- Posting Speed
- 1-3 posts per week
- Writing Levels
- Intermediate
- Adaptable
- Preferred Character Gender
- Male
- Female
- Primarily Prefer Female
- Genres
- Fantasy, Romance, Modern, Slice-of-Life, Fandom
"I do," Rinnica said with an apologetic look. "You may not see a lot of me during set-up, but I'll definitely come to find you once the opening performance is done."
The dryad smiled happily at Elijah. "Yes indeed! I'll see... you...hm?"
She noticed Elijah's hand reach out towards her hair and looked up curiously. She didn't seem too phased about the gesture and looked almost confused when Elijah pulled away.
Elijah walked away with his boots, and Rinnica stared on, blinking. "U-Um, bye for now!" she called. Once Elijah was out of earshot, she reached her own hand above her head and gave a light tap as if to imagine what it would be like if the soldier had gone through with his motion... and then turned beet red at the thought of what she was doing.
"Noooo nononono!" she said, shaking her head furiously. "Bad thoughts, bad thoughts, leave that alone!" She then began quickly picking up her things and cleaning what she could. "Friends don't think about friends in that way!" she would repeat to herself often. Even so, Rinnica couldn't help but think about what it would have been like to be on Elijah's good side in that regard. It seemed it would be hard to get him to show affection like that, so why her? Why attempt with her?
All the poor dryad did was whine and run out of the ballroom hall, almost bumping into the head doctor, Maxwell.
"Rinnica!" he gasped. "There you are, we've been wanting to talk to you again. ... And you're still in your pajamas, at this hour?"
Rinnica looked down, forgetting that she had still not yet had a chance to change this morning. Rinnica only slumped her shoulders and sighed. What a day it had been so far! And it was nowhere near over.
---
Susan gulped as her face turned redder. She had done all of that short of eloping with her previous suitor. "No... I suppose not," she said, not feeling too smart and witty anymore.
---
Time had passed for everyone, and now it was almost an hour and a half before the ball would start. Everything was almost done with being set up, with volunteers and staff roaming around placing the finishing touches around the ballroom.
Rinnica had been hiding in the backstage area, practicing her dance. She fussed about making sure her every move was right, her costume was right, her hair was right, but several people including Mariya the hamadryad had told her she looked fine.
"Mariya, I'm sorry...I just-- ugh all of the Royal Family is here, and everyone's watching, and Aslan's still roaming around so He may be here and ughhhhh!!"
As Rinnica buried her face in her hands, Mariya tried to calm her down. "Rinnica, you'll do fine. You always do! It's not the first time you've done this in front of dignitaries!"
"Mariya the population of Vi Alana is about 80 to 100 people! Dancing in front of them is no more than a family reunion!"
"Then think of this as a family reunion, only everyone decided to bring three more people. Besides... should the Great Lion show up, wasn't that your dream to do something like this with his approval?"
Rinnica thought about it, and then sighed. "Yes," she said quietly.
"Then go out there and do what you've always done. They'll love it, I'm sure of it."
Mariya floated around Rinnica, nuzzling her with her petals as the dryad laughed. "Okay," said Rinnica. "I'll do it. I'll do my best!"
Edmund had finished getting ready, along with his sister Susan. He was sure by now Peter and Lucy were ready too. The man looked rather pale, thinking about all that could go wrong with this event, and he tried to relax and think of more positive things, but his fears were getting the best of him. It was nowhere near compared to the anxiety Kain Everson was going through.
The tiefling man stared in the mirror in his new home. He looked... different. All cleaned up, no horns, and an all formal outfit perfect for the occassion. The only thing that would be off-putting would be his eyes should anything aggravating happen. Not to mention that new occurrence that decided to show up uninvited while he was alone in the practice room.
Nothing else had happened since then, thank goodness, but seeing Eva run out so fast still urked him. No, worse than that, he was hurt. But what could he expect? He destroyed her entire life many years ago. Kain only prayed that he didn't look anywhere near intimidating tonight.
It was time to find Eva, and the first place Kain was going to was her own dwelling. Fortunately they lived nearby, and the walk was only a few minutes. He came up to her doorstep, and gave a few knocks on the door. "Eva? Are you there?" he called gently.
The dryad smiled happily at Elijah. "Yes indeed! I'll see... you...hm?"
She noticed Elijah's hand reach out towards her hair and looked up curiously. She didn't seem too phased about the gesture and looked almost confused when Elijah pulled away.
Elijah walked away with his boots, and Rinnica stared on, blinking. "U-Um, bye for now!" she called. Once Elijah was out of earshot, she reached her own hand above her head and gave a light tap as if to imagine what it would be like if the soldier had gone through with his motion... and then turned beet red at the thought of what she was doing.
"Noooo nononono!" she said, shaking her head furiously. "Bad thoughts, bad thoughts, leave that alone!" She then began quickly picking up her things and cleaning what she could. "Friends don't think about friends in that way!" she would repeat to herself often. Even so, Rinnica couldn't help but think about what it would have been like to be on Elijah's good side in that regard. It seemed it would be hard to get him to show affection like that, so why her? Why attempt with her?
All the poor dryad did was whine and run out of the ballroom hall, almost bumping into the head doctor, Maxwell.
"Rinnica!" he gasped. "There you are, we've been wanting to talk to you again. ... And you're still in your pajamas, at this hour?"
Rinnica looked down, forgetting that she had still not yet had a chance to change this morning. Rinnica only slumped her shoulders and sighed. What a day it had been so far! And it was nowhere near over.
---
Susan gulped as her face turned redder. She had done all of that short of eloping with her previous suitor. "No... I suppose not," she said, not feeling too smart and witty anymore.
---
Time had passed for everyone, and now it was almost an hour and a half before the ball would start. Everything was almost done with being set up, with volunteers and staff roaming around placing the finishing touches around the ballroom.
Rinnica had been hiding in the backstage area, practicing her dance. She fussed about making sure her every move was right, her costume was right, her hair was right, but several people including Mariya the hamadryad had told her she looked fine.
"Mariya, I'm sorry...I just-- ugh all of the Royal Family is here, and everyone's watching, and Aslan's still roaming around so He may be here and ughhhhh!!"
As Rinnica buried her face in her hands, Mariya tried to calm her down. "Rinnica, you'll do fine. You always do! It's not the first time you've done this in front of dignitaries!"
"Mariya the population of Vi Alana is about 80 to 100 people! Dancing in front of them is no more than a family reunion!"
"Then think of this as a family reunion, only everyone decided to bring three more people. Besides... should the Great Lion show up, wasn't that your dream to do something like this with his approval?"
Rinnica thought about it, and then sighed. "Yes," she said quietly.
"Then go out there and do what you've always done. They'll love it, I'm sure of it."
Mariya floated around Rinnica, nuzzling her with her petals as the dryad laughed. "Okay," said Rinnica. "I'll do it. I'll do my best!"
Edmund had finished getting ready, along with his sister Susan. He was sure by now Peter and Lucy were ready too. The man looked rather pale, thinking about all that could go wrong with this event, and he tried to relax and think of more positive things, but his fears were getting the best of him. It was nowhere near compared to the anxiety Kain Everson was going through.
The tiefling man stared in the mirror in his new home. He looked... different. All cleaned up, no horns, and an all formal outfit perfect for the occassion. The only thing that would be off-putting would be his eyes should anything aggravating happen. Not to mention that new occurrence that decided to show up uninvited while he was alone in the practice room.
Nothing else had happened since then, thank goodness, but seeing Eva run out so fast still urked him. No, worse than that, he was hurt. But what could he expect? He destroyed her entire life many years ago. Kain only prayed that he didn't look anywhere near intimidating tonight.
It was time to find Eva, and the first place Kain was going to was her own dwelling. Fortunately they lived nearby, and the walk was only a few minutes. He came up to her doorstep, and gave a few knocks on the door. "Eva? Are you there?" he called gently.