The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB & Shibby)
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				Title: <strong>The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>31-12-2009, 17:08:54</strong>
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				Bahu looked over the almost never ending expansion of the northern wastes, a land that was cold and ugly. A waste land in the truest meaning, no plant life grew in the harsh climate, few animals called the lands home, and those that did where predators, savage and feral in the extreme, a perfect place to train troops. As he stood upon the ramparts he could smell the winds of war, hundreds of miles away, a war between the kingdoms had broken out months ago, and still the scents of the first battle lingered this far north on the winds. Of course a human wouldn’t be able to sense the things Bahu could, hell a human could survive the things he was going through ever moment of his day. For those that had seen into his mind had died a horrible death, either their minds caved under the extreme amount of knowledge, or the hundreds of screaming souls lost within him drove them to their death.<br><br>The voices of the damned and dead whispered sweet nothings in the back of his mind, it would be like someone talking just out of ear shot. This had nearly driven the young half Leviathan insane, his will power alone had held him aloft this long, though it had become easier and easier the older he got.&nbsp; Of course devouring the souls had a “gift” to give, their memories became his own, bluntly meaning all their skills, talents and knowledge was his own to have.<br><br>Slowly Bahu would turn from the ramparts, bored with the lifeless lands yet again, his tall and trench coat hidden frame turned. His armored boots clanging loudly with each step he took, the twin swords on his back clattered softly against each other as well with each step. His katana remained upon his hip, gently flicking side to side with each step, following his fluid step.&nbsp; His bleach bone colored hair stirred softly as a breeze washed over his body, his loose fitting trench coat flaring out wildly before returning to drape over his frame.<br><br>As much as he wished to be south, to wet his blades, claws and fangs in blood and glory his honor held him to another task altogether. In truth it had been his task from the moment Princess Alexandra had been born, he had been indebted to the king’s great grandfather and now sought to repay his debt. He had been there to watch over her from her youngest days, though a part of him thought his wild streak had rubbed off on her, for he had been extremely aggressive over the wayward child. Having fought over her for the simplest things, the knights and guards of the palace quickly learned not to yell at little Alexandra, armor did not protect one from the anger of the Leviathan. <br><br>He did all he could to encourage her “wild and “unruly” behavior, he brought her to her sword classes, and after a while, he began to school her himself. Seeing as he had created the basic starting point for all forums of swordsmanship, he could teach far more than any human teacher. As the Princess grew into a young lady he began to baby her like a younger sister, going with her where ever she wished him to go, letting her see things she desired to. He had loved the years with her, but was starting to grow restless, he refused to show it around the girl, but he needed to be out and fighting again, that or he needed to find a mate.<br><br>Bahu would trudge through the fields of the recruitment camp, stopping at what passed for a mess hall, and gathering the breakfast for the princess. It was nothing like what was served in the castle, but it was leaps and bounds about the slop of the grunts. Roasted pork, sweet bread, and a warm tea, made of jasmine leaves Bahu had collected during his long travels. He would hold the tray with a hand and make his way towards the secured house of the princess, fiddling with the keys, he would unlock the door, knocking on it firmly “Princess I am entering, time to eat”. Without further warning he would slip in to provide her with her needed food and drink. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>01-01-2010, 13:27:18</strong>
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				Alexandra was a young lady who had lost most of her spirit during the course of the war. She had lost faith in herself and her own actions, questioning every decision that she had made thus far. Perhaps if she had been a dutiful daughter, done what her parents had whished of her, they would not be locked into war with the neighbouring kingdom. She believed that she herself had caused the war, hell, in her eyes, she was the cause of the war, and there was no doubt about it. Why, did such a seemingly sweet girl such as herself believe so...it all started when she had been just a child.<br><br>As Alexandra grew older, she knew that she would always be her father’s back up plan or bargaining chip if you may. Should the country be in war, a simple marriage between her and whoever else on the other side would solve the problem? She was clever enough to see this. She knew that if this were to happen, she would lose all her power and status in the process and her kingdom would be exploited by their enemies. This she refused to let happen.&nbsp; So, instead of plucking strings on a harp and learning the ways of female etiquette, she did everything she possibly could to make herself undesirable to any suitor that may come by. She acted clumsy, tripping over things, learning to write, read, and to use a blade. She would run away from the castle with the help of her trusted guard, Bahu and escape into the streets of the city, actually seeing her people, and not being hidden away. She was naturally pretty so she did nothing to add to her features, wearing simple dresses and at times, her hair unruly.<br><br>He plan had worked, when the time came for her to be married, no suitors showed up at her doorstep. This had left Alexandra very pleased. Everything had seemed to be going well. Then one day, the prince of the neighbouring kingdom decided to visit and asked for her hand in marriage. She of course refused and the prince, named Adrian, took it as a personal insult to him and his family. War followed soon after. Alexandra was in shock for awhile. She would not have married him, even if she was the conventional princess. The mad was pompous and arrogant, obsessed with himself. He was only there to try and steal her kingdoms power.<br><br>When the war started, Alexandra was whisked away to a remote military camp where she would be protected, but she felt as though she was in a prison, kept under lock and key. She was beginning to doubt her own resolve and wondered if she would just give herself up. With every letter from her father and mother, came more news of the vast numbers killed in a war she herself had caused. Was she not supposed to protect her people, yet in trying to do some she feared she had caused their downfall?<br><br>Right now Alexandra was in her private room lying on her bed and staring at the ceiling, deep in thought. The knock on the door snapped her out of her dream world and back into reality. She was dressed in her bed clothes so she stood up quickly and put on her silk robe over the top of her night gown and walked to the door to greet Bahu. <br><br>When he finally managed to get the doors open she nodded and said 'Thankyou Bahu" she said softly and let him enter.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>02-01-2010, 15:16:16</strong>
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				&nbsp;Bahu smiled softly to the young princess, though he could smell the stress, she had been blaming herself yet again. This would have to stop sometime, and soon it was not healthy for one to such a thing. Still holding the tray of food in one hand he walked to, and then slightly past the young maiden, hefting her up over his right shoulder walking with her to the bed.&nbsp; He would set the tray safely on the bed stand and then, with a roll of his shoulder he would drop the young maiden on her back in his lap. Skilled hands darting forward to find her ticklish spots “alright you, no more of this, I told you this isn’t your fault”.<br><br>His reaching up with a hand he tugged open the neck of his trench coat exposing his face, and the soft smile on his face. “to be so worried is not right for someone so young” he tenderly tapped the tip of her nose with a finger tip. All these years with her, and he hadn’t aged a day while she grew up into a young woman. He was still as young looking as he had been the first day they had met. He had gained a few scars protecting her, otherwise he was still the same. After a few more tickles, his arms would tenderly tilt her up and lean her against his chest “Alex, you need to live, you can’t hide in fear, you can’t blame yourself for the world’s events, well unless of course you have a way to read the future and others minds” he chuckled softly and tenderly ran a hand through her hair. “you didn’t know how he would react, you did what you thought was best, and you where right to refuse him, now please let it go young one, it pains me to see you hurting so”. His hands, weapons in their own right, having ripping and clawed men in half, where as soft as silk with her, treating her as if she was made of glass. <br><br>She was a treasure to the Leviathan, he had seen her from her birth to her current state, raising her as best he could, seeing as the king had better things to do, and the queen was healing from the birth. Bahu had taken the frail human infant into his arms. Her bright eyes and gentle sounds melting the heart of the blood thirsty warrior, he would spend as much time with her as he could squeeze in. though being the kingdoms weapon, he was dragged away from her plenty of times, to go and slick the earth in the blood of the king’s foes. Now he was with Alexandra, happy to be able to spend some time with her, the need of carnage and death gone the moment her voice hit his ears.<br><br>He would keep her curled to his frame, a hand stroking her face as he held her to his chest, offering his support. Something she clearly needed at the moment, though she also needed to eat. Reaching over with his other hand, he would use a claw to slice off a bite sized piece of bread. Tenderly he would press the sweet bread to her lips “for now eat up, and then after your meal and bath, we can go for a walk, but you have to eat all of your food, ok?”. He smiled warmly as he looked down into her eyes, oblivious to all but her for the moment.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>03-01-2010, 12:11:10</strong>
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				Alexandra watched him as he walked in and shut the door before he hoisted her up onto his shoulder. She cried out in surprise having not expected it at all. "BAHU...Put me down!" she whined as he calmly walked to the bed and sat down, dropping her into his lap. She looked up at him with a somewhat displeased look on her face before he moved his hands to the places he knew that she was most ticklish. She cried out in laughter, her eyes closing tight and she spasming all over the place in his lap.<br><br>Once he stopped she looked up at him as he showed her his face...it was still the same as ever. He looked exactly the same as...well since she could remember him. She expected that was becouse he was not human...as much as he looked it. She remembered the times she had hidden behind him when she was afraid of something, or when he was punishing a servant that had dared to try and chide her for doing something. She seemed to smile a little when he touched her nose and moved her up to rest against his chest. she could not help but have a light blush when he did so, her little crush coming out. "You know, had any other guard done what you just did, he probably would already be dead". Bahu was much more then just a guard to, Her was a trusted friend, almost like a sibling. She never understood why her father allowed a man he only saw as a weapon was allowed to raise her from birth more or less.<br><br>She listened to his comforting words and she looked down a little and said "How can i not blame my self when I here the whispers, I know what people say...they say that no one wanted me anyway and that i should have been on my knees, thanking him when he came....." she said quietly. She closed her eyes "Because of me our countrymen are dieing in a trivial war!" she said shaking her head.<br><br>She looked at him and said "You say I am young, and need to live...how can I do that when I am kept under lock and key...I can fight as well as any other man...I should be out there helping" she said her hands balling into fists.<br><br>She would have kept on going with her little rant had he not pressed the bread to her lips to silence her. She gave him a look to say she was not happy and pulled away and began to eat slowly in silence.
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				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>03-01-2010, 14:45:57</strong>
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				Bahu would growl as she spoke of the others whispering “they are just words, I have told you to ignore such, for there will always be someone talking badly of you, and one day I will not be there to stop them.”.&nbsp; &nbsp;He gave a weak sigh as she pulled away; giving him the cold shoulder, standing he slowly tugged his massive blades from his shoulders and set them against a wall. <br><br>He would look to the blades for a moment, each far older than he was, his hands reaching out to run over the cool steel. His eyes closing as he fell back into thought “you are skilled with a sword Alexandra, in truth you are better than most, but killing is not something you need to be involved in, it is not something a human should try and chase if they can avoid it” his eyes snapped open and he looked to the girl. “your county’s soldiers are dying not because of you, they are dying because a child could not stand rejection, because he was so small minded to anything but insult, other than realism he see grandeur, you had all the right in the world to turn him down.” <br><br>Bahu would offer a weak smile to the impatient girl “now finish your meal and take a bath, then I will take you out into the wastes, maybe if we are lucky , we’ll find a Tundra Wyrm, weren’t you reading about one of those a few weeks ago in that dusty novel of yours?”.&nbsp; He hoped the promise of the unknown would cheer her up, and get her interest on something other than killing someone. He would slowly move and sit next to her as she ate “so Alexandra, you never did tell me who the boy you liked was, I know you where yelling something about having someone dear last week when you got in that, disagreement with the recruit, just before I broke his jaw and got rid of that smug look on his face, so who is it, who is it”. Gently he would poke her shoulder with his finger tips, making sure not to poke her with his claws.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>03-01-2010, 15:07:02</strong>
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				Alexandra looked at him a displeased look on her face as she ate. Even with all his assurances that she had nothing to do with this war...that she was not to blame; it seemed that she had convinced herself that the opposite was true. It would take time before she saw it his way. After all, she had always been very stubborn, perhaps one of her more irritable qualities.<br><br>Alexandra looked up at him when he spoke of going out into the wastes. "Its not just a dusty old novel! It's factual" she said knowingly. She felt him sit by her once again. She had hoped he would not bring this issue up. She tried to change the subject and said "You know breaking that poor boys jaw was un-necessary, if you keep that up they will start to think I am....unapproachable" she said quickly, hoping he would not be persistent about the other topic of discussion.<br><br>In truth the "boy" that she held dear was Bahu himself, and she could hardly call him a boy. She was not yet ready to tell him however, and she didn't know if she would be. He would be so intimidating at times...pfft ...and she called herself a princess, the next leader of her nation, she couldn't even tell her guard how she felt about him. It was appalling. And even if she did tell him, would he accept her? Would her people accept a relationship between the two of them? She would have to wait and see, for now, she could either lie, or just avoid his questions.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>03-01-2010, 15:38:44</strong>
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				He would bare his fangs in a playful smile “seems I have hit a tender subject, though for now I will leave it be, seeing as you are so keen to hide him form me, perhaps I should just bite you, and drink the knowledge from you”. He chuckled and suck out his tongue at her, he had never used his fangs on her, he had never used anything but firm words and meaningful glares when she did wrong. He had no reason to hit the child, her father had done that enough.&nbsp; <br><br>“it is a story book, though there maybe a descendant of a dragon out there, more than likely it is some misunderstood creature” he slid from the bed doubting very much she wanted him to be around when she undressed and moved to take a bath. “if you need me at all fair one, call and I shall come running, I will return in a moment with the bath and water” his frame slipped from her room, the door opening and closing as he went to fetch her the bath and hot water.<br><br>Alexandra wouldn’t have long to wait before she would hear the sound of the door opening and the tub being brought in with a soft splashing sound. Bahu would walk to the bathing room, setting the hot copper tub down. As he let it go his bare hands showed, and for a moment she would be able to see raw flesh from where grabbing the burning hot metal had seared through his flesh right to the muscle. Though with a slight flick of his hands and a moment of time a new layer of skin replaced the missing layers leaving his hands as pale as always and her with a perfectly warm bath.&nbsp; He would give her a slight bow and slip from her to her privacy to bath as she wished, sitting down on the other side of the door, waiting for her.&nbsp; &nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>03-01-2010, 15:55:00</strong>
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				Alexandra cursed inwardly when he spoke. It seemed her efforts to avoid the question had been spotted by him. She expected him to do so and a light blush came over her face when he gave her a light hearted threat. "You would not dare' she said smirking at him. She knew deep down that he would never use that power on her, well she hoped so anyway. She held a very high regard for him.<br><br>She watched as he slit from the bed and moved to fetch her bathwater. She nodded and said "I will" as he left out of the door. By the time he had returned she had eaten her fill and watched him carry the tub into the bath room. His strength always alarmed her, even though she had seen him display it since she was a small child. She saw his damaged hands and watched them heal. She knew it was rude, but she could not help but stare when it happened.&nbsp; She looked away quickly hoping he had not caught her and said "Thankyou"<br><br>She made her way inside the room and closed the door behind her. Inside she began to slowly undress, slipping out of her robe and hanging it up on a hook. She then quickly slipped out of her night gown, revealing her slender physique, toned from sword training. She really had grown up into fine young women. She slipped into the water sighing in relief as she did and having a good long soak in the tub before she actually began washing herself.<br><br>Once she was clean and well, the water too cold to sit in, she stood, drying off and getting dressed quickly. Once she deemed herself presentable she walked out wearing a light blue tunic that reached her knees and black tights underneath. She looked at him and smiled happily. It seemed he had improved her mood for now.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>04-01-2010, 12:43:36</strong>
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				Bahu smiled up to Alexandra , he was leaned up against the wall as he sat upon the floor, with a soft groan he slowly moved to get to his feet. Shaking his head he would look her over slowly “I don’t see why women take so long, you especially, your beautiful as it is, you have no need to dress up” he smirked, his long ear twitching slightly as he smirked. He knew full well that saying she looked dressed up was bound to get under skin, but it was in jest, and before she could protest he turned closed the distance between them.<br><br>His forehead pressed to her own as he looked deeply into her eyes. A finger gently placed over her lips “that was just a joke, I swear” of course at this range his eyes would lock, as if he was reading her soul. Gently he pulled from her, his finger traced from her lips as he turned, in a blur he scooped up the small woman, cradling her effortlessly in an arm. Moving from her living area he took her into the outdoors.<br><br>Like a bolt he was off, easily weaving between the tents of the recruits. Bahu didn’t slow do in the least as the base of the wall was mere feet away. Just as it seemed they were about to hit he crouched down. The muscles within tightening and then like springs they launched his body up into the air. Alexandra would get the feeling of almost flying through the air. They would sail over the walls, and then like a roller coaster they came rushing down. His armored feet sending up the fresh snow of the waste lands, the low light causing the flecks to shimmer and shine as they fell about the two, he had almost been tempted to use a set of wings or two, but thought better of it, for now at least.<br><br>Though the quick movements had stirred awake his need of battle once more, and his eyes had changed, glowing a neon green as he glanced to her with a wide and playful smile “so are you ready to go and explore a bit?”<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>04-01-2010, 13:41:27</strong>
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				Alexandra gave him a displeased look when she spoke. She was about to protest, her mouth opening, but before she could even get a single sound out he silenced her by pressing a finger to her lips. She felt his forehead pressed against her own and she looked into his eyes as he spoke. its was times like these that she wondered if perhaps his feelings for her were the same as hers were for him.<br><br>He pulled away and picked her up. She gently held onto him as they dashed through the camp. He must have donse this to her a hundred times, but everytime she reacted in the same way. She held onto him very tightly her eyes closing. When she felt they were flying she opened her eyes and looked around, the scene amasing. She bit down on her lower lip and smiled a little....that was before they came crashing towards the ground.<br><br>Once he set her down onto the soft know she smiled and nodded at his question and with the curiosity of a child she began to walk, looking around their surroundings. "Come on" she called to him with a smile.
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				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>06-01-2010, 17:44:34</strong>
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				Bahu could only smile at Alexandra’s enthusiasm to explore the new and unknown, now only if the rest of her race could embrace this simple concept. Shaking his head he gently followed after her, letting her explore to her heart’s content, in truth he hadn’t seen these lands for centuries and now they looked a great deal different than they had back then.<br><br>Bahu keep an eye on his ward, walking just behind her as he watched over her. He was easily in reaction range if something dared to try and harm her. He had left his large blades back in the base, for he doubted he would need more than his katana for anything that happened to pop up. For a moment Bahu paused in his diligence and simply watched Alexandera, he watched her as she explored, her eyes and actions so full of life. She was truly beautiful, a stunning woman, and one day she would make an amazing more and wife to a lucky man.<br><br>Though whom she had set her heart on was a great mystery to him, in truth he was happy to have her stand up for herself. His chest had filled with pride the day he heard she had turned down the suitor, she had done the right thing. Even if her father or mother told her otherwise, Bahu would always let her know she did alright, that one could only marry and pair up for love. To cherish one another was the only way lovers where meant to be.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>07-01-2010, 03:43:15</strong>
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				Alexandra had a bright smile on her face as she walked through the trees and the long grass. It seemed that she was very pleased to have ben able to get out of the camp for awhile. She was like a child in a candy store, touching things, taking a closer look at some items, truly taking in ther natural landscape around her. For a moment, all of her worries had disapered as she moved along.<br><br>She smiled to her self, happy, but then her smile faded a little when they came upon a second of the forest that had been charred black by fire. She began to wonder, what or who had cuased such a thing. She looked back at him and said "Do you think it was...them?" she asked him, griwing worried that perhaps the enemy was closer then they thought.<br><br>She turnned back to the the burnt forest and her hand touched a tree, straing it black with charcaol.&nbsp; She bit down on her lower lip and shook her head. She had always loved nature and all it had to offer, so it sadened her when she saw it had been destroyed.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>09-01-2010, 13:39:15</strong>
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				Bahu slowly stepped towards the charred remains of the forest, his hands running over the ruined plant life. he would crouch down and scoop up a handful of ash, crushing it within his hand and smearing it against his flesh, muttering softly “from dust to dust, ashes to ashes”. he smirked softly at the saying, finding it far more meaningful than most. slowly he stood, his armored boots crunching in the ash and ruin, something he had gotten use to over the years of his long life.<br><br>sighing softly he glanced to Alexandra and offered a weak smile “this is a bit north to have them around, though a pillaging force of raiders could be snooping around, they tend to get bloated with numbers in these months of the years, becoming bolder, for now though we are safe” . he gently stepped to her, and with his clean hand he reached up to tenderly roughly her hair trying to let her know everything would be ok.<br><br>“fret not Alexandra, death is a part of nature, these plants shall help the ground become fertile, and in their place new life shall grow and thrive because of their sacrifice, this is the order of things” his hand gently cradled the side of her face. with a soft tilt of his wrist her face would be turned up so he could look into her eyes deeply “you are safe, and this land shall grow anew, do not frown or fret, too do such would put to waste the beautiful kindness within you, to waste that stunning part of you is silly, never forget it is your kindness that lets you truly glow”. gently Bahu would lean in, his lips tenderly gracing her cheek in a utterly soft and tender kiss as he tried to help put her mind to ease. 
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				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>10-01-2010, 11:03:28</strong>
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				Alexandra looked at him as she spoke. His reassurances eased her mind a little and she nodded smiling a little. She felt him come closer, his calloused hands on her cheeks, holding her face like it was made from porcelain. She could not help but blush lightly when he spoke to her that way, and she expected him to notice it and tease her about it later.<br><br>She looked into his eyes, a smile on her face before he leaned in and kissed her cheek, ever so gently. Her blush seemed to deepen. it was times like this that she found herself being swept off her feet by him and floating away to another world, where there was no war and they were happy together. She looked up at him once he pulled away and she smiled a little and said softly "Bahu...thankyou...for everything you have done for me...looking after me all these years....I'm sure that there must have been plenty of other things your could have been doing for your self...I expect that if you had not been the one to care for me...I would not have been the person that I am today...for this...I owe you a great debt" she said softly. She looked down a bit and said "I hope that one day i can repay you...you did far more for me then my own parents ever have" she said quietly.<br><br>She thought of revealing her feelings...but she felt that it was not the right time. War was still raging...telling him now would only complicate things, she would wait a little more. For now she could be content in the fact that he still was here with her.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>18-01-2010, 10:10:33</strong>
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				Bahu smiled weakly, his arms moving to embrace her “Alexandra, why do you blus….”. his sentence would remain unfinished, his senses barely able to pick up a zeroing in object. His body blurred forward, putting his mass between her and the object, his hands closing over it just before it came into contact with his head. The golden spear thrumming softly at the sudden stop, its tip barely touching his forehead. His eyes wide for a moment, how had he missed that scent, that aura? It didn’t matter right now he had a duty to protect a little girl, he slammed the spear down, and whirled his coat off, dropping it over her shoulder and pulling it closed about her. “Alexandra, get back to the fortress, don’t look back, just run, am I clear?” he smiled softly as he looked into her eyes.<br><br>A calmness in his eyes that spoke of his warrior side, his age and his honor “you don’t need to see whats about to unfold here”. From the tree line, ash and dust burst outward, and from his hiding place stepped an arch angel, hair of gold, eyes of a soft teal, flesh of the fairest build and wings of purest wing. Bahu turned and glanced to his foe, this angel was armored in plate mail of pure gold and silver, with his hands he held up a greatsword still in its sheath. Slowly he freed the blade from its sheath, returning the sheath to his side the Angel leveled the sword tip at Bahu, a flame roared into being over the blade. “your time has come dragon, your taint shall no longer plague this world, your death shall wash you free of your past sins, now accept your fate and your death shall be quick and painless!” the Angel stepped back into a fighting stance.<br><br>Bahu smirked “I am guilty of only being born Angel, let us test that steel against my skill, for many of your kind have tried, and all have fallen under me”. Bahu snarled softly and drove his claws into the palms of his hand, crimson gore spilling free of the deep cuts. He whipped his hands in crossing arches, the blood suddenly forming into a hail of crimson darts, the darts forcing the angel to dart out of the way. Throwing his arms out to the side, the blood rushed over his knuckles and down to his elbows, hardening into a crimson colored glass like plating. Bahu’s long ears tilted inward and back, very much like an angry cat, his fangs bared and a deep un-human growl left his throat. The angel rushed forward sword held high over his head as he roared out his battle cry.<br><br>Bahu smirked and darted forward, low and fast. Both frames becoming not but a blur for a moment, before they collided, Bahu slamming into his foe head long and bringing them both to the ground with a loud thud. Then they where blurs again, fighting to gain an advantage over the other, punches, elbows, knees, head butts and even a bite to the face where exchanged between the two. Blood and curses flying about as the two fought like a pair of wild animals, the Angel’s noble pride stolen as he was forced to fight for his very life. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>18-01-2010, 11:29:02</strong>
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				Alexandra was surprised when he stopped midsentence. She was pulled away by him and thrown out of the way. Her eyes widened in surprise when he caught the spear in his hand. She felt his coat being put on her shoulders and she nodded and said "Y-yes" she said and did as he told her to, running. But her curiosity got the better off her and she turned back to look. She gasped in shock and awe at the sight, her hands moving to cover her mouth. <br><br>Was that thing, really an angle? Why was it after Bahu....the way he spoke, it seemed he had dealt with them before. She watched on, her eyes wide in shock. She stepped back a little and wondered if she should just continue to run like he had told her, but she didn't want to. Would he be angry with her if she stayed? She breathed in quickly and watched the fight. She could hardly believe it. It seemed there was a whole other world of things out there that she didn't even knew existed. She felt a little overwhelmed. She had always studied hard...but it seemed that what she knew was only a tiny fraction of the knowledge that the world had. She realised how wise bahu really was. She watched on, the fight moving to quickly for her eyes to keep up, the two of them a big blur.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>01-02-2010, 15:39:49</strong>
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				Bahu was not merely wise, he was brutal, a killer and to some a monster.&nbsp; Alexandra had grown up around the soft and caring side of Bahu, she had never seen his bloodlust or his ability to kill. For her troubles of watch she would see a far darker side of her guardian. She would get a glimpse at his other half, the part of him which was pure blackness, all but evil and sadistic. With a deep growl Bahu brought both of them to a halt, slamming his foe roughly to the ground bones cracking lowly under the sheer force of the force.<br><br>The Angel merely grunt and did his best lash out at him, Bahu caught each fist in his hands and drove the elbows of each arm into the ground with a sickening crunch. The Angel scream out in agony, pain coursing through his shattered limbs. The broken arms floundered helplessly to the ground as the angel reeled, trying to center himself under the sudden assault. This of course wouldn’t happen, while the angel’s vision returned Bahu was moving to his feet. Reaching down he dragged the angel up by his golden locks. <br><br>Like a doll in his hands, the angel’s frame limply hun, Bahu brought his face down level with the angel’s. “in what realm of being did you think you even had the right to challenge me?”. the angel merely laughed softly and slammed his face into Bahu’s own, sending the young leviathan stumbling back slightly. The angel sprung to his feet, drawing his blade from the ground, forcing his shattered arms to work. Bringing the flaming sword down in an arch, aiming to cut Bahu from crook of his neck to his hip. Bahu merely smirked “that’s it, show me your spirit, show me your fighting soul!”. the crimson glass about his fore armor suddenly changed into two blades, one blocked the sword the other slashed under the two locked weapons. With a wet crunch the shattered arms flew free of the angel’s body, gore flying between them. Bahu smiled as he drove one blade into his foe’s chest.<br><br>The Angel gasped deeply, blood splashing from his mouth in a misting of red, a look of pure despair, suffering and shock covered his face. This look slowly faded to simply agony, a sharp grunt echoed from his mouth as the blade was tore free of his chest,&nbsp; a deep sigh escaping his lips as he fell to his knees. Bahu slowly circled behind the mortally wounded angel “your soul is now forfeit, not even the fires of hell shall burn you”. With a sudden flick of his arm the crimson blades bit into the neck of his foe, a soft chime like sound was made as the angel’s head was removed from his shoulders.<br><br>Bahu closed his eyes, letting the pair of blades slip away, the angel’s frame burst into a mist of red, its bones clattering to the earth. The mist whipped and spun about Bahu, slowly tears in his skin opened and the mist poured its way into his blood stream. The pain was unlike anything else, with a yelp of pain Bahu buckled and thudded to his knees. The yelp soon faded to a scream as the angel’s soul was add to the sea within him. The being he had just killed, his memories flooded Bahu’s senses and what had taken the Angel a life time to go through flashed before his eyes in mere minutes.<br><br>Breathing shakily Bahu slowly returned to his body, his body weak and hurting from the sudden absorption of an angel. He slowly moved to gain his footing, but buckled, catching himself on his hands and knees, gasping for breath and spitting out a mouthful of blood. Slowly his sharp ears picked up on the heart beat of another. His head shot up and looked to the source, his eyes locking onto Alexandra, what little color had been in his face was now gone. “Alexandra…” he was stunned, and other than uttering her name softly, he was wordless. He was unable to find the words to express the emotions running through him, his eyes closed and his head hung in shame.<br><br>He had shown another his darkness, he had ruined the innocence of that girl, he had shown her death in a way only he as a monster could. Humans had been mentally scarred or less frightful sights. Bahu felt a deep pain in his chest, and slowly he simply let himself hit the ground, for the moment giving in the self loathing. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>02-02-2010, 05:03:00</strong>
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				Alexandra was a fool. She had let her curiosity get the better of her and instead of listening to what she had been told to do, she had watched on, and now she had regretted doing so. What she knew of death and violence was limited to her human impression. A sword through the chest and that was it. Nothing like the brutal display she watched on now. She was in awe and shock.<br><br>She watched as the winged creature was slammed into the ground and the crunch of his bones breaking where heard. She flinched as the sound, shuddering a little. Bahu then broke each of his arms, once more, generating, and similar chilling sounds. She watched as he dragged the creature around by its hair, she thought the battle over, seemed she was wrong. The golden haired creature was still fighting. She watched as he stood, his bones somehow finding the strength to move his body and drew a sword.&nbsp; Bahu easily countered him, and cut off his arms.<br><br>She jumped at the sight and the amount of blood, and she put her hand over her mouth, as she now watched in fear. The Angle was beheaded and she closed her eyes, looking away, not wanting to see. She had fallen to the floor, in shock and disbelief. How little she knew about him. This was only a glimpse into what he was capable off. Hoe naive had she been to think that she had him all worked out.<br><br>When she heard him scream she looked at him, something strange was happening, something that all the books in the world could not explain to her. She looked at him when he fell to the ground. What had happened to him, minutes ago he was unharmed, now he was on his knees, and spitting blood. <br><br>She seemed to freeze in place when he looked at her and spoke her name. Her heart rate elevated. She was afraid, she was scared of him. She moved back away from him, her body moving on its own. Scrambling to her feet she stumbled and fell back down to the floor, a look of pure fear in her eyes.<br><br>She was afraid. She had thought she knew him. She knew he had secrets, everybody did, but she didn’t know just how much of himself he kept locked away. She should have listened to him. When he told her to leave, she should have run like he said. But she was tempted by the fact she might uncover one of his secrets and she stayed. Now she regretted it. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>03-02-2010, 12:38:29</strong>
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				Bahu’s sharp ears perked up at the sound of her falling back to the ground, a set of memories flashed before his mind’s eyes. He remembered the first time Alexandra walked on her own, only to fall and scrap her knee, the first time she had broken a bone and the first time she had seriously got her self cut on the edge of a sword. His chest filled with a warmth, and the deep caring and loving nature that was the other half of his soul came back to life. Bahu was a creature of light, of pride, honor, duty and love filled his spirit. Though his soul was still blighted with the most vile forms of darkness, hate, cruelty, blood thirst and lust. A being that was perfectly neither good nor evil, the grey that held they two forces together and yet apart. <br><br>Bahu gained his foot and darted to the fallen frame of Alexandra, doing so in a speed far faster than her eyes would be able to follow. He was simply in one place, then he was right there next to her. A gentle hand gently closed over her mouth to keep her from screaming, the other arm tenderly looped about her pulling her close. Bahu could not say a word to calm her, but there was one thing that may. A sound that had always lulled her to sleep, or calmed her down after nightmares or seeing scary things. Her head was gently placed to his chest, he would suffer any harm she would offer. Biting his hand, clawing at his face or body, he would weather it all. Then with a dull thudding a sound would fill her ears, it would take a moment for the sound to settle in, but once it had it was as clear as a well versed poem.<br><br>His heart beat filled her ears, the powerful beating of his chest held organ sounding, over and over again. Slowly Bahu would speak, once he was sure she had picked up on the sounds of his heart beat “I am still me Alexandra, I shall still protect you, I shall still care for you, but today you have taken a glimpse at the monster I am”. he tenderly placed his face to the top of her head, a weak purr sounding from his chest as he let the memories of the little girl she had been as she had clung to him, his whispered a line he had always told her before in her moments of need “I will always protect you with my life, this will never change”. <br><br>Slowly he would pull his hand from her mouth, if she had bitten in he would pull till the flesh came free, if that meant he would bleed, or bleed more so be it. He gave her head one last kiss and sat back, giving her room to move “I am here for the rest of your life Alexandra, but that does not mean you must see me, if you wish me to be gone then I shall become a shadow and trouble you no more, you have but say a word”. His good hand weakly traced over her cheek, memorizing her feel to heart in case this was to be the last time he was this close, in truth he was doing this to all of her, her sent, her looks and her warmth.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>03-02-2010, 13:24:14</strong>
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				Alexandra looked on at him with fear in her eyes. She was in shock. Never had she seen such a display of violence. Her father ordered executions, and she was always made to be present and to watch, but what she had thought was disgusting then, seemed tame compared to what she had witnessed. Her father had burned "Witches" at the stake, drawn and quartered men, beheaded criminals and she had detested having to watch those acts...but this seemed to be the most shocking to her. Perhaps it was because it had been Bahu himself committing the act. He had always been so kind to her, she hardly ever saw the monster in him, and it was the only side of him she knew. To see him like this, to see his true power...if that was all of it, was frightening to her.<br><br>Alexandra watched him, but then in a flash he was right beside her. She flinched and tried to scramble away as he wrapped his arms around her. 'No, N-" her words were cut off when he covered her mouth and held her close. Her arms pounded against his chest, demanding that she be set free. But she soon paused, as the sound of his beating heart filled her ears. Her arms went limp and she closed her eyes, trying to hold back the tears she felt coming. <br><br>She heard his spoken words and she felt him pull his hand away from her mouth. She felt his tender kiss and she looked at him, as his fingers moved over her skin. She shook her head in reply. A tear fell down her cheek and said softly "I don't want you to leave...I don't know what I would do without you Bahu..." she said softly, sniffling. She rubbed her eyes. "You’re my only real friend...." she said.<br><br>Alexandra thought it silly she was crying and she wiped her tears away and sniffled a little and said "And if you tell anyone I was crying, I'll punch you!" she said, obviously and empty threat. It seemed the idea of never seeing him again had brought her to tears. She looked down and bit down on her lower lip and said "I can't pick and choose which bits about you that I like...I have to accept all of you" she said softly. She took a deep breath and sighed. She bowed her head and said “I’m sorry for not listening to you Bahu...”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>03-02-2010, 15:38:38</strong>
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				Bahu sighed softly and with a tend hand tilted her face back up, his eyes looking into her own deeply. “you have nothing to apologize for, I just wish I could have prevented you from seeing such a thing”. tenderly he pressed his forehead to her own, his eyes never leaving her own as he reached a hand to help wipe the tears from her face. “I would never dream of telling others of what we share, your secrets are mine to keep, till the day my life ends I shall always keep them hidden from others” he gave a weak croon and then nuzzled his cheek against her own, a silent tears of his own pour from his eyes as he held her tightly to himself.<br><br>His tears where warm as they ran down over her cheek and the side of her face. He was clearly shook up about her seeing him as she was “you have been my only friend, for a long, long time Alexandra, I would go to the world’s end and back, to hell and back for you, never doubt this, my feelings for you have never changed, I still care for you, and love you as I always have” his lips graced her cheek softly. <br><br>His eyes still closed as he simply held her close, slowly the cold and empty feeling he had, had was now gone. Replaced with the warmth of Alexandra’s tenderness, her innocence and her acceptance of him was more than enough to bring him back from the depths of his own damnation.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>03-02-2010, 15:58:08</strong>
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				Alexandra looked into his eyes as he brought her head back up to look at him. Once again she felt his forehead against her own and she smiled a little when he nuzzled against her. She felt his own tear fall from his cheek to her own and she closed her eyes, trying to hold back her own. <br><br>After he had given her another kiss to the cheek and wrapped her arms around him tightly, holding onto him as she sniffled a little, trying to comfort him and herself. <br><br>"I love you to Bahu...more than you can ever imagine" she said softly with her eyes closed. She pulled away after a bit and she looked at him. She had discovered something that had always puzzled her. Occasionally he would be sent away on missions. She was told little about what they were for, or what he had to do on them, but she could take a good guess now. He held so much power...she hardly doubted that her father only used him as a body guard for his daughter.<br><br>Alexandra looked at him. Though this incident had opened up a new world to her, she only had more questions to ask Bahu. "What was that creature...Why did it attack you?" she asked him. She looked into his eyes, and they seemed to beg him for an answer. She always found that when she asked such questions, he seemed to not want to answer. She hoped that it was not the case this time. “You called it and angle didn’t you....why would an angle attack you?” she asked him softly. <br><br>Alexandra, the girl who thought her books could tell her everything about the world was quickly finding out that they couldn’t. <br><br>“Are you a demon Bahu...is that why?” she asked. She didn’t even realise how ridiculous it sounded, but she knew nothing of his world, and the things in it. Perhaps trying to even guess was silly.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>17-02-2010, 16:29:54</strong>
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				Bahu smiled softly at her question and looked into her eyes deeply “that creature was an angel, a being from heaven, as for why it attacked me, to him and his kind I am stain, I mar their history and honor by simply being”. He would give a deep sigh as he continued to watch her eyes “he sought to destroy me, as the last of my kind, I am the only physical proof of my kind, they cannot strike me from their records, but they are attempting to remove me from being”. Tenderly Bahu’s hand would cup the side of her face, as he leaned in a little closer, his forehead softly resting against her own.<br><br>“as for your other question, no I am not a Demon, or Daemon” he gave a soft chuckle as he let his eyes close for a moment. “though I am curious to see what all this talk of loving me more than I could know is, I am very interested to know what you are trying to say with those words” a playful smile gently formed over his lips as he waited for her response. He had caught the words the moment they had left her mouth. As he waited he would tenderly stroke at her face, a soft and tender purr still rumbling from his chest. A tender smile on his face, far from smug or taunting, it was a gentle and warm expression, letting Alexander know she was safe.<br><br>Bahu had seen love before, many times though he had yet to be able to pinpoint such, or to what extent that love ran. Though he could see lies and hidden truths, so if Alexandra tried to hide it from him he would see at least that much. Though he would be unable to see what exactly she was hiding, the fight moments before and her tender state had his senses on over drive. This was why he would be searching her for the truth, not that he distrusted her, he was just making sure not to be caught off guard again.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>18-02-2010, 01:39:37</strong>
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				Alexandra looked at him as he spoke and told her why the Angle had attacked him. Their was a lot she didn't understand about the situation, but she hoped that with time she would. She saw him lean in closer, his hands cupping the side of her face gently. She continued to listen. She was relieved to know that he wasn't demon from the depths of hell or some other sinister place.<br><br>His next question made her blush. There was no way she could get out of it now. Biting down on her lower lip, she spoke softly. "Back at the camp, you asked me who it was I held dear....that person is you Bahu...I love you more then anything in the world" she said softly. She wondered how he would respond to that. The smiled on his face had her hopeful, but she didn't know how her felt, or if he felt the same way. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>21-02-2010, 12:48:46</strong>
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				Bahu would go stiff for a moment as he listened to her confession, the smile faded just slightly, down too something more worried than happy. His eyes locked to her own, searching deeply within her, as if he could read her soul. A soft chuckle would sound from his chest and the seriousness was gone as quickly as it had come, though time had seemed to stop, at least for Bahu between the start and finish. His hand tenderly slid up to cup the side of her face, then his face was up, his eyes slowly closing as he tenderly kissed her upper lip.<br><br>He would continue to kiss her, a passion slowly growing, though as the kisses continued, his lips would drag down to meet her own fully. The moment their lips locked, his arms slid about her and held her close, her young frame pressed against his chest firmly. It was bliss, the moment their lips locked, he could taste the love she had for him, it was a sweet and filling taste, though he could never get enough of it. With a wet and soft pop he would break the kiss, a thin line of saliva connecting the two lover’s lips together, though by now it was clearly a mix of both. His tongue slipped out and lapped her lips clean, before he would offer her a weak smile “if you will still have me Alexndra, then I am yours, I shall never leave your side for as long as you live”. <br><br>Tenderly Bahu settled down, sitting with Alexandra in his lap, an arm about the middle of her back for support. His eyes watched her own attentively, waiting for her reaction and response to his acceptance of her. He was mildly curious to see what this young human had in store for him, he had raised her to be wild, to be free spirited. He only hoped that by accepting her as his lover, he could give her a life full of happiness and joy, to free her from the chains of her life. For her father would have her chained and caged, bared from spreading her wings if he had his way, Bahu saw this as a crime, but was powerless to stop it. Held by his honor, he served Alexandra’s family till either freed by the kindness of one of her blood, till none of her bloodline was left or till darkness claimed him. For Bahu could die, but what most mortals would consider death, Bahu would only see as rest, for he had many times lost his physically frame, only to gain it back due to war, or the workings of powerful beings.<br><br>Though he had many thoughts on his minds, and questions he should be asking himself, he would push them aside. For in truth, Alexandra had always been his little princess, she had been a salvation of sorts. Her tiny body, so frail in his hands when she was a child, it was her helplessness that drew him to her, her smile as an infant that brought joy back into his life. She had become a candle light in the growing darkness of his life. Now he simply wished to return the favor, to give of his heart and to take her own, to open himself to love. He wished to give her the life she deserved, though slightly hesitant, it was clear she was ready to be a woman. Bahu could only marvel at how much she had grown, and how beautiful she truly was. <br><br>Now Bahu would be allowed to love Alexandra in a way she deserved, the love between man and woman, between life partners, between soul mates and mates for life. Bahu was not human, he was far more feral, there would be no wedding, for many reasons. Though their would be a ceremony none the less, though far more feral than what she may have been use to. This was of course up to the young woman before him, when she was ready to become his, and have him become her own they would be, and for the rest of her life, her long, long life to come, he would be with no other. She would be his equal and he would become her own, the question still remaining, was she up to accepting such an nonhuman lover? 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>21-02-2010, 13:58:01</strong>
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				Alexandra watched his face for his expression when she had finished speaking. She felt him go stiff and she bit down on her lower lip when his smile faded and he looked worried. She went into a panic, thinking that he didn't like her and that he didn't love her back. The thought made her want to cry. But then she felt his warm hand on her cheek and she looked back at him, only to see him leaning and pressing his lips to hers. Then from sorrow she went to joy, a smile forming across her lips. She kissed him back, her heart filled with happiness and love.<br><br>As they kissed with more and more passion growing, she felt her tongue slip into his mouth. Blushing she explored a little tentatively before he broke the kiss and cleaned her lips for her. She looked into his eyes as he spoke and smiled and said "Offcourse I'll still have you Bahu" she said softly. She smiled as the two of them sat together. She wrapped her arms around him and cuddled up to him, wanting to be close to him.<br><br>Alexandra felt a large weight had just been lifted off her chest now that she had told him, even more so that he did feel the same way. She looked at him for a moment and realised there was still a great many things that she did not know about him. Perhaps with time she would learn more about him. She looked at him and smiled and said "Perhaps we should get back to the camp now...it’s been awhile" she said softly.<br><br>She hoped that he had accepted her becouse he felt the same way. She didn't want him feeling like he had to give her what he wanted because he was in the service of her family. She had always wanted to free him, and when she became queen, she would have the power to do it. Perhaps he was trying to manipulate her into freeing him and then he would leave her and never return. It was probably her biggest fear, that he would use her to get his freedom. But those doubts didn't show through her actions or the way she was feeling right now. For now she was feeling pure joy.<br><br>She smiled at him and stood up slowly, dusting herself off. She looked down at him and wondered why he had never aged. He had looked exactly the same all of the 19 years they had known each other. She had never thought to ask the reason behind it, she did not think it her place to do so, but now her curiosity was growing, but she would save it for another time. She did not want to ruin the moment they had with more questions.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>24-02-2010, 14:45:09</strong>
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				Bahu’s pupils flashed wide, a grey flooding them for a moment. Most animals could sense the emotions of humans, at least in a rough sense, a dog could pick up on its master’s happiness and anger. Bahu was far more sensitive to them, and in a way he fed off of them. So when Alexandra was over flowing with joy and happiness he couldn’t help but pick up on her fear. It was as plain as the difference to the abyss and sunlight side by side, at least to his senses. His pupils would return to normal as he slowly stood “Alexandra what do you fear so much?” he would brush his hands clean on his pants as he let his eyes run over her, looking for her physical reaction to his words.<br><br>Slowly he would walk to stand at her side “after my service to your family Alexandra, I swear to sever and protect you, your life, your well being has always been my concern and shall always be so, no matter your age you shall always be that little human I raised, you will always be the woman I helped raised and the woman I shall share my heart with”. His hand would tenderly reach up to cup the side of her face tenderly, as he leaned into her, his forehead would find her own. His lips would tenderly dance over her upper lip, as if to tell her without words that everything would be alright. His words would tenderly wash over her lips as he spoke next tenderly “I am a being of honor, of pride, these are my life blood, I would rather die than tarnish my honor, or that of my family, and I give you my honor that I will never, never harm you, physically or emotionally” he would kiss her lips once more. His arms would slip forward to gently scoop her frame up, and he would cradle her in his powerful his arms.<br><br>His lips would remain to her own for as long as she wish for them to kiss, he would not pull away prematurely. Though he was still gentle with her, his lips where far from forced upon her, Alexandra was able to pull away when ever she wished. This time though it was Bahu whom was the explorative one, his tongue tenderly slipped into her mouth. He would tenderly run his tongue along the backs of her teeth, and tenderly rolled it over her own tongue. Unlike Alexandra how ever, he was bold, aggressive and still tender with her. None of his actions would be harsh, simple firm and caring, a sign of just how true his words had been. <br><br>When Alexandra would finish the kiss, Bahu would tenderly lick her lips clean again, giving them one last kiss before standing to his full height. He would start walking them back to the compound, taking his time on purpose. He rather enjoyed this time alone with her, and a part of him wished it would never end. Bahu was no child, or fool this moment would end, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t drag it out for as long as possible. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>24-02-2010, 17:15:42</strong>
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				Alexandra paused and blinked at him for a moment. She herself was for the moment not conscious of her fears but even so he had managed to pick up on it. He was truly amazing. She'd never been able to lie to him before, successfully anyway, now it seemed that she couldn't keep things from him either, even if she didn't realise that she was. She looked at him and said "I guess when I think about it, I'm afraid that you might use me to get your freedom" she said quietly, feeling a little ashamed that the thought had even crossed her mind. But when he spoke, he made her feel better. She felt his hand on the side of her face; she looked into his eyes when he leaned in. She listened to his words and nodded, closing her eyes slowly. "I'm sorry that I doubted you" she said softly.<br><br>She welcomed his kiss and she closed her eyes, kissing him back. She felt his tongue slip into her move and explore. She seemed to blush a little and she rubbed her tongue up against his own. His bold movements sent tingles down her spine. Her arms wrapped around his neck, moving closer to him, wanting to close the gap between the two of them. After a little while she pulled away to breath. She smiled at him as he licked her lips clean, giving her one last quick kiss in the process before he began to walk them back to the compound. She held onto him gently, with her arms wrapped around him. This moment was probably the happiest she had ever had in her life. Nothing could ruin it for her.&nbsp; <br><br>Alexandra was content with walking with him. She at times would close her eyes and just listen to the sounds around her, the sounds of the wind blowing the grass and the leaves, the occasional bird chirping in the distance, and off course, the sound of Bahus beating heart. She smiled to her self and then she looked up at him and said "Bahu...just how did you come to serve my father?" she asked him softly. She had never been told the story, she wondered if he would tell it to her now.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>28-02-2010, 06:18:58</strong>
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				Bahu would ponder the question for a moment, trying to find the words that would not upset her too greatly, but would still be the truth.&nbsp; “long ago, before your birth, before your fathers birth, even before his father’s birth, I crossed paths with a man, whom had his back against a wall, he had lost his way, and now found himself in over his head, what he had done, or whom he owed meant little to me, in truth it also meant little to him, though his wife and their child to be on the other hand, where his world” Bahu would give a deep sigh, he was still young for his kind, though back then he had been a wild and vengeful being. “some where along his winding path in debt and youthful pride, he was offered a chance to free his debt if he could slay what was believed to be a dragon, though when he found me I was like I am now, so I passed myself off a helpful human and traveled with him, learning the man that wished for my head” Bahu would smile painfully, he remembered those days. <br><br>“we had many adventures, and even against my pride I developed a bond to the human, I fought and bleed with and for him, he did the same for me, many times, those as the weeks turned to months and months to years, the guilt of my secret was starting weight heavy upon my soul, in the end he saw my pain and confronted me on it, as you know I could not lie” Bahu’s eyes closed tightly, as his feet stopped his hands would clutch her tightly. His eyes would open, though he could not hide the pain that engulfed them “he had to slay me, and called me a coward for hiding from him, and denying him and his family peace,&nbsp; these where words in the heat of the moment, for not even he believed them, he drew his blade and challenged my honor, if there was a way to anger me that was it”. Bahu’s ears would twitch softly his eyes looking else where as the memory played before his mind’s eye, it was as if this had just happened mere minutes go, that how detailed Bahu’s mind could recall the details. To such an extend that he could remember the smell of the rain, and tears both friends had shed that day.<br><br>“for the first time in my life I had questioned my right to survive, and instead of drawing my blade I left myself open, accepting the judgment of my friend, of my brother, though I am not so easy to kill, and even with a lance through my chest I was alive, you humans are soft, if he had simply pushed, he could have claimed his freedom, but instead he couldn’t bring himself to slay me, instead he begged forgiveness and took his own life before my eyes” Bahu’s eyes could not remain open, and silent tears rolled down the sides of his face. “I was barely able to catch him as he fell to the ground, all I could do was watch the life fade from him, it was the most helpless feeling I have ever felt since the times of the Roman Empire” the tears would flow more, a few dropping softly upon Alexandra’s face and arms. “to let his soul slip easily I promised to protect his bloodline till freed by his descendants, he would smile weakly and then pass on, I bored his body and armor back to his keep, and buried him with full honors that such a being deserved, as I had promised I protected his wife and child, raising his son as best I could” his eyes opened slowly and he looked into her own deeply.<br><br>“that is how I came to serve your family, and in turn your father, though he has to be the most power hungry I have seen so far, well maybe not the most hungry, just the one willing to do what ever it takes, even if winning by underhanded tricks” he gave a weak sigh and nuzzled his face to her neck and own face. His eyes closing as he did so, trying to push the images back into hiding within his mind.<br><br>Gently Bahu would fall to his knees, still holding Alexandra close, his face, fitting just under her chin. He was already treating her more like a lover than a child, for never once had he cried in front of her before, now he opened himself to her, now she was free to see him. Bahu would purr softly at the warmth her body gave, his tongue flicking out softly to stroke against her collar bone.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>28-02-2010, 09:10:37</strong>
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				Alexandra regretted that she had asked him the question when he seemed little hesitant to answer her. She cursed herself for doing so. She had not expected it to be a painful thing for him to remember. She listened to his story intently and looked down a little as she continued on. No wonder he did not speak of it often. She wondered how Bahu bore everything on his shoulders, his sad past, the fact that he had angles after him, and he also had to protect her. She wondered if was every angry or stressed. She felt sorry for him. It seemed that no one had ever been there to love him. Perhaps she could now fill that void.<br><br>She felt his grip tighten around her and his tears fall on her face. She waited for him to finish and felt the both of them fall a little. She wrapped her arms around him when he nuzzled her and she whispered "I'm sorry Bahu...I should not have let my curiosity get the better of me...I did not want you to remember such sad and horrible things" she said softly.<br><br>She felt his tongue flick at her neck and she smiled and little and moved her head up and kissed him softly on his lips, trying to comfort him. She held him tight and closed her eyes, letting him know that she was there for him, just like he had been many times before. She pulled away after a few moments and looked at him face and kissed his tears, wiping them away. She hugged him gently and said "So which of my grandfathers do you think was the best king?" she asked with a chuckle.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>10-03-2010, 20:39:05</strong>
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				Bahu smiled softly and gently clicked his tongue as he shook his head, his forehead pressing firmly to her own. “I never raised you to hold back, don’t ever do such with me, if you are to be mine, to be my equal, you must never second guess yourself when it comes to me” he would offer her a soft and warm smile, the pain still in his eyes, though these where but shadows to the warmth and love for her in them. “you are free to ask all you desire of me, there shall never be a repercussion, I will always answer you truthfully, on my honor I shall never give you a half truth”. <br><br>“besides, I had my good times with him , he was an amazing friend and the adventures we had where refreshing, it was far more light hearted than my norm, and if I hadn’t met him, and gone through those trials I wouldn’t have met you, I would gladly go to the ends of hell and back just to be with you” he would nibble softly upon her flesh as he let his words sink in.<br><br>A playful smirk would play over his lips at her question “now you wouldn’t be making a jest of my age are you dear little human, cause I just might have to gobble you up if you where”.&nbsp; Bahu playfully nibbled upon her neck “mmm soooo tasty maybe I should just gobble you up” he chuckled playfully and nuzzled to her firmly. Clearly he was merely being playful with her, sighing contently he closed his eyes and breathed in deeply of her scent as he thought on her question.<br><br>“to answer your question Alexandra, I would have to say , Uthor, he was a strong and big child, for a human at least, but he also had a good head, he led his people well and could even do better leading his warriors, but these where not what made him great, it was his heart, he was the kindest of your ancestors, and I happily fought beside that man, he died of old age, as did most of your ancestors, thought he went with grace and pride” he smiled brightly his eyes opening to look deeply into her own. “most of your family have been warriors, even a few of your queens fought beside me in your kingdom’s growth, and you all have a hot temper without match save perhaps myself and some of the nonhuman races lurking around amongst your kind”. Bahu would again claim her lips softly, before finding his feet.<br><br>Standing he would make the return trip back to the camp in decent time, making sure to drag out the walk as best he could. Listening to her voice, her questions, merely soaking up all she had to offer, savoring the moments they had together. For her life span was not but a short span to him, he would outlive her, and more than likely if they had children he would out survive them as well. This was a cold and harsh life, but it was the only life he had, and one could never escape who and what they where, a fact Bahu had been reminded of many times before and would be many time ahead.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>27-03-2010, 10:37:47</strong>
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				Alexandra smiled as he answered her questions and at the same time nibbled on her neck and nuzzled into her playfully. She chuckled when he threatened to eat her. She knew he was only playing around with her. Soon they were on the move again, back to the camp. She enjoyed the walk with him, asking only a few questions of him in that time. When they finally arrived back at the camp, a messenger was waiting.<br><br>The man who seemed short of breath bowed to her before he said "My lady, I bring news, from you father" he said and held out a letter for her to take. Alexandra nodded and took it from him and said "Thankyou". With the letter she turned and began to walk back to her own quarters, Bahu could choose to follow if he wished.<br><br>Inside she sat down in a chair and opened the letter and began to read it. It read:<br><br><em>My dearest Alexandra<br><br>It saddens me to give you this awful news. The city walls have been breached. I expect that by the time this letter reaches you, your mother and I will already be dead. You are now the last of our line.&nbsp; I write in great haste. Your mother and I send our love. We leave you everything. Never doubt yourself; you’re a smart beautiful woman. Keep yourself safe.<br><br>Love, your mother and father </em><br><br>Alexandra dropped the letter and curled up into a little ball and began to sob, tears streaming down her face. They couldn’t be dead, they just couldn’t, how could have their enemies breached the city so easily. She couldn’t believe it. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>02-04-2010, 15:27:17</strong>
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				Bahu had of course followed her, curious to see what word her family had sent to her. Though he doubted it would be anything good, as they had rarely sent anything to her over the time they had been here. Bahu was not to be let down as he watched, Alexandra’s reaction to the letter. His arm tenderly wrapping about the small ball she had become, pulling her up to his chest, nestled safely and firmly to his cloth shirt covered chest. His other hand would scoop up the letter and read over it slowly, befor e his hand gripped tightly at the paper, turning it into a ball of crumbled paper. <br><br>With a low growl he would throw the crumbled ball to the floor, before the same hand would tenderly hold the side of her face. His forehead would be placed to her own and a soft coo would leave his mouth as he tried to sooth her pain. He knew the weight of losing loved ones, it was a weight that would only fade with time. She was going to be hurting for a long time to come, and Bahu would do his best to keep her holding together. His lips tenderly kissing the top of her head as well as her forehead, his eyes closed as he wished he could find the words to help her.&nbsp; <br><br>Though even with his long life, he would not know of any words that could dull the pain she was suffering. All he could do was hold her, kissing her head and forehead from time to time to simply let her know she was not alone. He was there to help carry her burden as best he could, though he was wordless he was already thinking of way to get back at those foolish enough to have hurt his lover so deeply. She had but ask it of him, and he would enter the war, his full fury and power unleashed upon her enemies. He would be her divine retribution, and for the first time in a long time, this thought brought a great deal of pride to him. He was not merely held by honor to do this for her, he wanted to, he wanted to give her some peace of mind. He wanted to prove to her, that the world was not unjust, and though he could not bring her family back, he could punish those that had taken them from her.<br><br>“I am right here Alexandra,I shall be by your side, for as long as I possible can, till the end of time if I must, I shall be there, no matter what happens, I shall be there, you may ask anything of me and I will do so with joy and pride, I am not merely held by my honor when it comes to you, I will eagerly serve in anyway you need” his forehead would settle to her own as he offered her a weak purr, his arms wrapping about her protectively. She was his and he was her’s, and through thick and thin he was going to be with her, as he had said, no matter what happened he was going to stay with her.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>06-04-2010, 12:58:09</strong>
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				When he wrapped his arms around her small form, she held onto him tightly, closing her eyes and sobbing into his chest. She felt safe for him, but that could not ease the pain she was feeling now. She had gone from complete joy and happiness to complete sadness. She felt his hands holding her face and she looked at him, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't believe it, she was left alone now. She knew war brought with it death and destruction, she just never had expected her parents to be killed. She sobbed in his arms uncontrollably, unable to stop herself.<br><br>She heard his words, he was trying to comfort her and she appreciated it. Soon the front of his shirt would be wet with her tears. She felt anger. She wanted that pompous prince to pay. She wanted to take back her homeland. She wanted her people to be safe again. After some time of sobbing, she looked at Bahu, with an anger in her eyes he had never seen before. "Bahu....I want them dead, I want my home land back, I want that prince off my father’s throne!" she said glaring with teary eyes. <br><br>She wiped her tears away and got up slowly, pulling away from his embrace gently. She had to pull herself together. She couldn't have her people thinking she had given up and lost hope. She was there leader now; she had to be their strength. She moved to the basin and washed her face. <br><br>"Ready the men, we leave tomorrow" she said. She would be fighting alongside the men. She expected Bahu to be opposed to it though, even though he knew she could fight as well as any man.<br>&nbsp;
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>12-04-2010, 13:15:08</strong>
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				This is where Alexandra would be surprised, Bahu would not stop her, no instead his soft words encouraged her. “they are not the men, Alexandra, these are your men, your warriors, now show them your spirit, if you wish to fight in this war do it properly” tenderly his lips would press to her cheek and he would set her down on her feet, standing behind her and supporting her against his chest. He would whisper softly into her ear&nbsp; while wiping the tears tenderly from her face“you will lead them, from the front, and I shall stand next you, be it in this human guise or in one of my many shapes, you shall have my anger as your sword, you shall have my power as a shield and my skill as armor, I will be the tempest made of your revenge”. His forehead would rest to the side of her face and gave a weak purr to his lover, how he wished this day had never came, how he could have keep her from seeing what war was, what he was. He had been born with one purpose, one calling, one desire that was stronger than anything else, it was his role, his place in existence. On the killing fields, on the blood soaked ground, blades, fangs and claws lashing out, sowing death and terror, the taste of blood, the cries of the souls he devoured. There was no greater rush for him, it was only his will power that allowed him to remain in control of his bloodlust. His honor was all that stood before unleashing a creature that knew only how to slaughter.<br><br>Though apart of him was appalled at the thought of Alexandra seeing him for what he was without his guise, without his calm. That hunger that called for the slaughter was eager, for if she became like him, if she took a liking of the bloodlust, of the rush of fighting and killing, both halves would be appeased. For predators where meant to be mated to predators, no one could understand a natural killer other than one that felt ache of the hungry, the desire to hunt in their own ways. Though as Bahu stood there and held Alexandra in his arms, he doubted she would savor bloodshed, she was a tender girl, a soft human, and this was not bad, he loved her for whom she was, not what she was. Bahu just hoped she could still love him after she saw what he really was, what his destiny was. Her heart was large and built for love, not wanton slaughter and death, She was passionate in anything she did, and that was more than enough for Bahu to be accepting.<br><br>His powerful arms held her to himself firmly, as if she could disappear in an instant if he let go. As if the very shadows could claim her from him, the softness of breezes would carry her away, that maybe even time itself could steal her from him. She may only be his for an instant compared to his life so far, but that moment would slow down his life to a stand still and for all time she would be in his heart, never to be replaced, never to be out shadowed. Her love and memory would be a melody within his heart for the rest of time, something he could call upon to settle his heart, to call upon for strength in his times of weakness. His next words where tender, soft and pained, clearly he was worried for her “after this battle, after your revenge is satisfied, become my mate, become my life partner, become my queen”. His face would fit to the side of her neck firmly as his eyes closed tightly as he waited her response. “after this darkness, let us fill our life with soft and joyous melodies of our love, let us fill our world with peace and calm that will be remembered for thousands of years” his lips would tenderly dance along the side of her neck as he tried to sooth her, and his own concerns at the same time.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>19-04-2010, 08:31:00</strong>
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				Alexandra felt him come up behind her and wrap his arms around her body. She could feel his lips on her cheek and his words in her ears. She had been thrust into this position but she still had a lot to learn from him. She nodded and said "You’re right". She took a breath and turned to face him and said "I will address them myself....I will rally an army that will tear my mother and fathers killers limb from limb. I'll take back what is rightfully mine, I will liberate my people" she said.<br><br>Alexandra looked at him as he held her to him as if he would never let her go. She nodded at his words and said "I will...I will become your mate" she said. She sealed her words, kissing him softly. She pulled away after a few moments and rested her forehead against his and said "Your all that i have left now Bahu". She looked down and closed her eyes and breathed softly.&nbsp; She pulled away&nbsp; from him gently. She would have to compose herself if she was to address her people properly. <br><br>She looked at him and said "I wish to bathe....I need to compose myself before i do anything" she said looking at him. No one was going to put their faith in a weeping wreak of a woman. She had to be strong for her people and for herself. She couldn't lie around weeping, not when he people needed her most. The time for mourning would come later. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>29-04-2010, 07:33:36</strong>
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				Bahu gripped her shoulder firmly, leaning his face to the side of her neck and giving a soft and tender kiss to her flesh.”shall I join you, or do you wish to bathe alone?” he would step back from her, his eyes looking deeply into her own, waiting her answer. He had given her a bath many times through out her life, though not after she had become a woman. She had become shy after a certain age, and he had never pushed that envelope with her. Though now that they where lovers it might be more acceptable to her to share a bath with him after all these years.<br><br>“I can understand Alexandra if you are not ready for that, and I have things I can do to keep me busy if this is the case” he would smile weakly and give a tender wink, turning to leave, his trench coat being tossed upon her bed, for he would not need it for the task at hand. In truth there was an asortment of things he should be doing. Most importantly was to center his mind and soul for the bloodshed to come, if he simply went to battle as he was, there was a good chance he could lose himself in the carnage. This would mean in the best of situations that he would merely become an engine of destruction. In the worst case, he would lose his mind, at least for the battle, his true form unleashed, and like a tidal wave of death, slaughter and destruction he would wash over all before him. <br><br>This had happened before, only once, and for it an entire civilization over night was simply gone. Their cities razed to the ground, nothing and no one had escaped the same fate. Only Bahu remembered these horrors, though even his memory was hazy on the full details. For his bloodlust and rage had blinded him in those days, he no longer knew why he had slain them, had erased their very existence from the face of the earth. Had they deserved it or not was lost, and in truth Bahu had no desire to try and remember, though he feared even more to repeat it. <br><br>As he moved to leave Alexandra to her bath he would run his thumb over his claws, clearly in thought, and deeply so, to such an extent which would have been unseen before. He was preparing for war, something that Alexandra had in all her days never seen. She had seen Bahu angry, furious and vengeful, but never cold and calculated, never ready to kill. Where Alexandra felt pain and suffering, with mixed rage and angry. Bahu on the other had was immersed in her emotions, her pain, her suffering fueled his hate, his rage, and his need for revenge. The only reason she would claim the life of her wrong doer would be that Bahu let her, he desired to take the bastard's head himself. He could already hear the breaking of bones, the ripping of flesh and the screams of agony as he tore the arrogant human apart. The beast within him hungered for those sounds, of that raw, unquestioning justice brought upon the heads of the evil. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>04-05-2010, 15:03:58</strong>
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				Alexandra felt his lips touch the tender fleash of her neck. She blushed lightly at his question. In truth she did want to share a bath with him, but she felt it wasn't the time or place. She had to compose herself and prepare herself for war, she imagined he would have to do the same. All those years she had studies and learned the strategies her ancestors had used to defeat their enemies she thought she would never have to use. Oh how wrong she had been. This had been a big wake up call. The naive girl inside her was slowly dying out.<br><br>When he returned with the bath she thanked him, and declined his offer but before she left she moved up and kissed him softly and said "Next time...when all of this is over" she whispered before she turned and walked inside the bathroom. She didn't lock the door, she trusted him enough. Even if he did decide to just walk in anyway, she doubted she would be too upset. She slowly took off her clothing and sank down into the warm water. It calmed her a little, which was what she needed.<br><br>After having relaxed and collected her thoughts, she began to bathe, cleaning her body before she washed her hair. When she was satisfied and felt that she could face her men now, she stepped out of the water and dried off. She slipped on a robe before she opened the door once more and moved into her bedroom to get properly dressed. She had to be their leader, and she had to look the part as well.<br>She dressed in a green tunic this time, with her leather armour over the top. She had never been strong enough to wear full plate mail. It tired her out too quickly. But she preferred the leather anyway, it allowed her to be faster than her lumbering opponent.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>17-05-2010, 13:32:48</strong>
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				Bahu would slip from the cabin, snatching up his twin blades as he went, for he had a few things to do before Alexandra gave her speech.&nbsp; His trench coat was left upon her bed, for he would not need it, in truth it would only hinder him in the rituals to come. While she bath Bahu would be preparing his weapons and himself for the battles to come.<br><br>Finding a place out of sight, yet with enough open space, he slammed his two blades tip first into the earth of the encampment. With a deep an heavy sigh he slowly sliced open one wrist and then the other speaking softly “lend me your guidance in these days to come”. His crimson blood pumped freely into the palms of his hands, like a slow moving rivers down to his finger tips.&nbsp; Moving to the blades Bahu would kneel at each blade, slowly traced symbols upon them in his blood.&nbsp; The sword to his left was covered in a collect of pentagrams, furnished with sixes up and down its blade in odd patterns. On the blade to the right he drew twin crosses on either side of the blade, three sevens interlocked at their bases, sat right in middle of the crosses. He closed his eyes and steeled his soul for the trial he would undertake, and then with a growl he lurched to his feet, bring his hands slamming together. It would look as if he was praying, and whispering to invisible pray beads, his right index finger up touching the tip of his nose.<br><br>His deep and reach voice was chanting in a tongue long forgotten, and one that even he knew not the meanings to.&nbsp; For he had been taught to repeat them, but not what they meant, a gift from his long pasted away mother, even in her death she had given her only son a chance at life, to not only survive but thrive in the harsh world that awaited him. As the chant became louder, and faster, the symbols began to glow two very distinct colors, the sixes and pentagrams started off as a faint crimson before quickly climbing in color to neon red. The sevens and crosses started of a soft purple before quickly climbing up in pace with the other symbols to a ghostly blue-white.&nbsp; Bahu’s eyes snapped open as he finished the last words to the ritual, his wrists quickly flicking out to the sides. Ribbons of crimson slapped to either blade finishing the last act needed to bring the seals for both himself and his two weapons.<br><br>Eerily four symbols would fade into being, one over each blade, and two over his bleeding wrists. Reaching forth he grasped the seals over his weapons, sparks flew in a shower of pure energy as he began to pull a few layers off the seals. His flesh was slowly peeling back, layer by layer as the raw kinetic force involved was beginning to show its wearing upon him. Sweat beaded, and rolled down from his flesh as he strained against the barriers. With a final push of effort the seal sundered open, removing the first layer from them. The symbols began to flash quickly, then that light seemed to burst from the blade, freeing them from their metal bonds. <br><br>&nbsp;The blade to his left faded from steel, to pure and reflective ebony stone, something very much like jet in its look. This blade was trimmed in red, the word Damnation was written in crimson down its left side. The other sword faded from the steel, to a glossy marble white, something that looked as if it had been crafted by the gods themselves.&nbsp; This sword was trimmed in a stunning gold and silver, with gemstones of aqua and teal covering it, in black lettering along its right side was written Salvation. <br><br>With the seals cracked, the power of these weapons reached up and anchored themselves into Bahu’s life force. With this new influx of power, his mind turned to the seals that remained upon himself, reach forward slowly, his hands grasped the seals, and gently he licked his lips, taking a deep breath he yanked his arms back and downward. A section from each seal ripped from its place, for a breath moment Bahu believe that he may have been lucky, that he had grown powerful enough to ignore the removal of two seals. He was wrong, like a tidal wave the voices of his victims crashed upon his senses, and his other half rose up in the same moment. Bahu was pushed to his limits as he fought off insanity and the calling of his darker half. Though his mind was a blur of action, and madness , his body had slumped to his knees as he fought the invisible war for his body. <br><br>There was only one image that was helping him cling to his will, Alexandra’s face, the image of his lover and mate to be was all that keep him from going over the edge.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>23-05-2010, 09:30:11</strong>
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				Once she had dressed herself Alexandra pulled her hair back into a simple bun and held it in place with a simple comb. To her shoulders she attached her green cape, with her families crest on the back. The eagle. A strong and powerful bird, symbolising the strength and resilience of her people. She hoped that she could uphold that reputation. On her head she wore a simple gold band around her head with a few small jewels encrusted into it. It was the crown of the princess, but soon she would be wearing one that denoted her rank of queen. <br><br>&nbsp;Tying her sword to her belt she deemed herself ready. Her sword had been made by the finest black smiths in the country. It bore her families crest and the sword was inscribed with words in an old forgotten language. She had been told that it said "Fight for you people, not for you self". She never thought that she would have to even reflect on that lesson. She slid the sword into its sheaf and took a breath, readying herself.<br><br>&nbsp;She stepped out and began to walk around the camp looking for Bahu, she needed him, and she couldn't do this on her own.<br><br>After sometime walking around the camp she found him on the ground. She didn't know what was happening, or going on, but she knew something was wrong. She walked over to him and gently touched his shoulder and said "Bahu....are you alright?" she asked him softly. She was worried, she had never seen him looking so weak....had he been ambushed again she wondered to herself.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>06-07-2010, 07:48:50</strong>
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				Alexandra’s scent and foot fall dragged Bahu back into control of his body, the voice silenced the moment he sensed her. is eyes groggily opened, only seeing a blurred frame reaching out for him, with a low growl and sudden motion, Bahu grasped Alexandra’s wrist and pressed up against her. Her back pressed to a wall none to gently as Bahu tried to gain his composer, and center himself. His fangs showing in a menacing way, then slowly Bahu came back to the flesh. He let go of her wrist, his mouth closing and hiding his natural weapons as best he could “s-sorry Alexandra, d-did I hurt you?”. His eyes blinked softly and then centered on her own, both wild and crazy, one a bright teal orb the other a vile crimson. It would be like looking into a sea of raw energy, her face would be reflected in his eyes, as if she was looking into two mirrors.<br><br>His hand weakly cupped the side of her face, and he kissed her lips passionately sighing weakly as he let her taste fill his mouth. Breaking the kiss he would whisper against her lips sweetly “forgive me, my mind was elsewhere, you startled me my dear, I promise I didn’t mean to do it”. Soon Bahu turned his full attention to trying to make up for him over reacting to her presence. Clearly he had not been in the best of states, but he felt bad for being so rough with her, even if it had been by mistake. In truth Alexadra would be left without bruising, though this wouldn’t stop Bahu from kissing all over her lovely frame. Soon Bahu’s lips would once more claim her own in a heated and passionate kiss, his arms wrapping about her protectively. <br><br>Bahu was acting as if he had caused some serious harm to her, as if he had lashed out with his claws and torn her open slightly. Clearly he treasured her, her well being worth more to him than his pride, wealth or his own well being.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>06-07-2010, 09:23:46</strong>
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				Alexandra was startled when he suddenly grabbed her wrist and pressed her up against the wall. She blinked a few times, rather startled by what had just happened. She had never seen him like this before. She looked at into his eyes and she was shocked by what she saw. One eye was red the other was green. She shook her head when he spoke and said "No, You didn't hurt me...just startled me that all" she said smiling lightly at him.<br><br>She felt his hand move to the side of her face and his lips press against her lips. She closed her eyes as accepted the kiss wholeheartedly. She heard his whispered and she shook her head and said "There’s nothing to forgive" she said softly, before he kissed her once more. Alexandra kissed him back gently, and closed her eyes. She knew there was something else she should be doing, but she allowed herself these few moments of solace with him. <br><br>After a minute or so of just being in his arms and pulled away gently and she looked up at him and said "What were you doing that made you so weak?" she asked him softly, a worried look on her face. She touched his face with her hand and looked up into his eyes which still remained two different colours.&nbsp; She had fallen in love with this man but she what she knew about him was barley the tip of the iceberg. He had been alive for hundreds of years, seen things she could never even imagine in her own lifetime. She knew she could never know truly everything about him, but she wanted to be the one who knew the most.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>26-08-2010, 15:33:25</strong>
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				Bahu smiled weakly as Alexandra spoke to him, asking what he had been doing, gently he would shake his head “I am not weaker, not at all my love”. He would tenderly scoop up her frame in his arms as if she was nothing but a pillow case, he would turn walking to stand between his swords. Bahu would shuffle Alexandra in his grasp, so she would be cradled in his arm just as easily as when she had been naught but a child. With his left hand now free, he quickly secured his massive blades over his back, the blades crossing in the shape of an X as they were slid into the reinforced steel frogs. With his weapons now in tow, he turned and made his way towards her cabin to grab his trench coat before they went before the soldiers. <br><br>He gave a weak sigh before starting to speak, “you see Alexandra, unlike a human who is born all but powerless, I was born with far too much raw energy, and as I aged it began to tear at me, nearly killing me at one point”. He would offer a weak smile as he continued “a long time ago, so long that even I don’t remember the details of that day, the power was sealed, granting me some respite and the chance to live on, though whom or what did this, I cannot recall, nor do I care”. He would give a soft shrug of his shoulders “all that matters is that I am here now, and at this point you need more from me, so I have given just that much more to you, do not fret once the battle is over I can close the seals once more”. Bahu would nuzzle his face to the side of her neck giving a soft murr at the sensation of her tender flesh to his own. Playfully he would lick at her neck, teasing her softly letting her know he was there for her, now and always.<br><br>They would arrive at her cabin in decent order, he would gently set her down upon her feet as he slipped inside to reclaim his trench coat, donning the heavy leather like coat he would slip outside to join her once more. He looked all the part of a killing machine, his height only bolstered by the coat, and his vibrant glowing eyes made him stand out even further. Giving him less of the mortal look she was use to seeing and more of something sent from the heavens, or just as easily from the depths of hell. Bahu flashed her a hungry smile and tilted his head to her slightly “lead the way my queen, we have an army to rally, a war to join, and the death of your enemies to bring about, not the smallest of orders for a young woman such as yourself”. He glanced back to her and gave a wink “no worries though, you can do it, no let us be off” he would stand back to his full height, letting her lead the way to the gathered soldiers. He would stand just behind her to the right, letting her feel and be in charge of the situation fully but still keeping close enough to support her. Bahu listened to Alexandra’s words fully and fully, his eyes scanned the faces of the young soldiers under her command, curious to see how her words set in and affected the morale of her men. Soon he thought to himself, these boys would be fighting and dying around him as they pushed over their enemies. Such glorious sounds of death, and war would soon befall his ears, the honors of combat was soon to be had once more for the Leviathan.&nbsp; <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>04-12-2010, 12:46:40</strong>
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				Alexandra looked at him as he picked her up in his arm once more. She was relived when he said that he was not weakened at all. It was a relief to hear that he was still alright after what she had just seen. He walked over to his blades and once more put them on his back and began to carry her back to her cabin. He spoke, explaining to her what she had witnessed. Once more it was a reminder about just how little she knew about him, but slowly she would learn. She smiled when he nuzzled her neck, licking it softly. <br><br>He set her down when the arrived at back at her. She watched as he put his trench coat on, covering his face once more, only showing his glowing eyes. He looked like a stranger to her like this, after all she had never seen him like this, even when her father had sent him away to eliminate his enemies. She smiled a little when he spoke and she said "Thank you for you support Bahu" she said. She then turned and walked out of her cabin. She walked through the camp where the soldiers had been assembled. She imagined that most of them would have learned by now of the city's fall. She walked past the rows of the men to the front where the captains were standing. <br><br>She joined them at the front, Bahu standing at her side. She looked out at the sea of faces, looking for the words to say. She had never been placed in a position like this....though she had watched her father do it many a time, it had always been his duty. But he wasn't here anymore and it was high time she learned how. <br><br>Alexandra took a breath and held her head up high as the first of her words escaped her lips and echoed around the camp. "Its no secret anymore, Our city had been taken. A lot of you believe that this war is solely my fault, some even go to say I'm a coward for running. Well I'm not running, I'm not a coward and I'm not going to roll over like a Dog while that pompous Prince Adrien and his father burn our city to the ground. I'm a tyran, and like my fathers before me I will retake our home. We will regain everything we have lost." She pulled her sword from its scabbard and held it up and cried out the words "We will avenge the deaths of the fallen!" resulting in a roaring cheering from the army in front of it. "We ride for Tyra today!". It did not take long for the captains to start barking orders. I'm a matter of minutes the camp was being dismantled and taken down. By the hour the mean were moving out, with Alexandra at the front on her own white stallion with Bahu behind her. Alexandra was returning to her home a lot sooner then she had ever anticipated.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>04-12-2010, 18:01:05</strong>
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				Bahu smiled softly to himself, as he stood silently behind his queen those bright orbs taking in all before him. A shiver ran up his spine as the wall of raw emotion washed over his body, the roar of a cheer sent a tingle flush through his frame, and he subconsciously licked his lips, thankfully such a sight was hidden by his coat. He could taste the emotions that filled the night sky, hate, anger, pride, and a need of vengeance, the souls before him burned brightly and he, rather he liked it or not, felt them all. Each cord of feeling rushed through his mind and body as he felt what they felt, a sensation that was borderline pleasurable, the savageness in him purred like a kitten drinking cool cream. He was now eager, all hesitations gone, replaced by the need to plunge into war, for it was all he had at the moment.<br><br>In all truth Bahu had not had a true reason to fight in years, the clash with the angel was nothing more than self defense; he had no great foe to test his mettle against. His life had degraded into killing for another’s wishes and desires, only when Alexandra had come along had his kills felt anywhere near worth wild. He barely paid attention to the workings of the humans about him; he simply fell to auto pilot, following after Alexandra. His mind already remember the glory of past, of the other wars he had fought in, all teasing his battle lust, exciting a part of his carnal mind. Ever step he took brought him closer and closer to the clashing of steel, the slashing of flesh, the breaking of bones and the rending of lives. Where the warriors around him felt nervous, Bahu was winding up like a child silently building up in excitement. So oblivious to the world around him, he merely trailed behind Alexandra on foot, not paying attention to how it unnerved the men around him as he was able to keep pace with a horse.<br><br>The uneasiness that just over flowed from Bahu would be easy for Alexandra to pick up, but this was unlike anything she had seen before, he was acting like a new person. Though he would stay just behind her for the entire march, and when they finally set up camp for the night, he wordlessly help set up her tent. Though after this he made himself scarce, slipping to the end of the encampment, unable to rest, or center himself he took his pent up aggression on nonexistent foes. Drawing his blades he worked himself to faster and faster movements, practicing his attacks and defenses, reminding his body what it felt like to be fully devoted to battle, and not just a duel. Though he was not as fast as he was in a duel, he was far more mobile, each motion was an aggressive stance giving little thought to defense and focusing solely on offense. Soon his entire became his weapon, feet, elbows, knees and any surface that could be used to gain an edge was used. As he continued to move, he began to build up his body temperature, and soon he merely tossed the heavy trench coat from his frame. In doing so he exposed the flesh of his neck, face and arms and just how into the upcoming battle he was. Glyphs that held both his sanity, and his innate body back glowing brightly, steam rolling from each as they strained to hold him back. His eyes becoming brighter, as raw power seeped through his blood and veins, small sparks began to arch around his frame as he moved. Slowly his restraint of will began to lax, and he released more and more energy into his actions.<br><br>Bringing his blades crashing down upon the earth, the ground trembled about him, and for the first time in years he held nothing back. A thunder clap echoed through the cloudless night as the bolt lashed from an out stretched blade, crashing into a massive tree and sundering it into splinters. Throwing his head back, he let loose his own war cry, a sound that had no match, which had nothing to be compared to. It was ear shattering, powerful and wild, it reached out for miles. Deep like a singing whale, high pitched like a siren, it wasn’t so much a roar as a song in a tongue long forgotten, a tongue even Bahu didn’t know the words to, these words came from the memories granted to him by his father and mother. Beings that had long ago died, and now, with the all the time that had past their memories where becoming blurred to him.<br><br>Breathing heavily Bahu smiled to himself, how he had missed giving into his urges, into his power. It felt good to act his age for once, to be allowed to force in his days to be without worry or care, to be the youngster that he truly was. For as old as he was to a human, he was barely entering his prime by both his parents’ race’s standards. It felt good, oh did it feel good not to care, not to be chained down and restrained, to be feral and free once more. These feeling was breath taking, and he didn’t want it to ever end, it couldn’t yet, not any time soon!<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>05-12-2010, 06:57:09</strong>
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				After about a day’s ride, they stopped at an open field, a suitable place for them to set up their camp. From here the city was only a few hours ride away. As she the camp was set up, she and the captains discussed strategies they could use in the upcoming battle. The captains were confident that they could take back the city, but Bahu was the one unknown. None of them knew the full scope of his power; they only knew that he held power far beyond their comprehension. Alexandra had only seen a glimpse of his power and that had left the frightened after, she couldn't imagine where he would be like in a full battle. He would be a huge help in their quest for victory.<br><br>Suddenly they felt a tremor in the ground, like an earthquake but it was above ground. It knocked everyone in the vicinity of the camp off of their feet and only the floor. The cry that came after caused her to close her eyes and cover ears. The sound was so loud; she felt that her ears might burst. She cried out as the sound continued for a few moments. She could only think of one person who could perform such a feat. When it finally stopped she got back up to her feet, as well as the other captains. One of them asked her if she was alright. She turned to them and said "I'm fine...I'm just going to step out for a moment" she said. <br><br>She then turned and left the tent and began to walk around the camp looking for Bahu, wondering what he was doing. She found him a few minutes later on the outskirts of the camp. She said the glyphs across his back glowing and steaming. Something she had never seen before. She imagined he was unlocking his full powers. She paused for a moment and watched him, looking at the smile on his face. It told her he was alright, but she was still unsure of exactly what he had done. <br><br>"Bahu...are you alright....what was that earlier?" she asked him. The whole camp was now uneasy after what had just happened. She looked at him and said "Is everything okay?" she asked him softly.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>09-12-2010, 14:30:30</strong>
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				Bahu would slowly look down from the night sky, a Cheshire cat smile on his face, then as her words sunk in he gave a deep laugh. Slowly he would walk forward, his massive blades being slammed into the earth tip first, “mmm my dear Alex, what makes you think I am anything but fine” he smirked playfully and tenderly he circled around her. His arms wrapping about her midsection possessively, pulling her back to his chest firmly, leaning in close he inhaled deeply of her scent “mmm but I think with you here I am doing far better”. Teasingly he would flick his long tongue over the side of her neck, a deep throated purr rumbling against her flesh as he held her close to himself.<br><br><br>His hands tenderly traced over her midsection, kneading tenderly just above her womb, slowly he calmed down, becoming more affectionate in his actions. His touch became soft, and his claws barely scraped against her tender flesh though he still held her in his arms, claiming her in at least that way. “that was me, I am sorry if I unnerved your men, but you must understand I am on edge myself, it has been a long, long time since I have fought in a true war” his voice was soft, but excited. Seeking to change the subject, he nibbled upon the top of her ear, before whispering within it “mmm one day you will have life here, one day you will be a stunning mother” his hands grasped her midsection, upon her belly button and just above her womb. He suckled upon her ear lovingly, wanting to hear the blood rush through her veins, to her face and her stammering words; he needed to witness her purity.<br><br><br>In all honesty it was so much the witnessing, it was the flow of tender and soft emotions, his heart was raging with violence and he wanted to spend this night with his queen. Something he wouldn’t allow himself to do if he couldn’t control his own urges, he wanted this night to be soft and tender, to merely hold her tightly. For they could easily be torn apart the next day, he would do all in his power not to let harm find her, but in doing so he may collapse, his flesh may give in under the punishment after she was safe. He crooned and purred to her tenderly, nuzzling his face to the crook of her neck, his powerful arms squeezing her softly, his hands stroking her flesh and his tongue and lips grazing over her neck. No matter what happened tomorrow, he would remember this tender night, this soft and pure moment with one he cherished, with one he had watched grow, and had fallen for hard. She was, rather she like it or not, his pillar of sanity, she was what would pull him back down from the blood lust in the coming days. <br><br>Giving a weak sigh he mumbled a sweet secret into her ear, knowing these words would get the soft and tender love in her flowing freely, his hot breath washing over her ear as he spoke softly for only her to hear him. “I love you Alexandra, I love you, and will always love you” he smiled weakly and kissed her cheek, and then with a claw tip he tilted her face to the side and up, claiming those sweet lips in a deep and filling kiss.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>09-12-2010, 17:23:37</strong>
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				&nbsp;Alexandra looked at him when he turned back to look at her with a smile on his face. Slowly be moved towards her, playfully circling around her. She chuckled a little when he pulled her back against his chest. She heard him breath in her scent before he spoke. She smiled at his words and she felt his tongue slide out of his mouth and to her neck, showing his affection for her. She could feel his hands moving about her midsection. She smiled when he slowed down his movements. He apologized for unnerving her men and explained as to why he had done what he had. She nodded and said "It's alright, I understand" she said softly. She could hear the excitement in his voice as he continued to rub his hands over her midsection, all of a sudden very attached to that particular area of her body.<br><br>She felt his lips once more move to her ear, his teeth nibbling on the top of her ear before he whispered his loving words into them. Her face flushed when he told her that one day she would be with child, no doubt his child. Her heart beat seemed to grow faster in her embarrassment as he continued to suckle on her ear. "W-well....perhaps o-once we have secured the c-city again" she stammered as her hands moved to rest atop his own. She wasn't against having children with Bahu, in fact it was something that she hoped that would one day happen, but she hadn't expected him to confess his want and desire for it so soon. However she didn't know how her people would respond to the fact that their heir would not be entirely human. <br><br>Alexandra could hear him purring into her neck. He was almost like a cat at times. She smiled when he began to move his lips and tongue over her soft skin, enjoying his tender kisses and touches. She felt his lips once more move to her ears and whispered words of his love for her. She smiled at them and she felt his press his lips against her cheek, before tilting her head back to take her lips. She closed her eyes as they kissed and slowly turned in his arms to face him, moving up for another kiss, filling it with all of her love for him. After a few moments she pulled away from him and said "And I will always love you Bahu" she said in a soft voice. <br><br>She then with a saddened look on her face, she pulled away from him reluctantly and said "I have to return to the captains now...I will return in an hour..." she then blushed and said "If you’re not sleeping by then...we may see each other again" she said softly. She then stepped away from him with a smile on her face and turned and returned to the tent where the captains were awaiting her. She looked at them and said "So, please, if one of you will repeat the strategy for me please" she said looking at them.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>21-12-2010, 01:01:57</strong>
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				Bahu sighed deeply, her pure and innocent heart pumping her emotions freely, allowing him to once more become calm and in control of his urges. He ran a hand through her hair as she kissed him, how he loved those full and sweet lips, her taste something he cherished and desired, a new addiction, one he would sate as soon as she gave him the chance. Playfully he whispered against her lips “mm after we secure the city my dearest, mmm and I thought I was moving too quickly” he chuckled softly and nibbled upon her bottom lip, letting her know he was merely being playful. <br><br>He would watch her walk away, studying her young and firm frame swish and sway with each step in that womanly manner. His keen eyes watching her till she disappeared from sight, turning round to his massive weapons he hefted one and then the other up and back into the steel frogs upon his back. He tossed his trench coat over a shoulder and slowly made his way to the Tactics Tent. Tenderly he sat down,&nbsp; dipping the tips of his blades back into the earth and using them to rest his back against as he merely sat at one of the sides of the tent. As he sat there, waiting for her to be freed of her task, he listened intently to the planning of the captains, how they would march their men, how they would engage the walls of the city. It was going to be a bloody battle to say the least, as all battles of this day and age promised to be, they would have to cover a great deal of open ground, and then find a way into the city. Eves dropping he was able to learn where he would be of greater use to the army as a whole, no doubt he could busy up the defenders long enough for the whole army to cross the gap, and scale the walls or burst in the gates.<br><br>As he listened to the words of the men, his eyes looked up towards the star filled night, as many thoughts traced through his mind. The first and most important thought in his mind at the moment was Alexandra, how would she fare tomorrow, how would she handle spilling her first drops of blood, taking her first life. The other question that stung at his thoughts was how could the keep have fallen so quickly, what nasty trick did the enemy have laying in wait for them? Bahu turned his mind to such thoughts, keeping the face of Alexandra in the back of his mind as he pondered over what this threat could be. He had heard the rumors of the foe developing mortars, but he doubt such a weapon would turn the tide so quickly. A traitor then, well perhaps, but still they would be fighting the last pockets of stubborn defenders within a few days. That left only one option; one that brought a tingle down Bahu’s spine, the enemy had a war beast something large and slightly intelligent. Perhaps it was something as mundane as a Griffon or Manticore, but the most likely culprit and one that would truly cast aside a keep’s defenders in but a few days was Drake.<br><br>Bahu started to go through his knowledge on the few dragons that remained in the material world, there had been over ten of them a few hundred years ago. Though as of late he had heard fewer and fewer tales of them, and even heard stories of a few of their deaths which of course where in all likeliness fabricated so the Drakes could get some peace. That left only a few dragons that would actually come out of hiding by their own will, Asthorath the Inferno from the Isles to the west, or Snallgual the Shimmering Terror from the great deserts. Unlike the majority of the Dragons still upon the world, these ancient drakes where true dragons. Having been around before even Bahu, back when before Leviathans, and before the drake’s bloodlines had become ‘weak’ through inbreeding, these beings would be a serious threat on their own.&nbsp; If either of them where here, he would be unable to support the army’s push and have to solely content with the beast, a task that could Bahu didn’t know if he could do in his human guise. Of course he could be over thinking the whole deal, a lot of things could have counted for a swift defeat, but the truth was one of these monsters could have truly risen from hiding to fight in war once more, larger and far angrier than ever before.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>23-12-2010, 16:06:52</strong>
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				Alexandra flushed a bright red when he responded to her statement. She thought he was serious for a moment before he once again bit down on her lower lip once more, telling her he was just teasing her. He followed her back to the tent and settled himself at the side. Though he did not speak, she knew his mind was ticking away, listening intently to every word that was said by her and the captains.<br><br>After some deliberation, it seemed they had settled on a plan. They would ride for the city. Cavalry would charge towards the city, archers behind them shooting down those in their way. It would be a full frontal assault. They imagined in the chaos, any of their own soldiers still inside the city would start to fight once again. The enemy would be forced to meet them on the battlefield where they would suffer their defeat. Once they had killed of enough of their soldiers they would storm the city.<br><br>It was an hour or so later before they decided to retire for the evening. She turned to Bahu at the side. Though the whole time he had been listening, but he had not voiced his opinion. She looked over at him. She knew he was thinking about something. She wondered if he would tell her. She watched him as he got a back up to his feet. She looked up at him and asked “So, what do you think our chanced tomorrow are like Bahu?” she asked him softly as she made her way out of the tent and began to slowly walk back to her own quarters.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>01-01-2011, 11:26:16</strong>
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				Bahu sighed weakly as he took in Alexandra’s words, thinking on them for a moment as he followed just behind her. “it will depend on many things, but you should be able to pull a victory from the mess tomorrow, just hope there are a few holes in that wall so your knights don’t get bottle necked in” as they neared her own quarters he stepped up and closed the gap closing his arms around her hips. Bahu’s powerful arms reached out tugging her close to his chest, slowly turning her around within his grasp so he could look down into her eyes deeply, protectively and possessively holding her. “do not fret for tomorrow, for still have the present, at least for tonight forget your duties to your people and lay close to me” he leaned in letting his forehead rest against her own firmly before claiming her lips in a deep and loving kiss.<br><br>He scooped up her frame as if she weight next to nothing in his arms, her legs dangling from either side of his hips as he slowly walked them into her quarters. Tenderly he set her upon the bed mat within her large tent, before sitting down next to her,&nbsp; gently he undid his boots setting them neatly down next to the bed roll. Then he turned to the rest of his clothing stripping it off until he was naked next to her, then he turned to help her undress as well if she hadn’t finished yet. Once both of them were undressed and bare, Bahu would tug them both into the sheets quickly, but instead of wild lust and abandoned ethics Alexandra was greeted with tenderness. <br><br>Her loved one merely tucked them up under the sheets together, his arms wrapping about her mid section and back firmly, pulling her nude body against his own. her womanly frame sheltered against his scar coated chest and frame, he leaned into her, looking deeply into her eyes as they lay side by side together. In that moment it would be clear, to Bahu she was the only person in the world at the moment, the rest of existence was mute and ignored as he bathed in her presence, merely overjoyed just to be within her company. Slowly he leaned in, his nose brushing tenderly along the side of her nose as he slid in closer, until finally their lips met. It was a tender and sweet kiss, slow and purposeful yet showing he was not there to force her or ask her to do anything this night that could taint her honor as a princess. Tenderly he would halt the kiss for a single moment, whispering softly against her lips “no matter what happens tomorrow Alexandra, know I will always love you”, his arms would squeeze about her midsection firmly to emphasize his point. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>02-01-2011, 14:01:11</strong>
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				Alexandra nodded at him reply to her question. She walked with him to her own quarters slowly. As she walked she did not expect him to pull her back into his chest. He turned her in his arms and she looked up at him, looking into her eyes as he spoke. She smiled a little when he spoke. She looked up at him as he leaned in, pressing his forehead against her own, before taking her lips once more. She could feel his love in the kiss and she was overjoyed that she could finally be like this with him. She kissed him back, putting as much of her own love into the kiss as she could. <br><br>When he moved to picked her up she let out a little squeak. She would have to grow used to him picking her up whenever he chose. He set her down onto the mat and she watched as he began to take off his boots followed by the rest of his clothing. When he had said lay with him, she had not though he had meant in the nude. She blushed as she began to slip off her own boots and put them down next to the bed roll. She had begun to take off her leather armour when he turned to help her, undoing the ties. Her back faced him as she pulled her tunic over her head before moving to her trousers. It wasn't long before she was naked before him. <br><br>She blushed as Bahu pulled them down onto the sheets. She looked into his eyes as his arms around her, pulling her up against him. Her soft skin was pressed against his own and she looked back into his eyes as he stared into her own. She closed her eyes as he brushed his nose against her own and once more kissed her. She smiled into the kiss, and kissed him back till he pulled away from her. She looked at him as he whispered and she smiled and said "It doesn't matter if we both die tomorrow, or even one of us, I'm glad to have shared this short time in your arms" she said softly. She looked down and said "I wish I had possessed the courage to tell you sooner" she said softly.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>25-01-2011, 04:30:49</strong>
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				Bahu gave a soft nod at her words, then offered her a playful smile as he kissed the top of her head tenderly “no its fine Alexandra, besides, if you had you would be swollen with child by now”. He gave her a playful purr and nuzzled to her lovingly, his grasp upon her all the more protective of her. “you will not die tomorrow I won’t let it happen, that I promise you” tenderly he tilted her face up so he could look into her eyes deeply, letting her know he meant his words. Then he leaned in and claimed her lips in a deep and loving kiss, she was his woman and he would love her for the rest of her life, and would always love her for the rest of his own. His eyes closed slowly as he simply gave himself over to her, yet taking her as well. <br><br>His kiss would only grow deeper and more lovingly, and his hands would roam over her frame, but to her amazement he would be extremely calm about the whole ordeal. By god he wanted her, but it would not be fair to his lover, instead he would happily and eagerly settle just to hold her and express his love to her verbally and with deep kisses and tender touches. He would continue to show his love till she finally passed out; even then he would lay there with her, watching her sleep peacefully. His fingers played and tangled themselves within her hair. He couldn’t believe how perfect she looked, and found himself unable to look away for a single moment.<br><br>Bahu would spend the rest of the night, and as much of the morning before she woke, just watching her sleep as he laid by her side, her frame held to his own firmly. Whispering tenderly so not as to wake her “I love you Alexadra, I love, I love and I love you, I will always hold you dear, and you will always be in my heart” he gave a content purr and cuddled to her tightly, savoring what he could of her warmth before she would wake.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Princess that Hides her True Face (IB &amp; Shibby)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Shibby</strong> on <strong>29-01-2011, 15:35:08</strong>
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				Alexandra blushed when he said that she may have already been pregnant had she told him sooner. His hold around her grew more protective as he spoke again, assuring her of her survival tomorrow. She was about to say "What about you?" before he once more pulled her into a kiss. She kissed him back gently, closing her eyes, feeling his love for her through it. She felt his hands moving along her body, but they didn't feel like she expected them to do. They were gentle and soft, not full of desire. <br><br>She smiled when he pulled away and slowly she closed her eyes, allowing herself to fall asleep, she knew she would need her rest for tomorrow. She slept peacefully in his arms and was awoken by the sun the next morning. Stirring she opened her eyes slowly, to find him still holding her in his arms. She smiled and said "Morning, my love" she said softly. Looking at him she smiled before she looked down and bit down on her lower lip. The nerves had begun to sink in. <br><br>Slowly she sat up, holding the covers around her. "We need to get ready, no doubt the rest of the camp is already awake" she said softly as she began to reach for her clothes and put them back on. She was soon dressed once again in her tunic. All that was left was for her own armor to be placed on top. Standing up she began to tie the straps of her leather armor. Once she was done she pulled on her bracer's and tied her sword to her belt. She had to calm herself. She could no show any fear in front of her men. She had to be strong for them. 
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