SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG TO POST THIS CHAPTER! MY DUMB COMPUTER CRASHED AND MESSED UP SO I HAD TO REBOOT IT AND RE DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING (BUT LUCKILY I HAD MY FILES SAVED ON A BACK UP DRIVE SO I DIDN'T LOOSE ANY OF THE CHAPTER I HAD WORKED ON BEFORE) THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!
Hours have passed since the dragon attack and they were finally done with helping those who were hurt and doing what they could with clean up. June sighed relieved that it was finally done, she rubbed the back of her neck looking up at the dark night sky. A few clouds remained in the sky from the rain earlier but the rest of the sky was taken up by bright stars.
Aela walked by June waving her hand for June to follow, June followed close behind looking around examining the damage around them. They made their way back towards Jorrvaskr, she looked at the giant dragon bones seeing people gather around them trying to figure out what to do with the corpse. 'Good luck moving it.' June thought to herself with a small smile appearing on her face.
She watched a guard attempt to pick up one of the bones and immediately failed dropping the bone on his foot. "Ow dammit!" The guard yelled out in pain hopping around on one foot. June laughed out loud at him and his glare towards her only made her laugh harder.
They walked up the stairs and around the building to the back, there was a couple companions sitting outside drinking ale. "Torvar, Ria, any word on Vilkas?" Aela asked them coming to a stop. June stopped quickly almost running into Aela, she tilted her head examining the two that were at the table. She recognized the woman from when she first met Vilkas and she also recognized the blonde man from when she first sneaked into Jorrvaskr, he was the drunk that stumbled outside.
She raised an eyebrow examining them both closely. 'They don't seem like much.' She thought to herself. "No but Kodlak did say he wanted to see you both when you got back." Torvar replied taking a gulp of his meed. "Alright." Aela said nodding to him. They both walked to the doors opening them and stepping inside, the rest of the companions were standing around in the main room talking. Some heads turned when they heard the door open but than they just went back to their conversations.
June examined everybody and she saw the woman named Njada shooting daggers at her with her eyes, June just grinned and winked at her as they walked by. They walked down the stairs and than down the hallway, they saw Farkas leaning his back on the wall with his arms crossed. He was now wearing normal clothing and his wounded leg was now wrapped up. "Is he in his room?" Aela asked walking to Farkas. "Yeah, I just was waiting for you." He replied getting up from the wall.
They all walked a bit more down the hallway and than turned right, there was two doors across from each other and before they went in to one of them Aela stopped raising a hand to June making her stop. "You wait here." She said. "But I thought he wanted to see us both?" June said raising an eyebrow at her. "When he wants to see you we will get you, just wait here." Aela spoke calmly. She turned back around and walked into Vilkas's room with Farkas. June just shrugged and sat down on the ground leaning her back up against the wall.
About ten minutes have passed and Kodlak just finished wrapping a bandage around Vilkas's head and tended to his burns. "He should recover just fine, he just needs rest now." Kodlak said with a sigh of relief. "Good." Farkas said looking down at his brother a bit worried. "He took a pretty bad hit didn't he?" Aela said examining Vilkas's breathing. "Yes, but that's not important now, what's important is that it's over and he's fine." Kodlak replied getting up from the chair. "Where is June?" He asked looking at Aela. "She's waiting outside his room." She said pointing to the door.
Kodlak nodded and walked to the door opening it and sticking his head outside. "You can-" He began to say but stopped once he saw that June had fallen asleep. He couldn't help but smile a bit at the sight, like this she looked harmless and sweet. His smile quickly faded as he noticed that she looked pale. He walked over to her kneeling down next to her, he placed his hand on her shoulder and shook her a bit to wake her. "Huh!?" She jumped a bit startled. "You're looking pale girl did you get hurt in the fight?" He asked looking at her a bit worried.
She blinked and slowly looked at herself. "I-I don't think so." She replied in a slowly. Farkas and Aela stepped out of the room and examined her closely. Kodlak furrowed his eyebrows down at her. "Are you sure be-" He was cut off by a loud growling noise. That noise was June's stomach, Kodlak raised an eyebrow a bit confused. "I bet thats what it is." Farkas said crossing his arms. "She hasn't eatin in like two days, we tried getting her to eat but she just kept throwing the food back at us." He said tilting his head at her. Kodlak let out a loud sigh and shook his head. "Stubborness gets you no where girl, help her up and take her upstairs to eat." He said looking to Farkas.
Farkas nodded and grabbed June's arm putting it around his neck and helped her up. "I guess I have no choice." She said with a small chuckle. Farkas replied with a smile and helped her walk down the hall and towards the stairs. "Are you sure about her Kodlak? I know what you said but I'm still not sure..." Aela said watching them walk away. "Yes I'm sure, I know there's more to her than we think." He replied getting up. "I trust your judgment.." Aela said with a sigh walking back into Vilkas's room.
They walked up the stairs and to the table, Farkas pulled out a chair and helped June sit down. June looked around seeing the companions that were sitting at the table looking at her a bit confused. Farkas put a plate full of food in front of her, she looked at it and immediatly felt her mouth begin to water. She didn't wait another second, she quickly started to dig into her food wulfing it down and than chugging water down to wash the food down.
She didn't realize how fast she was eating, she was so hungry she didn't care. She just kept scarfing the food down not waiting to savor the flavor, anything would of been good enough to her right now. She picked her cup back up and chugged down more water, she stopped taking a deep breath and than sighing in relief feeling much better. She slowly looked up realizing how quiet the room was, she saw that everyone's eyes were on her. She looked at Farkas and he was looking at her with wide eyes. "Well than.." He said with a small chuckle.
June quickly looked away blushing. "You uh.." She turned her head hearing someone speak to her, it was the dark elf. "You uh got something..." He said pointing to the corner of his mouth. June blinked reaching up touching her mouth and froze realizing her the bottom of her face was covered in food. She quickly grabbed a cloth wiping the food away, she felt her face grow warm. 'How embarassing..' She scolded herself for letting anyone see her like that.
The room than burst out into laughter making her jump a bit, she looked around seeing them all laugh at her even Farkas had joined in. She looked away from them brightly blushing, the only one who wasn't laughing was Njada. "Hope you're gonna pay for that." She said in her usual angry voice. "Like you paid your way in here?" June replied. "I didn't pay!" Njada yelled at her. "Oh really? Sorry I just assumed because you look a little too small to be a warrior." June said with a smirk looking away from her.
It wasn't much of an insult but it still made Njada angry and that was enough for June. Njada jumped up from her chair slamming her fist down on the table opening her mouth up to yell at her but Farkas stopped her. "Get over it Njada." He quickly said furrowing his eyebrows down at her. Njada sneered at him and walked away from the table going downstairs, June finished wiping the food off her mouth and started to eat again but slower this time enjoying the flavor. Farkas took a seat next to her grabbing some food for himself.
Vilkas slowly opened his eyes up blinking the blurry vision, he groaned in pain as he tried sitting up. "Don't try to get up, you took a pretty bad blow." Kodlak said looking at him a bit relieved. Vilkas slowly laid back down and than looked over at him seeing that he was sitting in a chair next to his bed. Vilkas just laid there for a moment staring at him and than he suddenly sat up. "Is Farkas okay!?" He shouted and than quickly grabbed his head groaning in pain again. "He's fine you idiot." Kodlak said with a small smile.
Vilkas sighed in relief and laid back down, he stared at up the ceiling trying to wrap his mind around it all. "So...What happened with the dragon?" He asked looking over at Kodlak. "June killed it." He replied with a smile. Vilkas blinked as he started to remember that he heard a familiar shout just before he passed out. "According to Farkas she arrived just in time before the dragon ate him." Kodlak said grabbing his cup he had sitting on a night stand and took a sip out of it.
Vilkas couldn't help but smile a little as it made him remember when he first met June, the way she looked fighting the dragon was breath taking. The way she moved and the way she glowed when the dragon's soul surrounded her. 'I wonder how she looked this time.' He thought to himself staring back up at the ceiling. "Where is she now?" Vilkas hesitantly asked clearing his throat.
Kodlak raised an eyebrow giving him a crooked smile. "She's upstairs eating right now." He replied. "About time." Vilkas said furrowing down his eyebrows remembering that she hadn't eatin in two days. "Did she get hurt in the fight?" He asked keeping his eyes on the ceiling. "No it didn't seem like it." Kodlak replied again taking another drink out of his cup.
Vilkas let out a small sigh as he started looking around a bit. "I might be wrong but it seems to me your worried about our little thief." Kodlak said with a small chuckle. Vilkas quickly looked at him. "I'm not, the only thing I'm worried about is if that she's hurt she can't work." Vilkas quickly replied looking away from him. He heard Kodlak start to laugh, Vilkas's face began to feel warm, he looked at Kodlak glaring at him a little. "What?" He asked aggravated. "Oh nothing." Kodlak said smiling at him.
He got up from the chair and patted Vilkas on the shoulder. "Get some rest." He said walking out of the room and shuttind the door behind him. Vilkas looked back up at the ceiling letting another sigh out. 'I really don't care...' He tried to convince himself as June kept popping up in his mind. He frowned at the the fact that he missed seeing the fight between her and the dragon, he enjoyed seeing it the first time. 'Would it be the same now that I know her?' He thought to himself frowning even more.
Vilkas allowed a few more minutes to pass by and than he decided to try and get up. Sitting up made his head throb and he had to take some deep breaths but he finally made it out of his bed. 'It's not that bad..' He tried to convince himself as he slowly put a shirt on wincing a bit as it went over his head. He slowly walked out of his room and down the hall heading towards the stairs.
June blinked as she listened Torvar tell a story but it was hard to follow because he was drunk. She tilted her head at him. "That doesn't make any sense." She said scratching her head. "But that's why it's funny!" He shouted loudly with very loud laughter following it. June leaned back away from him because he started getting closer to her as he continued his drunken tale. Farkas couldn't help but laugh a bit seeing the uncomfortable look on her face. "You know this is pay back for teasing me right?" He said with a smile. "You mean you didn't like it?" She said pretending to pout.
Farkas smiled and opened his mouth about to reply but stopped as he heard the door downstairs shut. He turned seeing it was Vilkas slowly making his way to the table. "Vilkas!" Farkas said relieved to see his brother up and about. He got up from the table walking over to him. "How are you feeling?" He asked him examining him closely. "How do I look?" Vilkas asked with a small smile. "Like crap." Farkas replied with a laugh. "Than that means he's back to normal." June said with a smirk on her face.
Vilkas looked at her but instead of giving her his usual glare he just smiled and walked over to the table. "Hey Torvar go get some air." He said pulling the chair out from underneath him making him fall to the ground. "Hey what's the big idea! Dammit can't a man drink in peace!? I'm going out for some air!" Torvar yelled in a drunken voice storming out. Vilkas shook his head and took a seat next to June, Farkas sat back down in his seat. Vilkas grabbed a plate and started putting food on it. "So what's it like getting your butt kicked and than saved by a little thief?" June asked with a smile on her face. "I mean it wouldn't be the first time." She said taking a drink of her water.
Vilkas paused for a moment surprised by what she said. 'So does that mean she remembers me?' Vilkas thought to himself slowly looking at her. "But I wasn't really a thief back than." She continued to talk finishing her water off and than poured some mead into her cup. "You weren't!?" Vilkas asked a bit excited. June jumped a bit surpised by his excitement. "No I wasn't..." She replied raising an eyebrow at him a bit confused by the tone of his voice. "Well not really." She shrugged taking a drink of her mead.
Vilkas blinked keeping his eyes on her, he examined her seeing she didn't seem to have a scratch on her. "What?" She asked him noticing his eyes on her. He quickly looked away feeling his face grow warm again. "Your hair his messy." He quickly answered her. "Mine!? Look at yourself!" She shouted a little annoyed with him. Farkas took a drink of his mead and than suddenly choked on it as he realized something. "Wait you're telling me that your the one who saved Vilkas from a dragon back than!?" He asked looking at her with wide eyes. "Yes?.." She answered raising an eyebrow. "A bit slow aren't you?" She said smirking at him a bit.
Farkas scratched the back of his head. "Now I get why Vilkas acts weird around you." He said looking at them both. "I don't act weird around her!" Vilkas protested glaring at his brother a bit. "Sure what ever." Farkas mumbled looking away. "I always thought he just acted like that normaly." June stated with a smirk on her face. Vilkas glared at her a little but than just sighed looking down at the table.
He picked up his food and started eating. "Thanks." He mumbled with a mouth full of food. "For what?" June asked him raising an eyebrow. "Oh you mean for saving your hide from a dragon twice?" She said with another smirk. "I guess that makes you the damsel huh?" She said with laughter, Farkas joined in with laughter almost choking on his mead again. Vilkas glared at them both and than looked away taking an angry sip of mead and than started stuffing his mouth with food.
A couple hours have passed and only a few companions remained, June and the brothers were still drinking and getting along for once. "So tell me the truth." Vilkas said with a drunken voice as he leaned in close to June. "Why did-did you become a thief?" He spoke taking another drink of his mead. "Why do you keep asking me such questions?" June asked raising an eyebrow at him, her eyes were half shut and glassy looking from too much mead. "Just answer the question woman." Vilkas said with a small grin.
June looked away and crossed her arms playfully. "Come on!" Vilkas said giving her a small playful push. June looked back at him with a grin on her face, but it quickly disappeared as she began to think. She slowly looked down at the table. "What else am I suppose to do..." She whispered to herself. Vilkas raised an eyebrow hearing the sad tone in her voice, he opened his mouth to speak but he couldn't manage to get any words out from suddenly feeling light headed. "Hey Vilkas you okay?" Farkas asked looking at him closely.
June looked at him and examined his face. "You look a bit pale but that could be the ale." She said with a grin on her face. "Or it could be the head injury." Farkas said getting up from his chair but he stumbled back almost falling over. "I think you had too much mead." June said laughing at his clumsiness. "You're one to talk." Farkas said leaning on the table keeping himself from falling.
Vilkas slowly got up from his chair holding onto the table. "I think..I think I need to go to bed.." Vilkas said groaning in pain a little. "I'll help you." Farkas said stumbling over to him almost falling on him. "I don't think you can." June said with laughter. "Than help me dammit." Farkas said sneering at her a bit. "Fine." June said getting up from her chair. They both took Vilkas's arms and put them around their necks and helped him walk to the stairs.
They helped him down the stairs and down the hallway to his room, Farkas opened the door while they helped him into his room. They were about to walk to his bed but Farkas suddenly stopped causing June and Vilkas to almost fall over. "What are you doing Farkas?" June asked furrowing her eyebrows down at him. She than raised her eyebrows back up noticing he started looking pale as well. "I think I'm going to be sick.." Farkas said quickly dropping Vilkas's arm and running out of the room. "Hey!" June yelled struggling to hold onto Vilkas.
She had her fare share of mead and Vilkas was too heavy for her to hold up on her own, so once Farkas let go they both fell over with June landing right ontop of Vilkas. "Dammit Farkas..." June mumbled sitting up a bit. "You gonna get off me now?" Vilkas asked slowly lifting his head up looking up at June. She looked at him raising an eyebrow and than a small grin appeared on her face. "Do you want me to?" She asked teasingly. Vilkas blinked a bit surprised and than a grin appeared on his face. "What would you do if I said no?" He asked sitting up a bit more drawing his face close to hers.
June's eyes widened and her face grew warm, she quickly got up off of him sitting down on the ground next to him. "I was joking." She said nervously smiling at him. "Well this is different." He said with a chuckle as he rolled over onto his side resting his head onto the palm of his hand. "What?" She asked looking away from him. "It almost looks like your being shy, it's not like you." He said with a grin on his face. She quickly looked at him opening her mouth up to speak but she paused not really sure of what to say.
Vilkas raised an eyebrow at her waiting for a response and when non came he slowly sat up gently grabbing her arm. "I think I like this side of you but than again I've always been attracted to strong stubborn women." He said with a grin as he drew closer to her. She looked at him confused not really sure of what to say. 'Is he being serious?' She thought to herself as she felt a bit surprised by the way he was acting towards her.
She quickly stood up and held out a hand to him. "You're drunk and injured you need some sleep." She said clearing her throat. Vilkas slowly reached up grabbing her hand but instead of standing up he quickly pulled her down right ontop of him, he wrapped his arms around her waist so she couldn't get up. "V-Vilkas.." She protested looking at him shocked.
He looked at her and than slowly leaned his face down towards her neck, goose bumps rose on his skin as he smelled her sweet scent. "I really wish I could've seen you fight that dragon... The first time I saw you fight a dragon.." He began to whisper to her but than just started to softly kiss her neck. She jumped being taken by surprise by his action, she put her hands on his chest trying to push herself away but he just tightened his hold on her keeping her in place.
She couldn't help but tighten her grip on his chest enjoying his soft kisses, part of her wanted to stay like that in his arms but she knew he was only doing this because he was drunk. At least that's what she was telling herself. "Vilkas you're drunk.." She said slightly looking down. "I know what I'm doing though.." He whispered to her starting to continue his kisses on her neck.
She bit her lower lip and forced herself to pull away from him breaking free of his tight hold. "Come on you idiot, with a head injury you need rest." She said in a firm voice grabbing his arm and pulling him up to his feet. "You sure that's what I need?" He asked giving her a seductive smile as he leaned in closer to her again. "Yes." She quickly answered spinning them around and than pushing him down to where he fell back onto his bed. "Goodnight." She said with a quick smile and than walked out of his room before he could even sit up. "Tease.." He mumbled in a drunk voice and than quickly fell asleep.
June closed the door behind her and than turned around leaning her back against it. She let out a small sigh of relief but than she looked down a bit disappointed, she shook her head forcing the feelings away. She got up from the door and walked out into the hallway but stopped realizing something. "Where am I suppose to go now?" She asked herself looking around. She turned her head seeing that Kodlak's door was open, she turned around and walked into it seeing Kodlak was still awake and sitting in his chair.
Kodlak looked up at her a bit surprised to see her. "Where am I suppose to sleep?" She asked him crossing her arms. Kodlak smiled at her and got up putting his journal down. "Come." he said waving his hand for her to follow him. June followed him down the hallway and than turning left into a large room with many beds lined up against the wall.
Kodlak pointd to a bed that had her stuff sitting ontop of it. "There you go." He said turning around and walking out of the room. June couldn't help but smile as she walked over to the bed picking up her stuff examining it all. She noticed a note laying on her pillow, she raised an eyebrow and picked up reading it. (You try to escape and I'll kill you. -Skjor) Was all the note said. June couldn't help but laugh at the message. She saw that there was also a clean pair of cloths on the bed, she smiled as she took off her armor and quickly changed into them.
She removed her things from the bed and than jumped in pulling the covers over her, she sighed with a smile on her face as the bed was soft and comfortable. She looked up at the cieling, her smile slowly fading away. She just realized she could've snuck out before she went to Kodlak but she didn't. 'They probably would've caught me anyways... It's not like I want to stay here... Right?' She thought to herself in doubt. She couldn't shake the feeling she had no matter how hard she tried to think of something else. She just gave up and turned over on her side closing her eyes and eventually falling asleep.