Gentle Giant
* words italic * means memory, () translation for Young MacGuffin.
Chapter five:
Aria's face drained of color as the boys looked up at the girls. Baist's usually warm and soft light blue eyes were now a hard and infuriated slightly darker blue as they looked up into Aria's shimmering crystal blue eyes. Merida looked down at the young MacGuffin, he looked like a really worrior in that moment. His large builded body tall and tense like he's ready for battle. His usually sweet shy face now set in a deep frown, his light blue eyes now a misted a darker shade of blue.
'Wow, he looks kind o' handsome richt now.' Merida thought a wee pink coloring her cheeks,'Hauld yer horses a minute? what am I thinking. Get a hold o' yourself lassie.' Merida was ripped from her thoughts at the sound of Baist rough hard voice.
"Aria whit th' hell urr ye daein' up thare, git doon noo! (Aria what the hell are you doing up there, Get down now!)" Baist's rough voice bellowed up to the girls, his eyes never leaving hers.
The girls glanced at eachother slightly from the corner of their eyes before swinging their legs over the eadge of the cliff. The slowly and carefully made their decend of the tall cliff. Baist kept his eyes trained on his only little cousin, watching her sharply incase she were to slip he could catch her. Nandag and Gregor looked at their usally shy and sweet friends new demenor with fascination. He was now rough and hard like a warrior.
'Hmm this is very curious, very curious behavior indeed.' Gregor thought watching Baist with a growing curriosity.
'Tis lik' he's become a completely different person.' Nandag couldn't help thinking watching as the girls finally finished their decend of the tall cliff.
Aria hit the ground first, as soon as her feet hit the ground Baist grapped her arm roughly making her wince slightly at the roughness of her cousins grip. She looked him in the face, his features still set in stone as eyes burned into her.
"Whit th' hell dae ye think ye wur daein'? huv ye lost yer mynd Aria? whit if ye fell again, huh? ye cuid huv bin seriously hurt or worse ye cuid huv died if ye fell! (What the hell do you think you were doing? Have you lost your mind Aria? What if you fell again, huh? you could have been seriously hurt or worse you could have died if you fell!)." his voice boomed as he got in her face.
Merida landed on the ground as Baist grapped his little cousin by her arm roughly. Merida's face turned to one of anger as he got in Aria's face and yelled at her. Merida went to make him release her but a hand grabbed her wrist, she whirled around to demand them to let go of her arm. Nandag held her wrist not letting her go, Gregor just shook his head signalling her to leave them be. Merida couldn't believe them, they were just going to let Baist be rough with Aria just for climbing a hill.
"I cannae believe ye two, I demand ye release mah wrist at wance!" Merida seethed at Nandag and Gregor.
Nightmare snorted and stomped his big hooves agianst the ground at Baist rough behavior of his beloved master. Basit slightly dragged Aria over to her horse still ranting at her in his deepened voice, "Ah cannae hawp ye did this Aria, ye ken yer forbidden tae climb! Aria we ur gaun back tae th' Macguffin camp immediately. Na arguing, 'n' na exceptions. Noo git oan nightmare 'n' lets gang. (I can't believe you did this Aria, you know you are forbidden to climb! Aria we are going back to the Macguffin camp immediately. No arguing, and no exceptions. now get on nightmare and lets go.)."
Merida ripped her hand away from Nandag marching up to Baist, poking her finger in his chest as he turned around after lifting and placing the uaslly wild temped Aria onto her steed. Aria kept quiet, but looked over at the scene before them. Merida looked up into Baist face, her finger still in his chest. Her eyes a blaze with how he is treating Aria looking deep into his darkened eyes.
"You need tae back aff o' her Baist! we wur juist fine till ye three showed up. She is juist fin', she doesn't need ye treating her lik' an infant unable tae tak' care of herself. I cannae believe how yer behaving." Merida slightly growled at him.
"No disrespect Merida... but this is none o` yer business." he said as slowly and as autobly as possible for him so she could understand him.
Merida went to protest but Aria shook her head at her friend and said it was alright, Baist grabbed Nightmare's reins. Nightmare snorted at him and went to pull back away from Baist but Aria patted him neck and told him to behave and listen to her cousin. Gregor brought Angus over to Merida who mounted her steed, as the watched Baist lead the way back to the castle Nightmare with Aria in tow. The walk back was as silent as a grave. The three behind kept to their thought but couldn't help but notice Aria's down cast face, her head and eyes never rasing from her horses thick neck.
'Baist ye fool. Ye'v probably messed up everything efter I got thro' tae Merida tae give ye a chance. 'twas mah fault fur what happen, when wull ye let yersel' be free o` yer own false blame.' Aria thought glacing at her gentle cousin, she knew he didn't mean to be rough with her.
He was more scared then mad, she could see it in his eyes even if others only saw his fury. He some times forgets his own strenght and when scared to death like she knew he must have been seeing her so far up
Merida glare at the back of Baist as they walked along, 'He's a beast. Some gentle giant he is, he wis nothing short a beast th' wey he treated her.'
They soon reached the castle grounds, but Baist just kept walking to his families camp not even bothering to take Nightmare to the stables. Merida and the boys just watched him go as they helped settle Angus back into the stables. Angus nudged Merida, he let out a whinny in the direction Nightmare was taken. Angus has become Nightmare's only true friend besides Aria and Angus enjoyed having Nightmare as a friend as well. Both loved to run with their masters. Once Angus was settled Merida headed for her room in the castle to get ready for dinner. The other two lords headed back to their camps together.
"Baist behavior wis streenge today, wasn't it? I dinnae ken if he can be trusted around Merida or Aria wi' how unstable he seemed today." Nandag said to Gregor as they walked. He glared toward the MacGuffin camp as the neared were he and Gregor would spilt to go to their seprate camps. "I dinnae think he kin be trusted."
Gregor shook his head partilly in disbelief at what his friend was saying. "Ah think thare is more tae this then either o' us know mah friend. Remeber that thare is always two sides to each story 'n' we should nae pass judge when we dinnae ken anythin' at a'll. Remeber these words o' wisdom. Ah will see ye at dinner." Gregor told Nandag, he waved goodbye as he headed off toward his camp to clean up for dinner.
Nandag watched his friend walk away, a slight awe struck look on his face at Gregor's insightfulness. Gregor's words rang in his head as he slowly walked back to his own camp to clean up. Meanwhile up in Merida's room of the castle, she was getting ready for dinner. Tossing stuff around to find what she wanted to wear.
'How come didnae she fight back, she's usally such a spit fire wi' the other young lords.' thought Merida as she slipped on a clean dress.
"How am I suppose tae give him a chance when he acted lik' a beast earlier. He wis rude 'n' so rough, 'twas so unlike what A've seen o' him. Maybe thare is another side to him, a more darker side." mummbled to herself as she finished getting ready for dinner.
Back at the MacGuffin camp, Nightmare snorted and stomped his hoove on the ground. Baist tied him up in front of his tent. Inside Baist sat on his bed, his face in his hands. Aria looked at her large cousin, watching as his shoulders trembled slightly.
"A'm sae sorry Aria. Ah didnae mean tae be sae raucle wi' ye. A'm feelin' tairible fur whit ah did. Ah juist wis sae scared that we wid lose ye. Ah wis scared that ye wid fall again 'n' this time ye coudnae be saved. Whin a clocked ye up sae heich ah juist panicked, a' ah cuid see wis that day whin ye fell. A' ah cuid think wis ye falling. Please forgive me Aria. (I'm so sorry Aria. I didn't mean to be so rough with you. I feel terrible for what I did. I just was so scared that we would lose you. I was scared that you would fall again and this time you couldn't be saved. When I saw you up so high I just panicked, all I could see was that day when you fell. All I could think was you falling. please forgive me Aria.)." he mummbled out to her, she smiled warmly walking over to him and wrapping her arms around him.
She hugged him tightly again before stepping back and lefting his head, "Baist ye dinnae need tae apologize tae me. I'm use tae yer protective behavior, I ken ye didnae mean tae yell or be rough wi' me. But mah sweet cousin ye do owe Merida an apology for how rude ye were tae her. I will always be ye wee cousin Baist, but ye have tae remeber I'm not a fragil wee doll that wull break wi' th' slightest o' breezes. It's a'richt tae let go of th' reins some times."
Baist looked at her then smacked himself in the forhead and groaned, "A'm an eejit. Ugh she mist think a'm a complete barbarian. (I'm an idiot. Ugh she must think i'm a complete barbarian.)."
Aria laughed at her cousin, which in turn made him frown up at her. "I'm sure ye didnae ruin yer chances Baist. C'moan lets get ready fur dinner. I want ye tae try 'n' talk tae Merida though ye hear me mister."
Baist stood hugging Aria in a tight bear hug, once he put her down he smiled at her, "Ye huv grown sae muckle, ah promise tae huv a go 'n' be less protective bit ah cannae promise ye anythin'. Ah aye worry aboot ye. (You have grown so much, I promise to try and be less protective but I can't promise you anything. I still worry about you.)."
Aria smiled as she headed out to get cleaned up for dinner, Baist stayed in his tent washing up from the trudge through the woods.
"Ugh ah hawp ah didnae screw hings up wi' Merida tae badly. She mist huv a mingin' photie o' me noo efter mah wee stunt th'day. Ah hawp ah kin aye win her hert. Or at least her friendship. (Ugh I hope I didn't screw things up with Merida to badly. She must have a horrible image of me now after my little stunt today. I hope I can still win her heart. or at least her friendship.)" Baist muttered to himself.
That's the end of chapter five. I've already started on chapter six. Hopefuly Baist didn't mess up his chance's for the red-haired lassie he loves. thank you all for your continued support of my story. i'm hoping to have chapter six down by later tonight or tommarow. Thank you all. Please review.