
Numair sighed. "Do you have a cup for him to ride in?" Daine nodded. "And will he ride in it with no fuss or objection?"
*Yes* Vinnie said.
Daine nodded. "Fine," Numair said. "Let's just hurry."
Daine was perplexed by the need of urgency, but came anyway. They walked down to the stables. Numair watched as Daine prepared the horses and put Vinnie in his cup.
Daine cringed as she saw Numair mount Spots. She mounted Cloud and they started off on their journey.
(A/N) I love the word toiletries. It's my favorite word, next to tequila. It sounds so funny when you say it: ta-KEY-la!!! Fountains of Wayne is cool. I'm listening to them (Welcome Interstate Managers) and I like all of their songs, except Stacy's Mom because it is overplayed and over-hyped. I think I'll listen to Saves the Day now. All of my updating right now is making up for the zero updates you'll get during the week.
Daine walked to the stables. Walking with a purpose, nothing could stop her from what she was going to do. Not that anybody would stop her. She stopped by a familiar stable and pulled out an apple.
*About time you decided to visit me*
*I'm sorry. I was really busy. I got into a fight with Numair*
*The People know about that. I almost had a squirrel bite me*
*You would have killed it if it did*
*I know. What did the storkman do?*
Daine smiled at Cloud. She opened the stall door. She fed the apple to the pert creature and climbed on top of him and lay down.
*Who said he was the one who did something?*
*So you were the one was started it?* the horse asked smugly. *What did you say?*
*I got mad at him*
*For not letting you commit suicide*
*I already feel bad enough. You're not helping*
*You should feel bad. He was right and you're wrong*
*Well I apologized. He wants to take me to his home*
*You've been there before. Why would it seem different*
*Just everything that has happened*
*Well of course you'll go*
*Really, Cloud?* Daine asked.
*Of course. And I'll chaperone. I don't want any colts running around, just not yet. Maybe after you're twenty*
Daine jumped off her horse. "I've got to pack. We're going to leave tomorrow."
The horse nipped her shirt as she left, teasing her. Daine shook her head. She walked back to the palace and into her rooms. She walked to her bedroom and lay down next to her bed. She reached under and pulled out a saddlebag.
She started to load things from her trunk into her saddlebag. She then walked into her bathroom and got her brush, her toothbrush, and her other toiletries. She put those in her saddlebag and made sure that she had an outfit to wear for tomorrow.
Daine then walked over to the closet in which she kept her dresses. She opened the door and looked at them. She still had all the dresses that she had worn in Carthak, but a few others that she had gotten here and there for special occasions. Numair loves it when I wear dresses, Daine thought to her self.
Daine pulled out a red satin dress. She had never worn it before and no one even knew that she had bought it. She knew the reaction she would get from it: it had a long skirt with slits that went up to the middle of her thigh. It was tight on her, so the low cut neckline would only accentuate her cleavage.
She quickly took the dress off of its hanger and folder it carefully, so it wouldn't get any creases from travel. She hid it under some of her other clothes, so that if anybody went through her bag they wouldn't find it. When Daine put it in her saddlebag she looked around, as if checking to see if anyone was watching.
She laughed to herself at the way she was acting. She bucked the bag tightly so no dust or dirt would soil her clothes and especially her dress. Daine walked over to the cabinet in her bathroom. She pulled out a jewelry case. She opened it and looked inside at its contents. The sapphire drops that Numair had gotten her were in there.
He had also gotten her ruby necklace on a silver chain. It was right before the Immortals War broke out and Daine hadn't had a chance to wear it yet. She took the necklace out and clasped it in her hands. She put her jewelry box back and placed the necklace in the velvet pouch it had come in for safekeeping. Daine put it in an outer compartment in her saddlebag and placed it on a chair in her living room.
The bells at the temple heralded that it was three o'clock. Numair is still teaching a class, Daine thought. She had nothing else to do so she decided to visit the classroom and wait for the lesson to end.
Daine walked to his classroom and waited outside. She could still hear him lecturing about a certain spell. Half an hour passed and the class was supposed to get out, but Numair was still lecturing about the spell and made no signs that he was going to stop anytime soon.
Daine heard someone say, "Master Numair, the class is over. If we don't leave now we'll be late for our next class."
Daine giggled. "Oh! You are dismissed. An essay on any word of power that you choose to write on," Daine heard Numair say.
His students began filing out of the class. Daine gasped as Perin walked. Perin heard her and stopped.
"Hello Daine," he said.
"Hello Perin," Daine replied confidently. "I thought you were a clerk. Why were you in Numair's classroom?"
"King Jonathon wants transcripts of all the classes that are taught," Perin replied.
"Oh," Daine said. "Well, have a nice day, Perin." She left abruptly and entered Numair's classroom.
"I am very busy right now. I would appreciate it if you didn't bother me at the moment," he said not looking up from where he was sitting at his desk reading papers.
Daine didn't say anything back. She walked over to his desk and sat on it. "That's good because I'm here to distract you."
Numair looked up and smiled. "You're here to distract me. Well, you're doing a very good job of it."
"I'm sorry."
"So why are you really here?" Numair asked.
"I'm bored. I already finished packing," she replied.
"Oh well I have a lot of work to do before we can leave tomorrow," Numair said.
"Oh."
"I'll tell you what. I'll take this to my room because I have something there for you."
"Really?"
"Yes," Numair replied as he gathered all the papers that he needed. They walked to his rooms and entered. Numair led her to his study. He set his papers on his desk and walked over to the bookshelf. He pulled out a book and handed it to Daine.
Daine accepted the book and read it. It was in Galla. It read, "The Species of Birds Native to Galla."
"Des oiseaux," Daine whispered. "Thanks Numair."
"Do you like it?" he asked hesitantly.
"Yes. Just because it's from you and it's about birds."
Numair pulled up a chair beside his desk for Daine to sit in. She sat down and so did Numair. Daine read her book while Numair looked over her papers.
Five hours passed and Daine was getting sleepy. She stood up.
"I'm tired. I'm gonna go to bed," she said.
Numair looked up. "Okay. I'm almost finished, so we're going to depart early tomorrow morning."
Daine nodded and kissed Numair.
"Sweet dreams," he whispered.
"Only if you're in them," Daine whispered back.
"Then I'll be seeing I your dreams soon. Good night," he said.
"Good night," she replied.
Daine walked back to her rooms, took a bath, and crawled into bed. Vinnie was once again in her bed.
*Let me guess. You were in paradise*
*You know too much for your own good*
*I'm still perfectly healthy so it's alright*
*Go to sleep Vinnie*
*Aw, I love you too Daine*
Daine fell asleep only to be woken up before dawn by a welcome sight.
"Daine we've got a lot of traveling to do today. We're starting early," Numair said.
Daine woke up and got out of bed. She grabbed her clothes, went to her bathroom, and got dressed. She came to find that Numair already had her saddlebag in one hand and his in the other.
Vinnie came and wrapped his legs around Daine.
*Let me come with you*
*Why?*
*I'm tired of the palace. I want to go and see other sights*
"Numair, can we bring Vinnie?" Daine pleaded.
Numair sighed. "Do you have a cup for him to ride in?" Daine nodded. "And will he ride in it with no fuss or objection?"
*Yes* Vinnie said.
Daine nodded. "Fine," Numair said. "Let's just hurry."
Daine was perplexed by the need of urgency, but came anyway. They walked down to the stables. Numair watched as Daine prepared the horses and put Vinnie in his cup.
Daine cringed as she saw Numair mount Spots. She mounted Cloud and they started off on their journey.
(A/N) I love the word toiletries. It's my favorite word, next to tequila. It sounds so funny when you say it: ta-KEY-la!!! Fountains of Wayne is cool. I'm listening to them (Welcome Interstate Managers) and I like all of their songs, except Stacy's Mom because it is overplayed and over-hyped. I think I'll listen to Saves the Day now. All of my updating right now is making up for the zero updates you'll get during the week.
