A/n- More love for Roy! Yay! Not much else to say, so enjoy!
The Commission Files- File #369 The Best of Friends #2
Characters: Rutger, Lilina, Roy
Based on: a commission by HoosuArt on Twitter
"You know, it's been a while since all three of us got to spend a day together like this, let's try to make the best of it!" Roy said with energy in his voice. It was his birthday and luckily his two best friends in all of Elibe, Lilina and Rutger, were here with him to celebrate it with him.
"Why do you think we're here?" Lilina teased him. "We're gonna make this a birthday to remember, right Rutger?"
"For sure." Rutger replied with a calm voice and nod. Even if he was getting better as the days moved on, being out in public like this still was still a bit of a struggle for him. But this was for Roy, someone close who he respected, so he would swallow his fears and concerns and try to make the best of the situation. "So, where do we want to head first?" The trio where in the town next to Pherae castle. It wasn't as big as say the town around Ostia or the trading city Bulgar in Sacae, but it was still a bustling place.
"Well, it might sound boring, but I was hoping we could go to the library." Roy admitted. "I heard they just got a whole literal boatful of new books from all around Elibe and even some from beyond it."
"Oooh, that sounds like fun actually!" Lilina said excitedly.
"Yeah, I've been looking for a few new books to read in my down time actually." Rutger added. Most people would see him and maybe assume Rutger didn't know how to even read at all, but his father was a famous tactician and he taught him to read at a young age. When he was younger Rutger loved stories about valiant knights who saved the day, but recently he was more into calm and cozy stories, or books with tips on how to manage anger and sadness properly. Though there was the occasional romance novel he would read, just to get some ideas for what he could do for Lilina in a number of respects.
"Wow, I didn't think that was going to be so easy." Roy admitted. "I though I was gonna have to convince you two to go by saying it was my birthday."
"Roy, you're talking to a mage and a man whose father loved to read, it wasn't going to take much." Lilina teased him again. "So come on! Let's go! After we look at all the books we'll still have time to do other stuff!" So the trio went to the library and each of them found some books that were of interest to them. Roy found some books on how to be a better public speaker and how to get people motivated, Lilina found some Anima magic theory books that she had never read before, and Rutger found a book full of calming poems along with a romance novel about a trio of friends which he just had to pick out because of the irony.
"I swear this is you teasing me from beyond the grave Father." Rutger muttered to himself before he joined up with the other two. "Well, I found what I wanted."
"Us as well." Roy noted. "Well, since we're all going to be together today I guess we can take these back and store them in one of our saddlebags before we decide what to do next."
"Speaking of that," Lilina chimed in, "I was thinking that instead of going back to the castle tonight that maybe the three of us could stay in an inn here in town. That way we don't have to cut our day of fun short. I mean it's not as if we can't just go back tomorrow and give you our gifts then."
"I wouldn't be opposed to that." Rutger commented. Though he was always going to agree because this was going to be a part of Roy's present as well.
"Sounds like a plan to me then." Roy replied. "I actually know of this great inn we can stay at that my father recommended. He said that he visited it with both of your parents a number of times and it was always great fun."
"Oh, I'm sure it was." Rutger noted a bit sarcastically, wondering if Lord Eliwood had told Roy the complete story. Even if the three of them were openly being intimate on a semi-regular basis, that wouldn't mean Roy would connect the dots about a story from the past about their parents like he and Lilina would.
"I'm sure each trip was very fulfilling." Lilina added with a chuckle and a wiggle of her eyebrows. She figured if Roy figured it out he'd be less likely to thing that her and Rutger were going to try the same thing, so she was trying to be super obvious about it.
"Why are you guys talking so weird, it's like you think-" Roy asked before it finally hit him and his facial expression changed slightly. "Oh, I get it now. Geez, I know it's just how you guys kind of are now, but I still find it a bit awkward to think about all our parents getting together like that. Imagine if something went differently, we could all be siblings."
"Well, it's a good thing we aren't." Rutger noted with a chuckle. "Though I think having you as a little brother would have been cool."
"Hey, whose saying that you'd still get born first?" Roy teased him before the three of them had a good laugh about the whole conversation. After that they stored their books away and hit the town for some more fun, they got lunch from some street stalls, watched some street performers do their act for a bit, there was even a sword fighting tournament going on in the arena that they went to go see.
"These guys really don't compare to the two of you, but I guess they are still giving it their all." Lilina commented, her being the one out of the three to be enjoying this part of the day the least.
"I mean, it's not over yet, I'm sure we could go down and convince them to let us do a one on one match for everyone." Roy offered. It had been a while since he had been in an actual competitive fight and he figured the same would be for Rutger, and he was always up for a friendly match with him.
"I wouldn't be opposed to that." Rutger noted, mirroring what he had said before about staying in town all night. "I just hope you're ready to lose."
"Maybe some other time you two." Lilina replied. "Besides, I'd rather be the only one watching, it would be a bit more special that way."
"Fine then, tomorrow after we get back to the castle?" Roy offered Rutger with a handshake.
"You're on! But no Binding Blade, I didn't bring either of my two good swords." Rutger agreed, taking Roy's hand and shaking it.
"Fair enough." Roy noted. A bit later the tournament ended and the sun was starting to set. "I know a good place we can watch the sunset, follow me!" So Roy led the trio to a cliff overseeing the town and they all sat together and watched the sun go down.
"I'm glad Elibe is peaceful enough that we can share moments like this together, just the three of us." Lilina said with a contented sigh as she rested her head on Rutger's shoulder.
"I just wish all of our families could see it too." Roy noted a bit sadly.
"I'm sure they can." Rutger noted, trying to bring the mood up a bit. "I'm sure they are looking down on us and smiling, proud of what we were able to do for the people of Elibe. And besides, I'm sure your father is watching the sunset somewhere in the castle."
"Perhaps. I guess I just feel a little, you know, bad that I still have one of my parents around when you two don't." Roy admitted.
"It's a sad fact of life, but we've done our best to move on." Lilina noted. "And it's not like we blame you or are jealous or anything like that. It's not like it was your fault or anything."
"Yeah, down let it bring you down, I know full well where that path leads." Rutger added. "Just do what you can to live up to your vision of them and I'm sure things will feel better eventually."
"Thank you, both of you, you're really a true set of friends that I know I can always rely on when I need it." Roy said genuinely to the both of them, a small tear in his eye. "I don't know what I would do without you two."
"You'd be fine." Lilina assured him. "You're stronger than you think Roy, you always have been."
"A guy like you always would have friends to support him, so if it wasn't us it would be someone else, you're just that likeable." Rutger told him as well. By that time the sun had fully set and the three of them stood up to go to the inn. But before they did Lilina moved over and gave Roy a big hug and stood there for a moment before motioning Rutger to join them, which he did.
"We love you Roy, you are our closest friend in all of Elibe and the world. Don't you ever forget that." Lilina told him.
"We'll always be there for you Roy, even if just in spirit form." Rutger added.
"You two are the best friends a guy could ask for." Roy said crying a bit more before composing himself. "Come on, I don't want to make more of a scene, let's go to the inn."
"Alright, first round of drinks are on me." Rutger offered. So the trio made it to the inn, which was more like a bar/dining hall with some rooms above it on the higher floors, and they got a room and ordered some drinks to finish the night off with. They sat and talked and stuff with some of the other patrons until Lilina got up.
"Hey, I'm gonna head up to the room and get changed, I'm getting a bit tired." She stated, which was a bit of a lie. The truth is that she had a cake delivered to the inn and she was gonna bring it up with her and set up a bit of a surprise for Roy. "You two can stay here if you want."
"We'll be up a bit later." Roy noted since he wanted to talk to Rutger a bit more.
"Okay, see you then." Lilina said before leaving to get things ready. Roy waited for her to be out of earshot before talking to Rutger again.
"Now that she's gone, tell me the truth Rutger, I'm kind of pathetic, aren't I?" It seemed like the drinks did the opposite of what Rutger was wanting, instead of calming Roy down they were stressing him out more.
"Roy, stop it." Rutger said firmly, taking his mug away from him. "If any one of us is pathetic it's me. I'm the one who went off the deep end and almost lost you guys and myself before getting reeled back in. When we tell you that we respect you and that we care about you, we mean it. Even if we weren't your friends and had never met, you are a hero. For me personally, you defeated the people who caused my trauma, if I had never known you I'd at least respect you for that. And you saved Lilina's life for Elimine's sake, she'd remember you for the rest of her life. Why are you being so down on yourself lately?"
"I guess... I guess it's because I feel like I'm kind of jealous of you." Roy admitted. "Not of you and Lilina, we already passed that bridge." He clarified. "I just see the two of you being able to move on and then I look at myself and what have I done since the war? Just a bunch more paperwork and stuff. I haven't done anything to advance my life from where it was, I feel like I'm standing still while you two are blazing a path for yourselves."
"Roy, as much as I hate doing it as well, all that paperwork and stuff is important." Rutger told him. "That's what people like us do to help those under our watch. Honestly it seems to me that you want a relationship like me and Lilina have, is that correct?"
"Yeah, that's pretty much it." Roy answered.
"Well then, you have to put yourself out there." Rutger stated. "You've always been a bit dense when it came to romantic things, but you need to focus on it a bit more. It's not like someone is just gonna fall into your lap. Take all that energy that you use to take care of Pherae and use it to find someone special. I'm sure Lord Eliwood can take over for you long enough to do that. Besides, you already have some ins with some impressive women, maybe take a trip and visit them and see how things go. You'll never know if you don't try."
"You're probably right." Roy said with a sigh. "I guess things would have been easier if I could have taken Lilina's hints a bit earlier, but that's my own fault."
"Perhaps, but at least you still have her as a friend." Rutger noted. "And you have me. I'll be your partner whenever you need me to be."
"Thank you Rutger, I really appreciate that, truly." Roy said looking out the window and just thinking about everything. But Rutger's words did help a little bit, he could sense the truth and concern in them.
"Good, now I've got to go take a piss, I'll see you upstairs." Rutger said getting up from the table. Roy stayed there a bit longer before getting up himself and making his way up the stairs and to the room the three of them rented for the night. He opened the door without knocking and he had his head down as he walked in so he didn't see what was in the room. He turned around and closed the door, and when he turned around and looked into the room his eyes widened in shock.
"About time you got here Roy, I was getting a bit cold up here." Lilina teased him. The reason why Roy's eyes got big was that right in the middle of the room Lilina was laying down completely naked on a large table. Right next to her on the table was a cake with white icing and strawberries on top. "Happy Birthday, I hope you like your present for the night."
"Lilina, does Rutger-?" Roy started to ask.
"Of course he does, why do you think I'm doing this?" Lilina replied before moving around and showing Roy her butt and shaking it at him. "Now, which cake do you want to eat first?"
"Do you even have to ask?" Roy noted before moving in closer. But when he did so Lilina sat up so her butt wasn't showing any more.
"Ah, ah, ah, this room's dress code states you have to be naked to eat any sort of cake." She teased. So Roy stripped down and she got back on all fours on the table. "Good, now eat up!" Roy happily buried his face into Lilina's backside and the two of them had a wonderful time fucking on the table right next to the cake, which surprisingly didn't fall off the table and didn't get smashed either. When they finished they both stood up off the table and cleaned each other off before looking at the cake and licking their lips wanting to eat it.
"Wait, we should get Rutger in here so he can have some." Roy stated.
"Oh, I've been here for a while actually." Rutger commented from a chair in the corner of the room. He was reading one of the books he got from the library, though he was naked as well. "I kind of snuck in when you guys were doing the 69 position. Nice form from the both of you."
"You're the one that fell in love with him." Roy joked.
"I guess Mark's spirit has to live on in someone." Lilina teased as well.
"Are we gonna eat the cake or not, I got naked and everything." Rutger joked too. So the three of them sat around the table and ate some cake in the nude, Roy and Lilina regaining their energy from their last session. Eventually there was just bits and pieces left and the trio all looked at each other.
"Round 2?" Lilina wondered.
"I want in this time." Rutger stated.
"Of course, but what position should we do?" Roy asked. There was a bit of a silence until Rutger got up, scooped up a bit of leftover cake with a spoon, and dumped it in Roy's lap, getting all over his dick and balls.
"Oops, looks like someone might need to clean that off, too bad we don't have any more clean towels." Rutger said with a smirk.
"I think I know a way to clean him off! I could use my mouth to do it!" Lilina said with a big grin. "Though I might need someone keeping me in place from behind. Can you do that Rutger?"
"For sure." Rutger confirmed as he looked at Roy to see if everything was good.
"Might as well try." Roy said playing along. "Can we do it on the bed though, I don't think my knees can take being on this table again."
"Sure thing Roy." Rutger replied as he moved over to the bed. "Oh, and Happy Birthday."
"A cake covered threesome blowjob for my birthday." Roy wondered out loud. "You know you two are gonna need something to top this next year."
"Oh, we know." Lilina said with a smirk as she moved her head closer to Roy's shaft ready to taste all the creaminess dripping from it. "But for now, just enjoy tonight, because it's far from over." And enjoy the night he did, for it was a night with his best friends showering him with all different types of love and affection, just as he deserved.