A/N: Thank you so much for all the positive reviews! It's really
inspiring! ^_^
This next installment involves the unfortunate Borus. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike Borus. In fact, he is one of my favorite characters! It's just so easy to write about him getting himself into trouble though. Too fun. Hehe. I hope you like this one!
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Episode Two - Thief of the Yellow Rubber Duckie
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Two young Zexen knights strolled across the grass towards the castle, both tired and sweating from having trained so hard earlier that morning.
Borus tugged off his gauntlets. "All that training this morning has gotten me really hot and sweaty. After lunch I'm going to go wash up in the bath. How about you, Percival?"
His companion shook his head. "I think I'm going to go horse riding after lunch. I might join you later."
The blonde knight shrugged. "Very well. I'll see you later."
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Later after lunch, Borus made his way to Goro's for a bath. He was a bit later than he expected to be, having been caught in an impromptu strategy meeting with Salome over lunch. Salome was a good friend of his, but he was also incredibly dull whenever he began conversing about battle tactics. The heat in the stifling tavern did not help Borus' sweaty condition, and he was very glad to finally get away so he could clean up.
"Hey Borus," called Goro, as the Zexen knight walked in.
"Good day. I'm just going to take a quick bath if that's alright."
"Of course, but-"
"The weather is dreadfully hot, and Chris had us training all morning. She is a remarkable woman that way, keeping her knights trained up at all times. Wouldn't you agree?" Borus grabbed a few towels off of the shelf and headed towards the door.
"I suppose, but you-"
The blonde knight continued, oblivious to Goro's attempts speak for he went into a kind of daze whenever he spoke of Chris. "Of course even people who aren't knights, like you, must realize the captain's amazing ability to keep everyone's morale up, even in times when war is abroad."
"Naturally, but Borus-"
He had his hand on the door, but he continued to prattle on. "Did you know that ruffian Harmonian invaded on Chris' privacy the other night? I heard it from that detective Kidd, I get him to check up on that wretched man every now and then. But even I didn't expect such disrespect from him! He walked right in on her while she was taking a bath! I don't blame you of course, for not being there to stop him, but a gentleman should have the common courtesy to leave a lady to her privacy! You can understand, I, being her protector, was so furious I wanted to show him my sword and throw him out, but for some reason lady Chris forbade it, saying it was her fault. I say nonsense! Lady Chris, she is entirely too lenient on the hooligan!" Borus opened the door, but stared at the ground, having become enraged at the injustice of Nash's intrusion of Chris' privacy.
"Someone is in there!" Goro cried, giving up on trying to humor Borus' talk.
"Yes, I know. It's just Percival. He's probably wondering where I am, seeing as I was supposed to be here before him. I got held up talking strategy with Salome. But isn't that horrible about what happened to lady Chris?"
Goro was exasperated. "But it's not-"
"I know! It is completely indecent! How could a man just walk in on an unsuspecting woman while she bathes?! Men like that should not be permitted on castle grounds!"
And before Goro could utter another word, Borus entered the room with the bath, and closed the door, locking it behind him.
Goro blinked and then shook his head. "What an idiot."
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Borus hastily removed his clothing and climbed into the bath, still livid at the story he had been telling Goro. However, the clean soapy water of the bath quickly drew his thoughts away from his inaccurate account of the incident between Chris and Nash, and he began to relax.
After a moment, he looked around the large bath and wondered why Percival was nowhere to be seen.
A rubber duck hit him in the back of the head.
The impact caused him to splash face first into the water. He straightened quickly and grabbed the toy, his rage returning. Rubbing the back of his head, he whirled around behind him.
"Percival, you idi- ... ah-aah?"
Instead of seeing Percival, he saw a young Karayan girl in a towel with her back to him in the corner. She was rummaging through a bag in search of bath items, and must have thrown the rubber duck over her shoulder at the bath, thinking she was alone.
It was Aila.
It couldn't possibly have been anyone worse. Aila despised Borus more than she did the average Zexen because of his merciless attack on the Karaya village. However, since they had become reluctant allies, and although Borus still hated Grasslanders, he tried to be a little more civil due to his guilt. She had never made it easy for him though.
And he was positive she wasn't going to make it easy for him now.
Upon hearing Borus' words, she turned around. She stared at him, expressionless for a moment. It was as though she was unable to grasp the concept that the Zexen knight she loathed was completely naked with a yellow rubber duckie in his hand and a very sheepish expression on his face.
She blinked three times.
Then she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Borus wanted to rush over to somehow quiet her before she drew too much attention, but was unwilling to move because he was waist deep in water, and to expose himself any further would not only make her scream more, but would also vanquish his last shred of dignity.
"Shhh!" he hissed. "Please, it was a mistake, I-I was unaware, I-"
"You disrespectful, butchering, THIEF!"
"What?!"
"Give me back my rubber duckie!"
Borus was confused, having been sure the she would be more upset about the fact that there was a naked Zexen invading her privacy then the fact that he was holding onto her yellow rubber duck.
But there was no more time to dwell on this thought, for Aila had lunged at him and was trying to wrestle the rubber duck out of his hand. Not having expected such a move, he slipped and fell backwards, submerging himself in the bath water, and pulling Aila in her towel down after him.
There was continuous splashing and yelling as Aila mercilessly attacked him with her fists, screaming at him to give back her duck, her towel miraculously staying tied tightly around her.
After finally regaining his composure, Borus wrestled the girl until he had both hands behind her back. She struggled futilely as Borus tried to catch his breath.
"How dare you touch me, you butchering ironhead! You burn my village to the ground and then think you can just waltz in here and steal my rubber duckie?"
"Wait now... Stop squirming! I'll give you your stupid toy in a second. I apologize for interrupting your privacy, it was an accident! A simple mistake, I assure you!"
"Then get out of here!"
"Here!" he exclaimed, exasperated, releasing her and giving her the yellow duck.
She took it and scrambled out of the bath, catching her breath as she stood there glaring at him in her soaking towel. "Get out of here!"
"Gladly."
"Then what are you waiting for?"
"Well... Could you turn around?"
"Why should I?"
Borus blinked nervously. "I don't know how it is in Karaya, but most Zexens have the decency and modesty to avert their eyes..."
"You'll attack me!"
"I assure you I have no such intention."
Aila continued to stare at him with distrust.
"At the very least, could you hand me a towel."
She didn't move right away, and for a dreadful moment, Borus feared she would leave him no other options, but finally Aila heeded his plea and tossed him a towel.
He wrapped it securely around him as he emerged from the tub, feeling more drained and tense then he did when he had gone in. He stopped at the door and bowed his head slightly, in one last attempt to apologize.
"Honestly, it was not my intention to disturb you, I-"
"Just get out! Jerks like you shouldn't even be allowed on the castle grounds!"
Borus cringed and turned to leave.
As he was leaving, Aila hurled her yellow rubber duckie at him, which bounced off the back of his head with a loud squeak.
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A/N: That was a little on the strange side, wasn't it? This is in no way a meant as a romantic pairing, but I always liked the animosity portrayed between them in the game. I find it interesting, because they're really alike in some ways. (raging tempers, rash decisions, etc) Also, I know that Aila's reaction to Borus' intrusion was odd, but she always was portrayed to be naïve about these sort of things, and for humor's sake, decided to put the emphasis of her anger on something else.
Anyway, I don't know if that was as good as the first one, but be sure to leave me a little review to let me know. ^_^ As always thanks for reading, and yes, there will be a third installment to follow sometime soon!
This next installment involves the unfortunate Borus. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike Borus. In fact, he is one of my favorite characters! It's just so easy to write about him getting himself into trouble though. Too fun. Hehe. I hope you like this one!
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Episode Two - Thief of the Yellow Rubber Duckie
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Two young Zexen knights strolled across the grass towards the castle, both tired and sweating from having trained so hard earlier that morning.
Borus tugged off his gauntlets. "All that training this morning has gotten me really hot and sweaty. After lunch I'm going to go wash up in the bath. How about you, Percival?"
His companion shook his head. "I think I'm going to go horse riding after lunch. I might join you later."
The blonde knight shrugged. "Very well. I'll see you later."
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Later after lunch, Borus made his way to Goro's for a bath. He was a bit later than he expected to be, having been caught in an impromptu strategy meeting with Salome over lunch. Salome was a good friend of his, but he was also incredibly dull whenever he began conversing about battle tactics. The heat in the stifling tavern did not help Borus' sweaty condition, and he was very glad to finally get away so he could clean up.
"Hey Borus," called Goro, as the Zexen knight walked in.
"Good day. I'm just going to take a quick bath if that's alright."
"Of course, but-"
"The weather is dreadfully hot, and Chris had us training all morning. She is a remarkable woman that way, keeping her knights trained up at all times. Wouldn't you agree?" Borus grabbed a few towels off of the shelf and headed towards the door.
"I suppose, but you-"
The blonde knight continued, oblivious to Goro's attempts speak for he went into a kind of daze whenever he spoke of Chris. "Of course even people who aren't knights, like you, must realize the captain's amazing ability to keep everyone's morale up, even in times when war is abroad."
"Naturally, but Borus-"
He had his hand on the door, but he continued to prattle on. "Did you know that ruffian Harmonian invaded on Chris' privacy the other night? I heard it from that detective Kidd, I get him to check up on that wretched man every now and then. But even I didn't expect such disrespect from him! He walked right in on her while she was taking a bath! I don't blame you of course, for not being there to stop him, but a gentleman should have the common courtesy to leave a lady to her privacy! You can understand, I, being her protector, was so furious I wanted to show him my sword and throw him out, but for some reason lady Chris forbade it, saying it was her fault. I say nonsense! Lady Chris, she is entirely too lenient on the hooligan!" Borus opened the door, but stared at the ground, having become enraged at the injustice of Nash's intrusion of Chris' privacy.
"Someone is in there!" Goro cried, giving up on trying to humor Borus' talk.
"Yes, I know. It's just Percival. He's probably wondering where I am, seeing as I was supposed to be here before him. I got held up talking strategy with Salome. But isn't that horrible about what happened to lady Chris?"
Goro was exasperated. "But it's not-"
"I know! It is completely indecent! How could a man just walk in on an unsuspecting woman while she bathes?! Men like that should not be permitted on castle grounds!"
And before Goro could utter another word, Borus entered the room with the bath, and closed the door, locking it behind him.
Goro blinked and then shook his head. "What an idiot."
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Borus hastily removed his clothing and climbed into the bath, still livid at the story he had been telling Goro. However, the clean soapy water of the bath quickly drew his thoughts away from his inaccurate account of the incident between Chris and Nash, and he began to relax.
After a moment, he looked around the large bath and wondered why Percival was nowhere to be seen.
A rubber duck hit him in the back of the head.
The impact caused him to splash face first into the water. He straightened quickly and grabbed the toy, his rage returning. Rubbing the back of his head, he whirled around behind him.
"Percival, you idi- ... ah-aah?"
Instead of seeing Percival, he saw a young Karayan girl in a towel with her back to him in the corner. She was rummaging through a bag in search of bath items, and must have thrown the rubber duck over her shoulder at the bath, thinking she was alone.
It was Aila.
It couldn't possibly have been anyone worse. Aila despised Borus more than she did the average Zexen because of his merciless attack on the Karaya village. However, since they had become reluctant allies, and although Borus still hated Grasslanders, he tried to be a little more civil due to his guilt. She had never made it easy for him though.
And he was positive she wasn't going to make it easy for him now.
Upon hearing Borus' words, she turned around. She stared at him, expressionless for a moment. It was as though she was unable to grasp the concept that the Zexen knight she loathed was completely naked with a yellow rubber duckie in his hand and a very sheepish expression on his face.
She blinked three times.
Then she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Borus wanted to rush over to somehow quiet her before she drew too much attention, but was unwilling to move because he was waist deep in water, and to expose himself any further would not only make her scream more, but would also vanquish his last shred of dignity.
"Shhh!" he hissed. "Please, it was a mistake, I-I was unaware, I-"
"You disrespectful, butchering, THIEF!"
"What?!"
"Give me back my rubber duckie!"
Borus was confused, having been sure the she would be more upset about the fact that there was a naked Zexen invading her privacy then the fact that he was holding onto her yellow rubber duck.
But there was no more time to dwell on this thought, for Aila had lunged at him and was trying to wrestle the rubber duck out of his hand. Not having expected such a move, he slipped and fell backwards, submerging himself in the bath water, and pulling Aila in her towel down after him.
There was continuous splashing and yelling as Aila mercilessly attacked him with her fists, screaming at him to give back her duck, her towel miraculously staying tied tightly around her.
After finally regaining his composure, Borus wrestled the girl until he had both hands behind her back. She struggled futilely as Borus tried to catch his breath.
"How dare you touch me, you butchering ironhead! You burn my village to the ground and then think you can just waltz in here and steal my rubber duckie?"
"Wait now... Stop squirming! I'll give you your stupid toy in a second. I apologize for interrupting your privacy, it was an accident! A simple mistake, I assure you!"
"Then get out of here!"
"Here!" he exclaimed, exasperated, releasing her and giving her the yellow duck.
She took it and scrambled out of the bath, catching her breath as she stood there glaring at him in her soaking towel. "Get out of here!"
"Gladly."
"Then what are you waiting for?"
"Well... Could you turn around?"
"Why should I?"
Borus blinked nervously. "I don't know how it is in Karaya, but most Zexens have the decency and modesty to avert their eyes..."
"You'll attack me!"
"I assure you I have no such intention."
Aila continued to stare at him with distrust.
"At the very least, could you hand me a towel."
She didn't move right away, and for a dreadful moment, Borus feared she would leave him no other options, but finally Aila heeded his plea and tossed him a towel.
He wrapped it securely around him as he emerged from the tub, feeling more drained and tense then he did when he had gone in. He stopped at the door and bowed his head slightly, in one last attempt to apologize.
"Honestly, it was not my intention to disturb you, I-"
"Just get out! Jerks like you shouldn't even be allowed on the castle grounds!"
Borus cringed and turned to leave.
As he was leaving, Aila hurled her yellow rubber duckie at him, which bounced off the back of his head with a loud squeak.
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A/N: That was a little on the strange side, wasn't it? This is in no way a meant as a romantic pairing, but I always liked the animosity portrayed between them in the game. I find it interesting, because they're really alike in some ways. (raging tempers, rash decisions, etc) Also, I know that Aila's reaction to Borus' intrusion was odd, but she always was portrayed to be naïve about these sort of things, and for humor's sake, decided to put the emphasis of her anger on something else.
Anyway, I don't know if that was as good as the first one, but be sure to leave me a little review to let me know. ^_^ As always thanks for reading, and yes, there will be a third installment to follow sometime soon!