AN: This is a continuation of prompt 2... I had a comment that inspired this little piece, and I think this shall have more pieces to go with it. After all, this time Balthier wins... Perhaps Ashe shall win the next one?
Eyes narrowed, Ashe made her way down the streets of Rabanastre. When she found that pirate...
Balthier, it would seem, had not been kidding when he spoke of selling her undies in the marketplace. He had left her a little note saying where he was off to, with a end remark to "see if the object she had made him was still in his drawers." Which, of course, had instantly alerted her of his plans.
She stormed towards the market, hoping he had not started his plan.
The sharp clicking of heels, a sound he knew well, drew Balthier from his sale for only a moment. However, he didn't miss a beat.
"Yes, I'm telling you sir, these are her majesty's." Balthier held up a pair of lace panties. " And if I am correct she shall be coming around that corner in just a few seconds to verify."
As if on cue, Ashe came into view.
"Balthier, you rotten scoundrel! Give me those now!"
A sly smirk grew on his face as he stepped closer to her. "But, princess, did you not give me these?"
Ashe instantly regretted making him that shirt, if it could even have been called that. "You know very well what you did and why I gave you them!"
"Oh that I do," When he raised an eyebrow, his eyes sparkling, she realized how her words could be taken and his reply just made it worse.
Damn that pirate... Her faced flushed. "You perv-!" He cut her off with a quick kiss.
"I know I'm perfect, darling," he winked, turning back to the man then with a pout. "I guess it would seem my love wishes not to sell."
Ashe froze. Why had he kissed her? What did he gain from this? She knew there had to be some motive behind it, else he wouldn't have done so. Was he really set on having people believe they were together? Was it so he could make her life more difficult in revenge for leaving him covered in Vaan and Basch's dirty underwear?
Balthier sighed dramatically and began putting Ashe's delicates back in the bag he carried. Ashe was still too shocked to speak, though she soon caught on to his true motive when he began to 'accidentally' grab extra trinkets.
"You're ste-!" He once again cut her off with a kiss, this deeper than the first.
"Stellar in bed? Why princess, what a risqué thing to say in public, and with such a crowd too!"
It was only then Ashe realized how many people had heard all this.
"When we get back," Ashe clenched her hands into a fist. "I'm going to ki-"
"Kiss me senseless?" He laughed as he pulled her away from the crowd. "Why, princess, how bold of you to say!"
She was going to kill him... And after she did so, she'd use a phoenix down to bring him back and kill him again!