SO I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW NOW THAT THIS STORY IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE REALLY LONG EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN CONSIDERING IN SEPARATING IT INTO DIFFERENT STORIES. I'M NOT SURE YET X.X. ALSO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT JUNE/VILKAS. BE PATIENT! THEIR BOTH STUBBORN ESPECIALLY JUNE! I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS ARE ENJOYING THIS STORY SO FAR!
(I feel so accomplished when I'm able to post more than two chapters a day _")
It was a hot day in Elswery like always. It was mid afternoon and Ginji was training at his home. For years he trained to be a warrior, a guard for those who needed one. For some time he was a city guard but quit the job because it had too many restrictions on whether they could help or not. He liked to help a lot of people and that usually gets one enemies. Though many are grateful for his help, others despise him for it.
He let out a tired sigh and dropped his sword on the ground. 'Time for a break.' He thought to himself as he started to walk towards his home. "Ginji!" One of his friends were running towards him. "What is it?" He asked. "A letter came for you. It's from someone in Skyrim." He handed the letter to him. "Skyrim?" Ginji took the letter and started to open it.
Ginji hasn't been in Skyrim for years, not since he was a cub. It was strange that he was getting a letter. He un folded the thin piece of paper and there wasn't much on it. But it as enough. He froze and his tail dropped to the ground. 'June.' He gripped the letter tightly. He remembered his old friend well. Yes, they were raised together like they were siblings. He hadn't spoken to her in a long time and now getting this. This message. It made the fur on the back of his neck stand up. "So who's it from?" His friend snapped him out of it.
Ginji quickly looked up at him and than back down at the letter. "Uh." He cleared his throat. "Just from an old friend." He folded the letter back up. "I need a favor." He looked back up at his friend. "What is it?" He asked. "I need you to go get my horse and meet me outside of the city." Ginji started to walk back to his house. "Why?" His friend asked him confused. "I'm going away for a while." Was all he said as he entered his home and shut the door behind him.
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The next day June was off on her first petty job she got as punishment. Vilkas was suppose to join her but he said he had something to take care of in Riverwood. June offered for Seradia to come with her but she decided to stay back again.
Seradia was sitting on a bed in the quarters counting the coin she had saved up. She sighed seeing that she still didn't have enough. Farkas walked by the door and peeked in seeing that Seradia was still there. 'Good.' He smiled and than quickly rushed out of the hall and up stairs. Farkas decided to get into his secret stash in his room and pull out what coin he had in it. All together he had just enough to by her that necklace. Which was a relief because he feared that she would beat him to it.
"Hey Farkas I got a job for you." Aela walked up to him but he just walked past her not stopping. "I'll take it later. I'm busy right now." He told her as he left the building. "Alright?" She watched him confused. Farkas left Jorrvaskr and quickly made his way to the Marketplace. He smiled seeing that Fralia was still standing at her stand. She smiled when she saw him approach. "Well hello Farkas. How are the Companions these days? My husband still forging good weapons for you all?" She asked with a smile. "Like always." Farkas answered returning her smile.
"So what brings you here today?" She asked him. "I need that emerald necklace you have, you know the one with the silver chain." He explained. "Oh my sorry dear but I'm holding that back for someone." She frowned feeling bad. "Yea I know, and I know who you're saving it for. You see.." He rubbed the back of his neck, he felt his cheeks become warm. Fralia examined him for a minute and than chuckled. "Oh I see, I see." She smiled and bent over grabbing a box that was in her stand. She opened it revealing the necklace.
Farkas admired the way it sparkled and new it would look great on Seradia. "Here, just because you're such a nice young man I'm going to give a discount." She pulled the necklace out of the box and handed it to her. "Really? Thanks!" Farkas smiled as he took the necklace and than handed her the coin purse. It was a good day for Farkas, he was finally able to buy the necklace and now he wasn't completely broke. Farkas thanked her again and than went on his way back to Jorrvaskr.
Vilkas finally made it to Riverwood and when he did his gut knotted up badly. He felt bad for doing this but it was better than leading her on. He sighed as he walked up to the Riverwood Trader and opened the door. He saw Camilla's brother but not Camilla. "Oh hey there Vilkas!" He said cheerfully. Camilla is down by the mill. Vilkas nodded and made his way there.
As he approached the mill he saw Camilla was standing there talking to Faendal. He was saying something that made her giggle, before it would of made Vilkas jealous but now he didn't care. Camilla looked over hearing footsteps and smiled seeing it was Vilkas. With out even looking at Faendal she ran past him and right to Vilkas. "What a surprise! I'm so glad you're here!" She said cheerfully. "Yea." Vilkas rubbed the back of his neck as he slightly returned her smile.
They decided to take a walk through Riverwood and to the bridge that was just outside of town. Vilkas didn't say much, at the moment he was trying to figure out how to say it to her. "Camilla I-" He started to speak but she quickly interrupted him. "Vilkas we need to talk." It surprised Vilkas to hear that from her. He looked at her and saw that she was looking down at the ground. He nodded and they both walked to the bridge and stopped on top of it.
"What do you want to talk about?" He asked her. Camilla put her hands on the edge of the bridge and leaned over it. She was watching the small fish swim down stream. "You've been gone a lot haven't you?" She asked. "Yea?" He raised an eyebrow at her. "With June?" Her voice sounded shaky. Vilkas tensed up a bit as his knotted stomach got worse. "Not just June." He answered quickly. "Don't worry I'm not angry." She said with a small smile. "I just.." She kept looking down at the water.
"That day I was there with you in Whiterun, I saw the way you looked at June." She slowly stood up straight. "You never looked at me like that and that's how I know.." She stopped. Vilkas just stood there waiting, he didn't know what was going to happen. He feared that she would start crying or maybe curse at him for having feelings for another girl. She did neither. She just turned around and gave him a sweet smile, which surprised him. "That's how I know you have feelings for you right? You always did didn't you?" She slightly looked down as she put her hands behind her back. "Camilla I-" He tried to explain but it was hard. "Am I right?" She looked back up at him. He didn't answer, he jus stood there.
"Your silence is enough for me." She smiled again. "I don't want you to think I'm angry about this. I'm really not." She shrugged. "I'm a bit upset but when I first met you that day you were here with June and your brother. I knew you liked her than too." Camilla leaned her back against the side of teh bridge. "I'm sorry." Vilkas finally spoke. "No no! No need for an apology!" She perked up and gave him another sweet smile. "It's just how it is. We can't control who we have feelings for." She shrugged again. "These kind of things happen." She nodded.
Vilkas started to feel a bit better as she kept going. "You've known her longer anyways and if anyone can tie June down it's probably you." She giggled a little and it made Vilkas chuckle a bit. "I doubt it." He looked up at the sky with a bit of a smile. "So everything is clear now yes?" Camilla asked. Vilkas looked back at her. "Yea." He smiled and uncrossed his arms. "Good! Tell June I expect her to come see me soon!" Camilla giggled. "I better get back to my brother, he hates running the store by himself. I'm glad we talked Vilkas, I feel better now." She gave him one last smile and than ran off back to the town.
Vilkas watched her and he couldn't believe how well that went. He defiantly was not expecting that and now nothing was holding him back. Of course he wouldn't just charge at June and take her, she would probably cut his head off he tried. He would have to approach it carefully, she was different now and she didn't seem to approach her feelings that well. So he would slowly move towards her, one way or the other she would be his.
Farkas was now sitting at the table inside Jorrvaskr. He was looking at the necklace in his hands trying to decide when would be the best time to give it to her. It would have to be soon because what will she do when she goes to buy it and it is not there. He examined the emerald and smiled at it. "What's that?" Aela quickly sat down next to him making him jump. He quickly put the necklace back in his pack. "Nothing." He looked away from her. "Is that for Sera?" She asked with a smirk. "No!" He blushed. "Oh. So you like jewelry than?" She raised an eyebrow at him. "No..Well.." He stuttered.
Aela just laughed. "I won't tell anybody." She gave him a small punch to the shoulder. "Earlier you said you had a job for me?" He quickly changed the subject. "Well I did but shortly after you left the old man told me to send you his way when you got back. Skjor is down there also. They want to talk to you about something." She grabbed a sweet roll and started to eat it. "About what?" He asked. "Go find out for yourself ice brain." She said with a mouth full of food. He let out a sigh and did what she said.
He went downstairs and made his way to Kodlaks room. When he entered he did see that Skjor was there with Kodlak. "There you are." Kodlak smiled when he saw Farkas. "You guys wanted to see me?" He asked. Kodlak looked to Skjor and nodded telling him to go a head. "We found the final piece of Wuuthrad." Skjor walked over to the table that had a map spread out on top of it. "Really? That's great." Farkas smiled. "Indeed." Skjor rubbed his chin as he examined the map. "How did you find it?" Farkas asked.
"A scholar came to us with the information, we were skeptical at first and than after a little digging around we found out that he was right. It is in the ruin Dustman's Cairn." Skjor turned back to him. "I recognize the name." Farkas said as he tried to think where it is. "If I remember right it's not to far from Whiterun." Skjor nodded in response. "We want you to go there tomorrow and take June as your Shield-Sister." Kodlak finally spoke. "June? Why June? She's not really a member of the Companions." Farkas looked at him confused.
"No not yet." Kodlak got up from his chair. "For about a month now we've been helping her and she's been helping us. Her and her friend Sera. We believe it is time to fully accept her as one of us even if she doesn't like it. But I thinks he might." Kodlak smiled. "Even after what happened yesterday?" He asked. "That wasn't the first fight here in Jorraskr and I'm sure it won't be the last." Kodlak chuckled.
Farkas rubbed the back of his neck. "Should I tell her why?" He asked. "No, don't tell her. Just tell her it's part of her punishment." Skjor couldn't help but grin a little. "She went on a small job today that's not too far from the city, its just off a ways in the forest away from one of the farms. She should be back soon. Tell her once she returns." Kodlak instructed. Farkas nodded and than left the room still a bit confused. 'I wonder what she's going to do when she does find out why she's really going..' He wondered.
"What do you mean it's gone!?" Seradia frowned at Fralia. "I'm sorry dear but I forgot." Fralia pretended to be upset. Seradia examined her face and than sighed. She came to the stand to see if she could talk Fralia into downing the price but a bit but she found out that she had sold it. "It's alright.." She looked down a bit. "It's just a necklace after all." She looked back up at Fralia giving her a smile making her feel better. "I'm sorry agian dear, the next time my husband crafts another necklace like that I will be sure to get you." She said. Seradia nodded and than walked away from the stand. She felt really disappointed but she knew it wasn't that big of a deal. Worse things had happened to her than a necklace being gone.
She looked up at the sky as she walked back to Jorrvaksr, she wondered how much longer June was going to be. She regretted not going with her, being alone in Jorrvaskr meant that Athis wouldn't leave her alone. He just couldn't take a hint or he was too stupid to know one when it was right in front of him. Seradia did consider on giving him a chance but someone else caught her eye and thinking about him made her blush. Farkas always acted so awkward around her and even though he didn't stay long around her she enjoyed it when he did.
She felt like he didn't like her by the way he acted around her, though that night in Solitude when he gave her the flower made her think differently. She wasn't sure how to think about it really, he just seemed to be a different person and she liked that. She liked him but she was too scared to do anything. After what happend to her with Ancano she didn't really find interest in anyone and now that she did it scared her. It scared her of what might happen.
Seradia returned to Jorrvaskr and she saw Farkas and Torvar talking about weapons. "I still don't see how you can swing that big sword around. I would imagine it would make you clumsy." Torvar was sober for once. "Only weaklings get clumsy with a real weapon." Farkas chuckled. "Whatever." Torvar took a drink from his mug. He really wasn't the arguing type of guy.
Farkas looked up seeing someone in the corner of his eye and smiled when he saw that it was Seradia. She blushed and quickly smiled back. "I see you two are having an interesting conversation." Seradia walked up to him. "If you think weapons are interesting and I would guess you don't." Farkas chuckled. "Not really." She shrugged. "Hey! Athis was looking for you!" Torvar pointed at her once he saw her. "Oh good. I'll just stay out here than if he's in there." She sighed.
Farkas examined her face a bit and than cleared his throat. "You know..If he ever really annoys you all you have to do is come find me and I'll take care of it." He gave her a shy smile. Seradia looked at him a bit surprised but than smiled. "Okay, I'll remember that." She giggled. Farkas could feel his cheeks grow warm as he admired her smile. They both just stood there for a moment looking at each other.
"Man!" Torvar broke the silence. "You two are awkward! I'm going to go grab a drink!" He quickly got up from his chair and left for the Inn. Farkas felt his cheeks grow warmer once he realized that it was awkward they were just standing there. 'Say something.' He urged himself. "Well, I think I'm going to go take a walk..Would you like to come?" She slowly asked. Farkas froze for a moment a bit surprised. He smiled and started to say something but Ria quickly came outside.
"Farkas we need your help inside. Aela told me to come get you." Farkas quickly looked at her. "I'm busy." He answered a bit annoyed. "With what!" Aela than walked around Ria. "Come on ice brain, we need your help moving something." Aela crossed her arms. Seradia quickly looked down and frowned a little. Farkas glared at her, Aela than looked over realizing that Seradia was there. She quickly looked up feelings eyes on her. She blushed seeing that Aela and Ria were both looking at her. Aela than cleared her throat and they both went back inside.
Farkas looked at Seradia, once he did she quickly looked down blushing. "Well..It sounds like they really need your help.." She sounded a bit disappointed. "I'm sure they're fine." Farkas replied. "No, no. It's okay you better go help them." She quickly looked up giving him her sweet smile. "I wouldn't want to make Aela mad, she seems like the scary kind of person when shes mad." She giggled a little. "Y-yea.." Farkas sighed. "I'll see you later." She quickly turnd around and started to walk away.
Farkas just stood there for a moment watching her till he remembered the necklace. "Oh! Wait!" He called after. He quicky walked up to her, she looked up at him. 'Wait..How am I going to give it to her?..' He than felt nervous and felt butterflies appear in his lower belly. Seradia tilted her head at him a bit confused, he blushed and quickly looked away. "I-if you see June..Tell her I need to speak to her.." He cleared his throat awkwardly. "Oh..Well..Alright." She smiled at him one more time and than walked away. 'Idiot!' He scolded himself.