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Don't Mention It	By : Jyet Category: Final Fantasy Games > Final Fantasy XII Views: 1332 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Don't Mention It
In a small pub in Bhujerba, sky pirate and princess argued.
"Look, I'm just saying that the rest of our party trusts Basch. Even the boy seems to be warming up to him."
"He killed my father. Do you actually believe this 'twin brother' story?"
"Princess, the man helped rescue you on Ghis' ship. Do show some appreciation."
"It isn't like you know him! How long has it been since you set him free, a day?"
"He's been with us longer than you have."
"That's another thing! You don't even have a stake in this fight! I've been fighting the Empire for two years, then you and your ragtag bunch come in and act like you know better than I do!" Ashe exclaimed. "You really piss me off sometimes."
"Better to piss you off than try and get you off," replied Balthier, not quite under his breath.
"What?" asked Ashe, confused.
"Well, I figure that with the way you act, no man's touched you since your late husband. Though I'm sure you two had a lot of fun together, you're probably out of practice these last two years. I'm sure that's very frustrating, and that in turn would explain your constant attitude." explained Balthier. Ashe's face turned dark red, her teeth clenching with anger and outrage.
"What in the hell is wrong with you?" she exclaimed, hand going halfway to the sword at her hip. Though he shifted a bit in his seat, Balthier's usual smug expression didn't change. He knew his words had gotten to her. "I didn't think someone who thought themselves cultured would stoop to such a filthy personal attack. That wasn't even clever!"
"Don't I speak the truth? Maybe you wouldn't be as much of a pain if-" "No! And it's none of your business!" With that, Ashe got up and walked away, kicking her chair in hard enough to turn other customers' heads.
How dare he say something like that?
***
That was bloody stupid.
Half an hour later, Balthier was still kicking himself over that comment. He had just been fed up with the princess' attitude. Even after he had helped rescue her from the Empire, she still gave him lip, and not the kind he liked. When she had started on him about the Resistance and fighting the Empire - something he'd done quite a bit of recently, though not altogether willingly - that was just too much.
He probably had gone too far on that one, anyway. It wasn't very classy to bring up a widow's dead spouse in the course of an argument, let alone guess that said widow was bitchy because she hadn't been with a man in some time.
I could have at least come up with a better insult if I was going to start attacking her...
His thoughts trailed off as he heard a knock on the door. When he opened it, Ashe - looking every bit as angry as she had when she stormed off earlier - slapped him across the face. Taking advantage of his surprise, she shoved him onto the bed, leaning over him. "You think you know how I am in bed, sky pirate? I'll show you who's out of practice."
Ashe quickly unfastened Balthier's belt and yanked down his pants, exposing his manhood and beginning to stroke it to arousal. By now, Balthier had somewhat recovered from the shock of having Ashe barge into his room, and attempted to push the girl away. "Ashe, what-" he managed to get out before she took him in her mouth.
Balthier's mind blanked for a few seconds before he renewed his efforts to push Ashe away. She resisted, moving her hands back to his member as he pushed her head away, but he was stronger than her, and she wound up being forced off the bed, landing hard on the floor.
Beginning to comprehend what had happened in the last thirty seconds, Balthier pulled his pants back on and moved to the floor beside Ashe, who had remained where she fell. Balthier grabbed her, intending to shake her and ask what had gotten into her, when he noticed tears running down her cheeks. "You aren't hurt, are you?" he asked.
Ashe shook her head and turned away from him, starting to get up. Balthier grabbed her shoulders, keeping her in place. "What's wrong?" Balthier had thought about possible consequences of their argument, but Ashe sitting on the floor crying after trying to jump his bones was certainly not one he had considered.
"I- I don't know... what you said earlier, about Rasler and I..." she trailed off.
Balthier sighed. "I didn't think you would take it so personally."
Ashe turned to look at him, anger showing again. "I'm not an idiot, Balthier. How could you think that's not personal?" Her gaze returned to the floor.
"All right, so I said the wrong thing. Even the leading man makes mistakes from time to time. That still doesn't explain why you came in here and tried to have your way with me."
"I thought I'd get you back for what you said earlier...you know, show you up or something..." Balthier, for once, didn't know how to respond, especially when she continued, "...and you were right, I haven't been with anyone since Rasler. Maybe it's time..."
Hm. Awkward, thought Balthier. "Here, get up. The bed's more comfortable." He helped her on the bed, sitting next to her and looking over. Though Ashe could really irritate him most of the time, Balthier couldn't just watch her suffer. Clearly she had some real problems, things she had been holding back for years.
"Well," Balthier started. "I don't mean to be condescending here, but the way to get over Rasler - and I take it that's part of why you came here tonight - is not to lose your senses and just give yourself away. I don't think you even like me, and I'm not crazy about you, either." Ashe was still staring at the ground. "I am sorry about what I said earlier. As I said, even I slip up now and then."
What felt like an hour of silence passed before Ashe finally spoke. "You talk about getting over Rasler; I don't know if that's ever going to happen. I've been seeing him, guiding me along. Not in dreams or anything like that, I mean I really see him, or his ghost, something real. I don't know if he's actually there or not...maybe I'm going crazy. It scares me." She looked at Balthier. "Have you ever felt that way, like someone you lost had come back, was guiding your actions? Or am I really just insane?"
The nethicite. Father. "I once...sort of. Not really." Ashe dropped her head again. "But we all have things we have to deal with. Regardless of what you think of him, Basch has scars all over him from what he endured. And Vaan and Penelo, growing up on the streets, without parents. Gods know what they've had to do to get by." Balthier touched Ashe's chin, moving her head so their eyes met. "I think you're stubborn, I think you can be rather annoying sometimes, but I don't think you're mad."
Ashe was motionless for a few seconds, then slowly moved her hand to Balthier's thigh. As she leaned toward him, he pulled back, gently pushing her hand away. "You aren't thinking straight, and you're looking for something I can't give you. I could certainly make you feel good tonight. I'll admit some part of me wants to do just that. But we would both regret it tomorrow, and you would feel worse in the long run. Go get some sleep. We've all got a big day coming." He put his hand on her back, lightly pushing Ashe up. She complied, silently standing and walking to the door.
Hand on the knob, the princess turned to face the sky pirate. "Thank you," she said softly.
"Don't mention it."
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