Kate and Sean

Untitled Part 19

Garrett and Harris were given permission to go to the river for the afternoon, before the merchant caravan left for King William's island. Getting one last good swim in while the season allowed it for humans anyway. Joutone could swim in any weather. No sooner had they stripped and landed in the water than they realized they were not alone. Kate was perched on the rocks on the opposite side of the banks. She was wearing a bikini she had made herself and was using a stick to tease a turtle she found.

 Both Garrett and Harris swam across and pulled themselves up on the rocks, Harris taking immediate note of her state of undress, "Why are you out here like that with no warrior to protect you?"

Garrett shoved at his guard, "Yeah, woman, you should be out here with a warrior like me."

Harris laughed and shoved him under the water, "She will not fare much better with a cub looking out for her."

The prince surfaced and tried to shove Harris under with no avail, the guard was too tall and sure footed to budge. "You are supposed to serve your prince, which means you look out for us."

"Correction, I serve my king, which means I tend to you, cub." he laughed and shoved the prince back under.

Kate giggled and the two of them stopped rough housing to offer their full attention. Harris gestured to the turtle, "So why do you tease this creature? Let him be on his way and come play with me instead."

Kate bit her bottom lip as she admired his muscular chest. Up until she saw him without his armor on she had completely dismissed him. He was not nearly as bulky as the other warriors and she liked that but he also seemed a bit preoccupied with his duties. It was Garrett that had interested her up until now. The fact that he was human and the fact that he was a prince were both intriguing. He was so big that she had no clue what his age truly was..

Now seeing them play together it became very clear that Garrett was a boy. A very large teenage boy, despite the fact that both of these guys acted like boys most of the day. Harris however was very much a man, and he was clearly infatuated with her.

His shoulder length black hair was accented with a blonde streak in front and he had a couple more in back. He also had a streak of fur across his left breast and shoulder that was blonde while the rest of him was black. His eyes were black and flecks of gold shimmered as if the sun was coming through them when he smiled. In the palace there was not much to notice about him, but out here in the light of day he was anything but unnoticeable. She continued playing with her turtle just to spite his arrogant demeanor.

Refusing to be ignored he flicked it into the water, and it made a swift get away. She got mad and splashed him with water, "That was mine, you idiot!"

He splashed her back and then snatched her into the water, "It does not belong to you, it is free. I bet it is playing with the fish as we speak."

She giggled as she tried to free herself from his grip, "You will be playing with the fish when I am through with you."

"Oh really? I would like to see how you will make that happen little flower." He spun her around and snatched her hands up with one of his so she wouldn't hurt herself on his claws.

Her heart was racing as she realized she was pinned against the same chest she was just admiring, and staring into those intense eyes as well. "Why do you call me that?"

"You mean little flower? Because your hair, it reminds me of a flower. So bright." His toothy grin sent her heart racing.

She laughed, "I dyed it that color. It'll grow out soon."