I saw a review about how it would have been sweet if Fergus had returned Dairren's feelings in my The Way It Once Was story. So, I thought it might be fun to write another alternate universe to my Ely-verse. This, obviously, didn't happen in the story but now it's Dairren turn to shine, so to speak. lol (Also, Vienna Teng is marvelous singer/song writer. I adore her music. Coincidentally, I listened to it a lot while writing The Way It Once Was.) The 'match' Ely refers to is the sparring bout Fergus and her have when Nate and Dairren make a bet.
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Fergus watched as his younger sister studied with Dairren. The two of them were always together, usually laughing about something. And Dairren had kissed her. He had always figured his sister would wind up with Nate. He never thought he'd miss his chance with Dairren because of her. But he loved his little sister so he said nothing.
Dairren sent a covert look towards Fergus. He smiled to himself as he stared. Fergus looked handsome in the early morning sunlight. His chestnut brown hair fell into his eyes and oh, his eyes. His eyes were the color of chocolate and always had a laughing glint in them. Fergus would probably feel offended at the thought but Dairren though he was beautiful.
He ran his fingers through his short, ginger hair and sighed. Ely looked up from her books and then glanced over at her brother. She rolled her eyes and scoffed. "If you like him go tell him. You're not helping your cause kissing me," she said.
Dairren looked at her and gave a lopsided grin. That was Ely, blunt and to the point. "Maybe I liked kissing you so much I changed my mind," he replied.
Ely snorted, a most un-lady-like sound. "Yea, the Maker's dirty socks you changed your mind. You enjoyed kissing me as much as I would enjoy kissing a horse. Don't do it again, it was slobbery."
Dairren frowned. "I was in a rush. I can kiss better than that."
Ely smirked. "Yes, I'm sure you can."
Dairren mocked gasped. "Are you challenging my manliness, Lady Ely?"
She nodded. "Yes."
Dairren heard laughter and glanced up to see Fergus standing nearby. Dairren blushed, his whole face turning bright red. "Err.. how much did you hear, Cousland?"
Fergus grinned. "Just enough to know my sister is challenging your kissing abilities."
Ely smiled but it was a smile full of mischievous delight. "I have an idea. Why don't we find a neutral third person to be the judge?"
Fergus raised a brow at his sister. "So, you want someone else to kiss him?"
Ely nodded and smiled again, still full of mischief. "Brother, since you lost our match last time don't you think you owe me?"
Fergus flushed red. "Y-you want me to kiss him?"
Dairren jumped up, waving his hands around nervously. "Lady Ely, don't be absurd. Your brother doesn't want to..."
Fergus raised a brow at the man. Well, well. This might be my one chance. I mean, my own sister came up with the idea. What could be the harm? "I never said I didn't want to," Fergus replied.
This time, Dairren flushed red and licked his lips. Seeing that Dairren was too nervous, Fergus leaned forward and grabbed him by the shoulders. Staring into his eyes Fergus leaned his lips in towards the other man. Dairren squeezed his eyes shut in anticipation. Once, twice, Fergus's lips brushed against Dairren's, gentle and soft. Feeling bold, Dairren leaned in deeper, pressing his lips harder against the other mans.
Hesitantly, Fergus kissed him back, their lips melding together. He felt a stirring in his heart as he held onto Dairren, their lips pressed tightly together. He heard a disgusted snort from his sister and broke apart.
Ely snorted again and stood up. "Well, that settles that. You two have fun. I'm going to go study where theres less kissing going on," she replied with a small hint of satisfaction in her voice.
Well, it may be short but I did promise cuteness, eventually! haha I hope this fits the bill as cute and a little funny.