[Chapter 2 - Scene] Best Buds

[eiga-no-hana.livejournal.com]

Who: Luke and Guy
Where/When: Baticul (before the audience with Ingobert)
Warnings: None that I can think of.



To say that Guy had been surprised would have been an understatement. He was still slightly shaken up by seeing his cousin (on his mother's side) greet them when they'd gotten off the ferry. He'd seen her before, of course, considering she was under Duke Fabre's command, but as a servant, he'd never been introduced to her, or even heard her name. However, he could see that there was someone else in their party who was even more uncomfortable with returning to Baticul than he was.

Natalia would serve as well as Luke could in getting Jade and Ion the audience with King Ingobert, so as soon as the group got off of the lift from the docks, Guy reached out and put his hand on Luke's shoulder. "Luke, wait up a sec." He waved at the others, that they'd catch up.

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[scionoflorelei.livejournal.com]

"Hmm?" Luke was a little surprised, admittedly, but Guy probably had something to say. Still, it shook him out of his wandering thoughts. Being back in Baticul... it still wasn't what he known. He only knew the manor, and not all of Baticul was the manor, after all. In any case, he still didn't feel at home or at ease. "What's up, Guy?"

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Guy smiled sadly at Luke. "You don't seem as excited as I thought you'd be, making it back to Baticul. Aren't you happy to be home?"

[scionoflorelei.livejournal.com]

"You look unhappier than me." Luke shrugged. "And besides, this isn't home. Home's the manor, and we're not there yet." It made sense in his head, but it still felt nice to let it out... though the wording probably made his sound dumb again. In any case, he was glad that nobody else could hear them. All Luke wanted right now was to get away from everything and not have to be reminded that he killed somebody. He still felt dirty.

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[ooc: sorry about the last one... I hit the "reply at the website" without thinking]

"I'll be fine, Luke," Guy assured the boy. "But what do you want to do, now that you're back? I doubt they'll keep you locked up in the manor again."

[scionoflorelei.livejournal.com]

"I want to go home." It was a simply enough request, at least to Luke. "And why wouldn't they continue to keep me locked up? They stated I can't leave until I'm twenty. You know how pigheaded my old man is; I doubt me going out and about for a few days is going to change his mind, and after all that's happened, I'd rather stay in the manor. No more kidnappings to worry about." His tone was rather apathetic, and Luke was tired.

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Guy sighed softly. "His Grace is just worried for your safety. Provided you are accompanied, perhaps just trips into the city would be allowed now?" Guy was worried about the boy.

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"Maybe, but I'm not worried about that now. Just three more years and I'll be free anyway. I could go without this much excitement again." Luke simply dismissed the notion. "Why be worried about me now? You could have waited until later. There's something on your mind, Guy?" Typically Luke wasn't the empathetic type, but Guy was obviously bothered about something.

[eiga-no-hana.livejournal.com]

Guy shook his head. "It's nothing, Luke. It's been a long time since I left Baticul, too, you know." Guy smiled. "I just have to make sure that Natalia makes it clear that I wasn't involved in her sneaking out, that's all."

[scionoflorelei.livejournal.com]

"She's not going to let you get executed." Luke sighed. "I mean, I'm not going to let you get hurt." Luke thought to reword his statement. "Natalia's not going to say anything that will land you in hot water, all right? And even if she does, I'm certainly not going to let Uncle or Father do anything to you."

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Guy smiled. "Thanks, Luke." He was still a bit worried about the boy, but it wasn't like he could really say anything, without implicating himself and his connection with Van.

[scionoflorelei.livejournal.com]

"I talked with Natalia. I know you two don't get along, but she promised me you'll be all right. So it's not anything you have to worry about." Luke sighed. Usually it was the other way around, with Guy reassuring him. Perhaps it was a sign of maturity, or perhaps it was a sign of insanity; one wouldn't be able to tell at this point, except that the situation was the least bit unusual if they knew the pair.

Luke still didn't know how exactly to share with Guy about what he experienced before they met up again, but now certainly wasn't the time or environment to do so. Perhaps once they got back to the manor, he'd feel more comfortable. It was something he wanted to do, though he wasn't sure how to go about it.

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"Alright," Guy gave to Luke. At least if the boy was distracted by what he thought was the problem, he wouldn't go digging into other things. Like Guy's connection to a certain God-General, or to Van.

He put a companionly arm around Luke's shoulder. "You know, after this audience, I'm gonna have to go give a report to the White Knights... I'll probably be tied up until late evening. Anything you need from me before then?"

[scionoflorelei.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do. For some reason, Luke couldn't bring himself to say those words when he needed Guy the most. "No, it's all right. Do what you need to do. I doubt they'd let you come back to the Manor before asking you all sorts of questions regardless, anyway." He was disappointed, but Guy had already been insistent on finding out what was wrong. But Luke was ready then, and by the time he would be Guy would be unavailable. Perhaps it was a pang of jealousy or hurt, but Luke didn't know hwo to express this sort of thing just yet. "In any case, we'd better go." The quicker they got through all of this, perhaps the sooner Guy would be able to listen to him again. Luke then quickened his pace, freeing himself from Guy's arm and proceeded to try to catch up with the rest of the group.

[eiga-no-hana.livejournal.com]

Guy watched Luke go, knowing, like he had all along, that there was something bothering the boy. Guy made a mental note that, as soon as he could, he'd sneak off to Luke's room that night, to see if the boy would be more willing to talk when it was in a more private setting.