It was late afternoon and June was walking back from a job that consisted in killing bandits that kept attacking travelers. It was hard considering she had to do it alone and there were several of them. She was beat up pretty bad but she could still walk. She was probably half way to Whiterun if she had to guess. She hated doing these jobs and wondered why they welcomed her into the Companions granted their history.
What did they possibly see in her that deemed her worthy? She asked herself that all the time and every time she asked them about it they would just give her some cheesy answer that made her stomach feel weird. Ever since that night Vilkas had been acting weird around her, he had been paying more attention to what she was doing would just follow her around. It would annoy her but for the most part she liked it though she wouldn't dare tell him that. Every time he gets near her she tells him to go away but like always he never listens.
For the past few days though he hadn't been too interested in her, he was interested in where his brother went, as was June. She wondered herself where Farkas ventured off too and what exactly he was doing. She knew Seradia was looking for him for a few days but was trying to be discreet about it. June could tell that Seradia and Farkas had grown close since they arrived at Jorrvaskr but it seemed like neither of them knew how the other felt and June thought that was the best part about it.
A small smile had appeared on June's face as she thought about it all. She often found herself smiling when she was lost in her own thoughts. It'd been a long time since she had done that. She let out a small sigh and looked up at the sky. It was clear for now but she could see gray clouds in the distance and the smell of rain was in the air. The wind was cool but refreshing.
June had been walking for some time now, but she could see Whiterun in the distance so at least she was finally getting closer. She started to get lost in her thoughts again still she heard some movement near by. She stopped and looked around but there was no one there. She may have not been able to see any of them but she could smell them. People were near by and they were trying to stay hidden.
June got her bow ready and looked around carefully, the small hairs on her neck stood up as she could sense an ambush was coming. "Aaah!" A large man jumped out of the bushes and charged right for her with a sword being held high in the air. As soon as he came out others did as well and before she knew it she was surrounded. '5...no...9..' She counted to herself. They didn't look like normal thugs no..These guys were strong mercenaries..Very strong.
June quickly got an arrow out and pointed it at the first man that jumped from the bushes. He was clearly their leader by the way he was dressed. "You're a real bitch to find." The man examined her. "Thanks, I try." June kept her arrow pointed right for him. He sneered at her smart ass mouth. The man and his followers started to slowly close in on her. "Let's get her boys but keep her alive. Maven wants her alive." June tightened her grip on her bow. 'Maven..' Just hearing her name made her blood boil.
All of the mercenaries charged her at once but she was able to dodge they're clumsy attacks. They were all large compared to her figure so she was able to slip pass them easily. She quickly shot her arrow out hitting one of them right in the chest. It went through his leather armor. He fell to the ground crying out in pain. She shot out more but the others were able to block them.
She had to dodge several times, they were barely giving her enough time to pull back the next arrow. June had to jump back from a swinging axe and than she kicked the guy hard making him fall back. Another came up from behind grabbing her and holding her tightly. She struggled in his arms trying to escape but he had a tight squeeze on her. As he held her still another came charging and slammed his fist right into her stomach making her almost throw up.
Before he could get another hit in she quickly swung her head back hitting the one who was holding her right in the nose with her hard head making him let go. Once he did she grabbed his sword out its sheath and stabbed it right into the others stomach. She heard someone else running up behind her so she quickly yanked the blade out letting the man fall down to the ground to bleed out. She turned round quickly blocking a blade that was about to strike her. This time it was the leader. He kept swinging his blade at her but she just kept blocking it.
June saw what looked like her chance and swung the blade at him but he caught it in mid air with his hand, he made it come to a complete stop. Her eyes widened as she saw blood slowly run down his palm but he ignored it. He yanked the blade from her hand and threw it behind him. She tried grabbed her bow but before she could he quickly grabbed her arm and punched her right in the middle of the face knocking her out. He let go of her arm and let her limp body fall to the ground.
He was breathing hard and he started to look around at who was left, she managed to take out a couple of his guys but not all of them. He than bent over grabbing her and throwing her over his shoulder. "Come on." He said to his men and than walked off carrying her leaving the dead behind.
Seradia sighed as she stared at one of the training dummies. "Go on, do it." Aela was watching her. Seradia decided to take Aela seriously in her training's. She wanted to be useful with a weapon other than her magic. Right now she was training with a bow. She pulled back an arrow, her hands were already blistered up from it. She let the arrow go and it flew straight.
She wasn't expecting much but once the arrow hit the target she gasped. It didn't hit the middle but it still hit it. "I did it!" Seradia got excited real fast. "Ha! I can't wait to rub it in June's face!" Seradia dropped the bow and went over to the target to examine it. Aela smiled as she watched her. "Yes it's good but..I know you can do better." Aela walked over to her. "Next time try to hit the middle." Aela put her finger on the target. "Right." Seradia smiled.
They both heard approaching footsteps. Seradia quickly turned hoping it was June but it wasn't. In fact it was better than June, it was Farkas. She couldn't help but smile seeing that he had finally returned but once he looked at her she quickly blushed and looked down. "Where the hell have you been?" Aela crossed her arms watching him. "I had some business to take care of." Farkas walked up to them. "Really? You've been gone for two and a half weeks Farkas." Aela raised an eyebrow at him. "Like I said. Business." He was able to keep a straight face. He slightly looked at Seradia and gave her a smile. She looked down again but smiled back.
"Oh!" Seradia quickly looked up at him. "Did you happen to see June on your way back?" She asked. "No. Why?" He replied. She smiled and pointed at the target. "Because I want to prove to her that I can be good with other weapons." Farkas looked at it and smiled seeing the arrow. "Oh, nice." He walked over to it and examined it. "You should try aiming for the middle though." He looked back at her. "That's what I said." Aela chuckled. Seradia let out a sigh. "I'm working on it." She rubbed the back of her neck. "Oh I didn't mean anything by it!" Farkas quickly spoke. "I know! Don't worry about it!" She smiled cheerfully at him and than went back to her spot.
"I'm going to continue to try. Maybe I can hit a better spot by the time she gets back." Seradia said with a confident smile. Farkas smiled as he watched her. He was glad to see that she was in a good mood again, the day before he left she was angry about something. He walked by her and went inside. Vilkas looked up hearing the door open and quickly got up seeing it was Farkas. "Where have you been?" He walked up to him. "Business." Was all he said as he walked by his brother.
Vilkas raised an eyebrow up at him and followed. "Business? What kind of business?" He asked. "Just business." Farkas walked down the stairs with Vilkas still following him. "What are you hiding brother." Vilkas furrowed his eyebrows down at him. "Nothing." Farkas shrugged. "Now mind your own business." Farkas walked down the hallway and went into his room. Vilkas watched him confused and than just sighed returning to the mead hall upstairs.
The afternoon shifted into the evening and June was still not back. Seradia was sitting upstairs reading a book and she would look up once in a while at the door. 'What's taking June so long..' She sighed. It seemed like Vilkas was thinking the same thing. He was sitting across from her at the other table and would look behind him a few times to watch the door. As it got later Seradia started to worry. The last time June didn't come back she found her bloody and naked. Seradia started to tap her finger on the table as she kept looking at the door.
Farkas was still in his room. He was preparing his gift for Seradia. He decided to put the emerald necklace inside this book so when she opened it she would find it. He smiled as he pictured the look on her face when he gave it to her. He was trying to decide if he wanted to give it to her now or later. Farkas walked out of his room and was about to head upstairs till he heard the door shut and someone come downstairs.
He looked seeing that it was Seradia. He smiled approaching her but his smile faded when he saw the look of worry on her face. "Is something wrong?" He asked her. Seradia looked at him and than looked down. "June isn't back yet and I'm worried.." She frowned. "Did she have some job?" He asked. Seradia nodded. "Maybe it took longer than she thought and she decided to stay at an Inn somewhere or maybe camp." Farkas tried making her feel better.
"I guess.." She sighed. "What's troubling you about it?" He slightly tilted his head. "The last time I assumed something when she didn't come back I found her hurt and covered in blood." Seradia crossed her arms and kept looking down. Farkas blinked and remembered that day. "Look..If she isn't back by morning we can go look for her, June can handle herself pretty well." He stepped in front of her so that he could look at her face.
Seradia looked up at him and their eyes met. "Yeah..Okay.." She sighed again. Farkas examined her face and saw that she still didn't feel better. He knew how to cheer her up. "Wait here." He quickly turned around and went to his room again. Seradia raised an eyebrow as she watched him. A few moment later he came back and was hiding something behind his back. Seradia tried to look to see what it was but he stepped back. "What do you have." She asked with a small smile.
"Well...I was gonna wait to give you this but you seem like you need some cheering up to do." He smiled. She looked at him with curious eyes. He than held the book out to her. She looked at it and than a big smile appeared on her face. "Oh you found one!?" She took it and examined it. "But..But how?" She held it to her chest as she looked back up at him. "This must be the only one left in Skyrim!?" She sounded amazed and excited. "Well..To be honest it wasn't easy, but I found it." He rubbed the back of his neck with a smile on his face.
Seradia blinked and looked down at the book thinking for a moment. "Wait..Is this why you were gone for so long?" She tilted her head. "Yea." He blushed. "I can't imagine how hard it must of been to get this why-" She was cut off by something falling out of the book. She looked down and saw a small package on the floor. She picked it up and unwrapped it.
Her eyes widened as she saw that it was the sparkling emerald necklace that she wanted so badly. "F-Farkas.." She whispered holding it up and looking at it. "Did you get this too?" She looked at him. He nodded. "Wait..So..Fralia Gray-Mane lied when she said she forgot that I wanted it?" She smiled. "Pretty much." Farkas said with a shrug. Seradia's eyes started to sparkle as her smile grew and her cheeks glowed a light pink. Farkas could feel his heart beat increase and his stomach tingle, the look she was giving him was making him a little nervous.
"H-Here." He cleared his throat. "Let me put it on you." He held his hand out. She gave him the necklace and than turned around, Farkas gently moved her hair out of the way. Farkas slowly laid the necklace on her and than hooked it together. He moved her hair back in place and he couldn't help but run his fingers through it. It was soft just like he imagined it would be. Seradia got goosebumps as she felt his fingers to down her hair.
She took in a deep breath as her heart started to thump against her chest. Seradia slowly turned around and looked up at him. "Well..How does it look?" She smiled shyly. "Beautiful." He admired her. She took in another deep breath as she looked at him a little surprised. She wasn't expecting that answer. They both just stood there for a moment staring at each other and looking into each others eyes.
Seradia loved Farkas's silver eyes and he loved her bright green eyes. His eyes went down to her pink lips, he wanted to kiss her but he didn't know how she would react. Seradia tightened her grip on her book and slowly looked down. Farkas tilted his head and got a bit closer to her. "Why did you get me these?" She asked in a whisper. "Well.." He felt his cheeks grow warm. "I-it's because.." He cleared his throat. 'It's because I think I love you.' Is what he wanted to say but couldn't bring himself to say it. "It's because I knew you really wanted them so I just thought.." He rubbed the back of his neck.
She looked up at him. "Oh.." She looked a bit disappointed. "Well..I think I'm going to call it night. The soon I go to sleep the sooner I'll see if June will be back or not." She gave him one more smile and turned going into the quarters. 'Idiot!' He scolded himself. He let out a sigh and walked upstairs with a frown on his face.