The Return Of The Sword (Romulus Agustus) [TBS]

Part 10

I knew some travellers were in town tonight, they were coming from somewhere east I think at least that's what I had heard, it was some people I had seen getting supplies and such for a journey south towards France and spain. They would be in town for a few days a week at the most so I paid little attention to them, they would be gone as fast as they came. 

I went to the inn sitting in my little chair as usual getting a pint sitting and getting it down in only two goes, ordering another from the keeper at the bar who could see me from here. I could tell people were here it was a little busier in here and as my second was dropped off I heard a giggle, a sweet smile laugh. 

I looked over and saw the source of the noise.

It was a girl a year or so younger than me, in a sweet little silver dress stood by the bar her hair in a long braid down her back. she was stood with the butcher's boy and the blacksmith 

"Ready?" she asked them taking her pint they both nodded taking there's too "Go!" she giggled and they all began drinking, she got her's down first slamming it on the bar top, "I told you!" she yelled making everyone laugh, I smiled a little impressed by her, she must have been a traveller girl as I had never seen her before. 

I kept an eye on her as I nursed my drink, she could beat anyone at drinking, she could climb on the table, she could sing, she would slap anyone who tried to grab her arse or her breasts. 

She looked over and saw me she smiled and gave me a little wave, so I smiled and waved back she held her drink up so I smiled and held mine too cheering from our distance across the inn taking a drink each. She smiled and came over with a fresh drink and another putting it in front of us both "Hi"

"Hi" I smiled 

"Y/n" she smiled 

"Romulus" 

"You drink all that?"

"twice" I laughed "I could ask you the same thing" 

"Touche" she smiled holding up her drink so I smiled and clicked my own with hers having another drink.

We would talk and walk across town when we saw each other, meeting up and chatting for hours in the inn before I'd walk her back to her little horse and caravan she was sleeping in. I had thought about her admittedly but I knew she was going soon anyway so I tried not to see her like that and just thought of her like a mate. We had been going out often for walks in the fields, she would come over for dinner and we even went dancing in the Inn together 

"Romulus!" she yelled making me jump poking my head out my little house's door seeing y/n sat on her little black horse "You coming?" she asked 

"Sure" I laughed getting my horse ready and following her out to the moors talking about this and that as she and the last of the travellers were all heading out in the morning, "I uhh Y/n?"

"Yeah?"

"I'll Miss you."

"Awww I'll Miss you too Romulus" 

"I mean, I'll never see you again" 

"It's a big world Romulus, nothing stopping me coming to visit you" she smiled "Hey! I'll race you!" she giggled 

"To where?" I asked

"Over there, what's it called?"

"Swans point"
"Yeah! last there pays for the ale when we get back" she giggled starting to rush off on her horse so I kicked up and raced her as fast as I could through the moors towards swans point the sky getting darker the closer we got "I'm gonna beat you!" 

"No your not!" 

"I'm gonna win!" 

"No way y/n!" I laughed trying to overtake her but just then there was a huge rock that my horse tried to jump over and I lost control ending up in the muddy, swampy, bog. It was wet, and thick, my butt was stuck my legs sinking into the marshy mud. 

"Romulus! are you okay!" she yelled coming as close as her horse could go before it got stuck in the mud too she climbed down and giggled at me "You have moss in your hair" she giggled 

"Have I? uhhhh y/n I think I'm stuck" I laughed 

"You're stuck!" she giggled 

"y/n I'm serious" 

"Okay! lady to the rescue" she giggled hitching her dress up and carefully walking through the mud "It's okay I got you" she smiled offering her hand but I took it and pulled her in with me "AHHHH! Romulus!" she yelled pushing the mud off her "You evil  boy!" she yelled picking a pile of mud and moss up from the pond 

"Y/n no, no no!" I panicked trying to get out of the mud and run from her but she threw the mud at me "AHH Y/N!" I yelled as the cold thick mud hit my stomach "Y/n! ohh it's on!" I complained grabbing a handful of mud and throwing it at her getting it in her hair 

"don't start with me Romulus!" she yelled jumping on me pushing me into the mud and trying to burry me 

"ahhhh y/n that's so cold!" I yelled tripping her over so she laid in the mud

"AHHH! Romulus," she squealed pushing me away from her 

"what?"

"There's a frog up my dress!" she yelped moving her dress and a frog jumped out 

"oh, well at least someone got up your skirt without a slap" 

"Ohhh you dirty boy Romulus!" she yelled throwing mud in my face 

"Y/n!" I yelled but she stuck her tongue out at me so I grabbed some wet moss and shoved it down the front of her dress 

"AHHHHH!" she screamed looking at me like she wanted to kill me she put her hand down into the black water and pulled out a fish 

"Y/n.... what are what are you doing?" I asked in panic and she lunged for me so I did my best to weight through the mud to get away from her but she grabbed my pants and shoved the fish down my pants "AHHHHHHH Y/N!" I screamed feeling the wet slippery fish down my pants I quickly got it out and we both just sat giggling like children but just then the sky cracked and rumbled and within seconds the rain poured out the sky we both quickly got out and ran to the little well on swans point sitting on the side of the little bricks by side huddled under the little wooden roof. I watched as the rain battered the moors for miles and I turned and looked at her and for once I really looked at her.

she sat beside me perched on the stones, in her little purple dress thick with mud splotches and moss. Her hair in her hands as she gently twisted the water out working on getting a bit of frogspawn out of her hair. Her eyes fixed on the rain, mud and gunk across her skin and as I looked at her I felt this pain in my stomach. I didn't want her to leave, I didn't want her to ever go. I.... I love her. 

"what?" she asked as she noticed me looking I just blushed a little moving forward and gently pressing my lips against hers slowly and tenderly, she seemed shocked but slowly kissed back for what felt like forever. till she pulled back "What was that for?"

"Y/n. I.... I don't want you to go"

"What do you mean?"

"I don't want you to leave. I want.... I want you to stay here. With me" I told her taking her hand 

"Romulus, What- What are you saying?"

"I'm saying I want you to stay, I want you to stay here with me, Becuase.... I- I think I love you" 

"Romulus, I love you too"