A Squire's Duty (Benedali Serrus)

[Benedali Serrus]

[member="Maka Sumoto"] [member="Arick Serrus"]

Benedali hugged him again, not knowing what to say. She made eye contact with Arick, but she could tell that he wasn't happy, either.

"You're not always late. You make it to breakfast on time," she joked. The Duchess was excellent within a meeting between houses. But in personal matters like these? It was hard, because then Benedali felt obligated to tell the truth. Lying makes things easier, she realized. But it doesn't make things better.

"You know you'll always be the first archer to swear yourself to me, right? You're my very own archer, and even if you weren't, you'd still be special to me."

 

[Maka Sumoto]

Maka laughed weakly, and let Bennie hug him again, shaking his head. He replied, "I come to breakfast early to hang around you, you joker."

He could tell he was making Bennie uncomfortable. She really didn't deserve what he was doing to her. The Jedi probably didn't deserve the amount of anger Maka felt towards him, either. But the fact was, it was happening anyway. Maka hated Orrus, and he was making Benedali uncomfortable basically because he hadn't been first.

Shaking his head again, he muttered, "I know... Somehow I was first, and I still couldn't say anything. I'm your archer, Bennie, and nothing can change that. But I'm just not Orrus, am I?"

[member="Benedali Serrus"]

 

[Arick Serrus]

Arick sidestepped Benedali and Maka. He started to walk down the hall, his wings swishing, when a guard ran up to him with a problem. He grabbed him by the neck and tossed him across the room. He was enraged with this jedi What were they good for?! All they had done recently was split Maka away from Bennie! Arick had his sword over a servants throat when he realized what he was about to do. "Go to the medical ward..." He told the servant. "And you... Make sure I didn't thrown anyone else across the castle." He hollered at the guards standing nearby. He started to sprint back to Maka and Bennie. 'What was I about to do!?' His mind screamed.

[member="Maka Sumoto"] [member="Benedali Serrus"]

 

[Benedali Serrus]

[member="Maka Sumoto"] [member="Arick Serrus"]

Benedali watched her brother go, flinching at the palpable anger within him. She didn't have to be a Force User to know how he felt.

She turned back to Maka. "No, you aren't Orron," she replied. "You'll never be Orron. But you'll always be Maka, my Maka. You'll always be special to me, even if you don't believe it. You'll just be special in a different way." The Duchess hugged her archer again. "And don't ever think that will change ((she means the "being special" part, in case you were wondering ))."

 

[Maka Sumoto]

Even Maka had to flinch when Arick threw a guy across the hallway. For Bennie, it must've been a bit scary to see her brother that mad, but for Maka, a wave of anger radiated from the winged captain. It was a truly awe-inspiring, if disturbing, display. Maka shook his head a bit, and just let her hug him.

He bent down and kissed Bennie on the nose, replying, "I'm glad I'm not Orron. I never want to be a Jedi. Ever. Then I'd have to leave you."

[member="Benedali Serrus"] [member="Arick Serrus"]

 

[Benedali Serrus]

[member="Maka Sumoto"] [member="Arick Serrus"]

Benedali blushed as Maka kissed her nose. Giving him one last hug, she stepped back and headed for the door. Before she left, though, she paused and said, "Not all Jedi are bad. But I'm glad you don't have to leave me."

With that, she walked back to her room before going to sleep.

 

[Maka Sumoto]

Maka sighed, and watched Bennie go. At least she wouldn't cry when he left, now. He was going to go ranging, and she would not have understood. Instead, he looked to Arick, and smiled sadly.

"Well, you heard her. I'm going out. Unless I get in trouble, I'll be back in a day or two."

[member="Benedali Serrus"] [member="Arick Serrus"]