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~~The Realm Keep~~ So far the proceedings had been totally and utterly boring and it was only his second day here. Pacey swore that if he had to tolerate another day of endless chatter and deadly pirahanas in the shape of females, he was going to lose it completely. Doug had noticed quite anxiously that his brother was dangerously stir crazy and had convinced his father that it would be beneficial for Pacey to explore the area. With a sense of freedom, Pacey galloped into town with his friend Jack by his side. They entered the local tavern and situated themselves in a corner table ordering two jugs of ale from a buxom barmaid.
Joey was bored. Joey became creative when she was bored trying to find different ways to alleviate her boredom. Which was why, Jen thought somewhat sourly, I'm here dressed like a cheap gyspy whore and Joey's dressed like a man. This whole predicament wasn't entirely to do with Joey's boredom, Jen acknowledged fairly, a lot of it had to do with Prince Stalker. Dawson with his soulmate notions had been amusing at first but now Jen was seriously concerned about the guy's mental welfare so that when Joey had suggested this outrageous plan of hers Jen had agreed without her normal reluctance. So now here they were, two ladies of the court - one a Princess in fact, about to enter a seedy looking local tavern. Something told Jen that this was not one of Joey's better ideas. The place was dank with an odour which was unidentifiable and which would hopefully remain so. The only females within the premises were scantily dressed women acting as barmaids and a few others that Joey and Jen suspected were professional bedmates. So it was none too surprising that Joey's and Jen's entrance, well actually Jen's appearance, caused quite a stir amongst the inebriated men. Joey posed, trying to look as manly and as dangerous as possible - luckily the crowd was relatively harmless and the most that Jen was subjected to was several proposition and a few gropes.
"We're young, we're good looking, we're at the prime of our lives...so why are we stuck at some forum listening to middle aged men drone?" "Because you're a Prince, Pacey." Jack replied patiently. "Maybe so...but shouldn't that be a benefit rather than a detriment?" "Because you have responsibilities?" Pacey continued ignoring Jack's comment, "I mean why can't we just live our lives as we please...be reckless and daring..carefree?" "Aren't you all of that generally?" "Shut up Jack." Pacey glared at his friend who smiled innocently back at him. "Now there's a looker." "Where? I don't see anyone Jack." "The blonde at the end of the room, with that tall lad." "Not bad, not bad at all..." "Pacey...you're not going to do what I think you are going to do?" Pacey grinned a big toothy smile, flexed his muscles and cracked his knuckles. "She's with a guy, Pacey..." "So?? From the looks of it the boy is only thirteen, fourteen at most." "Pacey...." "Wish me luck, Jack." Pacey took a large swig of ale, placed his jug on the table and crossed the room. "Could I buy you a drink, m'lady?" Jen stared, the guy was gorgeous. She seriously thought she could melt in those eyes of his and his body was muscular and lean. The voice..oh boy that voice was deep, husky and oh so very sexy. Jen swore her body had goosebumps, she was tingling with intense desire. She wondered idly what it would be like to have that mouth kiss hers and how it would feel to have his hands roam across her body in exploration then promptly blushed at her unladylike thoughts. Joey scowled. The guy was arrogant and conceited. Who was he to just approach any female like that! He acted like he was a King or a Prince instead of being some lowly commoner. She scowled further when she noticed Jen's reaction to the stranger. Jen deserved far better than this presumptuous jerk. "No you can't." Both Pacey and Jen stared at Joey. "Excuse me?" Pacey's voice held surprise as if he was shocked that Joey was even there let alone that the she could speak which only served to infuriate Joey further. "The lady is with me. And no you cannot buy her a drink." "I think the lady can answer for herself." "The lady is under my supervision." "Listen lad, why don't you run off and play and leave the adult business to grown ups." "Run off and play?!?" "Leave us alone child." "Child?!?" "Yes, child. Why I doubt you could even lift that sword by your side?" "Is that a challenge?" Joey's voice was now dangerous and low. Jen was beginning to panic, this stranger had really infuriated Joey and Jen knew from experience that only trouble would ensue. "Yes. I believe it is so." Both Joey and Pacey were standing with their swords half drawn while an interested but wary crowd watched. "Actually it isn't a challenge." A third voice calmly interrupted. "My friend here didn't mean anything by his remarks. We're very sorry for offending you and we'll be taking our leave now." With that Jack pulled the reluctant Pacey away.
The atmosphere in the tavern immediately relaxed as the two men departed. "Why the hell did you drag me away, Jack?" "Because I didn't want you to get into any trouble." "Did you see the lad, I could take him easy." "You probably could but I wasn't talking about the fight. I was talking about how your father would skin both you and me alive when he found out." "Oh." "Yes oh."
Both Jen and Joey had decided they had had enough excitement for the day and were heading back to their lodgings. "But he was gorgeous Joey...." "And arrogant..." "With amazing eyes..." "And an ego the size of a mountain..." "Did you see his sexy, muscular body?" "Did you see the way he treated us?" "I had the biggest desire to just jump him then and there." "I had the biggest desire to just kill him then and there." The two friends looked at one another and laughed. "Ok, but you've got admit that he was cute!" "Jen...." |
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