Hi Minna. I know it’s a little early and all but I’ve been up since 7:00 so it’s no biggy to me. I just figured I’d post the next chapter of my EQ stories. Other than that, so far, the day is going as I thought it would.
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22-Sept-01
Title: Heading for Freeport Part 1: The Good
Author: MSMoon
Warnings: very mild sexual content when it comes to bath time, some characters getting charred.
Feedback: As long as it's nice ;)
Characters: MMC01, MMC05, MMC04, MMC08, CMC01, & CMC02.
Disclaimers: I do not own EverQuest. I am poor. Suing me wouldn't really profit much. However I do own my own characters from EQ. I however do not own Xellia and Sharich. They are being loaned to be by their…agent Captain Magoo since I asked so nicely. I would be somewhat upset if someone used my characters without my permission. So if you want to use them please ask.
E-mail: LadyGundam02@aol.com
Rated: PG-PG-13
Chapter 4
"Hey, Xellia, wait up." Xellia sighed as Sharich jogged up to her side.
"What do you want?" she asked somewhat crossly.
"I just want to know where you're going that's all."
"I'm going home for a while. And I don't need you right now so you can go cuddle your teddy bear."
"Shhhh! You're not supposed to tell." Sharich complained. Xellia was a wood elf with blond hair and green eyes. She stood about five foot four. She was a crafty character if there ever was one, a true Rogue at heart, and none too fond of her traveling partner/torturer Sharich.
Sharich had blondish red hair and purple eyes. He stood about six foot one, and made a pretty good Ranger. He, like her, was also a wood elf and none to fond of her either, but for some odd reason they ended up traveling together.
Xellia didn't like Sharich because he was a man and she hated me. Sharich didn't like Xellia because she always teased him about his teddy bear (among other things) that he kept hidden in his bag and slept with every night. They were the most unlikely pair, often getting into fights and squabbling and torturing the other with their presence. But they often traveled together.
"Oh come on now Xellia. You know there's safety in numbers. You also know you like my teddy bear." Sharich pulled out the said teddy bear and smiled.
"He's easier to get along with than you." Sharich pouted. "Would you just go away you …you man you!" Xellia swung at him and hit the teddy bear's seem on the right side.
"Such creativity." Sharich said jerking his teddy bear back and hiding it in his bag again.
"Oh shut up and die!" With that Xellia stomped off and Sharich didn't bother following. If she wanted to go home and was in such a foul mood he wasn't about to follow. At least he wasn't about to follow with her knowing he was there.
"Lover's Quarrel?" came a voice from behind him. He turned to see another unlikely pair. A female barbarian and a female half elf. The half elf was rather attractive.
"Lover's? Xellia and I? Piffle!" A sultry chuckle came from the barbarian surprising him again. He'd thought it was the half elf that had spoken.
"I see."
"If you don't mind my asking…what's a couple of lovely ladies such as yourselves doing out here, hm?"
"Were on our way to Freeport." The half elf said in a soft voice. The ladies man in Sharich had to admit she was quite the dish.
"Freeport hm? Why?"
"I have a friend living there…. She usually comes to Qeynos to visit me but I thought I'd save her the trouble and go to her this time." The half elf said again.
"It'd be a lot easier if we were sure of the way." The barbarian murmured.
"You…. Don't know the way?" Sharich asked dubiously.
"Well we know the general direction but we've never been there and we're not exactly sure." The half elf said.
"Well then…. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Sharich, and I too happen to be heading in the general direction of Freeport. Unlike you two though I'm absolutely sure of the way."
"Oh are you?" the barbarian said with a smile.
"My fellow Rangers would be very disappointed if I didn't."
"I see." Again a sultry murmur. This barbarian was very un-barbarian. "Well then allow us to introduce ourselves. I am Shenna a Barbarian Shaman, although you probably figured the barbarian part out."
"I am called Tenrai. I'm a bard."
"Perhaps we can help each other. I know the way and there is safety in numbers."
"You will guide us to Freeport?" Tenrai asked.
"I'm afraid my chivalrous side would suffer if I left two beauties out alone unsure of the way." Shenna chuckled and Tenrai blushed looking away.
"Well the man has one point…he knows the way and there's safety in numbers." Shenna observed.
"…That's two points." Tenrai murmured. Shenna blinked.
"Well then all the more reason to team up I suppose. We will of course pay you for your trouble."
"It's no trouble I assure you."
"Very well then we won't pay you."
"…. Ok." Tenrai giggled.
"Don't mind her."
"This…should be a fun journey." Shenna announced eyeing Sharich.
::Hours later::
Sharich concentrated on building a fire. Even if it wasn't working. He'd done this several times before but for some reason he couldn't concentrate on it now. Even if he desperately needed to.
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::Flash back::
"We're going to go bathe." Shenna announced after they'd decided to stop for the night. Sharich sputtered.
"Sounds fun can I join?" Tenrai blushed.
"Very funny." Tenrai murmured.
"Well I've always wondered." Here he looked at Shenna. "Is it true what they say about barbarians being big all over." He grinned.
"Well I've always wondered if it's true what they say about Wood elves being small all over." Shenna grinned, Tenrai blushed and Sharich groaned as if wounded. "Just build us a fire, Sharich. We'll be back in a second." With that Shenna and Tenrai had made their way over to a stream surrounded by rocks and trees, which made excellent cover. "And don't spy on us." Shenna's voice rang out.
::end flash back::
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Of course that had happened about ten minutes ago. He figured it probably took that long just to get all Shenna's armor and back packs off. If only he could think of something besides them taking a bath. Not that he was kidding taking a bath would be nice right about now. Then he heard it. It sounded like the sizzle of Shenna's burst of flame spell. Then he heard it again and again. Could they have encountered some enemy? With that thought in mind her rushed to where he thought they'd be.
After stripping everything off Shenna put a toe in the water.
"Hmmmm."
"What's wrong?" Tenrai asked.
"Too cold. I'll fix that." Here Shenna began casting Burst of flame on every fish she could see. She once again put her toe in the water.
"Just right." Both women slipped into the water and enjoyed it's warmth.
"What's going on?" Sharich asked from the bank. Tenrai ducked behind Shenna even though they were perfectly concealed in the water.
"I thought I told you not to peak." Shenna said as her hands began to glow.
"N-no I heard you casting a spell and thought you were in danger." Sharich said turning his back to them. When his skin didn't start charring he turned around again.
"I said no peaking!" Then she cast the spell. Sharich was surrounded by fire then fell into the pool face first out cold.
::about 30-45 minutes later::
Sharich woke up with a start, knowing he didn't lay himself down to sleep for two reasons. One he remembered the mild episode with Shenna and Tenrai and two…. He didn't have his teddy bear.
"Ah are you awake now?" Tenrai asked softly. He looked over at her. She was once again dressed in her normal leather tunic and pants. She reached for his head and removed a small damp cloth. "Sorry about that. Shenna can be…. Um…. Well…. I'm not sure what she can be but she really can be it." Sharich chuckled.
"She's better than Xellia I suppose." He murmured propping himself up on his elbows. Tenrai handed Sharich his teddy bear and he noticed the seem which Xellia had tore was sewn.
"I hope you don't mind, I saw the tear in the seam and sewed it back up." He smiled. Now it was Shenna's turn to notice he was awake.
"Ah you're awake. Good. Don't worry after you went night, night, we took pity on you and bathed you ourselves." Tenrai blushed.
"We did not."
"OK I bathed you myself."
"Shenna!" Sharich chuckled.
"I know she's jesting."
"Well…Um…actually." Tenrai said blushing deeper and looking away. Sharich's grin faded in mortification.
"Ha! Good one Tenrai!" Shenna all but bellowed. Tenrai chuckled.
"Got you." She said with a small smile. Sharich fell back on his pillow.
"You girls will be the death of my pride."
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